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Public Engineering complex to open 2016 records at risk

By Marco White News Correspondent

State Sen. Jason M. Lewis (DWinchester) and Rep. Peter Kocot (D-Northampton) have filed bills in the Senate and House respectively that would reform Massachusetts’ public records law. The Massachusetts Freedom of Information Alliance (MassFOIA), comprised of journalistic and open government organizations, has been calling for Massachusetts’ public record laws to be updated for years but have recently redoubled their efforts in hopes that these new bills will become law.

“The [Massachusetts] government’s view of public records is generally that they belong to us, the government, rather than they belong to you, the people, as the Constitution says and as the laws say in most cases,” Northeastern professor of journalism Lincoln McKie said.

McKie, like others in Northeastern’s School of Journalism, support the MassFOIA’s push to reform Massachusetts’ current public records laws.

“The legislation is not intended to extend the scope of the law or to change the exemptions,” Justin Silverman of the New England First Amendment Coalition, a member of the MassFOIA, said.

“It’s mainly to provide some enforcement, to give some teeth to MassFOIA, Page 6

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Northeastern’s new inderdisciplinary science and engineering complex is currently under construction in the Columbus Avenue parking lot. Due to open in 2016, the building, part of the Institutional Master Plan, will add 220,000 square feet of lab, classroom and office space to Northeastern.

By Vanessa Nason News Correspondent

Launching Northeastern into a new realm of research and accommodating students’ growing interest in science and engineering related fields, the university’s new interdisciplinary science and engineering complex (ISEC) is slated for completion in fall of 2016. It will be the first development dedicated

to private research in Roxbury.

“We’ve been working on this for a number of years,” Stephen Director, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, said. “The research and educational programs in the general area of sciences, in particular the life sciences and engineering, has been growing rapidly on this campus, and we have not really added any new facilities – new buildings in

particular – to support this activity, which I want to emphasize not only is helpful for faculty and graduate students, but for the undergraduate students that are also engaged in many of these projects as well.”

The new facility will be constructed in the Columbus Avenue parking lot and include wet and dry lab facilities and undergraduate teaching labs and classrooms as well as offices for faculty and

graduate students. It will also add 220,000 square feet of space.

“I think a new engineering building is an investment in Northeastern’s future,” freshman computer engineering major Victoria Barranco said. “I’m always hearing about ground-breaking research going on in our labs, and the new building would offer a whole new host of opportunities for students to ISEC, Page 2

BC defeats Huskies 22-1

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“In Our Name: a Play of the Torture Years” encourages viewers to consider the history on the controverial detention camp Guantanamo Bay.

Navy controversy on display in IV

By Rowena Lindsay Inside Editor

Confronting Guantánamo, which currently occupies the lobby of International Village (IV), is not a typical art exhibit. The display, featuring 13 canvases decorated with text and photographs, implores viewers to think critically about the history of the Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base (GTMO).

The exhibit opened on March 19 along with “In Our Name: a Play of the Torture Years,” which depicts the treatment of prisoners at the base’s detention camp, and a panel discussion on the ethics of torture in Blackman Auditorium.

The exhibit examines “the nature of place, the reality of the refugee experience, the ethics of public Gallery, Page 7

The losing streak has hit seven games for the Northeastern baseball team. The Huskies started Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play on March 20, losing all three games of the weekend away-series to the University of North Carolina – Wilmington (UNCW).

In the home opener on Tuesday, Boston College (BC) was too much for NU to handle, winning 22-1.

The Huskies had chances to beat the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Lowell on Wednesday but lost 11-9 at Friedman Diamond.

In preparation for the UNCW series, Head Coach Mike Glavine said that he believed his team was turning a corner, with its best days ahead. In retrospect, Glavine spoke too soon, and the team dropped its record to 7-14.

“Obviously, we are in a rut,” Glavine said. “That’s what happens when you get on a bit of a losing streak. You doubt yourself, and mistakes happen.”

On Friday against the Seahawks, the Huskies failed to maintain a one-run lead in the game’s final innings, losing 10-5.

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Freshman shortstop Maxwell Burt throws to first base in a game against BC on Tuesday, March 24 at Friedman Diamond in Brookline.

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SGA elections to be held starting March 26

By Alexandra Malloy News Staff Voting on the future Student Government Association (SGA) president and executive vice president as well as various referenda is set to open on myNEU on Thursday, March 26. The two platforms, IgniteNU and EngageNU, are driven

by Eric Tyler with Morgan Helfman and John Finn with Neel Desai, respectively.

Tyler, a junior information science and business dual major, is currently the vice president for academic affairs within SGA and running for student body president. He initially got his start as a senator, representing computer science, which didn’t have any senators at the time, and, after diving into committees, he was hooked.

“I’ve really seen tremendous progress over the past two years,” Tyler said. “Both Nick [Naraghi] and Noah [Carville] have done a tremendous job in engaging students and the administration and creating a conversation and dialogue between both sides. I want to continue that.”

Running for the position of executive vice president (EVP) under Tyler, Helfman is currently the vice president of student affairs.

“When given the opportunity to run for [the] vice president position of student affairs, I jumped at the opportunity,” the sophomore political science and sociology major said.

“I’ve gotten to meet so many amazing people through this position.”

Both Tyler and Helfman have noticed a breakdown of communication between students and SGA, highlighting the little-known textbook exchange SGA created last semester. One of their key goals is to increase communication between academic senators and their constituents.

Their platform, IgniteNU, is meant to spark communication, effectiveness and tangible change.

“There’s so much going on on campus and there’s so many things that SGA does; there’s kind of a disconnect between them,” Helfman said. “We know that we need to in-

said. “I thought that I really wanted to bring that to the whole organization and let people know that SGA is a tool they can use on campus and we are here to help. I’m really excited to meet a lot of students and to help them as much as I can.”

Desai, a sophomore economics major, is the current vice chairman of the finance committee. He notes that the position of EVP would allow him to work as the project manager on student initiatives and increase participation and diversity.

“It’s up to us to really put student issues in context, because students are the ones that face these issues for the administration,” Desai said.

“We have the ability to have tangible change and improve things on campus if we go about it the right way.”

Finn and Desai’s platform, EngageNU, is a three-part plan focusing on engagement, building relationships and action.

“We want to be able to engage with the student body, enable discussion and have people feel comfortable seeking us out,” Finn said. “The second step is to build. We want to build relationships and have the infrastructure needed so students trust us when they come to us, that we can get things done for them. And finally, act. When students come to us, we want to be able to be receptive, hear what they’re saying, but most importantly be able to act on it and help them get their goals done.”

EngageNU’s main goal is to take what students are passionate about and expand on it quickly and efficiently.

“I think the core of our platform is really being an accelerator, not just an incubator for change,” Desai said. “Being able to connect with students on a year-round basis and reach out to them and see what kind of issues they face and what particularly SGA can help them out with.”

The announcement of future SGA president will be made on April 6.

“I’m a very outgoing person,” Finn said. “I really like to have conversations with people who I may have never met, and I really just like to talk to people on campus. I think that it’s a lot of fun to to talk to someone who is very interested in what’s going on on campus and really loves their school, and if anyone ever had anything they wanted to talk to me about – they could always reach out.“ Platform and candidate information is listed on the SGA website.

“I would be a great president because of my experience and my passion,” Tyler said. “Having sat on the executive board this past year, I know where SGA stands and what needs to change in order to move forward and better advocate on behalf of the student body. As much as I love Northeastern, I love seeing the university change for the better and doing whatever I can to make the student experience even better.”

ISEC, from Page 1 participate in research.”

Northeastern has recently seen a large uptake in the amount of research generated, according to Director.

“We have, over the last four or five years, doubled the amount of research that we’ve been doing,” he said.

This amount is measured by the money generated from external sponsors donating to the research.

With this extreme growth, new facilities became necessary.

“There has been a huge need for sufficient infrastructure support, especially research laboratories and teaching space,” Mansoor Amiji, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, said.

While there will be many renovations across campus as part of Northeastern’s Institutional Master Plan (IMP), Director notes that most construction over the past few years has been focused on dormitories and other facilities not directly related to research.

“The buildings that were renovated were not necessarily designed to support the state-of-the-art research that we’re engaged in now,” Director said. “So this building is being built to accommodate our growing research program in these areas: the life sciences, computer sciences, engineering and some of the other basic sciences as well, and provide the much-needed space.”

According to Director, Northeastern is expected to double the amount of research it conducts again in another five years. This project supports that future, as the building’s

design is suited for greater interaction and is focused on increasing research output. The ISEC represents a $225 million investment by Northeastern.

The IMP, developed over the past two years as a collaboration among faculty, staff, students and the surrounding communities, concentrates on growing NU’s campuses both in Boston and on the Seattle and Charlotte campuses. The IMP was approved by the Boston Redevelopment Authority in November of last year.

The LEED-certified building, designed by architectural firm Payette, also includes a pedestrian bridge across the MBTA Orange Line.

“There will also be a cafe in there, which will expand eating facilities,” Director said of the ISEC. “There’s a great landscaping plan that will provide wonderful outdoor interaction spaces for the entire campus and also provide, because of the way we designed the atrium and the auditorium – which is a much needed facility for the campus as a whole – but will also accommodate campuswide events.”

Nadine Aubry, dean of the College of Engineering, sees this building as the beginning of new opportunity for students and the university as a whole.

“I am tremendously excited about the ISEC complex, which will serve to convene our engineering students and researchers alongside scientists from other colleges in a world-class facility,” Aubry said in statement to The News. “And in doing so, enable our continued innovation in interdisciplinary research addressing grand challenges today’s world faces.”

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From left: Morgan Helfman, a sophomore political science and sociology major running for executive vice president, Eric Tyler, a junior information science and business dual major running for SGA president and Neel Desai a sophomore economics major running for executive vice president, will appear on the SGA ballot, set to be open online March 26 - Aprul. Not pictured: John Finn, a third-year finance and accounting major is running for president president. He is on currently on co-op outside of Boston.

crease our communication because it’s our responsibility to let students know what we’re working on, especially for something on campus that is happening that’s related to what we’re doing [in SGA].”

Tyler and Helfman hope to improve accessibility to academic senators in order to increase communication and initiatives that have a direct impact on the student body, such as mandatory co-op evaluations and to set up a peer mentoring service. This service, according to Tyler, will pick up where orientation left off and allow students to access peers with diverse backgrounds. He hopes it can help foster student communication and engagement, and provide a support system to students.

“We want to be able to give our

students something that they can say ‘SGA did this for me, I’m proud of my SGA, and I’m proud of Northeastern for providing this avenue for change,’” Helfman said.

Finn, the other presidential hopeful, was originally involved in Resident Student Association (RSA) as the liaison to SGA. He then returned to SGA as the vice president for student services last fall. Now on co-op, the third-year finance and accounting major notes that what he loves about student services is the reach and interaction with students, which he hopes to expand upon as president.

“I thought, ‘this model really lets SGA assimilate into the student body and can get a lot of feedback and talk to a lot of people,’” Finn

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Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, March 20 @ 12:53 p.m.

An assistant director of the Residential Safety Office (RSO) notified the Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD) that he witnessed a party steal two chairs from the lobby of Speare Hall. NUPD was notified that the subjects were currently outside Outtakes with the chairs and refused to return the furniture. The male students explained they were in the Kappa Sigma fraternity and had been collecting food for Pine Street Inn for the past week. They further stated they had been borrowing chairs all week. NUPD spoke with the director of Housing and Residential Life, who gave the students permission for the day, but asked they make arrangements with her for next time. All parties were cleared and a report was filed.

Monday, March 16 @ 10:13 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A student reported leaving his cell phone unattended in the first floor men’s restroom of Snell Library. He returned 30 minutes later to find it missing. He also checked with the lost and found but did not locate the phone. A report was filed.

Tuesday, March 17 @ 7:45 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A student reported her backpack was stolen from the food court of Curry Student Center. NUPD responded and a report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Wednesday, March 18 @ 2:47 p.m.

The headmaster of Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers notified NUPD that one of her students was assaulted. NUPD responded and spoke with the student, who explained that he was walking with a group of friends by the YMCA when three males got out of a vehicle. One struck the subject on the face before returning to the vehicle and driving away. NUPD checked the surrounding area, but did not find anyone. NUPD notified the Boston Police Department (BPD), which assumed jurisdiction.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Wednesday, March 18 @ 11:24 p.m.

An RSO staff member reported a student was intoxicated and harassing and verbally abusing the proctors in White Hall. The proctor stated the male student was attempting to sign into a room in the building and was using offensive language directed towards both proctors. NUPD responded and found the student to be conscious, semi-alert and intoxicated. EMS was requested and transported the underage student to Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The Residence Director (RD) on call was notified.

Thursday, March 19 @ 11:59 a.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A professor reported that one of his students had caused a small fire in a lab in Egan Research Center. He was baking insulation inside a furnace when he accidentally damaged the furnace, causing the incident. They extinguished the fire, but the room was filled with smoke and the alarm had not turned off. No one was injured. Environmental Health and Safety was also notified and a report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, March 20 @ 12:52 p.m.

NUPD received a report from BPD about a student on St. Botolph Street at Massachusetts Avenue. BPD stated that a drug unit was following a suspect and noticed a male break the rear window of a vehicle. The male then stole a backpack from the car. BPD caught the suspect on Northampton Street, retrieved the bag and placed the offender under arrest.

come to campus

By Amanda Hoover News Editor

For those on campus who are frustrated by low phone batteries halfway through the day, WrightGrid, a startup founded by Northeastern alumnus Ryan Wright (CoE ‘09), now provides a solution.

WrightGrid installed five phonecharging stations on campus as part of a pilot program in February. Until the end of April, students and staff can try the stations and provide feedback through Twitter, using #NotioninMotion. The university will consider the feedback when it makes a decision about purchasing the stations.

“You can see – if you walk anywhere on campus right now – people huddled by outlets. You see stray phones plugged in,” Justin Wright, one of the lead fellows on the project, said. “There’s a definite need.”

The project, which comes from the Office of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs (EMSA), is a collaboration with Notion in Motion. Notion in Motion is a division of EMSA that helps put innovative ideas into practice on campus.

“Last year, an idea was submitted to increase the charging capabilities on campus, and just looking at power bars or adding outlets on campus – that’s not very innovative,” Justin Wright said. “So we were looking at something that is new, that is fresh.”

That’s when EMSA connected with Ryan Wright and WrightGrid, seeking an innovative, eco-friendly solution to the problem. So far, the pilot program has been successful, according to Ryan Wright.

“We just did a debrief with the Notion in Motion administrators and all of the feedback was really positive,” he said.

Currently, the stations are located in Curry Student Center, the International Village dining hall, Snell Library and Marino Center. At each location, students can secure their iPhone or Android in a combination sealed locker for free while it charges.

NU student Kevin Mayer dies at 19

Saturday, March 21 @ 1:26 a.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division An NUPD officer reported an intoxicated female walked into a wall on the upper busway at Ruggles Station and injured her head. EMS was notified and evaluated the 28 year old, who was conscious and alert. The female, who is not affiliated with Northeastern, was transported to Boston Medical Center.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, March 21 @ 4:20 p.m.

A student reported hearing shots fired on Ruggles Street and believes he and four friends witnessed the shooter run into the West Village area on Field Street. NUPD and BPD located a person at Huntington Avenue and Forsyth Street who matched the description of the subject. The person was identified, found to have several records on file and is banned from campus. BPD arrested the suspect and the BPD gun dog swept the campus area, but no firearms or ballistic evidence was found. BPD recovered one firearm at the back of 300 Ruggles Street. Northeastern sent informational messages to students regarding the incident.

Saturday, March 21 @ 11:09 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division An RA in West Village F reported an unresponsive female lying on the couch on the fifth floor common room. NUPD responded and reported that the student was awake and alert. EMS was requested and cleared the student, who refused medical assistance and went to her room with her roommate. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, March 22 @ 1:30 a.m.

An intoxicated male vomiting on the Egan Reserch Center access road near Snell Library was reported. NUPD responded and reported the former student and his friend, who is not affiliated with Northeastern, were visiting the Boston University campus and passing through Northeastern. Both parties signed medical waivers.

Sunday, March 22 @ 3:51 a.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A 660 Columbus Ave. proctor reported to NUPD that a resident and guest were destroying the elevator signage. The proctor had asked the parties to stop and leave the building, but they did not comply. NUPD responded and spoke with the student. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, March 22 @ 4:20 p.m.

A student reported that his leather chain was removed from his dorm room on Saturday. He said it was in place prior to room inspections conducted by Housing and Residential Life, and informed the RA on duty. That evening, he reported the incident to NUPD. A report was filed.

Initially, the pilot program was only contracted for six weeks, but Northeastern has decided to extend it until the end of April following positive feedback, Ryan Wright said.

Ryan Wright began work on WrightGrid as a graduate student at Babson University in Wellesley.

While working on a project in which he had to create a new company that used renewable energy, he thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if we had some kind of opportunity to charge our phones outdoors and use some kind of solar panel?” He took the project and founded Sol Power in March of 2013. Last fall, the name was changed to WrightGrid.

The stations that are currently part of the pilot program are not solar-powered, as they were placed indoors for the cold winter months.

If Northeastern chooses to purchase the stations, Wright said eco-friendly and solar-powered stations could be added outdoors.

“This is a great idea,” Chris Willig, a first-year graduate student studying computer science, said.

“People are always looking to charge their phones.”

The Northeastern community has already been using the stations in high volume.

“We’ve gotten feedback that has said these stations are being heavily used, students love them and that fewer phones are being stolen,” Ryan Wright said.

Xuewei Zhu, a third-year architecture major, thinks that the charging stations are an innovative addition to campus.

“I think it’s really cool. It’s really advantageous,” Zhu said, using the station to for the first time in the Curry Student Center.

Should Northeastern decide to purchase the stations, they will have the opportunity to select the fourth generation version of the stations.

The new version is redesigned to look more sleek and incorporates LED lighting to signify which stations are vacant.

EMSA will continue to collect feedback until the pilot’s end.

Photo by Becca Chairin, courtesy Jessie Litwin, Nor’easters

Kevin Mayer, 19, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 24. His funeral will be held on Saturday.

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Kevin Mayer, a sophomore communications and film studies major at Northeastern, died suddenly on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. He was 19 years old.

Mayer graduated from Boston Latin School in 2013 and was an

active member of the Nor’easters a cappella group at NU. A member since 2013, Mayer was a bass singer and the group’s treasurer.

“He was a very, very loved member,” Jessie Litwin, manager for the Nor’easters, said. “Kevin was such a beautiful person who made everyone who knew him so grateful to have shared some time with him in the world.”

Mayer was an intern at the Massachusetts School Building Authority in Boston, according to his Facebook profile.

Kevin is survived by his parents, Christopher Mayer and Donna Brown, sisters Emily, Abby and Caroline Mayer, grandparents Jocelyn and Peter Inzana and Diane Mayer, cousin Bobby Croke and many other aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kevin Mayer ‘13 Fund for the Boston Latin School Association or to the Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research.

Visiting hours will be held on Friday, March 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the O’Brien Funeral Home in South Boston. Gate of Heaven Church will host a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Mayer will be laid to rest at Dorchester’s Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery. Friends and family are welcome.

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Column: Scandals frequent in frats Fraternities are notorious for their scandals. If they are in the news, it is almost always because they have been caught doing something illegal, immoral or just plain stupid.

In the last few weeks, one frat has Kenny Sokan been caught with a Facebook “sex book” of its conquests – unconscious women – and another is being ousted for its chanting about problems with having black people in their chapter.

Greek organizations have been around for hundreds of years.

They have a society and culture all their own. Fraternities and their centuries-old traditions and secrets have proven to breed the entitled, violent, alcoholic, drug abusers and rapists. That’s not to say all men in frats have these characteristics, but if they don’t, in some form or another, they are associated with someone who does.

What once was a selling point in college tours is now the very thing diminishing the reputations of universities.

In a video that went viral, members of the University of Oklahoma’s (OU) Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) chapter and other OU students are on a bus chanting about how SAE doesn’t want – and will never have – a black member. At an emergency board meeting shortly after the video came to light, SAE national president Brad Cohen issued a statement saying he “was not only shocked and disappointed, but disgusted by the outright display of racism displayed in the video.” This is hardly the first “outright display of racism” to occur within a fraternity, especially those of southern roots, and I find it hard to believe Cohen was that troubled by the content of the video.

SAE was the first national fraternity to be established in the deep south, founded at the University of Alabama in 1856. Of the 376 members it incurred before the Civil War, 369 fought for the Confederacy and the other seven for the Union Army. Consequently, it comes of no surprise that racism is still alive within the fraternity’s walls. Additionally, months prior, the same chant was reported at the SAE chapter at the University of Texas.

The fraternity has had a string of publicized racial incidents at various universities since 2000. If these are just the ones that received attention, think about the countless others that didn’t. OU’s SAE chapter was closed effective immediately March 8, and two members of the fraternity, believed to have led the incident, were expelled.

Last week, a Facebook page created by members of Pennsylvania State University’s Kappa Delta Rho surfaced. The invitation-only page consists of photos of naked or partially nude women, some of whom are asleep or unconscious. A criminal investigation has since been launched and the chapter’s activities suspended. In a column written by university President Eric J. Barron, Barron said, “I am shocked and angered by the apparent disregard for not only the law, but also human dignity.”

See a pattern? The shock, the horror! To Barron’s credit, he did suggest a re-evaluation of the fraternity system, and I couldn’t agree more. Fraternities have been riddled with misconduct scandals for just about as long as they have been around, yet no serious change has come from the reporting of these incidents, nor the subsequent suspensions, expulsions or disbandments.

These organizations that pride themselves on being gentlemen of principal and philanthropists have proven time and time again that you can’t judge a frat by its well-crafted mission statement.

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Letters from the candidates Editor’s note: Elections for next year’s student body president and vice president open on Thursday, March 26. To vote for the Student

Government Association (SGA)’s next group of leaders, as well as on a number of referenda submitted by NU student groups, visit myNEU.

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The following are letters from both pairs of presidential and executive vice presidential candidates.

Northeastern University is home to an active and engaged community, one that is ripe with opportunity for all students. Now, more than ever, is a great time to be a Husky. We want to serve the student body because we love this school. This university has come far, and opportunities for improvement still exist — this excites us.

Working with our fellow students to facilitate changes that enhance their Northeastern experience should be the role of SGA at Northeastern. Northeastern students thrive when being heard, taking action and getting results. We were both drawn to SGA because of its unique relationship with change on campus.

If elected, our plan is to increase SGA’s engagement with the student body, provide an infrastructure for student-led change and, most importantly, take action.

1. Engage: We want to engage and connect students with SGA through new platforms that enable discussion. We want students to feel comfortable seeking us out, and we want to listen to their ideas and perspectives. This must be an active, ongoing dialogue with the student body to advance student ideas. By combining an-

nual initiatives, such as the budget priorities survey, and interactive content, such as online forums, Vlogs from our cabinet meetings and committee progress podcasts, we want to share what we do with you.

2. Build: All change begins with a conversation. We want to be a part of that conversation early on to connect students with administrators who can help accomplish student goals. Our goal is to build the infrastructure needed to facilitate ideas and solve problems on campus. The most insightful feedback SGA receives comes from student opinion. We want to enable an open relationship with the student body at large because we truly believe more Northeastern students need to be at the table representing the complete picture of the student body.

3. Act: As an association, we will commit to follow through with all problems — big and small — to become an accelerator bringing student initiatives to life. At the core of our purpose is the determination to better the student experience. Every student has a different experience and wants something out of their school. We not only want to be an incubator, but an accelerator of student

change. SGA exists to serve students; how can we help? Together through our experience and active engagement with Student Services, Finance Board, RSA and the Student Conduct Board, we have worked hand-in-hand with many student leaders and administrators alike. If elected, we have the experience and insight to lead the Student Government Association.

We want to empower SGA to help move your initiatives forward.

We have a number of concrete, actionable changes we would like to work on as well as points of discussion we believe are important on campus. Some of which include: celebrating culture groups, continuing sexual assault policy reform, furthering our social impact, cultivating a green campus and expanding our entrepreneurial ecosystem. Northeastern—we are on the cusp of something special.

Let’s continue moving our university forward together. Let’s get to work. Please visit www. engageNU2015.com to learn more about us and our platform.

Webster’s defines passion as a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something. The passion for doing something for the community we love is what inspires Eric and I, Morgan.

Eric and I are not alone. Northeastern’s culture is defined by passion, both at an individual level and as a community. Why else would we, as students, do everything that we do in addition to class? Why are we having an amazing Springfest week coming up? Why did our men’s basketball team make it to the March Madness tournament for the first time in 24 years? Why do our students go to top graduate programs? The answer is passion. Northeastern students have a unique passion for everything that they do whether it be in entertainment, athletics, academics or anything else. This is why we are a top–50 school, and this is why we chose to go to Northeastern. Passion.

After Eric’s first year as a senator spending time on many of the committees in SGA, he really found his niche in academics. This past year, he served as the vice president for academic

affairs because he was inspired by all of the experiential opportunities that students have at Northeastern. He wanted to work with administrators to see that these opportunities continued and were improved upon.

Similarly, student affairs was the first thing that drew me into SGA. Through it, I was able to work with organizations and resources on campus that are inclusive of all students, such as the International Student and Scholar Institute (ISSI), the Center for Spirituality, Dialogue and Service (CSDS), the Social Justice Resource Center (SJRC) and athletics. I was so excited to have the opportunity to meet with these centers and respective student groups on a regular basis and to hear their thoughts. Mostly, though, I held this role because I saw problems with the Code of Student Conduct, and I wanted to help fix the issues by bringing student input to the conversation.

Eric and I have a passion for Northeastern that has given us such a unique opportunity. Being able to sit on the executive board of SGA this past year as vice president of academic affairs and vice

president of student affairs has allowed us to meet so many incredible students and hear their amazing stories. We have heard of their successes and of their defeats, of their triumphs and of their difficulties at Northeastern, and it has given us such a diverse vision of this school, one no longer limited to just the areas of academic and student affairs. Northeastern is a school we can be proud of; however, we know that there are so many things that we can do to make it even better. We want to continue to use our passion to improve the Northeastern student experience through tangible initiatives, ensure that your voice is heard on campus and make sure that you’re informed on how SGA is working for you as your student body president and executive vice president.

Our passion is hearing your story and representing you, the student body. Let us use our passion, and experience, to help you by voting IgniteNU.

– John Finn is a third-year business major. Neel Desai is a sophomore economics major.

– Eric Tyler is a junior information sciences and business dual major. Morgan Helfman is a sophomore political science and sociology dual major.

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Journalists push for reform of state records law MassFOIA, From Page 1 the law where there really aren’t any now.”

The law does not seek to change existing exemptions to public records, which restrict access to those records that would violate personal privacy or criminal investigations.

According to a press release on the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association’s website, the legislation proposes the state be responsible for legal fees accrued when public records requests are denied and legal action is taken, a records access officer assist in locating records and electronic records be more widely available.

“We have been trying to bring this law into the 21st century. It hasn’t been meaningfully updated since 1973, which is, of course, a long time ago, especially considering how technology has changed since then,” Christopher Ott of the American Civil Liberties Union, a member of the MassFOIA, said.

Ott thinks it is unfair for the government to charge fees for providing public information when documents can be easily sent over email.

“Government officials are well aware of the fact that a lot of news organizations don’t have the money and the resources that they had ten or twenty years ago,” Northeastern professor of journalism Dan Kennedy said. “So they delay and the reporters receiving these records often have to move on to other stories.

So the delay sometimes becomes tantamount to killing the story.”

Kennedy penned a letter, cosigned by 17 members of Northeastern’s School of Journalism, which supports the MassFOIA’s efforts to reform the public records laws. In the letter, which was published by the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe, Kennedy stated that “Reform is long overdue.”

He also made mention of a recent decision by Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin that gave police chiefs and state officials the power to withhold records related to criminal charges at their discretion, even if the alleged criminal is a police officer. In an article on this same decision, the Globe posted links to several documents in which its reporters were refused access to state records.One particular case involved five officers charged with drunk driving.

In the document in which the reporter was refused access, the cited statute read, “A record may be held as CORI [Criminal Offender Record Information] if it is a record compiled by the department concerning an identifiable individual and relates to the nature or disposition of a criminal charge, an arrest, a pre-trial proceeding, other judicial proceedings, sentencing, incarceration, rehabilitation or release.”

The week of March 15 - 21, known as Sunshine Week, was founded by the Florida Society of Newspaper editors in 2002 to inform citizens of their rights to access public records. In Massachusetts, publications like the Boston

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A group of publications and independent journalists have come together to push for public records reform in the Massachusetts legislature. The Massachusetts public records building is located at 1 Ashburton Pl.

Globe and independent reporters have used Sunshine Week as a backdrop to the renewed push for easy access to public records, which many feel is one of the major issues

afflicting the state government.

Massachusetts received an F in public access to information from the State Integrity Investigation, run by the Center for Public

Integrity. The State Integrity Investigation also stated on its website that, in Massachusetts, “a culture of secrecy undermines public confidence in the government.”

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Trial sees expert testimony in second week

By Jose Castillo News Correspondent

The trial of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began three weeks ago, and despite the two years that have passed since the bombings, the first three weeks of trial have shown that the emotional aftermath is still felt today. However, the past week and a half took a turn in tone: focusing more on hard evidence and forensic data than on witness testimony. More specialists and agents have taken the stand recently to provide substantial proof for both the prosecution and defense.

On Tuesday, March 17, testimonies began with the examination of Robert McCarthy, a Massachusetts State Police trooper and part of the bomb squad that collected two undetonated pipe bombs and other explosives from the scene of the Watertown shootout. McCarthy described to the court the “improvised” explosives found in a stolen Mercedes SUV driven by the Tsarnaev brothers.

Testimonies continued as Massachusetts State Police Fingerprint Analyst Patrick Moynihan discussed results from analyzing prints found in the stolen SUV and another vehicle driven by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. A wallet found in the latter vehicle, belonging to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, contained receipts for backpacks, a soldering gun and use of a gun range in New Hampshire. The wallet also contained a receipt stating that $900 had been transferred to an account in Russia. Moynihan also said he had found a CD containing religious music belonging to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the stolen SUV. During testimonies, Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab Analyst Jennifer Montgomery stated

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev flanked attorneys Miriam Conrad and Judy Clarke at the defense table on March 18, 2015.

that a pair of white gloves found in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s vehicle contained the blood of slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Campus Police Officer Sean Collier. When cross-examined by the defense, however, she said that blood splatters found on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s sweatshirt were not identified as Collier’s, who had been shot at point-blank range.

Day 10 continued the series of technical testimonies as FBI agent Brian Corcoran, Jr. described the damage caused during the Watertown shootout days after the Boston Marathon Bombing.

Corcoran explained that shrapnel from pipe and pressure-cooker bombs covered Laurel Street in Watertown, and remnants were found on top of homes, cars and children’s outdoor playsets.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Internet activity was also presented to jurors, as FBI Special Agent Kevin

Swindon, an expert in computer forensics, stated that over 600 pieces of digital media were collected during investigation, including PDFs of al-Qaida magazine “Inspire.” One article Swindon emphasized was titled “Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom.” Resuming testimony on Monday, March 23, Swindon was cross-examined by Defense Attorney William Fick, who accused Swinden of “cherry-picking” evidence found on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s computer.

Prosecution was quick to object to the line of questioning but was overruled by Judge George O’Toole, Jr. Dr. Matthew Levitt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy who directs a program on counterterrorism and intelligence, testified regarding the message written by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the side of the boat he was found in during the manhunt that shut down Watertown

for nearly 18 hours. Levitt told the prosecution that the message was similar to radical jihadist literature written to threaten the US. “Know you are fighting men who look into the barrel of your gun and see heaven,” Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote. “Stop killing our innocent people and we will stop.”

On day 12, Massachusetts State Police Lt. David Cahill, an expert in identifying firearms, testified that the bullet casing found at MIT matched 65 casings found at the site of the Watertown shootout.

The five casings found at MIT, along with the others, all came from one weapon: the Rutgers pistol Tamerlan Tsarnaev allegedly used during both incidents.

It was later presented that prints found on live rounds could only be tracked to Tamerlan Tsarnaev and that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev did not shoot during their confrontation with the police.

FBI Washington Supervisory Agent Kimberly Franks told the court that she found BB gun pellets in Tsarnaev’s college dorm room at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth along with a white Ralph Lauren Polo hat worn the day of the marathon.

Defense Attorney David Pruck tried to present Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as someone who was simply influenced by his older brother to commit such crimes. Pruck focused on an appeal document submitted by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to school administrators at UMass Dartmouth after his financial aid was revoked due to poor grades.

“This year I lost too many of my loved relatives,” Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote in the appeal.

“I was unable to cope with the stress and maintain school work.”

Pruck explained that the loss of relatives back in his home of the Chechen Republic, along with the departure of his newlydivorced parents, put Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a sensitive place, one in which he could have been easily influenced by his older, radical brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

It is unknown when the defense will begin its set of testimonies, or whether or not they will have anyone take the stand.

The trial focuses on the actions of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a former college student who, with deceased elder brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, is accused of detonating two pressure cooker bombs during the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, killing three and injuring 260 others.

The Tsarnaev brothers then allegedly led officers on a four-day chase that resulted in the death of both MIT Officer Sean Collier and Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Boston Public Schools to modify lunch menus

By Laura Rosenberg News Correspondent

After facing a reported budget deficit of $2.3 million, Boston Public Schools (BPS) announced on March 9 that it will change the free breakfasts and lunches they offer to students to cut down on costs.

In lieu of hot breakfasts served daily, schools will serve cold breakfast options such as Cocoa Puffs and skim milk for breakfast. Hot breakfasts will be served twice a week, and daily lunch specials will be replaced with basic menus including items like cold cuts, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chicken fingers and macaroni and cheese.

Jessica Hoffman, Ph.D, an associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology at Northeastern and a nationally certified school psychologist, said that the BPS’s current situation is an example of how underfunded the country’s school food service departments are.

Hoffman also works as a co-investigator at Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures, an obesity prevention program for preschool students in the Boston area. She has additionally served as the principal investigator for a five-year long research project funded by the National Institutes of Health, which examined different methods of encouraging elementary school students to consume fruits and vegetables within Boston Public Schools.

“School food service departments are charged with a very challenging and critically important task – how to serve nutritious foods that children will eat in a cost effective manner,” Hoffman said in

an email to The News. “Without the financial resources needed to hire staff, have kitchen spaces to prepare foods and purchase quality ingredients, school districts are in a very difficult position to deliver healthful, tasty meals to millions of children each day. This is a very large, national problem that proper funding is needed to address.”

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP), a federally assisted meal program to provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to schoolchildren, was established under the National School Lunch Act in 1946. More recently, in December 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act, which altered the nutritional standards for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to meet the dietary guidelines for Americans.

According to the US Department of Agriculture, 1,519 schools have dropped out of NSLP, citing small portion size and excessive regulation on the foods offered. These schools tended to have few students eligible for free or reduced lunch pricing.

NSLP is particularly important in low-income areas, where it offers free or reduced meal prices.

In the BPS system, meals are free to students regardless of income.

The proposed changes to school lunches are not unique to Boston or even Massachusetts. Many states are now revising student meals.

Chelsea McGee, a former New York City resident and freshman criminal justice major, noticed a similar lack of variety in her high school.

“At my school, breakfast was free, but lunch was not,” Mc-

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According to a proposed change to school breakfast and lunch menus, lunch specials like this one will soon be replaced with meals like macaroni and cheese and cold cuts.

Gee said. “We typically had hot and cold options – though, junior year, a majority of the items were things that were served every day like pizza and burgers. The daily entrées were limited at best.”

Emily DeLuca, an undeclared freshman and former Connecticut resident, experienced a different side of the spectrum.

“At my school, meals were not free and were on the expensive side,” DeLuca said. “The school offered

both daily entrées that changed on a regular basis, as well as foods that were available every day.”

Despite this, DeLuca still felt limited as a vegetarian, and her diet reflected that.

“I ate almost the same thing at school each day: hummus and pretzels,” she said.

Whether or not their personal experiences reflected those of future BPS students, Northeastern students were distressed by the

coming change. Leigh Schneider, a freshman undeclared student, expressed worry at the effect it would have on children.

“I am very concerned how these changes might impact the nutrition of kids – especially at a middle school and high school level,” Schneider said. “When it comes to cutting a budget, something that is so important to kids’ health, wellbeing and performance at school should not be at the top of the list.”

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“Shades of Sound” showcases athleticism

By Rowena Lindsay Inside Editor

Rather than detailing a story, Boston Ballet’s newest show, “Shades of Sound,” is a meditation on ballet itself, exploring how different musical styles affect the art of dance and showcasing the athleticism of the dancers.

“Shades of Sound” is split into three acts: Wayne McGregor’s “Chroma,” George Balanchine’s “Episodes” and Hans van Manen’s “Black Cake,” which have all been staged separately. While Boston Ballet staged “Chroma” in 2013, the others are both new to the company.

The first act, “Chroma,” is set to the music of composer Joby Talbot and alternative rock artist Jack White, formerly of The White Stripes. Although it supposedly draw from three well-known Jack White songs, his influence is barely noticeable, which is disappointing since the combination has the potential to be innovative and interesting.

While the entire ballet could be called minimalist with its simple costumes and essentially no stage design, “Chroma” goes beyond that. It is positively primal with all dancers in varying shades of nude so they appear naked onstage – or alternatively look like Maddie Ziegler in Sia’s music videos.

The dancing style, which alternates between jagged and fluid movements, was a bit too experimental to be enjoyable for those who are not ballet aficionados.

However, the experimental moves made for a visually interesting performance despite the simplicity of the staging.

The music for the second act, “Episodes,” comes from the orchestral works of Anton von Webern, a 20th-century Austrian composer and conductor. The dancing throughout this act is very technical and every note is matched with a precise movement. In the absence of a storyline, noteable costumes or sets, “Episodes” brings the audience’s attention to the athleticism

of the dancers and the intricacy of the choreography.

As the name suggests, this act is broken up into episodes that feature different dancers and musical arrangements. In the most impressive of the seven episodes, a group of female dancers held hands and danced in a circle while one of the women, still holding hands with the others, danced a duet with a male dancer.

One of the many duets in “Episodes” emphasized flexibility and fluidity of movement. Pairs included Seo Hye Han and Paul Craig; Rachel Cossar and Sabi Varga; Lia Cirio and Paulo Arrais; and Addie Tapp and Lasha Khozashvili.

The final act, “Black Cake,”

which is the best of the three performances, features the music of mid-19th to 20th-century composers Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Leoš Janáček, Igor Stravinsky, Pietro Mascagni and Jules Massenet. The group collectively wrote many of the most famous operas and ballets in history.

Unlike the previous two acts, “Black Cake” has narrative elements and the dancers, while they do not have characters per se, have personalities and relationships that they incorporate into the dance.

This is a refreshing change after two acts of emotionless faces.

“Black Cake” begins with the dancers wandering onstage and going through the movements of get-

ting ready for the ballet itself. This goes on until, suddenly, the whole cast is onstage and poised to dance.

The act is less experimental and more humorous than the previous two, playing on gender dynamics through several duets between male and female dancers. In one duet, a man tries to woo an uninterested woman. The woman lies down on the ground in boredom, and the dance ends with the man pulling her posed body off stage.

In another duet, the woman pushes the man to the ground and dances over him.

Lastly, the entire cast dances with champagne glasses, getting progressively “drunker” as they dance, drawing laughs from the

audience and culminating in one dancer drunkenly kissing another.

While the show was certainly impressive and enjoyable, if you are looking for a classic date night at the ballet, skip this show and wait for “The Nutcracker” to come around at Christmas. However, if you are interested in dance in and of itself, “Shades of Sound” is fascinating.

“Shades of Sound” is playing at the Boston Opera House through March 29. Tickets start at $29 and are available at the box office or at www.bostonballet.org.

Gallery, From Page 1 health, the implications of indefinite incarceration and the scope of human justice,” according to the project’s website.

Each canvas is supported by a chain link fence, intended to represent the barriers that, throughout GTMO’s history, have kept American soldiers, refugees and suspected enemy combatants of the War on Terror separated from the rest of Cuba.

The canvases were designed by

students from different universities in collaboration with the Guantánamo Public Memory Project, an organization that seeks to raise public awareness of the naval base’s history and foster dialogue about its future.

Prior to arriving at Northeastern, the exhibit had been displayed at over a dozen universities around the world. The Northeastern University Public History Program and other organizations affiliated with Northeastern brought the exhibit to campus.

A group of 12 graduate students and faculty make up the project’s committee. They first came into contact with the Guantánamo Public Memory Project while studying the Haitian Refugee Crisis under Victoria Cain, assistant professor of history, who served as a faculty advisor to the committee.

The crisis was the result of over 30,000 Haitian refugees’ internment at Guantanamo after they attempted to flee to the US following the 1991

Haitian coup d’état.

Northeastern’s public history students included a notable addition to the project – the Creole translation of the exhibit’s text.

“Boston is the third largest Haitian-American community in the US, so we’re hoping that they get something out of the exhibit by seeing it in their own language,” Aisha De AvilaShin, the exhibit operations coordinator and second year graduate student in the public history program, said.

Committee members also prepared a short documentary targeted toward Boston’s Haitian community to be displayed at the Haley House Bakery & Café in Roxbury on April 12 at 4 p.m. The event will include a discussion after the film is shown.

“It will pose questions about how you learned about this history,” Lindsay Day, project manager and second year graduate student, said. “How did it affect your understanding of Haitian history, American history and public health?”

While its organizers are especially interested in the Boston Haitian community, Confronting Guantánamo intends to open a dialogue that examines the entire history of the naval base.

The exhibit devotes an equal amount of space to each chapter of GTMO’s history. It details the American acquisition of the territory, the laws and policies that have affected the naval base, life as a refugee and the ethical issues surrounding the internment of suspected terrorists inside of the detention camp.

“This is about justice…was it just to detain all of the Haitian refugees

for years? Is it just to indefinitely incarcerate men today? Who does Guantanamo belong to?” Sarah Hudson, publicity and marketing coordinator for the exhibit, said.

The final portion of the exhibit provokes the Northeastern community to consider whether Cuba or the United States should ultimately own the territory. It also gives attendees the opportunity to voice their opinion on the matter through a poll.

“I think eventually we should probably return it to Cuba; I thought it was interesting to see that there are people in the government who are opposed to it … yet they are never able to formally close it,” Michael Chen, freshman computer science and business major, said.

Dawn Wong, a freshman pharmacy student, thought otherwise regarding the American ownership of land in Cuba “I don’t know if we should give it back to Cuba…it could actually be a very valuable resource to us,” Wong, said.

The project’s organizers said they seek to promote this kind of debate.

“Our top priority is raising awareness,” Day said. “Seeing both sides of the argument is really important … and I think this exhibit does a pretty even-handed job of showing the good, the bad, and the ugly.”

Additional programs include a roundtable discussion on medical ethics and public health at Guantanamo on April 2 and a dialogue about the Boston Haitian community on April 18. The exhibition is free and open to the public. It will remain in the IV lobby until April 25.

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Left: Lauren Herfindahl and Patrick Yocum pose during rehearsal. Right: Whitney Jensen and Paulo Arraos hold each other during their performance.

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Visitors explore the Confronting Guantánamo exhibit which features canvases backed by chain link fences.

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Immigration activist visits NU

By Rowena Lindsay Inside Editor “I am here to talk to you about what it means to be an American,” journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas said to the crowd that filled the West Village F auditorium on March 19.

Vargas, who was born in the Philippines, is one of nearly 12 million illegal immigrants or, as he prefers to call the group, “undocumented Americans,” living in the United States. He remained undetected in America for 18 years, graduating both high school and college and working as a journalist for several news organizations including The Washington Post and The Huffington Post before he decided to come out as an undocumented immigrant.

Since making this life-changing decision, Vargas has devoted himself to fighting for the rights of undocumented Americans through Define American, an organization he founded aimed at elevating how people talk about race and immigration.

Vargas’ talk, despite the serious subject matter, was laced with enthusiasm and humor.

He juxtaposed the story of how he came out as undocumented with the story of how he came out as gay in high school – blurting it out in the middle of a class discussion about Harvey Milk and then running out of the room, afraid that his girlfriend would find out.

As for coming out as undocumented, Vargas was inspired by the Undocumented movement on YouTube, in which young people admitted freely that they did not have the

papers to be in the United States. He had been hiding for years and seeing these people fearlessly telling the truth about who they were made him feel like a coward.

“I thought if I could just be a successful journalist it wouldn’t matter that I was undocumented, that I could succeed away from that … but then I decided that I would come out again,” Vargas said. “In a 4,000-word essay, against the advice of 17 lawyers, I confessed to everything I did to get by in America, all the lies I had told.”

After the essay was published, he expected to be deported. However, months went by and, despite having a bag packed for the occasion, no one came to tell him he had to leave. So, he decided to write a follow-up article, this time for TIME magazine, about why he had not been deported.

Vargas himself and 36 other undocumented Americans from 15 different countries were featured on the cover of the magazine.

In addition to being a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Vargas is also a documentary filmmaker. His most recent project, “Documented,” details the story of how he came to America and what life has been like for him since discovering that he was undocumented. Vargas used clips from this documentary to accompany several of his talking points throughout the night.

The documentary he is currently working on is called “Untitled Whiteness Project” and is about the white race.

“You can’t have an honest conversation about race without unpacking the word ‘whiteness,’” Vargas said.

“My job as a writer and a filmmaker

is to traffic in empathy, give everyone their voice. You don’t have to be color blind to be sensitive.”

Much of Vargas’ talk centered on shattering the stereotypes associated with the term “illegal alien.”

“Immigrants have paid $100 billion into social security. That doesn’t fit into the popular image of immigrants, though. We steal your jobs, we crowd your hospitals, we speak Spanish at Walmart,” Vargas said.

With Define American, Vargas made a PSA stating that immigrants are more than stereotypes: they are people. The video, which he played for the audience, depicted a group of immigrants each saying the pledge of allegiance, to prove that, as undocumented Americans, they are saluting a flag that does not salute them in return.

He detailed with apparent pleasure, how both the liberal and conservative media criticized the PSA when it aired. “When you have pissed off both sides that is when you know you have the right product,” he said.

During the question and answer portion of the evening, sophomore psychology major Akira Brown talked about how, as a person of color, she struggled with owning the term American, which lead to a powerful discussion between Vargas and various audience members.

“I heard about the articles he had written about coming out as undocumented and I thought it sounded cool, so I decided to come. I am really glad I came, he was really candid and open, and he is relevant,” Brown said.

The last thing that he discussed was how he responds to questions

383 points and the Nor’easters with 400.

In the semifinal round, both groups competed ferociously.

For its semifinals set, the always-professional Nor’easters, who took home the ICCA title in 2013, sang “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You,” made famous by Dean Martin in 1965. The group’s last song of the night featured a powerful solo by Johanna Martendal, third-year political science and international affairs dual major, in a haunting and emotive mash-up of Beyoncé’s “Mine” and Sia’s “Elastic Heart.”

In an ironic twist, the Nor’easters took second place in the semifinals just five points behind the Vassar Devils from Vassar College, whom they beat by four points in the quarterfinal round.

The Devils will proceed to the finals in New York City on April 18.

Although the Nor’easters do not automatically move on to the Finals, because the group placed second in the semifinal round it has the option to compete for the wildcard spot. The Nor’easters

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Journalist, filmmaker and activist Jose Antonio Vargas speaks at NU.

like “why don’t you just become legal?” or “why don’t you just leave?”

There is no process through which undocumented Americans can legalize themselves, which is one of the many things that Define American hopes to change. As for simply returning to the Philippines, America has been Vargas’ home for 22 years

and if he were to leave he would most likely not be allowed back.

“I am here because I think America is worth the fight. I sincerely hope that you do not take your American citizenship for granted,” Vargas said.

“Silence is no longer an option and you have to be part of the conversation.”

must create a video submission and send it to ICCA sponsor Varsity Vocals to compete for a space in the ICCA Finals.

In both 2011 and 2012, the Nor’easters took second place in the wildcard round, but first place moves on to join the winners of

the semifinal rounds from each region.

This year, another group represented NU in the semifinals: Distilled Harmony, which also came in first during its quarterfinal round on Feb. 14.

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NU a cappella groups dominate at competition

By Alana Dore Deputy Inside Editor

The curtains are closing on the participation of Northeastern University a cappella groups in this year’s competition season after successful performances in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA).

On March 22, the northeast region of the ICCA held its semifinal event. Although all of the Northeastern a cappella groups originally competed in the ICCAs, only two groups, the Nor’easters and Distilled Harmony, advanced to the semifinal event at Boston Symphony Hall.

Both teams advanced after taking home the title of Quarterfinal champion at their respective events, Distilled Harmony with

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Final free-film Friday at the Museum of Science Friday, March 28 It’s the last free Friday at the Mugar Omni Theater in the Museum of Science. There are films starting on the hour, every hour, between noon and 5 p.m. with three shows playing at different times. Show options include: Galapagos, an exploration of the Galapagos Islands with marine biologist Dr. Carole Baldwin; Mystery of the Maya, a journey through Mayan culture and history; and Humpback Whales, an in-depth portrayal of the whales and how they communicate and survive in the seas from Alaska to Hawaii. Each show runs for 50 minutes inside the famed dome. First come, first served – so get your tickets early. 1 Science Park; times vary; free.

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Calendar compiled by Alana Dore, Deputy Inside Editor

Thursday, March 27

The world’s leading modern dance company is coming to Boston for four days only. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will be performing its new, expanded repertoire under Artistic Director Robert Battle at the Wang Theatre starting this Thursday. The group is recognized for celebrating AfricanAmerican culture, as well as the rise of modern dance. Don’t miss the energizing and dynamic performance. Student tickets are available the day of the performance at the door. 270 Tremont Street; 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.; $35.

Saturday, March 29

Feed your creative hunger at the Purple Monkey Game Jam, a theme-based, non-competitive event where makers of both video games and board games, join together to practice, create, learn and inspire one another.

This weekend-long event, which includes three meals and snacks per day, will result in a finished game, matching the surprise theme. The goal of this quarterly event is to “grow the game development community in Boston and Greater New England areas,” according to its website. All skill levels welcome, just bring your own tools and creativity. 51 Melcher Street; 8 a.m. - [Sunday] 4 p.m.; free.

Sunday, March 30

The Northeastern chapter of FACE AIDS will bring Condom Couture back in style. Sponsored by the charity, protest and street performance organization the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Condom Couture 2015 will work to raise awareness for sexual health with a focus on HIV/AIDS. Teams of Northeastern students have designed frocks entirely made of condoms, which will be worn by the models sashaying down the runway. These teams are competing for prizes through Judges’ and Audience’s Choice awards.

The event will also include other booths, activities and treats. Curry Student Center Ballroom; 7 - 10 p.m.; $8.

Monday, March 31

Looking for an event that’s making waves? SpeakEasy Stage Company presents Big Fish at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts. This hearty and emotional musical, based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the film of the same title, follows the relationship between Edward Bloom and his son, Will. In a performance which melds reality and fiction into one world, Will struggles to understand his father through the tales he has been told his whole life. 527 Tremont Street; 7:30 - 10 p.m.; $25.

Tuesday, April 1

Emerson College Screenwriting Certificate Program and Harvard Square Script Writers have teamed up to present an exciting opportunity for burgeoning writers and television buffs. They will be screening two episodes of the Golden Globe-winning television series “Transparent”, starring Jeffrey Tambor (“Arrested Development”). Following the screening will be an interview with writer, composer and musician Faith Soloway on the creation of the Amazon Studios hit. Seating is limited, so arrive early. Walker Room 210 at 120 Boylston Street; 7 - 9 p.m.; free.

Wednesday, April 2

Reggae, R&B and ska artist J Boog is performing live in the Apple Store on Boylston Street, after which he will discuss his creative process and how he uses his iPhone and MacBook Pro throughout his recording process. The former B2K member just announced his spring 2015 tour dates after finishing his winter tour in Boston at the House of Blues on March 1. This may be an advertising event for Apple, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take advantage of listening to free music while you play with the new iPad. 815 Boylston Street; 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.; free.

BSO hosts ICCA semifinals ICCA, From Page 8 “Since our quarterfinals were about a month before our semifinals, it was a fine line to walk,” Distilled Harmony Manager Marie Pines, sophomore international business major, said. “We wanted to practice our set enough that we got better, but not so much that it got stale. We settled on waiting until about two weeks before the competition to really amp up our rehearsal schedule. I think it was a really good way to handle it; the set really improved, and we were able to not hate the music by the end of it.”

The 12-year-old group took care to prepare for this year’s ICCA semifinals and adapt their winning set list from the quarterfinal event for the semifinal competition. They watched videos of their own quarterfinal performance, added slight musical changes and reworked some choreography.

“The real bulk of the work came trying to match up our blend, balance, dynamics, choreo and much more through lots of rehearsal.

Changes were constantly made in order to get the set as perfect as possible,” Music Director and Vocal Percussionist Steve McCarthy,

senior biology major, said.

The group started its set with an lively rendition of Ariana Grande’s “Break Free.” It then broke into a heart-wrenching arrangement of “Weights & Measures” by Dry the River featuring soloist Brian McCarthy, third-year biology major, that showed off the group’s ability to blend and balance the 17 individual voices. The third song in the set was Ingrid Michaelson’s upbeat “You Got Me,” which had playful choreography to match the song’s vibe.

Distilled Harmony wrapped up its set with “Timebomb” by Tove Lo, featuring freshman Soloist Isabelle Knežević, closing with a blend of all four of the set’s songs, reminding the audience of each solo performer and the distinct sounds of each song.

The set succeeded in showing off the group’s range and ability to adapt to songs of many styles.

Senior music and mathematics double major Elijah Botkin won an award for Outstanding Arrangement for the Entire Set at the ICCA Quarterfinals.

“Overall, I’d say our sound tends to be very lush, with dense pads and flowing lyrical lines. We

like to showcase the talents of individual members and really focus on a united group blend,” McCarthy said. “Since I joined the group back in 2010, we’ve dramatically improved year to year. Our focus on top-notch musicality has led us to become such a cohesive group.”

Although they did not place in the top three, Distilled Harmony did not walk away empty-handed.

Dharani Rao, sophomore biology major, won Outstanding Soloist for an explosive performance in “Break Free,” which showed off the impressive heights of her soprano range.

NU’s a capella groups Pitch, Please! and UniSons both came in third place in their respective quarterfinal rounds this year.

Last year, Pitch, Please! moved on to the semifinal round, as did The Downbeats, another group from NU, and UniSons, which tied in their quarterfinal round for second. Distilled Harmony placed third behind the tie. In 2013, the Nor’easters took home the ICCA champion title but Distilled Harmony and Pitch, Please! also made it to the semifinal round.

“As far as next year,” Pines said, “Finals here we come.”

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Carly Rae Jepsen: a musical genuis

Sept. 20, 2011 is a day that will live in musical infamy. On that unassuming Tuesday, young singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen introduced the world to the phenomenon that was “Call Me Maybe” and forever altered the course of (web browser) history.

The song went through the classic stages of a pop hit. First, there was exposure: you turned on the radio one day and heard the new jam, thought it was mildly catchy, then carried on with your day. Next, obsession: the song had caught hold of your brain and every thought was set to the soundtrack of that one beat. No matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t get the song out of your head and, before you knew it, your play count had reached triple digits. After that came doubt: as with any popular song, there are bound to be those who refuse to acknowledge its star quality and try to bring others down with them, spreading unnecessary vitriol against those who are just trying to enjoy the next great achievement in lyricism.

Finally, acceptance: everyone agreed that the song was here to stay, whether you likd it or not, and even the haters could be seen mouthing along to every word in their rear-view mirrors.

But then “Call Me Maybe” went even further: It became the secret weapon used by DJs to reinvigorate any dance floor. It inspired countless parody videos, lipsyncs and publicity stunts. Facebook newsfeeds became nearly impossible to scroll through without at least one mention of the song. It was more than just a meme – It became a legend. And all thanks to one 26-year-old Canadian with a guitar and a dream. Now, our girl Carly is back and ready to make waves once again with her latest hit “I Really Like You.” While some may write the song off as just another empty pop tune, a closer look shows that we can actually learn a lot from Jepsen.

She starts us off with something simple and relatable: “I really wanna stop / But I just gotta taste for it.” This sentence perfectly encapsulates my emotions every time I try to eat just one Oreo. I tell myself it’s not good for me, Rebecca Sirull that I don’t need it, but the memories of chemically enhanced semi-chocolate and sort-of cream tell me otherwise. And on another level, Jepsen could be referencing the addictive nature of her first viral hit. Girl is just so deep.

Another incredibly relatable moment comes when she hits us with this: “Late night watching television / But how we get in this position?” Really, who hasn’t been here? It’s a Wednesday night and you have no early classes the next day, so you decide it’s time to finally catch up on whatever TV show your friends are raving about. Suddenly, it’s 3 a.m. and you’ve gone from comfortably seated on the couch like a normal person to curled up pretzel-style on the floor with your head resting on a box of Cheez-Its. The only real question here is: who is this “we” she’s referring to? Unless she means you and your remote.

A little bit later we get: “I’m so in my head / When we’re out of touch,” clearly a social commentary on our interdependence as human beings. If only we could learn to be more like Jepsen and spend some time with our own thoughts.

Then: “Who gave you eyes like that? / Said you could keep them.” Seriously, I need those back.

And of course, the chorus. Pure innovation. Jepsen knows the exact number of times she needs to say “really” to convey exactly how much she likes this person. Just five wouldn’t be enough, seven is overkill, but six is perfect. This was a true wake-up call for me. I immediately called up my boyfriend and gently explained that while I did like him, I just didn’t really, really, really, really, really, really like him, so it was over between us. Thanks Car. While this one will be hard to top, I’m confident that we’re still nowhere near reaching the limits of Carly Rae Jepsen’s potential. In the mean time, I’m going to sit in my room and play “I Really Like You” on repeat, and I recommend that you do the same.

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

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Club hockey earns fourth seed in tournament

By Gordon Weigers News Correspondent

The national stage and Northeastern were not meant for each other this year.

The NU men’s club hockey team, which competes at the Division II level, lost all three of its pool-play games in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) National Championship Tournament over the weekend.

The tournament was hosted by the University of Utah from March 20 to 24 in Salt Lake City. With the top-four teams from each of the four ACHA divisions making the tournament, the Huskies earned the fourthseed in the Northeast Division.

NU took on Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), Missouri State University (MSU) and the University of Utah. The Huskies fell to FGCU 5-3, MSU 6-4 and Utah 5-3.

NU’s club team (20-5-2) has become a force to be reckoned with across the nation in the last few years. Led by senior Captain Justin Evangelista and junior Team President Jake Jaeger, the Huskies headed across the country for their fourth consecutive appearance in the Division II National Championships.

“Making it back to nationals for a fourth straight time wasn’t easy, but we had guys step up in places that they were needed,” Jaeger said. “There was a big question mark in goal after last year and that was answered by [middlers] Zach Webert and Dan Prawdzik.”

This year’s tournament performance was similar to that of the last three years as the Huskies continue to struggle to win in pool play.

“The guys who were here last year [played] with a chip on their shoulder,” Jaeger said.

FGCU was ranked No. 1 in NU’s pool. The Huskies were familiar with FGCU when they entered the tournament, having played them twice already this

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The men’s club hockey team was a fourth seed in the American Collegiate Hockey Association National Championship Tournament.

November in Fort Meyers, Fla. “The important thing is the environment of those games,” Miller said when asked if teams like FGCU intimidate NU. “We have a better time when we play better teams.”

Big games are nothing new for the Huskies, who compete in the Boston Club Hockey Beanpot tournament each year. This year, they

dismantled the Boston College Eagles by a score of 5-1 in the first round before beating the Boston University Terriers 5-2 in the finals.

“We were on a hot streak coming into the Beanpot,” Daly said. “We lost in overtime to Boston College last year, so it was nice to bring it back here.”

This is the third time in the last four

seasons that the club hockey team has won the Beanpot. For freshman forward Graham Doherty, winning the Beanpot in his first season with the team was a special experience.

“We don’t get too many fans at our games,” Doherty said. “For the Beanpot championship, we had at least 30 people there, not including parents.”

While they may not break

any records for attendance, the Huskies feed off of the energy generated within their team.

“Overall, it was a successful season,” Jaeger said. “We were led by three great seniors who will leave a big hole to fill. These guys were around for a long time and played a major role in why we’ve been so successful over the last few years.”

up. Those in attendance at Wilmington experienced a severe case of déjà vu, as the two teams repeated the script from the night before on a more gradual scale. The Huskies found themselves up early, but four unanswered runs from the Seahawks allowed the home team to escape with a 4-3 victory.

Once again, NU struck first with a home run, this time from sophomore infielder Jimmy Hand, scoring two runs. The Huskies extended their lead to three runs in the next inning off of a UNCW throwing error.

From then on, it was the Seahawks’ ball game. They began to chip away at NU’s lead in the fourth and fifth innings with RBIs from sophomore outfielder Casey Golden and redshirt sopho-

more catcher Gavin Stupienski.

In the eighth inning, UNCW jumped ahead off of the bat of junior infielder Terrence Connelly. Connelly’s two-run single gave the team its first lead of the day. Senior closing pitcher Jordan Ramsey came in and shut the Huskies down in the top of the ninth, ensuring the Seahawks’ victory.

NU took to the field in its last game against UNCW, looking to save face. In contrast, a mixture of poor performance at the plate and on the mound doomed the Huskies from the start, giving the Seahawks the sweep with a 15-1 victory.

“We’ve had a little bit of everything,” Glavine said. “We’ve had some tight ball games that we could have won. We are just not playing well enough to win these games. We just need to get over that hump right now.”

For the third time in as many games, NU registered the game’s first run. Treff was able to put the Huskies ahead in the first inning, scoring when redshirt junior infielder Michael Foster was caught stealing second base. Treff’s run was the Huskies’ only of the game.

The Seahawks started slowly with runs in the third and fourth innings, then broke open the floodgates in the fifth, scoring six runs.

Highlighted by Stupienski’s two-run home run, the inning gave UNCW all the momentum it needed to bury the Huskies and complete the sweep.

Though NU was thoroughly defeated by the Seahawks on Sunday afternoon, Foster and sophomore outfielder Pat Madigan were able to extend their reached-base streaks to 12 and 15 games respectively, continuing their impressive personal starts to the season.

On Tuesday, the Huskies traveled back to Boston to play in their first home game of the season. In front of 31 fans at Friedman Diamond, NU’s losing streak continued in prolific

fashion, as the team was handed a humbling 22-1 defeat by rival BC. The Eagles’ control of the game was displayed early and often on Tuesday. It began with the first inning when the Golden Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead due to a solo home run from junior outfielder Chris Shaw and an RBI line-out by sophomore outfielder Michael Strem. Shaw added runs again in the third inning, this time with a tworun home run to put BC ahead 5-0.

From there, BC scored runs in all but the sixth inning, emphasized by a nine-run eighth inning. Four NU pitchers gave up multiple earned runs over the course of the game, with senior starter Isaac Lippert taking his third loss of the season.

“Pitching has been a disappointment this streak, which is usually one of those things that Northeastern baseball is known for,” Glavine said. “I still believe in this pitching staff. It’s just right now we are doubting ourselves, and when you lose, you lose confidence. Right now, we are not a confident team.”

On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, NU had chances to win the game at Friedman Diamond against UMass Lowell but couldn’t deliver. In the top of the first, the River Hawks took a 1-0 lead on senior third baseman Matthew Sanchez’s single.

In the bottom of the first, NU redshirt junior first baseman Rob Fonseca drew a walk from UMass Lowell pitcher Jeffrey Peterson. Treff was hit by a pitch to put two Huskies on base. NU tied the game at 1-1 on sophomore left fielder Pat Madigan’s RBI single. Sophomore right fielder Joey Scambia hit a 2-RBI double to right field to score Madigan and Treff. After one inning, NU led 3-1.

After getting two outs in the top of the second, UMass sophomore infielder Zack Tower hit a 2-RBI homerun to left center, sending home senior first baseman Jimmy Ricoy to tie the game at 3-3.

Thanks in part to four straight walks, NU scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the third. Foster added the fourth run of the frame on an RBI single to score freshman second baseman Nolan Lang. NU led 7-3.

The River Hawks crawled back in the fourth and fifth innings to take an 8-7 lead. In the bottom of the fifth, Foster hit a two-run home run to put the Huskies ahead 9-8.

Civale entered the game in the sixth with two runners on base.

He struck out the first three batters he faced to retire the side.

“To come in at a point like that in a game and shut it down is just classic Civale,” Treff said.

Down 11-9 going into the bottom of the ninth, the Huskies loaded the bases, but Burt flied out to end the game.

NU faces the University of Delaware for a three-game series at Friedman Diamond starting Friday, March 27.

“A lot of guys are going to be excited for this weekend, a CAA series, trying to get back in the conference,” Treff said. “I think it won’t be tough for us to put our full team effort together.”

9 NU runs not enough to beat UMass Lowell Baseball, From Page 1 strong note, belting a leadoff home run in the game’s first frame. The Huskies emulated Treff’s work at the plate initially, scoring five runs over the first five innings.

Taking a 5-4 lead in the sixth with sophomore pitcher Aaron Civale in for relief, the Huskies lost their composure defensively.

With six runs on seven hits in the sixth inning, UNCW was able to take the lead and seal NU’s fate in one fell swoop. Treff ended the day with a home run, single and double, but the Huskies bats ultimately fell silent when a comeback was needed.

Led by sophomore starting pitcher Dustin Hunt, NU entered game two looking to even things

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Senior pitcher Isaac Lippert, 33, pitched 2 2/3 innings in Tuesdays 22-1 loss to Boston College at Friedman Diamond.

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No upset in NU’s playbook Husky fans proud despite NCAA loss

By Matthew MacCormack News Staff

A win in the first game of the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament was too good to be true.

The Northeastern men’s basketball team fell to the University of Notre Dame 69-65 on Thursday, March 19 in the NCAA Tournament. The loss marks the end of a historic season in which the Huskies captured their first-ever Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament title and broke a 24year NCAA Tournament drought.

No. 14 seeded NU (23-12) battled hard in its first tournament appearance since 1991, but in the end was ousted by the No. 3 seed Fighting Irish. Redshirt senior forward Scott Eatherton tallied 18 points and eight rebounds in his final game for NU, despite playing just 24 minutes due to foul trouble.

Notre Dame was led by a heroic performance from junior forward Zach Auguste, who posted 25 points on 10 of 14 shooting to go along with five rebounds. The Irish forced 17 points off 16 Husky turnovers, as NU’s sloppiness ultimately decided the game. The Huskies had

the ball in the game’s closing seconds, trailing 67-65, but Auguste helped force a crucial turnover to seal the victory for Notre Dame.

NU Head Coach Bill Coen was impressed with his team’s effort.

“We had an opportunity to tie the game up or grab a lead in the last possession. I think, in the NCAA tournament, that’s about all you can ask for,” Coen said at a post-game press conference. “I think what ultimately did us in was we just had way too many turnovers to beat a quality team like Notre Dame.”

The Huskies fought from the opening tip Thursday, despite the fact that Notre Dame was the overwhelming favorite. Junior guard David Walker (15 points, seven assists) gave NU a 3-0 lead just over 30 seconds in.

“They were excited to play,” Coen said. “I didn’t think there was any fear factor going into the game.”

Notre Dame led for most of the first 20 minutes, but NU never trailed by more than five points. The Huskies contained Irish senior guard Jerian Grant early on and the All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection didn’t score in the game’s first 11 minutes.

NU took a 24-22 lead with 3:54 to play in the half after back-toback layups from junior forward

Zach Stahl (eight points, five rebounds, three assists). It was the Huskies’ final lead of the afternoon.

Notre Dame mounted a 9-3 run, punctuated by a layup from Auguste with 11 seconds to play.

At the half, NU trailed 31-27.

The Irish momentum spilled over into the second half and Notre Dame scored the first six points to push the lead to 10.

NU refused to let up, however, and mounted a 9-0 run to cut the margin to 43-41 with 14 minutes left. Redshirt junior forward Quincy Ford (nine points, five rebounds, four assists) contributed two layups in the stretch and Walker netted a crucial free throw.

Notre Dame built a game-high 12-point lead over the next seven minutes, with the help of senior guards Grant (17 points, five assists) and Demetrius Jackson (nine points, eight assists, four rebounds). Jackson nailed a triple to give Notre Dame a 63-51 advantage with six minutes remaining.

On the brink of elimination, NU turned to redshirt senior Eatherton.

“We’ve dealt with that kind of stuff before. We’ve gotten down and had to fight our way back,” Eatherton NCAA, Page 12

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Junior forward Zach Stahl, 33, backs down a Notre Dame defender in the Huskies loss to the Fighting Irish in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 19.

Let’s make one thing abundantly clear: I think I speak for everyone at Northeastern University when I say I am extremely proud of the men’s basketball team and the way it played against the University of Notre Dame last Thursday.

In a thrilling round-of-64 matchup, the No. 14 seed Huskies were outlasted by the No. 3 Fighting Irish, 69-65. Throughout the game, NU endured multiple knockout attempts by Notre Dame, constantly responding to Irish scoring runs with its own points to keep the game close. The Huskies fought back from multiple double-digit deficits and had a chance to tie or take the lead on the game’s last possession, but were ultimately unable to get a shot off.

I’ll be the first one to admit it: when the matchup against Notre Dame was announced on Selection Sunday, I was devastated. NU could not have gotten a worse draw. Notre Dame had just run through the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, becoming one of the first teams to ever win the tournament while defeating Duke University and the University of North Carolina back-to-back.

They had the most efficient offense in the nation, scoring more points per 100 possessions than any other team in college basketball. They had a Player of the Year candidate in senior guard Jerian Grant and he had a sharp-shooting supporting cast.

I thought that all of those factors would get to NU. Notre Dame certainly had the ability to blow out the Huskies, but I was wrong. They hung with the Irish all game, never letting them gain a significant lead. Junior guard David Walker Dan McLoone made it tough on Grant all day, and NU’s perimeter defense held the vaunted Irish shooters Dan’s Den to six attempts from 3-point range, hitting just two. The Huskies outrebounded the Irish 33-17 including an astounding 13 offensive rebounds. If it wasn’t for Notre Dame’s junior forward Zach Auguste scoring 25 points, NU might have pulled off the upset.

In his last collegiate game, senior forward Scott Eatherton paced the Huskies, grabbing eight rebounds and scoring 18 points, including two on a layup to cut the deficit to two with less than a minute left.

He played well throughout the game, using his size to corral big offensive rebounds and establish a dominant presence in the low post.

Fellow senior forward Reggie Spencer scored eight points in the low post, helping to kick-start a few NU runs. Walker spent most of his day chasing Grant, but was also able to contribute 15 points and seven assists. Junior forward Zach Stahl scored eight points and pulled down five gritty rebounds.

In the end, a late 10-2 run and a Notre Dame turnover on an inbounds pass gave the Huskies the ball 67-65 with half a minute left. After 39 minutes where NU took some bold shots and stepped up when it needed to, the offense stalled in the final seconds. With 30 seconds left, no one wanted to take the big shot. Walker passed up a few looks. Redshirt junior forward Quincy Ford didn’t put up a shot. The possession ended with a turnover and two Notre Dame free throws sealed the win.

No shots. All of the gritty effort that NU put forward was halted by that one possession. They had a chance to upset a giant power conference team and the moment got to the Huskies. You’ve got to get a shot up.

The final possession is beside the point. Head Coach Bill Coen is rightfully proud of his team, as it proved to a nation that it could hang with a team that, quite frankly, no one really gave it a chance against. It was a monstrous effort that almost kicked off March Madness with a huge upset.

The campus and the university really got behind the team. The viewing party in the Curry Student Center was filled with passionate fans. Throughout campus, professors postponed their lectures and threw the game up on the big screen for their classes. Every television was tuned in to CBS. It was a magical run, and I am glad to have witnessed it. I want to thank the whole team for a great season. Especially Scott and Reggie, to whom I wish the best of luck as they end their NU careers. And to the rest of the team: 1991 was a long time ago. I don’t think anyone wants to wait another 24 years to go back to the tournament. With the return of Walker, Ford, Stahl and sophomore guard T.J.Williams, I think NU has a strong chance at contending again next season.

-Dan McLoone can be reached at Sports@HuntNewsNU.com.

Rowing hopes to defend CAA title in spring

By Giovanni Gray News Correspondent

The calendar says spring but the Charles River did not get the memo.

The Northeastern women’s rowing team was scheduled to start its 2015 season on Saturday with the rowing Beanpot, but due to river conditions, the competition against crosstown-rivals Boston College, Boston University (BU), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University has been postponed until April 26.

The Huskies are coming off of a successful 2014 campaign which saw both a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) team championship, as well as the squad’s first National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship appearance in 14 years.

Led by long-time Head Coach Joe Wilhelm, the Husky crew also managed to earn two first-place wins and seven top-15 finishes at last fall’s Head of the Charles Regatta. The Foot of the Charles Regatta (FOCR) was one month later in November.

“We’re very prepared,” senior Chloe Laverack said. “We ended the season in the fall on a strong note, ending the [FOCR] in first.”

Heading into the 2015 spring season, the Huskies are looking to repeat as CAA title holders on their

way to qualifying for the NCAA Championships, held at the end of May in New Jersey.

Seniors Laverack, Taylor Craddock, Chelsea Brown and Jillian Hoban are locked in as the core of the varsity boats, as well as freshman Madison Mailey. Mailey, a native of British Columbia, was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team before becoming a Husky, and was part of medal-winning teams at both the 2013 and 2014 CanAmMex Regattas.

“We have a team where we are getting contributions from all [grade levels],” Wilhelm said.

Laverack said that the keys to the team’s success this year will revolve around being collaborative, committed and brave.

“Those are the three main qualities that will allow our team to reach all those championships,” she said.

Wilhelm noted that his entire team still needs to work together to increase its boat speed, especially since the women’s CAA Championship puts such a large emphasis on three different events, whereas the men’s championship score is based on one event.

Despite the fact that Wilhelm believes his team is technically sound and benefits from practices with the indoor rowing tanks in Cabot Center, the Huskies stand to benefit

from more water time. Anticipating unfriendly practice conditions, the rowing team traveled to Florida over spring break.

“One challenging thing [in Boston] is the weather,” Wilhelm said.

“We came back from Florida where we enjoyed two-a-days and [here]

there’s ice on the river.”

NU will travel to Ithaca, N.Y. during the first weekend of April for the Orange Challenge Cup against the University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse University. Yale University and the University of Buffalo are also on tap for that weekend, but

separate from the Cup. In Fort Lee, N.J., the Huskies will compete in the Woodbury Cup against Columbia University and Dartmouth University on April 11 before rounding out April back on the Charles River against BU, MIT and Brown.

Photo courtesy Matthew McDonald, Northeastern Athletics

Northeastern women’s rowing placed first in two events in last fall’s Head of the Charles Regatta.

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Track and field wins 8 events at Carolina Classic For the first time in program history, the Northeastern track and field team competed in the Carolina Classic in Puerto Rico on March 20 and 21. Twenty-one men and 15 women represented the Huskies.

“Other teams who have competed at this meet include Texas A&M, Kansas, Houston, Albany and St. John’s, to name a few,” Director of track and field and cross country Catherine Erickson said in an email to The News. “To be regarded and invited to compete amongst these teams is a great accomplishment for our team members and our program.”

Northeastern, St. John’s University and University of Albany were the Division I programs that competed in the meet, which also included smaller schools and local entrants.

The women netted 16 topfive finishes and three winners, while the men earned 17 topfive finishes and five victories.

The women began their weekend on the track with sophomore hurdler Betsy Garnick taking the third spot in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.77 seconds.

Junior sprinter Camille Gooden crossed the line third in the 400-meter dash in 56.01 seconds.

The Huskies middle-distance and distance runners performed at a high level, earning three first-place finishes and dominating their respective events.

Freshman middle-distance runner Corinne Myers won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:15.19 and was followed by redshirt freshman distance runner Sarah Adler, who placed second at 2:16.23.

Sophomore distance runner Kate Johnstone performed well in the 1,500-meter run, taking home the top spot and a top-three

Sophomore distance runner Lucy Young placed first in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:52.91 at the Carolina Classic in Puerto Rico. time in NU history with 4:32.95. happy with our group [of dis- leaping 5.35 meters, and Garnick The Huskies top showing was in tance runners],” Erickson said. placed fourth at 5.32 meters. GeThe Huskies continued to per- nard also added a fourth-place toss the 3,000-meter run, with a pack of three distance runners taking three form well in the field events. Junior in the javelin throw at 39.98 meters.

Sophomore distance runner of the top-four spots. Sophomore throwers Alexandra Rose and Jenna Lucy Young led the way, finishing Serunian each amassed top-finishes Paul Duffey took home first place first in 9:52.91. Sophomore Jordan in the shot put and hammer throw. in his top event, the 800-meter O’Dea and freshman Kerri Ruffo Serunian placed second in the shot run, with a time of 1:49.37. On followed shortly after with times put with a heave of 12.43 meters, Tuesday, Duffey and sophomore of 10:12.22 and 10:29.31, plac- while Rose took fifth in the ham- sprinter Kyle Darrow were named ing third and fourth, respectively. mer throw, tossing 44.95 meters. the CAA men’s track and field athIn the long jump, junior sprinter letes of the week. Duffey previ“It is always important to have depth and we are very Nicole Genard took the third spot, ously earned the accolade on April

1, 2014, following his 10th-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina.

Freshman distance runner Christian Stafford led the charge as three Huskies took the top-three spots in the 1,500-meter race. Stafford finished in 3:55.25 and was shortly followed by senior distance runner Stephen Sollowin and freshman middle-distance runner James Navin at 4:01.06 and 4:02.42, respectively.

The Huskies excelled in the field events as well, taking the top spot in three events.

Darrow won the long jump with a leap of 7.51 meters. This jump earned him his first CAA Athlete of the Week honor.

“Both [Darrow] and [Duffey] continue to show up at every competition,” Erickson said. “We feel as though they both booked a seat on the plane to the first round of NCAA in Jacksonville today.”

Redshirt senior thrower Kevin Rosenberg had an outstanding weekend, placing first in the shot put at 15.46 meters and setting a personal best in the discus at 47.31 meters, good for second place.

Redshirt senior thrower Christopher Reider competed in his first event of the season, throwing the javelin 59.56 meters for the win.

“It is great to be able to finish strong. I am also equally impressed with the win by Chris Reider in the javelin, the top-three Northeastern all-time performance of Kate Johnstone in the 1,500-meter and the finish of Jared Lane and Jordan Samuels in the hurdles,” Erickson said.

“Additionally, our men’s 4x100-meter had a very impressive time and is second in NU history. They should prove to be a good group to watch.”

The team returned stateside to prepare for the Tufts Snowflake Invitational on Saturday, March 28 in Medford.

NCAA, From Page 11 said in the press conference. “A key was staying together and supporting each other and staying confident.”

Eatherton scored eight of the Huskies’ final 14 points and alone outscored the Irish in the game’s final six minutes. Even though Eatherton had four fouls with 11 minutes to play, Coen kept him in the game.

Eatherton used a layup to cut the lead to four with two minutes left.

On the next NU possession, Grant stole the ball and went coast-to-coast

for a layup. Up 67-61 with 1:24 to play, Notre Dame was in control.

The Huskies got the ball back and sophomore guard T.J. Williams (seven points, five rebounds) hit a contested layup in the lane to cut the lead to four. Thirty seconds later, Eatherton tipped in a missed 3-pointer from Walker, making the score 67-65 with 33 seconds to play.

Off the inbound, Stahl intercepted an errant pass from Notre Dame senior forward Pat Connaughton, giving NU possession

scorer and rebounder in Eatherton to graduation, as well as senior forward Reggie Spencer. Walker, Ford, Williams and Stahl were four of the team’s top five scorers this season, and will all return next year.

“Today, this is about this group and what they’ve accomplished over the course of this season and their careers,” Coen said.

“I’m certain that the group coming back will look to build on that and continue the proud tradition that is Northeastern basketball.”

By David Konowitch News Correspondent

Photo by Thom Kendall, photo courtesy Northeastern Athletics

Basketball ends historic season in Pittsburgh with 26 seconds in regulation.

Ford got the ball but Grant and Auguste trapped him, and Auguste ended up with a steal. NU fouled Auguste, who hit two free throws to seal the 69-65 final score.

Despite the chaotic final moments, Eatherton said he is proud of the way the team played.

“I’m not really sure what happened at the very end, but I think we gave a great effort and I don’t think that that last play is what lost us the game,” he said.

When asked about playing his final game at NU, Eatherton added, “I don’t think it’s really set in yet… It’s been a great career.”

Coen said he was impressed with the grit his team displayed in the loss.

“I just couldn’t be more proud of this group of young men,” Coen said. “They pushed each other. They held each other accountable all year long, and they never, never gave in.”

After a historic season, Coen said he looks forward to the team’s future.

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