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New web tool calculates rent Splitwise provides apartment prices By shElBy AshlinE Collegian Staff

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Five Democratic candidates discussed topics such education, tax reform, and immigation at Northamptopn High School on Wednesday evening.

City hosts first Democratic candidate forum in 2014 Mass. gubernatorial race

By Eric Bosco Collegian Staff

The five candidates for the Democratic nomination in this year’s gubernatorial race answered questions on a range of issues including tax reform, healthcare, education, gun violence, local farming, immigration, and the Citizens United ruling at the first public forum of the election held at Northampton High School last night.

The candidates for the Sept. 9 Democratic Primary Election include Joseph Avellone, a surgeon and former Wellesley Selectman, Donald Berwick, who oversaw the Medicare and Medicaid Programs under the Obama Administration, the state’s

Attorney General Martha Coakley, State Treasurer Steven Grossman and former National Security Advisor Juliette Kayyem.

When asked about the issue of single-payer healthcare, Coakley said the state was “not ready” for such a program, siding with Avellone, who touted the state’s 97 percent coverage rate and proposed focusing on maintaining affordable healthcare costs.

Grossman said he would not rule out the single-payer model.

Berwick said he is a proponent of single-payer healthcare and would implement a yearlong study to determine its practicality in Massachusetts on the first day of his administra-

tion.

All candidates noted the need to increase state revenue but proposed different courses of action.

Berwick said he would be in favor of reforming the “highly wasteful” healthcare system and diverting money to fund education and other social programs.

K ay ye m p ro p o s e d steering money from the criminal justice system to social services as a way to save money, and placed an emphasis on input from local governments in generating revenue.

Coakley stressed the need to not burden the lower and middle classes with tax hikes, but proposed raising revenue through a modified “fair tax code,” while Grossman

emphasized tax exceptions for the lower and middle classes.

Avellone would oppose a tax increase to generate revenue, as he said that such reform would inevitably hit the middle class.

He proposed controlling healthcare costs as his primary strategy in increasing revenue.

On the issue of education, all candidates focused on the need to establish universal preschool in the state.

Avellone said his highest priority would be to reduce the achievement gap and prepare all high school graduates for college and the “global workforce.”

Berwick said that the see

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Serving the UMass community since 1890

In 2011, Jon Bittner, then a graduate student at Harvard University, came up with an idea to develop a website that would help roommates keep track of shared expenses. Today, Bittner and two other cofounders, Ryan Laughlin and Marshall Weir, have successfully created that website, which they call Splitwise.

The Splitwise business, which is run out of Providence, R.I., recently added a tool that helps users determine the average rent based on the number of bedrooms, apartment size and city, as well as how many roommates they should get in order to successfully live on their individual budget.

The idea for the average rent tool was sparked when the Splitwise business received a data set from RentMetrics, a company that specializes in gathering and analyzing rental data on homes and apartments. The data set consisted of over two million apartment prices gathered from across the United States for each type of apartment, such as studio and three-bedroom.

“Initially we got the data set and just brainstormed all the different ways we could use it, and we decided that this tool would be the most interesting and the most beneficial to people,” said Zoe Chaves, who works in marketing and business development at Splitwise as one of only two full-time employees.

RentMetrics collected the data used in Splitwise’s

tool from July 1 to Sept.

1 of 2013, after which the Splitwise team spent a period of three weeks building the tool. It was made available to online users for the first time on Oct. 31, 2013.

The site is entirely free to use and can be accessed through a mobile app which has been available for the past year. It can be downloaded on both Apple and Android products.

However, the average rent calculator is only available on the web.

In addition to the expense logs and the average rent tool, Splitwise also has several side projects that aid in other calculations.

“We have a calculator, based again on a big data set, where you plug in the attributes of each room (such as size, number of windows, etc.) and the total rent, and it tells you how to split the rent in a fair way,” Chaves said.

Another one of the site’s calculators helps students who are selling their dorm or apartment furniture to determine a fair asking price for their items “based on value and depreciation.”

Chaves explained that the users of Splitwise appreciate the site because of the “simple and intuitive experience” that it provides.

“A lot of other apps that try and help people with the issue of logging expenses between friends… they feel kind of clunky.” Chaves said. She added, “I think one of our biggest improvements over some of our competitors certainly is that … for lack of a better word, we’re very sleek and … generally very highly polished in functioning.” see

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Atlanta unprepared for snow UMass engineers create Highway drivers aid for visually impaired trapped overnight

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ATLANTA — It was just a few inches of snow, but for the normally balmy South, enough of it fell to throw life into turmoil for millions of people from Louisiana to Virginia on Wednesday, trapping Atlanta motorists overnight on highways and forcing hundreds of children to camp overnight at school.

Some of the worst disruptions were in Georgia, where schoolchildren were marooned on buses or stayed overnight in classrooms or gyms. Some workers in downtown Atlanta slept in their offices, and many traffictrapped motorists simply trudged home in the cold.

More than 1,000 accidents were reported. State troopers rescued stranded motorists, and National Guard troops made food deliveries. Social

media erupted with parents incensed that they were forced to drive through the storm to retrieve their children.

Emergency crews were still rescuing some motorists Wednesday morning.

Atlanta and Birmingham, Ala., were virtually shut down. Workers who hoped to rush home at midday Tuesday to beat the snow instead created traffic gridlock just as the storm was hitting. Parents frantically drove to schools and buses and struggled to get children safely home. Atlanta reported nearly 800 traffic accidents, and Georgia state police logged nearly 1,400 wrecks, with at least one person reported dead and at least 130 injured.

Stranded motorists pleaded for help in cell phone calls.

Governors in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Louisiana declared states of emergency.

In Sandy Springs, Ga., just north of Atlanta, an expectant father and a local

police officer helped a mother deliver a baby inside a car on Interstate 285 around 5 p.m.

Tuesday after the couple was unable to make it to a hospital through clogged traffic. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the mother and baby Grace were doing fine after paramedics took the family to the hospital.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said state National Guard troops had been sent to highways to try to move stranded school buses. Georgia state troopers were dispatched to schools to help retrieve students who had spent the night, he said.

A Guard spokesman said troops handed out military Meals Ready To Eat, or MREs, to motorists and provided water to a stranded family to make formula for a baby.

By mid–morning, Atlanta school officials said all schoolchildren were “in a safe place,” either under care at schools or at refuges as fire stations to await transsee

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PERCEPT system provides navigation

By AvivA luttrEll Collegian Staff

Researchers from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts are in the process of developing a new system aimed at improving the lives of the 285 million visually impaired people worldwide as estimated by the World Health Organization.

The system, known as PERCEPT, uses smartphones equipped with accessibility features to provide audible navigation instructions for people in unfamiliar indoor environments. Users can select their starting point and destination, and the application will provide step-by-step directions using landmarks and other options.

A beta version of the sys-

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James Schafer uses his smartphone to demonstrate PERCEPT navigation tem was installed in the main hallways on the first and second floors of the Whitmore Administration Building last week, and is expected to be fully operational and available to the public by next fall.

“Our hope is that this will 100 percent work in Whitmore and we will be asked to deploy it in buildings all over the campus,”

said Professor Aura Ganz, director of the 5G Mobile Evolution Lab and founder of the project.

According to Ganz, the project first received funding in 2010, but her team has been developing the technology since 2004. It all began, she said, with one of her see

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In 1969, The Beatles performed publicly for the last time on the roof of Apple Records. The impromptu concert was broken up prematurely by the police.

AROUND THE WORLD

Egypt CAIRO — In what appears to be an escalating effort to curtail press freedoms in Egypt, prosecutors have referred 20 journalists working for the news channel al-Jazeera, four of them foreigners, to trial on charges of aiding or joining a terrorist group.

The charges, made public Wednesday, seemingly criminalize routine journalistic activities such as interviewing supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi and his Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood.

The Brotherhood has been designated by the militarybacked government as a terrorist organization.

The case marks the first time that journalists have been referred to trial under Egypt’s interim administration on charges related to terrorism.

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Norway OSLO, Norway — Two lawmakers in Norway Wednesday said they have nominated U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize.

The intelligence contractor who leaked documents that revealed the extent of the government surveillance of telephone and Internet records has temporary asylum in Russia.

“The public debate and changes in policy that have followed in the wake of Snowden’s whistleblowing has contributed to a more stable and peaceful world order,” Bard Vegar Solhjell and Snorre Valen of the opposition Socialist Left Party said. dpa

Spain MADRID — A third of children in Spain are at risk of poverty, an international charity warned Wednesday as the European Commission pushed for the country to continue its austerity measures and reduce the national deficit.

Nearly 34 percent of children are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, Save the Children said in its assessment of EU statistics agency Eurostat’s data. Many live with families who don’t have enough money for a healthy diet, school books or clothing.

The European Commission called for Spain to implement further reforms to reduce the national deficit and intensify measures to lower the unemployment rate. dpa Distributed by MCT Information Services

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The forum lasted two hours and was the first Democratic forum of the election for this gubernational race. solution to education is investment in teachers.

Grossman agreed and said that he would explore ways to increase revenue to fund improvements.

On the issue of gun control, Kayyem emphasized the need for tougher sentences and background checks, noting that some of the guns that come into the state are a result of comparatively lax gun laws in surrounding New England states.

Attor ney General Coakley agreed, touting Massachusetts’ gun laws as the strictest in the nation.

When asked about the fact that Massachusetts deports immigrants at a rate above the national average, Grossman criticized Coakley’s support of the Secure Communities Program and opposition towards allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses.

Grossman called drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants a “public safety issue” and said that the state is “sending too many people away for too little of violations.”

Berwick nicknamed the fingerprint and informa-

All candidates took a stand against the Citizens United Supreme Court Ruling that granted corporations the same role as individuals under the law. tion-sharing program the “Insecure Communities Act,” and said that he is in favor of in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants at state universities.

Kayyem emphasized that, “the best law enforcement is one in which you engage the communities,” noting that all citizens, immigrants included, need to “feel free to come forward,” and cannot do so in fear of deportation.

All candidates took a stand against the Citizens United Supreme Court Ruling that granted corporations the same role as individuals under the law.

Grossman said that he would support public financing of elections.

Kayyem emphasized the need for mobilizing the youth vote as means to combat money in politics and Coakley spoke to the need for a constitutional amendment to reverse the judicial decision.

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All candidates agreed on the need for a raise of the minimum wage and expressed concern at the growing poverty in the nation and the Commonwealth in particular.

When asked about local farming and access to fresh and healthy food, Avellone emphasized that investment in farming programs would help solve the “widespread epidemic of childhood obesity,” and voiced his support for vouchers and prescriptions for healthy foods, particularly in urban areas.

Berwick agreed and proposed allowing citizens who used EBT cards to purchase healthy food at favorable rates at local markets.

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“We have very few … crashes and bugs these days and we are very responsive to user feedback,” she added.

“Usually if someone writes in with an issue or question we’re pretty good (about answering within 48 hours) at the very most.”

The Splitwise team wants to keep promoting their new average rent tool throughout the country to make sure that as many people as possible have access to the tool’s data so that those people can make informed decisions about renting.

“We think that data is awesome and that it should be available to lots of people, which is why when we got this data set, we knew we wanted to do something really great with it,” said Chaves.

Chaves also hopes that Splitwise will be able to continuously update its data, whether or not that data is given to them again

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by RentMetrics. Without fresh, accurate data, the future of the new tool could be compromised.

The Splitwise team hopes to continue to expand and improve their website in a variety of ways.

For one, Chaves suspects that the Splitwise team will grow and take on more employees within the next year. Ideas for new aspects of the site are also in the works.

“We think it would be really great if someday … you could see your household bills and pay them from (the Splitwise site),” Chaves said. “That’s something we would really like to make happen. We think it would be very useful, we think it would make a lot of sense and (it’s) something we’re definitely keeping on our timeline.”

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port home. But that barely cooled tempers on social media, where parents blasted school officials for not canceling classes as soon as forecasters predicted the storm.

“I want heads (to roll) tomorrow,” one parent posted on the Facebook site for the DeKalb County School District in Georgia. He complained that his wife still had not returned home by midnight after fighting her way through snow and traffic to try to retrieve the couple’s child from school.

“I shudder to think of the lawsuits if any students, faculty or parents are seriously hurt or even killed because you were so foolish as to ignore weather reports and not cancel school,” another parent wrote on the site.

On Instagram, a Georgia parent wrote, “My baby (was) stuck at school, because Marietta High School was crazy and did not let school out early!”

Atlanta city officials had assured the public that they had learned the harsh lessons of a 2011 ice storm that paralyzed the city. “Atlanta, we are ready for the snow,” Mayor Kasim Reed posted on his Twitter account Tuesday.

But by Wednesday morning, Reed’s Twitter messages sought to reassure angry residents that the city was working hard to plow roads and get everyone home safely: “We know you want to get home, and we are going to work all day until you can return safely.”

Reed said “a lot of people” were still stranded on highways Wednesday morning, but he was not certain how many. City bus service was shut down, and people waited in vain on icy train platforms for trains that were late or never arrived.

Asked how he would rate the city’s handling of the storm, the mayor replied: “I’m not thinking about a grade right now. I’m thinking about getting people out of their cars.”

Tractor-trailers jackknifed on Interstate 65 in central Alabama. Bridges as far south as Florida were shut down by ice, and the long Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana was closed to traffic by ice.

On Fa c e b o o k , SnowedOutAtlanta sprung up with nearly 40,000 members. Some homeowners posted offers to host stranded travelers in spare bedrooms. People shared information on grocery stores and gas stations that were open, with updates on how much milk, bread and bottled water remained on store shelves. Others asked

for places to stay.

A few people posted photos of crumpled highway guardrails or tricked-out pickup trucks equipped with all-wheel drive, tow cables and jumper cables.

The Georgia National Guard posted an announcement that troops had located a stranded bus with five special-needs children aboard and had taken them to a local armory.

One woman pleaded with people not to post “political grumblings” – there were screeds lambasting city, state and school officials by name - or even thank you messages until some order had been brought to stormrelated chaos.

A bit of sunshine broke through gray clouds over Atlanta by late morning, but temperatures remained below freezing. Forecasters called for continued temperatures well below normal throughout the day and another hard freeze overnight. Deal said state offices would be shut down through Thursday.

In North Carolina, coastal areas where people normally stroll along beaches or play golf in late January, beaches were nearly deserted after forecasters predicted four to eight inches of snow. But the actual snowfall, mixed with sleet, was less - under two inches in coastal Wilmington, N.C. Manteo up the coast to the Outer Banks received six inches. Inland some eastern county areas received five eight inches.

In central and eastern North Carolina, schools and businesses shut down all day Tuesday as a precaution after three to eight inches of snow was predicted. Actual totals were much lower, including a dusting of well under an inch in Durham and Chapel Hill in the center of the state.

That prompted complaints from some parents miffed that they had to arrange for child care for their children, who were delighted at the snow day but disappointed that there was barely enough snow for snowballs or sledding.

School officials responded by saying they preferred to be safe rather than sorry.

“We made the decision (to close) based on the best forecast data possible, erring on the side of safety and giving parents as early a notification as possible,” Chip Sudderth, a spokesman for the Durham school system, told The News & Observer.

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graduate students who was passionate about helping the blind.

Initial phases of the project were funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute. Ganz’s team has also worked closely with orientation mobility specialist Carole Wilson from the Massachusetts Coalition for the Blind.

“We really needed to understand the needs of the user. I think that’s one of the main reasons we are successful,” Ganz said.

Ganz explained that the PERCEPT system is intended to help individuals establish orientation, but is always used in conjunction, rather than in place of, mobility aids such as guide dogs and canes.

The system operates using Near Field Communication (NFC) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. A sensor inside the smartphone scans special tags placed on signs next to each doorway in a building.

To get started, the user just has to open the PERCEPT application, tap their phone against one of these tags and select their destination. From there, the application will provide audio instructions.

“It was really clear to me … that NFC technology can bring spaces to life,” Ganz said.

Systems Engineer James Schafer of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department explained that if the user were to get lost, all they would have to do is find the closest doorway to get back on track with updated directions.

“Another thing that’s important about the tag is that it actually gives you a tactile reference point,” Schafer said. “When you’re at these decision points where you need to orient your body in a certain way, this becomes

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Users can recieve audio instructions by scanning special tags like this one. very important to establish that bearing.”

Another huge advantage of NFC technology, Ganz said, is that it doesn’t require power. “It’s like a sticker,” she said.

In an earlier phase of the project, the team ran a trial of the system on three floors of the Knowles Engineering Building using 20 participants ranging from the ages of 18-81. Each individual was asked to use the PERCEPT system to navigate the same set of destinations in the same order.

The researchers recorded the way that the participants moved and how they responded to the instructions. Schafer said that accuracy indicated by whether or not the individuals could navigate successfully without intervention was also recorded.

Out of the 20 subjects tested, 19 were successful.

“I think (that) is huge, and says a lot for the potential of the system,” Schafer said.

He added that because so many people have smartphones, the technology is affordable. In the past, visually impaired individuals had to own numerous devices to help with everything from using a computer to counting

money.

“Not only are you buying apps that are significantly less expensive (to) replace this hardware, but you’re also not carrying all these devices with you,” Schafer said.

Although the new hardware is relatively inexpensive—at $1.65 per tag, it costs less than $400 to outfit Whitmore—Ganz and Shafer said that most of the cost is in the software development.

“We need to have an engineer program the software for each and every building, which is costly,” Ganz said, and added that she is seeking funding from the federal government to deploy the program across campus.

Beginning in February, this technology will also be installed in the subway station in Arlington. Ganz and Schafer estimated that it will be ready for public use in approximately a year and a half.

“The world so much relies on vision,” Ganz said. “We hope this technology will help (the visually impaired) venture independently to their workplace, to travel independently.”

Aviva Luttrell can be reached at aluttrel@umass.edu.

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See celebrity scandals for what they are During the past week or Bieber could have seriso, two stories have been ously injured or killed receiving a lot of attention in somebody. He doesn’t need support. He needs jail time.

Steven Gillard In 2012, 10,322 people were killed due to drunk driving. the media: Seattle Seahawk’s Had Bieber’s drunken escacornerback Richard pade ended in manslaughter, Sherman’s interview fol- I doubt his fans and peers lowing the team’s victory would be showing such supin the National Football port.

Conference Championship; Bieber was handed a life and Justin Bieber’s arrest of luxury. All he had to do for driving under the influ- to get to where he is today ence, resisting arrest and was post some videos on driving on an expired license YouTube, and now he has while drag racing in Miami the world in the palm of his Beach, Fla. hand. With millions of dolIn the final seconds of lars, the adoration of women the NFC Championship, everywhere and fast cars, his Sherman tipped a pass in the life is one to envy, yet he end zone into the arms of his insists on acting as if he is teammate, thus ending the above the law.

San Francisco 49ers’ hopes Richard Sherman, on of a comeback and secur- the other hand, was raised ing the Seahawks’ place in in Compton, California, a Super Bowl XLVIII. In a city notorious for its gang post-game interview with violence. He graduated as Erin Andrews, Sherman salutatorian of his high made some enthusiastic school class and went on to statements, claiming that attend Stanford University. he was “the best corner in Sherman was the one who

Marriage not a quick poverty fix

It’s disturbing, really, how a football player’s emotionally raw but harmless rant creates as much backlash as an entitled pop star drunkenly drag racing ...

In 2012, 13.7 percent of American adults ages 18-64 were in poverty, as were

the game” and also stating, “When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that’s the result you’re gonna get.” He was soon vilified by the online community for being classless and egotistical, with many Patriots fans claiming that Sherman— and only Sherman—could possibly make them root for Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.

While Sherman’s conduct isn’t exactly tasteful, it’s forgivable. He was interviewed shortly after making the biggest play of his career, and he was caught up in the moment. It’s not like what he said wasn’t true, either— Sherman led the NFL in 2013 with eight interceptions. He actually is the best cornerback in the game. When all is said and done, his interview amounts to little other than trash talk and boasting, natural parts of any sport, especially one as physical as football.

What is far more concerning than Sherman’s lack of humility is the response of the online community in the days following Justin Bieber’s arrest for DUI and drag racing. Following his arrest, parts of the online community voiced their support for the pop star.

Hashtags such as #WeWill AlwaysSupportYouJustin quickly began trending on Twitter. Lady Gaga voiced her approval of the support given to Bieber by his “Beliebers” in his time of need. Everybody makes mistakes, especially those thrust into the spotlight at a young age, right?

Wrong.

almost 22 percent of children under the age of 18.

Eighty percent of adults in the United States are also dealing with near-poverty and unemployment. It’s clear: The nation has a poverty (not to mention unemployment) crisis on its hands.

But fear not, the GOP has a solution.

Earlier this month, which marked the 50th anniversary of former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty,” Sen. Marco Rubio gave a speech in which he argued, “The greatest tool to lift children and families from poverty is one that decreases the probability of child poverty by 82 percent. But it isn’t a government program. It’s called marriage.”

That’s right. Are you living in poverty? Get married.

This isn’t a new conservative argument. The GOP has long been against what they call “government handouts” (i.e., unemployment benefits) as a solution to poverty, and balk at the idea of raising the minimum wage. According to Rubio’s speech, those are “partial solutions” that help people to merely “deal” with poverty rather than “emerge” from it.

With those words, Rubio was attempting to eloquently disguise a hateful message: Sorry poor people, the government shouldn’t be responsible for helping you to not be poor anymore.

And though I disagree with that particularly mean sentiment, it is a fairly common one. So, people

was born into adverse circumstances. Sherman is the one who should be a thug.

Yet where is his criminal record?

It’s disturbing, really, how a football player’s emotionally raw but harmless rant creates as much backlash as an entitled pop star drunkenly drag racing a Lamborghini down the streets of Miami Beach. I don’t approve of Sherman’s lack of sportsmanship and professionalism, but the fact that it generated as much attention as Bieber’s crime says a lot about the media, and the society in which we live.

People were quick to judge Sherman when his interview deviated from the norm with a rare display of passion, and quick to forgive Bieber when he carelessly risked the lives of those around him.

We need to see things for what they are and not how we want them to be. If you want to see Sherman as a classless thug who can only play football, you will. If you want to see Justin Bieber as a lost child struggling to deal with a life of superstardom, you will.

Look beyond the caricatures of the media, however, and you will see something quite different. You will see a well-spoken, educated and competitive man with a passion for the game of football; and you will see an arrogant punk, convinced of his own importance, who believes he is immune from the law.

Steven Gillard is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at sgillard@ umass.edu.

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who subscribe to it must then also subscribe to different solutions, like marriage, particularly aimed at single-mother families. But while many right-wingers blame the breakdown of the family unit for poverty woes, experts say marriage just isn’t the answer.

Recently, Maria Shriver, in partnership with the Center for American Progress, released a report detailing economic realities facing women, in which

ily is better-off, economically and otherwise, than a household with only one.

But assuming that it’s as easy to just get married as the GOP thinks it is, there’s still another problem with this position.

For single-mothers living in poverty, the pool of potential spouses around them lacks many people who would be financially stable enough to help support a family. Kristie Williams, Ph.D., with the

economically and socially stable) to hold out for other “good marriage prospects.”

So, the pool that’s left over after these good prospects marry each other “may often be, objectively, a bad one.”

In other words, society’s economic inequality doesn’t leave impoverished single mothers with an adequate pool of these good marriage prospects.

Entering into marriages with not-so-good prospects

To tell [impoverished single mothers] that marriage is the only way out is not only offensive, but it does … not provide them with actual concrete and stable solutions that they can take advantage of on their own.

Director of the Children and Families Program at Next Generation Ann O’Leary writes, “Rather than promoting marriage as a silver bullet for women’s economic troubles, the government should instead promote policies that allow women to complete their educations, to find stable and well-paying jobs, and to have the work supports necessary to meet their family needs…”

O’Leary gets it exactly right. Just over four million single-mother families are living in poverty in the United States. To tell them that marriage is the only way out is not only offensive, but it also does a great disservice to impoverished single mothers (and people) everywhere to not provide them with actual concrete and stable solutions that they can take advantage of on their own.

The slightly unnerving part is that, at first glance, the marriage argument makes sense. Two people making money in a fam-

Council on Contemporary Families, made this exact argument in a report in which she argues that the flaw in the marriage argument lies in the assumption that “all marriages are equally beneficial.” They aren’t. She writes, “Single mothers are especially likely to marry men who have children from other partnerships, who have few economic resources, who lack a high-school diploma, or who have been incarcerated or have substance abuse problems.” These issues combine to form the precise antidote to healthy and economically successful partnerships.

Steve Randy Waldman, author of the blog Interfluidity, makes a similar argument, claiming that marriage promotion to impoverished communities is “not merely ineffective.

It is at best ineffective.”

He writes that our current socially and economically stratified society allows for “good marriage prospects” (or those who are

won’t improve the fundamental aspects of their lives and might in fact make them worse. And as Waldman writes, marriage promoters might be doing harm by suggesting marriage as a solution despite knowing the likelihood of an impoverished community marrying poorly.

This all isn’t to say that marriage can’t be a good thing—it can be, and often is. But if people decide to marry, it should be for other reasons, not because it’s the only way to “emerge” from poverty. Marriage cannot be the singular answer to one of the most damaging and serious social issues facing the United States today. It fails to provide any true or immediate assistance to those who need it. If the GOP truly cares about helping the impoverished, they’ll have to come up with a better solution than matrimony.

Jillian Correira is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at jcorreir@umass.edu.

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Spend your quarters at The Quarters

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Before it reverts to a bar at night, The Quarters opens its doors to patrons of all ages to enjoy authentic vintage video games and a fresh, fun atmosphere. Games available include Crystal Castles, Galaga and Space Invaders.

New hangout in Hadley for food, fun and games

By Sarah roBertSon Collegian Staff

The long-anticipated opening of vintage arcade/bar, The Quarters, has finally arrived, to the delight of many Pioneer Valley residents. Owners George Meyers and Greg Stutsman opened the doors, turned on the taps and fired up the video games for the first time on January 10th at a small opening party of supporters and friends.

Their support was well-deserved too, as the project was in the making for years before Meyers and Stutsman’s idea became a reality.

“We love what it provides as a forum for exchange and interaction with other people and friends,” Meyers said. “It’s fun and easy-going, but also provides a little bit of stress relief, competition and enjoyment.”

The Quarters features over 20

vintage arcade games and three pinball machines that run on precisely what the name of the establishment suggests: quarters.

There are games for people of all ages, with favorites such as Ms. Pac Man, Galaga, Crystal Castles, Space Invaders, Dig Dug and The Simpsons..

“It’s very normal to see people multiple generations apart playing games, enjoying some food and drinks side by side,” Meyers said.

While the nightlife at The Quarters is comparable to that of a bar, their doors are open to parents and children until 9 p.m. so that all ages can enjoy the food and games. The overall feel of the establishment is that of inclusiveness and community, and nothing brings people together more than video games and good food. Some of The Quarters’ most popular menu items are the The Banh Mi hot dog, which comes in a vegan or meat option, Choco Taco ice cream treats, fried Brussels sprouts and the Maine Root soda.

Since its opening, business has

been going exceptionally well for The Quarters. It seems that Meyers and Stutsman have won the affections of Pioneer Valley residents by harnessing their sentimental feelings toward the games of their youth.

“We’ve had tons of support from all different types of communities: Students, parents with children, locals who just come and hang out.

We’re thrilled with the response to the space we’ve tried very hard to put together,” Meyers said. It’s a very fun-loving group with lots of good energy and passion for the games.”

In fact, The Quarters could not exist today without the unshaking support of the community.

With the help of funding website IndieGoGo, the owners were able to purchase the first few game machines that have since become their commodity. The opening weekend of The Quarters was dedicated to a private party for its supporters that made the entire project possible.

“The project, in various itera-

tions, has been in the works for about five years,” Meyers says.

“We went through a number of different locations and slightly different business models until we came across this location about a year and a half ago.”

The Quarters is located at 8 Railroad St., right on the town line between Hadley and Amherst.

The bar is one block back from Route 9 and sits directly on the Norwottuck Rail Trail. Because of its proximity to the trail, the owners suggest using the bike trail to get to The Quarters, carpooling or using public transportation. For UMass students, the best way to get to The Quarters is to take the PVTA Blue 43 bus and get off at the Russell St. stop across from The Donut Man shop, which is just short walk away.

“There’s also something magical about the ability to experience what can be perceived as anachronistic for entertainment in a new place and time,” Meyers explains, “Despite all the amazing advances in gaming culture, arcade games

from 1979 are still extremely challenging, fun and rewarding to play.”

The Quarters is the perfect place to share a drink with friends and delve into a world that existed before Xbox or PlayStation. It brings you back to a time when kids would go to the arcade and spend their entire allowance trying to win a game of Space Invaders, or just to chat over a cold soda. The bar is a perfect resurrection of childhood, and for just a handful of quarters, customers can relive these priceless memories.

The Quarters is open every day from noon to 1 a.m., except Mondays when it opens at 5 p.m.

The bar is also open for booking of private parties and corporate parties. For more information and updates on The Quarters, please visit their website, hadleyquarters. com, and Facebook page, www. facebook.com/hadleyquarters.

Sarah Robertson can be reached at srobertson@umass.edu.

MUSIC

Electro duo Break Science bringing hip-hop fusion to NoHo Genre-transcending group sure to excite fans of EDM

By Sarah roBertSon Collegian Staff

Break Science, a Brooklyn-based EDM duo, will be playing the Pearl Street Nightclub on Friday with opening acts Paul Basic and Kroma Kode. As members of the Pretty Lights Music record label, both Break Science and Paul Basic are sure to put on a brilliant show for EDM and dub-step fans everywhere. Break Science’s music is composed of an intoxicating blend of electro and hip-hop backed by the percussive talent of Adam Deitch and the keyboarding expertise of Borahm Lee. Their music is perfectly crafted to be both beautiful and bold, but most importantly, it is sure to get the crowds dancing.

Break Science released their first fulllength album, “Seven Bridges,” on last October. On the album, they stray from more traditional electronic music and gravitate toward more of a hip-hop-influenced sound. Some tracks feature rap vocals and samples from artists such as Rihanna and Sonya Kitchell.

Prior to the release of “Seven Bridges,” Deitch and Lee released two EPs titled “Further Than Our Eyes Can See” in 2011 and “Monolith Code” in 2012. In 2012, they also released a collaborative project with Pretty Lights music label mate Michal Menert, titled “Twilight Frequency,” which exposed the band to a nationwide audience for the first time.

As electronic music has made its way into the main stream, Break Science rode EDM’s wave of popularity to play festivals and shows around the country. The band has steadily been featured in a series of

festivals over the past few years such as Basslights, Snowglobe and Lights All Night.

The group has also collaborated with artists across a variety of genres such as Redman, Wyclef Jean, Wu-Tang Clan, Lee “Scratch” Perry and John Scofield. The variety of collaborators with whom Break Science has worked is a reflection of the diversity and range of influences in their music.

When the creative minds of Deitch and Lee come together, the result is nothing less than outstanding. Both artists have individually had impressive careers in the production of electronic music as well as in performance. In 2010, Deitch was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for writing and producing two songs on Ledisi’s album “Turn Me Loose” as part of the Fyre Dept. production team.

He also co-founded Royal Family Records, an online community for budding artists.

As the band’s keyboardist, sound designer and programmer, Lee handles many of the technological aspects of Break Science’s music. His input gives the duo’s music the organic, ambient sound that flows cohesively through every track.

Break Science stresses the importance of soul and spirituality in their work, and they show it through the thoughtful and intricate layers of sound in each of their songs. With such an eclectic range of influences, Break Science stretches the limits of the “livetronica” scene to include jazz, soul, hip-hop and dance. Audiences are sure to be moved emotionally and on the dance floor when they see this talented duo in action.

Tickets for the show at the Pearl Street Clubroom are available in advance for $15 or $20 at the door. Doors open at 9 p.m.

Sarah Robertson can be reached at srobertson@umass. edu.

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UMass’ upperclassmen have been in this scenario multiple times. Each year, it seems the Minutemen are fighting until the last weekend for a spot in the postseason.

With each team qualifying for the Hockey East Tournament this season, the situation is different.

But the magnitude of each game hasn’t changed, especially for the freshmen getting their first taste of a run toward the playoffs.

“We’ve got all Hockey East games now, and the coaches are looking for a little more out of us,” said Steven Iacobellis, who leads all UMass freshmen with 10 goals. “As freshmen, we can’t go into the game thinking, ‘I’m new, I don’t know the system, I don’t know what we’re doing,’ and hoping for the best. We’ve been here long enough. There’s no excuses anymore.”

TERRIERS Boston sports fans may know him as a Bruins prospect.

“I think they’re playing with a short deck, numberswise,” said Minutemen coach John Micheletto. “And I think that’s part of it, and it probably led to some volatility in their lineup, just trying to find some stability.”

Another contributing factor could be the overall strength of Hockey East every season. There are those teams that are expected to do well(like BC and BU, but teams like UMass Lowell and Providence have become forces to be reckoned within the conference lately.

“I think Hockey East in general, I think every team’s so deep and every team is so

Olympic Celebration and Bright Out Night Besides the actual game, Friday will also be the Olympic Celebration and Bright Out Night. A UMass hockey Olympians banner will be unveiled in the Mullins Center rafters, featuring the four former players who have participated or will participate in the Olympics. The names include John Lyons, Justin McCarthy and Jonathan Quick for Team USA, and Thomas Pock, who will play for Team Austria in next month’s games.

The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive free T-shirts as well.

Given these circumstances, along with the fact that the game will be televised on NBC Sports Network, a big crowd is expected, which is good news for the Minutemen.

“I’d be surprised if a lot of students didn’t show up,” Power said. “Usually when

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good, so every year there’s that one team at the lower end of the pack and one team that jumps up,” Power said. “I think that’s just a testament to how good the league is, not per se BU not having the year that they expected.”

But no matter what the reason is, the Terriers are struggling to score as they sit in ninth place in the conference with 2.46 goals per game.

Couple that with the worst defense in the league statistically, 3.42 goals per game, and it’s tough to find a winning formula on most nights.

Cameron McDonough can be reached at cameronm@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Cam_McDonough.

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we play BU, it’s always a great turnout.

“That’s something we’re excited for. With all the energy in our building from the students, and the support from the community is honestly second-to-none and really gives us a boost.”

UMass coach John Micheletto also noted the impact that a good crowd can have.

“You notice the groundswell of emotion at certain times when you really need it,” he said. “It helps. … When you don’t have that, you have to manufacture your own energy on the bench, and you need that. It’s an emotional game. If you don’t have energy, you’re gonna be in a bad spot.”

Puck drop for Friday’s game is at 7:30 p.m. at Mullins Center.

Nick Canelas can be reached at ncanelas@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @NickCanelas.

REBOUND of where I would’ve guessed a week ago.”

“A tale of two halves” The Minutewomen once again found themselves down by a large margin at the end of the first half on Wednesday, trailing George Washington 51-30. The team turned things around in the second half, outscoring the Colonials 46-38, but couldn’t close the gap from the first half.

Dawley said the game was really a “tale of two halves,” and said that the team needs to come out at the beginning of the game and play as aggressively as they did in the second half.

UMass has typically done

originally anticipated.

GW had a very productive day from its trio of guards as well. Both Chakecia Miller (14) and Danni Jackson (11) scored in double figures, while Hannah Schaible had nine points and 10 rebounds as well.

After picking up two quick fouls early in the first half, Kiara Bomben was forced to sit out for the majority of the first frame.

Bomben returned in the first half, but picked up a questionable third foul after being called for a block hedging a Colonials’ screen at the top of the perimeter.

Bomben finished the game with 11 points, while Jasmine Harris scored 14 points to go along with six assists on the day.

Not only was it a different environment at Mullins Center with the 11:45 a.m. tipoff, but the Minutewomen also played in front of 1,382 people, their largest crowd of

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UMass coach Sharon Dawley shouts to team during Wednesday’s loss.

“It was a lot of fun. Everyone loves playing in front of a loud crowd. It just made us all laugh.”

Emily Mital, UMass guard the year, many of them being screaming young fans.

“It was a lot of fun,” Mital said. “Everyone loves playing in front of a loud crowd.

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better in the second half, averaging about 34 points after the break while only averaging about 27 points in the first half. But Dawley said this game was different.

“I don’t think the season’s been like it was today,” she said. “Today, what I meant was I thought we played a phenomenal second half and a slow first half. I don’t necessarily think the season has looked like that.

“I think if we went with the group we did in the second half, and Kim was able to stay on the floor longer, then we have this win.”

Jesse Mayfield-Sheehan can be reached at jmayfiel@umass.edu and can be followed on Twitter @jgms88.

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“When you get the game going the way you want it to, you cannot keep giving up second chance opportunities,” Kellogg said. “I think they had 20 rebounds; that’s really unacceptable. And that comes down to crackdowns and a little bit of toughness around the rim, and a few of our guys just gotta play better.”

Much of the second-half offense operated through the hands of reserve guard Trey Davis, who took over when Williams was in trouble due to a foul. Davis led all scorers with 18 points. Williams finished with just 11 points on 3-of-10 shooting. Both Williams and Maxie Esho fouled out of the game.

It just made us all laugh.”

Andrew Cyr can be reached at arcyr@ umass.edu, and followed on Twitter @Andrew_Cyr.

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Neither team shot particularly well from the floor.

The Bonnies shot 37 percent from the field for the game, but UMass couldn’t capitalize, committing 17 turnovers, which turned into 20 St. Bonaventure points. The Bonnies led 26-25 at halftime.

“We need to get back to being more of the team that’s hunting people,” Kellogg said. “That’s going after people on both ends of the floor and coming at you. There were a few times it looked like we didn’t have that extra juice and they were still coming at us.”

Mark Chiarelli can be reached at mchiarel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Mark_Chiarelli.

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UM falls to Colonials By aNDrew cyr

By Jesse mayfielD-sheehaN The Massachusetts women’s basketball team has struggled on the boards lately, getting thoroughly outrebounded by its opponents in its last two contests.

After suffering a rebound differential of 50-31 and giving up 20 second-chance points in Saturday’s loss to Fordham, the Minutewomen struggled on the boards again on Wednesday. George Washington pulled down 60 rebounds compared to UMass’ 35 and scored 26 secondchance points on its way to an 89-76 victory.

“We need to do a better job boxing out,” Minutewomen coach Sharon Dawley said. “The boxing out differential was huge. You look at that number, knowing that we gave up 26 second-chance points to GW, it’s amazing that we were down 13.”

One key rebounder that UMass was missing down the stretch against the Colonials was Kim Pierre-Louis.

The junior forward was leading the team in points (eight) and rebounds (five) at the end of the first half, but only got one more rebound and didn’t make another basket before fouling out of the game with 12:06 left to play.

“We like her off the bench, so we can keep her calmer so we don’t foul her out,” Dawley said. “So, we’ve got to be on top of Kim. She gets her third, ‘Hey, don’t do anything risky,’ that kind of thing.”

Another of the team’s bigger players that was missing from the game was Paula Tarnachowicz.

The junior injured her ankle in last Wednesday’s game against Dayton, a game in which she pulled down seven rebounds, and she has therefore missed the past two games.

Dawley wasn’t sure how many minutes Tarnohowicz would’ve played on Wednesday had she been healthy, but she was sure Tarnohowicz would’ve made a difference.

“Having Paula to go to today would’ve been a nice thing,” she said. “Paula rebounds, and Paula gives us effort, and Paula’s willing to throw some elbows around, and you need players like that.”

Tarnachowicz’ status remains day-to-day. Dawley couldn’t say when she would return, but said that her status has been improving.

“It’s tough with a sprain like that,” she said. “But she’s way ahead

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Raphiael Putney scored 10 points, but UMass basketball fell to St. Bonaventure on the road.

Minutemen fall at Reilly again By mark chiarelli Collegian Staff

The No. 21 Massachusetts men’s basketball team may want to rename the Reilly Center its personal house of horrors.

UMass (17-3, 4-2 Atlantic 10) came up empty for the second year in a row, falling to St. Bonaventure 78-65 on Wednesday in front of a raucous, sold-out crowd. The victory was the Bonnies’ first over a ranked opponent since they defeated Temple in 2000.

“I thought (St. Bonaventure) was the better team tonight,” UMass coach Derek Kellogg said in a postgame radio interview. “(They) were tougher, rougher around the rim and they got to the free throw line a bunch, kind of like last year.”

The Bonnies (13-8, 3-4 A-10) outrebounded UMass 45-35, including 20 offensive rebounds. The Minutemen also ran into serious foul trouble. St. Bonaventure went 30-of-34 from the free throw line and UMass point guard Chaz Williams spent most of the second half on the bench with four fouls before fouling out with 1:39 remaining.

For long stretches, the

“I though (St. Bonaventure) was the better team tonight. (They) were tougher, rougher around the rim and they got to the free throw line a bunch, kind of like last year.”

Derek Kellogg, UMass coach

Minutemen followed an all-toofamiliar script, struggling to find their offensive stride and falling behind by as much as nine points early in the second half. But a Raphiael Putney steal and thunderous transition dunk narrowed the St. Bonaventure lead to just 53-51 with eight minutes, 47 seconds remaining. It was the type of late push that eerily mirrored the outcome of UMass’ 73-68 comeback victory over the Bonnies just 18 days ago.

This time, St. Bonaventure had other plans.

The Bonnies outscored the Minutemen 25-14 from that point, wrestling the momentum away from a UMass team that struggled down the stretch. St. Bonaventure guard Andell Cumberbatch banked in a 3-pointer with 7:23 to go and little time left on the shot clock to give the Bonnies a 58-54 lead.

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“That banked three from (Cumberbatch) was just a killer,” Kellogg said. “That was kind of a road shot that goes in when you’re on the road and I guess things aren’t going your way for an evening.”

Bonnies guard Matthew Wright played to a delirious Reilly Center crowd with just 55 seconds remaining, nailing a 3-pointer off a screen to bump the lead to 72-63. He finished with 11 points. Five different St. Bonaventure players scored in double-figures, with guard Charlon Kloof leading the way with 14 points.

The Minutemen struggled to maintain momentum in the second half on the glass. Sampson Carter and Cady Lalanne both registered a team-high of just seven rebounds. see

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Make it 12 straight losses for the Minutewomen.

Despite feeding off the energy from hundreds of screaming children on UMass’ annual Field Trip Day, the Minutewomen fell to George Washington 89-76.

“It was a tale of two halves,” Massachusetts coach Sharon Dawley said. “We outscored them in the second half, and our transition offense was much better. We just have to come out and play with that aggression we showed in the second half.”

UMass (3-18, 0-8 Atlantic 10) outscored the Colonials 46-38 in the second half after trailing GW by 21 at the half.

The Minutewomen had five different players score in double digits in the losing effort. Rashida Timbilla had a team-high 16 points, while Jasmine Harris added 14 of her own. However, it was Amber Dillon’s career-high 11 points that sparked UMass’ play in the second half.

“Amber came in and got super aggressive and turned up our transition game,” said Dawley. “That got Emily (Mital) and (Jasmine) Harris more looks, and that really helped us in the second half.”

Dillon also played 28 minutes in today’s game, the most she has played in a UMass uniform. Her actual career high in minutes is 30, which she achieved while playing at Maine.

While Dillon’s 11 points and three assists might not jump out off the stat sheet, it was her speed and agility that kept the Colonials on their toes all day.

“I just have to keep doing what I do in practice,” Dillon said. “I just have to keep going hard in practice.”

GW (14-7, 5-3 A-10) was led by center Jonquel Jones, who ended with 20 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, 11 of them coming on the offensive end. The Colonials totaled 60 rebounds, including 28 offensive rebounds, which lead to 26 secondchance points.

“We’re just small,” Dawley said.

“Having Paula (Tarnachowicz) would have definitely helped. Paula is an excellent rebounder and would have helped inside today.”

Tarnachowicz missed her second consecutive game due to a right ankle sprain she suffered in the game against Dayton. Dawley said that she is still listed as day-to-day, but is doing much better than she see

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HOCKEY

UMass prepares for Terriers BU in unfamiliar position

By Nick caNelas Collegian Staff

It’s there every time the Massachusetts hockey team steps into the locker room.

Before and after every practice, every meeting and every game, it stares the Minutemen right in the face.

Hanging there is a bulletin board. And on it are the Hockey East standings.

As UMass prepares for its matchup with Boston University this week, the team knows exactly where it stands: Ninth place—five points out of a first-round bye, one point out of a home seed in the first round of the Hockey East Tournament and just two points ahead of Merrimack for last place.

With the standings tight and seven regular season games left, the Minutemen have time to gain some ground. But the pressure and urgency increases with

each game.

“Whenever you get dressed, you can see it,” said co-captain Troy Power of the standings. “You walk by it, you know where you stand.

We know we need a big push these last seven games.”

UMass (7-16-3, 3-8-2 Hockey East) is coming off a disappointing loss to the lowly Warriors on Saturday night. Fortunately for the Minutemen, the Terriers have fared no better.

BU (8-14-2, 3-8-1 HEA) sits one point behind UMass at No. 10 in the standings under first-year coach David Quinn, and has won just one game since December.

While that certainly makes the Terriers more beatable than in recent years, it also means that a letdown would be that much more costly. BU won the first meeting 3-1 in the season opener on Oct. 11 and still

has a game in hand.

Friday is the Minutemen’s only game this weekend, so a loss would surely lead to a major slip in the standings, and their goals are much higher than the ninth or 10th seed.

“If we could sneak into the top five with a good run, that’s obviously what we’d want to do,” Power said. “But if that doesn’t happen, a onegame playoff at the Mullins Center—I think we’ll get a good turnout there. I think this place will be rocking and I think it would be really hard for us to lose that game at home.

“We want to get a home series, at worst a home game,” Power continued. “If you can win that three-game series and you get to the Garden, anything can happen. … The possibilities are endless.” see

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By cameroN mcDoNough Collegian Staff

When you think about the most storied programs in college hockey history, you probably think about schools like Minnesota, Boston College and Boston University. These three programs have each won multiple national championships and are all in the national spotlight every season.

And while the Golden Gophers and the Eagles sit at No. 1 and No. 2 in the latest polls, the Terriers are nowhere to be seen.

As always, BU started off the season with high expectations, but these expectations were tempered somewhat due to a new head coach for the first time in 40 years.

Legendary coach Jack Parker decided to call it a career from the bench after last season, and one of his former players, David Quinn, was called upon

to keep the Terriers’ winning tradition alive.

The season got off on a good start with a top-20 ranking and a victory over the Massachusetts hockey team to start off the new era. But things have mostly gone downhill for BU ever since.

The Terriers have an overall record of 8-14-2 and have only managed to win three games in Hockey East while losing eight and tying in one.

The worst stretch of the season has come in their last 10 games as they have gone 1-8-1. This means that BU is in the uncomfortable and unfamiliar situation of trying to stay out of the conference cellar. Right now there is only one point separating the Terriers from last place team Merrimack.

That means that a program that has won five national championships and 29 Beanpots, and has produced

52 First-Team All-Americans looks like it won’t even host a first round game in the Hockey East Tournament.

But whether it is the Terriers this year or the Minutemen last year, the first year under a new coach can be a challenge.

“I know from our standing that we changed a lot of things,” said UMass co-captain Troy Power. “So there is an adjustment period. Some teams, they pick it up quickly, and some teams might take a while. And when you’re struggling sometimes, confidence can mix its way into the equation.”

There are some other reasons other than the transition for BU’s struggles. BU, like many teams, has had to fight off the injury bug. One of its best defenders, Matt Grzelcyk, is out for the season with a shoulder injury. see

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