The DailyMonday, February Free 14, 2011 Press Year xli. Volume lxxxi. Issue xvi. www.dailyfreepress.com [ The Independent Student Newspaper at University ] In Business Campus & City Sports My guitar gently weeps: Weather These stats will inspire Today: Cloudy, High 46 Local musicians promote you: Holland lights up Tonight: Windy, Low 19 themselves UAlbany at MSG Tomorrow: 27/14 page 3 page 8 page 5 Data Courtesy of weather.com Colorful, festive celebrations mark Chinese New Year in Boston MOS Planetarium By Hannah Rex Daily Free Press Staff re-opens after Giant flags in neon green, red, black and yellow whipped in the chilly wind as groups marched down the street to cel- year of remodeling ebrate the Chinese New Year in Chinatown By Andrew Wen on Sunday. Daily Free Press Staff Hundreds of Bostonians and students alike gathered around a stage in Phillips After a year of waiting, avid stargazers Square in to listen to the opening speech and space enthusiasts can explore the final of Mayor Thomas Menino, as well as other frontier in breathtaking detail at the newly speeches and performances. revamped Charles Hayden Planetarium at the When the first performance group took Boston Museum of Science. the stage, children settled on their parents’ Closed for a year due to renovations, the shoulders and rushed through the crowd to Charles Hayden Planetarium opened two get a front row seat to watch performances days early on Friday to give its Twitter fol- featuring mock dragons. lowers and Facebook fans a sneak preview of Among the attendees were families newest show, “Undiscovered Worlds.” hosting Chinese exchange students. The show focused on the study of “exo- “The students are homesick and their planets,” or planets that orbit a sun other than English is poor, but you don’t need lan- our own. Through its 30-minute run length, guage for this,” said Jennifer Ramras, a the show brought viewers on a journey that teacher at Needham Public Schools. began with the discovery of exoplanets in The Chinese New Year celebration was 1995, as scientists raced to find a planet simi- the perfect way for exchange students to be lar to Earth. back in the Chinese cultural atmosphere, “Since 1995, the numbers of exoplanets Ramras said, and for her children to learn ERIN THIBEAU / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF discovered are increasing exponentially. It’s something about Chinese culture. Dragons weave their way through Chinatown on Sunday as Bostonians celebrated just getting faster and faster, and we’re get- A skit containing a rabbit was also per- the Chinese New Year. ting closer and closer to finding an Earth- formed, which depicted the coming of the Prescott also appreciates the cultural expe- After the parade Bracero planned on sized habitable world,” said Dani Leblanc, Year of the Rabbit through miming and rience of the Chinese New Year. trying one of the dim sum restaurants with producer of the planetarium. “It’s already in dancing. “I go with some friends that are Chinese her friends and wandering around and ex- the news, and we felt that it was a natural The performances featured martial arts so they help me understand the culture, ploring the shops in Chinatown. topic to pick.” and athletic groups, who all danced with and it just widens my horizons,” she said. When the performing groups finished Leblanc said she was excited to show off giant dragon heads attached to their bod- After the celebration, Prescott said that their dances or skits, they proceeded to the planetarium’s new upgrades, including a ies. They jumped, snaked around the stage she and her friends were going to lunch at march down the streets of Chinatown, new dome, chairs and a $2 million, 360-de- and stacked performers on shoulders, a dim sum restaurant, which was a popular stopping in front of the doorways of dif- gree projector. which received applause and astonishment choice among people in Chinatown on the ferent restaurants. “We essentially just gutted the entire room from observers. New Year. According to Chinese tradition, it is and started building it back up again from One of the groups of dancers that per- Many Boston area students also trav- good luck for the dragon to present itself in scratch,” she said. formed was the only all-female Lion Dance elled to Chinatown to celebrate the Chi- front of an establishment. Oranges and let- The old theater ran using 72 slide projec- group in the world. nese New Year. tuce was also thrown in the air and crowd, tors, and the resulting images were purely The all-women group showed the “It’s really great, I’ve never seen any- another symbol of good luck. two-dimensional. The new video projector power of women and the role they play in thing like this, so I’m really excited to be As the crowd began to disperse, some uses animation systems similar to those used the Chinese culture, said Lynne Prescott, here and see it,” said Kristina Bracero, a a resident of a suburb outside of Boston. Wellesley College freshman. New Year, see page 4 Planetarium, see page 2 Union,VOX help students wrap it up for V Day LET ME OUT

By Sydney Shea attitude about sex. Daily Free Press Staff “I’m mostly excited for people to cel- ebrate Valentine’s Day safely and to be con- Condoms, candy and roses will serve as scious of ways that they can prevent sexually reminders to students to have safe sex this transmitted infections and pregnancy,” said Valentine’s Day, thanks to two Boston Uni- Sasha Goodfriend, a CAS freshman and the versity student groups. VOX activism coordinator. VOX, the BU affiliate of Planned Parent- “Both men and women can make the de- hood, will be handing out goody bags as part cision to use condoms, and condoms are the of “Candy and Condoms,” and Student Union only way to prevent both STDs and pregnan- will be handing out roses and condoms in the cy,” she said. . Union is spreading the love on this Valen- While the days of decorating heart-shaped tine’s Day by giving out roses and assorted doilies with red and pink glitter are long condoms in shades of pink and red. gone, students will be able to enjoy these “The Women’s Resource Center gave groups’ handouts. us 300 Proper Attire condoms, and Student VOX is giving away condoms to encour- Health Services gave us 100 Trojan con- age the prevention of unintended pregnancy doms,” said Vincent Squillace, a Union and sexually transmitted diseases. spokesman and CAS senior. VOX is also handing out “Birth Control “I hope that the roses and condoms will be Matters” fliers, Sweet Tarts and candy neck- given to someone else, whether it’s a lover or laces, said VOX president Gabrielle Newton, a joke to a friend. If you are going to engage a freshman in the College of Arts and Sci- in this behavior, you should be safe about it,” ences. Squillace said. Each goody bag will be equipped with Squillace said the free condoms would be condom-application instructions for those helpful to sexually active students who do who thought that condoms belong on the not want to pay for protection. ears. “We’re just trying to help people who “This is the first time that VOX is do- don’t have enough money because they have ing this for Valentine’s Day,” Newton said. to pay for BU. Our mission is to amplify the “We’re advocating safe sex, which is the only love,” Squillace said. “The event is kind of way to go.” funny since giving someone condoms and Newton said the instruction manuals roses is kind of a straightforward way to in- would come in handy for many students. sinuate you want to have sex.” “You’d be surprised how many people Students said the free condoms are an ef- don’t know how to put a condom on prop- fective way to encourage safe sex, even if the LAURA HENNEMUTH / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF erly,” Newton said. students participate in Dance Marathon’s “Taped on the Wall” Newton added that she thinks some stu- fundraiser, which helped raise money for pediatric HIV/AIDS outside BU Central. dents will be startled by the group’s forward Condoms, see page 2 2 Monday, February 14, 2011 Planetarium upgrades include new dome, theater VOX, Union hand out ‘goody bags’

lanetarium From Page 1 whizzed by over the seamless ceil- of many shows that the planetarium P : Condoms: From Page 1 of getting laid. You can’t just start ing. “It was really cool. I thought is planning. The planetarium also off a date with a condom,” said in big movie production houses, the visuals were impressive, and has access to a database of astro- College of Communication junior condoms are not the most romantic Leblanc said, creating a more real- it went really smooth. Definitely nomical objects, which it can navi- Josh Ullman. gift. istic depiction of the stars. Projec- learned something new,” said gate through in real time. “They’re misconstruing the “It’s a good idea to encourage tions are so detailed that audience Adam Pardes, a Tufts University “A presenter can be talking on purpose of this Hallmark holiday. having safe sex. I don’t think it’s members could bring binoculars to sophomore. the console, showing the audience I don’t think it should be about about being romantic. It’s saying get a closer look. While some Boston residents different things, like, ‘Anyone want getting laid. It should be about that if you’re going to have sex, “It’s not quite three dimensional, enjoyed the show, others wished for to see the moons of Jupiter? Let’s expressing your love,” said CAS wrap it up,” said CAS freshman but we call it two-and-a-half-D,” more visuals. go there.’ There are a lot of different freshman Christine Cataya. Carrie Hatano. Leblanc said. “It feels very three di- “I liked the show. Personally, I systems, and this show only shows “From a girl’s perspective, we Many students said they do not mensional, especially if you move would have preferred for a planetar- off certain systems,” Leblanc said. just think that all guys want is to believe that condoms are the most the stars in just the right way.” ium experience with more visuals The planetarium opened to the have sex. If someone gave me a romantic Valentine’s Day gesture Audience members at the Friday and music as opposed to a lecture, public on Sunday and a full catalog condom, I’d be like, ‘Thanks, I’ve and that the condoms undermine showing of “Undiscovered Worlds” but I did enjoy it,” said Peter Vel- of their shows can be found on its always wanted a lubricated rub- the meaning of the holiday. agreed, many gasping as the stars luci, a Somerville resident. website. ber,’” Cataya said. “Undiscovered Worlds” is one “It’s kind of the lazy man’s way Daily Free Press Sponsors Daily Free Press Sponsors

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I close my eyes memorial service and concentrate on the elevator By Gina Curreri doors. I’m trying my best to will Daily Free Press Staff them to open up onto an actual floor, but since I don’t have the Actor and former Boston Uni- ability to communicate with inani- versity professor James Spruill mate objects, the next second the was remembered as a father fig- elevator comes to a stuttering halt. ure, a dedicated civil rights activ- I attempt to grab the wall to keep ist and an inspirational patriarch me from falling over, but it’s too at his memorial service yesterday late. The elevator is stuck. afternoon at the Boston Center for The boy closest to the front puts the Arts. his fingers in between the doors Spruill retired as an associ- and slowly begins to pry them ate professor of theatre arts from apart. I can see BU’s College of Fine Arts in 2006 daylight! Well, and died of pancreatic cancer on actually, it’s Dec. 31 at the age of 73. just the dimly “Jim will always be remem- lit hallway, but bered, and his presence will al- it’s good enough ways be felt as if he is still with for me. The us,” said Kay Bourne, Spruill’s BU students, SAR experts remain only problem is colleague at the New African that the elevator Company, a Boston black theatre wary over new dietary guidelines hasn’t stopped troupe. By Alyssa Langer important that they are frequently a decrease in the consumption of on a floor. It’s CASEY Spruill was not only a talent- Daily Free Press Staff updated to reflect current nutrition sodium, solid fats and added sugar. stopped in be- RACKHAM ed actor, but also a trustworthy research,” said Elizabeth Jarrard, a The new set of guidelines was tween floors friend and colleague, said Gus- In response to the U.S. De- recent graduate of SAR’s nutrition “written in an effort to help the five and six and I can see wires tave Johnson, a co-founder of the partment of Agriculture Dietary and dietetics program who works country’s obesity epidemic, and that are making me panic more by New African Company. Guidelines’ new guidelines, Bos- in SAR and at the Fitness and Rec- suggest that people balance their the minute. But hey, that’s what “When Jim and I started the ton University students and offi- reation Center. calories in with calories expend- I get for living in Sleeper Hall in NAC, he told me ‘I gotchya back, cials said there are pros and cons However, Kristen Pufahl, a ed,” Pufahl said. West Campus. man,’ and he always did have it,” to following the recommended registered dietitian and professor Nonetheless, when working My freshman year I lived in Johnson said. diet. in the Sargent College of Health with clients, Pufahl said she does Warren and never once did I have While working on the radio Updated every five years, the and Rehabilitation Sciences, said refer to the USDA’s guidelines and to deal with elevators trapping me show of WGBH’s “Say Brother,” guidelines serve as “evidence- though the new guidelines have plans “on using the new sodium inside with their metal doors of now called “Basic Black,” Spruill based nutritional guidance to pro- “excellent premises,” they neglect recommendations regularly.” terror. But Sleeper Hall is a dif- focused his time on civil equality mote health, reduce the risk of to address “the food environment However, some people do be- ferent story altogether. Every day, and was fun to have on set, said chronic diseases and reduce the that has created our obesogenic lieve the new guidelines are effi- residents have to deal with eleva- Sarah-Anne Shaw, a colleague prevalence of obesity through im- society.” cient. tors that continuously get stuck or from the show. proved nutrition and physical ac- The new guidelines focus on “The USDA has placed overall break down, that are intolerably In a letter, actor Paul Guilfoyle tivity,” according to a USDA press balancing calories with physical emphasis on a plant-based diet that slow and that arem, in every sense of “CSI: Crime Scene Investiga- release. activity and encourage Ameri- is centered around whole foods of the word, unsafe. tion,” says he remembers fondly The 2010 guidelines emphasize cans to consume more vegetables, and fruits and vegetables, staying OK, maybe we sometimes try his days of acting with Spruill at calorie reduction and increasing fruits, whole grains, fat-free and away from sugar, fat and salt-lad- and squeeze more than five peo- the Theater Company of Boston. physical activity, “because more low-fat dairy products and sea- en processed foods” Jarrard said. ple into the elevators, but who “Jim was a great friend of than one-third of children and food. “These guidelines provide a good can blame us? There are a lot of mine, and I remember sitting in more than two-thirds of adults in On the other hand, the guide- outline of what we can hope to ac- us. Actually, according to Boston his home having irreplaceable the United States are overweight lines advise Americans to limit complish as a nation.” University’s website, there are conversations,” he wrote. or obese,” according to the press sodium, saturated and trans fats, The 2010 guidelines also in- approximately 613 students liv- Other speakers at the memo- release. added sugars and refined grains. cluded more “real-world” tips, ing in the dorm. That’s more than rial remembered him as a great The USDA’s guidelines “serve Pufahl listed among the sugges- such as the importance of filling 600 people who regularly use the as the base of nutrition recom- tions that she agreed with an in- elevators to do their laundry, get mendations in the country, so it is crease in fruit and vegetables and , see page 4 something to eat in the dining hall, Memorial, see page 4 FDA and most importantly, get to class. If I lived on the fourth floor I wouldn’t care too much about our Students prepare for Valentines Day with ‘Dating Game’ temperamental elevators, but I live By Maha Kamal There were three rounds of the on the 12th floor, and it’s a hassle Daily Free Press Staff show, with new contestants every to deal with elevators that just sim- round. As the bachelors arrived ply don’t work properly. Boston University Central on the floor, the contestants were BU is pretty well maintained. turned into the set of a ‘70s dating blindfolded. The lawns (the few that there are) show on Friday for “The Dating “What would we name our first are luscious and green, the walls Game.” kid?” asked the female contestant are frequently repainted, salt is About 80 people attended the in the first round. constantly thrown on the ground event which was held in the spirit The anonymous bachelors so we don’t fall on ice - but it of Valentine’s Day. each rattled off their answers. seems as if BU has forgotten about “I sucked at dating so I wanted “Nebuchadnezzar,” “Fonzie” and how we will get to our rooms ev- to find a solution for myself,” said “Whatever you want, baby,” they ery day. “Fix Sleeper elevators” Thomas Edwards, founder of the responded respectively. needs to be added to BU’s to-do dating coach business called The At the end, Edwards answered list, and it can’t just be put on the Professional Wingman. “I started the audience’s dating questions. bottom of the list: the issue needs a blog, as a log of my activities, “People ask me what they attention now. and it got picked up as a source should do on a date, but the secret Over the summer, BU decided for dating advice.” is, there are no rules to dating,” to refurbish Claflin Hall and gave he said. them new desks and chairs. While RACHEL SCHOWALTER / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF As host of “The Dating Game,” Edwards said he learned from I’m sure the residents of Claflin are A contestant of ‘The Dating Game’ listens to the responses given Edwards began by explaining the his experiences and his past rela- delighted with their snazzy new by potential dates Friday night at BU Central. rules to the audience. tionships. rooms, those over in Sleeper are “The contestant can ask the cation junior who also helped or- for real.” “You don’t really understand dumbstruck as to why more impor- three bachelors any question. . ganize the show. “My friend is on the show and success until you fail,” he said. tant issues weren’t addressed first. .The winners will hang out in the “All of them have a good sense I’m really excited. I really hope Edwards advised the audi- It’s obvious that BU needs to Love Seat,” he said, referring to of humor and will be able to play she gets a date,” said Kerry Cash- ence to expand their horizons and have a to-do list, but what’s more a red sofa. off each other and play off the au- man, a School of Hospitality Ad- move out of their comfort zones. important is that their list is or- “This is going to be like a dat- dience. We kind of based it on the ministration junior. “There’s a less than 5 percent dered correctly. Certain issues take ing game show; something fun ‘70s dating game show set up.” Other students said they at- chance you’ll find someone at precedence over others, and right to do for Valentine’s Day,” said Some of the crowd attended to tended out of curiosity. bars or clubs. With all these dif- now, fixing the elevators should be Amanda DoAmaral, a School of root for their friends who were on “I was intrigued by the idea ferent options, it’s possible to find at the top. Education junior who helped or- the show. that the guy won’t be able to see love. Be forthright, direct and “My friend is on it. We’ll cheer who the girls are because of the Casey Rackham is a sophomore ganize the show. confident,” he said. “We were careful about choos- the loudest,” said Sargent Col- black screen in the middle,” said “I liked it a lot. It was really in the College of Communication lege freshman Megan Richmond. Liz Lieber, a freshman in the Col- and a weekly columnist for The Dai- ing the contestants,” said Reese funny. I didn’t think it would be Lichtenstein, a College of Arts “I’ve seen shows like this on TV, lege of Communication. “I want this good,” said CAS freshman ly Free Press. She can be reached at like on comedy skits, but never to see their reaction at the end.” [email protected]. and Sciences and School of Edu- Kayla Magrath. 4 Monday, February 14, 2011 Skits, dances featured at Chinese New Year festival in Boston

Wide-spread celebrations marked the Chinese New Year in Boston, with hundreds of revelers crowding the streets of Chinatown (All photos by Andrew Calbick/DFP STAFF).

New Year: From Page 1 rections in celebration. “Last year we were in a res- people took refuge from the cold taurant, and they let off a lot of in nearby stores and restaurants. fireworks in the door way, and “Last year was a little bit sun- it got really loud and smokey,” nier and warmer, so that was a lit- Popp said. tle bit better,” said Corrie Popp, Whether spectators came to a Newton resident. Popp said she respect the Chinese culture or for tries to come with her son ev- the delicious dim sum restaurants ery year because it is such a fun and dragon dances, the parade event. was full of energy and excitement “We like to see all the people for the Chinese culture and New in costumes, the dancers and the Year. drums,” she said. “It’s just a cool, different day, Setting off fireworks is anoth- and for anyone who has ever been er Chinese New Year tradition. to China it’s kind of fun to think Throughout the morning, bursts about it and look back,” Popp of noise and smoke could be seen said. and heard coming from many di- Former CFA prof. remembered as father figure, mentor New FDA guidelines generates mixed room to think about it,” Posnera atre production—acting, direct- Memorial: From Page 3 responses among BU community said. Many of his students are ing, playwriting, lights, sound, set professional artists today and design, etc.” these diets have lower risk of professor who encouraged them FDA: From Page 3 were inspired by Spruill, said Spruill’s son Robert Patton- chronic disease, and the dietary to think. Ryan Purcell, CFA ‘04. Spruill, COM ’94, wore his dad’s guidelines aim to promote such “I remember being on stage at up half of a plate with vegetables “Jim reminded us that being an red and white Palestinian scarf in diets.” a rehearsal with Jim way in the and how essential it is to simply artist was not about acting like an remembrance. At BU, students can eat health- back . . . and he shouted, ‘How remember to enjoy food, Jarrard artist, but acting like yourself,” While sick in the hospital, ily by taking advantage of the you gon’ see with the sun in said. Purcell said. Spruill could not wait for his SAR Choice program, which has your eyes?’” said Sean-Michael The 2005 guidelines gave spe- The distinction between granddaughter Alejandra to vis- nutritious alternatives at the dining Bowles, CFA ‘03. cific serving recommendations, Spruill’s students and family has it. She was going to re-enact a halls and some retail locations. “I thought about it for years, but in the 2010 version, they call been blurred, said Morgan James school performance of a Freder- The Sargent Choice menus are and now I finally realized he was for an overall increase in fruits, Peters, an artist who records un- ick Douglass speech, said family based on the USDA Dietary Guide- trying to tell me to relax.” vegetables and low-fat dairy, said der the name Mwalim, College of member and activist Nancy Mur- lines and substitute “whole grains Ben Posnera, CFA ‘04, ex- Allison Mars, a sophomore in Communication ‘93. ray. “When [Alejandra] spoke, for refined grains, and unsaturated plained that Spruill’s class was SAR’s dietetics program. “He was a father to me, so Jim’s eyes lit up as he watched his fats for saturated and Trans fats,” thought provoking. “There is also a shift to leaner much that I’ve been calling him granddaughter’s voice become Jarrard said. “Our recipes include “I left Spruill’s class not un- sources of protein, seafood and ‘dad’ since 1990,” Peters said. Frederick Douglass’, and he knew more fruits and vegetables, and we derstanding at least one thing plant sources of protein,” Mars “From [Spruill] and Lynda Pat- it was alright to die,” Murray said. serve heart-healthy fish, poultry, each day and went back to my said. “Research has shown that ton, I learned every aspect of the- “His job was complete.” meat and beans.” Follow us on Twitter! Greenberg on Alford: ‘She hit some big shots for us today’ twitter.com/dailyfreepress the team did not foul to stop the clock. Cashman managed to play the Hartford: From page 8 For much of the second half, Green- last 13 minutes with four fouls, and more guard Chantell Alford all berg had to balance her players’ foul finished with a double-double of 13 had three fouls three minutes into the troubles and playing time. points and 13 rebounds, but it was not Todays crossword half, and Cashman was forced to mo- “We wanted to keep them in there, enough to prevent the Hawks from mentarily sit just minutes later after solution brought to you by... and we did a pretty nice job getting winning their fifth straight game. picking up her fourth. back into the game,” Greenberg said. Now, the suddenly sliding Terriers raken released The Hartford offense was boosted “But unfortunately, I think we spent now hold just a half game lead over K ... ! by several key runs, highlighted by a so much effort and energy getting second-place University of Mary- 7-0 one over the span of just 53 sec- back to make it a closer game, that at land-Baltimore County (16-10, 10-3 onds to extend its lead to a then-game the end we were just playing it out a AE) in AE and need to straighten out high 48-39, but the Terriers fought little bit.” with just four regular season games back each time. BU trailed by two, By the time BU did foul, it was too left. 58-56, with just over three minutes to late: Alford fouled Silvia with 18.7 “We need to regroup and we need play, but Hartford guard Mary Silvia seconds to go and BU down 65-59. It to get back to our strengths,” Green- proceeded to hit a key 3-pointer. was Alford’s fifth foul as she finished berg said. “We need to reconfigure As the game wound down, the her day with 19 points—including the some things and get better at every- Terriers continued to tread water and 800th of her collegiate career—and thing, really. All of the teams in our stay within striking distance. Hartford three steals. conference are really ready for our started to waste the game’s remaining “She hit some big shots for us to- stuff, so we’ll have to mix up our of- seconds, and, due to BU’s foul woes, day,” Greenberg said. fense.” 5 IN BUSINESS THE METRIC Rock Brand Playing in your own band is hard enough - it’s even harder when the singer is also the one AT LAST CLOSE doing the promotion, producing and booking. By Jamie Lim DJIA: 12,273.36 Features Staff Change: +181.11 More than 40 years ago, Joey Kramer, a young student at the Berk- “You send out a hundred thousand emails and 10 of them will get lee College of Music, quit school to play full time for a small band. back to you,” he said. Just over a year later in October of 1970, Jam Band, as they were And that’s where it seems as if the Internet is both a blessing and NASDAQ: 2,809.44 called at the time, added on a few more members and started playing a curse. in public venues. “As much as the Internet has made music too easy to obtain for Change: +40.14 The band moved in together at 1325 Commonwealth Ave. and free, there are still some great sites to start sales from,” Bainbridge played regularly outside what is today the George Sherman Student said. “For free, artists can sell their music on sites like reverbnation. S&P 500: 1329.15 Union. They also chose a new name – Aerosmith. com or ourstage.com, or for a more official brand name tie, musi- Today, everyone knows that name – and if you take a second to cians can pay a nominal fee to submit music to iTunes or similar Change: +18.28 listen to the talent in and around the BU community, it’s hard not online music stores.” to wonder whether another local artist will experience comparable Nick Goldston, a senior at Berklee, has been successful selling mu- musical success. sic on iTunes. ACCORDING TO GALLUP “It’s really nice to share music around here, and play it with the Golston, who writes, produces and records his own music, has two people that I love,” said Todd Siff, a senior at the College of Fine albums on iTunes, and said he plans on staying independent. Obama approval: 49 percent Arts’ School of Theater and a member of the Long Brothers, an “I have many friends who have signed with a label, but I want to acoustic, folk, reggae-covering band. Siff plays alongside fellow se- have nothing to do with it,” he said. Goldston is a music business Obama disapproval: 42 percent niors Phil Berman, also in the School of Theater, and Alex Schneps, major and plans to manage his own music. Change: +6 a film major. Recently, many artists are choosing not to sign with labels, in order Although he’s a full time student, Siff said he has had relative suc- to ensure that the ownership of their songs remains with the artist, cess in publicizing his music. and not the label. Organizations such as the Featured Artists’ Co- Consumer Spending, 3-Day Average: “With our other band, Corduroy, we planned our own tour, 13 stops, alition in the United Kingdom are rallying for more control over $61 and made a few bucks on the way,” he said. “We did pretty well.” their own music, especially on Internet domains such as YouTube Change: +11 But Siff explained that The Long Brothers were taking a different or Myspace. approach. The band puts on a number of free shows, either at BU Other artists, such as Siff, said they welcome the opportunity of Central, in their Allston apartment or even just on the BU beach. sharing their music on a large scale, although they are careful at the Consumer Spending, 14-Day “The Long same time. Average: $61 Brothers, we “We want to be open haven’t had for any opportunity to Change: +1 that approach play for anybody,” he yet, it’s less said. “And I mean, if commercially we can do this for a UNEMPLOYMENT driven. We living, that would be INSURANCE WEEKLY want a grass- awesome. We’ve had CLAIMS REPORT roots type feel a few dealings with so we can get people in the industry, support for our but we’re looking for Initial Claims To Unemployment: music before the people with good 383,000 anything else.” spirits, and not just Others have people that are look- Change: -36,000 branched out ing to make a dollar.” Four-Week Moving Average: into more However, Siff ad- 415,500 public venues, mits he is an idealist. landing gigs in In the end, it seems Change: -16,000 bars and res- important to have a taurants. solid grasp of how QUOTES OF THE WEEK Constance to handle the busi- Bainbridge, a Funkdooby/ FLICKR ness of the industry. junior violin This isn’t the only way for bands to make money. Great musicians can “We live in a world of Digital performance be great, but they also Feudalism. The land many live on major in CFA plays solo under the name of Mei Ohara and is in the have to know how to sell themselves and have to be prepared to get band Light.Sweet.Crude. She has performed at venues such as Harp- what they deserve. is owned by someone else, be it ers Ferry and Cask n’ Flagon in Boston, as well as other venues in “With the rise in popularity of independent artists, more than ever Facebook or Twitter or Tumblr, or Washington, D.C. and New York. we are expected to become more involved in the business side of some other service that offers up Bainbridge said shows bring in money, though obviously not on a music,” Bainbridge said. free land and the content provided large scale. She plans on pursuing a career in music, but admits it is “It can at times be difficult to take something so emotional and difficult to get noticed. organic as music and have to treat it like a commercial good. But by the renter of that land essentially “Always, the biggest challenge is exposing your music to the right learning to market one’s creation gives modern musicians experi- becomes owned by the platform that people in order to either get fans or business connections,” she said. ence that can help them should they ever choose to change careers owns the land.” “With the Internet, people have access to so much material that get- entirely. We deal with money, people, technology and much more, so ting noticed is becoming increasingly difficult.” in a way we are regular business men and women.” Anthony De Rosa, product Berman of the Long Brothers agreed. manager at Reuters, on the future of journalism. Via The New York Times.

“My co-workers are my friends. A TIRED OF THE SAME OLD SONG beer fridge is nice, a ping-pong table is nice, unlimited vacation is nice, AND DANCE? but that’s not what gets anybody out of bed in the morning. The people are a lot more important than that.’’ Danielle Herzberg, a saleswoman WALK THIS WAY! at HubSpot, Inc., on what clearly is not a journalism job. Via The Boston Globe. EMAIL [email protected] Figures represent last available data. Change is over a week. 6 Monday, February 14, 2011 Opinion Politically Incorrect The Daily Free Press The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University 41st year F Volume 81 F Issue 16 Quoting scripture

Josh Cain, Editor-in-Chief omosexuality is a capital of- using a misinterpretation of the Bible as jus- Saba Hamedy, Managing Editor fense? That’s a new one! Georgia tification for hating gay people. Chelsea Feinstein, Executive Editor Rep. Bobby Franklin stated in an Because Rep. Franklin double-majored Chris Gambon, Campus Editor Suzanne Schiavone, City Editor interviewH this week that he opposes Presi- in Biblical Studies and Business Adminis- Megan Riesz, Opinion Page Editor Annie Maroon, Sports Editor dent Barack Obama’s recent push to allow tration (lolz), I would have assumed he knew Michael Cummo, Michelle Simonovic, Lauren Dezenski, Layout Editor gay people to serve in the military. His justi- that Jesus never mentions homosexuality, Sandra Heartkopf, Photo Editors Valerie Morgan, Office Manager fication: it’s written in the Bible. and only seven passages out of thousands Kathryn Palkovics, Advertising Manager Chelsea Diana, Associate City Editor “The Bible says it’s a capital offense,” in the Bible refer to homosexual behavior in Dan Rys, MUSE Editor Annie Ropeik, Science Tuesday Editor he said. “You want someone with unrepen- any way. Of those seven, none address ho- Alex Nawar, Associate Campus Editor Jaime Lutz, InBusiness Editor tant criminal behav- mosexual identity as it’s understood today, René Reyes, Associate Sports Editor Rosalie Fransen, Spotlight Editor Craig Meyer, Associate Sport Editor ior?…The church let alone suggest that being gay is a crime. is full of sinners, He just made it up – just like he made up but we’re told in his qualifications to be a state representative 1st Corinthians it (hey-oh!). The Daily Free Press (ISSN 1094-7337) is published Monday through Thursday during the rattled off the ho- Seriously, though, it’s difficult to imag- academic year except during vacation and exam periods by Back Bay Publishing Co.,Inc., a mosexual, the adul- ine how this man got elected into public nonprofit corporation operated by Boston University students. No content can be reproduced without the permission of Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. terer, the thief, the office. After doing some research on the Copyright © 2009 Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. liar…do you want representative, I realized that a profound an unrepentant drug ignorance of current political issues mixed dealer in the mili- with a third-grader’s understanding of the Groans over loans tary? Same thing.” Constitution does not a good leader make. Clearly, this par- For example, the Georgia representative president Jo- will signify a discrepancy between what EMILY ticular quotation thinks that the Constitution requires Ameri- seph Aoun is beseeching other college the president says for popularity’s sake O’DONNELL packs quite a punch. cans to only use gold and silver as legal ten- presidents to stand up in favor of the and what the president actually plans to Because there’s so der. Franklin also opposes funding of pub- Federal Perkins Loan Program, enacted enact. Understandably, certain programs much crazy to sift through, I feel that it’s lic schools and the use of driver’s licenses. in 1958 to help students pay for second- should be scaled back to decrease debt and appropriate to dissect Franklin’s statement When questioned about this particular view, ary education through low-interest loans. overspending. line by line. Franklin said because “taking on the restric- The program is set to expire in 2014 and While elementary and middle school First, I find it a bit odd that Franklin tions of a license requires the surrender of an hasn’t received government funding since education in the U.S. is heading down a would refer to a religious text when talking inalienable right,” he’d be okay with letting 2004, but colleges nationwide continue to slippery slope, forcing politicians and about a political matter. He skipped right 12-year-olds drive on Georgia highways. use the program as a means of helping stu- public figures to come out in favor of more over “separation of church and state” and It may be true that nobody takes him seri- dents pay their way through four or more science and math-related curriculums, the decided to make up his own legal opinion ously because of his off-kilter ideas, but the years of school. secondary education system continues based off a religious text. fact that a man as obtuse as Franklin can be In 2010, 10 percent of BU students to be the envy of the world regardless of If we follow this logic, Franklin himself elected into public office is scary. Represen- received Perkins loans, amounting to $6 growing expenses. With the federal gov- has broken the law by staying clean-shaven. tative Franklin and people like him wield million total. Without the loan program, ernment’s financial support, academic The Bible also sets strict stipulations about real power. these thousands of students would have competition will increase - and thereby, what kind of bugs are okay to eat. Grasshop- In the case of using Biblical texts as vali- experienced difficulty paying for tuition productivity will as well. pers and crickets are okay, but if you eat a dation for discriminating against gays and and might have had to settle for less pres- Essentially, the federal government beetle, you should watch your back. Does lesbians, the majority of the problem stems tigious universities. Federal assistance can should be responsible for seeing that ev- this mean that we should lock up every frat from his notion that it’s okay to a) comment make a huge difference in an aspiring stu- ery ambitious high school student gets as boy who eats a worm when pledging during on something as personal as sexual identity, dent’s life and transform him or her into much monetary support as they merit un- Hell Week? Of course not. and b) infuse his own religious views into a financially sound member of society. In der certain conditions. At the same time, He moves on to (kind of) quote 1 Corin- his policymaking. light of the economic recession, the De- would-be or current scholars should take it thians in the Bible, claiming that it equates The only reason why Franklin won in partment of Education should concentrate upon themselves to recognize the relation- homosexuality to “criminal behavior.” I his district is because he was running unop- on making good investments that turn out ship between their collegiate tenure and don’t know which Bible Franklin is read- posed. This might be due to the fact that his profit. federal loans instead of simply expecting ing. I mean, it’s been a while since I cracked opponents probably couldn’t decide where President Barack Obama has been in- assistance, or worse, being utterly unaware open the Good Book, but I don’t remember to begin refuting anything he said. tent on making the American education of what they can accomplish with the cor- reading anything about homosexuality be- The fact of the matter is that Rep. Frank- system more competitive and promised rect momentum. The president may have ing a crime. Here’s what the passage from lin is ass-backwards. He has nothing con- to make the nation’s graduation rate the promised to increase graduation rates, but 1 Corinthians, which Franklin presumably structive to add to the DADT discussion, or world’s best by 2020. If his administration most of the responsibility lies on the grad- refers to, actually says: a debate of any other social issue, for that doesn’t increase funds to the program, it uate to make it all the way to the stage. “But I now write to you not to associate matter. Something tells me Jesus wouldn’t with anyone named a brother, if he is im- be down with that. moral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer, a Please, no more Ann Coulter drunkard, or a robber, not even to eat with Emily O’Donnell is a sophomore in the such a person.” (1 Corinthians 5: 11-12) College of Communication and a weekly Conservative pundit Ann Coulter, who bilizing the masses in response to oppression. Yep, just as I thought. There’s no mention columnist in The Daily Free Press. She can vilifies the “media elite” as one-sided and Coulter’s comments hit home for that reason: of homosexuality at all. I knew I smelled be reached at [email protected]. liberal, every so often finds herself in the me- It’s safe to say that journalism and technol- crazy. Franklin is just another Looney Tune dia spotlight. But she doesn’t seem to hate it ogy played a large part in the Egyptian gov- when telecasters replay her sound bites over ernment’s eradication, another example of the and over again. Coulter’s appearance at the validity of freedom of the press that will go Conservative Political Action Conference down in history books. (CPAC) Saturday, an annual conference sup- Most importantly, Coulter’s stint says ported by the American Conservative Union, something about the increasingly polarizing THE DAILY further exemplified this innate characteristic conservative CPAC convention. Founded when she said, “there should be more jailed in 1973, it has boasted speakers such as for- journalists.” mer President Ronald Reagan (who spoke 12 FREE PRESS Coulter’s speech was ridden with slings times), commentators Glenn Beck, Rush Lim- aimed at President Barack Obama and Mas- baugh and Michele Bachmann. Although the always wants to hear what you sachusetts Sen. John Kerry, among other conference initially began as a small aggrega- Democrats. In response to a question about tion of like-minded conservative thinkers, it the dichotomy of being allies with Israel and has become an opportunity for reactionaries are thinking and talking about, knowing there are imprisoned citizens and to attack liberal Democrats in a manner that journalists in Egypt, Coulter responded with comes off as crude to the point of malignancy. her quote calling for the imprisonment of Coulter is representative of a growing but we don’t want to creep. journalists, which was greeted with raucous movement in which members aren’t afraid of (we only do that when we have to) applause. While her role as political commen- living out on the fringe, regardless of whether tator serves a purpose in America, there ap- their rhetoric is inherently harmful. Although proaches a point at which commentating be- CPAC might attract viewers, its long term im- So just send your opinions! comes synonymous with needless provoking. pact is bleak and yet to be determined. His- In the aftermath of the Egyptian people’s torically, groups in power - and their public protests and ultimate overthrow of President representatives - who try to solely appeal to 800-word guest perspectives on Hosni Mubarak, new age forms of journalism emotion have faded with time in the absence - mostly Facebook and Twitter - have been of logic. whatever you want OR 500-word praised for their uses in motivating and mo- letters to the editor Tweet us! @dailyfreepress [email protected] Monday, February 14, 2011 7 Cherewyk: ‘If we could get this many fans every game we’d love it’ Seniors: From page 8 100th career point on Fratkin’s goal. But three ter BU set up in the Northeastern zone, looking Terriers and their senior class. Lorms started off unanswered Northeastern goals, the last of almost as if they were on a power play instead, the scoring at 4:10 of the first period and also [Ward] too, to have her out there, it’s been an which came three minutes into the third period, Ward found Cherewyk open at the bottom of scored BU’s third goal, just over a minute into honor and a true blessing for all of us.” tied the game and set the stage for Cherewyk’s the left circle, and Cherewyk’s quick wrist the third period, for her 12th tally of the year. The stands behind the BU bench were most- most visible moment of her senior year so far. beat Sulyma to give BU the lead and ultimately Lorms has set personal highs this year in ly full for the first time since the team’s home After putting up 12 goals and 17 assists in win the game. goals and assists (nine), and has been making opener on Oct. 15, and the vocal crowd got her junior season, Cherewyk had just one goal All three seniors said the crowd heightened the most of the increased ice time she’s seeing to see the home team take a commanding 3-0 this year going into Friday’s game. Although the excitement of an already important game. in the absence of freshman forward and sec- lead by the middle of the second period. Lorms she has been a consistent part of a Terrier pen- “It was so much fun,” Kirchner said. “Right ond-leading scorer Marie Philip-Poulin, who kicked off what would be a three-goal, four- alty kill that ranks second in the nation with a when you got on the ice, whether you had legs has now missed three games with a fractured point weekend for her by picking off a North- 94.2 percent success rate, she hasn’t been find- or didn’t have legs, once you looked at the hand. Ward picked up another assist on Lorms’s eastern breakout pass and firing the puck past ing the net with the same regularity she has stands, you knew you were going to fly.” second goal, tying her with Poulin for the team goalie Leah Sulyma. throughout her career. “It created a great atmosphere, and if we lead with 22 on the year. Junior forward Jenn Wakefield and fresh- But when junior forward Jenelle Kohanchuk could get this many fans every game we’d love “We’re lucky to have those four, and they’re man defenseman-turned-forward Kaleigh went to the box for a cross-check just over five it,” Cherewyk said. true ambassadors for Boston University,” said Fratkin scored to put BU up 3-0 by 9:09 of the minutes into the period, the generally aggres- Saturday’s game at Northeastern wasn’t as BU coach Brian Durocher of the graduating second, and Kirchner recorded an assist for her sive Terrier kill went on the attack. Af- well-attended, but was no less successful for the class. BU uses 17-0 run to beat Albany at Madison Square Garden

Albany: From page 8 “Having Travis back and Mike and Matt, missed a layup. tough shots. John Holland made some really and all those guys, they give us so much en- A 17-0 spurt ensued, as the Terriers took tough shots down the stretch and basically put land said. “I’m happy we won. That’s the most ergy,” Holland said. “You saw that today how a stranglehold on the AE’s first-ever game at the game away for them.” important thing. Hopefully, we’re starting to they really brought us up, especially in the first MSG. Albany coach Will Brown could only mar- put it all together and make this run. It’s all half when me and Dom got into some foul Terry Jr. converted a fast-break layup, fresh- vel at Holland, who burned the Great Danes for coming down to the stretch, and hopefully, it all trouble.” man guard D.J. Irving knocked down a 3-point- 27 points back on Jan. 15. comes together.” With Morris and Holland reduced to specta- er and Holland scored 12 of his 19 second-half “He probably wishes he played Albany Against the Great Danes (12-15, 5-7 Ameri- tor roles, Partin took center stage. BU’s second- points during the 17-0 run that turned the tide more than twice in a season,” Brown said. ca East), the Terriers (14-13, 9-4 AE) were any- leading scorer netted seven points to ignite a in BU’s favor. On Saturday at Case Gymnasium, the Ter- thing but a one-man show. Junior guard Darryl 9-0 run that extended the Terriers’ lead to 22-12 “I think [defense] is the key to any run, and riers celebrated Senior Day by picking up their Partin tallied 14 points and junior forward Pat- at the 13:37 mark. getting stops and having that lead to offense,” fourth consecutive win, a 61-50 triumph over rick Hazel, another New York native, snagged a Behind a combined 17 points from Am- Holland said. “I think that was a big part of it the University of Hartford. BU’s late-season game-high seven rebounds. brose, forward Luke Devlin and guard Logan and just everybody playing together and doing surge is beginning to resemble the one it au- Albany controlled the opening tip, and it Aronhalt, Albany stayed within striking dis- whatever we have to do – rebounding, extra thored last year, when the Terriers rattled off took only 16 seconds for forward Tim Ambrose tance of BU and entered halftime trailing, 32- passes, making shots. It all came together for us four straight victories to close out the 2009-10 to kick off the MSG festivities with a 3-pointer 21. in that stretch. It all worked out.” regular season. from the top of the key. Both sides exchanged The Great Danes came out of the locker Albany didn’t record a point for nearly 11 But according to Chambers, this season’s buckets in the contest’s early minutes before room on a tear that culminated in an Aronhalt minutes during the run, which saw BU’s 40-36 squad remains an unfinished product. Holland and freshman forward Dom Morris trey with 13:22 to go that trimmed the Terriers’ lead balloon to 57-36 with 3:16 remaining. “This team’s still a little further away than each drew two quick fouls. cushion to four points. Albany was in prime po- “We just couldn’t make a shot,” Aronhalt the other team,” Chambers said. “On that team, Junior guard Matt Griffin, freshman guard sition to close the gap on its next possession, said. “Scoring 44 points, you can’t win games we had nine seniors. It was a little bit different. Mike Terry Jr. and freshman forward Travis but guard Mike Black bricked a 3-pointer, Am- like that. They started playing really well. Their We still have a lot of room to get better, which Robinson provided a spark off the bench with brose came up short on a jumper and Devlin transition really killed us. They made some is exciting because you’re playing a lot of fresh- their timely scoring, rebounding and hustle. Three third-period goals by BU bury Huskies on Saturday

Northeastern: From page 8 But the Terriers turned around and won the line is I didn’t think we were very accountable. post. Then, halfway through the frame, Warren game. Junior forward Jenelle Kohanchuk went We were playing as individuals in the first peri- tipped a shot off of Northeastern goalie Leah ond frame when freshman goaltender Ker- to the penalty box at 5:38 for cross-checking. od—I probably was a little bit upset and let them Sulyma. The shot popped straight up in the air rin Sperry was knocked over by Northeastern Lorms then passed the puck to Ward who passed know that there is real high standards that I hold and then fell behind her for the second goal of freshman Claire Santostefano. The puck found to Cherewyk. Cherewyk scored the short-hand- them to, and I hope they have high standards for the game. its way to Casey Pickett, who slid it off of junior ed tally to win the game. themselves.” In the third frame, Lorms scored her second Carly Warren’s skate into the net. “I think we knew we had to turn it up, and we The second frame started off with a strange goal of the game to increase the Terriers’ lead. “I think that there is a rule out there, or an un- did,” Cherewyk said. penalty call as Fratkin, having collided with two Wakefield followed this up with two straight written rule, you protect the goalie,” Durocher On Saturday at Northeastern, Lorms once Northeastern players, had the string of her pants goals, the second of which was a power-play said. “I’m not sure she was protected tonight.” again started off the game with a goal 4:10 into caught on the skate of a Northeastern player. tally. The two goals gave Wakefield control of Northeastern continued its scoring early in the first period of the game. However, the team’s Fratkin ended up serving a two-minute penalty the single-season goal record that Marie-Philip the third with a goal by Siena Falino 39 seconds individualistic play frustrated Durocher. because her pants held down the other player. Poulin had broken earlier in the season. into the frame. Stephanie Gavronsky completed “It was, to me, a slow start,” Durocher said. When Fratkin came out of the box, she The Huskies scored late in the frame to ac- the Northeastern comeback with a goal about “We had some real good chances after we made picked up the puck and shot it off the pipe. count for the final score of 5-1. three minutes later. it 1-0 and we didn’t do much with them. Bottom Wakefield snatched the rebound and also hit the Holland on Senior Night: ‘I really don’t like moments like that’

Holland: From page 8 the most important thing. Hopefully we’re but that would remain his only basket in the back. Griffin hit junior guard Darryl Partin for starting to put it all together and make this run.” game’s first nine minutes. a driving layup and the Terriers’ first lead since of sorts for Holland, the team’s only senior, Just two days later, Holland found himself “I think that Senior Night [was the reason the game’s opening minutes. was frequently cited as a main reason for BU’s the center of attention again prior to his final for his struggles early],” BU coach Patrick “That’s basically what our program is based participation. Despite the emotion that must regular-season game at against the Chambers said. “I’m sorry to say that I’m not on,” Holland said of the steal. “That basically have come with such an event, Holland was a University of Hartford Hawks. a big fan of Senior Night. I think you have to is attitude and doing all the little things, the portrait of poise on the Garden floor. Holland was introduced with his parents have it. It’s important to the families. I think dives, the extra passes. I think that play may While the Great Danes struggled to hit prior to the game and received flowers, a they need that. But, you’re a human being. have sparked something, but we try and do that shots all game long, posting a 34 percent framed jersey, and other commemorative items You’re thinking about, ‘this is my last game. all the time. That’s something that we empha- shooting percentage, the Terriers (14-13, 9-4 of his years at BU before taking part in a photo I’m with my mom. I’m giving her flowers. I’m size. It’s what our program is all about, doing AE) and Holland seemed unaffected by the big opportunity with his family and the coaching getting a jersey. I’m getting a ball.’ those little things, the attitude plays. That was stage. As a team, they posted a 45.8 shooting staff. “Isn’t that going to mess you up a little bit? just a great example of it.” percentage. “I really don’t like moments like that,” Hol- I think that would mess anybody up. It messed After the Terriers pulled away in the game’s “I don’t know,” said Albany coach Will land said. “I guess it was nice for [my parents]. me up. In [John’s] defense, I think it took him a final minutes for their season-best fourth Brown when asked if the nerves that come It’s a good thing that they got to experience, af- little while to get the cobwebs out.” straight win, the student section assembled at with playing at MSG affected his team’s shoot- ter supporting me for my whole life, both them But once they were out, Holland was put- Case began to chant “John Holland” as the ing. “Obviously it didn’t affect John Holland.” and my aunt. To get the flowers and the jersey, ting the ball back in the basket. The senior players came near the stands to acknowledge Holland mixed a deadly combination of that must have been really special to them, and finished with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting, the crowd. Chambers seemed to encourage his 3-point shooting (3-of-4 from beyond the arc) it was really special to be with them, and to al- pulled down five defensive rebounds, and se- senior to embrace the moment and join in the and driving layups designed to draw fouls (6- low them that moment. It was nice.” cured both of the Terriers’ two steals. celebration. Holland resisted. of-7 from the line) that kept him potent offen- Once the spotlight turned to the game at His first steal of the night came off of a div- “I don’t really like to do all that,” a humble sively all night long under the Garden lights. hand, both teams struggled out of the gate, in- ing grab at half-court with 6:28 remaining in and smiling Holland said following the contest. “It was a great experience,” Holland said of cluding Holland. Neither team scored through the first half. Holland finished the play by find- “I just want to fly under the radar. I don’t want playing at MSG. “I’m happy we won. That’s the game’s first 3:58 until Holland hit a jumper, ing junior guard Matt Griffin while lying on his to do that. It’s just another game.” Warsofsky to return against Crimson after one-game benching

Beanpot: From page 8 Trivino and freshman Sahir Gill centering the be, especially when you’re not playing,” he points with 241, when he was a captain during other three lines, in that order. said. “But there were some things the coaches the 1986-87 season. He said Cullen responded an ankle injury sustained in Friday’s 4-3 win On the defensive end of the lines sheet, War- wanted me to work on. They didn’t think I was to the punishment by scoring a hat trick in the over University of Massachusetts. If he can’t sofsky will make his return to the top pairing playing up to my full potential so it’s kind of very next game. make the start, junior Kevin Gilroy will take with sophomore Ryan Ruikka after Parker kept a learning experience for me. That’s the first Warsofsky couldn’t say with any certainty his place on the top line with sophomore Ryan him out of the lineup as a healthy scratch due time it’s ever happened. So just kind of take it that his play Monday night would produce sim- Santana moving back to his place on the right to a lack of intensity and speed, according to in stride and learn from it.” ilar statistics, but he wouldn’t rule it out either. wing of the fourth line alongside Justin Court- Parker. Warsofsky explained that he is ready to When asked about past captains who he’s “If the hat trick comes out for me, I’ll be nall and Ben Rosen. Parker expects to keep the put his one-game absence behind him and focus scratched for similar reasons, Parker brought up happy,” he said. “But we’ll see.” remainder of the lineup the same from Friday’s on the remainder of his junior campaign. an anecdote about benching , who win with freshman Charlie Coyle, junior Corey “Of course, I was upset like any guy would went on to become the program leader in career Quotable “ Senior Moments The Daily Free Press Once you looked at the stands, Lorms, Cherewyk, you knew you were going to fly. Kirchner and Ward all record points on -Women’s“ hockey senior forward Jillian Kirchner Sports w. hockey senior on playing in front of a season-high 1,005 fans night, p. 7 [ www.dailyfreepress.com ] Page 8 Monday, February 14, 2011 Terriers play Empire state of mind Harvard for By René Reyes By Luke Coughlan Daily Free Press Staff Daily Free Press Staff NEW YORK –– Under the bright Holland dominates at third place lights of New York City, Kobe Bry- By Sam Dykstra ant and LeBron James are usually the MSG, on Senior Day Daily Free Press Staff ones who take Madison Square Gar- NEW YORK – John Holland No. 14 Boston University men’s den by storm. isn’t a big fan of touching moments. hockey coach will com- On Thursday, in his first game Yet despite a weekend filled with plete his 38th tournament at The Garden, Boston University the distractions of playing his first Monday night when his Terriers fin- men’s basketball senior forward and game at Madison Square Garden in ish taking the ice against cross-river Bronx, N.Y., native John Holland put front of his hometown fans and his foe Harvard University. But for just on a show of his own at “The World’s last regular-season game at Case the sixth time in Parker’s illustrious Most Famous Arena,” dropping 25 Gymnasium, the senior forward was career, his squad will be competing in points on 8-of-14 shooting as BU still able to put together two of his the annual tournament’s consolation blew open a tightly contested match- best all-around performances of the game. up in the second half of a 63-44 vic- year on Thursday and Saturday to lift When asked what’s different be- tory over the University at Albany. the Boston University men’s basket- tween playing for a forgettable third “I thought our team played re- ball team to a season-best four-game place at 4:30 p.m. and the historic ally well,” said BU coach Patrick win streak. trophy at 7:30, Parker’s answer was Chambers. “We defended really well. Holland was the unparalleled star quick and succinct. Albany’s a great team. Obviously, of the “Big Apple Battle” at MSG on “Everything.” they missed some shots tonight. We Thursday against the University at “Because of the atmosphere, it’s played hard, got in foul trouble, had Albany, pouring in a game-high 25 hard to tell yourself that it means a great attitude, kept playing BU bas- points on 8-of-14 shooting from the something, but it means a lot. It’s ketball, which was great. This was a field despite playing just 29 minutes worse than the first game of the Bean- great experience for our program, for after two quick fouls in the first half. pot on the first night. If you were at our team and it’s something they’ll In the buildup to the America East the Northeastern-Harvard game last never forget.” MICHAEL CUMMO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Conference’s first game at MSG, the Monday, there was hardly anybody “It was a great experience,” Hol- Senior forward John Holland scored 25 points to lead BU against fact that it would be a homecoming there for the first half of the game. It’s Albany, see page 7 University at Albany at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Holland, see page 7 like they started an exhibition game, and all of a sudden the crowd shows up. It’ll be even worse than that.” Rebounding woes trip up Terriers in Hartford But the Terriers (14-8-7, 11-5-5 By Tim Healey the first half—the score was tied tum to get ahead. 15 points, five assists, three re- ) feel they have enough Daily Free Press Staff 2-2 more than five minutes into the “[Hartford] kept on getting sec- bounds and two steals. both physically and mentally not to game—but the offense picked up as ond- and third-shot opportunities “She certainly has the ability fall to the lowly Crimson (4-18-1, On Sunday afternoon, the Bos- the half continued, and the Hawks and that killed us,” said BU coach to do that,” Greenberg said of Mo- 3-13-1 ECAC) and finish fourth for ton University women’s basketball held a 31-27 advantage going into Kelly Greenberg. “That was the ran’s overall performance the last just the second time under Parker’s team had a little trouble rebound- the locker rooms. game right there. The [rebounding] few games. “She can get physical reign. ing—in more ways than one. The Hartford used a steep rebound- differential in the first half was just at point guard. She’s a great com- “I think we have enough guys in Terriers (13-11, 10-2 America East) ing advantage (25 to 6) and sharp way too much, and it really set a petitor and has done a lot of good the locker room and enough heart in could not bounce back from their 3-point shooting (5 for 6) to prevent tone for them, and it hurt us in a lot things for us.” the locker room where we know it’s first conference loss of the season BU from leading once during the of ways.” At the start of the second half, a big game for us,” said junior assis- on Wednesday as they fell to Uni- first 20 minutes. The Terriers used Sophomore guard Mo Moran the Terriers entered foul trouble. tant captain David Warsofsky. “The versity of Hartford (11-14, 8-4 AE) an 11-2 run to tie the game with finished the first half with 11 points, Senior center Kerry Cashman, ju- crowd’s a little bit of a challenge. In 66-59, due in large part to being as little as 2:52 left in the half, but easily surpassing her game-average nior guard Alex Young, and sopho the end, it’s another hockey game and outrebounded 45-26. could not capitalize on the momen- of 10.2, and finished the game with I think we can get ourselves ready for Both teams started out slow in Hartford, see page 4 that.” With only seven games left on the schedule and BU squarely on the W. hockey scores nine goals in two wins over NU bubble for the NCAA tournament and By Meredith Perri home ice in the Hockey East playoffs, Daily Free Press Staff Seniors shine in last the consolation game means more to home game After losing in the first round the Terriers than it perhaps should. By Annie Maroon Harvard, owners of the NCAA’s of the Beanpot, the No. 3 Boston Daily Free Press Staff worst offense (1.87 goals per game) University women’s hockey team and 40th-best defense (3.09 goals- bounced back with a home-and-home For the three senior roommates allowed per game) may provide the sweep of Northeastern University on who have been part of the No. 3 best chance for BU to gain a win dur- Feb. 11 and 12. Boston University women’s hockey team for four years, Friday’s game ing that stretch, which also includes BU 4 On Friday, two-game series against conference in front of a sea- against Northeastern University opponents , Uni- NU 3 son-high crowd could hardly have been scripted bet- versity of Vermont and Northeastern of 1,005, the ter. University. BU 5 Terriers (24-4-3, Forwards Jillian Kirchner and 14-2-3 Hockey Holly Lorms both had multi-point However, Parker would not as NU 1 easily dismiss the Crimson, who out- East) recognized games, and Lauren Cherewyk shot Northeastern 41-31 in its 4-0 loss senior forwards scored the game-winning goal on Lauren Cherewyk, Jillian Kirchner Senior Night in front of a season- in the opening round of the Beanpot AMANDA SWINHART/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF and Holly Lorms along with gradu- high 1,005 fans at Walter Brown last week. Senior forward Lauren Cherewyk scored a short-handed goal ate student defenseman Catherine Arena. Graduate student defense- “Puck’s not going in the net for against Northeastern University on Friday to win the game. them,” he said. “I think they’re get- Ward before their final regular -sea man Catherine Ward, who is in her ting chances. They lose 1-0 to Yale. son game at . All time, Lauren Cherewyk has been a the goal. Freshman Kaleigh Fratkin, first and final year with the program, They play well against good teams. four would end up having big nights steady eddy all the way through. With who has been playing forward since added two assists. . . They’re a much better team than en route to BU’s 4-3 victory over the the addition of Catherine Ward… an injury to sophomore Taylor Holze, Each of the graduating players their record. At any moment, the puck Huskies (14-11-6, 6-9-4 HE). we’re lucky to have those four and followed with her first career goal. met with her parents at center ice in could go in the net for them.” “They’ve done a fantastic job and they’re true ambassadors for Boston Ward passed to Kirchner who then a pregame ceremony. The Terriers’ own offense could they’re all great skaters and kids who University.” passed to Fratkin, giving the Terriers “We’ve been together now for take a hit in Monday’s contest as se- put up points consistently over four The scoring started early on when a 3-0 lead. The assist was Kirchner’s four years and our families have nior captain, starting right winger years, and that’s what you look for is Lorms snatched a Northeastern 100th point of her career. become close, but we’ve become a and leading goal-scorer Joe Pereira people who do that,” said BU coach breakout pass and wristed it into the The Huskies responded a little part of each other’s families,” Lorms will be a game-time decision due to Brian Durocher. “Obviously Holly’s net. Then, 1:40 into the second period, more than halfway through the sec- said. “To do that with them and with fought through injuries, Jillian played junior forward Jenn Wakefield took a , see page 7 Beanpot with casts and other injuries over pass from Kirchner and flipped it into Northeastern, see page 7 Seniors, see page 7 The Bottom Line Monday, Feb. 14 Tuesday, Feb. 15 Wednesday, Feb. 16 Thursday, Feb. 17 Friday, Feb. 18

No Games Scheduled W. Basketball @ UMBC, 7 p.m. W. Hockey @ Maine, 7 p.m. M. Hockey vs. Harvard at TD Garden, W. Hockey vs. Northeastern, 5 p.m. , angry over the NHL’s W. Swimming @ America East, All Day M. Hockey vs. Providence, 7 p.m. 4:30 p.m. M. Basketball vs. UMBC, 7:30 p.m. failure to punish fighting, dropped gloves M. Swimming @ America East, All Day M. Track @ AE Championships, All Day with Comish Gary Bettman.