Wednesday, March 23, 2011 TheXXXIII Daily Free Press Year xli. Volume lxxxi. Issue . [ The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University www.dailyfreepress.com Spotlight Campus & City Sports ] Speaking out Chomsky on capitalism: One for my home-y: Weather against sex Softball scores just Today: Snow, High 42 MIT prof. emeritus one run in home Tonight: Snow, Low 32 crimes Tomorrow: 39/29 page 5 lectures at local book store opener page 8 on campus page 3 Data Courtesy of weather.com BU students contribute to Japan disaster relief Even as state pop.

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In response to the devastating earthquake, may still lose tsunami and nuclear disaster that have de- stroyed parts of northeastern Japan, the Bos- district seats ton University Japanese Students Association By Chris Gambon students kicked off a series of fundraisers to Daily Free Press Staff raise money for the victims. “There are a lot of international students at While major cities in Massachusetts saw BU,” said Yu Ishihara, co-president of BUJ- their populations grow over the last decade, SA and a College of Arts and Sciences senior. the state’s growth rate may not be enough to “I’m pretty sure a lot of people were shocked ensure that the Bay State would keep all 10 by the tragedy in Japan, and I’m sure a lot of of its congressional districts, Mass. Secre- people are interested in [fundraising].” tary of State William Galvin said in a press In addition, the club is selling “pray for conference on Tuesday. Japan” wristbands and Japanese cakes from Galvin said that the population of Bos- Japonaise Bakery & Cafe. Donations will be ton had increased by 4.8 percent since 2000 sent to the Japanese Red Cross Society. from 589,141 to 617,594. All profits from the ticket sales for the Spokeswoman for Mayor Thomas Meni- April 3 BUJSA’s cultural festival “Omatsuri” no, Dot Joyce, said the population increase will also be donated to the JRCS, Ishihara was an indication that Boston continues to said. grow as a community and a cultural hotspot, Ishihara said BUJSA has no specific fund- according to an article in The Boston Globe raising goal other than trying to raise as much on Tuesday. as possible. The club is also sending hope- JULIE O’NEILL / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF “We are confident that our population ful, written messages to victims in the city of College of Arts and Sciences student Masa Furuta, left, asks for donations for continues to grow,” Joyce told The Globe. Sendai where the tsunami hit hardest and the Japan at the George Sherman Union on Tuesday. “Boston is a growing, vibrant city.” Miyagi Prefecture region. Many students expressed their excitement of ours.” While many of the major cities in the Other BUJSA members stressed the im- and willingness to give to Japan. CAS senior Craig Strauss said he donated state have seen their populations grow, the portance of donating to the devastated region. “I am definitely participating because Ja- as soon as he could on Monday. rate of growth was not enough to outpace “I felt very powerless when I began to pan has always been, and will always be, one “The BU community should understand other states, potentially forcing Massachu- swallow the reality of what has happened,” of my favorite [countries] in the world,” said that we have a large amount of the student setts to lose one of 10 congressional dis- said Ayaka Matsui, the BUJSA treasurer and Garbo Loo, a School of Hospitality Adminis- body heralding from Japan,” Strauss said. tricts. a CAS and School of Management junior. tration senior. “By giving to this local fundraiser we can di- Lowell, Worcester, Springfield and Cam- “But as I saw the courage and positive spir- “I would hate to see this country simply rectly support our friends whose families are bridge are among the Massachusetts cities it of Japanese people helping others in this go downhill like this,” Loo said. “I am just affected in Japan.” that saw significant population growth since hopeless situation it struck me that we can do doing my part to help those in need because BUJSA will be in the GSU Link from 11 2000, according to Galvin. so many things to help them from the U.S.” it’s in my DNA, and it should also be in all a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday until April 1. Areas of the state where population de- creased, including Cape Cod and Western Massachusetts, are most likely to be con- Same-sex experimentation in college not as common as assumed, CDC says solidated with other legislative districts as a By Allison Thomasseau correlation between education and same-sex trum: BU’s LGBT Social Organization. result, Galvin said. Daily Free Press Staff experimentation. The peer pressure to fit into social groups, Cities whose population growth was “Class privilege and education do not such as sororities, she said, is the main rea- among the highest in Massachusetts includ- College may not be quite the hot spot for exactly translate into sexual freedom, and son behind hiding experimentation. ed Upton, Oak Bluffs and Grafton. same-sex experimentation that it was once we equate the two too easily,” said Boston Pinkney also said there was a double The data, taken from new U.S. Census thought to be, according to a study conduct- University assistant professor of Japanese standard when it comes to men having same- figures released on Tuesday, also indicated ed by the Centers for Disease Control and and Comparative Literature Keith Vincent, sex experiences verses women. that minority populations in the state had in- Prevention. whose research includes queer theory and “Guys fall into what they want to do, creased over the past 10 years. The CDC interviewed 13,500 women psychoanalysis. while girls flirt with the idea but don’t fol- Asian, Hispanic and black populations and men and concluded that only about 10 While same-sex experimentation has low through because of social expectations,” saw a 46 percent increase in Massachusetts percent of women with a bachelor’s degree become more accepted within society, it is she said. according to the Census, with black popu- had experienced a same-sex encounter, while questionable whether homosexuality has be- BU students said they were surprised at lations accounting for 26 percent of the in- about 15 percent of women without a college come less taboo in actual practice. the lack of same-sex experimentation in col- crease. education had same-sex experimentation. “Our campus is very fluid, people try to lege. Conversely, the white population of the Many people questioned whether or not mask [same-sex experimentation],” said “That’s definitely less than what I state has decreased 1.9 percent, Galvin said, the discrepancy between college-educated Aretha Pinkney, a College of Arts and Sci- although whites still comprise the majority and non-college educated women showed a of the state’s population. ences sophomore and social chair of Spec- Sex, see page 4 Students delve deeper into misconceptions surrounding Islam By Steph Solis of Muslims and Islam.” Daily Free Press Staff “We had no set goal,” said Islamic Soci- ety member Tawsif Choudhury, a senior in Reem Al Ghanem, a graduate student in the School of Management. “We didn’t ex- the School of Education, was walking on the pect people to leave here today knowing ‘x’, city street one day when a passerby asked: ‘y’ and ‘z.’ We wanted to hear [the students’] “Why are you wearing that scarf on your opinions.” head? You’re in America.” The panel began with a conversation “People would think that since I’m Mus- about comic book heroes and the emergence lim that I’m repressed and that I’m forced to of a Muslim superhero in the DC Universe wear the scarf,” Al Ghanem said at the Is- comics, which stemmed into personal memo- lamophobia Discussion Panel at the George ries of Sept. 11 and the assumptions that have Sherman Union on Tuesday night. been made about Muslim fashion, lifestyle, Al Ghanem, who is Muslim, was one of religion since then. many panelists who shared their experiences When asked what comes to mind when NEEL DHANESHA / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF with an audience of about 20 students. one thinks of a Muslim person, students Students discuss misconceptions and “Islamophobia” during a Islamic Week The panel, hosted by the Islamic Soci- brought up connections to public figures panel discussion at the George Sherman Union on Tuesday night. ety of Boston University, was part of Islam such as President of the Islamic Society of Awareness Week. North America Ingrid Mattson, memories of culture has given a negative connotation to forced to wear it. Islamic Society president Nida Shuttari, Muslim friends and peers after Sept. 11 and the headscarf that some Muslim women wear. Despite these prejudices, which some a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, the discrimination many Muslim Americans Students in the discussion argued that Ameri- students called signs of “ignorance,” Al Gha- said the discussion would focus on students’ have faced. cans have made the assumption that those personal views on Islamophobia or “the fear Other students touched on how American who wear the headscarves are oppressed and Islam, see page 2 2 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Muslim student doesn’t blame Americans for ‘ignorance’

ally blame them,” Al Ghanem said. “I came CORRECTION Islam: From Page 1 here not knowing anything about any other In a March 22 article (“BU students in Japan will not be allowed to finish semester”), religion because it wasn’t taught to me in it was implied in both the headline and first sentence of the story that the Kyoto Center for nem said that it is inevitable and even under- school.” Japanese Studies and Boston University International Programs were forcing the students standable for Americans to make assumptions Shuttari said the discussion not only re- to leave the country. According to the director of international relations at BUIP, Joe about Muslims. flected many positive responses, but also Finkhouse, this was not the case: the students were strongly recommended to leave the “I don’t like to use the word ‘ignorant,’ but showed how much society can grow if people country, not required. if that’s what Americans are, then I don’t re- ask questions about unfamiliar subjects. The statement “students studying in Kyoto have a variety of options to complete program requirements” was also wrongly attributed to Finkhouse, who explained that the students were given assignments by their professors that, upon completion remotely from home, would count for their remaining credits.

BUIP’s statement regarding students of the Japan program can be found on their web- site, www.bu.edu/abroad.

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Worlds apart group campaigns In today’s society, we exist is separate worlds, sometimes belong- against bottled ing to more than one at a time. It’s easy to say, and ubiquitously heard, that we don’t want to place labels on water at GSU ourselves, but it’s inevitable. Those stereotypical high school cliques often By Sydney Shea act as a microcosm for our entire soci- Daily Free Press Staff ety. It’s as if we are born and immedi- The Boston University Envi- ately thrown into this system of labels ronmental Student Organization and ideals and preconceived notions. campaigned against what they We may not address the issue directly, said are the negative side effects but we do, in fact, of bottled water with demon- live in distant strations in the George Sherman worlds from each Union on Tuesday acknowledg- other. ing of World Water Day. It’s not as About 40 students stopped though I’m say- by the Stone Science Building ing that these Lounge to participate in a blind worlds are exclu- taste test that asked students to sive or free from drink two different cups water, immigration, but labeled “X” and “Y,” and sub- I merely mean to sequently guess which was tap say we are ami- JAKE and which was bottled water. cably (usually) HAUNGS “Water is one of the most separate in prac- important natural resources and tice. Allow me to pull examples from humans can’t live without it,” my own life. As a gay guy who isn’t said Meredith Withelder, Col- necessary obviously so, I’ve gener- VICTORIA LAXALT / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF lege of Arts and Sciences junior ally had more girl friends, but, also Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor emeritus Noam Chomsky and author Sasha Lilley and ESO president. a good amount of guy friends. De- discussed the state of capitalism in today’s society. “I would choose tap water spite the fact that I can relate to my By Chelsea Diana “Capital and its Discontents: Con- bad and needs to be replaced.” because bottled water has many guy friends on many levels (sports, Daily Free Press Staff versations with Radical Thinkers in Lilley said that despite the negative impacts on the envi- music, etc.), there always will exist a a Time of Tumult,” examined the economic crisis, capitalism has ronment,” Withelder said. “The wall between us. We come from op- America has deviated widely strengths and weaknesses of capi- emerged stronger as more competi- plastic produced every year is posite ends of the social universe, but from the ideals of capitalism and talism in today’s society in front of tion is eliminated. an incredible waste. Tap water we never recognize this fact. The con- instead implemented a neoliberal an audience of about 75 Bostonians “Who would have thought that a is more than drinkable, espe- versation ceases whenever it turns to imperialistic economic policy, said and students as part of the Raven few years after the economic crisis, cially here in Boston.” relationships, because how could we Massachusetts Institute of Technol- Used Books’ first sponsored event. capitalism is better than ever,” Lil- World Water Day began in ever relate there? How could my re- ogy professor emeritus of linguis- “Ideas help us to build the kind ley said. “And despite the fact that 1992 at the United Nations Con- lationships ever match a straight one? tics Noam Chomsky. of alternative world our hopes en- a large number of Americans are ference on Environment and And it’s not as though this is meant Chomsky explored this theory compass,” Lilley said. “It is a tu- unemployed, the luxury market is Development in Rio de Janeiro, in a negative way. This is never said, during a discussion with writer Sa- multuous time we are living as us booming as champagne sales and according to the World Water but it just sort of happens naturally. sha Lilley, the program director of liberals are constantly predicting luxury car sales are growing.” Day website. The day’s objec- The wall between us instantly blocks KPFA radio in Berkeley, Calif., at the break down of capitalism. Now tive is to promote clean drink- some sort of invisible force between Raven Used Books on Tuesday. that a real crisis is here we hope that us. It’s as though there is a massive homsky, see page 4 Chomsky and Lilley, author of people will realize that capitalism is C , see page 4 Berlin Wall that rests between each Water of the worlds, except these walls are crossable. I have guy friends, that’s obviously allowed, but our relation- Obama admin. aims for highest college graduation rate by 2020 ships are hindered in a certain sense. By Alex Nawar Daily Free Press Staff Comprehensive Grant Program, fice. The dreams and skills of our must help lead the way.” Worlds within worlds even exist. which would require states fulfill college graduates will pave the The Obama Administration has The LGBT world, for example, car- Vice President Joe Biden touted plans to increase their graduation way to a bright economic future for released information and suggested ries with it many different subgroups rates. our nation.” policies to help lead governors to that tend to stay separate from each new incentives to boost college graduation rates by eight mil- “Right now we’ve got an educa- U.S. Secretary of Education boost college graduation rates. other. Some are considered “too gay,” tion system that works like a fun- Arne Duncan said that the United “The best jobs and fastest grow- or “more gay,” but we all know these lion students by 2020 to meet the Obama administration’s goal to nel when we need it to work like States has fallen to ninth from first ing firms, whether in biosciences, labels come from outside sources. The a pipeline,” Biden said at the first in college graduation rates among technology, manufacturing, trade thing is, though, no matter the source have the highest proportion of col- lege graduates in the world, accord- annual Building a Grad Nation other nations in the world. or entertainment, will gravitate to of the labels, we become trapped with- Summit. “While our educational ad- countries, communities and states in them. 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He call us at 617-236-4433 College of Communication senior Tyler Sit sets up a space in Marsh can be reached at [email protected] Plaza for students to meditate for the Universal Day of Prayer Tuesday. 4 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Students attribute social Chomsky: US lives in a ‘nanny pressures to lack of state’ that paid off Goldman Sachs Chomsky: From Page 3 society, or old-fashioned imperi- made about the Middle East con- experimentation with sex During times of economic alism where society relies on a cerning Saudi Arabia and Egypt. crisis the gap between rich and powerful state and on the small I really like it when Noam talks However, some students think poor grows more, she said, and number of those at the top to res- about politics,” said Alaa Alshar- cue them if needed. if, a resident of Saudi Arabia Sex: From Page 1 that because things are so open in as a result it is now the largest it college it is harder to conceal ex- has been in 100 years. “The world is getting more who hopes to attend a college in thought,” said Melissa Yee, a Col- perimentation in college, lowering “The response from the left diverse and less easy to possess Boston in the fall. lege of Communication freshman. the chance of sexual encounters for progressives and radicals has at will,” Chomsky said. “I don’t Other students believed that “I feel that in college you tend to college women. been timid,” Lilley said. “It’s think neoliberalism is that effec- the key to advancement in eco- experiment. Especially at BU, a lot “It’s harder to hide it in college, easier to imagine the end of tive, in the past if America didn’t nomics is to be active in the of people came out of the closet and all your friends will probably world than end of capitalism. like what they were doing they change. freshmen year, because as you know about it,” said Kerry Ellard, Utopianism in the broadest sense would organize a coup, but there “It’s not really a question grow older, people are more ac- a COM senior. has been abandoned.” have only been a few in past de- of capitalism but it’s an issue cepting.” Yet, Christine Chen, a COM However, Chomsky dis- cade.” of defining the problem,” said While it may be a stereotype freshman agreed that there is a dou- agreed, arguing that America Chomsky also argued that Nick Gauthier, a Boston Univer- that students experiment in college, ble standard but thought it worked does not practice true capitalism. if we cannot even accomplish sity College of Arts and Sciences Jason Jennings, a first year School the other way around. “It is misleading to say that coups in South America, it will sophomore. of Law student, said he thinks that “It’s different for girls, because the recession has caused a tri- be impossible to “control” the “I think the key point is the the stereotype remains true. they can kiss a girl for attention. umph of capitalism,” Chomsky rest of the world. feedback, essentially so if you’re “The reason [experimentation] And they can kiss without reper- said. “In reality it shows how As the relationships that the dealing with wealth you need to happens is because people see the cussions, whereas with guys it’s not widely we’ve deterred from a United States has with their al- do something because the people stereotype, so people feel they have that way,” she said. capital system. . .Goldman Sachs lies in the Middle East, such who actually have the power to to fulfill it,” he said. Even with differences between would be panhandling on the as Saudi Arabia and Egypt, are change don’t,” he said. “I think With the media portrays experi- male and female experimentation, streets, but because we live in a weakening, we are beginning to that the important thing is to or- mentation positively on TV shows Vincent said that homosexuality nanny state they paid them off.” become less of a force, he said. ganize people that want change such as Glee and Pretty Little Liars, being accepted in society can cause Chomsky said that what we “I found it very interesting, and figure out how they can actu- which have openly gay characters, new struggles with coming out and currently live in is a “neoliberal” especially the comments he ally bring it about.” some students believe that same- experimentation. sex encounters are more accepted “There is a certain fluidity of and encouraged. identity that we may have lost now Chemicals in air, run-offs from parking lots CAS sophomore Ileana that the educated among us are so Tauscher feels that being “bi-curi- sure that we know what sexuality ous” has become more prevalent in orientation means,” he said. “The create water pollution, enviro. expert says today’s culture, including at BU. result is that it requires more of a She said a lot of experimenta- Water: From Page 3 “I’m in favor of some diver- Students said that even though commitment and a self conscious, sity, which could include some tap water and bottled water con- tion is because the “hook up culture deliberate choice [to come out]. is more lax” and that it has become ing water for citizens of every bottled water. Reusable bottles tain different levels of chemi- We have become so certain that are the way to go,” he said. “If cals, it is difficult to determine more acceptable to hook up with people belong to one of two cat- country, regardless of economic different people before actually status. there were bottled waters that the quantity of various pollutants egories that the consequences of were truly localized and bottled by tasting alone. dating. whom one sleeps with may have Students also signed a peti- “It seems like a lot of girls ex- tion promising to abstain from were reused, kind of like beer CAS junior Rebecca Bar said even greater ramifications in terms bottles in Amsterdam, then that she thought one of the cups of periment nowadays,” Tauscher of identity.” drinking bottled water because said. of its negative effects on the en- could be good form of bottled water had a distinct aftertaste vironment. water.” and that she assumed this cup Nathan Phillips, a CAS pro- Cutler Cleveland, the associ- contained the tap water. Todays crossword fessor in the Department of ate chairman of the Department “They both just tasted like Geography and Environment, of Geography and Environment, regular water,” said CAS ju- solution brought to you by... helped ESO organize the tasting. also helped coordinate with nior Gabrielle Logan. “I usually “I’m satisfied with Boston’s ESO, and agreed that the distinc- drink tap water in my dorm, but Losing it in the FreeP Bathroom water quality,” Phillips said. “I tion between tap and bottled wa- if I can’t have tap water, I’ll just think it’s healthy and safe be- ter is an important one. buy bottled. It’s only bad for the cause I’ve seen test results from “We all consume a lot of wa- environment if you don’t recycle chemical testing. Having said ter and a lot of potential pollut- it.” that, I do identify with skepti- ants can be carried in water, so CAS junior Hila Landesman cism that we should trust that our it’s important to know what’s go- said that there is no guarantee municipal water is safe. We need ing into your body,” Cleveland plastic water bottles will be re- to be involved and find out our- said. cycled. selves if we think water is safe Cleveland said chemicals re- “People take water for grant- to drink.” leased by combustion into the ed. Water is essential for life and However, Phillips said he atmosphere and run-offs from we can’t live without it. We take agrees that bottled water is not parking lots and agricultural for granted our connection to harmful to the environment un- fields contribute to polluted wa- water and our impact on it,” she der certain conditions. ter. said. States could apply for $50 mil. in grants after proposed Obama plan

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Sydney Moyer Features Staff efore 1980, there was no law “This year alone, I know of sev- against spousal rape. In court, rape eral people who have been drugged, and sexual assault victims in the even if it wasn’t on purpose, and two UnitedB States were forced to reveal their sex- of them were boys, so it’s not even ual history when their case was considered, just the girls. Everyone needs to be potentially condemning their testimony. Rap- careful,” Lubeck said. ists could not be convicted unless there was “I was really surprised to hear a witness to the actual incident to testify in about the frequency of these drugs court. While the rise of second-wave femi- used when I got here at the begin- nism in the 1970s and 1980s gave way to legal ning of the year,” College of General reform and raised awareness of sexual assault Studies freshman Ami Patel said. and rape, some Boston University students said they are still shocked by the frequency of SAFETY FIRST such incidents on campus. “I just don’t think that people talk about espite hearing of these it as much as they should. I feel date rape is incidents, Patel said she more common than people think,” College of feels as though BU is still Arts and Sciences freshman Michelle Cedeno “oneD of the safer campuses. I never said. have to worry about anything hap- With the recent addition of a Boston Area pening if I’m walking back from my Rape Crisis Center bulletin board advocating dorm late since it’s such a safe area.” safety on campus in Warren Towers, Boston Many students said they feel University has been abuzz with talk of safety that BU is relatively safe compared and sexual assault prevention on an urban to other schools, especially urban campus. While technology and other innova- schools. tions have allowed for tighter security than “Compared to a lot of college ever, students say sexual assault occurs more towns, I would say that Boston is often than many would think or care to dis- definitely much safer,” Lubeck said. cuss. Rosenfeld agreed, adding that the “Even if we don’t always hear about it, city of Boston itself seems relatively I’m sure that it happens all the time,” Sargent safer than most. College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences BU itself provides several mea- freshman Kara Lubeck said. sures of sexual assault prevention Many students said they feel as though the and awareness. Safety programs are subject of sexual assault doesn’t receive as provided for all entering students. much attention as it should. Student Health Services and the Task “Most people don’t seem to know the risks Force on Violence and Harassment of sexual assault and harassment because it’s collaborate on presentations on rape not something people share with others, so awareness and violence prevention the whole issue is muffled and therefore al- MELLANY HAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF workshops during the academic lows more instances to occur,” College of Despite attempts to raise awareness, sexual harrassment remains a threat on campus, year and upon request. students say. Arts and Sciences freshman Emma Rosen- One of the workshops is the feld said. Rape Aggression Defense program, ery two hours. Females aged 16 to 19 are also four times a class available to all BU students that teaches physical more likely to be victims of rape or sexual assault. defense against rape and other forms of sexual violence. NECESSARY MEASURES When asked about her experiences at BU, Rosenfeld The 16 or 20-hour course is taught by certified Boston said she felt “reasonably safe,” but she still remains wary University Police Department RAD instructors. oston University is attempting to raise aware- of potential run-ins with attackers. Additionally, the BUPD uses the blue-light system, ness of the issue on campus through boards “There was one instance where another girl and I were which consists of blue emergency call boxes that dispatch and advertisements, such as the one in Warren walking one block to get a cab late at night, and we got Towers.B The board advertises a 24-hour hotline run by the a call to the BUPD, who arrive on the scene within two surrounded by a group of men and had to resort to hitch- minutes of the initial call. Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, in addition to provid- hiking to escape them since no cabs were coming,” she In a report given by the BUPD in 2010, 21 forcible ing information and clarifying common misconceptions said. “Before then, I felt extremely safe at BU. Now I feel sex offenses were reported on the Charles River Campus about sexual assault. extremely cautious.” between 2007 and 2009. However, the BARCC reported The BARCC, founded in 1973, provides group and in- “On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the lowest and 10 be- that nearly 60 percent of rape and sexual assault victims dividual counseling, legal advocacy and 24-hour medical ing the highest, I would say that I would give BU a 4 on did not report their victimization to the police in 2006, advocacy for victims. It is the only one of its kind in the safety. This is only because I had a couple frightening according to the National Crime Victimization Survey. greater Boston and Cambridge area and the oldest and encounters here during my first year,” Cedeno said. “I don’t hear about sexual assault frequently on cam- largest center in Massachusetts. Cedeno referred to incidents with intoxicated men pus, but even that is too often,” Lubeck said. “It would be According to the BARCC, 4,418 adolescents and chasing her late at night and encounters with the date rape nice to never have to hear about it.” adults are sexually assaulted each year in Massachusetts drug rufilin. alone, which equates to 12 people each day and one ev-

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Email [email protected] to learn how to get involved. 6 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Opinion Mind the Gap The Daily Free Press The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University Learning from Japan 41st year F Volume 82 F Issue 33 Josh Cain Editor-in-Chief apanese author and Nobel Prize tered remains on Japanese shores. Here is Saba Hamedy, Managing Editor winner Kenzaburō Ōe wrote a book an occasion for the reemergence of the de- Chelsea Feinstein, Executive Editor called “Kōzui wa waga tamashii bate on nuclear power, an opportunity for ni oyobi,”J meaning “the floodwaters have an honest assessment of our planet. Chris Gambon Suzanne Schiavone, City Editor , Campus Editor come into my soul.” Susan Napier, a pro- Watching media coverage of one survi- Annie Maroon, Sports Editor Megan Riesz, Opinion Page Editor fessor of Japanese studies at Tufts Univer- vor in a school classroom, a wrinkled man sity, remarked that the novel “[is] about a speaks of his frustration with the handling Michael Cummo, Michelle Simunovic, Lauren Dezenski, Layout Editor group of young anarchists [who] dream that of the Fukushima plant. A steady stream of Sandra Hartkopf, Photo Editors the world will eventually be destroyed by tears gathers in his eyes before spilling over Valerie Morgan, Office Manager nuclear energy, and then a wave will rise.” and nestling into the furrows of his face. Kathryn Palkovics, Advertising Manager In a tragic shift As this man weeps in resignation about the from fiction to disintegration of his home, men in copious The Daily Free Press (ISSN 1094-7337) is published Monday through Thursday during fact, this figment amounts of protective equipment trudge the academic year except during vacation and exam periods by Back Bay Publishing Co.,Inc., a nonprofit corporation operated by Boston University students. No content can of a man’s imag- through the snow. Nature’s own morbid be reproduced without the permission of Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. Copyright © 2010 Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. ination has been blanket descends on its victims, coating bat- sadly realized. tered cars and deserted streets. Disasters, Some have dubbed these brave men the whether natural “samurai” of the industrial age. Their desti- or manmade, are nation is the menacing Fukushima nuclear More math a positive move a reminder of plant. The risk of any contact with the site is the fragility of extremely high. Should any of these work- Although the United States hasn’t re- Charlie Desmond, chairman of the the human race. ers be exposed to the harmful radioactivity cently been the world’s best at mathemat- board, told The Boston Globe that stu- It is not how we for more than even 15 minutes, death is an ics according to data released by the Pro- dents “need to be prepared for a rigor- SOFIYA endure that di- imminent possibility. This same radioactiv- gram for International School Assessment, ous academic experience.” As bachelor’s MAHDI saster that shows ity has permeated the water supply in many local educational boards and councilmen degrees continue to lose value in the job a countering surrounding towns, the most alarming be- shouldn’t admit defeat – or place the en- market and high school diplomas near strength, but it is the choices that we make ing Tokyo. tirety of responsibility on citizens’ shoul- their expiration date, Desmond’s state- as a consequence that allow us to reassure This is not just the endangerment of a ders. Instead, they should follow in the ment couldn’t be more accurate. Increas- ourselves that we still have some kind of country, but a cultural identity that has been footsteps of the Massachusetts Board of ing the stakes for high school students has grasp on order or sense. We construct dams studied and admired for decades. A young Higher Education, which decided Tuesday proven to be beneficial in states such as and shelters in the event of a natural disaster Japanese girl uses her Twitter account to to approve an initiative that will require Maryland, which has ranked number one because we know that the same planet that declare, “My dad went to the nuclear plant. high school students to take four years of for its public school system in Education has provided us with so much is equally ca- I’ve never seen my mother cry so hard. math if they want to attend a public state Week magazine and on College Board for pable of ruthless devastation. People at the plant are struggling, sacrific- university. high AP scores. But how is a nation supposed to grapple ing themselves to protect you. Please, Dad, The mandate will be implemented in In order to inspire high school students with the reality that a hybrid of nuclear and come back alive.” 2016, meaning that next fall will mark to enroll in college and catapult the nation natural forces are ravaging its land, merci- These small insights into unthinkable the first crop of Bay State high school into a higher place on the International lessly sweeping away innocent lives and suffering are only a few of many, but the students who will decide to either adhere School Assessment list, schools should livelihoods alike? ferocity of the disasters has unfurled across to or reject the new advisement. Students be accountable for challenging them and Japan has just endured a devastating countries. Against our cynicism, it is heart- will have to contemplate their enrollment holding them to a higher standard. By earthquake coupled with a vicious tsunami, ening to see the support Japan has received. in secondary institution in advance, espe- working side by side, the board, schools providing a catalyst for chaos at the Fuku- International tensions are temporarily for- cially if they want to capitalize on in-state and teachers can effect change in Mas- shima nuclear reactor plant. The footage gotten and economic competition is on tuition at community colleges or four-year sachusetts. States that have chosen not showing the tsunami tearing through the a hiatus. The music industry has made its schools. Science and math requirements to take this step should do so in order to port, ramming boats into highways and fe- own contribution, bringing together Nicki continue to be unevenly distributed across secure a brighter future for American stu- rociously uprooting homes is terrifying. The Minaj, Lady Gaga, Bon Jovi, Rihanna, U2 the nation, but the Massachusetts board’s dents, a future that will only be guaranteed world watches as nuclear reactors explode, and Justin Bieber to release a charity com- decision signifies an understanding of through those students’ ability to compete puffing exorbitant amounts of smoke into pilation album. A musical catastrophe set- what’s at stake if the United States con- with the rest of the world. Rapid progress the air. Families who can no longer return ting off tremors of its own, but at least it’s tinues to lag behind other countries in aca- can’t be expected but in the absence of to their own homes have been relegated to in the name of a valiant cause. demic performance, specifically in math stiff requirements, progress can’t be made sheltering in schools as basic needs such as Nevertheless, we must be weary of this and science. at all. food and water become increasingly scarce. event becoming a disaster that only remains Yet, the Japanese have shown incredible a sensationalized news item for a time be- tranquility and resilience in the face of such fore fading into oblivion. Blindly giving Don’t put reality TV in SAT pandemonium. With a quiet dignity, these disorganized aid will only worsen inno- same families have sought order in their cent lives. This is our chance to ensure our Each year when aspiring college stu- in a way that is detrimental to test takers now shattered world. They have begun to goodwill is coupled with purpose. Will our dents take the SAT, at least a few ques- nationwide. rebuild their lives from the rubble that hides support remain steadfast, or will our desen- tions manage to stump even the best test The point of the SAT essay portion is the thousands that have been killed as a re- sitized selves fleetingly dwell on the unfor- takers. That’s the luck of the draw. This to exemplify higher reasoning and the sult. tunate before switching to Charlie Sheen year, students have expressed outrage ability to organize thoughts on the basis We are no strangers to the disturbing im- screaming, “I’m tired of pretending I’m not regarding a peculiar essay question that of the question. If students can’t identify ages of bereaved women mourning the loss a total bitchin’ rock star from Mars”? Yes, stumped them – not from an intellectual with the topic, which could be the case of their loved ones or rescue workers hav- that pretense must be so frustrating. perspective, but because they don’t watch for those who can’t afford a television or ing to unceremoniously drag the dead out The potential longevity of the radioac- enough television. simply refuse to watch “Real World Road of the wreckage. This anguish is seen in the tive contamination is uncertain, but we Once again, the question has been Rules Challenge,” they won’t be able to factory ruins and haphazard funerals. With can be sure that it will remain a troubling raised of whether CollegeBoard formu- perform as well as they would have oth- a dead toll already more than 9,000 people, consideration for the foreseeable future. We lates their tests in a fair manner or if crit- erwise. the heartache of a country is resounding would be wise to heed a Japanese proverb, ics are too eager to jump on the anti-SAT CollegeBoard caters to students of all around the world. “Vision without action is a daydream. Ac- bandwagon. kinds and should take into account their So how does recovery even begin tion without vision is a nightmare.” On March 12, some versions of the available resources while constructing a amongst such brutal destruction? Japan has SAT proposed the question “How authen- test. This would be wise from a business not been ravaged solely by an earthquake or tic can [reality shows] be when producers standpoint as well, considering the com- a tsunami, but an earthquake of urgency and Sofiya Madhi is a freshman at the Col- design challenges for the participants and pany regularly comes under fire. a tsunami of uncertainty that hold a greater lege of Arts and Sciences and a weekly col- then editors alter filmed scenes?” Of the many ways a person can dem- significance to the global community. The umnist at The Daily Free Press. She can be This lead to a New York Times investi- onstrate intelligence, analyzing relation- potential economic and political implica- reached at [email protected]. gation on SAT prompts since 2005. All of ships between reality television workers tions stretch much further beyond the scat- the prompts have shown a growing trend isn’t one of them. in questions that are centered on objects CollegeBoard’s failing attempts to of popular culture – cell phones, the de- modernize the SAT only point to the fact SUBMIT A 800-WORD PERSPECTIVE bilitating state of the media and now, real- that the test is becoming irrelevant. Popu- OR 500-WORD LETTER TO THE EDITOR ity television. lar culture doesn’t have a place in edu- Even if they don’t realize it, College- cation, especially if a person’s secondary EMAIL US ANYTIME AT Board test designers are being influenced education depends on it. [email protected] [email protected] Wednesday, March 23, 2011 7 HAYES: Watching BU keep up with Kansas through first half was special moment

Hayes: From page 8 jors do in March: they gave an established jor has ever faced. Johnson’s quote, delivered at the end of powerhouse of college athletics – a big- We were all entranced, either in per- regulation during an exciting second- Holland was causing a buzz both on tele- time program with a large budget, a deep son at The Greek, or watching at home on round game between Xavier University vision and on the Internet, as he dropped recruiting class and a loyal fan base – a ESPN2 as Holland, the lone senior on a and Ohio State University in 2007, can be 15 of BU’s 29 first-half points. run for its money. They stirred the pot, young and unproven squad, led the charge applied perfectly to the events surround- In the second half, of course, Kansas drew some attention and kept us on the against the Stony Brook University Sea- ing the team from Commonwealth Avenue pulled away, doing what the No. 1 seed al- edge of our seats. wolves in the second half of the AE con- last week. ways does in the first round. It changed the It was awesome. ference title game, an honestly remarkable We fill out our brackets, looking for tempo of the game, dominated in the paint, That is what March is all about, of comeback. that underdog who maybe, just maybe, can and simply reminded the world of all the course: seeing David outplay Goliath. We hung on the edge of our seats, wait- pull through and beat the big teams. reasons President Obama had picked the For that week, between the moment ing and holding back as the basketball We try and find that Morehead State, team to win the national title. The Mor- Holland sunk not one, but two free throws slipped through the hoop in the final sec- Gonzaga or Richmond. ris twins, Marcus and Markieff, whom on the court of Agganis Arena to win the onds of that game and the deal was sealed. This year, BU was able to be a part of BU had managed to avoid in the first half, America East Championship to when that We stormed the court seconds later, af- that discussion. BU was an underdog who, became the dominant rebounders they al- same Holland was the leading scorer with ter our team pulled off a comeback that did for at least one half, kept it interesting. ways were yet again, and led the charge to a game-high 19 points on the court of the not seem impossible, but at least seemed And, as anyone who has ever been even separate the Jayhawks from the Terriers. BOK Center, Terrier Nation rose up out of highly improbable. a slim part of Terrier Nation can tell you, For those 20 minutes of the first half, the shadows to cheer on one of the most As CBS play-by-play man Gus John- that’s something special. however, it was a different game, a differ- impressive basketball teams this mid-ma- son once said, “This is March Madness.” ent team. The Terriers did what mid-ma- Harvard ace Brown shuts down hopes of late Terrier comeback, strikes out seven in save Harvard: From page 8 BU tied the game in the fourth when fresh- Harvard brought in its ace pitcher, Rachel and Floetker – some work, because this is the man shortstop Brittany Clendenny drew a walk Brown, to start the fourth inning. Brown shut only game for the Terriers all week. None of the The Crimson jumped ahead early when out- to lead off the inning, and was quickly replaced down the Terriers by pitching a perfect final pitchers were hurt, though BU’s fourth pitcher – fielder Stephanie Regan lined a one-out double by junior pinch runner Kayla Kruper. Kruper three innings while striking out seven for her senior Kelley Engman – had a chance to get in to left field to start a small rally. She came then advanced to third on Ekart’s second double first save of the season. The save secured the the game until she got sick today. around to score two batters later when first base- of the game and scored on third baseman Megan win for Harvard starter Laura Ricciardone (2-3), “There was really no planned sequence. It’s man Whitney Shaw beat out an infield single, Volpano’s groundout to knot the score at one. who went the first four innings and gave up one just the way it worked out,” Rychcik said. “I but BU sophomore pitcher Whitney Tuthill But on the very next batter, a rundown re- run on two hits and two walks. didn’t want it to be one person getting five, six, snagged a comebacker off the bat of catcher Al- sulted in Ekart being thrown out at the plate for “The first kid they threw [Ricciardone], seven innings, and the other two not having any lison Scott to end the threat. the second time in the game. we’ve never seen her, but I thought we got some work.” Both teams would continue to get runners “They weren’t problems,” said Shawn Rych- better swings on her,” Rychcik said. “I know Often this season, the team has had problems on base throughout the next three innings, but cik of the plays at the plate. “That’s how we’re Rachel Brown is pretty good. She’s been there having its pitching, defense and offense rolling the score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the going to play. We’re going to play aggressively, a few years, we’ve seen her, we’ve had some on all cylinders at the same time, and that prob- fourth. BU’s best early chance to score came in and make them come up and make throws. We trouble with her, and we’ve beaten her. It’s been lem rang true on Tuesday. Rychcik said that he the bottom of the second when freshman catcher need to do a better job of maybe getting a fly ball back and forth. She’s been throwing the ball was satisfied with the pitching and defense, but Amy Ekart doubled to right center to lead off in those situations.” pretty well against good competition.” held the offense responsible for not performing the inning. She later reached third base, but was The tie would not last long, though, as Har- Freshman Holli Floetker pitched the last two at its best. thrown out at home on a fielder’s choice to the vard’s offensive leaders – second baseman El- innings for BU, holding Harvard at bay with just “We’ve faced better pitching, and we will third baseman. len Macadam and third baseman Kasey Lange two hits and no runs, but Schuppert (4-1) was down the road,” Rychcik said. “I think pitch Sophomore Erin Schuppert relieved Tuthill – teamed up to put the Crimson back on top. tagged with the loss when the offense could not selection [can improve]...We have to make sure on the mound to start the third inning, finishing Macadam led off the inning with a single, and muster a comeback it’s a pitch you can drive, not just a pitch you can Tuthill’s day with a line of two innings pitched, Lange, Harvard’s RBI leader, drove her in with Rychcik said the plan from the beginning put in play.” one earned run and one strikeout. a triple two batters later. was to get all three pitchers – Tuthill, Schuppert BU hitters can’t bring Ekart home once despite two doubles, Rychick blames ‘bad luck’

Runners: From page 8 the play. “The first [opportunity] was a blocking home. After Ekart was called out, es, is something that Rychcik wants to see foot, a little farther from third base and we there were a few minutes of discussion out of his team. two hits on the day, both of which were score on that play.” between Rychcik and the umpire over the “That’s how we’re going to play,” Rych- doubles that came off the bat of freshman In the fourth inning, with pinch runner call. cik said. “We’re going to play aggressive, catcher Amy Ekart. As a result, Ekart was Kayla Kruper on first, Ekart came up to Tuthill was able to advance to second make them come up and make throws…I at the heart of most of the plays that could bat and ripped her second double, this time while the run-down was occurring. How- had no problem there with any of the base have resulted in runs for BU. down the left-field line. Kruper advanced ever, junior second baseman Melanie Del- running. We needed to maybe do a better In her first at-bat of the game, Ekart hit to third on the play. Volpano grounded out gado grounded out to the first baseman to job getting a fly ball in those situations and a double to right center field to lead off the to second base allowing Kruper to score end the scoring chance. get away from a groundball. That’s what second inning. She moved over to third on to account for the Terriers’ only run of the Rychcik said he felt that it wasn’t bas- I’d have rather seen.” a ground out by freshman third baseman game and moving Ekart over to third base erunning that was a problem during the Over spring break, the team had solid Megan Volpano. again. game, but rather, offensive production. offensive outings, scoring up to 10 runs in Sophomore pitcher Whitney Tuthill This time, Tuthill’s ground ball went “We just had bad luck,” Rychcik said, a game, and on the season, BU has out- then hit a ground ball to third base. Ekart, to second and it looked like it might score “we got [hits] to the corners. We need to scored its opponents 89-61. who was running on contact with one out, Ekart, who came charging toward home find a way to get some help, find a way “We’ve been swinging good the last was tagged out at the plate on a throw from plate. Ekart proceeded to get caught in a to get those balls up the middle… On the five, six games,” Rychcik said. “It’d be Harvard’s third baseman. run-down that ended with her throwing second [opportunity] we ended up getting nice to see it carry over to today but it “We were running on contact, we were herself onto the plate in an attempt to get second base back out of it.” didn’t.” running on ground balls,” Rychcik said of past a Harvard player who appeared to be Aggressive play, especially on the bas- Terrier goalkeeping platoon hopes to find consistency against floundering Yale squad

Harvard: From page 8 er players have been extremely productive Terriers have struggled for much of the Perhaps more than anything, even of- for the team. Sophomore attack Danielle season to get consistent play from their fensive production or goalkeeping, Rob- Of the team’s 35 goals this season, only Etrasco has been something of an offen- goalkeepers – sophomore Kim Elsworth ertshaw believes her team must first adjust nine have been assisted. sive juggernaut for BU, leading the team and freshman Christina Sheridan – who its mental and psychological state before Between the pipes for the Bulldogs is in goals with 18 and points 24. have played in something of a platoon sys- it can think about winning games. goalkeeper Whitney Quackenbush, who Baumgartner, true to form, has helped tem in the team’s first seven games. “We need a little more competitive fire has started in all six of Yale’s games this control the Terrier offense, having post- Sheridan has appeared in six of the and fight from the girls, which we ad- season. She has given up 44 of the 63 ed a team-high 19 points and 13 assists team’s games, starting in four of them, dressed with the team and we’re going to goals allowed by the Bulldogs on the year, through just seven games. Sophomore and has posted an 11.18 goals-against- continue to address it for the rest of the a figure good for a 9.76 goals-against-av- midfielder Kristen Mogavero has boosted average and a 44.4 percent save percent- year as long as it takes,” Robertshaw said. erage. Additionally, Quackenbush sports a a young BU attack, ranking second on the age. Elsworth has started in three games Both teams will look to rebound from save percentage of 43.6 percent that has team in goals with 11. and appeared in four, and sports a 10.73 losses and right the proverbial ship with come from her 34 saves this season. However, with the graduation of three- goals-against-average with a 40 percent a 4 p.m. scheduled start at Reese Stadium Despite the slow start to the season for year starter Rachel Klein last year, the save percentage. on the Yale campus. the Terriers, Baumgartner and several oth- Quotable “ Back on Track The Daily Free Press We need a little more competi- Lacrosse looks tive fire and fight from the girls. for fourth win of season, competitive -Lacrosse“ coach Liz Robertshaw edge against Yale Sports University, p. 7

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On Tuesday, the Boston Univer- opportunities with Remarkable sity softball team lost a closely con- runners on base tested home opener to Harvard Uni- versity, 2-1. By Meredith Perri Terrier Harvard (9-8) ace pitcher Rachel Daily Free Press Staff Brown shut down the Terriers (12- performance 8) by pitching a perfect final three Despite being out-hit, the Bos- innings while ton University softball team had BU 2 striking out strong opportunities to defeat in Tulsa truly a Harvard 1 seven for her Harvard University during its first save of the home opener. However, missed season. The chances with runners in scoring special one save secured the win for Harvard positions led to a close 2-1 loss As the clock struck seven in starter Laura Ricciardone (2-3), who for the Terriers. Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, the sun went the first four innings and gave “I was disappointed we didn’t set over the Arkansas River. Slow- up one run on two hits and two walks. swing the bat a little bit bet- ly, quietly and without protest, “The first kid they threw - [Ric ter,” said BU coach Shawn Ry- the great ball of fire slid under ciardone], we’ve never seen her, but chcik. “Our pitching, I thought, the horizon and darkness began I thought we got some better swings was pretty good and our defense to fall on the “Gateway to Okla- on her,” BU coach Shawn Rychcik was sharp. [I’d] just like to see homa’s Green said. “I know Rachel Brown is pretty us come out and get a couple Country.” good. She’s been there a few years, hits… put a little more pressure, A few we’ve seen her, we’ve had some trou- and [Harvard managed] to do it blocks east of ble with her, and we’ve beaten her. regardless of the weather. I just where the riv- It’s been back and forth. She’s been think it would have been nice to er separates throwing the ball pretty well against see us give a little bit more.” good competition.” The Terriers (12-8) only had the city into MICHAEL CUMMO/DAILY FREE PRESS FILE PHOTO two parts, on Sophomore pitcher Whitney Tuthill threw two innings and gave Harvard see page 7 Runners see page 7 the edge of up one run against Harvard University on Tuesday. SHEP downtown Tulsa, the sun HAYES was also set- Former BU men’s bball coach to head Virginia Tech women’s team ting on the By Craig Meyer The hiring was confirmed by NCAA Tournament. at the University of Connecticut. 2010-11 Boston University men’s Daily Free Press Staff several Virginia news outlets on He was fired following the The 56-year-old Wolff is tak- basketball season. In front of a Monday after Sam Perkins of conclusion of the 2008-09 season ing the Virginia Tech women’s mostly hostile crowd that had After a two-year absence, One-Bid Wonders first reported after his team fell to University job after spending a year as the made the four-hour drive down Dennis Wolff has re-joined the school’s decision on Sunday. of Maryland-Baltimore County director of basketball operations from Lawrence, Kan., the Terriers the ranks of collegiate basket- Wolff headed the Terrier men’s in the quarterfinals of the AE for coach Seth Greenberg and the slipped out of the bright lights of ball head coaches, but this time basketball program for 15 sea- Tournament, and was replaced by Virginia Tech men’s basketball March Madness. around, he’ll be coaching in a sons, compiling an overall record current BU head coach and then- team. Thirty-five games after the whole different game – literally. of 247-197, a mark that makes Villanova University assistant Wolff replaces former coach season began in mid-November The former Boston Univer- him BU basketball’s all-time Patrick Chambers. Beth Dunkenberger, who went against Northeastern University, sity men’s basketball coach was winningest coach. In his time on This marks the first time Wolff 110-104 in seven seasons with the Terriers’ season came to a named as the head coach of the Commonwealth Avenue, Wolff has ever been a collegiate wom- the program, but went just 11-19 close in the second round of the women’s basketball program at led the Terriers to five America en’s head coach. His daughter and 1-13 in Atlantic Coast Con- NCAA Tournament against the Virginia Tech University Tues- East regular-season champion- Nicole was the 2002 McDonald’s ference play this past season. No. 1 University of Kansas Jay- day. ships and two appearances in the Player of the Year before playing hawks The Terriers, the No. 16 seed in the Southwest regional, would Lacrosse faces struggling Yale team on road not make history. In 107 prior at- By Craig Meyer coach Liz Robertshaw of the tempts, the 16 seeds had lost to Daily Free Press Staff the one seeds. Friday night, of milestone. “The fact that she got course, was no different. For the The Boston University la- her 100th assist just speaks to the 108th straight time in NCAA his- crosse team will head south to kind of player that she is.” tory, the lower ranked team lost. New Haven, Conn. to take on The Terriers may very well Not that the loss was a shock Yale University on Wednesday. have a prime opportunity to get to anyone. No Terrier fan is de- The Terriers (3-4) will look to their season back on track against ranged enough to think that BU get back to the .500 plateau and a Yale team that has struggled could knock off the second-best snap a two-game losing streak throughout the season, having team in the entire country. You in the process against the Bull- been outscored 63-35 in its six would literally have to have been dogs (1-5, 0-2), a team that will games this year. insane to think that. try to rebound from a 7-2 loss at Thus far, the Bulldogs have Unlike the quiet exit of the University of Pennsylvania that been paced on the offensive end sun, however, the Terriers exited marked the team’s fifth loss in its by the play of attack Caroline with at least a bit of a bang. When six games this season. Crow, whose 12 points and 10 the game began an hour earlier, BU is coming off of a heart- goals lead the team in both cat- just before 6 p.m. local time, the breaking 13-11 loss at Univer- egories. ball was tossed in the air and the sity of Denver, a game in which Nearly as potent for the Yale Terriers spent the next 20 minutes the Terriers fought back from a offense has been the play of mid- going toe-to-toe with Kansas. BU 10-6 second half deficit to tie the fielder Devon Rhodes, who ranks kept a respectable game pace, hit game, only to see the Pioneers second behind Crow in points shots and turned John Holland get two goals in the final five and goals, with 10 and eight, re- into a household name. minutes to win the game. spectively. For that one hour, BU played Even in a losing effort, it was While Crow and Rhodes have above-average basketball. When a banner day for senior attack Er- been effective for the Yale attack, Marv Albert and Steve Kerr threw ica Baumgartner as she recorded creating offense and distributing the broadcast back to the studio her 100th assist in her BU career. the ball, particularly in the mid- field, has been a problem for the in New York, the Terriers trailed MICHAEL CUMMO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF “I’m very proud of Erica. the Jayhawks by just four points. Senior midfielder Rachel Collins leads the Terriers with 21 draw She’s come such a long way hav- Bulldogs throughout the season. ing sat out last year,” said BU Hayes, see page 7 controls going into Wednesday’s game against Yale University. Yale, see page 7 The Bottom Line Wednesday, March 23 Thursday, March 24 Friday, March 25 Saturday, March 26 Sunday, March 27

Track @ Stanford Invitational, All Day Lacrosse vs. Binghamton, 1 p.m. W. Tennis vs. Cincinnati, 3 p.m. M. Swimming @ NCAA Championships, M. Swimming @ NCAA Champion- Softball @ Stony Brook, 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. Softball @ Stony Brook, 12 p.m. Lacrosse @ Yale, 4 p.m. All Day ships, All Day Track @ Stanford Invitational, All Day