Thursday, April 7, 2011 TheXLII Daily Free Press Year xli. Volume lxxxi. Issue . www.dailyfreepress.com [ The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University ] Campus & City MUSE Sports Here them roar: So close yet so far: Weather Convo with Keeler: Today: Sunny, High 53 Female panelists MUSE interview with founder of Softball comes up Tonight: Cloudy, Low 32 discuss role of short against UMass Tomorrow: 56/37 women in politics The Greenehornes page 3 page 5 page 8 Data Courtesy of weather.com Activists demand greater nuclear Union reaches out oversight at State House protest to community with campaign, promotes By Carol Kozma Daily Free Press Contributer student involvemnt Bostonians demanded better nuclear By Steph Solis safety and a halt to the relicensing of nu- Daily Free Press Staff clear power plants on the front steps of the State House on Wednesday. As part of its “Stop Guessing, Start Eating” The rally focused on the dangers of nu- campaign to raise Boston University student clear power, which most speakers agreed awareness of its services, the Student Union were not worth taking in light of the Fu- provided free food to students yesterday at BU kushima disaster in Japan after the March Central. earthquake, and the need to invest more About 200 students helped themselves to resources into safe and renewable energy. free food and beverages from Raising Cane’s, Cindy Luppi, the New England co-di- Qdoba, Blue State Coffee and other local rector from Clean Water Action and Brian vendors between 12 and 2 p.m. Episodes of Wright, an advocate of Environment Mas- “House” aired on the screen for students to sachusetts, helped organize the rally. watch as they ate. The first speaker, Rep. Lori Ehrlich “Start Eating” marks the second event in of Marblehead, recounted her visit to the the campaign, which Union members said Chernobyl disaster site in 1992. aims to raise awareness about their website “I have seen with my own eyes what and resources such as textbook swapping and an alienation zone looks like. It’s just un- the Union blog. thinkable to me to overlay that desolation “The BUS tracking service is really popu- anywhere in our state,” Ehlrich said. lar, but I think people are confused as to where Ehlrich said that Germany was in the to get help and find out about things around process of closing seven of its nuclear campus,” said College of Arts and Sciences se- power plants. nior Daniel Ellis, Union executive vice presi- “We are losing the opportunity to lead. dent. “Stop Guessing is about getting students We can do better, we must do better. It is to stop wondering about where to find these MICHAEL CUMMO / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF time for good old American innovation to C-10 Research & Education Foundation member Chris Nuard talks outside the State services.” kick in,” she said. House on Wednesday about the need for improved nuclear safety in Mass. after the Many students in BU Central claimed not Rep. Denise Provost of Somerville disaster in Japan. to know much about Union, or why they were shared her concerns as well. tsunami to lose power,” she said. nuclear power. offering free food. “Nuclear power is just not safe, and not Chris Nuard, representing the C-10 “We know that any number of expo- CAS sophomore Leticia Laines also said worth the risk,” Provost said. organization, a group which envisions “a sures is not safe,” Stein said. she was not familiar with Union’s services. Mary Lampert a representative of Pil- clean, safe, sustainable energy future” ac- Marcia Hnatowich of Brookline, who “Honestly, I think most students don’t know grim Watch, an organization which focuses cording to its website, urged Gov. Deval attended the rally, expressed one of the pri- what the Union does,” Laines said. “I think it’s on keeping Pilgrim power plant closed un- Patrick to lead the movement by closing mary concerns held by many who attended great that [Union members] are doing this be- til safety concerns are met, also spoke. power plants and using safer renewable in respect to nuclear power plants. cause the Union’s supposed to be the voice of The Pilgrim power plant is ranked sec- energy. “What I am alarmed about is just the the students, and we need to take advantage of ond in the nation in risking a disaster due to Paul Blanch, a nuclear energy expert danger of having them” Hnatowich said. that.” a possible earthquake, according to a study stressed that before the United States can James Baldwin, a visiting professor in Others just enjoyed the food. by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. use nuclear power, better safety regulations the department of geography and environ- “I mean, I had never tried Pad Thai before, Lampert said that the Fukushima pow- need to be enacted by the NRC. ment at Boston University, acknowledged so the Student Union helped me discover that,” er plant disaster occurred because of the “We must have regulations that will en- the risks of nuclear safety. said Michelle Hayward, a freshman in the Col- loss of electrical power, which prevented force or minimize the effects of a disaster “Until we can demonstrate an ability lege of Communication. the nuclear power plant from functioning like Fukushima,” he said. to safely shutdown plants in distress and The campaign addresses rebranding one of properly. Dr. Jill Stein, a former Massachusetts safely store the waste products, the deci- Union’s three goals in improving its image and The cables supplying energy to the Pil- governor’s race candidate and a represen- sion to either use or abandon nuclear power relationship with the BU community, said Ar- grim power plant were also old, she said. tative of Physicians for Social Responsibil- needs to be actively up for public debate,” “You do not need an earthquake or a ity, discussed the health issues relating to Baldwin said. Union, see page 6 BU alum and Holocaust survivor recalls experience READY, AIM, FIRE By Gina Curreri people into a ghetto, Handler said. Daily Free Press Staff “There was malnutrition, no food and no meat, and everybody had lice because the sanitary conditions Holocaust survivor and Boston University alumnus were horrible,” Handler said. Sidney Handler recounted his experiences living and Handler described his experiences in a concentra- struggling to survive in Poland during Nazi occupation tion camp and hiding in random houses. during World War II in a lecture on Wednesday. “My mother shoved me down the stairs, and I just The 1958 School of Management graduate shared stood there in the closet as a bayonet brushed by me tales about his “life in the ghetto” of Vilna, Poland, and as I heard the kids yelling and crying out,” Handler the Ponary massacre and his struggle for life during said. “After that, children couldn’t be seen because we the Holocaust to about 50 students in honor of the Hil- weren’t supposed to have survived.” lel House’s Holocaust Remembrance Series held at the He recalled the first execution he watched at a Franklin Lounge. camp. “Most of the people were killed in small camps or “One morning, they lined us all up to witness the just in the forest,” Handler said. “All you typically hear hanging of three people where two survived,” he said. about are the concentration camps, but there were a lot “But it wasn’t a problem for the Germans...‘Boom, of Jews who were just taken to be shot in the forest.” boom’ and they were shot dead.” Handler said his aunt, grandmother and many oth- A few weeks later, Handler said he found himself ers he knew were killed in Ponary, and 75,000 people and his mother hiding and “lying like a deck of cards” were buried there. in an attic. Ariel Bengio, Hillel’s student board president and “We ran out of water, so we drank each other’s a College of Arts and Sciences senior, stressed the im- urine,” Handler said. “Naturally I was getting weaker.” portance of keeping the memories of Holocaust vic- Handler remembered finally crawling down from tims alive. the attic when he and his mother escaped the camp “Never forget the tragedy,” Bengio said. with the help of a Polish man. When the Soviet Union pushed back east and their In tears, Handler recalled how his memories burden RUTH BLUESTONE / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF occupation in Poland ended, the Germans invaded Boston University students lined up in front of the George Sherman Vilna and herded at least 60 thousand Jewish Polish Union for a chance to dunk members of the Greek community on Holocaust, see page 4 Wednesday. 2 Thursday, April 7, 2011 Opinion Big Poppin’ The Daily Free Press The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University 99 problems, being rich ain’t one 41st year F Volume 82 F Issue 42 Josh Cain Editor-in-Chief here comes a time in every per- Jay-Way 2: Riding in style. OK, you now Saba Hamedy, Managing Editor son’s life when they must decide have your uniform but it is not enough to sim- Chelsea Feinstein, Executive Editor who they want to be. Since turning ply show your stylish superiority with what Chris Gambon, Campus Editor Suzanne Schiavone, City Editor the Tbig 2-2 last week and coming to terms you put on your body. You need to also focus with the imminent end of my college career, I on what you put your body in. I therefore am Annie Maroon, Sports Editor Megan Riesz, Opinion Page Editor have decided to completely reinvent myself. sending my own Ford Taurus to the junk- I want the post-graduation version of me to yard and picking up a Rolls-Royce Ghost. Michael Cummo, Michelle Simunovic, Lauren Dezenski, Layout Editor be fresh, dynamic and influential. I have de- At $245,000, it may be worth more than my Sandra Hartkopf, Photo Editors cided to transform myself into an enormously BU diploma, but considering it boasts “ex- Valerie Morgan, Office Manager wealthy, middle-aged rap mogul and entre- ceptional legroom and sumptuously leather- Kathryn Palkovics, Advertising Manager preneurial sen- wrapped heated/cooled massage seats,” it

The Daily Free Press (ISSN 1094-7337) is published Monday through Thursday during sation, or more already beats my freshman year Warren Tow- the academic year except during vacation and exam periods by Back Bay Publishing specifically, Jay- ers quad or any lecture hall I have ever sat in Co.,Inc., a nonprofit corporation operated by Boston University students. No content can be reproduced without the permission of Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. Z. Fortunately (disregarding those in SMG, of course). Copyright © 2010 Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. for me, as well as Jay-Way 3: Enjoying yourself…in style. the appallingly Jay recommends a number of new artists to underrepresented listen to (trust me, you have never heard of demographic of them), the best architect to use when rede- Computers can’t teach which I want to signing your coastal Mediterranean villa and become a part, the restaurant that has the best vintage cham- Because of national and local cuts in can be constructive and is necessary as there is officially pagne. education, school administrators are turn- schools modernize, but it’s important to a guide on how As I read all of these posts, I started to ing to online courses. Advocates say these maintain a balance between technology to become just wonder who Jay-Z was actually trying to re- courses are inexpensive alternatives to and teacher-pupil relationships. Online STEPH that. late to through this venture other than him- face-to-face teaching and offer a num- courses leave little to no room for debate HAGEN Why choose self. After all, Jay Z is a huge entrepreneur ber of unique options. While they may and foster straightforward answers from Jay-Z as my role and when he starts a project, he always thinks be alluring to students, however, online students. It’s easier to e-mail a teacher the model? To be quite frank, he has a job. A mil- big and aims for a wide audience. Hoping to courses can’t offer the same experience as answer to an equation than it is to under- lion of them, actually, and to an unemployed, figure out the purpose for this site, I checked traditional teaching methods. Their popu- stand the real world applications of that second-semester college senior, nothing out the “About” page that I found to contain larity only indicates the decreasing value equation. But in order for schools to boost sounds better than that. This Monday he only a single phrase attributed to the man in an interactive learning experience and their graduation rates and qualify for fed- launched his new lifestyle website “Life and himself: “I want to make the extraordinary, administrators’ willingness to sacrifice eral funding, offering second-rate courses Times,” which is chock-full of ways to be hip ordinary.” Thank you, Mr. Carter, but I doubt students’ learning experiences over bud- has become the answer. (for example, don’t refer to anything as be- a $245 tie will ever be ordinary. get issues. Admittedly, it’s difficult to maintain ing chock-full). How does Hova recommend I was hoping his site would be more than One of the main reasons schools a balance between financial security and I attain this new fabulous life? I have com- an overindulgent display of self-perceived are looking to online courses is to offer ensuring every student gets the individual piled the most important methods in order to superiority, but alas, it is just that. One could makeup courses for students who have attention he or she deserves. But taking achieve this dream. argue his site is no more ridiculous than a failed classes and need to take an addi- the easy way out in order to half-satisfy Jay-Way 1: Dressing with style. Unsur- high fashion magazine that touts haute cou- tional elective. Instead of allowing these both worlds is unfair, especially for pub- prisingly, there are an abundance of posts ture, but at least those publications seek to students a second chance in a classroom, lic high school students who are preparing about the threads I should be wearing. In fact, use expensive creations as artistic expres- students are sent to computer labs where for college. Resources are certainly lim- the very first entry written is about Jay’s fa- sion. This is simply another venue for a ce- they have access to easy-answer websites ited in some schools but that only speaks vorite hat designer. Apparently, the cap con- lebrity to show you the cool stuff he likes to such as Wikipedia. Administrators may be to a budgetary problem, not a problem in noisseur Christophe Coppens, “counts the buy with the money he knows you do not present but don’t play a significant role in teaching style. Belgian Royal Family among his clients.” have and there is nothing creative about it. assisting students with subject matter. It’s It’s important that educators exhaust Perfect. I have no idea who any members The novelty wears off pretty quickly. I be- a dangerous environment for students who their options before turning to computers of the family are (after all, none of them are came bored of looking at the site within min- are prone to slacking and ultimately hasn’t to do the heavy lifting. It’s equally im- having weddings this month) but why wear a utes. been proven to have a positive impact. portant that budgets are revised to expand simple bonnet when you can wear a crown?I I have decided to drop the idea of trans- Utilizing technology in the classroom these options. quickly located one of his genius creations, forming myself. I don’t really want to be a velvet headband with “Bird” spelled out middle-aged anyway and have decided to in huge beaded letters perched upon the top, spend my time doing more constructive for a mere $155. A steal to be as stylish as things than reading about why a $1,088 shave a princess, an avian-loving princess. Or that set is a good investment (although the brush- INTERROBANG crazy pigeon lady in “Home Alone 2.” I like es are made with “silvertip badger hair”). I ?! to think mental instability is a hallmark of think it is time to go back to the seemingly fashion. never-ending career search. Honestly, I do This week, President Barack Obama announced he would be After locating some other designers he not really care if my future job will not allow campaigning for re-election. So we here at the ol’ Free Press pointed liked, I assembled a complete outfit. My new me to afford a quarter-million-dollar Rolls out some additional painfully obvious statements. look includes a Gentry tie for a mere $245, a Royce anyway. I am perfectly happy with coat made of “space age materials” for $625 my Ford Taurus and though it may not allow as well as a pair of nice causal shoes (you me to “easily slice through city streets, bob know, for those few times when you are not and weave in highway traffic and hug wind- • In an unpredictable turn of events, Dean Elmore lost all of his hair. attending a black tie event) for $395. The ing turns on coastlines,” no offense, Jay-Z, I final tally comes out to $1,420 and, inmy think I can deal with that. • In a message to BU students, BUPD said things get stolen when opinion, is a bargain for such important ba- you leave them in public places. sics as a decorative headband, a tie, an astro- Steph Hagen is a senior at the College of naut jacket and glorified tennis shoes. Pants Arts and Sciences and a weekly columnist for • In the same revelatory message to BU students, the BUPD said it’s didn’t make the cut but who even wears those The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at not safe to walk around a major city at night. anymore? [email protected]. • In a surprising turnaround, Student Union has reached out to students right before the start of election season. • In an astounding development, coach Jack Parker is still old and a Got opinions? curmudgeon. • In a move that stunned the campus, BU Today revealed that the Class of 2015 is even smarter, more diverse and is more well- Share them with us! Write endowed than the class before it! • In a shocking development, it was revealed that the April Fools an 800-word perspective edition of The FreeP was, in fact, a joke. or 500-word letter to the editor

[email protected] Campus & City Thursday, April 7, 2011 3 Campus Crime Women politicians in Bay State say female candidates Logs must work harder to be represented in Mass. politics

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Brighton A bipartisan panel discussed the underrepresentation of women By Chelsea Diana in Massachusetts state politics and Daily Free Press Staff how the number of female politi- The following reports were taken from cians could be increased at Suffolk the Boston Police Department crime Law’s Rapport Center on Wednes- logs from March 28 to April 4, 2011. day. More than 100 Bostonians at- Officers responded to a call that three tended the all-female panel, which male suspects were looking into car included three politicians, as they windows around Nonantum and gave personal insight into how Washington Street on Tuesday at 9:43 women are treated in politics. a.m. in Brighton. The officers walked Leanne Doherty, a professor of up to the suspects as one man was political science at Simmons Col- attempting to conceal objects. The lege, said that the underrepresenta- officers saw a black cord hanging out tion of women in Bay State politics of the suspect’s jackets and detained isn’t because female candidates the suspects. A witness identified don’t win the races they enter. the men, searched them and found “Women win as successfully as two GPS devices, two charger units their male counterparts when they and an iPhone on their persons. run,” Doherty said. “It is not that RACHEL SHOWALTER / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Several cars in the area appeared to women are being defeated in record Massachusetts Rep. Marty Walz speaks about women in politics at a panel discussion at Suffolk be rummaged through. The suspects numbers. It’s that women aren’t University Law School on Wednesday. were charged with breaking and running in the first place.” entering motor vehicles and receiving “It was a long decision making lic office has long term effects for female candidates. Healey and Doherty said that stolen property. process for me, most of which was the number of women in the high- Doherty said that because of the the recent stagnation of the number me swearing I would never run for est government positions, Doherty growth of social media many fe- of female politicians in Massachu- Flat outta luck office,” said Rep. Martha Walz. said. male candidates have to face com- setts, which has stayed at about the Driving along Charles and Mt. “I finally got the point later in my “If you don’t start till you’re 50, ments that they would not formerly same levels since 2000, is an effect Vernon Streets on Tuesday, officers years where I had the personal it’s a little hard to end up in the U.S. have had to face. of changing opinions on feminism noticed a car driving with a flat tire courage to do it and risk losing in Senate,” Walz said. Walz was able to give a first between generations. the wrong way on a one-way street. public.” The panel said that they felt they hand account of the different treat- “I don’t feel the urgency of The officers pulled the car over and Former Lieutenant Gov. Kerry were treated fairly by the media ment on social media sites. young women that I think our gen- noticed that the driver was intoxicated Healey had a similar story of run- during their campaigns, but they “I have a former opponent and eration felt,” Healy said. due to his glassy eyes. The suspect ning for political office later in life. felt that both the media and the a friend of his who on Facebook Mary Rogeness and Susan Pope, was unable to provide an explanation “I thought for a long time my public punish female candidates still routinely make fun of me for both former Massachusetts state as to why his tire was flat. As the place would be much more in aca- that are either too emotional or too being ugly, in their words. This is representatives, attended the panel officers asked the driver to exit his demia,” Healey said. reserved. the level of discourse, sometimes, discussion and said they agreed vehicle they noticed a puddle of beer After getting her doctorate and “I think that all female politi- in social media,” she said. with the panel’s findings. and a beer can on the floor of his working as a researcher, Healey cians are very aware of the very The panelists challenged the au- “We were older and we had al- car. The driver failed to pass a field had a realization that pushed her to narrow emotional band of which dience to take action against the un- ready raised our children when we sobriety test and was charged with running for office. we can occupy without risking fair portrayal of female candidates ran,” Pope, now a selectman from operating under the influence. “I realized that if I really wanted some kind of comment or criti- in the news. Wayland, said referring to her and to get these things done that I care cism,” Healey said. “Part of the power of change lies Rogeness. This ain’t yo mama’s car jack about I was going to have to put Doherty made a point to dis- in this room and the people outside “I think that we are judged on On Tuesday, officers responded to a myself out there,” she said. tinguish the difference between of this room to not accept the status the clothes we wear and how we call in South Boston that a suspicious The age at which most female mainstream media and social me- quo without comment,” Doherty look. Everything is a lot different man was attempting to open car politicians run for their first pub- dia when discussing bias toward said. than in the man’s world.” doors at 409 West Broadway. Officers saw a man pulling the handle of a car door. When the officers Working long hours increases risk of heart disease, study says approached the man he handed over a GPS device and said, “It’s my By Sarah Payne but not necessarily for the reasons with fatigue, worse academic per- like you’re only productive for a Daily Free Press Staff mother’s.” However, when asked cited in the study, wrote Boston formance [sleep allows for mem- certain amount of time.” if his car was his mother’s the man University Director of Student ory consolidation], depression and Courtney Dampolo, another Long hours at the office have said, “No.” The officers searched Health Services David McBride in anxiety. [There are] many immedi- CAS junior, agreed with Bingham. joined the list of factors that con- the suspect and found several credit an email. ate effects on the body.” “I don’t pull all-nighters, but I tribute to heart disease, according cards not belonging to him. The man have stayed up super late and only to a study published in the Annals was charged with receiving stolen gotten about three hours of sleep. of Internal Medicine on April 4. Sleep and stress...are associated with property and attempting to commit a It’s really stressful,” Dampolo The study, conducted by Brit- many immediate effects on the body. crime. said. “It’s bad because college stu- ish researchers, began in the early dents may be getting into these 1990s and examined 7,095 adults Sounds like a FreeP party habits of working late, and then ages 39 to 62 to assess their risk Early Sunday morning officers from -David McBride, Student carrying these same habits into of developing coronary heart dis- Roxbury responded to a call for a the workforce where later on it be- ease. Out of the participants, about Health Services director loud party at 24 Lawn St. The officers comes bad for their health.” 10 percent reported working long saw a loud crowd of 50 college-age Jenna Los Banos, a freshman hours, the article said. people standing in the driveway in the Sargent College of Health After about 12 more years of holding beer cans and red plastic The results are hardly surpris- Some BU students found the and Rehabilitation Sciences, said following the participants, 29 of cups. As officers walked up to the ing, McBride wrote. results particularly relevant to col- he disagreed with the relevance of the participants died of heart dis- house most of the crowd dropped “Working long hours and stress lege-aged people. the study to college students. ease and 163 suffered nonfatal their cups and ran away, however, raise levels of stress hormones that “I’ve only pulled one all-night- “We do work 11 plus hours a heart attacks. Those that reported there were about 100 more people in have a detrimental effect on the er, but I have friends who take Ad- day, but it’s not as big a deal be- working 11 hours or more a day the basement. The officers cleared the body,” he wrote. derall and stay up for three days cause we’re less susceptible to were at a 66 percent greater risk house and arrested several individuals “College students should be straight,” said Chelsea Bingham, a heart disease,” she said. “Not all of having a heart attack than those for possession of alcohol. They also concerned, though not necessar- junior in the College of Arts and of our habits in college transfer that reported working seven to found a “drink menu” with prices ily because of heart disease in the Sciences. “Then they can’t even over to our jobs after graduation. eight hours a day. listed and several kegs of beer. long term,” McBride wrote. “Lack talk to people because all their It all just depends on what job you College students should be con- of sleep and stress are associated emotions are heightened. I feel have.” cerned by the results of the study That’s not the only thing you can buy on Craigslist Detectives had been receiving reports Daily Free Press Sponsors Daily Free Press Sponsors of stolen bikes in the Beacon Hill and Rick’s Automotive Boston Common area. One victim College Property Management, had thought he had seen his bike for 18 Republic Road, Exceptional Dorm and Apt. 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On 978-671-0121 For more information on becoming a Daily Free Press sponsor, For more information on becoming a Daily Free Press sponsor, Friday the detectives went to pick up send an email to [email protected] the bike from the seller and arrested send an email to [email protected] or call us at him for receiving stolen property. or call us at 617-236-4433 617-236-4433 4 Thursday, April 7, 2011 Handler: ‘Not a single day goes by where I don’t think about...listening to...gunshots’ Holocaust: From Page 1 “Not a single day goes by where going some place, when I get up in students and professors will gather them speak because we are the last I don’t think about lying up in the the morning, when I shave, I think for a candle-lighting ceremony at generation that will be able to,” said him and flood back to his head each attic listening to the mother’s tears about it.” Marsh Plaza in remembrance of CAS freshman Tova Ramelson, day even having lived in America and gunshots,” Handler said. “Ev- The Hillel House’s series on the lives lost in the Holocaust. Hillel’s student board vice presi- since October 1947. ery day when I’m alone in the car, Holocaust culminates May 2, when “It’s really important to hear dent of culture and education.

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Kickin withLucien Flores Keeler lonely mountain MUSE Staff Lana Tkachenko MUSE Staff n Tuesday The MUSE talked with TM: You and played in the Patrick Keeler whose band — three- Raconteurs and played on ’s Van Lear he beginning of The Mountain rather than the instruments. In fact, when piece garage rockers Rose and Wanda Jackson’s The Party ‘Aint Over. Goats performance at the Darnielle first began putting his poems to — Oplayed Brighton Music Hall last night. The How do you manage all these projects? Paradise Rock club on Friday music in the 90s, he believed his job would Greenhornes’ sound drips of their influences (those PK: Well, it’s a lot easier than you think. You wasT sloppy at best. The band seemed to be as a poet, not a singer. quintessential ‘60s bands such as The Who, The just show up and play (laughs). But I’ve been forget the entire first song, “Liza Forever About halfway through his set, Darnielle Kinks, The Stones and The Animals), and their fortunate to get to work with very cool people. Minnelli” from All Eternals Deck, which played Thin Lizzy cover “Jailbreak,” which latest , Four Stars, dropped late last year TM: Were you yourself influenced by their is particularly odd because the album was shifted the mood of the set from moderately to positive reception. The band is composed of music styles? released just days earlier, on March 29. somber to reasonably chipper. The guitarist/vocalist , bassist Jack Lawrence PK: I think you always pick up something from Front-man barely knew audience sang along, seeming to enjoy the and drummer Patrick Keeler. whatever you do. Anytime you record something the words, and one of his guitarists began lighthearted nature of the performance. Not Even if you don’t recognize Keeler’s name, new with somebody else, you’re going to pick up playing in the wrong key. In addition, the to disappoint, soon you’ll be sure to his recognize his work. Aside something. sound guy must have been asleep during followed with “You Were Cool,” a silly from founding The Greenhornes in 1996, Keeler TM: How’s the fan support been for your first sound check because there was reverb on song perfectly encompassed by the first and fellow bandmate Jack Lawrence comprise the tour in a while and your first album in years? the amps every couple of minutes. After three lines: “This is a song with the same rhythm section of . Keeler, even PK: Oh it’s been great man. It was cool in a way three attempts, however, The Mountain four chords/I use most of the time/when I’ve while suffering from a cold, was kind enough to that we took a break because now there’s people Goats finally got into a groove, playing a got something on my mind.” After covering answer a few of our questions. that were way too young or that didn’t know us candid set that sounded like a mix of The “One Fine Day” by The Chiffons, the top The MUSE: Four Stars was the Greenhorns’ before, that never saw us, that are coming out. It’s Decemberists’ lyrical ballads with a hint of girl group of the 60s, The Mountain Goats’ release after eight years. What were those first been really good. Cake’s humor and a splash of Bright Eyes’ set came to a quiet close with “This Year” rehearsals like after being apart? TM: During your hiatus, did it ever look like musical styling’s. from . The encore consisted Patrick Keeler: We didn’t really rehearse so you were done, or was there always a belief that Despite the plural moniker, The of another cover, “Plain” by indie-band much…to make the record. In the studios we got you guys would come back and finish the album? Mountain Goats consists only of John Silkworm, followed by “California Song” shows booked when we were ready to put out the PK: Well we were always working on our Darnielle, who began playing under that from 1995 album, Sweden. record. Those rehearsals were pretty amazing. Just record. We’re not quitting at that point, it’s like why stage name in the 1990s while attending Although The Mountain Goats opened kind of going back to everything we’ve ever done quit if we’ve been a band this long? Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif. with a rocky start — perhaps Darnielle’s since 1996 and how easily a bunch of the old stuff TM: You’ve talked about how you guys were Although he records and plays with a idea of an April Fool’s joke — the audience kind of came out and how hard it was to do the new working on Four Stars for a while. What were you variety of collaborators, he remains the seemed to enjoy every minute of the show. stuff. guys try to do differently on this album? sole member of the band. Throughout the The audience was deeply devoted to the TM: What’s it like playing with the same two PK: Well we weren’t trying to do anything. show, Darnielle switched between playing performer and was genuinely sad when the guys for so long? We recorded this one differently by kind of writing older tracks back from his mixtape days and Paradise turned on its lights for the night. PK: As musicians we’ve all really grown up the songs in the studio. Before we had already newer songs with a backing band. The sadness, however, could have been together and just kind of play off each other, listen had songs ready to go and we knocked ‘em out Performing under unadorned house due to The Mountain Goats’ parting words: to each other and make each other better for sure. really quick. This one, we just took our time and lights, Darnielle engaged the audience with “And I hope you die/I hope we both die.” You grow up and you know each other a little better worked the songs in the studio. It probably shows his low-key sound, which often places the With Darnielle’s sense of humor, though, and it’s going well. its difference that way. center of audience’s attention on his lyrics we will never truly know. 6 Thursday, April 7, 2011 Union spokesman: ‘BU doesn’t have one culture, it has many cultures built into a bigger community’

Union: From Page 1 executive board worked on reviving paign idea as a way for Union to ad- so much about the success of [the “The point there is to get people Union by rebranding the group’s im- vertise the website and for students event], as I am about spreading a to stop wondering about whose go- thur Emma, CAS senior and Union age, repairing its relationship with to get a sense of BU culture outside sense of community.” ing to help you,” Squillace said. president. the administration and rebuilding its of campus. After kicking off the campaign “Over time, we expect to see the Emma said last year’s executive infrastructure. “While BU doesn’t have one with “Condoms and Roses” on page visits to increase and for stu- board had trouble meeting its goals At the beginning of the semes- specific culture, it has many- cul Valentine’s Day, Union decided to dents to start giving feedback. We and cooperating with the administra- ter, CAS senior Vinny Squillace, a tures built into a bigger community,” further its efforts through social net- hope to prove that we should be the tion. Over the summer, the 2010-11 Union spokesman, pitched the cam- Squillace said. “I’m not concerned works and through offline initiatives. organization they go to.”

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Flagler: From page 8 “That’s happened a lot. The problem classmen should be ready to play in the end of 2011, we saw freshmen But it seems that Parker is lean- is, they turn out to be 24-year-old se- high-pressure situations and become still playing like freshmen, and the ing on his reputation to thrust the bility by saying that he and the niors, and our freshman guys don’t leaders. team’s performance was inconsis- failures of the last two seasons’ dis- coaching staff could have run more wind up to be 21-year-old seniors. But for BU this year, the maturity tent because of that. appointment solely onto the play- competitive practices to make sure They’re already gone. So we’re and resolve to make plays when it Parker has been doing this a long ers when he needs to accept at least the team gave maximum effort in always playing with 18-year-olds mattered never really came together time, and to a certain extent the some of the blame.That doesn’t games. But he stopped short of ac- against 24-year-olds now.” as the season progressed. situation is out of his control. As he make him a bad coach, it doesn’t tar- cepting a role in what he saw as at- This is also true. The young BU Players will not just grow into says, “You’re not going to not take nish his legacy, and it doesn’t mean titude problems with the team. team did show its inexperience in leaders on their own – there needs Charlie Coyle. You’re not going to he’s not capable of leading BU to a Parker also mentioned that the comparison to some of its competi- to be someone there, whether it’s not take Adam Clendening. That’s national title. lack of upperclassmen has left the tion this year. a player or a coach, to guide them the chance you take.” But when a talented group of BU team with a young group that of- But this is not the fault of the along. He’s right. You don’t pass up on freshmen and sophomores aren’t tentimes played against teams with freshmen alone. The saying goes Hobey Baker winner Matt Gilroy talent just because the NHL is be- ready to fill the void left by depart- much more experience. that by the time the postseason and Parker struck that balance well coking those players, and when you ing players, as we’ve seen over the “It’s one thing when we have an starts, your freshmen shouldn’t be in 2009 to help underclassmen like get down to it, the decision to go pro last two years, ultimately, part of the 18-year-old freshman and they have freshmen any more. The under- Wilson and Bonino develop, but at is up to them. responsibility is his. a 21-year-old freshman,” he said. Two runs in bottom of sixth not enough to overcome UMass

UMass: From page 8 hit a single to put runners on first and Setterlund. the inning with her second single of the ball out of the air to end the threat second. “It’s the at-bats - good, quality at- the game and promptly stole second and the game. Magill then tripled to left field to Volpano then singled up the mid- bats,” Rychcik said, “we put pressure base. Casacci grounded out to second “I give credit to the kids for hang- score what ended up as the winning dle to load the bases. Floetker hit a on [Plourde] in the batter’s box…We to advance Mask to third. Setterlund ing in there,” Rychcik said. “Early run. sacrifice fly to left field to score- Ca got in some hitter’s counts later on, was then intentionally walked. on you miss some opportunities and The Terriers chipped away at sacci. With two outs in the inning, drew a couple walks, so I think our After Volpano popped out to the you say, ‘Oh man, we may have just UMass’ lead in the bottom half of freshman first basemen Chelsea at-bats got better.” shortstop, Setterlund took second to missed our chance to win this game the inning. Junior left fielder Erica Kehr, who didn’t play in the last few BU almost took back the game in put the winning run in scoring posi- early,’ and then you fight back off Casacci started off with a walk and games because of an undisclosed in- the bottom of the seventh. Redshirt tion. Floetker then lined out to the her.” senior center fielder April Setterlund jury, doubled to right field, scoring freshman Jayme Mask started off UMass third baseman, who snatched Plourde, who led nation in strikeouts last DAILY FREE PRESS year, allowed six hits to BU

Hitting: From page 8 two runs she gave up in 3.2 innings count, two-out line drive was within on four hits and three walks – lifted a reach for Rogers, who snagged it to In the third with UMass up 1-0, fly ball to left for a sacrifice fly. Mo- put the game away. redshirt freshman right fielder Jayme ments later, redshirt freshman first Some might consider the Terriers Mask did what she does best when baseman Chelsea Kehr hit an RBI lucky to get any hits – Plourde had she sent a single into left field and single to right to cut the deficit to 3-2. not given one up in 18.2 innings be- promptly stole second to lead off In the seventh, despite its frustra- fore Clendenny’s double in the sec- the inning. Plourde countered with tions on offense, BU looked like it ond – and they were indeed content an escape act by inducing a fly-out, was still going to manage an improb- with taking away some small moral a pop-out and a ground-out from the able victory when Mask barely beat victories. heart of the Terrier lineup. out an infield single and safely slid “It’s the at bats,” Rychcik said. The Terriers stayed quiet in the under a tag when she stole second. “Good, quality at bats. We put pres- fourth and fifth, but in the sixth in- Then Plourde intentionally walked sure on [Plourde] from the batter’s ning, trailing 3-0, they finally broke Setterlund – a risky move, consider- box. She walked and we got in some through against the Minutewoman ing Setterlund and her team-high 19 hitter’s counts later on, so I think our ace. stolen bases was the possible win- at bats got better.” After left fielder Erica Casacci ning run. Thanks to the strong at bats – es- walked, Setterlund got lucky when “That’s an iffy call, but [Massa- pecially later in the game – Rychcik UMass third baseman Teea Rogers chusetts coach Elaine Sortino] has seemed neither too surprised nor dis- couldn’t catch a pop-up in foul terri- been around a long and time, and for traught with the tight loss. tory. Setterlund took advantage with her it worked,” Rychcik said. “That’s what you get with a bouncer up the middle for a single, “But we were also a foot away UMass,” Rychcik said. “We’re not and Volpano followed that up with from ‘game over.’” going out of here going, ‘How do another bouncer up the middle to Unfortunately for BU, it couldn’t we beat them?’ I knew we could beat load the bases. find that extra foot, as Floetker’s full- them, and I know we can beat them Floetker – trying to get back the D F P Quotable “ Triple the Fun The Daily Free Press They definitely didn’t scare us. Terriers fall to - Softball coach Shawn Rychcik on University of New Hampshire Massachusetts in triple overtime, “ Sports Baumgartner breaks assist record, p. 7 [ www.dailyfreepress.com ] Page 8 Thursday, April 7, 2011 Back-To-Back Plourde almighty takes down Terriers

Jacks By Meredith Perri Daily Free Press Staff BU hits rare Parker must Despite coming within one run in offensive drought the sixth inning, the Boston Univer- sity softball team fell to University of against UMass establish program Massachusetts 3-2 Wednesday after- By Tim Healey noon. Daily Free Press Staff where top players The winning run of the game For a team with a .371 on-base per- reached base in centage and an average of almost five want to stay UMass 3 the sixth inning runs per game, the Boston University on an error by softball team is a group that can get its For the last two seasons, the Bos- BU 2 freshman third runners over home plate. ton University men’s hockey team baseman Me- On Wednesday afternoon in a 3-2 has fallen short of expectations. It gan Volpano. loss to University of Massachusetts, failed to win a Beanpot, it failed to “We have a lot of heart,” said BU though, however, the Terriers did ev- win a Hockey East title, and it failed coach Shawn Rychcik. “We’ve had erything but. to make the NCAA tournament both a lot of come-from-behind wins this The team had several prime scor- years. year…Unfortunately it was kind of ing opportunities – including one with Last week, head coach Jack Parker the run we gave them that hurt us.” the winning run in scoring position – explained part of the reason for some The Terriers (18-11, 4-2 America but a lack of clutch hitting doomed the of that failure. Since the 2009 national East) had six hits during the game, Terriers in this mid-week non-confer- championship, the BU roster, loaded which put an end to UMass pitcher ence matchup. with talent, has been decimated by Sara Plourde’s 18 2/3-inning streak BU’s first chance came almost im- early departures of not giving up a hit. BU broke the mediately when senior center fielder to the NHL. streak in the second inning on a dou- April Setterlund got hit by a pitch and Colin Wil- ble to left field by freshman shortstop stole second with two outs in the first son, Brian Brittany Clendenny. inning. Freshman third baseman Me- Strait, Nick Even though BU had a few hits gan Volpano could not come through, Bonino, Colby early on in the game, the Terriers though, and popped out to shortstop. Cohen, Kevin were not able to capitalize on the An inning later, BU had an even Shattenkirk and runners in scoring position. Plourde better opportunity. Freshman pitcher David Warsof- struck out eight BU players during Holli Floetker walked and freshman sky, all key un- JACK the course of the game. shortstop Brittany Clendenny con- derclassmen on “That girl on the mound is an All- tinued her recent hot streak with a FLAGLER the champion- American and she led the country in MICHAEL CUMMO/DAILY FREE PRESS FILE PHOTO line drive double into left field to set ship squad, all strikeouts last year,” Rychcik said, up runners at second and third base gave up at least one year of eligibility Redshirt freshman infielder Jayme Mask had two of BU’s six hits “so you’ve really got to hope you can with no one out. But UMass pitcher to play in the pros. against UMass ace Sara Plourde on Wednesday. take advantage of the opportunities… Sara Plourde – who led the country “That’s something we have to I think our kids made a lot better ad- Boutin, who is hitting .314 on the to second on a sacrifice bunt. Junior in strikeouts in 2010 – came back to look at in who we recruit, what kinds justments.” season, singled to left field to score Kyllie Magill then stepped up to strike out three straight Terriers and of kids they are,” Parker told The The scoring started in third in- Webster. the plate and hit a single to center to escape the jam. Daily Free Press, referring to the fact ning when UMass freshman Lindsey The Minutewomen (14-14, 5-3 score the second UMass run. “That girl on the mound is an All- that BU needs to find not just talented Webster doubled to right center field Atlantic 10) added on another run UMass finished off their scoring American,” said BU coach Shawn recruits, but talented recruits who will with two outs. Freshman pitcher Hol- in the fourth when UMass freshman in the top of the sixth inning. Sopho- Rychcik, “so you’ve really got to hope commit to the program for four years. li Floetker walked the next batter to Tiffany Meeks singled to the pitcher. more Cyndil Matthew got on base you can take advantage of the oppor- But the exodus of BU underclass- leave runners on first and third with Junior Stephanie Mix came in to with two outs on an error by Volpano. tunities.” men to the NHL is not just about the senior Audrey Boutin up to the plate. pinch run for Meeks and advanced individual decisions of the players UMass, see page 7 Hitting, see page 7 who left. And BU’s struggles over the last two seasons are not all about los- ing that talent. Baumgartner sets record in triple-overtime loss Those players left because on By Kevin Dillon the Terriers 16-9 and outscored them Daily Free Press Staff some level, they just weren’t com- 7-4, evening the score at 12 going into mitted to the BU program anymore. overtime. Despite senior attack Erica Maybe they wanted the paycheck, BU won the draw control in all Baumgartner’s program-record 109th sure, but maybe they thought they had three overtimes, but failed to score on assist in the second half, University of accomplished all they could at BU in its possessions each time. In the third New Hampshire midfielder Hayley their time here and they weren’t going overtime, Rausch scored with 38 sec- Rausch netted her career-high fifth to continue to improve as players. onds remaining to hand the Terriers goal of the game in triple overtime to As unique as each player’s deci- their first America East loss. seal a 13-12 victory for UNH over the sion is to turn pro or stay, it’s fair to “We drew up the game plan of Boston University lacrosse team on say that a player will be far more like- what we wanted to occur, we got the Wednesday. ly to stick with a program he believes looks we wanted, but we just didn’t The loss snaps a three-game Ter- in and that he buys into. The last two score,” Robertshaw said. “When you rier win streak and is their first loss in years at BU, that positive team envi- have four, five, even six opportuni- America East ronment just hasn’t been present. UNH 13 ties to put a game away and you don’t Conference Building a program that players succeed, the game is not going to go BU 12 play. want to stay with through their junior in your favor.” “UNH and senior seasons is not an easy thing The Terriers’ scoring was very played a very good game. They nev- to do in college sports, especially balanced, as six different players tal- er quit and they went hard at us the when those players have paychecks lied goals. Junior attack Hannah Frey whole time,” BU coach Liz Robert- looming. University of Kentucky’s scored the only hat trick for BU, while shaw said. “I give them credit for that, John Calipari hasn’t figured it out, senior attack Erica Baumgartner, ju- because we didn’t do the same.” and that’s a huge reason he is still nior attack Molly Swain, sophomore The Terriers (6-5, 2-1 AE) surren- without a ring while Billy Donovan attack Danielle Etrasco, and freshman dered the first goal of the game before has two with University of Florida. midfielder Sydney Godett scored two scoring four straight to take a 4-1 lead Over the last two seasons, getting goals apiece. 8:57 into the first half. At halftime, players to buy into his program, not “I think it’s important to have a BU still led the Wildcats (6-5, 1-1) just recruiting the right “type of kid,” well balanced attack, but at the end 8-5, and were outshooting them 16- has separated Jerry York’s BC squad of the day we just have to score one from Parker and BU. 10. MICHAEL CUMMO/DAILY FREE PRESS FILE PHOTO more than our opponents, and that’s Despite their advantage in the Parker did accept some responsi something we didn’t do today,” Rob- Junior attack Hannah Frey scored three goals in the Terriers’ 13-12 first half, UNH outplayed BU in the overtime loss to University of New Hampshire on Wednesday. second frame. The Wildcats outshot Flagler, see page 7 Lacrosse, see ONLINE The Bottom Line Thursday, April 7 Friday, April 8 Saturday, April 9 Sunday, April 10 Monday, April 11

No Games Scheduled W. Tennis @ St. John’s, 12 p.m. W. Tennis vs. Binghamton, 10 a.m. With the looming threat of the U.S. gov- Track @ Texas Relays, All Day Softball vs. UMBC, 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. Softball vs. UMBC, 12 p.m. W. Golf @ Brown, All Day ernment shutting down, the probable NFL Track @ Texas Relays, All Day M. Tennis @ Fairfield, 2 p.m. lockout doesn’t seem all that bad now