Segel Awarded with Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year, Gets Roasted
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Monday, February 6, 2012 Year XLI. VolumeThe LXXXII. Issue LXVI. Daily Free Presswww.dailyfreepress.com [ The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University ] Campus & City Sci Tuesday Sports ONE LAST SHOT: Weather SLOWLY GONE MAD: SUPER, SORTA: Today: Sunny, High 50 Millan, seniors play in Grad tells story of hard Bowl commercials lack Tonight: Clear, Low 30 work, perseverance Beanpot for final time Tomorrow: 47/27 page 3 surprise page 5 page 8 Data Courtesy of weather.com Occupy Boston protesters plan potential reoccupation BU task force plans Meanwhile, a group of protesters joined Knockout Barstool, a group of North- Student Village III, eastern University and other college stu- dents against the Barstool website. They marched from NEU’s campus to protest at Myles renovations the House of Blues, a venue of the Barstool By Emily Overholt Blackout Tour. Daily Free Press Staff Because of the protest Thursday night, those at the General Assembly voted A new Student Village III and renova- against holding a quorum and deciding on tions to Myles Standish Hall were pro- issues for all members of Occupy Boston. posed at the Institutional Task Force meet- One member spoke to the assembly on ing on Wednesday. behalf of Occupy University of Massachu- “This is the first of many meetings be- setts-Boston, which first set up camp at the fore the Institutional master plan is accept- college’s Campus Center on Jan. 23. ed,” said Colin Riley, a BU spokesman, in “Please respect the delicate nature of a phone interview. the occupation with the rest of the student body,” the member said. “It is the impres- Riley said the Master Plan Notification sion that Occupy Boston is running the form, which was published on Dec. 21, UMass occupation. We stand in solidarity marks the earliest stage of the process. with Occupy Boston, just as Occupy Bos- “This was the first public meeting,” he ton stands in solidarity with Occupy Wall said. “There will be additional meetings RICKY WILSON/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR throughout the year before the institutional About 30 supporters attended Thursday’s Occupy Boston General Assembly at Emmanuel Street, and we wish you to stand in solidar- Church. ity with us.” master plan is presented to the [Boston Re- The message from Occupy UMass-Bos- development Authority] for approval.” By Amelia Pak-Harvey upcoming election.” Daily Free Press Staff ton also asked that Occupy Boston respect The notification form stated BU will see The movement still has a busy calendar. community guidelines and not have over- a “total rehabilitation” to Myles Standish Although officials ended Occupy Bos- Some members announced an Occupy the night visitors. Hall and Myles Standish Annex, home to ton’s Dewey Square encampment in De- T protest against Massachusetts Bay Trans- Despite Occupy Boston’s loss in Dewey 660 and 100 students respectively. cember, protester Dennis Jackson said he portation Authority fare hikes, a Veterans Square, members said they had faith in the The notification form stated Myles wants to “keep up the fight.” for Peace parade on St. Patrick’s Day and future of the movement. would undergo a minor expansion of About 30 people attended a General As- an opening for volunteers for Occupy Bos- Martin, who asked to keep his last name 20,000 feet when it is refurbished. Despite sembly at Emmanuel Church on Thursday ton TV. anonymous, said he had just gotten back the addition, Myles would house fewer night to discuss upcoming plans. But the General Assembly was smaller from a trip to New York, Philadelphia and “Keep up the fight, this is the begin- than the initial meeting on Boston Com- beds after the renovations. D.C. The changes should bring Myles up to ning of the second American Revolution,” mon in September, partially because many “There’s some pretty interesting things Jackson said to the group. “What started in members were protesting the website Bar- current housing standards and make it a Egypt is going to spread to D.C. over this stool Sports. more appealing option for on-campus stu- OCCUPY, see page 2 dent housing, according to the notification form. Students say they would not stay home, see SHS when sick The Community Task Force suggested renovations to Myles and the construction By Allie DeAngelis sick should stay home, take fever medi- sick, if not visit SHS. Daily Free Press Staff of a Student Village III as projects that cine and stay hydrated. SHS also advised “Faculty members understand that some should go in the 2012 Master Plan, accord- Despite the recent flu advisory from all students to consider getting a flu shot, students may miss class and have to make ing to a Nov. 17 article by The Daily Free Student Health Services, some Boston keep surfaces in their room clean and avoid up work,” he said. “Students are expected Press. University students say they may not take those who are sick. to communicate with their professors if BU Community Task Force Student health precautions when sick. A number of students, however, ex- that is the case.” Representative Prutha Patel told The DFP SHS sent an email to students on Feb. 1 pressed doubt whether professors would Staff and faculty also received the advi- in November construction for StuVi 3 alerting them to illnesses prevalent on cam- allow students to miss class if they were sory email, Riley said, and SHS has given will likely start before the Myles renova- pus. SHS and the City of Boston recently under the weather. professors the same guidance as it gave tions because the new Student Village will noted an increase in the number of cases School of Social Work graduate student students: They should stay home in bed if help curb the rising demand for on-campus of the stomach flu caused by the norovirus Julie French said she would still attend they are sick. housing. and viral conjunctivitis, commonly known class even if she was sick. Riley said while the residence halls’ Construction for the 11-story residence as pink eye. “If I had a doctor’s note or was deathly custodial staff keeps facilities clean, they While symptoms of pink eye can last up ill, it would probably be okay [with my will be expected to pay closer attention hall would take place where the parking lot to a week, the symptoms tend to be mild, professor],” she said, “but if I just had a during flu season. is between 33 Harry Agganis Way and 10 according to the Centers for Disease Con- cold or something, I’d go to class.” “[There will be] increased attention to Buick Street, the addresses of StuVi 2 and trol website. The stomach flu affects people BU spokesman Colin Riley said while cleaning surfaces that are touched or han- StuVi 1 respectively, according to the no- for one or two days. students should not be alarmed by the tification form. The new Student Village The SHS email stated students who are email, they should stay home when they’re FLU, see page 2 STUVI 3, see page 2 Segel awarded with Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year, gets roasted By Chelsea Diana family owns Mr. Sid, men’s clothier. 10-years-old. Daily Free Press Staff In a plug for his family’s business Segel “He’s an old man puppet and I named Dressed in Miss Piggy drag, funnyman told the audience, “Mr. Sid’s has the finest the new puppet in ‘The Muppets’ movie af- Jason Segel accepted Harvard University’s suits, sweaters, anything you need, they’ll ter him,” he said. prestigious Hasty Pudding Pot on Friday tailor it,” despite donning a blue velvet suit Segel, who got his start on the short- night as “The Muppets” theme song played and bow tie in his last movie. lived but critically acclaimed television in the background. While Segel may be a Los Angeles na- show “Freaks and Geeks, starred in and Segel, an actor, screenwriter and pro- tive, he rooted for the New England Patri- wrote “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” which ducer of comedies such as “Forgetting ots last night and incorrectly predicted on grossed more than $100 million worldwide. Sarah Marshall” and “The Muppets,” ac- Friday the Patriots would win the Super He joins past Hasty Pudding winners cepted the Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man Bowl, 34-27. Justin Timberlake, James Franco and Jay of the Year award at Farkas Hall in Harvard During his weeklong trip to the Cam- Leno. Claire Danes accepted the Hasty Square. bridge and Boston area, Segel enjoyed Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year The award is presented annually to sampling the local bar scene. award Thursday, Jan. 26. “performers who have made a lasting and “I’ve gone to Tommy Doyle’s three As for what he will do with the Pud- impressive contribution to the world of en- nights in a row,” he said during a press con- ding Pot, Segel stuck true to the stoner tertainment,” according to a Hasty Pudding ference with reporters after the Hasty Pud- characters he’s played in Judd Apatow pro- press release. ding staff roasted the actor in Farkas Hall. ductions such as “Freaks and Geeks” and “This is a very prestigious thing and “That’s my favorite activity.” “Knocked Up.” it’s very fun, but half of the reason that it The puppet-obsessed Segel, who has a “Your not supposed to fly with it,” he meant anything to me was that my whole room filled with them at his home in L.A., joked. “They say you can put it in your MICHELLE SIMUNOVIC/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF family lives here,” said the “How I Met said he bought his first and favorite pup- shoe, or hide it in the carry-on.” Actor Jason Segel eyes reporters during his Your Mother” star whose Newton-based pet Walter on the Boston pier when he was Hasty Pudding award press conference 2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 Law building, Comm.