Monday, February 13, 2012 Year xli. VolumeThe lxxxii. Issue lxx. Daily Free Presswww.dailyfreepress.com [ The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University ] Campus & City InBusiness Sports Weather THROUGH THE THINK BIG: BEANPOT SHOT: M. hockey goes for first Today: Sunny, High 39 AGES: Black Student Local business owners react to Tonight: Clear, Low 24 Union reflects on history title since ‘09 Tomorrow: 45/30 page 3 Obama’s proposals page 5 page 8 Data Courtesy of weather.com Allston fire victim enters rehab SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE center after waking from coma By Steph Solis for six to eight weeks. Although Josh is Daily Free Press Staff missing the spring semester, he will likely A Boston University student who was return to BU in the fall. in critical condition after jumping out of “We’ll see what’s going to happen over a burning house in Allston has begun re- the summer, but our expectation is that he’s habilitation for his traumatic brain injury, going to return for the fall semester,” Da- family members said. vid said. Josh Goldenberg, a College of Commu- Josh suffered injuries from jumping out nication sophomore, was transferred from of the third-story window of his burning Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital to Spauld- apartment at 84 Linden St. on Jan. 22. The ing Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston on building caught fire early that morning, and Feb. 6, his father David Goldenberg said. the jump left him in a coma for about 10 Josh is undergoing speech, physical days. and occupational therapy to recover from David said while he was elated to see the brain injury. He has trouble speaking Josh wake up, the recovery process is and can’t walk or support himself, but has slower than what people tend to expect. shown signs of improvement overall, his “When people hear that, they think it’s father said. like television or the movies where some- “Josh was a walkie-talkie, college soph- one sits up and goes ‘Hey, where have I omore, hockey player, fraternity brother,” been for two weeks?’” David said. “They David said. “We’re hopeful he’ll make a open their eyes and they start to look and KAT SORENSEN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF full recovery, but it’s scary in the begin- see, but the actual process of coming out of College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Casey Ching and Sargent College for Health and Reha- ning.” bilitation Sciences sophomore Jensen Hu Sargent bust a move while playing a dancing game for Josh is expected to undergo treatment Goldenberg, see page 2 the Xbox Kinect at the Overdrive 2.0 Jam and Dance showcase. MBTA documentary to make public debut, shows T after hours Hacker group By Alex Diantgikis cation and marketing at the DOR. offers a compelling reason why it takes time Anonymous says Daily Free Press Staff The film showcases footage of the tech- to shut down.” A new documentary reveals what hap- nical work that occurs in the dark, follow- Part of that reason, he said, has to do pens on T lines and commuter rails after- ing a crew working with a complex tamping with the age of Boston’s public transporta- there is ‘plenty more hours— when teams of Massachusetts Bay machine that towers twice as tall as the men tion system. Transportation Authority workers congre- walking around its base. “This is the first train system, so there gate at different stretches of track to repair The machine, the workers said in the are constraints to what it can do,” Olejnik mayhem to deliver’ and maintain the rails. video, shifts and fixes the tracks and “puts said, referring to the T’s status as the oldest By Shayan Banerjee The MBTA and the Massachusetts De- the rail back to where it was when it was subway system in the country. Daily Free Press Contributor partment of Revenue recently focused in on designed” after the rails endure the stress of Olejnik said spending time with the The Internet hacker group Anonymous, that nightly effort, releasing a documentary weather and daily use. MBTA workers was enlightening. acting in protest of the police response to last week about the work done after the T Olejnik and a four-person crew produced “It’s amazing to see the professional- Occupy Boston, claimed credit for a recent stops running called “Boston Under: After the 45-minute long film in their spare time. ism,” Olejnik said. “It’s such a dangerous cyber-attack on the Boston Police Depart- Hours.” “It was an eye-opening experience,” said job. Someone could potentially lose a limb ment’s website. Between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. the T shuts Olejnik, who works for the DOR’s media or a life. There was such camaraderie and The site, BPDNews.com, was taken down, according to the film, and soon after agency. “I learned a lot to see what it takes seeing how everyone worked with unity over on Feb. 3 and replaced with a user- work begins. The film juxtaposes interviews to keep services running.” was amazing. Watching everyone interact designed interface the attackers titled “An- with T riders and their experiences with the Massachusetts DOR Director of Commu- and all the pieces that have to be put in tisec,” according to a video police officials T workers’ jobs and experiences. nications Robert Bliss said the film shows a place was pretty cool. It was a privilege to recently released. “The goal is to educate the public what side of the T the public doesn’t usually see. capture.” For about a week, the site had noth- the men and women [MBTA workers] are “I thought it was an important point The film depicts parts of that nightly rou- ing but a red warning set against a black doing after hours,” said the film’s director that’s overlooked because it needs to shut background in which the group reminded Peter Olejnik, director of media communi- down to work on it,” Bliss said. “[The film] MBTA, see page 2 the BPD that Antisec released hundreds of passwords a few months ago for “brutality” at Occupy Boston. Boston-area college students, locals gather to fight hunger “[The police] clearly ignored our warn- By Hina Tai sophomore, said. ings because not only did they raid the Daily Free Press Contributor Members of soup kitchens and represen- camp again and kick protesters off of pub- More than 1 billion people on earth tatives from different faiths joined students lic parks, but they also sent undercover don’t have enough food to lead healthy in debating hunger issues on a global, na- TSA agents to assault and attempt to steal lives, including one in six Americans, said tional and local level, as well as different from some organizers,” the statement on Kids Care regional manager Matthew Mar- measures college students could take to ad- the website said. “So you get your kicks tin. dress the problem. beating protesters?” “I will spend rest of my life and all the Students of various religious and philo- Anonymous said it threatened more at- breath God gave me packaging meals,” sophical backgrounds shared stories, ex- tacks in the future. “There is plenty more mayhem to de- Martin, former pastor of Faith Lutheran cerpts from religious texts and poetry. liver for this,” the statement said. Church in Quincy, said. “In most religions, there is this idea of Martin joined about 50 Boston locals helping others and especially feeding the The attack came on the same day Anon- and college students at Boston University’s hungry because there’s that parallel be- ymous leaked confidential FBI phone calls. College of Arts and Sciences Saturday for tween that hunger of the physical kind and In response to the attack, the BPD re- the interfaith dialogue “HUNGERally,” a the spiritual kind,” Clauhs said. leased a video that featured short inter- series of speeches aimed at raising aware- Mike Bancewicz, and administrator of views with officers dismayed by the- dis ness about hunger relief and homelessness the Church on the Hill, said the people he appearance of “Boston’s primary public in Boston. serves are not solely the homeless. service website.” The dialogue, co-organized by BU In- “We see a lot of foreign students who “I’ll tell you what I miss the most – the terfaith Council President Abigail Clauhs, have no family here and are too embar- great community stories [and] the great involved the Values in Action at the Hu- rassed to tell their fellow students they’re community pictures,” said one officer in manist Chaplaincy at Harvard University hungry,” Bancewicz said. the video. “Why would anyone want to and students from Massachusetts Institute The organizers told students to tweet destroy a community website that does so of Technology, Brandeis College, Fisher and make Facebook posts throughout the much?” College, Tufts University, Boston College event to bring awareness about hunger and The video announced the computer ex- pert tasked with putting the site back online KAT SORENSEN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF and Gordon College. inspire others to take action. Walker Bristol, Tufts University student, “We’re in a city with so many colleges “We think it makes a big difference to was confident the issue had been resolved. addresses HUNGERally attendees. HUNGER- share this broadly,” said co-organizer Chris The site was restored Thursday, six days ally is a joint collaboration between various that it just makes sense to involve the dif- Boston-area schools hosted by the Boston ferent communities from so many differ- ent colleges all together,” Clauhs, a CAS University Interfaith Council. Hunger, see page 2 Hackers, see page 2 2 Monday, February 13, 2012 COM student in Allston fire in rehab Free Software movement member supports ‘Anonymous’

Hackers: From Page 1 your corruption being laid bare. public image, leaks of confiden- ‘not out of the woods yet,’ father says Do not break the rules and you tial information and loss of criti- after the attack. BPD officials de- Goldenberg: From Page 1 he was hospitalized, David said. won’t have to worry about getting cal data or operational capabili- clined to comment to The Daily in trouble for it.” ties, Reyzin said. a coma, they come out of it gradu- Dean of Student Kenneth El- Free Press. Professor Leonid Reyzin from Richard Stallman, developer ally.” more contacted David and his Anonymous had previously the computer science department of the operating system GNU and While it is too early to tell if wife Cathy to check on Josh as seized and released the emails at Boston University said soft- prominent member of the Free Josh will fully recover, David said well. Many of their friends have and passwords of city officers ware engineering is a very diffi- Software movement, said he has his son will likely regain func- also shown support and prayed from the Patrolmen’s Association cult task and almost all software a different take. tionality. for his recovery. website in October. The group has bugs in it. Stallman said in an email that “He has his youth and health “We really appreciated the has also taken responsibility in “Because of this, it is very the proper question was not about on his side,” he said. “He’s only outpouring of support from his the past for attacks against the difficult to protect any internet- the security of the BPD website. 19 years old, he’s a healthy indi- friends and from the BU com- credit card industry and Bank of connected computer against a “The important question is, vidual [and] he’s emotionally sta- munity, who really stepped up to America. targeted attack by a sophisticated what does democracy have to ble. We’re hoping that he’s mak- the plate with us and supported The group is a “leaderless adversary,” Reyzin said. worry about?” Stallman said. ing a full recovery, but of course us through this . . . and to keep coalition of individuals just like He said a report on Operation “The Boston Police Department, as parents we’re afraid that he supporting us,” he said. “He’s yourself dedicated to restoring Shady RAT showed that “even for one thing.” might not.” not out of the woods yet . . . [We freedom and fighting corruption companies with access to the best But Stallman said it is unlikely Josh’s friends and fraternity ask that people] keep him in their and tyranny in all its forms,” ac- resources and expertise are unable that Anonymous can change any- brothers have supported him since prayers.” cording to a press release on an to secure their data using today’s thing by itself. Perhaps in com- Anonymous-affiliated website, technology.” bination with other movements AnonNews.org. Reyzin said there are just as such as Occupy, Anonymous Boston students hope to spread anti- In a message to NATO on the many difficulties tracking down could help. same website, the group said it people responsible for an attack Despite its flaws, there remain hunger campaign throughout city merely wishes to return power to as there are for preventing them. good reasons to support Anony- the people. He said while efforts to track mous, he said. Hunger: From Page 1 what I want to be my passion.” “Our message is simple: Do attackers succeed on a few occa- “Any attempt to weaken the A number of students, in- not lie to the people and you won’t Stedman, the Interfaith Commu- cluding Boston College gradu- sions, they fail most of the time. grip of the one percent is a long nity Service Fellow for the Hu- have to worry about your lies be- Those firms that do manage to shot,” he said. “We must therefore ate student Emily McHugh, said ing exposed,” the wensite states. manist Chaplaincy at Harvard. there should be more interfaith find the perpetrators of a targeted honor those who try these long “Social media is a great way to “Do not make corrupt deals and breach still risk damage to their shots.” dialogues and future service proj- you won’t have to worry about do that.” ects. Beth Frickey, a College of “If we could get this many General Studies freshman, said people for an interfaith event, we 45-minute film new territory for Dept. of Revenue she was pleased everyone could could definitely get people for a come together for the sake of ral- service,” she said. will be premiered. ing to its website. lying against hunger. MBTA: From Page 1 Clauhs said she hopes for the “We’re working with the Bos- This is the first long video the “It was heartening to see interfaith dialogues to continue tine. T workers split into various ton Common AMC Theater to DOR’s communication team has how people from different back- enlightening students about how teams depending on their tasks. have a theater version for students produced, Bliss said, calling the grounds come together and fight to combat hunger and poverty in The film focuses on welders, en- and the general public to view the organization’s video department for the same thing,” Frickey said. their communities. gineers, trackmen and equipment movie and then open it up for a “very active.” School of Education sopho- She said, “We hope this will be operators. Crews travel to various discussion,” Olejnik said. “Our “I suppose they wanted to tack- more Jessica McBride said she at- the beginning of a rich tradition stretches of rail to perform nightly goal is to engage as many people le a new sort of challenge,” Bliss tended the event to follow in the of a city-wide interfaith move- tasks and to deal with various cri- as possible.” said. “They have produced dozens steps of her savior. ment, not just localized to each ses such as flooding in the tunnels The groups that have seen it of videos, but this was the only “Jesus always said help the campus.” have received it well, he said. long piece they’ve edited and pro- poor,” McBride said, “and that’s or broken railway tracks. The DOR is planning a pub- “We’ve been getting great feed- duced. They’ve created a sort of lic debut of the documentary, he back from several different groups, long form magazine article, but in said. As of now, the movie is only including Livable Streets,” said video form.” available on YouTube and via the Olejnik, referring to an organiza- Olejnik called the film not only @dailyfreepress MBTA website. A slightly differ- tion that works to promote safe a learning experience, but “a labor ent theater version of the movie transportation in Boston, accord- of love on our part.”

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Pamplin said she enjoyed engage students “Our mission is to educate as COM sophomore Chelsea Rob- February 14th. Valentine’s Day. By Becca Shipler well as celebrate our culture,” Mc- erts’s spoken word performance Daily Free Press Contributor Singles Awareness Day. Coy said in an interview with The with Brianna West’s dance ac- If you’re one of the lucky ones Daily Free Press. companiment on the obstacles the School of Management senior with a special someone in your life, The acts depicted several eras Old Testament presented to black Matt Messer said the best way it’s a joyful day. Sure, the day is a and movements of black culture, people during oppressive periods. for Boston University students bit of a consumerist holiday, but from slavery to the modern day. “Everything [Roberts] was to spark conversations about sus- nevertheless, it’s celebrated; it’s full In between each performance, stu- saying really hit me, not that I tainability is to join together and of sweet gestures of affection and dents quoted prominent historical liked hearing about the struggle, educate each other. part of the social paradigm in which members of the black community but I could relate to it,” Pamplin “BU is such a great place for we live. The day is full of flowers, such as Anna J. Cooper, Langston said. so many people to learn so many candy, reservations at fancy restau- Hughes and Sonia Sanchez. Eniola Odukale, a CAS junior, things that all of us have a small rants and an Metropolitan College student said the celebration encouraged amount of expertise in a lot of dif- assortment of Josh Reynolds and Berklee Col- continued change and growth in ferent things,” Messer, a member gifts. lege senior Amon Robinson sang the black community. of the Net Impact e-board, said. For me, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” while “I loved the transition from the A group of 16 Boston Univer- however, Berklee student Melissa Myatt Old Testament to the New Testa- sity students met for the latest and I’m sure and a band performed “I’ll Take ment and what we now need to do meeting of Sustainability Sundays many oth- HILLARY LARSON/DAILY FREE PRESS CON- You There” and “Say It Loud.” today to continue to build, con- at the Blue State Coffee house KRISSEN ers, it’s just TRIBUTER College of Communication tinue to move forward,” Odukale Sunday night to explore energy- another day Dexter McCoy, president of Umojabu, KAWACHI Boston Universityʼs Black Student freshman Taylor Walker, CFA said. related issues in the United States. . . . possibly Union, speaks at a Black History graduate student Stefan Jones Odukale said the celebration The meeting, hosted by BU’s filled with bitterness. I know it’s just Program called “Legacy: I am a Seed and McCoy spoke before students of Black History Month reflected Net Impact chapter and the Stu- one day to endure – it’s not much of of the Free” Saturday in Morse Audi- about a number of topics, includ- a special commonality black stu- dent Union Environmental Coali- a big deal, to be honest, but when torium. ing the Reconstruction Era. dents may have. tion, engaged students in dialogue it seems as though all your friends By Nicole Leonard “We come from a downtrod- “The whole uniting factor is about why U.S. energy policies Daily Free Press Contributor have someone to spend their time den and oppressed people,” Mc- pretty important because if noth- pale in comparison to those in with in a romantic sense, you tend Dean of Students Kenneth El- Coy said. “What is our struggle? ing else, we can say that we’re other countries. to feel a bit disheartened. more told members of Boston Where is our progress and when all black,” Odukale said. “We all Students compared the process Dating in college – that’s a University’s Black Student Union are we going to do something came from different backgrounds, for receiving and renewing tax whole other story. The way I see their leadership has to challenge a about it?” we have different socioeconom- breaks in the country to those in it, most students in college aren’t generation to have dreams. The show also featured a num- ics, but that one common ground countries such as Germany and looking for a serious relationship; I “Push back,” he said in a ber of dance and singing groups, we have is being black.” Australia. A number of U.S. ener- think it’s safe to say that’s the ma- speech. “Defiance is an important including BU dance troupe Afrit- School of Management sopho- gy companies let their tax breaks jority’s view. I can’t say that it’s a part of leadership.” hms, which covered styles ranging more Alexis Redman, treasurer of expire, renewing them only after wrong view to have – to each his A crowd of 60 students gath- from traditional African dance to Umoja, echoed the sentiment of they see a decline in their busi- or her own, really. I understand: ered for a night of speeches, music by Nat King Cole to hip- several in attendance. nesses, students said. it’s college. “We are young,” as the dances, music and spoken word hop, rap, pop and R&B. “I think it’s time for our gen- This meeting marked the third song goes. Especially for freshmen, in “Legacy: I Am the Seed of the College of Arts and Sciences eration, not just black students of Sustainability Sundays, during college life is new and exciting, and Free.” The show, held in Morse junior Olli Pamplin described the at BU, but as our generation as a which the student groups lead de- full of freedom. While I don’t mean Auditorium Saturday night, cel- performances as educational and whole,” she said, “to step up and to be sexist, it’s safe to assume that ebrated Black History Month. enlightening. do a good job of moving forward most college males in particular The union, known as Umoja, “I like the fact that we get this and giving a better future.” Sustainability, see page 4 have this outlook. I’m sure many girls do as well, but I think the ma- jority of females want something Manufacturing sector in Mass. promising for workers, recent study finds more committed. I know there’s nothing wrong By Joseph Dalia computer and information-technol- As a result of these heightened In some cases, Mayer said, Daily Free Press Contributor with casual dating. It’s part of the ogy employees. employment standards, Massa- there are qualified candidates who place and age we’re at in life. Col- Students looking to work “Increasingly, manufacturing chusetts manufacturing firms have have been previously employed in lege is supposed to be full of fun within Massachusetts as manufac- jobs are requiring higher levels of faced difficulties finding ideal can- positions similar to those available, and experiences, without anything ture workers are currently at an skills and education, with firms didates to fill their open positions, but if they have been unemployed tying us down. But for some rea- advantage, as the manufacturing needing workers with analytic economic experts said. for more than a year, firms may feel son, I can’t wrap my head around sector has experienced significant and technical management skills, Filling these available positions as though “[those workers] have this idea. Maybe it’s because I’m growth, according to a University on the shop floor as well as in the is a complicated issue, in part be- lost their edge” and are no longer traditional – I’m an old soul, born of Massachusetts press release. executive offices,” said Kenneth cause of higher standards by em- capable of working at a high level. in the wrong generation. That be- The state’s manufacturing Poole, CEO of the CREC, in the ployers, said Andre Mayer, a senior In addition to changes in em- ing said, I have not had the best of firms advertised about 73,000 job release. vice president of communications ployment policies, changes in the luck in finding a significant other. openings in 2011, second only to Forty-five percent of the job and research at the Associated In- manufacturing sector have con- My mom always says the cli- the state’s healthcare-related job openings required some type of dustries of Massachusetts. tributed to the difficulties in filling chéd, “there are many fish in the openings, according to the press college experience or post-second- “But there are significant skills new job openings, said Jack Healy, sea” line. Either that or the fact that release from the Donahue Institute ary degree. Jobs requiring back- issues as well,” he said. “In an un- center director of the Massachu- I have to endure “many toads” be- and Center for Regional Economic grounds in engineering, computing certain economy, there is a tenden- setts Manufacturing Extension fore finding the “frog prince.” And, Competitiveness. The most sought- or business management have re- cy not to hire and they want people Partnership, via email. to be honest, I’ve met my fair share after positions include customer placed many traditional assembly- who can be productive from day of toads here at BU. But that’s just service representatives, as well as line jobs. one.” Manufacturing, see page 4 it, isn’t it? That’s part of the dating process. It’s part of life. Sometimes, you’re dealt an unfortunate hand that you have to endure. Memes may have job in health SWEET TUNES, MAN I know there’s nothing wrong with staying single. And some- times, I also forget the value of be- habits, human behavior ing on my own. It’s good to have By Chris Lisinski In his book “The Selfish Gene,” Daily Free Press Contributor alone time; how else are you sup- Dawkins listed tunes, catch phrases, posed to be with someone when Witty, humorous memes may ideas and fashion as examples of you don’t know how to be with play an important role in eating memes. yourself? habits, according to a recent study, David Katz, director of the Yale So, to all you single people out although many Boston University Prevention Research Center, related there, embrace singledom. things, professors said they disagree. memes to two medical studies from and maybe then – just maybe – Memes are cultural elements that February in his recent “Healthy Liv- good things will happen. At least, carry themselves throughout genera- ing” article from The Huffington that’s what I’m holding on to. tions. Internet memes – such as the Post. Whether you’re spending the BU Memes Facebook page – get Researchers found that behavior- 14th with a significant other or just their name from the meme theory al mimicry may explain why people a friend, make it a good one – have suggested by Richard Dawkins in consume more food when others are a Happy Valentine’s Day. 1976. eating more and less when others eat Dawkins coined the term “meme” less. Krissen Kawachi is a freshman when he was looking for a word to Female test subjects were more in the College of Arts and Sci- convey the idea of a “unit of cultural likely to take bites within five sec- AUDREY FAIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF ences and a weekly columnist for transmission,” rhyming it with the College of Arts and Sciences sophomores Alexander Thomas Risberg, The Daily Free Press. She can be word “gene” because memes are also Samuel Taber and Matthew Brady held in an impromptu jam session reached at [email protected] a type of replicator. Memes, see page 4 outside of Marsh Chapel on Friday. 4 Monday, February 13, 2012 Prof.: Mass. schools ‘haven’t caught up’ Sustainability Sundays creates interaction between students to growth of manufacturing industry Sustainability: From Page 1 bates about environmental issues. One of the reasons prospective “Our goal is to prepare them Manufacturing: From Page 3 manufacturing workers have not for the feedback they’ll hear when “There has been a shift from been able to meet the higher stan- they talk about these subjects with low-value added manufacturing, dards of hiring firms, he said, is their friends,” Messer said. which has gone offshore,” Healy because schools and students have Other topics that have been said, “to high-value added manu- not had the time to adjust to the discussed include the Keystone facturing, also called advanced needs of the industry. XL pipeline and worldwide gov- manufacturing.” “Massachusetts schools haven’t ernment policy on investing in The jobs available in advanced caught up just yet,” he said. new technologies. manufacturing, Healy said, require Margo said this is probably both With Sustainability Sundays, a far greater level of education and a problem at the high-school and the groups aim to take people be- training than the “low-value add- community-college level. High yond the usual presentations about ed” manufacturing positions that school students in Massachusetts sustainability and engage them in used to be more prevalent in Mas- who are planning on attending debates that can raise awareness sachusetts. college, he said, are not thinking about why these issues exist. The employment shift in the about these jobs. The student groups choose to manufacturing sector from low- To resolve the employment work with Blue State Coffee be- skill, low-educated workers to difficulties faced by firms unable cause of its commitment to pro- high-skill, well-educated workers to find qualified workers, he said, moting sustainability, said SMG may also be a result of technology firms should look to partner up senior Jaime Silverstein, vice investments made by manufactur- with schools. president of Campus Affairs for ing firms in recent years, said Pro- “Public-private partnerships Net Impact. fessor Robert Margo, who teaches where firms team up with local Blue State Coffee hosts sus- economics at Boston University. community colleges so that their tainability events, recycles and “Technological change has ex- labor needs are clearly expressed donates 2 percent of its profits to hibited ‘capital-skill’ complemen- in the curriculum,” Margo said, “is charity. tarity, meaning that manufacturing arguably one way for such firms to Ryan Ludwig, manager of is both capital intensive and, in- enhance the number of qualified Blue State Coffee, said he works creasingly, skill intensive,” he said. applicants.” to ensure everything is done with consideration to its environmental impact. Students believe in the correlation “Every spoon, every cup is re- Belen Cusi/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR cyclable,” he said. “We also com- School of Management senior Matt Messer led the discussion on energy between memes, eating habits post the coffee grounds, which renewal at the New Impact’s second “Sustainability Sunday Coffee and BU Anthropology Professor Mer- a lot of other coffee shops don’t Convo” of the semester. The group meets once a week to discuss issues emes: From Page 3 M ry White, however, said the concept take the time to do.” related to sustainability at the Blue State Coffee in Boston University’s west Sustainability Sundays has campus onds of each other, which the re- of a meme could be useful. garnered attention from not only events has increased partly due to together and sharing ideas.” searchers labeled as mimicry, ac- “Replication of a behavior or students, but also people outside its cooperation with the Environ- CAS alumnus Brian Sharkey, cording to the study published in the practice in face-to-face groups – or of BU, Ludwig said. The number mental Coalition and Sustainabil- who has attended Sustainabil- online journal PLoS ONE. replication in social media, both of attendees has grown since its ity Sundays. ity Sundays regularly, said the Another study published in the make sense,” White said in an email. launch. “It’s nice to see more inter- meetings allowed him to not only Journal of Social and Clinical Psy- “It is through such replication that Net Impact used to meet week- action between green groups on educate himself, but also involve chology found that participants who culture is created and codified – we ly on its own, but discontinued campus because they’d become himself in these issues. believed their peer wanted them to create a way of doing something, the meetings due to a low turn- pretty isolated,” said College of “There were some statistics eat consumed more food and wanted such as eating with chopsticks, it out. Although the club struggles Arts and Sciences junior Court- put out there that I never heard to consume the same amount as their becomes much more than an individ- to increase its official member- ney Carroll, a Net Impact mem- before,” he said, “and it’s a good peer. ual’s use of the tool, and eventually, ship, Messer said participation in ber. “It’s nice to see them getting opportunity to engage yourself.” The researchers linked this to so- can even become a stereotype – as in ciotropy, which they explained as the ‘chopstick cultures.’” desire to please others and keep good White said she also sees potential relationships. memes in the field of advertising. Members of the BU community, “We see athletes used to promote however, said they did not agree with certain foods or drinks,” White said. the value Katz placed on memes. “I think the image of a big bruiser “The problem is [a meme] is not halfback is going to have some effect very much like a gene,” said Profes- – and if young people who otherwise are eating junk see this guy with the Excited for the BU vs. BC sor Matt Cartmill, who teaches bio- logical anthropology at BU. milk mustache who is no sissy, just Genes are clearly defined by their maybe it can become hardwired into chemical makeup and function, Cart- a ‘meme’-like transferable idea.” Beanpot Championship? mill said, but memes do not have BU College of Arts and Sciences such boundaries. freshman Rocco Bagnarol said he Cartmill also said he does not was not very familiar with meme think meme theory furthers the sci- theory beyond the Internet trend. entific discussion very much -or re But Bagnarol said he sees par- hashes old knowledge. tying as a potential meme and that We are too! Professor Jenny White, of BU’s “popularity is related to how many anthropology department, said meme pictures you have on Facebook with theory is flawed. She said the dietary red plastic cups in your hands.” memes explained by Katz are model- Beata Gabriela Koziol, a CAS ing a natural behavior in which hu- sophomore, said dining habits are mans learn how to act. more natural for people to mimic. Check out freepblog.word- “That’s what [people] do in order “Especially if you think about it to be sociable, but in the process they from a social perspective,” Koziol are also learning what to do,” she said. “If someone says ‘I’m going to press.com for a video on said. “That’s how culture is passed have dessert,’ you’ll say, ‘I’m having on – you don’t need a whole meme it too.’” concept to explain that.” why BU students HATE BC Today’s crossword solution brought to you by... Melted FroYo and Dreams And be sure to check out our live blog at bostonhockey- blog.com if you can’t make the game Monday, February 13, 2012 5 IN BUSINESS Big Money, Small Business Obama’s small business tax break proposal: effective economic relief, or strategic political move?

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ccording to Reuters, the Obama ditional dollar of the revenue determines much today. They buy stuff on Amazon they want, instead of going with the flow,” administration wants Congress whether the employer wants to hire more or other companies’ websites. But online said Boston. “But the younger generation to enact or expand tax breaks for people.” shopping couldn’t replace sniffing and try- is still the engine of consumption. There smallA businesses and remove barriers to are two independent bookstores in Harvard startups-- ideas he proposed over the last Square that’s facing going out of business year which he will feature in his 2013 “The shop owners said if the younger budget next month. people purchase only 20% of the amount The proposal is expected to boost the of books they purchase on Amazon in their economy and create jobs. The business stores, they could survive.” owners in Boston reacted differently to Boston said the tax cut might raise peo- the proposal. ple’s awareness of how tax flows in the Chris Chan, manager of Noodle Street, community. said he would be delighted if the Congress “If you purchase locally, 70 percent of the passed the proposal. tax stays in the community. If you purchase “All of the stores on Commonwealth Av- from corporates, the tax would flow to Wall enue have been affected by the recession,” Street,” Boston said. said Chan. “Business is not as good as be- “I hope the proposal could be implement- fore. It would be a relief if the proposal ed before it’s too late,” Boston said. “We’ve becomes real. But I think it’s too late for already lost so many stores in Harvard the economy.” Square” “The tax break might reduce the cost of Ella Calusen, a freshman in College of small businesses by 1 to 2 percent and Communication said the tax cut is a good make them a little bit more competitive thing. with big corporations,” said James Post, “I’m a big supporter of local and small professor of Corporate Management in businesses. Although I don’t think the plan School of Management. can make a huge difference, it’s a nice idea.” “However, giving a tax break to the “The proposal is targeted to affect a cer- small businesses is not going to revive tain amount of people. It makes sense that the whole country’s economy,” said Post. Obama is trying to appeal to the people dur- “They make up only a little portion of the ing the election. I don’t think pulling out a nation’s consumption.” public relation strategy is a sneaky move,” Calusen said. A POLITICAL PLOY? THE DOUBTS The proposal might have more political implications due to the presidential cam- While some view the tax cut as helpful fi- paign. nancial relief, other small business owners “Obama is putting up a plan that makes remain skeptical. everybody happy,” said Jeffery Furman, “I’ve never been an Obama fan,” said Lou- Assistant professor of Strategy & Policy ie Fenerlis, owner of Louie’s barbershop. at SMG. “Big corporations are few in “I’ve been running this store since 1993. I number; small businesses outnumber them go to work at 7 a.m. and get off at 6 p.m.; by almost 40 times in our country.” I know all of my customers by name,” he “There is huge number of small busi- said. “The government doesn’t run my grace donnelly/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF nesses in every village, or town. Grocery store, I do.” stores, restaurants, dry cleaning - every Harvard Square drug store Colonial Drug is one of the small businesses targeted “Even if the proposal is passed by Con- community has a set of services. And by Obama’s tax proposal. gress, the government can still get my mon- that’s why the proposal affect most re- ey from other places. I’ve got four employ- gions in the country,” said Furman. ing perfume in a boutique store,” Boston ees. What if he [Obama] raises the health “It’s common for politicians who want to AN URGENT PLEDGE said. insurance cost?” Fenerlis said. get re-elected to throw out a proposal like “I’m definitely happy that a proposal is be- Kevin Hom, a regular customer at the that,” said David Weil, professor of Public In today’s crowded and competitive mar- ing made to help the small businesses, espe- Louie’s for 19 years, said it’s unlikely that Policy in SMG. “Bill Clinton did the same ketplace where all the local businesses are cially in Harvard Square,” said Boston. “It’s the tax break would bring the price down. thing in 1997. George Bush did the same being replaced by corporate brand names, crucial that we keep its character,” Boston “The haircuts used to be $12 when I was a thing in 2004. They want to put a happy small businesses are looking for an out- said. freshman. Now it’s $16. The heavy inflation face on the economy and convince people break. Colonial Drug, a small pharmacy in However, local businesses are gradually is bringing the price up,” Hom said. “I don’t that we are doing better.” Harvard Square that has been owned by the losing their place in Harvard Square. As lo- think the proposal is going to benefit small However, Weil does believe the proposal same family since the 1940s, is one of them. cal stores being replaced by brand names businesses too much because they have to has the potential to create a lot of jobs. Cathy Boston, the owner of Colonial Drug, like Ann Taylor and American Apparel, the worry about utilities, employee benefits, “Sometimes people neglect how much feels a tax cut would offer much-needed re- small businesses are trembling. and so many other things. It’s a nice idea, effect small businesses make on creating lief for small businesses. “Our regular customers are usually more but it’s too late.” jobs,” said Weil. “The tax rate for an ad- “People don’t patronize local stores that sophisticated and refined. They know what CRAVING BUSINESS NEWS? For more InBusiness and other features, check out The Daily Free Press blog! FREEPBLOG.WORDPRESS.COM 6 Monday, February 13, 2012 pinion O Kilroy’s Corner The Daily Free Press The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University 42nd year F Volume 82 F Issue 70 Back to the start Chelsea Diana, Editor-in-Chief Tim Healey, Managing Editor think I’m living my college experi- get my meals anymore? Freshman year I ence backwards—if that’s possible. had a healthy number of meals and dining Steph Solis, Campus Editor Sydney L. Shea, City Editor What I mean is, I am acting more points left at the end of the year. Now I likeI a freshman these days than I ever was find myself eating through my guest meals Meredith Perri, Sports Editor Sofiya Mahdi,Opinion Page Editor as, well, a freshman. (good thing I’ve never brought a guest to Let’s review. my dining hall) and purchasing additional Audrey Fain, Ricky Wilson, Photo Editors Kira Cole, Features editor 1. I can no longer swipe into my dorm. dining points halfway through the year. I used to have this arrogant little flourish I One explanation: I’m eating breakfast— Kaylee Hill, Layout Editor Praise Hong, Advertising Manager did every time a habit like FitRec that should occur less Valeria Morgan, Office Manager I swiped my and less over your college years. I mean, The Daily Free Press (ISSN 1094-7337) is published Monday through Thursday during card. The habit freshman year the only breakfast food that the academic year except during vacation and exam periods by Back Bay Publishing Co.,Inc., a nonprofit corporation operated by Boston University students. No content can developed the I consumed was the Lucky Charms cereal be reproduced without the permission of Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. second week that sat in the dining hall until 9 p.m. Now, Copyright © 2010 Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. of my fresh- as a sophomore I’m choosing to wake up man year when 30 minutes early to bury my face in my I realized that waffle as opposed to my bed pillow. I was much 4. Laundry. Where do I start? Freshman more success- year I never once encountered a problem ful at swiping with my laundry. God, was I lucky. Even On Whitney Houston in than every- living in Warren, one of the most popu- one around lated dorms, I always managed to acquire Whitney Houston, a woman with one New York Times, paparazzi and other on- MEAGHAN me—really, it’s a machine on the first try. But somehow, of the most recognizable singing voices lookers crowded outside the hotel upon KILROY not that hard. living in Myles, encountering an empty in the music industry, was found dead in hearing the news and many couldn’t be- But something machine is the same as spotting the golden a Beverly Hilton hotel room on Wilshire lieve how a woman who once dominated happened this year. I’ve lost my flourish. snitch. And that’s not the only problem. Boulevard yesterday. At just 48 years old, the music world had fallen so far from Every time I step up to the Myles secu- Somehow, I always manage to choose the her untimely end has sent shockwaves grace. As of now, the cause of her death rity desk, there’s a tapping of feet and col- washing machine that gets my clothes too throughout the entire music industry and is unknown, but rumors are already cir- lective sigh from the 10 or so kids behind wet, followed by a dryer that never gets beyond, following in the unfortunate foot- culating that substance abuse is a likely me. Literally, crossing the threshold of my clothes dry. Two drying cycles in and steps of so many other troubled superstars cause. Watching someone struggling with Myles is now a two-minute operation. It my clothes are still damp as ever. Frankly, who fell victim to drug abuse. addiction in such a public domain is bad doesn’t matter that I swipe my card like I dread laundry day not because I’m so Yet a majority of fans and admirers enough, and yet out of the millions who all the other kids – with my picture fac- lazy that I can’t bring myself to do it, but did not turn to pictures of Houston do- adored the troubled singer, not one man- ing me. Even brushing the card off on my because afterwards, my room looks like it ing drugs or stumbling out of a restaurant aged to prevent her death. pants doesn’t help. The security guard still was burglarized. Imagine: pounds of laun- upon hearing of her death. Facebook and Whitney Houston will always be re- has to remove my ID from my clenched dry drying from every hook, every corner. Twitter witnessed a surge of traffic as membered as a singer and entertainer fist and swipe in for me. Apparently our This isn’t how it’s supposed to be. I’m a thousands paid their respects. These were first, and an addict second. Her voice daily encounters have had no impact on sophomore. I’m supposed to remove my not messages of hatred, or judgment. first appeared in an album recorded and him because he still turns to me and asks fully dried clothes from the dryer, stuff Of course, there were a small percent- released in 1985, and will remain in the me, “Do you live in this dorm, dear?” My them in my laundry bag, and let them sit age of insensitive commenters who felt hearts and minds of many who survive response: “Yes, don’t you remember me? there for a week. But no. I have to hang compelled to criticize her addiction, but her today. Houston’s troubled marriage I am the girl who causes a traffic jam in them all over my room where they even- that was expected. Most messages were to Bobby Brown, a Roxbury native, will your hallway every morning, afternoon, tually become such a nuisance that I am of sympathy and compassion, expressing certainly be a prevalent part of her legacy, and evening.” Okay, so maybe I don’t forced to put them away. sadness in the face of a death that could but it will not dominate her music. She say that. Maybe all I really do is mumble By the looks of it, I, Meaghan Kilroy, only be described as a tragedy. will be hailed as another example of our “Yes,” and hand over my card so he can I am the freshman that I never was. The Admittedly, Houston had her critics. generation’s “fallen stars”; stars in music swipe in for me, because frankly, after two first-year who can’t swipe herself into her She was a bad mother and an erratic per- and film who got so engrossed in fame minutes of foot tapping and sighing, I’m dorm, skip the gym like she’s supposed to, former toward the end of her short life. that a stable reality slipped further and done. I am so done. I’m a sophomore, and use her meal plan successfully and do her According to an article published in The further out of reach. if you didn’t know better, you’d think I laundry. I’m very interested to see how the was a freshman. rest of my college years play out. I can’t 2. FitRec. Why as a sophomore am imagine how things could get any more I going to FitRec now more than ever? backwards from here. I take that back. Getting Fit Recked is an experience that Things have been backwards from the should occur your freshman year and hap- start. Half of my Midwestern family and The front line pen less and less over the ensuing years. friends think I attend BC. This semester I go to the gym five times The United States of America has a trols, a reality that provides further justi- a week. According to the laws of the uni- formidable military force. Thousands of fication for the issue to be reviewed much verse, an upperclassman shouldn’t be Meaghan Kilroy is a sophomore in the men and women have been at the fore- more carefully. When the actual front line found there more than three times a week. College of Communication and a weekly front of the nation’s military endeavors, is concerned, the inclusion of women is Heck, at this point I should be taking the columnist for The Daily Free Press. She and these members are admired for their controversial. Physical differences be- BU Shuttle there and back. Walking? To can be reached at kilroymeg@hotmail. dedication to their country. However, for tween men and women raise concerns FitRec? Who do I think I am? A freshman? com women, their expression of dedication is over female capability. The issue should 3. Meals. How is it that I cannot bud- limited: Women are not permitted to fight come down to equality of opportunity for on the front line. Until this past Thurs- both sexes. If men and women receive day, women were unable to serve in any identical training and acquire the same occupations that involved being close to skill set, they should be afforded the op- the front line. In a country where women portunity to voluntarily use them in the have been granted such a vast array of same way. other civil rights, rarely any attention is This is definitely a breakthrough for Want to fill this paid to their inequality in combat. women to get closer to the front line, but The Pentagon has just taken a small it’s an issue that will continue to evolve yet significant step to breaking down that as dialogue increases. When assessments space? barrier. According to an article published of trainees are conducted, who fights on in The New York Times last Thursday, the front line should depend on their ca- women can now be permanently assigned pability, not whether they are male or fe- to a battalion, potentially serving as me- male. Whether or not women on the front chanics or medics. However, the article line will compromise America’s success also concedes that women just on a tem- in combat would be an issue if these Submit a letter to porary basis already fill many of these po- women didn’t endure a comparably gruel- sitions. Despite this theoretical ban, many ing training experience. Hopefully, these women have come under fire in Iraq and new rules will open a much larger realm the editor to: Afghanistan as part of infantry foot pa- of opportunity for women in the military.

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Double-Double: From page 8 When we do switch it up, if they don’t feel were moving,” said Stewart. “And we re- ing forwards. “They’re very focused, they like they have the time to get into that [de- bounded, which was extremely important.” play really hard, they’re passionate. As the fense], then it’s their call. They communi- Despite the all-around dominant per- game went on and on, they figured it out With an apparently unsatisfactory 23-15 cate with each other well on the court.” formance by BU, there were aspects of the and positive things happened for them.” lead, the Terriers took off on an 11-0 run. Stewart and Agboola made it nearly game that didn’t go as well as planned. With Efficiency was key for BU’s two occu- Using a variation of press defense, BU impossible for the opposing big-women senior guard Alex Young unable to convert piers of the paint. Agboola was successful forced Stony Brook to commit a total of 15 to score, either batting away feeds down from 3-point range, rebounding played an on four of her seven attempts from the field turnovers, and double-teams and corner- low or swatting short shot attempts off the important role by providing second-chance (57.1 percent) and Stewart was 6-for-9 traps forced hasty passes and loose balls glass. Agboola alone finished with four looks at the basket. Stewart came down (66.7 percent), including a flawless 3-for-3 that Terriers turned into points. blocks, three of which came in the second with two offensive rebounds and Agboola performance from the charity stripe. “Talking is the key, I think, to most half. She now leads America East in blocks managed to accrue seven. “Good for those two,” Greenberg said. sports,” said Greenberg. “We have some with 30. “I can’t talk enough about the two of “They deserve it. They really work hard all people out there who are always talking. “I think our top picked up, and our feet them,” Greenberg said of her two start- of the time.” BU held Stony Brook to least points by opposing team on season

Stony Brook: From page 8 about our guards. That’s a sign of how and brought the Terriers ahead by a sig- for the game. far we’ve come with our inside game this nificant margin. The Seawolves weren’t alone in their to the last five minutes of the half. Sat- year.” With a little more than six minutes struggles, though: BU had a hard time at urday marked the second game in a row While BU struggled to score in the left in the game, BU pulled ahead 43-23 the charity stripe, going 11-for-23 (47.8 that the Terriers did not score in the final first half, the Terriers opened the second and did not surrender the large lead for percent), a far cry from its season per- minutes of the first half. half with an 11-0 run, six of which were the rest of the game. The Terriers cruised centage of 66.9. “We became a little hesitant when we scored by Stewart. to victory as the entire bench saw play- Though they were plagued with of- weren’t knocking down the early ones,” The run was marked by improved de- ing time in the 56-31 win over the Sea- fensive struggles in the first half, both Greenberg said. fensive play during which the Terriers, wolves. Greenberg and the players look at the When they struggled to score, the Ter- especially Agboola, who rebounded the “For another team to clearly define game as a learning opportunity as they riers were forced to readjust their game, ball well and turned those rebounds into what we’re doing, they can’t,” Green- move forward in conference play – and taking more jump shots then they nor- points. berg said. “We tell the players, let’s set their winning streak. mally do because their forwards, Stewart “Rashidat went back in the second up this way, and every time down the “You know, we can’t take any team and Agboola, could not get inside. half there and I was just kind of like, court do something different.” for granted,” Stewart said. “Every team “They [the Seawolves] did a good ‘Wow, let me sit back and enjoy this,’” Stony Brook’s 31 points were the is going to come out and play us really job taking down Rashidat and Caroline,” Greenberg said. lowest by any BU opponent this season hard, probably play the best game they Greenberg said, “which, in my mind, During the second half, Agboola and as the Terriers’ defense held them to can against us and we have to be ready that’s a first for us, not being worried Stewart broke free from the Stony Brook a 24.0 field goal percentage (12-of-50), for that.” defense that stifled them in the first half while BU shot 36.4 percent (20-of-55) Strong defense aids Terriers in win Parker: Nothing is destiny, only

Maine: From page 8 Justin Edwards and Gerald McLemore. The pair entered the game as two of thing that counts is playing hard 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds. the top scorers in America East play, It has been a largely up-and-down but they combined to shoot just 5-of- Beanpot: From page 8 championship. BC’s total Beanpot titles, sophomore campaign for the promis- 25 from the field for nine total points. 16, pale in comparison to BU’s 29 Beanpot ing, potential-laden sophomore forward, “We didn’t want those guys to be able easily, topping the Catamounts by a 6-1 championships. The Terriers’ traditionally but against the Black Bears (11-13, 5-8 to turn the corner on ball screen action, margin. strong performance in the tournament has America East), things seemed to click. and so they were going to have to score “They have arguably the best skating generated nicknames for the tournament “Just playing with a lot of confidence, be- the ball in a different way,” Jones said. “A team in the country,” said senior captain like the “BU Invitational,” and BU has oc- lieving that my team has my back and just go- lot of times when you play against a team, Chris Connolly. “They always do. They casionally been nicknamed “Beanpot Uni- ing out there and having fun,” Morris said of you try to take away what they like to do, have a lot of small fast forwards and that versity”. the keys to his success. “Usually when I play and I think we did a great job of that.” makes it really important that our decisions But the Eagles have stolen some of BU’s bad, it’s because I’m trying to think too much The win tonight was also the 100th of at blue lines are the right ones and we chip thunder by winning three of the last four or overdoing something. So tonight, I just de- Jones’ career, including his seven-year stint pucks in and don’t make too many turn- Beanpots, and they enter Monday night’s cided to be free and go out and play and play as the head coach at Columbia University, overs, because they’ll really make you pay game with a chance to win their third con- hard for my teammates. It worked out well.” though Jones said that the milestone wasn’t for it off the rush.” secutive Beanpot. The three-peat is a feat Overall, it was not the strongest of offensive anything special, insisting that he doesn’t In contrast to the recent BC success, BU that a team other than BU has only ac- performances from the Terriers, as the team shot “really think about that kind of stuff.” enters the Beanpot title game off two un- complished one other time in Beanpot his- 64 percent from the free-throw line on 25 free- Moving forward, excluding an ESPN derwhelming performances. The first came tory, as BC won three consecutive Beanpot throw attempts, as well as 41.8 percent from BracketBuster matchup against Loyola in last Monday’s less-than-spirited 3-1 win championships back in 1963-65. the field and 26.3 percent from 3-point range. University (Maryland), the Terriers have over Harvard that Parker said was an ex- While Parker remains somewhat im- Given those struggles, along with three games left in the regular season, ample of the Terriers “not playing their best pressed by BU’s historical dominance of a sluggish six-point performance from all of which are against teams in the bot- game.” BU followed up Monday’s lacklus- the tournament and BC’s recent success, sophomore point guard D.J. Irving, tom half of the America East standings. ter performance with a 3-2 loss to the Uni- he said neither should have any bearing on Jones was happy walk away with a win. With Thursday hopefully serving as a versity of Massachusetts Friday night. Monday night’s game. “I didn’t think it was one of our bet- lesson, Jones said he hoped that his start- Parker, however, said he doubts either “In the ‘90s, we won 8 out of the 10 ter shooting nights,” Jones said. “Obvi- ers and team can get back to playing their team’s recent results will have an effect on Beanpots, and in the 2000s, we won 7 out ously, our two leading scorers go 6-for-19 best ball at the right time of the year. the Beanpot championship game. of the 10 Beanpots,” Parker said. “Now and we still win by 13 points – that’s a “I hope that everyone understands in life “I don’t think any of that matters,” Park- we’re in the 2010s and we haven’t won any good night for us, to be honest with you.” you have to get results,” Jones said. “It’s about er said. “Sometimes crazy things happen in yet. So there’s a long haul for us to match Part of BU’s success against Maine could results. All of us in here, if you’re not getting the Beanpot. Exciting things happen. The up [to] that type of standard. be attributed to a strong defensive perfor- the job done, there’s someone else that’s going game can get wide open. It can get ridicu- “Our fans probably think that we’re sup- mance from the Terriers. Though the Black to be right behind you waiting for that oppor- lously emotional. There’s a whole bunch of posed to win it, but nothing is destiny. The Bears were playing without one of the confer- tunity. You hope that everybody understands things that can go on.” only thing that counts is playing hard [to- ence’s best big men in center Alasdair Fraser, that and we can be better for that.” The one thing BU does not want to night].” BU neutralized Maine’s other stars – guards see Monday night is another BC Beanpot Follow us on Twitter:

@DFPsports @BOShockeyblog @BUbballblog Quotable “ The Daily Free Press Beanpot University I was just kind of like, ‘Wow, let me sit back and enjoy this.’ If the BU men’s hockey team wins the -Women’s Beanpot championship tonight, it will be the Terriers 30th Beanpot title. The basketball“ coach Kelly Greenberg on sophomore Sports Terriers have won the most titles of any forward Rashidat Agboola team in the tournament. , p. 8 [ www.dailyfreepress.com ] Page 8 Monday, February 13, 2012 Terriers hunt for redemption in Beapot final ByArielle Aronson complished and by what they’ve 7-9-1, the Eagles seem to have Daily Free Press Staff won,” said BU coach Jack Parker. found their groove. They are win- The No. 1/ 2 Boston Univer- “BU teams aren’t real good teams ners of four straight games thanks sity men’s ice hockey entered unless they win some champion- in part to more consistent play this season’s Beanpot tournament ships. You could be No. 1 in the from junior goaltender Parker looking to prove itself after an nation or the No. 1 seed in your Milner, who, after being benched embarrassing fourth-place finish league. You can get to the Beanpot for most of January, has started in last season’s tournament. The final. You can do all those things the last four games for the Eagles. Terriers took care of business in that make you look like you’re Milner owns a .909 save percent- last Monday’s Beanpot semifinal about to win a championship, but age through his 19 starts this sea- via their 3-1 win over Harvard, if you don’t win something, it’s son. but the journey for revenge is not just an okay year no matter what BC also boasts a fearsome yet complete, as a berth in the the record is. group of forwards in junior Chris Beanpot title game does not win “This team will be judged Kreider (18 goals, 15 assists), any trophies. on what happens from now un- senior Barry Almeida (17 goals, So on Monday night, BU will til March and April. We’ll see 9 assists), and freshman Johnny look to finish the job when it takes who is going to get a chance to Gaudreau (13 goals, 11 assists). the ice against No. 4/5 Boston win championships in March and The Eagles enter Monday’s College at TD Garden in a game April. This is the first one that is match-up on the heels of two that will not only determine this available.” dominating victories. Last Mon- season’s Beanpot champion, but The task of winning a cham- day, BC throttled Northeastern, also partly determine the legacy pionship Monday night will not 7-1, in the Beanpot semifinal, and JUNHEE CHUNG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF of this season’s BU team. be an easy one. After a sluggish on Friday night, the Eagles han- Senior captain Chris Connolly celebrates his goal during Fri- “You judge a team at the end stretch from November through dled the University of Vermont day’s game against UMass. The Terriers will take on BC in the of the year by what they’ve ac- mid-January in which BC went Beanpot, see page 4 Beanpot title game tonight. New look, same result: Terriers take down Black Bears By Craig Meyer who had grown so accustomed to time this season, most of the focus cisions, but that definitely was one Senior guard Darryl Partin led Daily Free Press Staff similar starting lineups throughout remained with the altered lineup. of the things that I thought about.” all scorers with 14 points and, for On Thursday night at Case the year, Thursday’s game was a “I felt it was the right thing to With the new starters in place, him, it didn’t matter that his of- Gymnasium, the most mundane clean break, as BU came out with an do at this time,” BU head coach the night was an overall success fensive production came from the of events quickly became unpre- unorthodox and unexpected lineup Joe Jones said of the decision. for BU (14-13, 10-3 America East), bench for the first time this season. dictable and hard to figure out. of Matt Griffin, Mike Terry,- Ma One factor that Jones cited was which won its third consecutive “It was coach’s decision, so it’s BU 67 As the lik Thomas and Jeff Pelage, along his team’s sluggish starts in its last game and now has a winning record fine,” Partin said. “As long as we Maine 54 Boston Uni- with usual starter Travis Robinson. two games against the University of for the first time this season. get that win, that’s all that matters.” versity men’s With the new group of players Vermont and University at Albany. Additionally, the win ensured the While Partin has been the Terri- basketball team walked out on the leading the Terriers out on the court, “It was a coach’s decision, so Terriers of finishing no worse than ers’ leading scorer in most of their court for the opening tip, just as it the team came away with a 67-54 there were a lot of things, that was third place in the final America East games this season, the team was bol- does every game, a collective sense win over the University of Maine. probably one of the things I was Conference standings when paired stered by a strong performance in- of surprise echoed through the gym. But even on a night when BU went looking at,” Jones said. “There are with Albany’s loss to the University side from Dom Morris, who scored For BU fans and media alike over the .500 plateau for the first other variables that go into these de- of New Hampshire Thursday. Maine, see page 7 Women’s basketball sinks Seawolves, earns 12th straight BU undefeated in America East play Forwards contribute two By Sam Simmons the game with a 5-0 run by Stew- Daily Free Press Staff art. The Terriers continued to double-doubles in win build their lead through the half By Tyler Lay because I’d rather have it on The Boston University wom- Daily Free Press Staff when a 3-pointer by junior guard the block,” Stewart said. “But if en’s basketball team extended its Chantell Alford, her first basket When the shots weren’t fall- they’re not going to play up then, win streak to 12 as the Terriers of the game, put them ahead 14-5 ing and an energetic defense was yeah, we will take those [shots]. defeated Stony Brook University with a little fewer than 10 minutes preventing any attempt at driving Anyone on our team will take 56-31 Saturday afternoon at Case remaining. to the basket, the Boston Univer- that.” Gymnasium. With the win, BU “Defensively we were great,” sity women’s basketball team put At the final buzzer, the stat remains undefeated in conference Greenberg said. “But when you’re the game in the hands of its paint sheet showed a double-double, play. not scoring, it’s just frustrating players. with 15 points and 10 rebounds Sophomore forward Rashidat and I thought we got a lot of nice Senior forward Caroline next to Stewart’s name. Agboola and senior forward Car- looks.” Stewart and sophomore forward Before the end of the first half, oline Stewart posted double-dou- In the final minutes of the Rashidat Agboola were the top Stewart’s aggression had yielded bles in BU half, however, Stony Brook held contributors in Boston Univer- three fouls, and she was forced to 56 a game off the Terriers’ offense and drew sity’s 56-31 victory over Stony spend some time on the bench. STony Brook 31 that within five points. Brook University on Saturday. Fortunately, the Terriers never began Though the game ended in a They combined for 26 points in missed a beat, as Agboola’s re- with Stewart, per the request of blowout win for the Terriers, the the match and held the starting bounding was unrivaled through- BU coach Kelly Greenberg, sing- players and Greenberg acknowl- bigs from Stony Brook to a total out. She grabbed a game-high 15 ing the national anthem. edged the problems that plagued of three. boards, and poured in 11 points to Stewart’s 15 points were a the Terriers. Shortly after making a guest complete a double-double of her team-high as well as a season- “Ugly, I thought,” Greenberg appearance as the singer of the own. high for the senior. The Topsfield said. “For the most part I would pre-game national anthem, Stew- “Rashidat went back in in the native also had 10 rebounds. say the first 25 to 28 minutes of art initiated the Terriers’ scoring second half and was really re- Agboola’s 15 rebounds were a the game were just ugly.” with a tough layup, complete with bounding like a monster in there,” team-high, and with 11 points she Despite briefly pulling ahead the and-one foul shot. She contin- said BU coach Kelly Greenberg. posted her fifth double-double of by 10 points, BU only led 23-15 ued to score consistently, playing The defensive spark initiated the season, another team-high. after Stony Brook prevented the efficiently under the hoop and hit- by Agboola at the beginning of After a basket by Stony Brook michaelcummo/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Terriers from scoring for close ting uncharacteristic jump shots the second half gave the Terriers (4-22, 1-12 America East), BU Senior forward Caroline from just inside the arc. a much needed momentum boost. (19-6, 12-0 America East) opened Stewart tony rook see page 7 “That’s a tough thing for me S B , Double-double, see page 7 The Bottom Line Monday, Feb. 13 Tuesday, Feb. 14 Wednesday, Feb. 15 Thursday, Feb. 16 Friday, Feb. 17 No Games Scheduled No Games Scheduled M. Hockey vs. Boston College (Bean- After setting a record for most points in M. Basketball vs. New Hampshire, 7 p.m. M. Hockey @ UMass-Lowell, 7 p.m. pot), 5 p.m. ...He plans to wish all of his fans, family Track @ America East Championships, his first four starts in NBA history, Jer- W. Basketball @ New Hampshire, 7 p.m. and friends a happy Val-Lin-tine’s day. emy Lin has a plan for Tuesday’s game... All Day