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Issue xxxvii. www.dailyfreepress.com [ The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University ] The MUSE Campus & City Sports A touch of tension: Ghana be a good time: Should a’, could a’, would a’: Weather Today: Sunny, High 53 New Strokes album Students from Boston schools prepare for Looking back at another disappointing Tonight: Cloudy, Low 35 alludes to band’s angst summer in Africa to film documentary Tomorrow: 48/36 page 5 page 3 page 8 m. hockey season Data Courtesy of weather.com Support for gay McMillan pushes students to make a BU prof. teams up marriage growing difference, rails against career pols. with Wikipedia, among Americans encourages students By Meaghan Kilroy to write for site Daily Free Press Staff By Lauren Dezenski Daily Free Press Staff In what some consider a signal of change, a poll released March 18 by ABC News and The Washington Post sug- Students citing Wikipedia can expect to gested more than half of Americans now get Fs on their term papers. But write for support legalizing same sex marriage. Wikipedia, and those same students could get In 2004, 32 percent of adults supported gay all As in one Boston University professor’s marriage, according to the poll. That number class. has risen to 53 percent. Professor of public policy and law David While ABC News called the shift in public Weil is encouraging students in the graduate opinion a “milestone,” members of the Boston program at the School of Management to help University community said that they were not Wikipedia generate public policy articles for surprised by the results of the poll. the massive online encyclopedia in his class “I honestly think that [the report] is not “Public Policy Analysis: Public Roles in shocking at all,” said College of Arts and Sci- Private Markets,” a Wikimedia Foundation spokeswoman said. ences sophomore Aretha Pinkney, the social RACHEL SCHOWALTER / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF chair of Spectrum, BU’s LGBTQ organization. Former New York gubernatorial candidate and YouTube phenomenon Jimmy Weil’s class is just one of many in Wiki- Pinkney said she believes people are begin- McMillan speaks at Northeastern University on Tuesday. media’s Public Policy Initiative, which part- ners universities with the foundation to create ning to accept the rights of gays and lesbians By Hannah Rex point. content for its most popular site. in the same way that they accepted women’s Daily Free Press Staff McMillan said that past generations have “Wikipedia is often peoples’ first refer- rights. ruined the future for the younger generation ence when they want a general overview Although Marsh Chapel does not have an and that the current government is eliminat- Empowering college students to create about important topics like public policy,” official stance on this issue, Tyler Sit, a College ing the chance for a successful future without jobs and eliminate their debt, Jimmy McMil- said LiAnna Davis, a spokeswoman for Wi- of Communication senior and a Marsh Chapel debt. lan, the leader of The Rent is Too Damn High kimedia. associate for the LGBTQ community, said he He said that while the government was Party, spoke to students at Northeastern Uni- Davis said having articles authored by stu- agreed that the United States has demonstrated giving federal money to bail companies out versity on Tuesday. dents is an asset to the website. an increased tolerance toward gays and lesbi- of debt, the citizens were losing their homes About 250 students and Boston residents “Having accurate, unbiased information ans. and cars. gathered to listen to McMillian, a New York available about these topics written by stu- “America is becoming a safer place for “I’m talking about necessities,” McMillan gubernatorial candidate in the 2010 election, dents who are studying them is critically im- people to come out of the closet,” Sit said. said. promote his ideas and motivate students to portant,” Davis said. “We [now] have students coming out in middle He said there needs to be more of a focus take action to improve their future. Weil said the project would help him both school, pastors, married people.” on creating employment for college graduates “It all boils down to one thing: the rent is in his teaching and his research. Marsh Chapel LGBTQ Associate Liz Dou- and less on military involvement and personal too damn high!” McMillan said. “It struck me as a great idea and would glass said that changes in the political climate issues like abortion. “What you aren’t being told is what allow me to both help students get a better since 2004 could have contributed to Ameri- While McMillan originally listed his polit- brought me here, and is what riled me dur- feel of the nature of public policy to-date,” cans’ increased tolerance. ical party as Democrat, he has switched to the ing the debate,” he said. “During the debate Weil said. “Gay marriage was first legalized in Mas- Republican Party to run for president in 2012. I spoke of issues that no one seemed to know “It will also introduce them to the nature sachusetts in 2004…since then, the American “I don’t want to bump heads with Obama,” what I’m talking about. Was it because of my of trying to separate out values from facts in a people have not seen the destruction of the state McMillan said. beard?” real way and a way to preserve their work and of Massachusetts because of its decision to of- However, he does not fear the Republican Nicknamed “Santa Claus,” McMillan said contribute to something beyond a research fer basic human rights to lesbians and gays,” candidates. he modeled his white hair and white beard af- paper.” Douglass said in an email. “People have been “I can beat them fools,” McMillan said. ter the hairstyle of a goat he owned. The project covers 31 courses at 22 uni- able to witness lesbians and gays commit them- McMillan is relying on social media to McMillan, a Vietnam War veteran, said he versities this semester, Davis said. selves in monogamous loving relationships and spread his message to younger generations used his war experiences to shape his political “Professor Weil’s public policy class has raise children in the same exact ways of hetero- and said that older people do not support him. platform, including his view that the drinking been a great introduction to learning about sexual couples.” He also emphasized that the politicians age is too high. the benefits of policy reform and action, Douglass explained that she thought recent currently in office are not accomplishing any- “I was smart enough to put a rifle in my coupled with an interesting, hands-on project pop culture has made the LGBTQ community thing. hands, I was smart enough to vote, but I was with Wikipedia,” said SMG graduate student too dumb to drink,” McMillan said. Many students nodded in agreement at this Same Sex, see page 4 McMillan, see page 4 Wiki, see page 2 BU, UC Davis to create center for biophotonics FIX UP, LOOK SHARP By Gretchen Baker nies from the industry. Daily Free Press Staff The CBSS program proposal predicts that the industrial component will include phar- Researchers from the Boston University maceutical companies, national and local Photonics Center and the University of Cali- laboratories, as well as companies that spe- fornia, Davis Center for Biophotonics Sci- cialize in medical devices used for diagnosis ence and Technology are launching a new and monitoring of diseases. Center for Biophotonic Sensors and Systems The variety of companies expected to in late April, after receiving an award from monitor the program’s research are “coalesc- the National Science Foundation. ing around common interest in biophotonics The new center’s research is expected to technology,” Bifano said. “Not only do they lead to commercial benefits such as disease get to interact with academic programs at BU diagnosis, drug efficacy testing, patient drug and UC Davis, but they also get to interact effectiveness monitoring and advances in with companies at other stages of the food food and water safety, according to a press chain.” release on the Photonics Center website. For the last 15 years, the Photonics Cen- BUPC Director Thomas Bifano said that ter at BU has executed similar prototyping because of the grant’s industry cooperative with defense partners, Bifano said. However, component, the partnering universities have many of the findings from defense research invited members of the health care industry were applicable to the health care field. to the program’s kick-off meeting on April 28 “We had the people and the skill set to and 29 to discuss their projects. confer them, but not the program,” Bifano BUPC Assistant Director Thomas Dudley said. The health care field’s strong presence said he estimates that in the course of five in both the northeast and in California pres- MICHAEL CUMMO / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF years the center could receive at least $1.25 Construction on the East Campus Center, which began in December, is picking up million in funding from the NSF and compa- Biophotonics, see page 4 steam as spring approaches. 2 Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Professor says Wikimedia, BU Daily Free Press Sponsors program beneficial to students Wiki: From Page 1 with Wikimedia. 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On some minute level, it happens to us every day, prepare for often slipping under the radar. No to women, matter the magnitude of loss that Ghana trip occurs, it accumulates and begins study says By Sydney Shea to have profound effects. The great Daily Free Press Staff Robert Frost, who always seems By Carol Kozma Daily Free Press Staff to hit me right where I need it, de- For the past 11 years col- scribes that which affects us in the Women are more attracted to lege students have been learning most beautiful terms. In his poem men when they are uncertain of about foreign countries first-hand “Birches,” he presents us with a the feelings the men hold toward through Students of the World, a tree weathered them, according to a study pub- non-profit organization that aims by ice and snow. lished in the Psychological Sci- to raise awareness about global He describes ence Journal. social issues. how, even after “When people are uncertain The Boston team of Students the changing of about an important outcome, they of the World includes one mem- seasons, the re- JULIE O’NEILL / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF ber from Boston University, five can hardly think about anything Boston University students participate in hip-hop class on Tuesday. entrance of con- else,” according to the study. from Harvard University and one stant sun and the “They think about such an event from the University of Texas. melting of the but do not yet adapt to it, because Mayor Menino vows to boost local This June the team will travel ice, the branches they do not know which outcome to Ghana to film a documentary of the birch tree to make sense of and explain.” about daily life and current is- remain bent and JAKE economy with health care discounts sues concerning microfinance and HAUNGS The study titled “‘He Loves weathered. The Me, He Loves Me Not…’ Un- By Chelsea Diana tion card called “bostONEcard” private loans that affect the coun- presence of cer- certainty Can Increase Romantic Daily Free Press Staff to make the city’s educational re- try’s rural population. tain losses and tough events in our Attraction” was conducted at the sources easier for students to take “We are hired to create a doc- lives may eventually flee from dai- University of Virginia. Dorchester businesses may get advantage of, according to the umentary in the month of June ly thought but our very own birch About 47 undergraduate fe- a boost after Mayor Thomas Me- City of Boston website. about how people are using these branches will forever be bent. male students were told the study nino presented plans to strengthen Similar to Boston University’s loans and how their lives have The worst pain in life comes was being conducted to decide the local economy during a speech Terrier Card, the bostONEcard changed,” said College of Com- when you know you should be cry- whether Facebook was a possible at the 100-year anniversary of the would be for students enrolled in munication junior Alex Osherow, ing but you just can’t. Something platform for online dating. The Dorchester Board of Trade, on the Boston public schools system the Boston team’s development so deep has come over you that women were divided into three Tuesday. to access various city services. coordinator. you can no longer think. Nothing’s groups in which they saw the fab- The improvements include Instead of having to carry Sarah Luberano, a Harvard there and you’ve become trapped ricated profiles of four men. discounts for the public health- numerous cards, bostONEcard sophomore, and the team’s assis- in this trance. When you lose some- The first group was told that care insurance, a city department would serve as a school ID, li- tant filmmaker, said the team is thing or someone in your life, you the men were interested in the specifically for small businesses, brary card, community center working with Opportunity Inter- almost feel robbed; as if what has women, the second that the men according to an article in The card and a Massachusetts Trans- national, a non-profit organization just happened was merely a by- were somewhat interested and the Boston Globe. portation Authority pass folded that aims to reduce poverty. product of crime. Nothing so strik- third group was told that, as the “You don’t have time to fool into one. “Opportunity International ing could have occurred on chance control group, they would not be around with bureaucracy. Some- Carver said to The Boston works in rural areas of Ghana or purpose. You begin to stare at told whether the men were inter- times, it takes you months to get Globe that there was a possibil- to help set up banking, give out food, absentmindedly attend class ested or only mildly so. through our bureaucracy,” Me- ity for businesses to become in- loans for private schools and act and wander the busy streets. All the The first two groups, according nino said during his speech. “My volved with and take advantage as a safe place to store money,” while, your mind is racing through to the study, demonstrated what goal is to make sure there’s a one- of the services provided by the Luberano said. empty space. Actions are gone. To was already known as “social stop service for all of you to come bostONEcard as well. Luberano said banks in Ghana lift a finger would be a chore. psychological truism: that people to.” The program is in a pilot have more trust in women than Loss comes from many direc- like others who like them,” which Without having to “hunt and phase at the Josiah Quincy Upper men when considering loans. tions and it’s in those times where is known as the reciprocity prin- peck” for access to public offi- School in Back Bay and the city “They give about 85 percent of we need ourselves the most. Only ciple. cials, the program will help small is in the process of determining their loans to women,” Luberano we can fully comprehend the extent For the third group, the study businesses gain liquor licenses whether to extend the program to said. “Men tend to spend the mon- of impact and only we can begin was able to confirm its predic- and resolve zoning problems fast- other schools. ey on alcohol and cigarettes.” to lick the wounds. Our greatest tion that women who do not know er, said Chairman Phillip Carver “Budgeting is the most impor- Mobile banks have been ad- struggle in this is our aversion from how men feel about them become of the Dorchester Board of Trade tant thing you can do in govern- opted by Opportunity Internation- healing our wounds. How could we much more attracted to them. to The Boston Globe. ment, because that tells us how al to extend credit to those with ever forget the deceased loved one The study said this occurs be- “It’s tough enough in this we’re operating,” Menino said restricted access to banks in the of the lost love? In turn we let our cause women obsess over the pos- economy. Mom and pop business- during his speech. agriculture-based country. wounds bleed, we tear the scabs sible outcomes. es don’t have the time to go down “If your numbers work, your “They have a large armored and eventually we are left with the “People’s uncertainty about to City Hall and find out which government works. It’s just like vehicle that drives from village hideous scar. The painless mark of how much another person likes department they need to ask for your business; if your numbers to village and people use their our brutal loss. them—such that they pick pet- what resource,” Carver said. don’t work, if there are holes, fingerprints to access bank- ac All the losses I’ve endured als off a flower to try to find out The plan would also include then…you don’t last too long.” haven’t quite hit me yet and I don’t whether that person loves them the addition of a photo identifica- Ghana, see page 4 think it ever will. Lives, love, or loves them not—may increase friends, dreams, hopes, expecta- their liking for that person,” ac- IT WAS THEM tions and decency have all been cording to the study. stripped from me at one time or However, Boston University another. Still, I just can’t cry. It be- psychology professor Hilda Per- comes so frequent that you almost litsh disagreed with the study. expect it and on a certain level can “Their conclusion about dat- sense when loss is on the horizon. ing advice ‘keeping people in We cannot allow the body to take the dark about how much we like full impact of an isolated incident, them will increase how much for it leaves far too much damage they think about us and will pique and little stability for future losses. their interest’ in my opinion is not So, we don’t cry, or rather, we don’t warranted. The measures do not fully express the emotions we feel measure what they purport to do until eventually that lack of expres- and thus the conclusions are not sion cements and becomes perma- valid,” Perlitsh said. nent. Some BU students agreed that It’s tough because no one person the study’s conclusion did not can give another person adequate seem accurate. advice on loss because we all expe- “If he did not show his interest rience and handle it in very differ- in me, I would not be interested,” ent ways. I can only direct us back said Qianyi Ye, a freshman in the to Frost and the very same poem: College of Communication. “In three words I can sum up ev- Despite this, some students erything I’ve learned about life: it said they believed that women are goes on.” more attracted to men when feel- Jake Haungs is a sophomore ings are ambiguous. in the College of Arts and Sci- “Desperation is not very at- ences and a weekly columnist for tractive, people play hard to get, RUTH BLUESTONE / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF The Daily Free Press. He can be Two Boston University students compare species found in subplots on a grassy knoll near Fenway reached at [email protected]. Study, see page 4 Park on Tuesday afternoon for an assignment. 4 Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Grant ‘very exciting,’ center director says Marsh associate optimistic about future of gay marriage

Biophotonics: From Page 1 Matthews added that the grant Same Sex: From Page 1 younger accept [gay marriage], but and teens committing suicide be- is “very exciting because it will al- older generations, not really,” said cause of the pain they’ve experienced ents a high level of industrial inter- low scientists from two established more accepted. Alksninis. “I think it is really in- due to others’ bullying and taunting.” est in both campuses’ research. photonics centers to work with col- “Television shows like ‘Glee,’ teresting that older people are now Douglass said that though the re- “Biophotonics allows for non- leagues from industry on projects ‘The Ellen Show,’ and others that in- accepting it even though it wasn’t port mentions growing support for invasive or minimally-invasive di- of common interest.” clude a gay or lesbian character also something that they were raised to gay marriage in many religions, most agnosis and therapy, ” said Dennis The center’s mission is to ad- tell the American people that lesbians understand.” notably among Catholics, lesbians Matthews, the director of the cen- vance biophotonic sensor technol- and gays are indeed everywhere,” Though acceptance of gay rights and gays are still not fully included in ter at UC Davis. The wide range ogy, to increase the quantity and she said. has increased across the board, Dou- many denominations. of wavelengths it relies on “means quality of professionals prepared to However, certain aspects of glass said that there is still work to be However, Douglass remains op- there are many effects that have work in the field and to solve unmet ABC’s report, including that support done. timistic. yet to be discovered, studied and needs in the health care sector us- for gay marriage has risen across all “I am aware that even though 53 “If people’s attitudes and thoughts applied, and it could lead to less ing biophotonic-sensing solutions. age groups, surprised some students. percent sounds like huge percentage can continue to evolve towards the costly medical devices.” COM freshman Lois Alksninis of American people in support of gay inclusion of all people, despite dif- said that the information in the report marriage, there are still the 47 percent ferences, like they have over the last impressed her. that are against it,” she said. “The sto- seven years, I have strong hope for Boston students prepare for trip ries continue of young LGBT adults the next seven years,” she said. to Ghana, plan fundraisers “People that I know that are Ghana: From Page 3 profit on their agriculture.” Mcmillan on Republican candidates: ‘I can beat them fools’ This Saturday, Students of the counts,” Luberano said. World is having a fundraiser at McMillan: From Page 1 “Like for example, pardoning us of “It seems like he actually wants Osherow said that Opportunity Tommy Doyle’s pub on Winthrop debt? That’s a terrible idea. It’s nev- to change the country,” she said. International aims to help farmers Street in Cambridge from 2 to 5 “Their time is up,” McMillan er going to work realistically.” Sassi agreed with McMillan’s who would not otherwise have ac- p.m, Osherow said. Admission is said. “It [society] don’t work like However Berenshtein agreed view that a college education should cess to financial services. $5 to see several musical perfor- that anymore.” with the overall concept of McMil- be free. “Their goal is to reach the peo- mances, and all profits go to Stu- Some who attended said they lan’s ideas. “When I took a look at all the ple that banks usually wouldn’t dents of the World. Several bands were not convinced by his argu- “I agree with some of his points, young children sitting out there [in and help them to get out of pov- will be playing. ments. like our parents messed up and it’s colleges], I felt all the spirits rush- erty,” Osherow said. There will be another fundrais- McMillan avoided a lot of ques- going to take us to change,” Beren- ing through me. I knew I couldn’t go “We’re going to be in a differ- er on April 16 at Sweat and Soul tions that were asked of him, said shtein said. wrong there,” McMillan said. ent location every week,” Luber- Yoga at 1032 Commonwealth Stan Berenshtein, a sophomore at Angie Sassi, a Northeastern He challenged students to take ano said. “We’ll be interviewing Ave. from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and en- Northeastern. freshman, hoped that American citi- risks, stop becoming politicians and a lot of cocoa farmers and seeing trance is $10. “He has a good general idea, zens listen to McMillan’s ideas and instead work toward improving the how loans helped them make a but no specifics,” Berenshtein said. take him seriously. future. Pick up a copy of Students disagree with attraction study Study: From Page 3 you think of the typical ‘man universal for both women and with mystery’,” said Kevin Wu, a men. [because] if someone acts like sophomore in the College of En- “I think everyone appreciates The FreeP tomorow, they like you too much, it seems gineering. an air of mystery,” Jerez said. like they have no other options,” School of Management senior “[Starting a relationship] is some- said Anna Gensler, a junior in Martin Gregory Jerez said that thing new and exciting. It’s differ- FOOLS COM. although the study focused on ent; you don’t want to get bored.” “It kind of makes sense when women, the results are probably

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The Strokes’ newest angle Steve Church TV news update Music Editor Sam Ulan here’s an expression: “phoning it in.” Generally, this the Strokes embarked on an extended hiatus marked by various MUSE Staff Writer phrase is meant to demonstrate someone performing solo projects and only a vague promise that the band would ever a task without actually giving a damn. But as The reunite. The MUSE breaks down the best Strokes’T first album in five years, Angles (RCA), was literally Four years later, the Strokes have returned with Angles, an and worst of what’s happening in phoned in, we might want to reconsider the implications of the album steeped in 80s influence and experimental recording tech- term. The album was recorded near guitarist Albert Hammond niques. The band’s traditional melodic hooks have made room the world of television. Jr.’s home in upstate New York, and suggested a band that had for increased synthesizers and vocal layering. Though some crit- become fractured and discontent. ics have charged the album with feeling disjointed, an inevitable Donald Trump vs. Whoopie: Early press revealed that frontman and primary songwriter reaction due to the band’s recent history, Angles has revealed The talk show showdown Julian Casablancas had intentionally separated himself from his some of the Strokes most memorable songs to date. Notorious foot-in-his-mouth billionaire and Presiden- bandmates — recording many of the album’s vocals alone in The three openers, “Machu Picchu,” “Under Cover of Dark- tial hopeful (really?) Donald Trump is upset with Whoopi New York City and emailing them to the rest of the group. Casa- ness” and “Two Kinds of Happiness” are the strongest on the Goldberg after last week’s heated debate that ended with blancas, who usually dominated the Strokes’ recording process, album. “Machu Picchu” evokes a form of electronic reggae Trump apparently feeling “insulted.” While chatting with was attempting to forge a more collaborative effort amongst the that only the Strokes could produce. The track is supported by the ladies of The View, Trump asked of Obama, “Why band, but rumors circulated that his seclusion was doing more Nikolai Fraiture’s infectious bass line and Casablancas’ new doesn’t he show his birth certificate?” The comb-over harm than good to the album. However, the end result on Angles vocal range that was unseen on past albums. “Under Cover of continued at this pace, and Whoopi became increasingly is (at times) the most distinct and dynamic sound the Strokes Darkness” marks a return to form with catchy guitar riffs from and visibly annoyed, finally crying out about the racist im- have created since first -re guitarists Albert Hammond plications behind what Trump was spewing. On this Mon- leasing Is This It (RCA) 10 Jr. and Nick Valensi. Dreamy day’s Fox and Friends, Trump asserted that his comments years earlier — trading in synthesizers, lightning-fast were in no way race-related. Asked if he in fact believes their Velvet Underground guitar solos and Casablan- that Obama was not born in the US, Trump answered, “I influences for the likes of cas’ clenched, nasal singing am really concerned.” He offered to share his own cer- Duran Duran, The Cars and characterize the strong 80s tificate and made mention that previous Presidents and The Police. influence on “Two Kinds of candidates like George W. Bush and John McCain have Angles emerges from Happiness.” happily provided their certificates. a turbulent period in the Angles’ most experimen- band’s history. Since form- tal song, “You’re So Right,” Kourtney Kardashian on TV ing in New York City in penned by Fraiture, explores (…and it’s not a reality show!) 1998, the Strokes have plodding synth and bass This week on One Life To Live, the oldest of the Kar- enjoyed one of the most underneath Casablancas’ dashian’s proved she can at the very least keep up with successful and acclaimed trancelike baritone as he ee- soap opera actors. The reality princess plays a lawyer music careers of the 21st rily sings: “I’m done with the by the name of Kassandra Kavanaugh (Get it? Double century. The poppy yet office / I’m done with the of- K? Just in case audiences missed it, the show itself even disengaged garage rock of fice / I’m done with the office draws attention to the not-so-subtle allusion), and gets a 2001’s Is This It — with / Hello, forest.” The album’s pretty decent sized role on camera. While she isn’t likely such classics as “Last middle section is comprised to get a Daytime Emmy (I hope…) her performance is no Night,” “Hard to Explain” of a collection of good, but worse than the usual soap opera dribble. Don’t worry, you and “Someday” — sent not great tracks like the play- don’t have to watch the whole episode to catch a peek, a shockwave through the ful “Taken For a Fool” and her scenes have been put up on YouTube for your viewing world of modern rock ‘n “Gratisfaction,” but it isn’t pleasure. roll. until the album closer, “Life Prior to then, bands like Is Simple in the Moonlight,” Two MTV reality stars get arrested for assault Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, and Korn dominated popular rock that the Strokes hit upon another classic. The sweetly sung ballad Steve-O was arrested for an outstanding warrant for as- music. Pop-punk bands such as Blink-182 and Sum 41 offered displays a tenderness unseen in much of the Strokes’ past mate- sault with a weapon, an incident that occurred more than an alternative to oppressive rapcore, but it seemed that rock mu- rial and once again proves that Casablancas’ voice is one of the eight years ago. He was finishing up a stand-up set in Cal- sic was a dying breed to be replaced by pop stars and hip-hop strongest forces on the album. gary from last weekend when police seized him at the air- in the mind of America’s youth. The Strokes helped to change Despite the album’s successes, the chaotic recording process port. The “comedian,” famous for his death-defying antics that, and today almost every indie rock band will cite Is This has taken a notable toll on the band. Valensi said the process was on Jackass, was released on $10,000 bail, and will have to It as an inspiration. The band followed up their debut with the unnerving and that he would not record an album in the same return for his court date in May. equally successful Room on Fire (RCA) in 2003, retaining their way ever again. That said, the Strokes have noted that Angles has Janelle Evans, 19, star of Teen Mom 2 was also taken catchy guitar hooks and Casablancas’ disaffected croons. How- left them with plenty of leftover material and that a fifth album is into police custody for assault and what police are call- ever, tensions within the band marred 2006’s First Impressions likely on its way in the near future. Here’s hoping the band can ing affray for fighting. Video found on TMZ.com shows of Earth (RCA), which, despite its expanded production value, settle their differences and create an album truly worthy of the the young mother tackling, wrestling and beating Britany could not measure up to the band’s first two efforts. And in 2007, Strokes’ talent. Truett. Her attorney however told TMZ that he believes Janelle was “set up” and in the video claims you can see how she was being egged on by friends. According to po- lice, the fight between the girls was over a boy, Kieffer DeVotchKa delivers Delp, who was also taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for cocaine possession. Sounds like a real catch. Lucien Flores MUSE Staff Writer Animal Planet jumps on the food show bandwagon The eclectic indie rock outfit DeVotchKa brought their Western “The Enemy Guns” and the unexpected and simple ac- Danielle Konya is an animal rights activist, and go fig- Eastern-European romps, Latin flair and theatric indie-rock to cordion and guitar cover of Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break ure the owner of a vegan bakery! Vegan Treats in Beth- the Paradise Rock Club on Saturday in what proved to be a tre- Your Heart.” However, it was DeVotchKa’s many Eastern-Eu- lehem, Pa. will be the stage to this new reality show that mendously fun evening. The opening act, Mariachi El Bronx – ropean romps that really took the show to higher level. Songs Konya hopes will be the key to showing audiences that a side project of hardcore rockers The Bronx – fully embraced such as “Basso Profundo” and “Vengo! Vengo!” got the audi- eating vegan directly saves animal lives, habitats and the their traditional Mexican alter egos. Dapper in ornate black ence moving and grooving to the sounds of accordion, violin and environment as a whole. The show, Sweet Avenger, is a charro outfits, they got the audience dancing to the harmony of a sousaphone ornamented with multicolored Christmas lights. new twist on what’s becoming a tired trend in the reality vihuela, Guitarrón, trumpet, violin and more. After El Bronx’s The band closed with “Ranchero,” a track with modest begin- world. It seems every network these days has a baking/ lively 30-minute set, DeVotchKa took the stage, kicking things nings that soon transformed into yet another buoyant European cooking/food related competition show springing up into off with “The Alley,” the opener of their most recent album, 100 number. What made the piece even more stirring was Urata’s schedules, but perhaps a show with an animal rights spin Lovers. While DeVotchKa seems intent on reaching the cathartic use of two unconventional instruments, the bouzouki and Ther- will lend the show some originality. highs of bands such as Arcade Fire on 100 Lovers, they still are emin, the former being a Greek mandolin-looking instrument an act that’s ripe for intimate settings reminiscent of their early that delivered an unexpectedly dark vibe while the latter is an Shameless goes out with a bang burlesque days, and their showing at Paradise certainly reflected eerie sounding electric device. Throughout the song, Urata fran- If you haven’t caught Showtime’s newest hit Shame- that. tically played his bouzouki while performing a leg-kicking jive less, you are doing yourself a disservice. The new show Lead singer Nick Urata delivered lyrics in his perfectly sultry reminiscent of a Russian folk dance. Urata then ventured over debuted at the start of this semester and just finished its voice. His graying scruff, a perfect complement to his passionate to the Theremin, playing both instruments at once, much to the 12-episode run on Sunday. The show, which is based on croon, heightened his suave wine-swigging, all-black-wearing delight of the audience. After what felt like 10 exhilarating min- an award winning and long running British series of the persona. While Urata was certainly not a man of many words, he utes, Urata thanked the audience, took a swig of wine, raised his same name, has been close in storyline to the original, but forged a great connection with the audience. During the band’s arms and spilled all over himself. This didn’t perturb him, and he that’s not to say the show doesn’t have twists and turns of indie-classic, “How It Ends,” Urata had the audience take over, nonchalantly went back to playing the bouzouki, this time with its own. Having watched bits of the British series and the turning his microphone to the loyal supporters who returned the the wine bottle. entire first season of the U.S. version, I can safely say you love by sharing lyrical duties. Overall, DeVotchka’s worldly roots blended effortlessly with should stick with Showtime’s adaptation. With drama, in- DeVotchKa pulled from all over their collection in their 19- their indie rock for a captivating show. They played a lively hour trigue, shock and, of course, sex, this show has everything song set. Highlights include “The Man From San Sebastian” and a half in front of a highly energetic crowd, proving that the that Showtime is now famous for delivering. Do yourself with its sinister cinematic Spanish flair, their menacing Mexican bouzouki can certainly be badass. a favor: check it out. 6 Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Opinion Mind the Gap The Daily Free Press The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University 41st year F Volume 82 F Issue 37 Our “Asp”-irations Josh Cain Editor-in-Chief raditions seem to have a funny way isfied. A stubborn mother-in-law consistently Saba Hamedy, Managing Editor of reappearing where you would finds fault in her child’s spouse. For her, satis- Chelsea Feinstein, Executive Editor least expect to find them. They fend faction is an inconceivable dream. Chris Gambon, Campus Editor Suzanne Schiavone, City Editor off Tthe factual grinches of science and logical All of a sudden, the line between the po- reason, preserving anecdotes of ancient his- litically stable and the unstable has been dras- Annie Maroon, Sports Editor Megan Riesz, Opinion Page Editor tory. tically blurred. Revolution for the aspiration The legend of Queen Cleopatra and the of democracy in the asp’s native Egypt has Michael Cummo, Michelle Simunovic, Lauren Dezenski, Layout Editor poisonous asp is no exception. In the story, evolved to an outcry for reform in the be- Sandra Hartkopf, Photo Editors the asp, one of the world’s most venom- sieged streets of London. Valerie Morgan, Office Manager ous snakes, emerges from a wicker basket While Prince William is faced with a di- Kathryn Palkovics, Advertising Manager into Cleopatra’s lemma as to whether fruitcake or cookie cake

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Luckily all her finery, for royalty, amidst these spending cuts that before resign- will affect the education, transportation and ing herself to financial structure of the country, money is Another break in the wall fate as the poi- no object in regards to the estimated 33 mil- sonous venom lion pounds that will now be spent to heighten Monolith corporation Wal-Mart is no businesses. One court justice said man- coursed through security on the big day. Unlike the return of easy target. With a net worth of more than agers are given too much leeway in de- SOFIYA her veins. The the ancient asp, swords and shields clearly $400 billion, its owners can go up against ciding how employees are hired. Having Egyptian co- couldn’t make the same comeback. anyone in court with some of the most amassed more economic power than any MAHDI bra has since The idea of almost a quarter of a mil- prestigious lawyers at their side. other retail establishment, Wal-Mart has slithered away from our minds, fading into lion residents flooding the iconic Parliament About 10 years ago, six women in brought employer-empyee relations to oblivion. Square in front of Big Ben, yelling in dis- California decided to take the company a breaking point: the little man has less In ancient times, the story of the asp rep- sent, would have been ridiculous a couple of to court, an act that turned heads. After breathing room than ever before. resented an upset: a small creature single- months ago. But it is evident that the capabil- claiming she was denied the opportunity Unfortunately, courts are likely to rule handedly took the life of a woman who had ity of such explicit discontent sends a clear to compete for a promotion, lead plain- in favor of Wal-Mart for that precise rea- conquered the hearts and minds of men such message to the government as well as the tiff and employee Betty Dukes filed a sex son. Any well-running, influential insti- as Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. Howev- world. People hailing from all walks of life discrimination claim against Wal-Mart. tution can come up with the statistics to er, the creature’s fatal bite was the result of swarmed the area as statues of Abraham Lin- On Tuesday, a crowd of protesters gath- prove their case and usually has enough Cleopatra’s own actions. coln, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela ered outside the Supreme Court to show protection to thwart attackers. Dukes’ Today, the asp has reemerged from ob- were stony witnesses to the public’s wrath. support for Dukes and 100 of her fellow team is arguing that Wal-Mart is system- scurity as a missing animal in the Bronx Zoo. Reminiscent of the storming of the Bas- plaintiffs, as the court justices presided atically discriminating against female The deadly snake has escaped from its enclo- tille during the French Revolution, violence over a preliminary hearing. employees, which means there has to be sure, slithering into an unknown dark corner was an unfortunate bi-product of this direct The lawsuit has grown into the largest proof of intent. Wal-Mart ambassadors or beyond. On the surface, the story is just a communication. Will we ever find the -con sex discrimination case in history. If the aren’t naïve enough to leave a loophole snake escaping captivity. Yet, the emergence tentedness we desire in our present govern- Supreme Court rules in favor of Dukes, that big. of the mystical asp from its domestic shack- mental systems or have we resigned ourselves 1.5 million female Wal-Mart workers will Luckily for Dukes, however, this case les represents an idea much more significant: to a fate of requiring our own “bite” to elicit be affected. But siding with Dukes would will further solidify the importance of en- a phenomenon of animalistic retaliation that change in our lives? Is the quintessentially require a sociological understanding of suring women’s rights in the workplace has managed to spread across continents, American concept of “freedom of speech” Wal-Mart and possibly assumptions about and reach beyond Wal-Mart. If the case egged on by passionate discontent. self-evident in democratic cities like London? gender nuances in 8,500 separate stores. details weren’t so convoluted, she’d be Watching demonstrations against pro- And I don’t mean the freedom for the likes of Wal-Mart deserves repercussions for a shoo-in. But capitalism dictates a clear posed government cuts unfold in London pro- Rebecca Black to whine about how Thursday many of its policies. It doesn’t allow winner. If nothing else, it’s only fair that vided an alarming parallel to the revolutions is the day before Friday, then comes Satur- its employees to form unions and has a these slighted women have the opportu- that have persisted in the Middle Eastern re- day “and Sunday comes afterwards.” I’m sure monopoly over local communities and nity to present their case. gion. The government seemed like the fallible you will need a moment to allow the poeti- Cleopatra as hundreds took to the sidewalks, cism of the future of trashy pop to sink in. I squares and streets. An ever-present reminder wouldn’t hesitate to order my very own asp in that a democracy without a captive audience a basket should I be subjected to such mind- is an anarchic tragedy: the fear of the asp’s less garbage. Spare the rod, spare the child bite. Nevertheless, when the Egyptian snake es- So should we classify these protests as a caped from its societal enclosure that fateful Although corporal punishment is gen- adequate response to a problem. It shows valiant stand against impending austerity or day at the Bronx Zoo, it unknowingly served erally considered outdated, it continues to teachers and administrators are unwilling a crowd equivalent to a whiny little girl who as another precedent to a much vaster retalia- reign in many states across the country as to explore other options of communica- throws a hissy fit when daddy doesn’t buy her tion in the zoo of life that encloses us all. methods of parenting and teaching. In the tion with students, preferring a quick fix a pony? A demand for a little global perspec- 2006-07 school year, more than 200,000 instead. tive is surely not a lot to ask of us all. While students were physically punished within Parents should be permitted to adopt others are battling to attain the sanctimonious Sofiya Madhi is a freshman at the College the confines of what is supposed to bea any parenting style they want but not at the ideals of universal justice and democracy, of Arts and Sciences and a weekly columnist safe learning environment. Now, middle expense of a child’s safety. If states impose these protests only serve to perpetuate the for The Daily Free Press. She can be reached and high school students are taking their stricter guidelines regarding physical pun- idea that perhaps we will never truly be sat- at [email protected]. cases to state courts, exasperating those ishment in schools, parents will gradually who go by the idiom “Spare the rod, spoil follow suit. In 20 states, schools and par- the child.” ents are enabling one another and creating Even after domestic violence was a devastating cycle. Regardless of the fact criminalized, however, children continued that children should never be beaten, ef- Take time out of your day to be beaten at home and school. Modern fects on coming generations will be even organizations, such as the Child Rights more dire. to procrastinate. Information Network and The Center for States on the east and west coast aren’t Effective Discipline, have attempted to entirely plagued with this problem but publicize legislation that would criminal- should still invest in children’s rights Write a 500-word letter ize those types of punishments in school, organizations to improve living condi- but continue to have trouble reaching con- tions for all. Although the United States servative communities. has made progress in the last century by to the editor It’s ironic that some schools are still guaranteeing young people legal rights, unsafe for children when people are en- some attitudes have remained stagnantly couraged to stand up against violence in in favor of the conventional hierarchy. If OR other areas such as the workforce, at home America wants to remain the leader of the and even in prisons. Even with parental free world, all citizens should be protected consent, proponents of corporal punish- and allowed to grow up in the absence of an 800-word perspective ment are teaching kids that violence is an violence. Send them to [email protected] [email protected] Wednesday, March 30, 2011 7 HAYES: Little roster turnover could benefit Terriers next season Hayes: From page 8 forwards and one defenseman joining the team program, BC needs to make up for its losses. leads a program whose dedicated goal is to win next season – a small recruiting class, but one The strong freshman class, while not as polished championships. Sound Tigers. which complements this young team well. as the players whose skates they will try to fill, Back at BU, a similar goal is at least stated. The only junior to leave Agganis Arena early Incoming forward Evan Rodrigues had will make a difference. But the program lacks the mindset it had when it so far is David Warsofsky, who signed with the 21 goals and 33 assists in 37 games for the Ultimately, the mentality of the two programs won seven tournament championships, includ- Boston Bruins last week, and began playing for Georgetown Raiders of the Ontario Junior is what will decide the path going forward. BC ing the NCAA tournament, just two years ago. their AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins. Hockey League. Defenseman Alexx Privitera will still be an older team; provided no one else “Burn the Boats” was the phrase back then, a The losses suffered by the Terriers will not had 22 assists and 10 goals in 53 games for decides to play professionally, they’ll have six reference to Cortez’s conquest of the Americas. hurt them as much as the Eagles in the long run, the United States Hockey League’s Muskegon seniors to BU’s five (which includes two goal- There was no looking back; only a goal to im- however. At the most basic level, BU has lost Lumberjacks. And forward Cason Hohmann ies). Next year’s seniors and juniors will still prove, to get better, and to win. Today, that ideal just two players to BC’s five. And the holes on scored 22 goals and provided assistance on 30 know what it’s like to win a national champi- seems to be lacking. the Jack Parker Rink can be plugged much more more through 49 games with the Cedar Rapids onship, something a mere five members of the If you have to describe the goals in the bow- easily than those at the Conte Forum. Among Roughriders, also of the USHL. 2011-2012 BU squad can claim. els of The Greek right now, it would probably those returning is sophomore wing Alex Chias- York, working to fill the crater left on his ros- That experience is something of value. As be simply “Win.” The coaching staff is smart son, who was the Terriers second-highest goal- ter by the departures, has pulled out all the stops SB Nation’s Ryan Durling wrote last month enough to how to win and run a successful pro- scorer behind Pereira, with 14 goals. But the bringing in players, signing five freshmen. Most after the Beanpot, the concept at BC is, “At gram. There are five national championship ban- sophomore played five fewer games than the se- notable is Michael Sit, a forward who scored 14 any cost, just win.” Nothing less is acceptable. ners in the rafters, one from just two years ago. nior, and likely would have taken the team scor- goals and made 26 assists in 30 games for Edina That’s the mindset that has worked twice in the Something obviously worked. Today, however ing crown if he had played a complete season. (Minnesota) High School. He will be joined by past four years for BC, and it probably would the staff as a whole seems reluctant to give their And if none of the current players can step two goalies, Brad Barone and Brian Billett, two have worked this year, if not for a surprising players the extra push necessary to win titles. up to the plate, finding a replacement won’t be defensemen and two additional forwards. loss. “In York We Trust” is a popular saying on The boats have been burned, but they have too challenging for Jack Parker. BU has two Clearly, to ensure the future success of the campus, and BC students should trust York. He not yet been rebuilt. Parker on 2010-11 season: ‘I’d change a lot of things looking back on it’ M. Hockey: From page 8 freshmen and sophomores. the practices. We were working more on skills being where they should be. “It can’t be just the captains,” Parker said. stuff. We were a little concerned about how we “What should’ve happened when we were “Notre Dame, we’ve got the game won and then “Matt Gilroy and Johnny McCarthy were the approached it because we were working with so down to nine percent on the power play is I we let it slip away to a tie when we let them score captains [in 2008-09], but there were a lot of se- many young kids. We wanted to make sure we should’ve gone with [Ross] Gaudet and [Wade] on a shorthanded goal with two minutes to go. niors on that club who were hungry and wanted didn’t scare them off a little bit.” Megan and Justin Courtnall. Justin Courtnall “Losing the Beanpot consolation game. It’s to make sure they went out the right way. There Parker said that in retrospect, harder and should’ve been standing out front. He’d screen a consolation game, it doesn’t mean anything was only one senior this year.” more competitive practices -- which had been the goalie and make sure there was a mess out to Harvard. They weren’t going to the national Although it’s true that this was youngest commonplace during his tenure prior to this there and try to get a rebound. So that type of tournament. We’re on the verge of making the team in terms of class year that Parker has ever season -- probably would have helped raise the stuff was overlooked. national tournament and that game killed us. Not coached, youth alone doesn’t explain why BU team’s compete level and, in turn, led to a more “It was a matter of too many guys play- knowing that and not having the ability to make had a disappointing season. In fact, the freshmen sustained effort in games. ing laissez-faire, playing casual and not having sure we’re ready to play 60 minutes in that game were anything but disappointing on the ice. For- Another area where Parker has regrets is the to make sure we get a goal. And that falls on was a recurring theme. wards Charlie Coyle, Matt Nieto and Sahir Gill power play. The man advantage was an Achil- my shoulders more than their shoulders. They “I can’t say, ‘How can we not be ready for the and defensemen Adam Clendening and Garrett les’ heel for the Terriers all season. They hovered shouldn’t have been allowed to continue to be final Northeastern game? That’s a surprise.’ No Noonan all had very good to great rookie sea- around a dismal 11- or 12-percent conversion out there if that’s what was going to happen.” it isn’t, because that’s what we did all year. The sons. rate for much of the season before a pretty good As the saying goes, hindsight is 20/20. It’s Northeastern game was the most pathetic game The bigger problem, according to Parker, finish (21.7 percent over the final 10 games) easy for Parker to recognize now what changes we played all year considering what was at stake, was attitude -- that inability to get ready to play. pulled them up to 14.9 percent on the year. But should’ve been made during the season. What’s and it is not surprising that we played with so Parker said being young doesn’t excuse that. even that was still only good enough for 47th out important is that Parker and the Terriers make little fervor and so little intensity.” “We always say attitude is everything,” Park- of 58 teams nationally. sure the team isn’t plagued by those same prob- Last year’s inconsistencies were blamed on er said. “The attitude this year was in and out. For most of the season, the power-play strate- lems again next year. a season-long championship hangover and poor You can say, ‘Hey, we’re young, we’re young, gy was less structured than it normally would be With what they have coming back -- they leadership. There was obviously nothing to be we’re young.’ Yeah, but it was still in and out, under Parker. He basically let guys do what they only lose Pereira and Warsofsky barring any oth- hungover from this year, though. And from all and that’s something that’s of concern.” felt comfortable with and gave them the freedom er early departures, of which none seem likely at accounts, the leadership, especially from the cap- So where do those attitude problems come to adjust on the go. The idea was that because so this point -- and what every other top team in the tains, was very good this season. from? Parker said all season that the team had many underclassmen were going to see signifi- conference loses, the Terriers will likely be the “I don’t think there was a void in leadership,” very good practices. Usually when you practice cant power-play time, it would be easier to allow preseason favorite in Hockey East. Parker said. “I think Joey Pereira gave us a great well, you play well. So if it’s not bad captains their skill and instincts to take over rather than Of course, that means absolutely nothing if senior year for himself personally, and he really and it’s not bad practices, and youth is only part try to teach them a new system and then confine the team’s attitude and effort are subpar for a worked hard on the ice and was a good example. of the problem, there must be another answer. them to that. third straight season. Parker said he’s already I think Chris Connolly did a real good job as The most obvious one is coaching. Parker has Needless to say, it didn’t work. At least not taking steps to make sure that isn’t the case. far as vocalizing and trying to keep kids on the one of the greatest resumes of any coach in col- until it was too late. “I think we’ll do a lot of things that will be right track. I think David Warsofsky was better lege hockey history, but he admitted that there “I’d change a lot of things looking back on different and demanding more of them in Sep- in what he was saying than what he was doing was a lot he could’ve and should’ve done differ- it, to tell you the truth,” Parker said. “One of the tember and through the season,” Parker said. sometimes, but he was sincere in what he was ently this year. things that happened was because we had some “We’ve already started revamping some of that trying to get these kids to do.” “We maybe didn’t run the right practices, skill guys, we played on the periphery. We were stuff, so there will be a different look to how One problem, however, was that there wasn’t didn’t do it the right way,” Parker said. “There looking for the right play, the right pass, instead we’re running things around here next year.” enough of that outside of the captains. Only one weren’t too many days I said, ‘These guys aren’t of just getting the puck to the net and scoring a If the changes pay off, there should be a dif- other everyday skater -- junior center Corey working hard.’ They didn’t work physically hard goal at the crease. Now, you can’t score a goal at ferent look to how the season ends, too. If they Trivino -- was an upperclassman. On any given enough because we didn’t put that in the practice the crease if nobody’s there, and we had a lot of don’t, another disappointing finish could be in night, 13 or 14 of the Terriers’ 18 skaters were enough. There wasn’t much competitive stuff in guys who were, ‘Hey, I’m over here,’ instead of store. Young BU lineup struggled against 24-year-old Hockey East seniors Recruits: From page 8 players averaging 22.04 years of age, and not a Nick Bonino. You’re not going to not take Kevin 21-year-old freshman and will return next year single teenager among them. Shattenkirk just because you’re only going to get as the team’s lone 24-year-old senior. its youth on talent alone and challenge for an By comparison, BU’s lineup averaged 20.67 two years or whatever. That’s the chance you Finding players with the right balance of tal- NCAA tournament appearance. years old, and featured five players still shy of take. I think what we have to do is get a bit of a ent, maturation and –– oddly enough –– a lack of That, of course, is not what happened. The their 20th birthdays. better mix of that.” legitimate NHL aspirations is the key to compet- Terriers carried just two seniors, backup goalie “It’s one thing when we have an 18-year-old Over the past two years, BU has had numer- ing in the rapidly changing college game. Adam Kraus and captain Joe Pereira, and suf- freshman and they have a 21-year-old fresh- ous players enter the season already leaning to- “Like I said, am I not going to recruit the next fered from many of the side effects expected of man,” Parker said. “That’s happened a lot. The ward signing a pro contract as soon as the season Kevin Shattenkirk because he didn’t have a great a young squad. problem is, they turn out to be 24-year-old se- ended. Shattenkirk, Colby Cohen and Bonino –– junior year?” Parker said. “I’d take him tomor- It’s not as if Kraus and Pereira were alone niors, and our freshman guys don’t wind up to not to mention seniors Eric Gryba and Zach Co- row. in their recruiting class. In fact, seven players be 21-year-old seniors. They’re already gone. So hen –– did it last year, and Warsofsky did it this “It’s not like we made a lot of mistakes with joined the Terriers in 2007. Among them: cur- we’re always playing with 18-year-olds against year. these recruits. I do think we have to look at the rent professionals and early departures Kevin 24-year-olds now.” “If they do have one foot out the door, it kills age situation and the physical aspect of it. We Shattenkirk, Colby Cohen, Colin Wilson and Therein lies the challenge for Parker and the you,” Parker said. “When you start worrying need more of a physical presence on the ice, and Nick Bonino. Terriers: striking a new, previously unneeded about what’s happening in the future, you’re not we need guys who are in it for 60 minutes that Terrier Nation can dream on what BU balance between not just recruiting the best play- here. I think that happens a lot. These kids have hate to lose. might’ve done with those four players bolstering ers, but recruiting the best players who might an awful lot of voices talking to them, and not “That’s something, we have some guys here the team this season, but as Parker has learned, in contribute for four full years. just my kids –– everywhere.” who that’s not part of their makeup. It’s one thing today’s NCAA, that’s not going to happen any- “You’re not going to not take Nieto,” Parker The challenge for BU is finding the balance to want to win, but it’s the guys who hate to lose more. Not with the way he had been recruiting. said. “You’re not going to not take Charlie Coyle. between highly touted up-and-comers like Wil- that actually win. I think that’s something we Take, for instance, Merrimack College, You’re not going to not take Adam Clendening. son and Coyle and players like Chris Connolly, have to look hard at when we’re recruiting that which finished fourth in Hockey East backed by You’re not going to not take Colin Wilson or who has been a contributor since arriving as a way.” Setterlund may miss UConn game with undisclosed injury

UConn: From page 8 with a 3.31 ERA. The team’s overall ERA of an RBI and a walk in the first game of the Stony concerned about the team’s offense. 3.80 lands it right in the middle of the Big East. Brook series, was taken out of the second game “We just need everybody to do their part,” ers is leading the team with a .375 batting aver- While offense has been one of BU’s stron- after just one inning with an undisclosed injury. Rychcik said. “I think we’ve got enough fire age and 19 RBIs. gest areas of play, the team may have one major Setterlund is leading the team with a .393 batting power that even without her, without any one UConn’s two main starting pitchers are soph- hurdle to overcome in the game against UConn: average and 21 RBIs. person in our lineup, we should be OK. Just as a omore Kiki Saveriano (6-8) and junior Ali Adel- senior center fielder April Setterlund may not be Despite the possibility of not having his star group, I’m hoping everybody does their part and man (4-4). Saveriano leads the team in pitching able to play. Setterlund, who went 1-for-2 with hitter in the lineup, Rychcik did not seem too that should be enough.” Quotable “ ON THE ROAD The Daily Free Press The Northeastern game was the Softball faces most pathetic game we played all UConn coming off year considering what was at stake. three-win weekend “ Sports in conference - Men’s hockey coach Jack Parker play, p. 7 [ www.dailyfreepress.com ] paGe 8 Wednesday, March 30, 2011 sheppinG up Too often, too little too late o oston t B By Scott McLaughlin Daily Free Press Staff Early departures of skilled players hinder Approaches to With 2:14 remaining in Game 3 of the Hockey East quarterfi nals, BU program Northeastern University’s Wade Ma- hockey at BC, cLeod took a pass on the left wing By Jake Seiner and wristed a shot into an empty net Daily Free Press Staff to give the Huskies a 5-2 lead. Boston BU diverging University sophomore forward Alex For Boston University, the men’s Before the puck dropped in St. Chiasson promptly smashed his stick hockey season came to an early and Louis last Friday for an NCAA Tour- over the crossbar of the vacant cage, abrupt ending two weeks ago, mark- nament west regional semifi nal, Bos- knowing that the Terriers’ season was ing the second straight year the Terri- ton College appeared prepared to walk likely over. ers’ season came to a halt before the away with a win. The top-ranked Ea- Sure, BU managed to score two start of the NCAA tournament – dis- gles were facing fourth-ranked Colo- goals in the fi nal 1:22 to make things at appointing for a program that hadn’t rado College, who were likely to fall least somewhat interesting. And sure, whiffed in such fashion since Ronald to the Hockey East giants. there were still scenarios that could’ve Reagan was in offi ce. But after the puck slid between unfolded the following weekend that The issues plaguing this year’s the Eagles’ own pipes eight times in would’ve moved the Terriers up in the team were plentiful –– inconsistent the next 60 minutes of play and start- PairWise Rankings and gotten them effort, youth and inexperience, lack of ing goaltender John Muse sat on the into the NCAA tournament. But for power-play production, just to name a bench as if he all intents and purposes, MacLeod’s few.

were a mere empty-netter was the death knell for U-JIN LEE/DAILY FREE PRESS FILE PHOTO The question, then, for BU coach back-up, it be- BU’s season. Senior forward Joe Pereira is one of two Terriers leaving the team Jack Parker and his staff, is how to mend the sails and right the ship to came obvious The 2010-11 campaign was full for certain. Junior defenseman David Warsofsky is the other. that Friday was of fi rst-time-sinces, and none of them ensure some more boat-burning expe- not the Eagles’ were good. The Terriers fi nished last the team’s national title in 2009. “We round of the Shillelagh Tournament. riences in the future. day. in the Beanpot for the fi rst time since thought it would be easy and didn’t get The next night, they played much “That’s something we have to look BC’s of- 1980. They failed to reach the Hockey prepared, really for the whole year. better for most of the game against at in who we recruit, what kinds of fense beat East semifi nals for the fi rst time since “There was a similar M.O. with University of Notre Dame, but then kids they are,” Parker said. Tigers goalie 2001, ending the longest streak of this team in that the recurring theme they blew a two-goal third-period lead Heading into the 2010-11 season, SHEP Joe Howe four semifi nal appearances in conference for the last two years has been unwill- -- including giving up the tying goal the Terriers –– thanks in colossal part HAYES times, but that history. ingness and inability to get focused while on a power play -- and had to to the 2009 national championship was obviously Most importantly, BU failed to and get ready to play all the games, settle for a tie. squad –– skated into the season with not enough for qualify for the NCAA tournament for get ready to play 60 minutes.” The most memorable collapse one of the country’s most heralded re- victory. the second straight season, marking The evidence to support that is came in the Beanpot consolation cruiting classes. The Eagles played an uncharac- the fi rst time that’s happened since it overwhelming. On Dec. 3, the Terriers game, when the Terriers let an offen- Charlie Coyle shot up draft boards teristically bad game. The loss was missed the big dance three years in a watched Boston College skate circles sively inept Harvard University team last summer during workouts at the shocking for a team with a 30-7-1 row from 1987 to 1989. around them for two periods and take score twice in the fi nal 4:03 to win NHL’s Scouting Combine, and came record and dreams of repeating as na- The strongest link between these a 6-1 lead into the third en route to a 5-4. Eleven days later, BU watched to Commonwealth Avenue already a tional champions still fl oating in their last two seasons has been a dearth 9-5 trouncing. Eight days later, the a 3-0 third-period lead turn into a 3-3 fi rst-round draft selection of the San heads. of 60-minute efforts. Much like last only fi ght they showed in a 4-1 loss at tie against the University of Vermont. Jose Sharks. Joining him was Adam The loss marked the fi nal game year, BU repeatedly took off portions Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came And then, of course, the Terriers lost Clendening –– a potential fi rst-round for Muse and two other seniors, Brian of games, and sometimes even entire in the form of 15 penalties, including three of their last four games, all to pick in this summer’s upcoming draft Gibbons and Joe Whitney. Despite the games. four game misconducts. Northeastern. –– Matt Nieto, Sahir Gill, Garrett loss, the trio leaves BC with few re- “I think last year we were full of The Terriers started the new year “Harvard, Brown, RPI…win one Noonan and Yasin Cissé. grets, having captured three Hockey ourselves and we were still relishing with arguably their worst game of the or two of those games and we’re in The collection of raw ability gave East titles, three Beanpots and two na- what happened the year before,” BU season, a 6-1 embarrassment at the the national tournament,” Parker said. the Terriers the potential to overcome tional championships. coach Jack Parker said, referencing hands of Brown University in the fi rst ockey see page 7 RecRuitinG, see page 7 Junior forwards Cam Atkinson M. h , and Jimmy Hayes (no known relation, thankfully) also both announced their departures from Chestnut Hill. The Softball looks to continue roll against UConn duo, along with Gibbons, were the By Meredith Perri On the mound, BU’s pitching only Daily Free Press Staff Eagles top scorers this season, putting gave up three runs, improving their the puck between the posts a com- After taking the fi rst three games already-AE-leading ERA of 1.87. The bined 68 times. of America East play, the Boston Terriers have three of the top fi ve indi- All of their departures will be felt University softball team is looking vidual ERAs in their conference with by the Eagles. The biggest hit to BC to carry over their powerful pitch- sophomores Erin Schuppert (0.86) coach Jerry York’s program will be the ing and offensive performances into and Whitney Tuthill (1.56) coming loss of Atkinson, who scored 30 points a non-conference road game against in at second and third in AE, respec- this season and 58 in the past two University of Connecticut Wednes- tively. Floetker rounds out the top fi ve years. Of the 153 goals scored by BC day afternoon. with a 1.77 ERA. this winter, Atkinson was responsible The Terriers (14-8, 3-0 AE) domi- “Things went pretty good all the for one-in-fi ve. There is a reason why nated Stony Brook University last way around,” said BU coach Shawn he is a fi nalist for the Hobey Baker weekend, scoring 32 runs in just 15 Rychcik. “I’d like to see us get a little Award, college hockey’s MVP. innings of play. Leading the team’s better defensively, but we hit the ball Gibbons provided the most assists batters was redshirt freshman infi elder well, we pitched well, so we want to to the Eagles, helping on 32 of the Chelsea Kehr, who was named the AE just keep going consistently. That’s team’s goals. The four skaters leaving Rookie of the Week for her efforts. our goal every day.” made a combined 89 assists, a third of During the course of the weekend, UConn (11-12, 1-1 Big East) also the team total. Kehr went 6-for-12 with two grand started conference play last weekend Closer to downtown Boston, a slams and a triple. Her two grand in a two-game series against George- few players are also cleaning out their slams accounted for her eight RBIs on town University. After losing 5-3 in lockers here at Boston University. the weekend. the fi rst game, the Huskies’ bats liv- The lone graduating senior, Joe Freshman pitcher Holli Floetker ened up for an offensive barrage that Pereira, has departed. He played a was another one of the many Terri- led to a 14-6 victory. single game last week for the Worces- ers to have a strong offensive outing The Huskies have three players ter Sharks of the American Hockey against Stony Brook. Floetker, who hitting over .300 – senior Julianne League before signing a tryout con- was the designated hitter in the sec- Towers, sophomore Kim Silva and tract with the AHL’s Bridgeport U-JIN LEE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF ond and third games, went 4-for-5 freshman Andrea Huelsenbeck. Tow- Sophomore pitcher Whitney Tuthill ranks third in America East with seven RBIs. hayeS, see page 7 with a 1.56 ERA. uconn, see page 7 The Bottom Line Wednesday, March 30 Thursday, March 31 Friday, April 1 Saturday, April 2 Sunday, April 3

W. Tennis vs. Massachusetts, 3 p.m. Softball vs. Maine, 1 p.m., 3 p.m. M. Tennis vs. Holy Cross, 3 p.m. Softball vs. Boston College, 4 p.m. W. Crew @ Dale England Cup, All Day Lacrosse vs. UMBC, 1 p.m. Softball @ Stony Brook, 12 p.m. Softball @ Connecticut, 4 p.m. Track @ Florida Relays, All Day M. Tennis vs. Army, 1 p.m.