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Wankel Walters brings women’s journal to NU earns new title

By Alexandra Malloy News Staff

With the beginning of the spring semester, Northeastern announced the appointment of Laura Wankel as the first Chief Integrated Student Engagement Officer. This new position is meant to facilitate a new education model that focuses on students.

Wankel was previously the vice president of student affairs, a position focused on student organizations and activities.

The appointment was announced to the university community in an email on Jan. 22 from Provost Stephen Director and Philomena Mantella, the senior vice president and CEO of Global Network, which brings together programs and people to create a new platform nationally and internationally for education innovation. The email also noted that Madeleine Estabrook, who is currently associate vice president, will be promoted to vice president of student affairs.

“Laura’s appointment will further strengthen our leadership in this area by integrating the curriculum and co-curriculum in innovative ways,” Mantella said.

“It’s also fortunate that we have a strong and passionate leader in Madeleine Estabrook to oversee student affairs.”

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Photo courtesy Suzanna Walters. Photo by Brooks Canaday, Northeastern University

Suzanna Walters, a director of the Women’s, Gender and Sexualities Program, has been named editor-in-chief of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. Her appointment brings the journal to Northeastern, where graduate students will participate in its publication.

By Amanda Hoover News Editor

Acclaimed peer-reviewed women’s studies journal, Signs: Journal of Women in Cul­ture and Society, has found a home at Northeastern under newly appointed editor-inchief Suzanna Walters, a professor of soci­ ology and the director of

Northeastern’s Women’s, Gender and Sex­u­ality studies pro­gram.

The academic journal publishes essays, articles and ret­ro­spec­tives on gender, race, cul­ture, class, nation and sexuality written by scholars around the globe.

“Signs is the most prestigious and competitive journal in gender and women’s studies,” Walters

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said. “We get over 400 submissions a year, which is huge. That is out of the ordinary [for a journal]. They come from all over.”

Walters will serve as the editorin-chief of Signs for the next five years, bringing it to the College of Social Science and Humanities.

At the end of each five-year term, Signs will put out a call for a new

editorship. Walters, along with Carla Kaplan, professor of American literature at Northeastern, wrote a proposal to secure the journal.

Signs’ international advisory board and the publisher considered various professors proposals, which included the university’s finances and resources, before selecting Walters Signs, Page 2

By Megan O’Brien News Correspondent

Boston Ballet swapped out its usual venue for Blackman Auditorium on Feb. 4 to give Northeastern students and faculty an exclusive glimpse of its work.

The event was hosted by the Northeastern University-Boston Ballet Education Program, a joint program between the College of Professional Studies and Boston Ballet. This program was launched in August 2013 and allows members of the Ballet to earn a degree in six years.

“I’m blown away that of over 60 dancers, 22 are in this program,” Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen said.

To start the program, the audience got a glimpse of what rehearsals look like as Harvard Dance Director Jill Johnson staged William Forsythe’s “The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude.” Five company members in leotards began to practice the routine. They moved with loose arms and ballerinas rose to the balls of their feet versus traditional pointe. Even with half the vigor it was apparent the choreography is fast-paced and requires precision.

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Sabrina Ponte was crowned Miss Boston 2015 and Samantha Jenkins was crowned Miss Cambridge on Feb. 8. The Miss Boston scholarship program is a precursor to the Miss Massachusetts pageant.

Ponte crowned Miss Boston 2015

By Rowan Walrath City Editor

Photo by Arzu Martinez

Misa Kuranaga, a ballerina in the Boston Ballet, performs onstage in Blackman Auditorium. Northeastern faculty and students were invited to watch select principal dancers perform on Feb. 4.

Sunday’s Miss Boston Pageant took place in the Sheraton’s Constitution Ballroom amidst rows upon rows of silver, grey-upholstered chairsbeneath dim golden lights.

Milling about before the show were current Massachusetts titleholders – Miss Somerset and Miss New Bedford, among others – in glam-

orous dresses and four-pointed crowns. The evening saw 15 young women compete in the Miss Boston and Miss Cambridge competition, while ten competed in the Miss Boston’s Outstanding Teen competition.

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Skateboards made from recyclables

By Julia Barnes News Correspondent

As plastic pollution continues to plague the oceans, the Bureo Skateboard Company is using innovative strategies to clean up the world’s waters.

Founded in 2013 by Ben Kneppers, a 2007 graduate of Northeastern’s College of Engineering, David Stover and Kevin Ahearn, the company specializes in finding sustainable solutions to ocean pollution.

Last year, the team launched Net Positiva, a project that manufactures discarded fishnets left on the Chilean coastline into skateboards.

“For us we thought that making a skateboard out of this material would bring a positive light,” Kneppers said.

Kneppers said he and his cofounders created this company to raise awareness – especially among children – and show how plastic can be used as a valuable resource, not simply left as waste.

Known as “the Minnow,” the boards are made out of 2.2 pounds of nylon weave fishing nets. 30 square feet of fishing nets are used to make each deck. After the nets have been collected from fishing ports, Bureo pays for them by the kilogram and delivers them to a recycling and manufacturing facility in Santiago, Chile. Machines shred the nets into smaller fibers, spin them and then repelletize them. Once the skateboard decks have been molded, they are shipped to Southern California for final assembly and distribution from Bureo headquarters.

In an email to The News, Greg Swienton, who works in Bureo’s sales and marketing department, said the company has collected and recycled over 10 tons of fishnet waste – including those found in landfills, in the ocean and burned on the beach. A second skateboard model is in the works.

While skateboard manufacturing is an important aspect of the company, a larger goal exists.

“The deeper mission is that we’re more than just becoming another skateboard company, but that we’re focused on finding more solutions to the growing problem of ocean plastic pollution,” Kneppers said.

Experts say that ocean plastic pollution has already made a lasting impression. Scientists have recently discussed the dawning of a new era: the anthropocene period. Recently in an interview with WGBH News, science editor Heather Goldstone went

into further detail about the “epoch of man.”

She explained that human impact on earth has been so monumental that the International Commission on Stratography is proposing to give this period a formal name.

According to biologicaldiversity. org, 40 percent of the world’s ocean surfaces are composed of plastic.

Fishnets make up 10 percent of ocean plastic pollution, according to Bureoskateboards.com. This waste can entangle and accidentally be ingested by sea life.

As a result, many sea animals have died and some, such as Hawaiian monk seals and Pacific Loggerhead sea turtles, are now endangered species. Each year, 130,000 small cetaceans such as whales, dolphins and porpoises become entangled in nets, according to The United Nations Environmental Programme.

Not only is sea life affected by ocean waste, but so are humans.

Some of the toxins like PCB and bisphenol A that animals ingest are passed up the food chain to people.

Bureo seeks to raise awareness about these issues, according to biologicaldiversity.org Kneppers said his company, along with others such as the Surf Rider Foundation and 5 Gyres, aim to teach children and those in the local community about the problem. He added that a portion of the funds Bureo receives is used to support other non-profits and their social change missions.

Brian Helmuth, a professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern, said that though the impact of ocean plastic pollution can’t be completely reversed, it can be somewhat amended by efforts such as Net Positiva.

“By involving people in the process, they’re much more likely to be aware of their impact in the environment and hopefully change as a result of that,” Helmuth said.

While it has already positively affected Chile, the Bureo Skateboard Company hopes to bring its program to other regions and establish more net collection facilities in other countries.

Swienton said Bureo’s recent partnership with Patagonia and its $20 Million Change Fund should help the company to achieve this goal.

“We are a species capable of changing the globe and that if we do that in an intentional and deliberate way, we can change it for the better,” Goldstone said.

Photo couresty Bureo Skateboard Company

From left: Kevin Ahearn, Northeastern graduate Ben Knappers (‘07) and David Stover, the founder’s of Bureo, turn plastic nets found in the ocean into new skateboards.

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Laura Wankel formerly served as the vice president of student affairs. She has been appointed to the new position of Chief Integrated Student Engagement Officer, in which she will focus on a new education model.

Engagement officer chosen university, and has been created to rethink how the school focuses on student development, both in terms of academics as well as clubs and sports. The goal is to ultimately have students as the center of Northeastern’s educational model and combine both educational and extracurricular experiences.

“The new model will build on Northeastern’s experiential learning model,” Wankel said. “The goal is to take a more integrated approach that is less constrained by the artificial and traditional boundaries between the curriculum and co-curriculum.

The model will advance a studentcentric approach and recognize the potential for learning across environments both in and outside of the classroom. As a result students will be more confident, resourceful and resilient.”

As stated by Director and Mantella, the plan is to cement leadership roles that focus on student engagement and look at the different facets of human development academically and in terms of extracirriculars.

“Students will be more able to ap-

proach their learning with greater intentionality and purpose, develop the knowledge, skills, abilities and values that will better position them for success in their personal and professional lives,” Wankel said.

Susan Ambrose, the senior vice provost for undergraduate education and experiential learning, has been in talks with Wankel regarding the relationship between academics and extracurricular activities. In her new position, Wankel will directly report to Ambrose.

“I am very excited to be working with Senior Vice Provost Susan Ambrose on what I see as a cutting -edge project that will shape new pathways of learning,” Wankel said.

Since talks began, the two have been thinking about a new way to approach growth through this proposed method of higher education.

They plan to look at students in relation to their classes, clubs and advising to help develop and hone their skills for success in their futures and to create fulfilling lives, Ambrose said.

“I’ts really focusing more on skills, knowledge and competencies with the student at the center,” Am-

brose said. “Successful growth and development that leads to successful lives and careers. We’re really hoping to look at the different facets of human development and look at how that plays out. It could impact everything we do in terms of what we want students to leave with from the university.”

Northeastern is currently the only university in the country to approach development and this model of higher education. As stated by Ambrose, with this uncharted space in educational development, they are building the plane as they fly it.

“This is a much more entrepreneurial creative endeavor,” Ambrose said. “It’s really conceptualizing a new form of higher education that breaks down the barriers between curriculum and co-curriculum.”

Over the next six to eight weeks, Ambrose and Wankel will work to make a concrete action plan and to operationalize said plan.

“We want to put the students and their needs and developments in the center and wrap everything else around it,” Ambrose said. “Nothing is broken. We just want to flip it on its head and see how it turns out.”

Signs, from Page 1 as the editor. The journal’s presence at Northeastern will allow selected graduate students in the field of women’s and gender studies to obtain professional experience working with a widely read academic journal.

Signs has been published by the University Chicago Press since its founding in 1975. For the last 10 years, Rutgers University has hosted the journal under editor-in-chief Mary Hawkesworth, a professor of political science and women’s and gender studies at Rutgers. Rutgers’s department of women’s and gender studies is typically ranked in the top three programs in its field across the country by U.S. World News and Report.

“Housing the leading journal certainly helped keep us in the top three,” Hawkesworth said. “It’s a very high prestige.”

Part of Walter and Kaplan’s proposal included a new structure for the board of associate editors. In the past, the associate editors have all been affiliated with the host university. Walters and Kaplan, however, plan to include editors from the Graduate Consortium of Women’s Studies (GCWS), an organization that combines efforts from nine Boston-area universities including Northeastern, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This consortium allows graduate students attending any of the universities to take classes at a participating institution, creating a community among the women’s and gender studies programs in the area. Now, Walters will draw on professionals within this network to

serve as her 64-member board of associate editors. “[The GCWS] exists nowhere else in the nation. There is nothing like it anywhere else in the country and there probably couldn’t be,” Kaplan, who will serve as the chair for the board of associate editors, said. “The Boston region has an unusually strong cohort of scholars in this field and graduate students interested in advanced study of women’s and gender studies.”

In her new position, Kaplan plans to oversee the effectiveness of the altered structure and coordinate the efforts of the board.

“Because we are the home for Signs and our board of associate editors draws from all nine institutes, we are bringing to Northeastern dozens and dozens of scholars who may have not come to our campus before,” Kaplan said.

Both Kaplan and Walters hope that a more diverse set of perspectives and experts will benefit the journal.

“It serves me as an editor because I have a really rich resource of editors to choose from,” Walters said.

“We were able to choose from every field, every discipline – every area is covered. The other part of it is that it also helps to create a sense of community.”

While at Northeastern, Signs will give graduate students in the field of women’s and gender studies an opportunity to engage in peer review work, an important part of what graduates in the field must do, according to Kaplan. Selected students will have the opportunity to read through submissions and decide which scholars can assess the merit

of the articles. They will then be responsible for reaching out to those professionals and communicating feedback to the authors.

“Even if they were working [in the field], they would never be involved in as many pieces of scholarship,” Kaplan said of the opportunities afforded to NU’s graduate students.

Of the 400 submissions each year, less than 20 percent will appear in Signs.

In addition to restructuring the board of associate editors, Walters has more changes planned.

“We have a number of initiatives with the journal,” Walters said. “One of them is to make it more onlinefriendly, to reach out more broadly in terms of social media and to reach younger readers where they are and where they live.”

Walters vowed to shape the journal in a way that tackles current issues and takes on overarching questions in the field of women’s studies.

“I think in terms of some of the big questions, we want to encourage people to submit manuscripts that really ask the large questions of feminist theory,” Walters said. “How do we tackle sexual violence? How do we really do something about inequality in gender representation at the governmental level and in business?”

Despite the customized changes Walters plans to make, she also remains focused on preserving the tradition and prestige of the journal.

“Signs is not going to look 100 percent different now that I am the editor,” Walters said. “It’s a fantastic journal. We don’t just want to change it, we want to preserve it as well.”

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ENTRY OF THE WEEK

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Northeastern University Public Safety Division Wednesday, Feb. 4 @ 1:26 p.m.

The manager of Wollaston’s Market in Marino Center notified Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD) that a male attempted to steal items from the store and when someone tried to stop him, the subject threw the items and started hitting himself in the head. A coworker followed the subject and reported that he was walking with approximately five other males down Huntington Avenue towards Ruggles Station. Officers responded and checked the area but did not locate them. A report was filed.

Monday, Feb. 2 @ 1:43 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division The manager of the Wollaston’s Market in Marino Center reported that they detained a shoplifter who attempted to steal a $4 protein bar. NUPD officers responded and spoke with the student who had two prior incidents with the department. A report was filed.

Monday, Feb. 2 @ 2:18 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A student contacted NUPD explaining that she had received a phone call from someone claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and requesting she send money. She believed it was a scam but the student had already sent $1,600 through Money Gram. Money Gram was contacted but is unable to reverse the transaction independently. A report was filed.

Monday, Feb. 2 @ 4:23 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A student reported her wallet went missing from West Village A on Saturday, Jan. 31. Several charges appeared on her credit card on Monday. A report was filed.

Tuesday, Feb. 3 @ 1:15 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A student reported her backpack with her wallet and laptop inside was stolen while left unattended in the Forsyth Building for approximately 20 minutes. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Tuesday, Feb. 3 @ 5:11 p.m.

A student reported that she answered an ad for a secretary job and was asked to wire money to an account before she could apply. She also received consent forms and additional letters from the same unidentified person. A report was filed.

Wednesday, Feb. 4 @ 12:14 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division NUPD is investigating an assault involving a Northeastern staff member.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Wednesday, Feb. 4 @ 1:52 p.m.

While an NUPD officer was responding to an attempted shoplifting at Marino Center the Wollaston’s Market manager informed the officer that at approximately 1 p.m. that day a student had paid for a large French fry with his Husky Card but concealed chicken tenders and a drink.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Wednesday, Feb. 4 @ 3:03 p.m.

A student reported that between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. her wallet was stolen from Panera Bread. A report was filed.

Wednesday, Feb. 4 @ 3:50 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A staff member reported to NUPD that his university-owned iPad was stolen during the Beanpot Game at TD Garden. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Thursday, Feb. 5 @ 9:02 a.m.

The assistant director of advancement initiatives reported that on Wednesday at 10 a.m. she parked her vehicle in the Columbus Garage next to an SUV that was still occupied and parked over the line. When she returned to her vehicle at the end of the day, she noticed that her car had been keyed. She believes the occupant of the other car may have been responsible. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Thursday, Feb. 5 @ 4:11 p.m.

An NU staff member reported that she left her office in Lake Hall unlocked while she was making copies in a room down the hall. When she returned, her laptop and cell phone had been stolen.

The staff member also reported seeing a college-aged male in the area. Officers checked the area for the suspect but did not find him. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, Feb. 7 @ 12:43 a.m.

Loud music coming from the lower level of 69 Gainsborough Street was reported and believed to be coming from a student apartment. Boston Police Department (BPD) was notified and arrived to speak with the two student residents. They agreed to turn the music down and send their guests home.

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Slava Epstein, professor of biology at Northeastern, holds parts of the iChip, a tool used to culture organisms in their natural environment.

By Alexandra Malloy Berdy states that the bacteria beNews Staff ing cultured in an iChip is more Antibiotics have shaped modern likely to grow than in a traditional medicine, and two Northeastern lab setting, because the bacteria is professors have unearthed a new being cultured in its natural habitat bacteria that may produce a power- and each well is already separated by species of bacteria. ful antibiotic. “[It] has the potential to isolate Biology Professor Slava Epstein and Distinguished Professor Kim species that haven’t been found beLewis have developed Teixobactin, cause we’re growing them in their a new antibiotic. The antibiotic kills natural environment,” Berdy said. pathogens without detectable resis- “And because of that, we have potance, meaning bacteria will not de- tential access to the other 99 percent [of bacteria] that hasn’t been culvelop an antibiotic resistance. “[Teixobactin] kills bacteria in a tured.”

Teixobactin has cured mice with non-traditional way,” Epstein said.

“It hits two targets in a pathogen, lung and thigh infections without and as a result has a dual reaction. the bacteria becoming resistant to it.

In a test tube setting, the drug killed Typical antibiotics hit one target.”

The discovery comes at a time anthrax, tuberculosis and different when traditional antibiotics are be- kinds of staph and strep infections, ginning to lose their potency. As as reported by the New York Times.

Northeastern holds the patent on reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at this method of producing drugs, and least 2 million people in the US are licensed it to NovoBiotic Pharmainfected with drug-resistant bacteria, ceuticals in Cambridge, of which with at least 23,000 of those cases Lewis and Epstein are both cofounders. resulting in death.

Epstein and Lewis’ findings were The discovery of Teixobactin was by chance, and came out of the de- recently featured in the Jan. 21 isvelopment of the iChip, engineered sue of Nature, an international scientific journal. Their findings have

by Epstein, Lewis and their labs. “iChip is a way to culture organ- also been covered in the New York isms in their natural environment,” Times, BBC World News, National Brittany Berdy, a fourth year Ph.D. Geographic and the Wall Street candidate studying microbiology, Journal. Most recently, Epstein has been profiled in the Canadian Medisaid.

Berdy became interested in the cal Association Journal.

The antibiotic is still in lab phases research after coming across one of Epstein’s papers on the iChip, which and has to undergo human testing said that only one percent of bacte- before approval by the Food and ria has been cultured in labs, leaving Drug Administration (FDA). If apBerdy to wonder about the other 99 proved, it would still take roughly five to six years to reach the market, percent.

The iChip consists of an inner Lewis told the New York Times.

“In my view, and in the view of layer featuring tiny wells which are sealed with a porous membrane others, exciting as this new discovsmall enough that bacteria can’t ery will be, [the question] is whether enter, but nutrients and water mol- or not it makes a splash in the marecules can. The iChip is then as- ket,” Epstein said. “I’m very excited sembled with two outer pieces and about the platform because it sort of incubated. Once the bacteria inside guarantees the discovery of more begins to multiply, it can continue to and more [potential] antibiotics and compounds in the future.” grow within a lab setting.

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Column: Freedom of speech at risk After both of my most recent editorials, I have been met with attacks on my c h a r a c t e r, been called uneducated and a radical and told my words were “disturbing.”

In a response to one of my editorials, the author also Ross Beroff proved my point by making these assumptions about me. This same author then went on to write another piece, not arguing for her cause, but arguing instead to end all debate on a particular issue.

These emotional responses to my logical arguments do not surprise me. This is part of the greater plague of political correctness that has befallen our society, where all diversity is welcome, except for diversity of ideas.

Political correctness has become a way of shutting down the dialogue on controversial issues under the guise of trying not to offend people, while ignoring the root causes of some issues. It has become society’s way of censoring speech.

A great example of this is how it has become unacceptable to refer to Islamic terrorists as Islamic terrorists. They obviously do not represent all Muslims, but a refusal to call them Muslim is the same as a refusal to call the Westboro Baptist Church a Christian group, although there is no moral equivalence between the two. These groups use their own perverted interpretation of their religious beliefs to rationalize their actions, but we ignore the issue because we are too afraid to call them what they are.

It has become unacceptable to call those who illegally crossed our borders, “illegal aliens,” despite them being so by definition. Instead we are expected to refer to them as “undocumented citizens.” They are

by all means undocumented, but by no means citizens. There is nothing wrong immigrating to this country, but ignoring the millions that come illegally does nothing to reform immigration policy.

Those that preach political correctness do not do so just for the sake of inclusivity or politeness as they may claim. Instead, they hope to end dialogue on all topics that they disagree with to slowly make their point of view the only point of view.

This happens even when the group they claim to be advocating for does not agree. For example, this happens when someone who calls the indigenous people of this country an “Indian,” is immediately called a racist, despite the fact that some of those in that classification reject the term “Native American.”

In further attempts to curb free speech, proponents of political correctness have introduced the concept of micro-aggressions, which is how someone can unconsciously cause someone to feel offended.

This is complete nonsense. I cannot offend someone consciously or unconsciously, it is the individual whom my actions or words affect that makes the decision to feel offended.

The very existence of the concept of micro-aggressions is just sad, showing how thin skinned many people have become.

If the government were to try and censor us there would be uproar, so some in society have found another way. They have become the thought police that George Orwell warned about in 1984, they have become the opponents of the very freedoms that this nation was founded upon, but as Ronald Reagan once said, “those voices don’t speak for the rest of us.”

Those voices certainly do not speak for me, but their attempts to silence me show how there is no greater threat to freedom of speech than the censorship that is political correctness.

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Ad to redefine #LikeAGirl The Super Bowl commercial that launched a thousand tweets was Always’ #LikeAGirl campaign.

Depicting the idea that it is only as children age that doing things “like a girl” becomes a bad thing, the commercial featured teenagers and children demonstrating how girls do certain physical activities in a “weaker” sense than their male counterparts.

The young adults in the video were asked to throw like a girl and run like a girl, both of which left them flailing their arms and rolling their eyes in indifference. “Like a girl” is a phrase we have all used at one point or another, and the commercial created a visual representation for exactly what we depict when we use those three damaging words.

Then, young girls were brought to the set. Seven- and eight-yearolds were told to run like a girl.

They moved their feet as quickly as they could and threatened to pop their shoulders out of place when they were told to throw. The stark contrast showed viewers just how damaging societal constraints can be, not just to the overly-insecure tween, but the female gender as a whole in the patriarchal society we have created.

The commercial closed with “Let’s make #LikeAGirl mean amazing things.”

The Always ad won social me-

dia. Within hours, the hashtag was re-trending on Twitter. The campaign first launched summer of last year, and inspiring women across the nation began sharing what it really means to behave like a girl.

But, just like in any feminist movement, naysayers shot back. Soon, “LikeABoy” was trending as well. “#LikeABoy because I can actually run and throw” (@BMS_ ThadCastle) garnered over 1,000 retweets, and “Seriously #likeagirl is the most insulting commercial ever and there better be a #likeaboy commercial” (@xJMOORE4Ux) sums up the views of the campaign’s opponents.

Participants in the new hashtag felt that rather than promoting gender equality, the ad focused too much on girls rather than boys – something they felt was equally sexist. Despite the fact that “like a boy” is more commonly used as a compliment rather than an insult, “meninists” were still staunchly opposed to the commercial and launched the competing hashtag.

However, those tweeting under the new hashtag failed to understand the underlying point of the commercial. The goal was not to say women do certain things better than men or to lessen the value of the male gender. The goal was not to make people everywhere stop using the phrase “like a girl” nor to ignore the physical inequalities that

often exist among the genders.

The goal of the #LikeAGirl campaign is to stop equating women with weakness, to stop teaching young girls that the way they do things is not as valuable as the way men do them, or that, by virtue of the body they were born with, they are destined to be weak.

The question raised by the commercial should not be “how do we teach our girls to stop doing things like girls?” but “how do we free ourselves of these gender stereotypes?”

It is the current Northeastern students, the Gen Y-ers and the ‘90s kids who have the power to make this satisfying and necessary change. The first signs of hope are already showing: a feminine hygiene company launched a real and meaningful discussion about female self-image during the biggest sporting event of the year – proof that gender roles have already begun to take on a greater significance than in generations past.

It is our generation of learners, bloggers and social media activists that will spark change and insist on gender equality in a never-beforeseen way, something The News is proud to witness and be a part of.

And to all the Twitter trolls and “meninists” mocking the important ad: hopefully you will have to look into the eyes of your daughter some day and tell her all the things you

Editor’s note: This letter is in response to the editorial column printed on Jan. 29.

of CODEPINK, Medea Benjamin.

CODEPINK challenges states that have been found guilty of human rights violations – including the United States’ ally Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt and even the United States itself. Challenging the actions of a state does not call for the destruction of a nation or its people.

I am deeply concerned that there are Northeastern students such as Mr. Beroff who do not understand the difference between peaceful protesters and hate-mongering KKK members. While Mr. Beroff insists on calling a peace-promoting group like CODEPINK “radical” and “hateful,” his comparison of Northeastern having a co-op with CODEPINK to having a co-op with the KKK is truly a “radical” and “hateful” comparison.

CODEPINK is far from “antiAmerican.” Promoting peace does not equate to “disrespect[ing] our troops.” In fact, CODEPINK has many members that are veterans, and also regularly works with veteran groups such as Veterans for Peace. Beroff’s false claim that CODEPINK has ties with funds used by insurgents against US Marines is laughable and must be referring to the donation of $600,000 worth of medicine and children’s

clothes sent to refugees of Fallujah in 2004.

In the twenty-first century, a time when apathy seems to be at an alltime high, it can take extreme measures to get the public’s attention.

CODEPINK may be described as unorthodox, extreme or sometimes “radical”, but it plays an important part in the wheel of democracy and change. At both ends of the political spectrum, social movements, grassroots organizations and activists are often demonized. The negative portrayal of activism in the media is an important tool in maintaining the status quo. If students begin deeming peaceful activists and social movements as hateful and dangerous it will be a truly alarming chapter of United States history.

My work at CODEPINK involved coordinating protests against oppression, organizing public forums addressing police brutality and facilitating a global action day against the use of drones for surveillance and killing. The skills, passion and knowledge that I gained at CODEPINK are representative of the value every Northeastern student hopes to gain while on co-op.

-Anastasia Taylor is a senior international affairs major.

Letter: Columnist’s attack of CODEPINK unfounded

After reading Ross Beroff’s editorial article, NU Promoting Immoral NGO, I was shocked by the misinformation and confused by his research of CODEPINK. I had the great opportunity to work with CODEPINK in Washington as a Northeastern student for my final co-op. In the six months of my work as a national coordinator intern, I never felt I was part of what Beroff paints as a hateful, anti-American, anti-Semitic group.

CODEPINK is an organization that works alongside people of all backgrounds and stands for justice, equality and freedom.

Mr. Beroff made multiple false allegations, including that CODEPINK supports anti-Semitism and racism. CODEPINK regularly cosponsors events with groups of all backgrounds, including Jewish Voices for Peace, a group that “opposes anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry and seeks a just solution for Palestinian refugees based on principles established in international law.” Many of CODEPINK’s members and staff are Jewish, including the founder

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Anthony Gulizia on journalism

By Sam Haas News Correspondent

While at Northeastern, 23-yearold Boston Globe sports correspondent Anthony Gulizia edited The Huntington News sports section, worked co-ops with The Globe and the Boston Bruins and covered the Red Sox during the 2013 World Series.

After graduating in the spring of 2014, the Revere native spent the next year on general assignment in The Globe’s sports section, reporting mostly on the New England Patriots, and was recently sent to cover Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz.

In the months ahead, Gulizia hopes to become a staff writer at The Globe. The News spoke with him about his work as a reporter and how his Northeastern experience prepared him for a career in sports writing.

Huntington News: What was your time at Northeastern like?

Anthony Gulizia: I came in as an architecture major and bailed after two weeks. My sophomore year, I became sports editor at The Huntington [News]. It was the best experience I had in that it got me started. I wouldn’t have had any clips to give to The Globe; I wouldn’t have had anything at all.

HN: Was there anyone in particular who inspired you along the way?

AG: The people at The Globe have allowed me to learn from them.

They’ve asked me questions and really helped me along the way. And everything I learned in the classroom at Northeastern helped me succeed when I was trying for real.

HN: How was working at the Super Bowl?

AG: You’re there for ten days and you’re writing a ton, I don’t even know how many stories. There’s a lot of things all at once—on Friday and Saturday, the team’s not available, so you have to make sure you get enough content and enough interviews stacked up earlier [in the week] so that you can write.

You have to get to your people and ask them what you need to ask.

HN: How did you build relationships with players and with the team over a season?

AG: It just takes time, really. Guys are all different. Some of them like talking to people and some of them don’t. I don’t have any one particular person—there’s just certain guys you tend to gravitate towards more once you get a sense of whether they like talking to you or not.

HN: What parts of your personal-

ity make you a good sports writer?

AG: I like talking to people and I really like sports. I figured I’d try to put the two together. One of my biggest skill sets now is my versatility. I cover a lot of things for The Globe, whatever they need me to do, and I think that started from when I started working for The Huntington News. Not every assignment is going to be the Super Bowl, but you’ve still got a story to write.

HN: How do you separate the journalist from the fan?

AG: It’s pretty easy. It’s being professional, doing your job the way you’re supposed to. I never felt the urge to stand up and cheer. A lot of people are like, ‘Oh it’s so great you got to go to the World Series,’ [because] they think, as a fan, it’s great. But as a journalist, it’s a different feeling. It goes by fast because you’ve got work to do.

HN: What advice would you give to young journalists?

AG: In general, you have to say yes to everything. Never pigeonhole yourself. If [an editor] calls you and you’ve got plans, you drop your plans and go. Make it a point to make yourself invaluable. Use the people around you. They’ll tell you what’s going on, what to watch for. And no matter what you’re covering, it comes down to a few things: get information, talk to the right people and get the facts right.

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Former tight end for newly crowned Super Bowl Champions the New England Patriots, Aaron Hernandez is facing charges in court for the alleged murder of former semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd.

Hernandez trial hits bumps

HN: What are your goals for the year ahead?

AG: I want to latch onto a beat at The Globe. I’m part-time, so just like everyone else who’s graduated,

The trial of 25-year-old former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez got off to a rocky start on Jan. 29. During his crossexamination of state trooper Timothy Dowd, defense attorney James Sultan chose to poke fun at last month’s “Deflategate” controversy.

In response to evidence of tire tracks left at the crime scene, Sultan asked Dowd about tire deflation devices.

“Have you ever received training in football deflation devices?” Sultan said.

Dowd responded with a cold “no,” ending Sultan’s cross-examination.

This incident is just one of the problems that have arisen during the first days of the Hernandez trial.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in the murder of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player and former friend of Hernandez.

After reportedly spending time with Hernandez and two other suspects, Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace, Lloyd was found dead of multiple bullet wounds in the early hours of June 17, 2013.

Nine days later, Hernandez was arrested and was subsequently released from the Patriots team.

The trial began with opening statements in which both the prosecution and the defense were fervent in their arguments.

“Aaron Hernandez is an innocent man,” defense attorney Michael Fee said. “The evidence will show that Aaron Hernandez did

not murder his friend Odin Lloyd.”

Throughout the trial, the defense has tried to show what close friends Hernandez and Lloyd were, arguing that Hernandez could not have killed someone so important to him. Additionally, the defense has argued that police and investigators have more incentive to bring Hernandez down due to his former status as a professional football player.

“As soon as they found out that Aaron Hernandez, the celebrity football player, the New England Patriot, was a friend of Odin Lloyd, Aaron never had a chance,” Fee continued in his opening statement. “It was over.”

The prosecution opened by creating a timeline of events leading up to Lloyd’s death and previewing some of the evidence that will be used against Hernandez.

The trial proceeded with witness testimonies from those who were the first to spot Lloyd’s body at an industrial park. Three witnesses, one a 17-year-old who was jogging in the area and two workers, answered questions regarding Lloyd’s appearance at the time of discovery.

Over the next few days, both the prosecution and defense cross-examined Shaneah Jenkins, Lloyd’s girlfriend, and Ursula Ward, his mother. Both Jenkins and Ward denied the notion that Hernandez and Lloyd were close friends. However, Jenkins confirmed during the defense’s crossexamination that Lloyd had been Hernandez’s marijuana supplier.

After the third day of trial, Garsh dismissed a juror from the case

due to a previously overlooked bias, which was not further explained. Garsh closed the trial to the public for the rest of the day to handle the situation. This came after two other jurors had been replaced during opening statements, one due to tardiness and the other also due to unnamed biases.

On the trial’s sixth day, the prosecution pointed out issues in the jurors’ visit to Hernandez’s home in North Attleboro, near where Lloyd’s body was found. The defense revealed that it had agreed to place religious decorations and sports memorabilia around the house in order to appeal to jurors.

This week’s snowstorms forced the trial to halt both Monday and Tuesday. However, on Tuesday, Garsh released a statement that Shayanna Jenkins, Hernandez’s girlfriend, was accused of helping Hernandez dispose of the gun that was allegedly used in Lloyd’s murder.

Jenkins now faces separate charges.

On Feb. 10, Garsh gave Jenkins immunity when testifying during Hernandez’s trial, which prevents her from incriminating herself.

However, she will have to testify in a separate case in order to avoid being charged with contempt of court.

Wednesday, though the trial resumed, Garsh dismissed another juror for “personal reasons that have nothing to do with the case.” The panel is now comprised of 16 jurors.

Along with those he faces in this case, Hernandez also faces other criminal charges, including a double murder that occurred in Boston in 2012.

said in a press release on Jan. 15.

Walsh is hardly the only one concerned about Boston’s future in a world of global warming. John Barros, Boston’s chief of economic development, spoke to NPR on Jan. 15 about the future of Boston’s Long Wharf.

“When we think about what 2-to-5 feet means, which is some of the conservative estimates of sea rise,” Barros said.

In the past, the City of Boston has had success in lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Between 2005 and 2014, emissions have lowered 17 percent citywide, and emissions from government operations have lowered by 25 percent, according to Greenovate’s report.

However, according to the Greeno-

vate Plan, the goal of an 80 percent reduction by 2050 will require a transformation of Boston’s energy and transportation infrastructure.

Vivien Li, co-chair of the Steering Committee that produced this report, believes success will require active efforts not only by companies and the government, but by individuals living in Boston.

“The Steering Committee felt that, going forward, greater involvement by Bostonians was key in both the development and implementation of an aggressive climate action plan,” Li said in the press release. “All of us have a stake in the outcome, and all of us can make a difference.”

The Greenovate plan’s propositions include increasing recycling

in public places and upping requirements on energy efficiency for new buildings. Other initiatives involve placing mechanical, electrical and emergency services on the roofs of large buildings near the coast as a safety measure in case of flood.

“Something many people don’t understand about climate change is that it’s completely in line with projection to have large amounts of precipitation in winter,” third-year environmental studies and political science major Austin Williams said. “These last few weeks have shown us that the City of Boston is not ready to handle these changes.”

Since 2009, almost 36,000 homes have had home-energy upgrades that help to significantly increase energy efficiency. There

has been a rise in solar power and co-generation, a type of energy production that utilizes steam. The city hopes to expand on this success.

“With about half of the US Congress still making the specious claim that human-caused climate change isn’t even real, we’re relying more and more on state and local governments to find solutions to the changes we see coming down the pipeline,” Brian Helmuth, NU professor of environmental policy, said. “It’s really encouraging to see the City of Boston being so proactive, not only in finding ways to reduce carbon emissions, but also to climate-proof Boston against impacts like increasing temperatures and sea-level rise that are already underway.”

HN: How can journalists use digital and multimedia content?

AG: Every journalist needs to be equipped. Your iPhone can do the job, take pictures and take videos.

Social media can be your biggest asset—you can track people down, you can reach out to people and it works. I did a story a month ago about penalties and the Patriots. I tweeted at this former referee to ask a few questions, a stab in the dark.

He followed me and sent me a direct message with his number. I just built a source from sending a tweet.

HN: What would you say to people who believe that journalism is a dying field?

AG: It’s not dying, but to say it isn’t changing would be naïve.

People don’t pick up the newspaper anymore. You need to write for the Web, write shorter and faster, but don’t ever sacrifice the accuracy of a story just to get it up on time. I grew up doing it this way, so it’s just the way it’s going to be. It’s going to keep progressing.

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Greenovate Boston to reduce climate issues

By Sean Connolly News Correspondent

Mayor Martin J. Walsh released the newest update to the Greenovate Boston Climate Action Plan, a comprehensive plan committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Boston, last month. The plan’s goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions levels present in 2005 by 25 percent by the year 2020 and 80 percent by the year 2050.

Walsh spoke on the importance of reducing greenhouse gasses to benefit the environment.

“When we’re talking about the environment, we’re talking about economic development, social equity, public health and safety, and community engagement,” Walsh

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Meeting aims at transparent Olympic process

By Scotty Schenck Photo Editor

In a crowded room the night of Thursday, Feb. 5, sounds of jeering, cheering, hissing and applause bounced from the walls of a community meeting discussing the proposed Boston 2024 Olympics.

The Olympic Bid Community Meeting was conducted by the City of Boston with Boston 2024, the group behind Boston’s securing the hosting city rights. The group was present to answer questions and to present their plans.

John Fitzgerald, Senior Project Manager for the Boston Redevelopment Agency, started the meeting and introduced the members of the Boston 2024 panel: Chairman John Fish, President Rich Davey, CoChair of the Master Planning Committee David Manfretti and threetime Paralympian Cheri Blauwet.

As Fish went to the podium, a video played of past United States-hosted Olympic Games.

Fish said the Olympic bid is in a proof-of-concept stage, meaning plans may change and community input may cause Boston 2024 to look at things differently.

This was the first of nine meetings to get input from the community.

“How do we see Boston in 2030 and 2040 and 2050?” Fish said. “The opportunities that will present [themselves] on us as a community, coming together and thinking about what we truly want to be at that point in time, which creates an opportunity for us to come together as a community and have that robust conversation.”

Though the presentation focused on the positives of the Olympics, the attendance of the meeting was divided between criticism and support for the proposition. One sign in the audience read “Better Schools No Boston Olympics,” while another had the word “no” cut out of a different sign and edited with a marker to read “Yes Boston Olympics.”

Co-Chairs of No Boston Olympics Chris Dempsey and Kelley Gossett were in the audience. No

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Some of the attendees at last Thursday’s meeting made their stance clear: keep the Olympics out of Boston.

Boston Olympics is working to ensure that Boston does not get the international Olympic bid.

“I thought [this meeting] was a good opportunity,” Dempsey said. “This is clearly not a city united behind this bid … and that will be a continued message.”

Claire Bleckman of Somerville and Jonathan Cohn of Fenway were opponents who held signs for No Boston Olympics. Cohn said that Boston 2024 is made of corporate lobbyists, university presidents and CEOs. He said that money used for the Games should be used to fight poverty and hunger.

“It’s a diversion of time, money and resources,” Cohn said.

“Although Boston 2024 talks about improvements, that’s not what’s important to them.”

Some believed the bid could bring benefits for Boston. Chris Ryan of Southie said he supports the Olympic bid and believes it will bring money and jobs.

“I think how much good it would do for the city … the city I

call home,” Ryan said. “Our kids are going to reap the residuals.”

Mark Favermann of Fenway is the founder of Favermann Design, a boutique design firm that worked for two and a half years on the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Favermann Design’s job was to design the “look of the games” including the integration of corporate branding, wayfinding, signage, special event creation, temporary architecture and urban design elements into the Olympics venues and adjacent pathways, according to Favermann.

Favermann said he drew the original sketch of “The Quilt of Leaves” – the visual theme of the Atlanta Olympics – used on venues, uniforms, products and television. Favermann said that instead of insisting the Games not be considered, he suggested the opposition propose methods of making the Olympics better for Boston. “[People opposed] have every right to be critical, but I feel like they can’t be totally critical – it has to be constructively critical,” Faver-

mann said. “And frankly, I haven’t seen a whole lot of constructive criticism yet … They’re not [presenting] any [estimates of costs] or any goals saying ‘this is the alternative to what is being presented.’”

As both Manfredi and Blauwet went to the podium to give a presentation, another video played about Boston’s qualities: efficiency, walkability, education, history and how athletics are a “catalyst for our educational and economic prosperity.”

Blauwet’s presentation gave personal experience on how sports gave her confidence and changed her life, despite her disability – a spinal cord injury when she was 16 months old. A competitor in the Boston Marathon, Blauwet cited the unity Boston sports bring to the city.

“Boston is an incredible platform for the transformative power of sport,” she said.

Manfredi showcased the Olympic plan created by Boston 2024.

Aspects of it center on the walkability of the event, having 28 venues inside a 5.3-kilometer radius. One

ance. It provided me with leadership skills … I’m a superhero. I have two different lives.”

Miss Cambridge 2014 Michelle Nigro, a New England Patriots cheerleader, was also there to facilitate the competition.

“Today, I’m giving up my crown,” Nigro said with a hint of sadness. She is also planning to resign from her cheerleading position, focusing instead on a career in public relations. Her platform is Bakes for Breast Cancer.

Before exiting in a red dress, Nigro advised pageant-goers, as well as the general public, to “have an open mind” about the program.

Many in the audience were inspired by the competitors. One woman, 19-year-old Lamaan Gallall from Boston, would have been onstage herself, but she broke her foot before the competition, rendering her unable to compete.

Academic, public speaking, gown and wardrobe scholarships, combined with product offers from companies like Kind Healthy Snacks, offer an incentive for the pageant’s contestants.

According to Executive Director of the Miss Boston Scholarship Organization Dustin Rennells, the organization gave out approximately $9,000 in scholarship funds and $20,000 in prizes between titleholders and runners-up.

“These ladies aren’t here to get up onstage and look glamorous,” Rennells said. “They’re here to win a $1,500 scholarship for college.”

The show began with performances by the two standing titleholders, Fuller and Nigro. Fuller, who trained with the Boston Ballet summer program when she was younger, performed a jazz dance routine. Nigro showed off her Patriots cheerleading prowess with a red uniform and silver pom-poms.

Then, the Miss Boston’s Outstanding Teens contestants, all between the ages of 13 and 17, came onstage. Each one introduced herself by her name, age and platform.

Some of the platforms were curiosity for kids, gaining confidence, the American Cancer Society and the impact of art on education.

Afterward, the Miss contestants, ages 17 to 24, introduced themselves as part of the onstage question portion of the competition, which was worth 5 percent of their overall score. Questions included opinions on the current vaccination debate and how prepared the city’s officials were for last week’s snowstorm.

Miss Boston’s Outstanding Teen contestants’ talent competition featured a variety of performances, including songs from musical theatre productions and pop songs, as well as contemporary dances.

The Miss contestants then took on the swimsuit competition, worth 15 percent of their overall score.

After quick changes, the ladies reappeared for the talent competition, worth 35 percent of their overall score. One contestant, Julia Rice, performed an Irish step dance,

while another, Samantha Hawkins, performed the theme from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series on the piano. For her talent performance, McLaughlin sang Adele’s “Skyfall,” a show that won her the Miss Non-Finalist Talent Award. “[It] was kind of surprising because I was worried about my talent portion the most, so it was really kind of validating to win that award,” McLaughlin said.

The Outstanding Teen fitness and exercise portion did not feature swimsuits, but rather a routine led by Fuller and Nigro, performed first in a group and then individually. Their onstage interview questions later in the program, worth 25 percent of overall scores, included whether Boston should host the 2024 Olympics and which of the four points of the Miss America crown (Scholarship, Success, Style and Service) is most important and why.

The night ended with the Miss evening wear portion of the competition, which was worth 20 percent of each contestant’s score.

The judges deliberated for approximately 15 minutes before announcing final awards, including the People’s Choice Award, Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality, the STEM Award, Public Services awards and overall interview and talent awards.

Finally, the 25 ladies, all clad in evening wear, gathered onstage for the announcements of the finalists.

In the Miss Boston’s Outstanding Teen category, contestant Olivia

of the ideas included archery at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Great Dome. The most incendiary proposal was beach volleyball at a temporary facility in the Boston Common that caused groaning by crowd members.

As Manfredi and Blauwet returned to the table, Fitzgerald approached the podium to prepare the audience for the question-and-answer session. Just as the session was about to begin, Mayor Martin J. Walsh arrived at the meeting. Answers came from him as well as Boston 2024.

The attendees’ questions were colorful, ranging from the transparency of Boston 2024 and the Olympic bid, transportation, employment, housing, health care and debt. There were also several questions that did not relate to the Olympics, in which people voiced complaints about the city.

When dealing with matters of taxpayer money, Walsh made it clear: that would only go to improving the infrastructure of the city. Several questions have been raised about whether the city’s money would go to building Olympic venues.

“I made it perfectly clear that my top priority is to protect the taxpayers and residents of the City of Boston,” Walsh said. “If I feel that there’s something wrong here, I am not going to support this Olympic bid moving forward. If I feel there’s a venue that doesn’t work, I’m going to make sure that that doesn’t happen.”

Favermann said even before Boston knows if they are hosting the Olympics that the bid is causing conversations about community needs, and he believes with proper planning, the Games can be cost-efficient.

“The Olympics’ planning and process sets real goals for real implementation of needed upgrades to things like infrastructure and into facilities and into thinking processes that would just sort of be pushed on and on by governmental agencies without the civic drop-dead date of an Olympics,” Favermann said.

Pageant gives local ladies chance to shine

Miss Boston, From Page 1 that it allows each contestant the opportunity to promote a cause.

“All of these girls have a platform or specific concern,” Fuller said.

Rosie McLaughlin, a student in Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies and a contestant, competed on the platform “consent is sexy: preventing sexual assault.”

“I worked with [the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)], so I knew a lot about it,” McLaughlin said. “I’m a community awareness and prevention services volunteer.

We go into the community – high schools, universities, community groups like churches and things like that – and do these interactive trainings and workshops on curriculum.”

McLaughlin hoped to be able to use the title of Miss Boston or Miss Cambridge to spread her volunteer efforts even farther.

Before competing in the 2014 pageant, Fuller, who grew up in Attleboro, worked with the Massachusetts Promise Fellowship, a division of AmeriCorps, for one year.

Now, having earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and women’s studies from the University of Alabama, she is studying for a Master of Science degree in public health at Tulane University.

She continues to volunteer, working with the Cookbook Project to educate people about food literacy.

“I totally value all the experience,” Fuller said of her career in pageantry. “I’m in the dream world; I find that perfect bal-

Marques won overall first runner-up.

Alexandra Berube was named Miss Boston’s Outstanding Teen 2015.

Three runners-up were listed in the Miss Cambridge competition: Stephanie Deltor, Gina Brazao and Kira Kopacz. Samantha Hawkins was named Miss Cambridge 2015. Sabrina Ponte was crowned Miss Boston 2015.

Adterward, McLaughlin reflected on some of the attitudes she’d heard from people who learned of her pageantry career.

“I’m very clearly a feminist and supportive of those types of causes, I work with BARCC – a lot of people criticize me, say being a pageant girl is anti-feminist,” McLaughlin said. “I find it really empowering to do these types of things because it’s for scholarship money, and I get to to promote a platform that I really care about.”

McLaughlin is 24, which means that after this year, she will be too old to compete. However, she is considering competing in another local pageant such as Miss Middleborough.

“I would say the biggest, most important thing for me is to not let other people distract you,” McLaughlin said. “You compare yourself to others and think, ‘I’m not as good as her, X, Y and Z,’ but you’re really competing with yourself, trying to be your best self.

It’s really good practice for life.”

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Treble on Huntington loses ICCA competition

By Alana Dore Deputy Inside Editor

Northeastern’s all-female a cappella group Treble on Huntington competed in the first round of the quarterfinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) at the Berklee Performance Center last Friday.

The ICCA is one of the largest organized a cappella competitions in the world. This year, over 300 groups will compete across the country. There are 45 groups competing in the Northeast region in a total of five quarter-final events, three of which will take place in Boston. All six of Northeastern’s a cappella groups are competing in the ICCAs. On Friday, Treble on Huntington competed against The CharlieChords (Berklee College of Music), Ithacappella (Ithaca College), L’Shir (University of Hartford), The Macaulay Triplets (Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York), Mixed Emotions (Plymouth State University), The Harvard Opportunes (Harvard University) and S#arp Attitude (University of Massachusetts Amherst).

Each group had a 12-minute time limit and was judged on vocal performance, visual performance and subjective rank, with five judges scoring each team individually.

At the end of the night, the competition’s top two groups were announced. Despite its best efforts, Treble on Huntington was not one of them, ending the groups ICCA run. The Harvard Opportunes came in second, while The CharlieChords took the Northeast Quarterfinal Championship.

“Every year we aim to compete with ourselves from the past,” Treble on Huntington’s Music Director Samantha Greenwald said. “This year we managed to out score ourselves by almost 100 points and in the process we have all become closer and more open with one another.”

The hosts of the night were Eileen O’Hara and Patrick “Paddy” Dennen, two members of a Bostonbased semi-professional a cappella group Sound Off. The two performers made light of the intense competition throughout the night, interspersing the performances with jokes, praise of the competitors and readings of tweets tagged #ICCA. Treble on Huntington was the second group of the night to perform. The girls took on an ambitious four-song set. Starting out with Katy Perry’s “Walking On Air,” the girls moved in sync with tightly choreographed steps but struggled with some of the higher notes in the song.

The group then moved quickly into

“Heartbreak Dream” by Betty Who, followed by Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me.” The former was forgettable, the latter bringing the girls to center stage through the growth of the song and the accentuation of its inherent soulfulness. The girls ended the way they started, with Ariana Grande’s “Problem,” an upbeat pop hit. The song featured soloist freshman environmental science major Josie Daniel and intense choreography.

“For next year, the group will keep finding songs and arrangements that play towards our strengths and hide our weaknesses,” Greenwald said.

“But more importantly, we will keep fostering our relationship as a family and not just a singing group.”

Runner-up of the night, The Harvard Opportunes, opened with Christina Aguilera’s bold and brassy “Ain’t No Other Man.” The choreography was flirty, funny and well-rehearsed with a powerhouse performance by soloist Kat Kearney, earning her an award for Outstanding Vocal Soloist. The Opportunes’ next song, “I Choose You”

by Sara Bareilles, was smooth and effortless. The arrangement featured smart pauses which highlighted the stirring lyrics. Its final song was an incredible mash-up of Beatles hits including: “Let It Be,” “I Wanna Hold Your Hand,” “Paperback Writer,” “In My Life” and “All You Need Is Love.” The inventive and dynamic mash-up where one song started and the next stopped.

The all-male Berklee CharlieChords formed in 2012. The group started dramatically off-stage with Ed Sheeran’s “I’m A Mess.”

The group showed control over its sound with its impressive use of dynamics. The men then moved into the hushed tones of Bastille’s “Oblivion,” which ended in harmonized humming. The CharlieChords wrapped up its set with Sia’s “Chandelier,” demonstrating its command of the stage and leaving the audience with chills.

The all-male group from Ithaca College had a high-energy set, starting out the night with a rowdy and well-choreographed cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Sing” Ithacappella’s secret weapon was beatboxer Luke Harbur, who received an award for Outstanding Vocal Percussion.

Mixed Emotions started with Queen’s “Somebody To Love.” The group had a well-balanced sound and transitioned evenly through four other songs before ending with “Independent Women” by Destiny’s Child. The group finished with an original rap about girl power which was highly praised by ICCA Northeast Producer Emily Flanders.

The MaCaulay Triplets provided a change of pace to the night start-

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One of Northeastern’s two all-female a cappella groups, Treble on Huntington, performs at the ICCA quarterfinals.

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Producer of the Northeast ICCA Emily Flanders presents the winners of last Saturday’s a cappella competition.

ing out with Alice Francis’ “Shoot Him Down.” The group jumped about the stage complementing the springy, jazzy track. Its other two songs, “Latch” by Disclosure and “Heartbeat” by Nneka, proved that the group had the most original setlist. Its dynamic performance was full and fun, deftly balancing the dark nature of all three songs with a levity only accessible through a comprehensive understanding of musical manipulation.

The last two groups of the night were the all-female S#arp Attitude and L’Shir. S#arp Attitude sang ren-

ditions of Jessie J’s “Bang Bang,” Tove Lo’s “Habits (Stay High)” and Beyoncé’s “Crazy In Love,” and, despite predictable arrangements, the group shined. L’Shir sang a set consisting of an Usher mashup, Ed Sheeran’s “Give Me Love” and yet another cover of Grande’s “Break Free.” Despite incredible vocals by soloist Sam Migneault, the group’s songs lacked depth and variation.

Despite its loss, Treble on Huntington is looking forward to next year.

“Every Northeastern group is seasoned when it comes to ICCA, but

it is always easy to let the competition stress you out,” Greenwald said.

“The best thing to do is to stay calm and remember why you joined an a cappella group in the first place: to have fun doing what you love to do.”

There are five Northeastern groups left to compete in the quarterfinal round: Distilled Harmony, The DownBeats, UniSons, Pitch, Please! and The Nor’easters, the 2013 ICCA Champions. If any of them place in the top two, they will continue on and may have the chance to compete in the ICCA Finals at Beacon Theatre in New York City.

Review: “Jupiter Ascending” a “beautiful bore”

By Isaac Feldberg News Correspondent

Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures

The Watchowski’s star-studded film “Jupiter Ascending” features many visually enthralling CGI battle scenes.

No one makes science fiction quite like Lana and Andy Wachowski.

From “The Matrix” to “Speed Racer” and “Cloud Atlas,” the daredevil duo has built its career on stunningly risky films that no one else in Hollywood would ever have the courage to tackle.

The directors’ latest, “Jupiter Ascending,” is no different. Best described as an operatic, space-set fairy tale, it’s a messy, mesmerizing and utterly maddening venture. It is so narratively tangled, but visually overpowering, that one desperately wants to overlook all its deficiencies in order to soak it all up.

After all, this is a film in which Channing Tatum (“Magic Mike”) plays a shirt-averse wolf-human hybrid with gravity boots. “Jupiter Ascending” aims to entertain, not enlighten. And yet, for every dollar of its $175 million budget, the film falls stunningly short.

The issue is with its narrative. It is too chaotic and clichéd to pick up any momentum. Without a solid story in place, the film overwhelms where it should entertain. It’s like a giant tub of cinematic cotton candy, tasty to consume but deplorably light on substance.

This problem is never clearer than when the Wachowskis introduce their title character: Jupiter Jones.

Jones, played by a woefully miscast Mila Kunis (‘That ‘70s Show”) is a janitor destined for better things than cleaning toilets.

Jupiter’s world is rocked when genetically-engineered bounty hunter Caine (Tatum) reveals that her DNA is identical to that of a deceased, intergalactic royal. In a bonkers, sci-fi spin on “Cinderella,” this genetic signature marks Jupiter as the heir to Earth – a fact that doesn’t sit well with the royal’s greedy, ruthless offspring and an inexplicably hoarse Balem (Eddie Redmayne).

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NU Fashion show to donate clothing to charity The Curry Ballroom will transform into a runway on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. for the Student Alumni Association’s (SAA) Fashion in Action program. Far from a typical fashion show, the event aims to raise awareness for the issue of domestic violence, rather than just showcasing the season’s newest fashions.

“Over the past two months, the Northeastern and Boston communities have been asked to clean out their closets and donate gently-used or no longer wanted clothes,” Dayna Altman, a senior human services and psychology major, said. Altman is also the SAA vice president of community service and Fashion in Action organizer.

Altman and stylists Abby Sullivan, senior journalism major, and Casey Andrews, junior marketing major, then sorted the donations into outfits for the runway. After the show, the clothing will be donated to local non-profits serving survivors of domestic violence: Casas Myrna, Penelope’s Place and RESPOND. Thursday’s event will feature models in seasonal outfits as well as a performances by Acting Out, an on-campus acting group; Pitch, Please!, one of NU’s a cappella groups; and Ali Matalon, a junior international affairs major who will perform spoken-word poetry.

Altman admired the work of both groups, as well as Malalon, and wanted to include them in the show.

“In order to make the show as interesting and captivating as possible, I thought we could intersperse the modeled looks with performances,” Altman said.

In addition to donating the clothes after the show, the earnings from the $5 requested donation for admission will go to The Joyful

Heart Foundation, a national organization Altman has worked with in the past.

The Joy Heart Foundation holds programs to support survivors of domestic and sexual assault. Its programing caters to people with a wide variety of interests and needs, including healing and wellness, education and awareness, policy and advocacy “This is a project I have always dreamt of doing, and with some hard work, inspiration and university support it is coming together,” Altman, who has been developing the idea for more than a year, said.

“I was thinking about ways in which I could spread the message of domestic violence and sexual assault in a creative way that people would want to be a part of.”

She explained that many survivors escape from their situations with only the clothes on their backs – something that shocked her.

“A simple article of clothing is something we take for granted on a day-to-day basis, but for these women and victims it means something more,” Sullivan said. “It’s nice to see those who are fortunate enough to give back, give back.”

Though the donation process for clothes for the show officially ended almost two weeks ago, a box will be at the event for additional collections.

“I think there is a lot to be said about feeling good in your own skin, and giving women the clothing and tools to help them feel good in theirs is really important to me,” Altman said.

She explained that she thought the drive would have been incomplete without connecting it to the issue of domestic violence. Altman believes the event does more than collect articles of clothing, the event has a clear priority: to raise awareness and accumulate resources for survivors of domestic abuse.

“[Altman] wants to enforce that this is a celebration of what we have been able to do as a community, not so much a fashion forward event,” Sullivan said. “Yes, it’s a fun-filled, glamorous night of fashion and giving back, but it’s more about raising funds and awareness

and starting the conversation.”

Altman emphasized how relevant and important of an issue domestic violence is, especially on university campuses.

“One in five women will be [sexually] assaulted before she graduates, which means the odds are

everyone has a connection to the issue, whether it is personal, a friend, a classmate, a roommate,” Sullivan said. “The project is not only about having fun on the runway and donating clothing to domestic violence and rape crisis centers, it is a vehicle for a conversation for a

Boston Ballet, From Page 1 would rather give birth than dance [“The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude”] one more time,”Johnson said.

“But I try not to tell the dancers that.”

After a few minutes, the group tried the piece at performance level.

Once the music paused, Johnson softened her voice and began a list of corrections.

“Watching Jill [Johnson] direct

was amazing,” Katelyn Flick, a research technician in the psychology department at Northeastern who attended the performance, said. “When she said things like the fact they were flinging their arms, that was something I would never have caught.”

A performance of Hans van Manen’s “Black Cake” was next. The featured duets were more contemporary than Forsythe’s work. The wom-

en donned knee-length black dresses and ballroom shoes, while the men wore slacks, button-down shirts and jazz shoes.

“The thing with Hans van Manen is it’s always a relationship between a man and a woman. It’s always a conflict,” Anaïs Chalendard, a company dancer for Boston Ballet, said.

“Mine with Isaac [Akiba] is about insecurity.”

Chalendard and Akiba moved in a slow and controlled manner, in contrast to Erica Cornejo and Jeffrey Cirio. Cornejo and Cirio’s dance portrayed the comical aspect of van Manen’s work through realistic and often jerky movements. The number concluded with her yawning as he dragged her offstage.

The dancers then slipped into street clothes backstage as they prepared

to interact with the audience for the remainder of the program. The conversation began with a discussion, guided by Nissinen, about Forsythe, van Manen, classical and contemporary ballet and how dancers work their way up to the Boston Ballet.

For example, Akiba was born in Jamaica Plain and studied dance in Boston his entire life, while Chalendard began dancing in her hometown near Lyon, France. She went on to dance in Germany and England before coming to Boston.

When the discussion opened to questions from the audience, many asked about life after dance.

“The window opens and the window closes. You have twenty years of professional dancing if you’re lucky,” said Nissinen.

Johnson, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, noted dancers like Wendy Whelan are finding ways to dance into their 40s and 50s, but has seen others transition to careers in medicine, education and filmmaking.

“It’s like how now people change jobs,” Johnson said. “A dancer’s career mirrors what is happening in our culture.”

Whitney Wallace, a sophomore neuroscience major, grew up taking dance and consequently had an appreciation for the program.

“I thought it was fabulous. I’ve gone to the Opera House to see shows, but through student tickets so the seats are way in the back,” Wallace said. “Seeing them up close, and all of their facial expressions, was great. I’m so glad I got to see Jill Johnson direct them.”

As the program drew to a close, Nissinen said he wanted to leave those in attendance with two things.

“Dance doesn’t communicate through the language of reality, but illusion,” Nissinen said. “When you watch dance, it is not about watching. It is your awareness and what it means to you. It’s your inner monologue.”

By Jason Ritchey News Correspondent

Photo courtesy Dayna Altman, Fashion In Action

Fashion in Action organizer Dayna Altman sorts clothing donated for Northeastern’s charity fashion show.

Principal dancers perform at Northeastern

Photos by Arzu Martinez

Left: Jill Johnson who speaks to Northeastern students about classical and contemporary ballet. Right: Kathleen Breen Combes, a principal ballerina and student of the Northeastern U-Boston Ballet Education Program, and Seo Hye Han a soloist, perform in Blackman Auditorium.

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KONGOS travel from South Africa to play HOB Wednesday, Feb. 18 Alternative rock band KONGOS will make the Boston stop of its Lunatic Tour at House of Blues this Wednesday with special guest Sir Sly. The band hails from South Africa and consists of four brothers: Dylan, Daniel, Jesse and Johnny Kongos. The song “Come with Me Now,” off its sophomore album “Lunatic,” has been gaining popularity due to its presence on the “Expendables 3” soundtrack, as well as in network promos for “The Originals,” “Hemlock Grove,” and NBC Sports. Don’t miss this band-on-the-rise and its performance, which is sure to have you stomping and clapping along with percussion-heavy beats. 15 Lansdowne Street; 7 - 11 p.m.; $29.

Photo courtesy Daniel Kongos, Creative Commons

Calendar compiled by Alana Dore, Deputy Inside Editor Thursday, Feb. 12

Looking to gain a little good karma and have some fun? The bar Game On! Fenway is hosting its third Annual Trivia Night to benefit YES: Youth Enrichment Services this Thursday night.

YES was formed in 1968 and provides the underprivileged youth of Boston with programming in outdoor adventure, sports, leadership and college prep. There will be free appetizers and half-priced pizzas all night long, with prizes available for the top three teams of six. If you don’t have five friends willing to form a team be prepared to make some new ones. Last year’s event was sold out so be sure to get there early.

21+; 82 Lansdowne Street; 6 - 9 p.m.; $20.

Friday, Feb. 13

Are you looking for a last minute Valentine’s Day date idea?

The ImprovBoston Dating Game mocks televised dating game shows with some of ImprovBoston’s most-loved improv performers. The audience will vote on its favorite stand-up pairings and the winners will perform together and compete for the championship title, “Funniest Couple.” The show will be hosted by improv veteran Dana Jay Bein. This night is sure to calm any first-date jitters with laughter and levity. 40 Prospect Street, 11 p.m.; $10.

Saturday, Feb. 14

Just because you forgot to make dinner plans doesn’t mean Valentine’s Day is ruined - bring your date or your friends to The Lawn on D, a 2.7-acre outdoor interactive space for some winter fun. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, Winter on D’s Slopefest is a three-day festival featuring a 70-foot long snow slope for tubing and winter sport exhibitions, a hand-carved illuminated ice bar created by Frost Ice Bar, an ‘Ice Bubble Fest’ by Bright Horizons and more. Roxy’s Gourmet Grilled Cheese food truck will also be there. Students will enjoy the nighttime Latin-themed dance party that is sure to bring a little heat to this frozen fest. 420 D Street; 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.; free.

Sunday, Feb. 15

All this snow can only mean one thing: movie marathon. Forget Netflix and visit the legendary Somerville Theatre, which is hosting the Boston SciFi Film Festival.

This year is the 40th anniversary of the festival and Sunday marks the start of the 24-hour marathon, nicknamed “The ‘Thon” portion of the festival, featuring both classic and new science fiction films such as “The Day The Earth Stood Still” (1951), “Them!” (1954) and “The Iron Giant” (1999). 55 Davis Square; 12 p.m. Sunday – 12 p.m.

Monday; $12.75/screening.

Monday, Feb. 16

If you’re skeptical of hypnosis, then this event is for you. Frank Santos Jr. is the R-rated comic hypnotist known for his fresh, inventive and energetic shows, and boasts about his ability to turn non-believers into believers. Unlike many hypnotists, Santos attempts to involve the entire audience in his performance - no one is safe from his hilarious antics.

Santos will be performing his After Dark show, which is famed for whipping the mildest of crowds into a frenzy, at the Wilbur Theatre. 246 Tremont Street; 10:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.; $25.

Tuesday, Feb. 17

Usher in Fat Tuesday with style - join other Bostonians at the Faneuil Hall Marketplace Mardi Gras Celebration. While the decorators put the finishing touches on their floats, grab a little grub from some of the special Louisiana-style menus offered at restaurants throughout the Hall, and make sure to check out the festive storefront decorations. Afterwards, jump in line to join the parade which features floats made

by Dick’s Last Resort, Sprinkles Ice Cream and Fudge Shoppe, Cheers and Boston Harley-Davidson. Mix 104.1 FM will host the parade and party to follow with the Harvard Marching Band providing live music. 1 Faneuil Hall Square; 2 - 6 p.m.; free.

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Tinder kills the dating game “There is no one new around you.”

I watch as her pupils move in tandem to the pinging radius pulsating across her phone screen and her heart. With each swipe of her thumb, eager faces disappear into another unknown. Getting matches provides a short burst of assuredness only to clutter the inbox like an endless waiting room.

She gives them a try because she believes this is the only way.

Tinder has taken the setting out of the dating equation. There’s no longer a room to navigate, nor carefully timed eye contact to endure. There’s no body language to gauge. There isn’t anything left to the imagination.

Instead, Tinder has become a platform of both transparency and shrouded judgments.

People will display themselves in their best and coolest moments.

There’s no clumsy knees knocking into each other on bar stools or the brushing of arms in a crowded party. Those human moments are sterilized into a clean profile – a carousel of “perfect” pictures (i.e. traveling or running a marathon), a witty movie quote or song lyric and your first name and age. You will be judged based on these pieces of your life.

The science is true that in just a few short seconds, a decision can be made on whether or not a person is attractive. But the playing field of Tinder is not level. The people who do well do very well, and those that do not get a lot of silence on their end. The act of “Tindering” has evolved into a leisurely pastime (with no intentions to actually follow through), a competition for attention and a watered-down seduction platform. People have to be daring – a safe “Hey, what’s up?” will probably Angelica Recierdo not garner a response. People become so darThe Annotated Muse ing it crosses over to vulgarity – iterating what they’d do to you before any formal introduction is made.

Tinder relationships almost never get to see the light of day. They are fostered over lonely nights and empty beds. The definition of tinder itself is a flammable material, something that can burn and be crumpled up like paper. Usually that’s how users treat each other too – “Oh, she’s just some girl I met on Tinder” or “are you seeing that Tinder guy again?” Users are classified as if they are from a foreign place – as if Tinder is a sketchy part of town they stumbled into.

And although it seems like a viable option for the lives of busy young adults who are just humans with needs, there are some human qualities to meeting by chance that can never be replaced. No cleverly crafted observation nor question can be as sensual as bedroom eyes darting up and down new skin. Flirty emojis don’t compare to a subtle bite of a lip. And no swipe can make everyone else fade away and muffle the music the way some guys can while working a room. Because on Tinder, it’s just waiting in line for the same stale and scripted experience.

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

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Wachowski’s disappoint with new blockbuster Jupiter, From Page 7 out to claim her destiny – though the directors ensure that she’s actually more of a damsel in distress, never claiming much of anything without Caine’s help. There’s a potentially fatal drinking game to be had with how many times the character falls helplessly through the air toward death.

The Wachowskis almost certainly set out to make Jupiter a strong, independent heroine, which makes it even more frustratingly regressive that most of time she is either being kidnapped or making moon-eyes at her muscle-bound protector.

Visually, the Wachowskis are in the top tier of modern cinema, using cutting-edge special effects to create a one-of-a-kind stylistic visual language that sets them apart from every other blockbuster out there. But what really puts the Wachowskis in a league of their own is the sweeping, shoot-for-the-stars ambition that their films possess.

In the Wachowskis’ technically capable hands, “Jupiter Ascending” is an absolutely tremendous feast for

the eyes, peppered with more colorful, dynamic battle sequences and gorgeous CGI creations than any film since “Avatar.”

“Jupiter Ascending” tries to be all things to all people – an actionpacked space opera, a critique on the evils of capitalism and a star-crossed romance – but it disappoints on most fronts. Besides the heart-stopping visuals, nothing works. It doesn’t help that the movie feels mutilated, as if the scenes were cut short and subplots tightened down to mere blips.

The biggest letdown, though, comes from the filmmakers themselves. After the bold, speculative flight of imagination that was “Cloud Atlas,” something as narratively and philosophically banal as “Jupiter Ascending” is a major step backward.

For all its absorbing set designs and over-stimulating popcorn moments, the film plays it both safe and dumb. The Wachowskis gave us “The Matrix,” one of the most groundbreaking and entertaining scifi films of the 2000s, they can do so much better than this beautiful bore.

Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures

Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis star in the original sci-fi film “Jupiter Ascending,” which came out Feb. 6.

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Men’s basketball beats CAA competitor Towson

By Matthew MacCormack News Staff

In the midst of an intense Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference schedule, the Northeastern (NU) men’s basketball team stayed at Matthews Arena for two home games this past week.

Once again, the Huskies split their slate of CAA contests. On Wednesday night, NU outlasted a comeback effort by the Towson University Tigers and won 69-62. However, NU could not replicate the success when the University of Delaware rolled in for a Saturday afternoon clash, falling to the Blue Hens 73-68.

The Huskies (16-9) completed the season sweep of Towson (11-15) on Wednesday after edging the Tigers back in January. Sophomore point guard T.J. Williams (16 points, seven assists, five rebounds) hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring, and NU never looked back. The team shot 60 percent from the field in the game. The first half yielded a blistering 72 percent shooting clip, marking a season-high in one half for the Huskies.

“In the first half, we got into a little bit of a rhythm,” Head Coach Bill Coen, now in his ninth season at NU, said. “We shared the ball really well and got good pace and spacing to our offense.”

Redshirt senior forward Scott Eatherton (17 points, four rebounds, three assists) hit two 3-pointers in the first 2:15 of game action, putting the Huskies up 9-2 early on. Coming into the game, Eatherton had made just four shots beyond the arc all season.

The Huskies continued to build a lead in the first half and ended the frame leading 39-26 after senior forward Reggie Spencer hit a layup in the final seconds.

In the beginning of the second stanza, the Huskies continued to cruise. Redshirt junior forward Quincy Ford, who chipped in 11 points and six rebounds, hit a 3-pointer with 16:30 remaining to push the NU lead to 47-30, its largest of the evening.

The Huskies faltered slightly down the stretch, allowing the Tigers to rip off a 6-0 run in the closing minutes to cut the lead to four points. From there, Ford and junior guard David Walker combined to make six straight free throws, closing out the 69-62 victory.

Although NU nearly let the game slip away, Coen wasn’t concerned post-game.

“Towson had been playing really, really good basketball,” he said. “I told the team in the locker room - the object is to win the game and we accomplished that.”

Next up for the Huskies would be the Blue Hens of Delaware (6-18) on Saturday. The contest played out like a game of tug-of-war, with eight lead changes. However, the Huskies didn’t have enough to extend their five-game CAA win streak. “[Delaware] came in here and played a terrific basketball game.

They executed offensively. They got us on the backboards,” Coen said. “They did everything they needed to do to win a competitive CAA game on the road.”

The Blue Hens jumped out to an early 12-4 lead, as Eatherton picked up two fouls in four minutes and was forced to sit for much of the first.

NU then rattled off a 12-2 run of its own, taking a two-point lead with seven minutes left in the half.

NU stayed competitive in the first 20 minutes mainly because of Spencer. The senior forward went 6-6 from the field in the first

half, scoring 13 of his 14 points. “[Spencer] sensed that … we didn’t start with the kind of energy we needed,” Coen said. “I thought he deliberately went in to try to change the rhythm of the game, and he certainly did that.”

Spencer had more points in the opening frame than the rest of his teammates combined, and thus the Huskies went into the locker room trailing 29-25.

Something clicked out of the gates, though, as NU scored the first 10 points of the second half. Williams (18 points, two assists) scored three straight baskets, putting NU up 37-31.

A few minutes later, Delaware scored nine unanswered points, building a 47-40 lead with 10 minutes to play. The Huskies never caught up.

Freshman guard Devon Begley nailed a triple to cut the lead to four points with 4:00 remaining.

NU dropped the decision, 73-69.

Ford tallied nine points and eight rebounds, and Walker put up 11 points and two assists in the loss.

It was an uncharacteristic effort by the Huskies. NU allowed two young Blue Hen stars, freshman guard Kory Holden (15 points, seven assists) and redshirt sophomore forward Maurice Jeffers (20 points, five rebounds), to dictate play. The Huskies totaled just eight assists, six fewer than their average output.

NU also shot 19 percent from three, well off its usual 37 percent clip.

“I thought we started the game extremely slowly … We really didn’t have much pace or efficiency to our offense,” Coen said. “We just played rushed, and not in rhythm for the majority of the game.”

With a tough loss behind them, the Huskies can focus on the final six

led the division. He picked up a 4-2 win vs. St. Lawrence University, a 3-2 win vs. Yale University, a 4-1 win and 2-2 tie at the University of Vermont and a 3-2 win vs. the University of Notre Dame.

Redshirt senior goalie Clay Witt started for the second straight game, coming off of a 3-2 Beanpot semifinal win against Boston College. Senior goalie Steve Mastalerz was between the pipes for UMass.

The game got off to a slow start for Northeastern. UMass took a 1-0 lead in the first period, putting the Huskies in an early hole. Freshman forward Riley McDougall scored the goal for the Minutemen just past the midway point of the first period. Junior forward Dustin Darou was called for roughing late

in the first and the Huskies had to start the second period on the penalty kill. The penalty kill unit was unable to stifle the UMass attack as freshman forward Dennis Kravchenko rifled a shot past Witt and increased the lead to 2-0 only 18 seconds into the second period.

With under nine minutes to play in the second, senior defenseman Oleg Yevenko went to the penalty box for holding. As the power play was winding down, junior defenseman Colton Saucerman got the Huskies on the board, bringing the score to 2-1. Sophomore forward Mike Szmatula and sophomore forward Zach Aston-Reese picked up the assists on Saucerman’s sixth goal of the season, all six coming on the power play. Less than a minute later, freshman forward Nolan Stevens set up his brother, sophomore forward John Stevens, on a two-on-one to tie the game at 2-2. It was the second time in two games that John Stevens has been able to find the back of the net. UMass regained its lead as freshman forward Patrick Lee beat Witt in the final minute of period two.

Northeastern went to the locker room trailing 3-2, needing a strong turnaround in the third period.

“We challenged our guys in the [locker]room to make this our best period of the year,” Head Coach Jim Madigan said about the team’s focus heading into the third period.

It took the Huskies less than seven minutes to get past Mastalerz in the third. Szmatula worked the puck to Aston-Reese who buried his sixth goal of the season. Less than three minutes later, the Huskies struck again. Junior forward Kevin Roy ripped a shot on net that was steered aside by Mastalerz, but freshman defenseman Trevor Owens was there to bury the rebound.

Owens’ second goal of the season put the Huskies in the lead for the first time of the night. Roy added an insurance goal in the final minute of play, increasing the lead to 5-3.

“I liked the way we battled back and showed resiliency as a team,” Madigan said.

The Huskies face the University of Connecticut (UConn) at home on Friday and at UConn on Saturday.

Photo by Brian Bae

Senior forward Reggie Spencer, 44, powers past Delaware to take a shot. games of the schedule. NU sits just at Wilmington (UNCW) on Saturone game behind the College of Wil- day. UNCW defeated NU at Matliam & Mary, which is in first place thews earlier in the year, 75-68. in the conference. If NU can pass Although it is a challenging William & Mary, it will be on target road ahead, the team isn’t confor a regular season conference title. cerned. Coen sees the upcoming The next pair of games con- games as a chance for the Hussists of battles with the fourth- and kies to prove their dominance. third-ranked teams in the con“If we wanna be in consideration ference, respectively. First, the for a regular season title, we gotta beat Huskies travel on Thursday to the [best],” Coen said. “Given the Hofstra University (16-9). NU schedule, we have that opportunity.” won the January matchup, 91-82.

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Owens leads 5-3 hockey win NU sets records at Connecticut Open

By Gordon Weigers News Correspondent

The Huskies received frustrating news on Sunday when they learned that Monday night’s Beanpot final against Boston University would be postponed for two weeks due to the season’s third major snowstorm. The Beanpot finals will now take place on Monday, Feb. 23.

The Northeastern men’s hockey team skated to a 5-3 win at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst on Friday night.

On Thursday, Hockey East honored redshirt sophomore goalie Derick Roy with the Stop It Goaltender of the Month award for his performance in January. Roy finished the month with a record of 4-0-1, which

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Ahtletics

Freshman defenseman Trevor Owens, 2, scored the game-winner midway through the third period on Friday against UMass Amherst.

By Jodie Ng News Staff

The Northeastern (NU) women’s swim team traveled to the University of Connecticut (UConn) last weekend for the UConn Open, winning five of the 12 events.

In addition to NU and UConn, other competing schools included Boston College, Bryant University, Connecticut College, Keene State College and Rhode Island College.

The final regular-season meet was not scored, which allowed the swimmers to focus on improving individual times.

Two swimmers did exactly that.

Freshmen Taylor Ellis and Sara Touchette-McGowan set new pool records in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard butterfly, respectively. Ellis had a first-place time of 1:02.57 while Touchette-McGowan had a first-place time of 55.23.

According to Head Coach Roy Coates, the meet at UConn is one of the biggest competitions in the Northeast which highlights the astounding achievement of breaking pool records. “[Ellis and Touchette-McGowan] are both huge contributors to the team and they’re both really talented,” Coates said. “Luckily for us, they both swim great right now.”

Those were not the last of their triumphs. Ellis also swam to first place in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 28.69. Additionally, Touchette-McGowan finished first with a time of 51.74 in the 100-yard freestyle.

The UConn Open started with two NU top-three results in the 50-yard backstroke. Freshman Christine Leong placed first with a time of 27.02 and senior Erica DeMunbrun swam to third place with a time of 28.36.

Senior and co-captain Megan Foran competed in the 200-yard IM for the first time this season and earned third with a time of 2:12.14.

Sophomore Tove Bjork tied for fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke with Bryant’s senior Ali Morreale.

Ellis and Touchette-McGowan

were not the only Huskies who set a personal best. Freshman Anila Mehta set a personal record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:15.95, earning fifth place.

Continuing a successful meet, NU took the top three spots in the 100-yard butterfly. DeMunbrun and sophomore Caroline O’Brien followed Touchette-McGowan’s record-setting performance with times of 58.79 and 59.76, respectively.

The Huskies swept the podium again in the 100-yard freestyle.

Touchette-McGowan led with 51.74, followed by sophomore Jordan Domeier and Foran. Freshman Kimberly Hill was short 0.21 to beat her personal best in fifth place.

The team continued a dominant performance with senior and co-captain Anna Schegoleva’s first-place win in the 100-yard backstroke, edging out UConn’s sophomore Christine Pedersen by over one second.

NU had a strong and successful season this year and has been riding its momentum throughout.

Although the Huskies will not be competing until the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships between Feb. 21 and 28, Coates said he has no concerns about their momentum snapping.

This meet also marked the first time the Huskies competed away from its diving team and the two divisions will continue to compete separately at the 2015 CAA championships. The diving team will compete in Newark, Del. while the swim team will travel to Richmond, Va. NU is 7-4 in the 11 regular season meets.

The team has a common goal of improving its sixth-place overall finish in the league — looking to achieve that as one squad.

“I think we’ve done a great job developing a team identity, a team personality, a camaraderie,” Coates said. “We’re getting faster, we’re diving better throughout the whole year. With those two components, we’re really right on target to compete at the end of the month at the CAA championships.”

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Ice skating competes at MIT NBA shows a team is better than one

By Jessica Geller Sports Editor

Senior Maddie Grogan skated off the ice to the sound of applause and tambourines from the Northeastern University Figure Skating Club (NUFSC). Embraced by her teammates, they decorated Grogan with an oversized gold medal, cut out of construction paper.

“Do you want to experience gold?” is the NUFSC slogan that Head Coach Monica Stubbolo came up with several years ago when she was a Northeastern student and a NUFSC member.

“Competitions are a little bit stressful but we try to gear it more around fun and just going out there and performing,” Stubbolo said.

“Everyone’s on the team because they love to skate so we try to keep the atmosphere very fun and upbeat so people don’t get stressed out.”

NUFSC has 20 active members and is about 20 years old, said junior club president Courtney Byer.

She has worked to turn the group into a community. Byer organizes weekly meetings with a different focus each week, including strength and conditioning classes, team dinners and going to see Disney on Ice. “[When I joined freshman year, NUFSC] was even smaller and there wasn’t a very unified commitment to the team,” Byer said. “We

didn’t really do things outside of skating. Then, it was just a team.

Now we are friends and a team.”

NUFSC is part of the Eastern Collegiate Conference, governed by the U.S. Figure Skating Collegiate Program Committee. The first of three Eastern competitions was at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Feb. 7 and 8, with 23 area schools competing. NUFSC brought seven girls to compete, in addition to several cheering-section members.

Leading up to the MIT Intercollegiate Competition, Stubbolo estimates that NUFSC had nine practice sessions at Matthews Arena. In comparison to the big skating schools – University of Delaware, Dartmouth University and Boston University – NUFSC is at a disadvantage in terms of facility access, Byer said.

“That’s why it’s really hard for us – we don’t get much ice time,” she said. “When you compare us to schools with really developed skating teams, like the big teams who have enough people, they have multiple ice sessions during the day and full-time coaches paid for by the school. We are all student-run. Coming [to MIT] was all done by us.”

On Saturday morning, sophomore Rachel Quinn and third-year Leigh Ann Canepa participated in the preliminary free-skate events.

Canepa placed third, followed by Quinn in fourth place. Both women

Photo by Jessica Geller

Senior Maddie Grogan stands with NUFSC Head Coach Monica Stubbolo after her ninth-place senior short skate at MIT.

had not competed since high school and were surprised by their results.

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect,” Quinn said. “It was nerve wracking but it was a lot of fun too. You work so hard and being able to share what you’ve worked hard on is really glorifying.”

The top-five finishers in each event earn points towards the team total. Quinn and Canepa contributed five points total.

Grogan has been skating for 19 years. She placed ninth in the senior short program on Saturday.

“I’ve never gotten nervous before a competition, ever,” Grogan said.

“I don’t know why but this time around I got really nervous because my [roommates, parents and boyfriend] were here. With all of our teammates, it’s just a lot of fun. It’s not usually a competitive thing.”

Freshman Michaela Tobin and Byer competed in the intermediate free skate, placing fifth and seventh, respectively.

Freshman Caitlin Kwan placed seventh in the junior free skate.

The Liberty University Intercollegiate Competition in Virginia is next, but NUFSC will not travel down the coast due to the costly expenses.

NUFSC will compete in midMarch at the University of Delaware Intercollegiate Competition, hoping to have more members who joined this semester participate, Byer said.

“We’ve really tried to reach out to new members because it can be intimidating for them to just show up at a new rink and join a team,” Byer said. “Our Facebook page has really helped with [communication and outreach].”

The three competitions lead up to the U.S. Intercollegiate Team Figure Skating Championships at the University of California Berkeley on April 10-12. Byer knows that NUFSC does not have enough members to compete at the national competition.

All NUFSC members recognize that there is a need to grow the club and tell Northeastern students that competing on the club level is not like what competitive skaters are familiar with.

“I think people are hesitant to compete at first because they are used to the high-stress, head-case competitions,” Stubbolo said. “We clap if you fall, we clap when you stand up.

We hug you no matter what you do.”

Basketball is a team sport. For the first time in recent history, the NBA standings are beginning to reflect that sentiment. The season is a little past the midway point, and we are heading into the All-Star break this weekend. We have teams without superstars pulling away from the pack, other teams with big names who are underperforming and teams who are purposely losing to improve their odds when it comes to the draft lottery in May. The Atlanta Hawks are leading the Eastern Conference by a healthy margin with little-known Al Horford, Jeff Teague and Paul Millsap making the impact. Mike Budenholzer, the Hawks’ head coach, is a descendent of current San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich’s coaching style. Budenholzer has the Hawks playing the same style of basketball that was successful for the Spurs last year in their Championship season. This style involves using a deep roster and not highlighting any single player at any point.

The offense works to get the best, most efficient shot possible, no matter which player is taking it.

Other young, talented teams are also hitting their strides. The Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers are all top-four seeds in the playoffs in their respective conferences. The trendy preseason picks for each conference are struggling more than predicted. The Chicago Bulls happen to be the current four-seed in the weak Eastern Conference, but their record would have them as the eight-seed in the much stronger Western Michael Samaha Conference. The newly rebuilt Cleveland CavaMike’s Hard Takes liers go from winning streaks to losing streaks and back to winning streaks again, leaving them as the five-seed in the East. The Oklahoma City Thunder have had to deal with injuries to superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, and this has them two games out of the last spot in the West. And in a brutal Western Conference, it’ll be really tough to fight their way into a playoff spot.

Second-year Head Coach Jason Kidd has a talentless Milwaukee Bucks team playing very good defense, so much so that they are currently in a playoff spot. This is all without their top draft pick Jabari Parker, who is out for the season with a torn ACL. First-year Head Coach Steve Kerr took over an already talented Golden State Warrior squad, but has somehow gotten it to play even more effectively and hold the league’s top record at 419. All-Star Klay Thompson and MVP-candidate Stephen Curry have the hot-shooting Warriors on their way to the top seed in the NBA playoffs.

Teams like the Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are trending in the opposite direction and fighting for the league’s worst record, to have a better chance to secure a top pick in the draft. The Timberwolves and 76ers are developing a lot of young talent and gathering future draft picks. The Knicks and Lakers came into the season hoping to be competitive teams, but as the season went on, the coaches realized their teams weren’t good at all. New York and Los Angeles began dumping their better players to teams hoping to compete, benching better players and using injuries as excuses to keep stars out longer than they needed to be.

The goal behind this tactic is to create some room in the salary cap to sign stars who become free agents at the end of the season and get a high draft pick who has the potential to turn into some kind of valuable player in the future.

With about 30 games left in the regular season and an entire four rounds of playoffs, there are still so many stories left, award races left to be settled and more playoff positions to be fought over. For the first time in years, the always-exciting NBA playoffs might not be dictated by those select few players who have their own shoe line, but by those who are willing to put aside personal glory and work as a team.

-Michael Samaha can be reached at Sports@HuntNewsNU.com.

Conference woes continue for NU basketball

By Owen Pence News Correspondent

Conference play continued to treat the Northeastern (4-18) women’s basketball team poorly, as losses to the University of Delaware (12-11) on Thursday and Towson University (10-14) on Sunday extended the Huskies losing streak to seven games.

A light in the dark, senior guard A’lece Mark scored her 1,000th career point on Sunday.

Off a steal and layup in the first half, she became the 18th Husky to ever reach this achievement.

“She’s been a consistent scorer for us, not just this year but her entire career here,” Cole said. “She continues to be a spark for us offensively.”

The week started out on a promising note for Head Coach Kelly Cole’s squad, as NU jumped out to a 31-27 lead against the Delaware Blue Hens at halftime, behind scoring contributions from six different Huskies.

Senior guard Amencie Mercier and Mark led the Husky charge with 19 first-half points between them.

Things went downhill in the second frame for NU, with a late 9-1 Delaware run terminating the Huskies chances, en route to a 70-61 final.

Despite the losing effort, NU’s bench dominated, outscoring Delaware’s reserves 16-0. Overall, the Huskies shot 48 percent from the field and 53 percent from three.

“We took the right shots,” Cole said in a postgame interview with GoNU.com. “Our ability hasn’t changed; tonight what we did differently was we moved the ball.”

Defense is what ultimately led to the Husky downfall, as Northeastern yielded double-figure scoring totals to four different Blue Hens, headlined by senior forward Joy Caracciolo’s 18 points and 10 rebounds. Delaware only attempted four 3-pointers on the night, instead choosing to exploit Northeastern’s interior defense. Unsurprisingly, the Huskies were outscored 36-20 on points in the paint, unable to find an answer for the Blue Hens size down low.

Sunday afternoon’s matchup against the Towson Tigers featured a different style of play, despite producing the same result, a 72-64 defeat.

While Northeastern was able to sure up its interior play, outscoring Towson 24-18 in the paint, it was the Tigers breakneck pace that led to the Huskies demise. For the entirety of the afternoon, Towson employed a stifling full-court press for which the Huskies had no answer. The Tigers were awarded for their aggressiveness, forcing multiple 10-second violations and recording 10 steals, all while managing to stay away from any foul trouble. Towson ended up scoring 27 points off turnovers that day, a number that Cole marked up to sloppiness and a lack of execution.

“The press has not been a problem for us all year long,” Cole said. “When we actually ran our plays the way we were supposed to run them, we had three-on-twos and four-on-threes. Tonight we just didn’t feel like executing.”

Part of the problem was Towson junior guard Dominique Johnson, whose five steals and 27 points were

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics

Freshman forward Maureen Taggart, 32, scored 14 points against Towson University on Sunday at Cabot. both game highs. Johnson (4 of 11 The Huskies came out of the lock- onds left to play, but the Huskies from three and 10 of 21 from the er room with a spark, opening the wouldn’t score again, losing for the field) led a Tiger first-half shooting second half on a 5-0 run behind in- seventh straight time in three weeks. barrage that included six 3-point- spired play from freshman forward Despite back-to-back losing efers (54.5 percent from behind the Loren Lassiter and freshman guard forts, junior forward Samantha Dearc) and 38 total points, good for an Maureen Taggart, who scored a ca- Freese continued her impressive eleven-point advantage by halftime. reer-high 14 points on the afternoon. stretch of play, adding two more “What do you do when a team The momentum shift was double-doubles to her season total comes out and shoots out of short-lived, however, as Tow- of five, including a 21-point perfortheir mind in the first half?” Cole son quickly re-extended its lead mance at the Cabot Center on Sunasked. “The fact that we were only to eleven with 14:51 remaining. day. NU travels next to North Carodown 11 at halftime was a godA 3-pointer by junior guard Ka- lina for a faceoff with the University send because of how they shot zzidy Stewart got Northeastern of North Carolina Wilmington Seand how we turned over the ball.” back to within seven with 47.5 sec- ahawks (8-14) on Sunday, Feb.15.

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Boston Breakers draft Husky Bianca Calderone

By Matthew MacCormack News Staff

The accolades for the Northeastern women’s soccer program keep piling up.

In a remarkable 2014 season, the Lady Huskies won the Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA), made a run to the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament and broke program records for wins (15) and shutouts (17). This offseason, two NU freshman, forward Kayla Cappuzzo and midfielder Hannah Lopiccolo, were named to the United States’ U-20 National Team roster.

On Jan. 16, senior captain Bianca Calderone added to the celebration, becoming the first NU player drafted into the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Calderone was selected in the fourth and final round, 33rd overall, by the hometown Boston Breakers.

“It was a really great surprise; I wasn’t expecting it,” Calderone said. “It’s really an honor.”

Calderone finished her final season of college eligibility last fall as NU’s starting center back. In addition, Calderone was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year, leading a stingy Husky defense that finished third in the nation in Goals Against Average.

Head Coach Tracey Leone directed the Huskies through their 15-5-3 campaign. She has also gotten to know Calderone well over the past four seasons.

“I’m just so proud of her and so happy to see something good happen to such a good person,” Leone, reigning CAA Coach of the Year, said.

Calderone’s NU career has been speckled with individual and team accolades. However, she wasn’t always locked to be a professional draft pick.

“If you would’ve told me freshman year that this was going to happen, I probably wouldn’t have believed you,” Calderone said.

Calderone suffered a torn ACL in

her left knee midway through her freshman season at NU, losing the starting spot she had fought to earn.

Even worse, Calderone was never fully healthy in her sophomore year; she was moved to a role on the bench and appeared in just 12 games.

Nonetheless, Calderone persevered.

In her junior and senior seasons, Calderone started at center back in a total of 44 games. In 2013, NU reached the first round of the NCAA tournament, thanks to the team’s central defender, who was named to the All-CAA second team.

This season, Calderone elevated her game, raking in conference Defensive Player of the Year honors.

Calderone became a lethal component of the Husky offense this year, talling four assists and three goals, including two game-winners.

“In a weird way, sometimes that injury… almost makes a player better later because they have to work so hard to get back,” Leone said. “It’s challenging: lots of ups and downs, [and] lots of hard work you’ve got to put in on a day-to-day basis.”

Hard work is certainly something Calderone will need if she hopes to make it with the Breakers.

“For any rookie in the professional league, it’s a challenge,” Leone said. “It will be competitive, but I think it’s going to be an exciting challenge for her.”

Calderone said she’s happy to face the task ahead. The center back hails from Wellesley, a town just 10 miles west of Boston.

“I’ve grown up watching [the Breakers and] gone to games as a kid,” Calderone said. “It’s awesome.

There’s not a team I’d rather play for.”

Calderone was also a member and captain of the Breakers’ College Academy, which competes in the second tier of women’s professional soccer. The team annually features a handful of NU players. Paige Burnett, the senior goalkeeper who led the defense alongside Calderone, is also on the team. For players like

Burnett and Calderone, the Academy offered a chance to hone their skills in the offseason.

“It was great,” Calderone said.

“Just getting ready for the season and playing with some of the top players from around Boston during the summer.”

Playing with the Breakers’ Academy also gave Calderone a chance to show her skills to professional scouts. Lee Billiard, the Breakers’ general manager, was one of the coaches who watched Calderone play.

“Bianca is a player I am very familiar with,” Billiard said in an interview with the Breakers’ official website. “After a great career at Northeastern, she has continued to get better and, knowing her ability and character, she will push people for a place come preseason.”

One thing that will work in Calderone’s favor is that she’s left-footed.

In the quest for a roster spot with the Breakers, any extra skills will help.

“Having that unique quality of being left-footed is always a plus, because left-footed players that are as skillful and as smart as Bianca don’t grow on trees,” Leone said.

Calderone says the coaching staff, which is littered with former professional players, helped her prepare for a professional future. Assistant coaches Ashley Phillips and Kia McNeil both played professionally; Phillips played for four different teams in the United States, while McNeil had tours in Sweden, Russia and the US. While Calderone is certainly prepared, she will have to wait until April before the NWSL season kicks off. Until then, she will focus on her academics. Calderone is in her fourth year of NU’s six-year physical therapy program. She admits it will be tough to balance her studies with the Breakers, but is ready for the juggling act.

“I’m just going to try to figure it out each semester,” Calderone said.

“And if necessary, I can always take some time off [from school].”

In the meantime, Calderone will

Senior assistant captain Chloe Desjardins started in goal for NU and junior goaltender Allie Morse started for Providence.

The defense for both teams started off strong. Late in the first period, however, senior forward Haley Frade put Providence on the board first. Assisted by freshman forward Brooke Boquist and sophomore defenseman Kendra Goodrich, Frade took the puck up the ice. Desjardins made the initial save, but Frade came back with the rebound to put it just past Desjardins’ left shoulder.

Both goalies prevented any goals in the second period, keeping the score set at 1-0.

Early in the third period, Desjardins made a timely desperation save when she sprawled out in the crease and stuffed a shot with the paddle of her stick. Just minutes later, sophomore forward Melissa Haganey tied up the game. After a scramble in front of the net, Haganey found the loose puck and chipped it home. The third period ended 1-1 as NU and Providence prepared for a five-minute overtime.

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics

Bianca Calderone, 7, was drafted into the National Women’s Soccer League in the fourth round by the Boston Breakers.

Calderone agrees that the future try to follow the Northeastern team will be filled with success. as much as possible.

“The Huskies have a bright fu“I definitely hope to stay in contact,” she said. “I’m definitely going ture,” she said. “I’m glad to be from to come to games and keep my eye Northeastern.”

While the current NU team should out for everything they do.”

Leone hopes that she can give be dangerous next year, they will Calderone plenty to see in the 2015 miss their staunch captain and censeason. The head coach says that ter back.

For Bianca Calderone, it’s on Calderone making the jump to the pros has injected life into the pro- to the next challenge. In just a few gram. Now that NU is churning out months, she’ll trade in the black and top-level talent, recruiting is much red for a shiny new Boston Breakers jersey. The team she grew up rooting easier.

“To have all these opportunities for will now be the team she repreafter the college game is huge in re- sents on the pitch.

“It’s just a great organization,” cruiting,” Leone said. “It makes us a program, in [recruiters’] eyes, that Calderone said. “I’m really excited can help them get to that next level.” to be a part of it.”

Women’s hockey drops Beanpot game to BU

By Emily Pagliaroli News Correspondent

Northeastern University (NU) women’s hockey faced Providence College last Friday. At the end of regulation, the teams were tied at 1-1. NU came out with a victory over Providence in overtime making the final score 2-1. The team then took on Boston University (BU) in the consolation game of the 2015 Beanpot on Tuesday. Despite the women’s best efforts, Northeastern lost to BU by a final score of 3-1.

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics

Sophomore goaltender Sarah Foss, 42, made a career-high 38 saves on Tuesday against No. 7 Boston University.

Just 38 seconds into overtime, sophomore forward Hayley Masters snuck the puck past Morse to ensure the Huskies’ a 2-1 victory over Providence.

“I think positive energy’s the biggest thing you can control,” Masters said. “So we brought energy. We brought lots of smiles and laughs on the bench and it worked for us.”

This was NU’s first overtime win this season, having lost the previous four games that needed more than three periods.

“I didn’t think we played well, but the positive we’re going to take out of this is we found a way to win when our backs were against the wall,” Head Coach Dave Flint said.

Crosstown rivals NU and BU faced off for the 21st time in the Beanpot.

The last time the Huskies lost to the Terriers in the Beanpot was the 2009 consolation game. NU was at a bit of a disadvantage with junior forward and captain Kendall Coyne and sophomore forward Hayley Scamurra out with lower-body injuries.

Sophomore goaltender Sarah Foss started in net for NU and sophomore Victoria Hanson started for BU. BU made it on the board first when senior forward Marie-Philip Poulin put one past Foss early in the first period. With less than 30 seconds left in the period, junior forward Kayla Tutino snuck one through Foss’ pads putting BU ahead by two.

NU came out flying in the second period. Just 16 seconds in, Masters scored her seventh goal of the season to put NU on the board.

This was Masters’ fifth goal in the last six games. With less than two minutes left in the period, sophomore defenseman Heather Mottau was called for tripping.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY EAST Hockey East

Overall

1

Boston College

17-0

27-1-1

2

Boston University

13-4

19-7-2

3

Maine

9-7-1

10-14-3

4

Northeastern

8-8-1

9-15-4

5

New Hampshire

5-11-1

8-19-2 6-19-4

Providence

5-11-1

7

Connecticut

3-10-4

7-16-7

8

Vermont

4-13

13-16-1

NU started off the third period by killing off the last few seconds of Mottau’s penalty. Foss made a career-high 38 saves in her best game of the season to keep the score at 2-1. Flint called a timeout with less than two minutes of play left. Foss was pulled and Poulin scored on an empty net with less than a minute left in regulation, making the final score 3-1. Despite Foss’ effort, the Huskies could not pull out another victory.

Freshman forward Denisa Krizova won Pro-Ambitions Rookie of the Month for January in Hockey East.

Over six games, Krizova gathered eight points for the month with four goals and four assists. The rookie collected a goal and two assists over two games against Boston College, the No. 1-ranked team in the country.

Krizova has nine goals and 12 assists so far this season. With a total of 21 points, she is ranked fourth in Hockey East amid freshman scorers.

Krizova and the rest of the Huskies will prepare for a weekend in Storrs, Conn. NU will square off against University of Connecticut on Feb. 14 and Feb. 15.