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.