Bay State to Expand Sexual Education in Schools State Rd

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Year xli. VolumeThe lxxxii. Issue xi. Daily Free Presswww.dailyfreepress.com [ The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University ] Spotlight Campus & City Sports Hazed and Confused: Shear Delight: Goin’ back to Weather BU Greek Life Philly:Why Today: Cloudy, High 74 CFA freshman gives Tonight: Rainy, Low 65 works to fight Chambers left BU students cheap haircuts Tomorrow: 75/68 hazing page 5 page 3 page 8 for Penn State Data Courtesy of weather.com Fenway facelift is delayed while lawsuit looms Trustees propose new By Lauren Dezenski Daily Free Press Staff move for Admissions Though the Boston Redevelopment Au- to old Hillel House thority approved a $440 million project in the Kenmore Square area in 2009, a recent By Steph Solis lawsuit over parking spaces has prevented Daily Free Press Staff construction from actually beginning. The project, titled the Fenway Center, The Boston University Board of is the brainchild of Newton developer John Trustees has proposed the construction Rosenthal from the Meredith Management of a new Admissions Reception Center Corporation. on Bay State Road, according to an En- Rosenthal and his team plan to construct vironmental Notification Form submit- 335 residential units, thousands of square feet ted to Massachusetts Energy and Envi- of office, parking and retail space and more ronmental Affairs on Sept. 15. than 30,000 square feet of green space, as The form includes the Trustees’ pro- well as updating the Yawkey Way T stop to posal to rehabilitate the currently un- bridge the Massachusetts Turnpike behind occupied Florence and Chafetz Hillel Brookline Avenue. House building at 233 Bay State Road, Construction for the Yawkey Way Massa- adjoining The Castle. chusetts Bay Transportation Authority station The proposed project would include has begun, as evidence by the plywood walls an expansion of the building’s north side, erected around the station. A sign posted at SAM SARKISIAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF facing Storrow Drive, and the construc- The Fenway Center plans to build a MBTA stop near Fenway Park, but faces the Brookline Avenue entrance deems the site tion of a private road off of Bay State. opposition due to the potential loss of 13 parkings spaces in the area. “Under Construction,” and says the station If approved, the project would be set for will “be completed in Spring 2012.” The hold-up is due to a lawsuit filed by space impasse resulted in a lawsuit, accord- completion by 2013. However, the second stages of the Fenway CommonWealth REIT, which owns a build- ing to The Boston Globe, temporarily block- The plan states that the “new admis- Center development—construction of the ing near the proposed Fenway Center build ing the Fenway Center project. sion center needs to have a location cen- Brookline Garage, Beacon Garage and two site. The project might cost CommonWealth A Boston Redevelopment Authority em- tral to other University facilities and have of the main buildings, as outlined in a Mer- REIT “four to a dozen parking spots,” ac- ployee, speaking to The Daily Free Press access to nearby visitor parking” and 233 edith Management project program timeline cording to The Boston Globe. on condition of anonymity because of the Bay State Rd. was chosen among a range from 2009 — have not begun, despite their A deal between Meredith and Common- of potential locations. Wealth REIT fell through, and the parking The building at 233 Bay State Rd. has late 2010 start date. Fenway, see page 3 been vacant for over three years, accord- ing to the report, since the Hillel House moved opposite The Castle to 213 Bay Bay State to expand sexual education in schools State Rd. By Lester Black O’Day and Clark were quick to say their there are risks to homosexuality.” According to the plan, the project Daily Free Press Staff legislation was not a mandate. Maureen Vacca, a registered lobbyist with would provide the reception center with “We are not ramming this down anyone’s the conservative Massachusetts Family Insti- more space and handicap accessibility, Massachusetts public schools may have throat,” O’Day said. “They can certainly in- tute, said that sexual health curriculum that which the center currently lacks. to teach more than just abstinence as they see clude abstinence in the curriculum, but that includes “sexual reproduction and family life For the project to commence, the pro- changes in the way parents can control what can’t be the only thing they teach. It has to be imposes a particular world view which violates posal needs approval from several local their children learn, as part of bills heard Tues- comprehensive. That is not doing our adoles- the constitutional right of parents to protect agencies, including the Boston Redevel- day morning at the Legislature’s Joint Commit- cents any help.” their children from a radical agenda.” opment Authority, Boston Transportation tee on Education. He added that any school districts not cur- Robin Laconte of reproductive health ser- Department, Boston Water and Sewer Bills proposed by Rep. James O’Day, D- rently offering sexual education would not be vices provider Health Quarters voiced her sup- Commission, Boston Parks Department, West Boylston, and Sen. Katherine Clark, required to do so. port for comprehensive sexual education in Boston Inspectional Services Depart- D-Melrose, would require all Massachusetts The committee heard over three hours of schools. ment and the Bay State Road/Back Bay school districts that currently offer sexual edu- testimony that included multiple anti-homo- “They’re not getting what they need,” she West Architectural Conversation Dis- cation to offer a curriculum that includes op- sexual and anti-abortion groups. said. “They are kind of getting the biology, but trict. tions other than chastity. “It’s not sufficient to opt out. I want to have they are not getting the meaningful information The Trustees’ plan also needs ap- A separate bill proposed by Rep. Marc the opt-in,” said Billerica resident Brad Porter. about sexual decisions and relationships.” proval from state agencies such as the Lombardo, R-Billerica, would make parental “The bills that are being led by the top down consent mandatory for any student in a sexual do not include the health risks. Let’s be honest, dmissions see page 3 health class. Sexual Education, see page 3 A , Student groups, professors divided VAULT 713 on Palestinian statehood proposal By Amy Gorel moving the peace process backwards.” Daily Free Press Staff U.S. President Barack Obama’s adminis- tration has already promised to prevent Pal- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ estine’s recognition at the United Nations, plan to seek recognition for the Palestinian The Times reported. Israel also opposes state in the United Nations on Friday has Palestine’s route to statehood, which vio- stirred opposing views from both Students lates multilateral peace efforts agreed upon for Justice in Palestine and Students for Is- by both countries in the Oslo Accords of rael at Boston University. 1993. Palestinian government officials said “Israel and the United States really left that they are taking further action because Palestine no choice,” said Charles Dunbar, negotiations have not worked thus far. a BU professor of international relations. “What more do you want in negotia- “But there will be a price that Palestine tions?” said CAS sophomore Luke Rebec- is going to pay for taking this issue to the chi, a member of SJP. “Since the Oslo ac- United Nations.” cords, the settlements have expanded, 82 Abbas will deliver a speech to the U.N. percent of our land is gone, there is state General Assembly on Friday, and the Pal- terror in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority estinians will formally submit a letter to officials admit that they killed their own cit- request U.N. membership, despite U.S. and izens for Israel. It’s come to a point where Israeli requests to return to negotiations, ac- it’s just ridiculous.” cording to news report. U.N. Security Council vote will likely “This is circumventing the entire nego- be postponed, said Augustus Norton, a tiation process,” said College of Arts and professor of international relations at BU. Sciences junior Alex Alpert, the vice presi- “I expect some prevarication to find a path AUDREY FAIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF dent of public relations at BUSI. “They College of Communication freshman Kelsey Hopper checks her mailbox for an need to decide on borders and in order to do expected care package in the Warren Towers mail room Tuesday. that, they need to talk with Israel. They’re Palestine, see page 3 2 Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Fenway retailers hope for crowds Trustees seek central location, even on Sox’s off nights more parking, for admissions

Fenway: From Page 1 there will really help us out a lot, thing like this will help bring peo- especially in the off-season,” he ple back.” office on Bay State Road said. “Even days the Sox aren’t Boston Redevelopment Author- sensitive nature of the situation, playing, having a new development ity spokesperson Susan Elsbree Admissions: From Page 1 task force consisting of admin- described the lawsuit blocking the like that will definitely bring a lot said she looks forward to the proj- istrators, planners and consul- project as “frustrating.” more traffic to the area.” ect coming to fruition, despite the Massachusetts Historical Com- tants that meet regularly with Joe D’Angelo, manager of the A development like Fenway current impasse. mission and the Department of representatives of neighboring Fenway landmark Cask ‘n Flagon, Center could help revive the neigh- “We hope the issue is resolved Environmental Protection and community groups, according to said he is hopeful that the Fenway borhood, he said. soon so that the Fenway Center must follow the provisions of the BU’s Government & Community Center would bring customers to “A lot of people are going down project can move forward,” she Massachusetts Environmental Affairs website. the neighborhood even when there to the Seaport District because said. “It will be a terrific addition to Protection Act. is not a Red Sox game. of the new buildings right now,” the neighborhood.” On Sept. 14, the plan was “The apartments being built D’Angelo said, “so I think some- presented to the Trustees by a Parents could have sex ed options SJP member: ‘A two-state solution beyond abstinence for kids

Sexual Education: From Page 1 nence-only education, but that there could be a stepping stone’ were enough to warrant consider- status,” she said. “It’s a policy of Chehayeb said that not only ation by the State House. Palestine: From Page 1 O’Day said he was unsure as to will the U.S. likely veto the mea- “I think it may be more school ethic cleansing. That’s what the the exact number of school districts for serious talks, as opposed to sure, but U.N. recognition of a districts that would be affected than settlement is about, that’s what that are currently offering absti- the bogus talks that have been the Palestinian state would not likely those that wouldn’t,” he said. disconnecting Gaza from Israel is story to date.” about.” improve the average Palestinian’s Israeli headlines indicate that BUSI members said they think life. Israelis do not want a viable Pal- a two-state solution is the best “I would say go for it, because The FreeP is less than 50 estinian state and would rather path to peace. it will give more exposure to the continue advancing their settle- “Palestine already declared plight of the Palestinians when ments, Norton said. themselves a nation in 1988, the U.S. rejects them publicly,” people away from getting CAS junior Kareem Chehayeb, but they’re still in this situation he said “[Palestinians] are getting SPJ treasurer, said that Palestin- because they neglected nego- excited for something that will 2,000 Twitter followers! ians need a state that has sover- tiations,” Alpert said. “Israel has not actually lead to living in a bet- eignty over its borders. proven time and time again that ter situation. They’re only further “As a secular person, I have they’re willing to negotiate.” away from peace with Israel.” an idealistic one-state solution, The only thing preventing Despite the possible outcome where they all coexist,” Kareen peace is Palestine, said CAS of this declaration, Dunbar said Help us make our dreams said. “If this can’t happen imme- sophomore Matt Goldberg, BUSI that it a necessary move on the diately, I feel like a two-state so- vice president and a CAS sopho- part of Palestine. come true. lution could be a stepping stone.” more. “They made that calculation Part of the issue is that Israelis “Peace takes two. If you want and decided that the United States’ Follow us on Twitter want their nation to be recognized to make peace with someone, you role as a broker of peace between as a Jewish state by Palestinians, can’t decide it on your own just Israel and Palestine is simply not Rebecchi said. like they can’t do it on their own,” fulfilling their goals effectively,” @dailyfreepress “This is subjecting the hun- Goldberg said. “Israel wants to be Dunbar said. “They’re taking a dreds of thousands of Palestinians at peace, but they need a real part- deep breath and going on a differ- that live in Israel to a second class ner.” ent course.”

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MICHELLE HUNTER

Where to start? Let’s begin with a casual ap- proach and a witty observation pertaining to both you and me; why, it’s simply such coinci- dence that you and I happen to NEEL DHANESHA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF meet through this piece of paper, Boston University student Bryan Sih lets Emma Alden shave his head after raising $500 for the American Cancer Society. don’t you think? The next step is obviously a formal introduction, By Dana Finley I could do it for $10,” she said. thing was that she gives hair- friend who lives on her floor. The followed by a polite phrase to Daily Free Press Staff show that I’m friendly and nice On Sunday night, Alden cuts,” Sih said. price tag on one of Alden’s hair- in a superficial way, at the very shaved College of Communica- Sih is Alden’s second custom- cuts can’t be beat, she said, es- In less than a month, College tion sophomore Bryan Sih’s head er of the year, she said. At least pecially when some salons, such least. of Fine Arts freshman Emma Al- My name is Michelle, and in her room as 15 of his friends 10 more students have requested as Stilisti on Newbury Street, den figured out how to earn some watched. Sih, who promised her cuts, which are offered at a charge as much as $150. I’m an awkward freshman at extra cash without leaving her BU who’s still trying to find to shave his head after raising starting price of $5. “I think $5 is an appropriate bedroom in Shelton Hall. Scis- $5,000 for the American Cancer “Price is definitely a huge fac- value to charge,” Goodfriend her niche in this large society. sors, razors and buzzers are all Nice to meet you! I would smile, Society, said he lives on the same tor,” said Alessandra Goodfriend, said. “At home my mom used to Alden needed to start her own floor as Alden. He first learned a sophomore in the College of cut my hair. I’ve only been to a ask for your name, and attempt dorm-style barbershop. to think of something clever to of Alden’s services at the first Arts and Sciences. “I also like salon three times in my life.” Alden said she has been cut- floor meeting. supporting student, independent Alden provides all her own say that would trigger some sort ting hair since her freshman or of flowing conversation. “Oh, “We had to say our name and business and the ‘DIY’ culture.” styling tools, including profes- sophomore year of high school. something interesting about our- Goodfriend said she learned I know someone with the same “My dad got some pretty bad name as you! I’m talking about selves, and Emma’s interesting of Alden’s haircutting through a cuts in barbershops, so I told him Hair, see page 4 a friend from when I was living in my home country, Spain. Yes, I’m Spanish! Bet you didn’t see that coming, huh? Nobody does, Federal grant to improve low-income housing actually, not with an American- By Sydney Shea used with the help of the Boston tion of childhood lead-poisoning in over 2,400 housing units for the sounding name like mine. See, Daily Free Press Staff Public Health Commission to sup- Boston,” he said. past 18 years in eradicating and that’s because--” port the city’s Healthy Homes pro- Menino said the grant would al- preventing lead-based paint threats. But that exchange of life sto- Mayor Thomas Menino an- nounced Friday that the federal gram, which works with the BHA, low the city to make more homes The group consists of city agencies, ries (when did we get so good at to investigate factors contributing safe and healthy for Boston fami- faith-based groups, public health summarizing those, anyway?) Department of Housing and Urban Development granted $2.4 million to housing conditions in the com- lies. departments and non-profits and isn’t exactly how it works when munity, the press release said. “I want to encourage folks to uses local, state and federal funds. the method by which I communi- to the Department of Neighborhood Development, targeting the Lead “Boston continues to lead the utilize these important resources Lead exposure can cause con- cate to you is through you read- way on housing issues, and this lat- and help us eliminate this prevent- vulsions, coma and death at high ing my written words. There’s a Safe Boston program. The grant will be distributed to est funding award is a great affir- able disease,” he said. levels, according to the U.S. En- time gap that prevents you from mation of our work,” Menino said The Department of Neighbor- vironmental Protection Agency. directly communicating with different areas of the community with $2.3 million going toward fix- in the release. hood Development will collabo- Lower levels affect the brain, blood me, and because of it I’ll never He said that lead poisoning rate with the Boston Public Health cells, the central nervous system know your name, or anything ing lead-based paint hazards in the city’s low- and moderate-income would decrease as a result of the Commission, the Mass. Childhood and kidneys. else for that matter. You already grant. Lead Poisoning Prevention Pro- In children, lead poisoning know more about me than I ever neighborhoods and 175 housing projects, according to a press re- “Despite the challenge of being gram and the Inspectional Services causes delays in physical and men- will about you. Then again, you a city with older housing stock and department to handle the new do- tal development, shortened atten- can’t immediately reject me and lease on the City of Boston website. The remaining $100,000 will be weather extremes, we continue to nation. tion spans and increased behavioral walk away (you could stop read- make great progress in the reduc- Lead Safe Boston has supported problems, according to the EPA. ing, but how would I know? Ig- norance is bliss, after all), so I have nothing to lose presenting Statehouse bill takes aim at MAN, I WISH I COULD APPARATE myself to you. I’m quite aware that all this unregulated paperless tickets time I’ve just been stating the obvious. I’m obviously writing By KyLee Malkiewicz gregating sites. Daily Free Press Staff this, you’re obviously reading “Our tickets are our property,” it, and these two things obvi- Potter said. “Once we purchase a With paper tickets becoming ously aren’t happening at the ticket, we can share it or sell it any outdated, major arenas and venues same time. No matter who you way . . . and at any price.” are beginning to utilize electronic are, you’ve probably taken part Paperless tickets, Potter said, ticketing. A bill proposed in the in conversations like the one I threaten these rights. He added that House of Representatives on Tues- began this column with count- electronic tickets are restrictive be- day would address the demand for less times. So why am I pointing cause they are extremely difficult to increased regulation of that new this out? resell legitimately. service. The answer is simple. These “It is often the case that consum- If passed, the bill would provide little things are something we all ers with paperless tickets are pro- guidelines for paperless ticketing have in common. I think about hibited from offering tickets below and insure other customer rights, in- these obvious things because, if face value,” he said. cluding requiring venues to disclose I didn’t, you’d simply take them Paperless tickets are also more the amount of tickets available for all for granted and not dedicate difficult to give as gifts, he said, the public to purchase. a single thought to them, opt- because many paperless tickets re- Jon Potter, president of the Fan ing instead to do more ‘impor- quire the purchaser’s credit card Freedom Project, a group trying to tant’ things. But why not take a and photo identification. gain support for this piece of legis- break every now and then, and “If adopted by local sports lation and other bills like it across let your mind wonder about the teams’ venues, paperless tickets the country, said he sees the bill as little quirks of our occasion- would threaten today’s healthy and necessary for the preservation of ally nonsensical society? It’s the energetic competition between Ace, customers’ rights – in particular, truth: we can be quite amusing StubHub and other resellers,” he the ability to resell tickets through AUDREY FAIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Students slowly make their way up the escalators into Warren services like Craigslist or ticket ag- Tickets, see page 4 Hunter, see page 4 Towers during the rush between classes Tuesday. 4 Wednesday, September 21, 2011 CFA freshman updates student E-ticket bill could updos in Shelton Hall dorm room stifle resale market,

Hair: From Page 3 Despite her lack of profes- Some students, such as Col- sional experience, her customers lege of Communication fresh- sional hair scissors, a straight said they are satisfied with their man Alex Yedid, said that they some say razor and a buzzer with all the results. wouldn’t take Alden up on her Tickets: From Page 3 from doing so. necessary attachments, she said. “I will definitely go to her offer. Potter said that the bill’s oppo- She is completely self-taught, nents are only interested in maxi- instead of a salon,” Goodfriend “I wouldn’t let [a BU student] said. though she usually cuts some- mizing revenue. said. “I was very happy with the cut my hair because my Jew ‘fro Frank Fernandez, who testified at one’s hair using a photograph of “If the consumer loses as a result way my hair turned out, and no needs professional attention,” the hearing, said he supports the bill the hairstyle the customer wants of that, that’s not their interest,” he one has guessed that I didn’t get Yedid said. and its passage, and that he has often as a reference. said. it done in a salon.” sold tickets last minute through vari- Rep. Michael Moran of Brigh- ous online sources. ton, a sponsor of the bill, said that “[If] restrictive ticketing prac- the ticket costs are “astronomi- tices were adopted by the teams and HUNTER: ‘Well, time’s up’ cal” and that since the industry has ticket issuers like Ticketmaster,” he changed, the laws around it must Hunter: From Page 3 points out how strange adults scious of any strange things we said, “they will push their re-sales change as well. can be with their odd behaviors. all do. Be a kid again, and won- onto an exchange they own or pre- Aneri Desai, a Boston University sometimes. Sure, it’ll make you think a der about even the most obvious fer, and I will lose this convenience.” College of Arts and Sciences fresh- I’m no expert in analyzing little, but at least for a couple of behaviors. You might be sur- Opponents of the bill, such as man, said that she does not like the society, however. I’ll leave that minutes your poor brain won’t prised with what you find. Jeff Kline, president of digital tick- idea of a electronic ticket. to the professionals in that field stress out over the greater and Michelle Hunter is a fresh- eting service Veritix, said that paper- “I just bought a ticket to go see who are already doing a spectac- often overwhelming aspects of man at the College of Arts & less tickets are far from restrictive. a play and I feel a lot better having ular job of unraveling the mys- life. Sciences and a weekly columnist He said he and his colleagues be- the actual paper ticket rather than teries of these modern times. Well, time’s up. For now, for The Daily Free Press. She lieve that customers have the right to an electronic or paperless one,” she Once a week, I’d simply like to merge back into society, and, can be reached at mhunterg@ buy and sell tickets, and that paper- said. act as a naïve child who bluntly if you dare, try to be more con- bu.edu. less ticketing does not prevent them

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n October of 2010, a Radford University student “As a sorority, we don’t do any hazing at all, not during member, nor did I take part in any events that made me passed away from acute ethanol poisoning in what recruitment or during any other time,” said Sigma Kappa uncomfortable or threatened my spot in the sorority,” she was deemed a result of hazing. sister Mary Al-Sayed, a junior in the College of Arts and said. IThis is just one in many cases of hazing that has Sciences. “One of Sigma Kappa’s values is personal growth, and occured at universities across the nation in the past Al-Sayed said the initiation process should be an enjoy- hazing would completely undermine our efforts to help our several years. For many fraternities and sororities, able experience, not a negative one. sisters grow stronger in academic, social and philanthropic hazing has become a way for potential members to prove “Hazing in the greek system…is kind-of more severe realms.” themselves worthy of being a brother or sister, a process in non-city schools. The more isolated the school is, the However, Salamon also said that she had heard of dif- that is sometimes humiliating and even dangerous. more hazing tends to predominate the activities that they ferent cases of hazing on campus. But at Boston University, sororites and fraternities do do,” said Tom Niblock, vice president of communications “While we do have strict no-hazing laws, I believe that not tolerate this behavior. In fact, some are working hard at Sigma Phi Epsilon and CAS junior. some hazing still occurs,” she said. to prevent it. This week, the BU chapters of Sigma Kappa, “BU has had an up-and-down reputation [in terms of Despite efforts by different Greek organizations to curb a sorority, and Sigma Phi Epsilon, a fraternity, teamed to- hazing] from what I’ve been able to gather, and around a hazing, ENG freshman John Careaga said he heard “a lot gether in a week-long event to honor the nationwide Haz- half decade ago or so, there were more problems happen- of people talking about [hazing on campus],” though he ing Prevention Week. ing, and the school started to crack down trying to fix the said he knew of no specific details. The two organizations have a table in the George Sher- situation,” Niblock said. Careaga said that he wouldn’t want to get involved with man Union Link to raise awareness of hazing, answer “Now the Greek scene is starting to gain momentum an organization that hazes potential members. However, he questions and educate students on the zero tolerance policy again at this school. We’re starting to see that more peo- believes BU is better - compared to other universities - in for hazing at BU. ple are interested in joining, and more people are going regards to hazing. “Basically, this event [was created] so we can sponsor through the rush process, and that’s why we think that it’s In the state of Massachusetts, the ritual of hazing is il- how the fraternities and sororities on campus do not haze so important to, now especially, promote that we shouldn’t legal. The law banning hazing was enacted in 1985 and and [how] we don’t follow the hazing guidelines that some be hazing,” he said. defines hazing as “any conduct or method of initiation into other universities might,” said College of Fine Arts sopho- Niblock said that despite BU and the Greek System’s any student organization...which willfully or recklessly more and Sigma Phi Epsilon Brother Juan Zuniga. efforts to curb hazing, there are still rumors about Greek endangers the physical or mental health of any student or Zuniga said that instead of utilizing hazing in his frater- organizations hazing its members with alcohol consump- other person.” nity, members participate in activities to try to get to know tion. The law goes on to say that hazing includes actions their new recruits on a personal level. “SigEp…is very very strictly non-hazing in many as- such as “whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, “Sigma Kappa has a nationwide ‘RESPΣΚT’ move- pects. All of our events are dry, even if you’re over 21,” exposure to the weather, forced consumption of any food, ment. It is our way of honoring each other and the promise Niblock said. liquor, beverage, drug or other substance, or any other bru- that we have made to Sigma Kappa,” said Sigma Kappa He believes that BU is much better in terms of hazing tal treatment or forced physical activity which is likely to Executive Vice President Alyssa Palermo, a student in the compared to other Boston schools. adversely affect the physical health or safety of any such College of Communication. “During the movement, Sigma Sigma Kappa sister and COM sophomore Marina Sal- student or other person, or which subjects such students or Kappas all over the country bring members together to bet- amon said although her recruitment process was “hectic other person of extreme mental stress, including extended ter ourselves, others, and our communities by celebrating and daunting at times,”once she received her bid, she deprivation of sleep or rest or extended isolation.” the benefits of sorority membership while condemning found her sisters accepting and caring. Included in the law is a section which outlines the pun- hazing and other negative behaviors.” “I am happy to say that I was never hazed as a new ishment for failure to report hazing. DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM US EVERY DAY? Don’t even try to say you don’t. Go to our website and click SUBSCRIBE It’s easy. It’s love. It’s FreeP. 6 Wednesday, September 20, 2011 pinion O I’ll try anything once... The Daily Free Press The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University Timing is everything 41st year F Volume 82 F Issue 11 y name is Luke Pearson, and I sister is into poodle-balling. Google it.) Saba Hamedy, Editor-in-Chief Luke, Chelsea Feinstein, Managing Editor am here to answer your ques- Megan Riesz, Executive Editor tions and provide insight into theM world of college relationships, love I live in a Warren double, and I can’t Alex Nawar Chelsea Diana, City Editor , Campus Editor and sex. 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When I was a first-year, Co.,Inc., a nonprofit corporation operated by Boston University students. No content can you do send something in that stumps me, living in Sleeper Hall, most guys used the be reproduced without the permission of Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. Copyright © 2010 Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. I will reach out to local experts, friends shower as an oasis for masturbation. and roommates and maybe even a doctor Of course, this is only an option if you or two. Rest assured, this will be a very can get your kicks while vertical. Some honest and accurate source of information gentlemen need to lie down, as it focuses Moving on up and entertainment. the energy towards the midsection, and re- Finally, let’s get one thing straight: I laxes the entire body. But who has the time Yesterday, Harvard University re- neighborhood and changing the whole at- am a homo, but Carrie Bradshaw, I ain’t. to “focus their energy” with roommates? leased details of its plan to construct a mosphere and character of the area. Being the liberal guy I am, however, I My advice to you, BEAT, is to have a place large new science complex in Allston. The city of Boston has a bad history know my way around college women, and where you all post your schedules in the The first phase of the project will include with urban renewal and displacing low- I’ll use examples from my varied sexual room. It’s a simple request, so that you a 700,000-square-foot health and life income residents in the name of improv- experiences when responding. I’m confi- can all “see when the two of us can get sciences center on Western Avenue and ing the city without regard to the needs dent that this could be a fun experience for together for lunch,” but it can also serve a residential and retail commons in the and opinions of the people who are forced everyone involved, with the exception of your masturbatory purpose. nearby area. to move. This is not to say that Harvard is my grandmother, who is probably going to By referring to the schedule, you can The university has built up its Allston or will be insensitive to the pulse of the read this online and cry during bingo. plan out some alone time, and make sure landholdings for years to open luxurious neighborhood, but their slow infiltration So, that’s it. Write an email to lpsex- no one with a key can suddenly make a academic spaces, commercial offices, of Allston would undoubtedly change its [email protected], and I’ll respond guest appearance. Unless you’re an exhi- residences and retail complexes. This personality. back as soon as I can. Additionally, all bitionist, in which case, unlock the door, overhaul will include the redevelopment Part of the charm of Allston right now letters will get a response, even if it isn’t unzip, and call a few friends over to watch of the area that is currently occupied by is its diversity. Its proximity to Cam- selected for publication. the show. the Charlesview housing complex, which bridge gives it an element of intellect, While you’re running to a computer to --Luke will eventually be relocated and redevel- but that upper crust runs elbow-to-elbow submit your first letters, I’ll get you start- oped at a site near Western Avenue. The with low-income immigrants and college ed with a question submitted by the people Luke Pearson a weekly columnist for The second phase of the proposal will entail students (especially in the Southern area I love, my friends and family. (Nothing is Daily Free Press. He can be reached at lpsex- the development of a hotel and confer- closer to Boston University). That varia- as horrifying as figuring out that your little [email protected]. ence center along with an “enterprise re- tion is what gives Allston its flavor, its search complex,” according to The Bos- appeal, and it is something that Harvard ton Globe. should take into consideration when for- In a letter to the surrounding Allston mulating its plans for development. Opinions? community, Harvard expressed its hope Harvard’s project would, of course, that the enterprise research campus will not really affect Boston University stu- serve as “a gateway to a collaborative dents all that much, because most of it Write a letter to the editor. community for business investment capi- is concentrated in the northern part of tal, and research and science develop- Allston, beyond the area to which BU ment.” students tend to gravitate. 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Yesterday, the Georgia Pardons Board Davis’s lawyers argued that the wit- denied clemency for 42-year old death ness testimony was too tenuous to be question but row inmate Troy Davis, who now seems credible and that the physical evidence to be out of options in avoiding lethal presented was insufficient to merit an injection. execution. If there is any kind of doubt Davis has been convicted for the mur- cast on the validity of the conviction, der of Mark MacPhail, an off-duty po- Davis should not be sentenced to death. lice officer shot to death in a parking lot The methods by which the prosecutors don’t want to ask in Savannah in 1989. He has since faced and the police went about the conviction the death penalty a total of four times. In have also been called into question. 2007, the state parole board granted him When doubts of this nature surround a stay as he was preparing for his final a high-profile case like this, an execu- hours. A year later, an hour and a half tion is simply out of the question. Mark your roommate? before his execution, the Supreme Court MacPhail’s widow has commented on stepped in and kept him from execution, the conviction: “We have laws in this but later refused to hear his case. A week land so that there is not chaos. We are DFP Columnist Luke Pearson before his third execution date, the 11th not killing Troy because we want to. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay We’re trying to execute him because is here for you. of execution after his lawyer pushed to he was punished.” But punishing a man present new testimony that could prove by executing him when even a shred of his innocence. The court denied the doubt exists as to his guilt seems chaos Email your questions to claim but later granted Davis time to take much more than it does justice. his case to the Supreme Court. This past If there is a hint of a chance that Da- [email protected] June, a Savannah federal district judge vis is innocent, his execution would sim- ruled that he had failed to demonstrate ply equate to two senseless deaths, and his innocence, and now it seems that Da- this cannot and should not be tolerated vis has run out of possible appeals. in the American justice system. Not all questions selected for publication, but all will be answered privately. [email protected] Wednesday, September 21, 2011 7 COUGHLAN: Career win No. 300 allows us to realize Roberts is in same coaching class as Parker

Coughlan: From page 8 But just where exactly does Mr. 300’s for the skeptics). In 11 years, if that rate stays of a hockey game is exactly equal to that of bevy of wins rank when compared to the slew the same, Roberts will have as many years of a soccer game. (It’s a watered-down version fans and students can rest easy knowing that of other individual accomplishments we have coaching experience as Parker has now, and of saying that a win in the National Football Roberts, complete with his 27 years of coach- witnessed in Boston’s recent history? will have 121 more Ws under his belt. That’s League is of the same importance to a team as ing experience and 300 wins, will have some- What with Boston Red Sox knuckler Tim 419 in total. Since Parker gets twice as many a win in Major League Baseball.) Toss in the thing to say before the season is all said and Wakefield having recently secured his 200th chances to win than Roberts on a yearly basis, fact that Parker has won three NCAA cham- done. career victory, former men’s basketball for- it seems only fair, for the sake of compari- pionships and coaches a team in arguably the Of course, Roberts’ tenure is hardly ward John Holland notching his 2,000th point son, that we double Roberts’s 419 to achieve, best NCAA hockey conference compared to unique or even uncommon when compared last season and Parker wrapping up his 800th gasp!, 838. the mediocrity of the America East Confer- to other coaches at BU. With Carl Adams and win in 2009, Roberts’ 300 seem to pale in Help me out with the last step here. Nope, ence in which Roberts coaches, and Parker’s Sally Starr both entering their 30th season comparison all of a sudden. you didn’t forget how to subtract, that is in- 834 victories certainly retain their value. leading the wrestling and field hockey teams, Or do they? deed four more than the immortal bench boss Still, the fact that the numbers are so close respectively, and Jack Parker on to his second Consider the fact that at the beginning of whose name the Terrier faithful chant at the remains relevant. By comparing Roberts to heart and thirty-eighth season as bench boss the academic year, Roberts’ 298 wins had end of player introductions on a weekly basis. Parker and realizing that the calibers of their of the men’s ice hockey team, Roberts takes come over the course of 26 seasons while Who knew? coaching are even remotely similar, Roberts’ the back seat. Parker’s 834 had come in 37. Add the real- Now, I’m not trying to suggest that Rob- immense value to the BU soccer program can It is clear, then, that the department of ity that, in the regular season, NCAA soccer erts’ accomplishments to this point in his be put in perspective. athletics at BU spares no expense in bringing teams play roughly half as many games as career can be compared to Parker’s with any With that assurance in hand, BU fans can the best and brightest to coach and to assure hockey teams (17 to 34 in 2011), and do a sense of accuracy. The fact that the two final attend men’s soccer games with the belief that long-term success. Roberts’ 300th win is the little math. win figures are so close relies heavily on the their team will execute a well-coached game most recent but certainly not the least or the Come on, it’s not that bad. assumption that Roberts will maintain his cur- plan akin to that of their hockey brothers. greatest in a long list of milestones achieved At the rate Roberts is coaching, he averag- rent rate of success for 11 more seasons, not by BU coaches. es about 11 wins per season (rounding down to mention the ludicrous idea that the weight Paired with Irving, Watson sees ‘killer Tripled salary, return home too backcourt’ in BU’s future much for Chambers to pass up

Watson: From page 8 Despite all the accolades, Watson has Chambers: From page 8 “I really do care about those kids. They sac- been putting in extended hours working to rificed and they gave it up, and I think about Chambers to Jones, even in such a late improve areas of his game that he feel can with his deep recruiting connections in nearby them all the time.” stage in the coaching carousel, was rela- improve and make him that much better. Philadelphia were enticing and bordered on Among those that Chambers cared about tively seamless. “All summer, I’ve been extending my ideal for many Nittany Lion faithful – and ul- and left behind was senior forward/center Pat- “When they got the new coach, they range to 3-point range and deeper, and I’ve timately for university and athletic department rick Hazel, who will now be playing for his didn’t miss any of my games and they had been getting stronger,” Watson said. “I feel officials. fourth head coach in his four years of college been there since day one – at one point, like I can finish under the basket now and Exactly one week after DeChellis unexpect- eligibility. they were the only school recruiting me,” take contact.” edly left, Chambers said that he was contacted There was also senior forward Jake he said. “The new coach saw me play once With a supportive coach in Jones al- by the school late on the night of May 30. A O’Brien, who Chambers convinced to stay at and offered [a scholarship] and came to ev- ready on board, Watson was particularly series of interviews followed and towards the BU after O’Brien was on the verge of transfer- ery single game after that, so I had no rea- enticed by the profound Philadelphia pres- end of the week, the writing wasn’t necessarily ring after Wolff was fired and Chambers was son to doubt this guy had my best interests ence in the BU basketball program, having on the wall, but it was certainly on the verge of brought aboard. With the announced hire of at heart and everything he’s telling me is played with four current sophomores on the being drafted and etched. Boston College associate head coach Joe Jones genuine and sincere.” BU team – point guard D.J. Irving, forward Penn State had zeroed in on their man, and on June 22, O’Brien and senior center Jeff Pel- The bond with Jones was only solidi- Dom Morris, guard/forward Mike Terry that man was Chambers. age will now be playing for their third coach in fied and strengthened when Watson made and guard/forward Travis Robinson – and A tweet from CBS and MSG Network col- their time on Commonwealth Avenue. another visit to BU this summer after the one former team member in H.J. Gaskins. lege basketball insider Jon Rothstein on June Lastly, there was Chambers’ banner recruit- AAU season ended, utilizing the opportu- The “family-like atmosphere” that 2 said that Chambers was likely going to be ing class, one that featured sophomore stand- nity to forge a close relationship with Jones Chambers helped create around the BU named the next Penn State head coach and outs like guard D.J. Irving, forward Dom Mor- – all without even taking so much as a cam- basketball program always intrigued Wat- from there, other reports followed, all of them ris, guard/forward Travis Robinson and guard pus tour, instead sitting and talking with son and with so many familiar faces already indicating much of the same. Mike Terry, among others. While the team Jones in Case Gymnasium. on board, the college choice became clear. As many candidates do when they know that Chambers inherited at BU was comprised More than anything, it was the commit- The presence of a similar player in Ir- they’re not going to get offered the job, Ever- largely of Wolff’s recruits, this was the class ment and loyalty that Jones and BU has dis- ving, a speedy point guard who collected hart pulled his name from the search on Thurs- in which Chambers was to make his mark at played towards Watson that made him feel America East all-rookie honors last season, day, with Jeter following suit on Friday. BU, a class that fittingly featured six players more than comfortable with his decision. is something some may see as a deterrent As Friday dawned, Chambers was officially from the Philadelphia-area. Most of all, it was “I was his No. 1 guy, and sometimes to commit for a highly-touted recruit like offered the position and was set to accept it, but the class that would leave a lasting impression when coaches say that, they don’t treat you Watson. before he did so, he had to break the news to and help forge BU’s path to one day become an as such,” Watson said. “He’s always treated However, what some saw as a likely his players. elite mid-major basketball program. me like his No. 1 guy. We’ve had many turn-off was something Watson saw entire- Sitting from Chambers’ position, the move Over a year removed from Chambers sit- conversations, some about basketball, some ly differently, looking at it instead as a Phil- made enough sense. It was a chance to coach ting in the respective players’ living rooms and about just life and not even basketball. adelphia-style backcourt built for greatness in the Big Ten Conference, his salary would be assuring the players and their families that his “I just felt like I had the best relationship based on their time playing together – per- nearly tripled (his base salary at BU was about program above all others in the country was the with Coach Jones and I have no problem haps even one that could quickly take the $250,000 a year) and perhaps most important- right choice, he was gone, leaving behind the trusting him with my career and basket- BU basketball program to loftier heights. ly, it was effectively a move back home, only young players who were left to see who fate ball.” “Over the summer, we won a lot of a couple hours away from his native Philadel- would choose as the man to coach them for the While the aforementioned loyalty to games and I just told Coach Jones that I phia. majority of their college careers. Watson ultimately paid dividends for the think I can help him win a lot of games,” But while most everyone understands that But while he cared immensely for his play- Terrier basketball program, it existed for Watson said of his time playing with Ir- college basketball, despite the NCAA’s moni- ers at BU, the opportunity that Penn State pre- good reason – Watson is a highly-touted ving. “Me and D.J. playing aside each oth- ker as a “non-profit,” is a business above all sented was ultimately too much to turn down. prospect that many feel has a bright future. er, that’s just going to be a killer backcourt and that Chambers was acting in his own best “It’s the Big Ten – it’s one of, if not the best, With a grade of 88 on ESPN.com, he is because me and him played together for a interest, it is not so cut-and-dry, so logical and league in the country,” Chambers said. “It’s got rated as the No. 30 point guard nationally whole summer and we just killed everyone. sensible to those with whom he was the closest a great reputation, it’s got the Big Ten Network, in the 2012 recruiting class. Having been “With our speed, me and him have simi- -- his very own players. it’s got football, it’s a BCS school. There’s a recruited by several Ivy League schools, lar games and we’re really close friends, “I did it a little differently – I talked to some solid foundation. Watson has been lauded for his intelligent and we can lead us to a championship.” individually, one in a big group,” Chambers “My two brothers went to Penn State, my play and exceptional decision-making, as said of his announcement. “Regardless of what nephew’s a walk-on at Penn State, so there well as his speed, which an ESPN evalua- is printed and what is said, it was the hardest were a lot of variables.” tion noted as his “calling card.” thing I’ve ever done. Starr, field hockey optimistic about chances against No. 5 Syracuse

Softball: From page 8 lar BU opponent, that the team will “have to Forwards Kelsey Millman and Heather smart and play hard” in order to pull off a be ready to compete for 70 minutes” because Susek lead Syracuse with 4 goals apiece, victory. No. 3 University of Maryland with its only it is “always a very, very tough game.” while Millman and fellow junior Amy Kee Starr thinks that Sunday’s game against goal coming at the hands of midfielder/for- On Sunday, the Terriers will face No. 5 were both named to the Big East Weekly Syracuse will “be a great test” but the team ward Kate Heineman. UMass goalkeeper Syracuse University (5-2), which just de- Honor Roll, and will likely be the players the is focused on “getting ready for UMass on Alesha Widdal recorded 11 saves, adding to feated Princeton University and Rutgers Uni- Terriers will look to shut down. Friday, then [they’ll] get ready for Syracuse.” her season total of 50 saves in 96 shots faced. versity by a combined score of 10-1 this past When speaking about the Terriers’ game Optimistic about the team’s chances in Like the Terriers, the Minutewomen have weekend. against Syracuse, Starr cited other losses their upcoming away games, Starr sees this suffered a loss to Boston College and Starr Sunday’s 5-0 victory against Princeton against ranked teams, most particularly juncture of the season as being particularly hopes that the team can “[handle] being out marked Syracuse’s 19th straight home vic- against Michigan. critical as she described at as the point of the under pressure more” and “play a more ag- tory and goaltender Leann Stiver’s third shut- Saying that her team was “going in there season “where things start coming together gressive style of defense.” out of the season. to win,” she said the team needed to “play for us.” Starr also said that against UMass, a regu- Quotable “ We Meet Again The Daily Free Press Regardless of what is Men’s basketball printed and what is said, it was the lands commitment hardest thing I’ve ever done from from one of “ - For- Sports nation’s top 30 point mer men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers on guards, p. 8 his decision to leave BU for Penn State [ www.dailyfreepress.com ] Page 8 Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Put Up Your Reversing the Course Lukes Part two of a three-part feature: In aftermath of NCAA Tournament appearance, Patrick Roberts’ career Chambers accepts offer he can’t refuse from Penn State By Craig Meyer Penn State head coach Ed DeChellis. Daily Free Press Staff holds its own It was a hire that left many wondering On the heels of an appearance in the why a Big Ten head coach would leave Big Dance and with a new contract in for a pay cut at a Patriot League school, against any place, the offseason appeared to be go- let alone one with the strict academic ing normally and smoothly enough for and admissions standards of Navy. and all at BU Chambers and those surrounding the Many in the national media specu- Boston University program, especial- lated that DeChellis left because he 1985 is not a year that I can ly with the annual coaching carousel was likely to be ousted the following claim to remember, but neither can firmly in check. season, a reality compounded by what the vast majority of undergraduates Chambers and his wife Courtney many perceived to be an overall lack of who are calling Boston University even began looking to move out of the institutional support for the men’s bas- their home this semester. Most of house they rented in Brookline in order ketball program at the football-crazed us only go back to the early 1990s, to buy one for themselves and their two school. back when the Terriers were still young children, Grace and Ryan. Regardless of DeChellis’ motives sharing Nickerson Field with a Di- However, days after Chambers for departing his alma mater, his move vision-I football team and the men’s signed the extension, a move took to Navy left an open seat for an aspir- ice hockey squads were poised to place that went largely unnoticed in the ing coach looking to break into the rattle off a re- college basketball world at the time, coaching ranks in one of college bas- cord string of but it proved to be one that brought ketball’s most prestigious and competi- six straight the Patrick Chambers Era at BU to a tive conferences. Beanpot cham- premature close. Billy Lange, who had Names began to surface for the pionships. been among those who recommended position, ranging from the likes of You know, Chambers to be Villanova University’s Duquesne University’s Ron Everhart the glory days. director of basketball operations in and University of Wisconsin-Milwau- Neverthe- 2004, opted to leave his head coach- kee coach Ron Jeter to coaching icons less, back up ing position at the United States Na- like Bob Knight and Larry Brown. But LUKE five more years val Academy to accept Chambers’ old through it all, one name seemed to gain and you will position at Villanova as associate head momentum as the search carried on for COUGHLAN find that 1985 coach. weeks – Chambers. proved to be DAILY FREE PRESS FILE PHOTO A bigger collective shockwave The perpetual energy and enthu- as integral a year as any in the de- Ed DeChellis’ unexpected departure from Penn State in late came weeks later on May 23, as it was siasm of the young coach, combined velopment of one of BU’s athletic May paved the way for former BU head coach Patrick Cham- formally announced that the opening at , see page 7 programs as it marks the first season bers to jump to the Big Ten. Navy left by Lange would be filled by Chambers that men’s soccer head coach Neil Roberts took the reins of the pro- gram. On the road again: Field hockey ready for UMass, Syracuse Twenty-six-and-a-half seasons By Samantha Simmons On Friday they defeated Ball According to Starr, in this Valentina Cerda recorded a career Daily Free Press Contributor and exactly 300 wins later, the teams State University 8-0, out shooting week’s practices the team has been best eight saves and was named and the students have changed, but In its last game against Uni- their opponents 25-1, as goalies focused on “team play” and “get- America East Rookie of the Week Roberts still remains, roaming the versity of Massachusetts, the No. Valentina Cerda and Julie Collins ting good numbers off the attacking after BU’s 1-0 loss to Boston Col- sidelines and calling the shots. 14 Boston University field hockey combined for the shutout. Sun- end.” lege two weeks ago. With his team’s come-from-be- team defeated its opponents 3-2 in day’s game against the University She said that, despite the rain, Starr said the team will look hind 2-1 victory over the Univer- overtime. of Michigan proved to be a disap- the team had a very successful prac- to make several improvements, sity of Massachusetts on Sunday, In the first of two away games pointment for the team as it was de- tice Tuesday morning. among them “will be trying to ex- Roberts became the 11th coach to this weekend, the Terriers hope that feated 3-1 and out-shot 15-7. In regards to the team’s strategy ecute under pressure,” adding that eclipse 300 wins with the same team history finds a way to repeat that These mixed results have made for this weekend’s games, Starr the team will “need to be a little bit at the Division-I level in NCAA September 2009 victory as the team the team “more determined than said the team was focused on the better with the ball, [and] without men’s soccer history. travels to western Massachusetts ever,” according to BU coach Sally repeated mantra of being “desper- the ball.” Roberts now holds a career 300- Last weekend’s games yielded Starr, and the loss against Michigan ate to score.” In its last game, UMass (2-5) 149-70 record since 1985, with No. mixed results for the Terriers with a showed the team the “things they Despite this frustrating loss to suffered a 4-1 loss at the hands of 300 coming against an intra-state pair of games in the Midwest. needed to work to achieve goals.” Michigan, freshman goalkeeper rival that his team had been winless Field Hockey, see page 7 against since 2005. The road to 300 was hardly un- eventful. Nor was it undecorated, For men’s basketball, it’s always sunny in Philadelphia as 25 of the 26 teams Roberts has Philly-to-Boston pipeline continues with commitment of highly-touted point guard Watson coached have posted winning sea- sons, with 13 of them earning By Craig Meyer replace him, the question natural- “Everything felt right and I nis Wolff was in the last of his 15 Daily Free Press Staff NCAA Tournament berths, seven ly arose – would Jones be able to have no regrets about my deci- years as the Terriers’ head coach. advancing past the first round, and With the arrival of former head maintain not only Chambers’ suc- sion,” Watson said in a phone in- As a new coaching staff came the first one (the 1985 squad) reach- men’s basketball coach Patrick cess, but also the valuable connec- terview with The Daily Free Press. into place under Chambers, the ing the quarterfinals. Chambers to Boston University tion to one of the most talent-rich “I didn’t feel like waiting anymore interest from BU remained, some- While men’s ice hockey enjoyed in 2009, a pipeline was created, areas in the nation? – I knew where I wanted to go and thing which led Watson to take a Beanpot after Beanpot in the 90s, a bond that linked along the East Just over two months into his I just didn’t want to waste coach visit to BU, where he noted Cham- men’s soccer experienced similar Coast all the way from Boston to tenure, Jones has begun to answer Jones’ time.” bers and then-assistant coaches regular season success under Rob- Philadelphia. those questions, doubts and con- Ultimately, Watson’s an- Brian Daly and Dwayne Killings erts’s direction, posting a 28-0-1 It was a connection that Cham- cerns in one fell swoop when he nouncement – in which he chose did “a great job of selling BU.” conference record over a four year bers used to recruit talented play- landed a verbal commitment from BU over the University of Vir- Though Watson never officially span and a 16-0-1 regular season re- ers who helped to revitalize a class of 2012 point guard Maurice ginia, La Salle University, Hofstra received an offer from Chambers, cord in 1994. stagnant BU program and were in- Watson. University and Niagara University he remained high on BU and what Roberts remains the winningest strumental in leading the Terriers The 5’9” floor general from – served as a culmination of sorts it had to offer as a program. Even coach in BU soccer history, and has to their first America East Confer- Boys’ Latin School in Philadel- for a process that has taken place when Chambers left, something been recognized for his coaching ence title and NCAA Tournament phia announced his decision on for the greater part of the last three which commonly leads a recruit to talents 14 times over his career. appearance in almost a decade. Aug. 31, three months before years. reconsider a school, Watson con- While the Terriers only boast a When Chambers left for Penn he was originally scheduled to, Watson noted that BU started tinued to keep BU on his radar. 2-4-0 record in 2011 with confer- State University in early June and choosing a school that over time recruiting him as far back as his For Watson, the transition from ence play less than two weeks away, former Boston College associate became a clear and perfect fit for freshman year of high school, a head Coach Joe Jones was hired to Coughlan, see page 7 him. seemingly distant time when Den- Watson, see page 7 The Bottom Line Wednesday, Sept. 21 Thursday, Sept. 22 Friday, Sept. 23 Saturday, Sept. 24 Sunday, Sept. 25 No Games Scheduled No Games Scheduled Softball vs. Boston College, 4 p.m. Softball @ Holy Cross, 12 p.m. Kobe Bryant has reportedly offered to W. Ice Hockey vs. Ottawa, 3 p.m. ...In possibly related news. players and Field Hockey @ UMass, 6 p.m. W. Tennis @ Brown Invite, All Day F. Hockey @ Syracuse, 1 p.m. lend NBA players money during the league officials will immediately re-start M. Soccer @ Brown, 7p.m. W. Soccer @ Albany, 2 p.m. league’s current lockout... M. Tennis @ UConn Invite, All Day labor talks today. M. Tennis @ UConn Invite, All Day M. & W. Cross Country @ Codfish Bowl M. Tennis @ UConn Invite, All Day