The DailyMonday, MarchFree 7, 2011 Press Year xli. Volume lxxxi. Issue xxvii. www.dailyfreepress.com [ The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University ] Campus & City Sports Opinion Weather Peace in the Middle East: Dog eat dog world: O’Donnell: I don’t heart Today: Rain, High 44 Political writer, journalist says US W. hockey takes Huckabee’s view of Tonight: Cloudy, Low 23 foreign policy hurts democracy on Northeastern Tomorrow: 44/27 page 3 page 8 single mothers page 6 Data Courtesy of weather.com Israeli, Palestinian supporters rally at Marsh Plaza Harvard By Chris Gambon and Suzanne Schiavone Daily Free Press Staff

Just a few feet separated the competing reinstates demonstrations on Marsh Plaza, but for the ri- val groups that crowded in the shadow of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial statute, their ROTC after differing messages of peace and human rights might as well have been a world apart. Hundreds of Boston University students, 41 years representing either BU Students for Israel or By Chelsea Diana Students for Justice in Palestine, chanted and Daily Free Press Staff waved flags in the cold wind for more than two hours Thursday afternoon. signed an agreement The demonstrations, though peaceful, were with the U.S. Navy to officially recognize the often tense, with members of both groups paus- Reserve Officers Training Corps on Friday, two ing at some points to debate the opposition right months after Congress passed legislation allow- on the brick sidewalk adjacent to the plaza. ing gays to serve openly in the military. BU Police Department officers stood on the The agreement settled the differences be- curb of Commonwealth Avenue just in front of tween Harvard and the ’ military, the rallies, interrupting every so often to inter- stemming from problems beginning with the vene in debates that got too testy. , after 41 years of no official recog- Students representing SJP held up large MICHAEL CUMMO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF nition of the program by Harvard. Members of Boston University’s Students for Justice in Palestine display a pieces of gray Styrofoam, which members said “The decision by Harvard University to styrofoam wall in Marsh Plaza on Thursday to protest Israels construction of a represented the “apartheid wall” bordering Pal- formally welcome the Naval Reserve Officer wall around the West Bank and Gaza Strip. estinian occupied territory. Training Corps to its campus is an important Text scrawled on the walls had slogans such holding Israeli flags, singing songs such as these hostilities.” step in moving past the old divisions that of- as “tear down the wall, free Gaza” and “we “One Day” by musician Matisyahu and having Before the rallies officially began at about 2 ten kept many Americans from seeing what we want justice, we want peace in Gaza.” a moment of silence for peace in Israel. p.m., BUPD officers were heard asking mem- share with one another, including love of coun- Second-year College of Arts and Sciences College of Arts and Sciences junior and bers of SJP to move further back into Marsh try and a profound respect for our brave men and Ph.D student and SJP member Ian Chinich said President of BUSI Rachelle Rubin addressed Plaza, so as not to obstruct pedestrians travel- women in uniform,” Harvard officials said in a the group was looking to draw student attention about 100 BUSI supporters, stressing the im- ling down the sidewalk. SJP complied, and the press release. to the conflict between Israel and Palestine as portance of peaceful and respectful demonstra- rally went on peacefully. Encouraged by President ’s part of Israel Apartheid Week. tion. Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore, who at- urge for college campuses to open their doors “We just want people to know and to under- “Today we gather respectfully here at BU to tended the rallies, said he was impressed with to the military after “don’t ask don’t tell” was stand,” Chinich said. “Most Americans never promote the virtues of truth and tolerance,” Ru- the way that the two student groups were able repealed in his State of the Union address, Har- have to experience living under occupation.” bin said. “Sadly these values have been over- vard reinstated the ROTC, according to a March Meanwhile, members and supporters of looked in the past. We are asking to put aside Rally, see page 2 4 press release. BUSI gathered further back in Marsh Plaza, However, U.S. Navy Captain Paul E. Mawn (Ret.) said that it was mainly reinstated due to Protesters rally for labor equality, peace in honor of Women’s Day politics. “It was unrecognized because of anti-mili- By Gina Curreri Every billion dollars spent on the military resident. tary perspective from people against the war in Daily Free Press Staff could create substantially more jobs within the “Housing for persons with disabilities, they Vietnam and was thrown off a lot of campuses, U.S. economy if it was spent on clean energy, can live on the street, 70 percent cut,” Gallagher but people here still participated,” Mawn, a Members of Greater Boston Code Pink ral- health care or education, Fuller said in the let- said, referring to the Section 811 proposed pro- 1963 graduate of Harvard and Chairman of the lied in front of the State House ter, quoting a study conducted by the Political gram cuts. “Where are our people supposed to Advocates for Harvard ROTC, said in a phone on Saturday to celebrate the 100th anniversary Economy Research Institute at the University of live?” interview. of International Women’s Day, which on Tues- Massachusetts-Amherst. Minister Lara Hoke , a member of Veterans “Harvard said they didn’t officially recog- day. The people who attended the rally said they for Peace, which co-sponsored the rally, spoke nize the ROTC by using the excuse that they About 150 people gathered in Beacon Hill were there to protest the Title X Family Plan- out against war funding. wouldn’t allow discrimination from ‘don’t ask chanting “bring our war dollars home,” while ning Program cut, the Evidence-Based Teen “At some point, as much as it was engrained don’t tell,’ but the decision had been made de- waving pink parasols. Pregnancy Initiative cut, the Section 811 pro- in me not to speak out in public against war, you cades before that was implemented,” Mawn The rally centered around labor, equality and posed program cuts and more for the 2011 fiscal reach the point where sparing feelings isn’t as said. “When the Democratic Congress took peace, said Ridgely Fuller, a Code Pink volun- year. important as sparing lives,” said Hoke, an An- away the one shield a bunch of schools hid be- teer from Waltham. “Dig this, they wanna [sic] cut family plan- dover resident. hind, Harvard had to allow ROTC to operate.” Fuller read a letter, written and signed by ning, Title X, a hundred percent, and teen preg- “The people who are going to be hurt the Harvard students who still wished to par- Code Pink members, that urged Gov. Deval Pat- nancy prevention grants cut entirely,” said Trish rick to cut military spending. Gallagher, a Code Pink member and Dorchester Protest, see page 4 ROTC, see page 2 YouTube stars perform at Metcalf, display growing trend of Asian-American viral celebrities

By Emily Saka Asian-American community,” said Philip Wang, Daily Free Press Staff who co-founded for the independent production company, Wong Fu Productions. “I think we all As the Boston University Chinese Students realized that if we’re not helping each other, no Association held the 2011 Take Out Goodwill one’s really going to get anywhere.” Benefit Concert on Friday, many emerging Wang said many Asian-American enter- Asian-American student performers who have tainers that have been helped tremendously by gained prominence through YouTube, brought YouTube. Wong Fu began making videos in their talents to Metcalf Hall. 2003 and moved to YouTube after its creation in The singers, songwriters and video produc- 2005. Wong Fu’s YouTube account has the 75th ers performed for an audience of 1,100 students, most subscriptions on the site. and raised money for Goodwill Massachusetts, “We just try to produce quality work,” said a nonprofit organization that aims to reduce pov- Ted Fu, who also works for Wong Fu produc- erty by enhancing opportunity. tions. “Then we’re grateful for the people that “We want to redefine culture in the 21st let us.” century,” said CSA president JR Wu Chang, a Southern Californian singer and songwriter School of Management senior. “By organizing Joseph Vincent, said he had just watched his a concert of this size, the Chinese Students As- cover of Iyaz’s “Replay” hit a million views sociation has created a platform that we hope when he was asked to appear on Ellen DeGe- everyone can use to achieve whatever they are neres’ “Wonderful Web of Wonderment” spe- passionate about.” cial. Many of the evening’s performers said they Vincent praised his fellow performers and found success through YouTube and are still swiftly dismissed any notion that there is com- JUNHEE CHUNG / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF getting used to their newfound popularity. YouTube stars from Magnetic North perform at the “Takeout: Goodwill Benefit “This is a time that’s very special for the Youtube, see page 4 Concert” at Metcalf Hall Friday night. 2 Monday, March 7, 2011 Harvard ROTC would use MIT facility Elmore: ‘Thank God that students are engaged ROTC: From Page 1 changes. “Most of the students are apa- on issues that they find important to themselves’ ticipate in the ROTC program could thetic,” he said. “As opposed to the Rally: From Page 1 week concerning SJP’s representa- are Jewish who aren’t necessarily still participate through a host school, 1960s when students were anarchists tion of the “apartheid wall.” pro-Israeli.” such as the Massachusetts Institute and anti-military and supported the to conduct their respective gather- “They’re embarrassed about Some attendees said they came of Technology. However they would communist governments. Now most ings with respect for one another’s our wall because the real wall is an to show their support for the dis- have to go to the MIT consortium for students don’t care as opposed to an- causes. embarrassment,” Chinich said. “If course taking place between similar training on the athletic facilities and tagonism toward the idea.” “Thank God that students are en- they’re so concerned about the im- groups on college campuses across to take military science classes. However, Harvard continues to gaged on issues that they find impor- age of the wall, they should tear the the country. Twenty students are currently en- move forward as officials’ hope this tant to themselves,” Elmore said “I wall down.” Margot Einstein, of Newton, said rolled in Harvard’s ROTC program, move encourages other schools to re- love the fact that there’s a little bit of While addressing the crowd of she believes it is “crucial to spread with 10 in the naval branch, Mawn instate their ROTC programs. civic engagement going on.” BUSI supporters, Rubin agreed with awareness” and support for Israel. said. This is not enough to complete a “With our nation at war, this sends CAS junior and Vice President of Chinich that while the two student “All across America is this Israel full-fledged unit so students will con- a powerful message that Americans Hillel House Meggie Wyschogrod groups were able to respectfully co- Apartheid Week,” she said. “Israel is tinue to utilize MIT’s services. stand united and that our colleges, said she was pleased with the civil- host their rallies, she still felt some not an apartheid state.” While ROTC was once, as Mawn society and armed forces are stronger ity with which the two groups were contention with SJP. Crowds began to disperse at described it, “a banned fraternity,” when we honor the contributions of able to hold their rallies in such close “We are being demonized for about 4 p.m. as the rallies wound Harvard said they will provide an of- all our citizens, especially our troops proximity. supporting the right of a democratic down. fice space as well as an area for train- and military families who sacrifice “SJP is being very respectful to- Jewish state,” she said. Elmore said that he hopes to see ing and classrooms if necessary. for our freedoms,” Harvard officials day which we haven’t experienced Chinich said that while the BUSI similar rallies taking place in the However Harvard students, said in the press release. “It is time to in the past,” Wyschogrod said. “If it rally had an impressive turnout, he same peaceful nature at BU in the Mawn said, are indifferent toward the move forward as one nation.” could be like this every day I would felt that the group’s rally was not an future. be ecstatic.” accurate representation of the Jewish “What’s wonderful here is I don’t Chinich, however, said that while community at BU. see anybody being violent, I don’t SJP and BUSI were able to share “We find that [BUSI] does not see any vandalism, I don’t see any- Tweet us! the forum of Marsh Plaza for their represent the broader Jewish com- one doing harm to anyone,” Elmore rallies, he had received complaints munity at BU,” Chinich said. “We’re said. “This is good old fashioned de- @dailyfreepress from members of BUSI earlier in the here to talk to the BU students who mocracy.” Daily Free Press Daily Free Press Sponsors Sponsors Rick’s Automotive College Property 18 Republic Road, Management, Exceptional North Billerica, MA Dorm and Apt. 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East shirts, a purse, a pair of shoes or a whole lot of food from the George uprisings Sherman Union. My eyes turn By Maha Kamal into money signs at the thought of Daily Free Press Staff having some extra cash in Following a tide of revolutions my wallet, in the Middle East and North Africa, but unfor- a panel spoke about the current and tunately for future role of Middle Eastern wom- me, Mugar en in these protests on Saturday in Library has the Stone Science building. deprived me The president of the Nonviolent of that money. Initiative for Democracy, Dr. Fate- Freshman meh Haghighatjoo, opened the eve- year, I had the CASEY ning by discussing the importance unlucky expe- RACKHAM of human rights and dignity, focus- rience of hav- ing on the new void of leaders in the ing an overdue Middle East to an audience of about book, and it cost me about $36. 70 students. That was enough to make my jaw fellow drop and to wonder what we’re be- and human rights activist, Mehran- ing charged per day. The library’s CONNOR REIDY / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Brooklyn, N.Y., based band The Antlers play to a packed house at BU Central Saturday night. giz Kar, said that as a member of the overdue book policy says that for 1979 revolution in Iran, she is happy each day before 27 days, you are to watch women making change charged 50 cents, and after that it happen in the Middle East today. jumps to two dollars per day af- US involvement Author speaks on getting ahead “When Ayatollah Khomeini went ter the book is recalled. It doesn’t to power, Iranian women were the seem like that much, but it really subject of targeting under the name starts to add up after a while. hurts Middle in the age of social networking of Islam,” Kar said. “It was almost a The real kicker is that if you By Alexandros Letsas terest towards the customer, and an e- Daily Free Press Staff week after coming to power … Ira- never return the book to the library, mail that emits the idea that ‘we don’t nian women immediately became East democracy, want you to respond or have any kind you are charged $100 or the price Author, columnist, consultant and angry [and] … feminists became of contact with us,’” Brogan said. of the book (whichever is greater). social media guru Chris Brogan em- worried.” “Everybody is using cell phones That’s a little pricey if you ask me. expert says phasized the significance of world Kar said women’s rights should Besides altering the book pric- to access their e-mails nowadays By Sydney Moyer class branding in contemporary busi- be more of a focus in the Middle and not their desk screens, except for es, there are few other things that Daily Free Press Staff ness, and the implications this creates East and North Africa. when they are actually sitting at their Boston University could do to fix for college students looking for suc- “During the Revolution, by no Calling for less United States desks.” up the library. Firstly, there are a cess in the professional world follow- means were women’s rights forgot- involvement in Middle East poli- Brogan advised the audience of disproportionate number of out- ing graduation at the College of Arts ten. Women were working hard for tics, Peter Beinart said that direct the importance of staying “ultra-cur- lets compared to desks and chairs. and Sciences on Thursday. change in family law and in the po- endorsement from the United rent.” While there are outlets at each of Brogan, speaking to more than litical arena,” Kar said. “Today, the States of certain political parties in “Listen to what people are com- the individual cubicles, the larger 120, focused on how to effectively region is in crisis. That is a reality.” democratic elections is detrimen- plaining and bitching about you or tables that can fit about eight peo- bridge the gap between what students Kar said the growing youth tal to the system itself, on Thurs- your rivals in the cyber world, and ple only have two outlets. I con- learn in college and what will be hap- population in the region would face day at Suffolk University. take advantage of this information,” stantly find myself looking for an pening when they graduate. many challenges Beinart, a political writer and Brogan said. outlet so my laptop won’t die on Using various examples, ranging “Over 70 percent of the Middle journalist, held a discussion with Brogan said that the field of mar- me. And don’t even get me started from how he bought a car through East is under the age of 30,” Kar Public Radio International’s Mar- keting is one based on originality, on the outlet situation in the base- Facebook, to Apple’s new addition said. “A new generation [is] grow- co Werman for about 40 people re- spontaneity and the creative process. ment. The basement is my favorite of “App Store,” Brogan illustrated ing up constrained by the dual chal- garding the current foreign policy “Marketing should never be safe,” place to study because it’s the qui- the big and rapid change of the social lenge of governments and Islamic of the United States in light of re- Brogan said. “Everybody is going to etest, but there are only about 12 networking world in respect of sales. political movements.” cent events in the Middle East at ask you to make the guy with the Star outlets on the entire floor. “We are all in sales,” Brogan said Director of women’s study at Suffolk’s Modern Theatre. Wars light-saber again, but this can- Secondly, it might be nice to in the beginning of his speech on the Purdue University, Dr. Valentine “Our credibility in the Middle not happen twice and produce the have more than two hours to check social media revolution. Moghadam, highlighted the role of East is going to be dependent to a same amount of laughter and inter- out a reserved book, or maybe they Brogan said that e-mail marketing women in democracies and traced significant degree on whether we est.” could actually let us take the book is still the biggest shareholder when the historic roots of the current are willing to accept that parties Brogan spent the last part of his out of the library. The least they getting in contact with customers, movements in the Middle East. that are willing to play by the dem- lecture advising students how to ex- could do is not charge us $2 per even when compared to Facebook, “These mass social protests to- ocratic rules of the game should be pand their personal networks, which hour if we return it late. It’s under- Twitter and similar social networking wards democracy did not occur in a allowed to run and we should sup- he said he believes are the most vital standable that there is a time re- websites. vacuum,” Moghadam said, explain- port their participation,” Beinhart aspect of surviving in the world of striction so that other students can “There is a big difference between said. “I hope the Obama adminis- business. have a chance to read the book, a personal-ish e-mail that shows in- Women, see page 5 but maybe it could be extended to tration is going to recognize that a one-day reservation. it’s better to let Islamic parties run STRETCH BREAK Thirdly, the printing system as long as they are willing to es- needs an update. I don’t know chew violence and put themselves how many times I’ve gotten stuck up for a democratic term.” in that mile-long line that never Beinart added that Obama’s seems to move. They could also foreign policy strategy should still use a new system to organize all of be given a chance to prove itself. the print jobs so the students can “I don’t think it’s fair to see pick up their orders more quickly. Obama’s foreign policy in the Finally, under no circumstance Middle East as a complete failure. should a singing group be allowed He has accomplished one thing for to practice in one of the class- sure- he took the attention off the rooms in the library. Don’t get me United States,” he said. wrong, I love music, and I’m an When former President George occasional fan of “Glee,” but the W. Bush was in office, Beinart library is supposed to be a quiet said, he was perceived as a veri- place where people can study, not table villain by the constituents of an auditorium. Middle Eastern countries, which It’s seems as if Mugar could stirred up a significant amount of you use a little help from BU to anti-American sentiment. This spice up the place. Who knows, made it easier for the regimes to maybe they could use all of the distract their populations by us- money that they make from over- ing those hostilities for their own due books? purposes. Casey Rackham is a sopho- Boston resident and lecture at- more in the College of Communi- tendee Lisa Smedberg, who pre- cation and a weekly columnist for viously lived in Dubai, said she MICHAEL CUMMO / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF The Daily Free Press. She can be College of Communication sophomore Ginny Soskey and Tufts University senior Biagio Mineo reached at [email protected]. Middle East, see page 5 train for the Boston Marathon on the Esplanade Saturday afternoon. 4 Monday, March 7, 2011 Youtube gives amateur artists T an outlet to thousands of fans Youtube: From Page 1 out and sharing it with people to see H if they’ll like it.” petition between any of the other art- Choi said he is proud of the prog- E ists. ress Asian entertainers are making. “We’re artists, but another key “It’s good to see that this is the thing not to forget is that we’re Asian- generation where Asians will be able American artists and Asian American to go into things that aren’t just doc- artists aren’t really represented that tors and lawyers,” Choi said. “If you D well in mainstream media,” Vincent want to do [those things], go for it, go said. “We’re all chasing the dream, full force. But I think it’s cool to see and why step on each other when we that Asians can show that we can do A could help each other?” creative things as well.” Jason Yang, an electric violinist Choi’s videos were among the I currently living in Los Angeles, said first that inspired Jason Chen, another that many of his fellow artists live in Los Angeles singer and songwriter, L close proximity to him in Los Ange- who found success late in 2010 and les, fostering a communal creative is adjusting to the novelty of holding process. company with some of his former Y “I love having YouTube as a ve- YouTube idols. hicle for me to be creative and have “I think YouTube is a place where, for whoever wants to see [my work], if you’re talented and willing to put see it,” Yang said. “And it’s free for yourself out there and work hard, you everyone so it makes it easier to reach will be able to be successful,” Chen F out to people.” said. “You have to have the look and David Choi, who currently has the the talent, but hard work is [even] R 44th most YouTube subscribers, said more important than that.” that he had no long-term expectations Wang said the idea of celebrity is when he uploaded his first video, a still new and surprising. E recording of an original piece called “It boggles my mind,” Wang said. “YouTube (A Love Song)” four years “Every time we have an event, it bog- E ago. gles my mind.” As a rapidly growing fan base Wu Chang said he is proud of the began to emerge, Choi said he found CSA’s accomplishments. himself thrust into popularity, in ad- “We went from being a typical dition to earning the label of Asian cultural club to now a pioneering or- P American inspiration. ganization that can show people that “I never really saw myself that if you have a dream and a passion, R way,” Choi said. “I just feel like I’m anything can happen,” Wu Chang someone who’s putting their music said. E Protesters promote anti-war platform S Protest: From Page 1 Pink’s anti-war campaign. “I came to the rally for the com- S most by the proposed budget cuts bination of celebrating the movement are the most vulnerable people -- the against feminism and standing up working poor, low-income, elderly against war,” said Ebenezer Marsh, people and women, disproportionally a recent high-school graduate and ac- hurt by the budget cuts,” Hoke contin- tivist from Concord. ued. “What else is new, right?” “I think [the rally] is inspirational. Protesters stand behind Massa- I think that it’s important that women chusetts State Rep. James O’Day and come out here and say that we’re tired State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, who of budget cuts aimed at those who proposed a bill entitled “An Act to In- have the least representation in our vest in Our Communities.” society,” said Amber Kornreich, a People need to be taxed more Brandeis University junior. fairly and the people who can afford it Everyone knows somebody who will hopefully pay more, said Virginia is helped by and needs these pro- Pratt, a resident of Jamaica Plain and grams that are being cut because of an activist with the Women’s Interna- excessive war spending, said Naomi tional League for Peace and Freedom, Bloch, a Brandeis freshman. another co-sponsor of the event. The rally ended with a march Some of those who attended were through the Boston Common and the young activists who came to the rally Public Garden, with protesters bang- to celebrate and to promote Code ing pots along the way.

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Todays crossword solution brought to you by... Saba-tage Monday, March 7, 2011 5 Poulin back on ice for first time since Feb. 5 Sperry faced 25 shots, saved 21 W. Hockey: From page 8 were maybe a little overzealous.” but also such a wonderful passer Goaltending: From page 8 key saves.” Schelling ended the game with and deep player and strong kid that At the other end of the ice, BU MacSorley took a shot that Sperry 44 saves to break an HE record for maybe that flies under the radar. She to Schelling’s right and just catching freshman goalie Kerrin Sperry faced blocked but was unable to con- most saves in a playoff game. was definitely a force out there.” the inside of the far post to knock 25 shots and stopped 21. After only trol. Freshman Claire Santostefano One positive for BU was see- Durocher, while not pleased with the puck into the net. BU had 18 allowing more than three goals twice picked up the rebound and put it past ing freshman forward Marie-Philip the loss, felt that his team played grade-A scoring chances in the first between Nov. 21 and Feb. 8, she has Sperry for the game-winner. Poulin back on the ice for the first hard during the game. period – almost half of the 40 shots allowed three or more in four of her With a little less than seven min- time since Feb. 5. Poulin, who broke “It was a game where I think they attempted in the frame – but last six starts. But Northeastern’s utes in the game, Wohlfeiler’s back- her hand blocking a shot in the third we came out ready to play and did Schelling turned away every oppor- first goal, like most of the Huskies’ hand shot found the back of the net period of a game against University a real good job,” Durocher said. tunity but Wakefield’s. best scoring chances, came on an for her second goal of the game to of New Hampshire, had two shots “We didn’t maybe get as much as “For me those are the games that odd-man rush where Sperry was left account for the final score of 4-2. on the day. While she was up to her we wanted… Hats off to Northeast- I love, because it keeps me in the essentially defenseless – junior de- “They got a big, big goal there normal skating speed, her ability to ern—a big win for them, a big win game throughout the whole period,” fenseman Tara Watchorn dove back to start the third period,” Durocher shoot was still hampered by her in- for their program.” Schelling said of the early onslaught. to stop a possible shot from Husky said. “While we had some great jury. Even with the loss, BU still qual- “There’s literally no minute that I’m forward Casey Pickett, but Pickett chances that was when Florence “The one thing that she really ified for quarterfinal round of the just standing around thinking about maneuvered around her and set up Schelling stood tall…I think that couldn’t do this week because of NCAA tournament. The third-seed- something else. It’s just good and I forward Alyssa Wohlfeiler on the our team in the third period, we tried strength is shoot the puck,” Duro- ed Terriers will face sixth-seeded was happy that I was able to keep opposite side for the goal. too hard to get back in the game. We cher said. “She is a great shooter Mercyhurst College next weekend. the team in that game with a couple Beinart: ‘American military power is only Panelist: Protests are a call for both as good as American economic power’ ‘social justice,’ ‘political change’ Middle East: From Page 3 that we have interest in the area their main alliance as they have in but respecting that this is a local the past, he said. Women: From Page 3 for social change in the Middle remains highly interested in the phenomenon is appropriate, and Beinart also said that gradual East,” said Marta Garnelo, a Col- ing that the three detriments political happenings in the Middle Obama seems to be doing a nice withdrawal of American military lege of Arts and Sciences junior. towards democracy were gender in- East. job of walking that fine line.” from the Middle East is a neces- “The speakers not only gave their equality, restrictions on knowledge “I think Obama has a very dif- During the talk, Beinart was sary step in strengthening our opinions, but also solutions to sug- and authoritarian rule. ficult job,” Smedburg said. “And I asked where United States foreign economy. gest change.” Working toward female empow- think saying less right now about it policy is going. “American military power is Delaram Mohamed, an Iranian erment would lead to strengthened and just watching it unfold is prob- “I don’t think that the Ameri- only as good as American econom- College of Engineering sophomore, democracies, Moghadam said. “So- ably the best way to handle ques- can government has been able to ic power,” he said. “Right now our said he had heard of the speakers lutions are a way towards a peace- tions of foreign policy.” process this dramatic a change economic engine is not strong before and enjoyed hearing their ful, democratic transition.” The United States should limit [in Middle East politics], and also enough to sustain our military opinions on how women can create “Mass social protests in the Mid- its involvement in Middle Eastern I think we realize that in many footprint, and I think the challenge change. dle East and North Africa are as a affairs, Smedburg said, but main- ways, our influence is rather lim- is going to be some retraction of Layla AlBalooshi, a CAS gradu- much a call for social justice as they tain an active interest in its devel- ited,” he said. that military footprint.” ate student, said she felt that more are for political change,” Mogha- opment. What we think of as American However, Beinart said this could have been said about women dam said. “The language of democ- “We tend to look at this situ- ideals may be on the march in might be less of a challenge than in the region. racy has to include the language of ation in terms of how it affects the Middle East, Beinart said, but experts seem to make it out to be. “The talk was really great, but social justice and citizens’ rights.” America, when really this is not American power is probably on “I think we can afford to be a I felt that they could have touched Students attending the discussion so much an American issue as the wane. little less apocalyptic about what more areas about the role of the enjoyed the expert knowledge of the it is a domestic issue,” said Kim We are not going to have a se- we need to be able to leave Af- Muslim women in the Middle East,” panel. Bilderback, a Boston resident. ries of regimes that are looking ex- ghanistan, even under difficult cir- AlBalooshi said. “Especially with “It was very interesting [to see] “I think being aware of the fact clusively to the United States for cumstances.” this massive uprisings in the re- how revolutions can create the hope gion.” 6 Monday, March 7, 2011 Opinion The Daily Free Press Politically Incorrect The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University Hitting Below the Chastity Belt 41st year F Volume 82 F Issue 27 Josh Cain Editor-in-Chief thought I didn’t like Mike Huckabee, mothers in the U.S. According to the actress Saba Hamedy, Managing Editor R-Ark., before this week. When news herself, she’s in love with the father of her Chelsea Feinstein, Executive Editor broke of an interview in which Hucka- child, Benjamin Millepied, and the two are Chris Gambon, Campus Editor beeI ripped Natalie Portman for having a baby engaged. So, in what sense is Portman single? Suzanne Schiavone, City Editor Megan Riesz, Opinion Page Editor “out of wedlock,” however, it became apparent Huckabee’s assumption that unmarried Annie Maroon, Sports Editor Michael Cummo, Michelle Simunovic, to me that I underestimated the amount of dis- mothers and single mothers are one in the same Lauren Dezenski, Layout Editor Sandra Heartkopf, Photo Editors Valerie Morgan, Office Manager like I really harbored for the former Arkansas demonstrates an underlying misogyny that Kathryn Palkovics, Advertising Manager Chelsea Diana, Associate City Editor governor. Additionally, Portman is one of my Huckabee doesn’t even realize he exhibits. By Dan Rys, MUSE Editor Annie Ropeik, Science Tuesday Editor favorite actresses, so this discussion is personal. grouping Portman, who’s in a committed rela- Alex Nawar, Associate Campus Editor Jamie Lutz, InBusiness Editor Last Monday, Huckabee went on “The Mi- tionship, with single mothers, he assumes that Rene Reyes, Associate Sports Editor Rosalie Fransen, Spotlight Editor chael Medved a woman’s worth is based upon her marital sta- Craig Meyer, Associate Sports Editor Show,” a con- tus. The Daily Free Press (ISSN 1094-7337) is published Monday through Thursday during servative talk Additionally, his reference to how “most” the academic year except during vacation and exam periods by Back Bay Publishing Co.,Inc., a nonprofit corporation operated by Boston University students. No content can radio show on single mothers are uneducated and poor proves be reproduced without the permission of Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. Salem Radio, to how out of touch he is with reality. Yes, it may Copyright © 2010 Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. promote his new be true that “many” single mothers are strug- book. However, gling, but it’s just not true to say that “most” the only thing he are “very poor” and “can’t find a job.” The U.S. wound up pro- Census Bureau says that 79 percent of single No longer talking the talk moting was his moms have a steady job, but it doesn’t surprise own ignorance. me that Huckabee overlooked this statistic. While the United States is often per- which once was a supposedly valuable rela- The hailstorm Now, let’s move on to the real meat and ceived as being the world’s leader in medi- tionship. But most importantly, it speaks to of ill-formed potatoes of Huckabee’s statement. I am thor- cine, it’s become increasingly evident that the power of the pharmaceutical industry, EMILY opinion began oughly confused by Huckabee’s opinion that the country is slipping far down the totem or what medical professionals and sociolo- O’DONNELL when the host, Portman is sending a bad message. She’s an pole. This is especially true in the sphere gists call “Big Pharma.” Regardless of the Medved, com- acclaimed actress with a Harvard degree and of mental health and, more specifically, obvious problems that exist in relation to mented on Portman’s acceptance speech for she’s not even 30. Even though she’s extremely psychiatry. Although talk and drug therapy public and private insurance agencies and her Best Actress Academy Award. He said, busy, Portman still finds time to do philanthro- were medicalized in the early 20th century the people they cover, most of which are “Portman says, ‘Oh, I want to thank my love py work and she’s not afraid to speak up about with the advent of psychoanalysis, inspir- caused by a propensity for profit, the power and he’s given me the most wonderful gift.’ He injustice. Because she’s accomplished so much ing people with emotional illnesses to get of drugs has amassed to an almost untouch- didn’t give her the most wonderful gift, which at such a young age, it would be easy for her to help, the importance of extending compre- able level – and on what basis? would be a wedding ring! And it just seems to get a big head, but she manages to stay humble. hensive therapy continues to be lost upon The idea that doctors are being pres- me that sending that kind of message is prob- It’s clear that Natalie Portman is a great insurance companies and the medical in- sured into eliminating the organic element lematic.” role model for women. If Huckabee thinks that dustry itself. of therapy is not only indicative of a gener- Before Huckabee even begins to speak, we young girls are going to go on a sexual ram- Dr. Donald Levin, a practicing Chicago al disregard for the common welfare on the can see the stupidity of the argument presented. page because they see Portman with a pregnant psychiatrist for more than 30 years, said in part of advantageous organizations, but also Apparently, it doesn’t matter if Portman gradu- belly, he’s more delusional than I originally a New York Times article that he now has shows prescriptive drugs are becoming nor- ated from Harvard or if she got her first Acad- thought. to train himself “not to get too interested mative (or “the easy solution”) with little emy Award nomination at 23. If she’s pregnant And Huckabee wasn’t even finished speak- in [his patients’] problems” because he has to no restraint from anyone. “Big Pharma” and unmarried, it’s all for naught. ing. He dropped this little gem after all of his no time from a practical perspective. Many plays a huge part in the economy and has After the host of the radio show was fin- previous crazy comments: “…across the board, psychiatrists, such as Levin, now have influential lobbyists supporting its growth. ished yammering, Huckabee felt the need to 41 percent of all live births in America are out to undergo brief consultations with their Thus, as the consumption and production of give his two cents on the matter. of wedlock births. And the cost of that is sim- patients in order to minimize expenses, pills continues down this cyclical path, the “One of the things that’s troubling is that ply staggering.” mostly as a result of insurance companies distressed individual’s wellbeing ultimately people see a Natalie Portman or some other The cost is “staggering” because of im- that don’t like to reimburse doctors for talk becomes secondary. Hollywood starlet who boasts of, ‘Hey look, proper sexual education in schools, not because therapy. The field of medicine is always chang- you know, we’re having children, we’re not Natalie Portman is pregnant and unmarried. If This speaks to the momentum that in- ing and adapting of new ideas to a certain married, but we’re having these children, and Huckabee were president, however, the “cost” surance companies continue to garner in extent. But with advances in research and they’re doing just fine,’” he said. “But there would only increase because he doesn’t be- the medical business, a momentum that is technology, practitioners should feel a aren’t really a lot of single moms out there lieve in sex ed. Abstinence is the best way to largely unchecked. It also speaks to a grow- sense of empowerment rather than a sense who are making millions of dollars every year prevent pregnancy, in his opinion. Yeah, that’s ing separation between doctors and patients, of obligation to the system. for being in a movie…most single moms are what Bristol Palin thought too before she got very poor, uneducated, can’t get a job, and if pregnant. it weren’t for government assistance, their kids Speaking of Bristol Palin, we’ll never know would be starving to death and never have what Huckabee thought of her because he’s health care. And that’s the story that we’re not never said anything about her publically. Inter- Sex toy opposition a killjoy seeing, and it’s unfortunate that we glorify and esting… glamorize the idea of out of children wedlock.” When Northwestern University psy- While many colleges are vehemently Wow. I don’t even know where to be- Emily O’Donnell is a sophomore in the chology professor J. Michael Bailey an- interested in obtaining professors with pro- gin talking about that profound piece of in- College of Communication and a weekly col- nounced he would be having an optional gressive teaching styles, especially presti- sight. Let’s begin by addressing the fact that umnist for The Daily Free Press. She can be lecture that would contain graphic content, gious ones such as Northwestern, a double Huckabee groups Portman with all single reached at [email protected] his students were intrigued. One hundred of standard still exists regarding the morality them showed up for the session on Feb. 21, of sex and masturbation. Classes at Boston only to be met with a guest speaker’s dem- University, such as Philosophy of Sex and onstration of a sex prop on a non-student Gender, introduce pornography in the form female. Upon getting wind of the lecture’s of articles and even documentaries. From What’s bothering you? controversial subject matter, Northwestern a progressive standpoint - which is usu- faculty members investigated the demon- ally the standpoint upon which universities stration, leading to a national debate on the base coursework and class goals - this is We want to hear ethics of simulated sex in classrooms. acceptable. But a physical demonstration, So it came as no surprise when Bailey as Northwestern administrators would ar- issued an apology on Sunday. He admitted gue, is cause to be “troubled and disap- that the demonstration was “a mistake” but pointed.” about it also took a jab at those who had blasted the Clearly, the session involved some idea in the first place, arguing that “this re- graphic material that was meant to instill a veals a stark difference of opinion between certain appreciation of sex toys and physi- people like [him], who see absolutely no cality as things that shouldn’t be defined Submit an 800-word moral harm in what happened, and those by societal norms. For some, it might who believe it was profoundly wrong.” scream of vulgar hedonism, but the fact of guest perspective on Bailey is right in that unique learning tech- the matter is sex should be grappled with anything OR a niques can provide a truly profound un- under the umbrella of education in some derstanding of something otherwise more way or form. In the safe environment that 500-word letter to the abstract, which in this case is the broad Bailey mandated, wherein students partici- subject of human sexuality, and his apol- pated voluntarily, the potential to learn was editor. ogy was unfortunately necessary in light of not only precocious but also fundamentally imperfect educational standards. safe. [email protected] Monday, March 7, 2011 7 Chiasson benched late in third period for ill-advised cross-check Penalties: From page 8 Chiasson’s crosschecking penalty with 7:40 That penalty by Nicastro in Friday night’s quarterfinals. Parker, however, said he will ap- left in the game was the epitome of the “stupid 3-2 win that Parker mentioned came in the peal the call. very weak calls. penalties” Parker talked about. Chiasson leveled third period when the defenseman responded “It’s easily seen on film that there was no “I thought both teams took stupid penalties,” Northeastern’s Steve Silva after the whistle for to Northeastern’s Garrett Vermeersch boarding contact to the head,” Parker said. “It was an el- said BU coach Jack Parker. “A lot of it has to do no apparent reason. sophomore Ryan Ruikka by basically clothes- bow, but he elbowed him in the shoulder. I can with the chirping that goes on and the after-the- When the right winger got to the penalty lining Vermeersch. see why the ref thought it, maybe, but it was not whistle stuff and the diving that’s going on that box, he was met by a furious Parker, who leaned That was followed by Randy Guzior mak- an elbow to the head. There was no contact to tees everybody off.” over into the box and gave Chiasson an earful ing a leaping tackle of Nicastro that resulted in a the head whatsoever.” Once again, penalties played a key role in before returning to his usual post behind the BU game misconduct. The whole sequence was one Incredibly, Silva’s punch and Noonan’s el- a BU collapse Saturday night. Northeastern bench. Parker didn’t let Chiasson back on the of several instances this weekend when play bow weren’t even the calls that drew the most scored three straight goals from the 18:50 mark ice for the remainder of the game. crossed over from physical to dirty. ire from Parker. That honor goes to what Parker of the second to the 7:30 mark of the third to By contrast, Nicastro’s high-sticking penalty Freshman defenseman Adam Clendening felt was a missed interference call on the Hus- take a 4-2 lead. Then sophomore forward Alex 1:14 later was the epitome of the weekend’s also earned a game misconduct Friday night kies’ third goal Saturday night. Chiasson and sophomore defenseman Max questionable officiating. Husky forward Mike when he hit Northeastern captain Tyler Mc- McLaughlin won a faceoff back to Mike Nicastro took a pair of penalties in the final McLaughlin tried to hit Nicastro and ended up Neely from behind. On Saturday night, Silva Hewkin, who took a few strides to his right be- eight minutes that severely hindered the Terri- dropping to the ice like a ton of bricks. It ap- landed a punch on freshman forward Charlie fore firing a shot past Millan, but Parker said he ers’ comeback bid. peared that Nicastro did nothing more than Coyle that probably should’ve gotten him the thought junior forward Kevin Gilroy was clear- Failing to hold onto leads and taking costly brace himself for the hit, but he was sent to the boot, but the referees missed the play, much to ly interfered with on his way out to Hewkin. penalties down the stretch are nothing new for sin bin for high-sticking. the dismay of Parker and the BU bench. “I was upset because they won the faceoff this BU team. They have become bad habits that “Chiasson didn’t play the rest of this game,” Saturday night wasn’t without another game back and my guy’s going out to get the puck and the team just can’t seem to break. Parker said. “He’s already been benched once misconduct, though. Freshman defenseman he got unbelievably interfered with, I thought,” “It’s one of those things we’ve got to learn [two weeks ago] for taking stupid penalties. Garrett Noonan was sent to the locker room Parker said. “The referee didn’t agree with me. from, again,” said senior co-captain Joe Pereira, Nicastro, I thought his penalty was a dive, to tell when the refs determined that his elbow caught That’s a point of emphasis this year and the last who was visibly frustrated after the game. “At you the truth. But he’s taken some stupid penal- McNeely in the helmet, resulting in a contact to couple years, especially off of faceoffs. The the end of the day, you can’t make any more ties. He took a stupid penalty last night. That’s the head major. guy’s supposed to be able to go out and go play mistakes or you go home now. It’s playoff hock- what I’m talking about by not beating yourself. It was Noonan’s third game misconduct of that pointman. Instead he got picked off, picked ey and if we don’t learn from it, we’ll be going “If I benched everybody that took stupid the season. Per NCAA rules, a third misconduct off, picked off. The guy went to the right and home real soon. It’s pretty simple, pretty clear- penalties this weekend for the next game, we comes with an automatic one-game suspension, shot it in the net. The games were not well-ref- cut. If you want our season to be over, it’s going wouldn’t have a team, because we took a lot of meaning Noonan would miss Game 1 against ereed in my opinion, not at all, not even close, to be over real quick.” stupid penalties.” Northeastern this weekend in the Hockey East either one of them.” Noonan’s game misconduct leaves BU with five defensemen for most of game Northeastern: From page 8 Noonan went for an upper-body hit in the left his snap shot from the high slot deflected off a believed that it was his team’s ability to calm corner of the BU zone and ended up hitting his BU defender and over the glove of Millan, who down in the third and not take similar penalties cused. . . Once we got up 1-0, once again this target in the head, according to the referees. couldn’t react to the deflection quite quickly that helped it earn two points. team does not know how to play for 60 minutes. The resulting call was a five-minute major and enough. One minute and one second later, Steve “Keeping it simple was the key,” he said. “I couldn’t be more disappointed with about a game misconduct, Noonan’s third of the sea- Silva extended that lead to two goals with an- “We didn’t try to make orange juice out of lem- 80 percent of my guys.” son, meaning he could be suspended for Game other shot that sailed over a butterflied Millan. ons. We tried to just play our game. . .It was The Terriers jumped out to a 2-1 lead in a 1 of the quarterfinals barring the league office After the fourth goal, Parker immediately nice as a coach to be behind the bench and see first period dominated by the refereeing whis- overturning the call. called a timeout in hopes of regrouping his those guys apply the system, but it all comes tle. In that period, the two teams combined for That left the Terriers – who were down a smarting team, but those efforts were all for down to being simple.” 23 minutes in the sin bin on 10 penalties (six starting defenseman already with junior David naught. Nearly five hockey minutes later, soph- All three games between the two teams this on NU, four on BU). However, it was BU that Warsofsky still recovering from a concussion – omore forward Alex Chiasson took an ill-timed season were one-goal contests (BU won the benefitted most on its rewarded power plays, with just five blue-liners for the game’s remain- cross-checking penalty for which Parker open- season series 2-1-0), but BU senior captain Joe going 2-for-5 with the man advantage. Sopho- ing 41 minutes. ly, loudly criticized him for from the bench area Pereira, who was honored along with senior more defenseman Max Nicastro (slapper from The Huskies couldn’t take advantage of the while he sat in the penalty box. Even when a goalie Adam Kraus after the game during Se- the left circle 4:08 into the period) and junior Terriers’ loss until they knotted the game back high-sticking call on NU forward Steve Quailer nior Night ceremonies, refused to believe that forward Chris Connolly (wrister that went five- up at two apiece with 1:10 left in the second erased the Huskies’ advantage, Nicastro gave it there’s something about the Huskies that gives hole through traffic at 17:13) were both the period. Defenseman Drew Daniels took a feed right back to them with his own high-sticking his team fits. benefactors of assists from freshman forward from his twin brother Justin and slid the puck penalty, putting BU at a disadvantage when it “I don’t think it’s more Northeastern, I think Charlie Coyle with the man up. Those scores past a sprawling Kieran Millan (30 saves). could least afford one. it’s us,” he said. “At the end of the day, we have sandwiched a Randy Guzior goal to give BU its That set up the all-important third period Northeastern assistant coach Sebastien to – I’m not even going to say learn because I one-goal lead after 20 minutes. that ended being dominated by Northeastern. Laplante, who has taken over head coaching keep saying that – we have to either step up or But the biggest moment of the first period Senior Mike Hewkin gave the Huskies duties after Greg Cronin was suspended by we’re going home.” may have come with exactly 60 seconds left. their first lead of the game in the third when the program for possible NCAA violations, At that time, freshman defenseman Garrett Hazel goes 6-for-6 from foul line after shooting 48.3 percent on year

Transfers: From page 8 also did well in one aspect where he has strug- with 2:24 from the charity stripe extended the sayers the old fashioned way by putting the ball gled all season long: free-throw shooting. Terriers’ lead to three. Without those freebies, in the hoop. They radiated poise and composure all game The big man shot 6-for-6 from the charity Hartford senior guard Joe Zeglinski’s jumper His confidence was contagious. long on their opponent’s home court and with stripe to earn the majority of his 10 points. For with 56 seconds remaining would have tied the “I was just trying to keep [my teammates] more than 2,000 Hawks fans doing their best to Hazel, a 48.3 percent free-throw shooter, that game instead of cutting it to two. poised and calm,” Griffin said. “We needed to distract them. sort of statistic points to a healthy dose of hard “Pat Hazel, when he plays with great confi- stay poised out there because if you lose your “I’m really proud of these guys because work and an incredible amount of focus in a dence, is one of the best players in this league,” head in a game like that, it’s hard to get back when things were against us they kept a great hostile environment. Chambers said. “There’s no question in my into it.” attitude,” Chambers said of his team follow- “This time of year brings out the best in us,” mind. The way he blocked that shot towards the While Partin’s eight points on 2-for-8 shoot- ing the victory. “They kept grinding. They kept Hazel said. “Defending and rebounding was a end there, I couldn’t believe how high he went ing hardly met his season average of 14.6 per playing. They didn’t get down. They didn’t big thing for us, and I feel like we got it done up to get that. And for him to make his free game, they also came at key moments in the hang their heads once. They really showed their tonight. We just kept grinding. Those are our throws. . .He has worked so hard on his free- battle, catching Chambers’ eye. His triple with maturity. I’m really proud of them.” principles. We just stick together and I feel like throw shooting this year, and it finally came 1:16 left in the first half tied the game and al- Although senior forward John Holland that is what is going to get it done for us the rest together for him this week.” lowed BU to take a lead heading into halftime dominated the stat sheet with a game-high 16 of the way.” Griffin also showed a knack for clutch following two Holland free throws. points and a team-leading seven rebounds, it Hazel’s points and blocks always seemed to shooting, posting a perfect 3-for-3 mark from “I want to give a compliment to Darryl would be hard to argue that BU would be host- come at key, game-changing moments through- the field. All three of his shots came from be- Partin,” Chambers said. “Maybe he didn’t get ing the AE championship game on Saturday out the game. He made each of his dunks in the yond the arc, with his second giving the Terriers 20 or 15 [points] today, but he played within without any of the three transfers. opening two minutes of the first and second a two-point lead with 5:29 to play and his third himself. He didn’t take too many bad shots. He Hazel was BU’s leading presence under the half, and both of them resulted in a lead change breaking a deadlock with 4:10 to go. BU held did exactly what I asked him to do today. I was basket all game long. Not only did Hazel do in BU’s favor. that lead for the remainder of the game. really proud of him because some guys, put in what he does best to the tune of two dunks for a His free throws with 13:09 remaining in Despite being heckled and singled out that situation as [the other half of the] dynamic perfect 2-for-2 shooting clip from the field, four the game also brought the Terriers from down throughout the game by a rowdy Hawks crowd, duo [of Holland and Partin] and the first team rebounds and the game’s only three blocks, he one to up one, and his final points of the game Griffin exuded confidence and quieted the nay- all-conference [would have had more trouble].” Co-captain Griffin provides timely scoring, confidence against Hartford

Hartford: From page 8 shire and Hartford (11-20). The transfer from shooting performance. another bomb from downtown. Marquette University also snagged 14 rebounds Behind the hot hand of Maciel, Hartford When the Terriers needed a timely basket “We like to say a lot that we don’t get these and contributed five blocks. clawed its way back from an early 11-5 deficit down the stretch, they turned to their co-captain, chances back. I feel like we’re taking advantage “It’s that time of year that brings the best out and rattled off six unanswered points to tie the Griffin, who had no trouble answering the bell. of it.” of us,” Hazel said. “Defending and rebounding game. Both teams traded baskets throughout the “Coach, throughout the game, was telling “Sitting out, we learned from some great se- was a big key for us, and I feel like that’s what it first half, and Holland’s two free throws with 32 me that I needed to shoot,” Griffin said. “I was niors,” Griffin said. “We had some great senior got it done tonight. We just kept grinding. Those seconds remaining in the first allowed BU to en- just looking for an opening, trying to get my shot leadership last year, and those guys really paved are our principles, man. We just stick to that. ter halftime with a 26-24 advantage. off. . .I just wanted to do what Coach told me to the way for us. It’s nice to come back here and That’s our foundation. I feel like that’s going to The second half had a flair for the dramatic do and that was shoot with a lot of confidence. try to do the same things they had already ac- get it done the rest of the way, too.” and all the traits of a heavyweight bout as the That’s what I tried to do with those two shots.” complished.” Senior forward Morgan Sabia and junior final session saw the score tied four times and Down 51-49 with 11 seconds left, Zeglinski An AE First-Team All-Defensive honoree, forward Genesis Maciel netted 13 points apiece eight different lead changes. brought the ball upcourt, drove past freshman Hazel stuffed the stat sheet all weekend long on to lead the Hawks, picking up the slack for With BU trailing 43-42 at the 13:03 mark, guard D.J. Irving and rose for a baseline jumper the offensive end, piling up 19 points on 5-of-6 2,000-point scorer Joe Zeglinski, who struggled Griffin buried a 3-pointer to give the Terriers a that would not fall and sealed the Hawks’ fate. shooting in BU’s tournament victories against from the field all evening long and finished with two-point cushion. Seconds later, Griffin, the Holland would convert his freebies to secure the the seventh-seeded University of New Hamp- only seven points on an uncharacteristic 3-of-16 transfer from Rider University, connected on victory. Quotable “ MISSED OPPORTUNITIES The Daily Free Press We didn’t try to make orange M. hockey loses juice out of lemons. chance for second -Northeastern seed in Hockey East men’s“ hockey assistant coach Sebastien Laplante Sports tournament, falls to on his team’s approach to playing BU Northeastern, p. 7 [ www.dailyfreepress.com ] paGE 8 Monday, March 7, 2011 Terriers keep calm, carry on to AE fi nals

By René Reyes tournament. By Luke Coughlan Daily Free Press Staff “Wow, that was a battle,” Cham- Daily Free Press Staff WEST HARTFORD, Conn. bers said. “That was a battle. I give Transfers shine in narrow – The sweat on Boston Univer- a ton of credit to Hartford and coach semifi nal victory sity men’s basketball coach Patrick [John] Gallagher. They didn’t give up Chambers’ forehead said it all. an inch...That’s one of those games WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - BU 55 Sitting at that you say it’s a shame somebody Boston University men’s basketball the podium has to win or lose because both teams coach Patrick Chambers knew that Hartford 49 alongside ju- competed so hard and gave every- he would need to recruit some experi- nior forward thing they had in that 40 minutes.” ence for his second-year squad when Patrick Hazel, junior guard Matt Holland poured in a game-high he took the helm for a Terrier team Griffi n and senior forward John Hol- 16 points, Griffi n added nine of his with nine seniors last season. With land for BU’s postgame press con- own and Hazel recorded three blocks just four returning players lined up ference, Chambers breathed a sigh to pace the second-seeded Terriers for his second year leading the team, of relief, knowing that his squad is (20-14), whose 10th consecutive Chambers recruited junior transfer just one win away from a trip to the win propelled them to BU’s Amer- students Patrick Hazel, Matt Griffi n NCAA Tournament and will host ica East-record 15th championship and Darryl Partin, and on Sunday fi fth-seeded Stony Brook University game, their second straight with night, they returned the favor in a big in the conference title game next Sat- Chambers as their bench boss. way, each putting his signature on urday at Agganis Arena. Reduced to spectators during a 55-49 America East tournament The Terriers earned that right BU’s 2009-10 postseason run due semifi nal victory over University of Sunday night, when they escaped to NCAA transfer regulations, Hazel Hartford. Chase Family Arena with a valiant and Griffi n appreciate the opportu- In one of the most closely con- and hard-fought 55-49 victory over nity of being at the doorstep of the tested games of the tournament thus sixth-seeded University of Hartford Big Dance. JUNHEE CHUNG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF far, the Terriers’ three journeymen before a hostile crowd of 2,169 in the “It feels great, man,” Hazel said. Senior forward John Holland led the way with 16 points for BU in a each posted impressive numbers. semifi nal round of the America East 55-49 win over University of Hartford in the America East semifi nals Hartford, see page 7 on Sunday. transfers, see page 7 Northeastern upsets w. hockey in AE semifi nal By Meredith Perri BU held the 1-0 lead until half- two.” Schelling carries Huskies over BU. Junior forward Jenn Wake- Daily Free Press Staff way through the second frame Wakefi eld scored her second to fi nals with 44 saves fi eld was the only player to beat her, when the Huskies (16-12-8) evened goal of the game with 2:50 left in although four other Terriers put at Despite recording a season-high it up on a breakaway by Northeast- the second frame to make it a 2-2 By Annie Maroon least fi ve shots on her. 46 shots, the No. 4/5 Boston Uni- Daily Free Press Staff ern sophomore Casey Pickett. Pick- game. Freshman forward Kaleigh The tone for the game was set versity women’s hockey team fell, ett took the puck up to the right cir- Fratkin passed to graduate student after just 25 seconds, when fresh- 4-2, to Northeastern University in The Boston University wom- cle where she sent a pass to senior Catherine Ward at the blue line. man forward Marie-Philip Poulin, in the Hockey East semifi nals at Wal- en’s hockey team’s frustration was Alyssa Wohlfeiler on the other side Ward then sent it down low to her fi rst game back from a fractured ter Brown Arena on Saturday. evident by the third period of the of the crease. Wohlfeiler fl icked it Wakefi eld, who put it past North- hand, tore into the Northeastern zone The Terri- Hockey East semifi nal game against 4 past BU freshman netminder Ker- eastern goalie Florence Schelling and fl ipped an uncontested shot just NU ers (25-6-4) Northeastern University on Saturday. rin Sperry for the goal. for the Terriers’ only other goal of wide of the net. Junior forward Jen- started off the Sticks were slammed on the ice, arms BU 2 About 4:30 later, the Huskies the game. elle Kohanchuk followed seconds scoring 15:56 were raised skyward in disbelief and took the lead on a goal by senior Ju- Wakefi eld, who was named a later with a chance from the top of into the fi rst line after line left the ice stymied, lia Marty. Northeastern sophomore Hockey East fi rst-team all-star last the crease, but Schelling knocked the period when junior forward Jenn unable to beat Northeastern junior Rachel Llanes won the faceoff back week, has dominated BU’s offense puck away, and a relentless fi rst shift Wakefi eld picked up the rebound goalie Florence Schelling when it to Marty, who sent a low slap shot lately, scoring nine out of the Terri- yielded nothing on the scoreboard. off freshman forward Louise War- mattered most. past Sperry. ers’ last 18 goals. In the explosive fi rst period that ren’s shot and slid it across the Schelling set a Hockey East play- “I think that probably was a pe- In the third period, the Huskies followed, the Terriers outshot the crease for her 29th goal of the sea- off record for saves in a game, with riod where [Northeastern] created scored an early goal to give them- Huskies 25-9 and opened the game son. 44 (which was broken in the follow- a few more bounces, they angled selves a lead that they would not with 14 unanswered shots. Wakefi eld Even though they outshot ing game by Providence College’s people a little better,” said BU relinquish. About a minute into the fi nally put BU on the board late in the Northeastern 25-9 in the period, Genevieve Lacasse, with 46 in regu- coach Brian Durocher. “Maybe we frame Northeastern freshman Katie period, shooting from near the boards BU was unable to get any other physically didn’t execute as well, lation and 58 after nine minutes of oCkeY, see page 5 GoaltendinG, see page 5 goals in the fi rst period. or probably a combination of the W. H overtime) in the Huskies’ 4-2 win M. hockey comes up short on Senior Night against Northeastern By Sam Dykstra line, BU let the golden opportunity Cheap hits, bad Daily Free Press Staff fall by the wayside after it allowed two goals within 1:01, six-and-a- penalties mark loss Entering the third period of Sat- half minutes into the fi nal frame, urday’s regular season fi nale knotted By Scott McLaughlin and never fully recovered. A goal Daily Free Press Staff at two goals apiece with crosstown by junior forward Kevin Gilroy with rival Northeastern University, the Good, clean, physical hockey is 2:50 left on the clock and a late of- No. 13 Boston University men’s great. Players, coaches and fans alike fensive fl urry with six skaters on the hockey team all enjoy it. Although this weekend’s ice couldn’t provide the needed push NU 4 had a chance series between Boston University and the game into at least overtime. over the re- Northeastern University was physical, BU 3 With the 4-3 loss, the Terriers maining 20 it certainly wasn’t good or clean. (18-10-8, 15-5-6 Hockey East) will minutes to im- Whistles were frequently followed remain at the third seed, meaning prove its NCAA tournament resume by unnecessary shoving matches and that they will take on the Huskies with a win. If that wasn’t enough, wars of words. Both teams appeared (12-14-8, 10-10-7) for the third, a win by the Terriers in their own to get away from their respective game fourth and possibly even fi fth time in building would have given them at plans and focus more on revenge a two weeks this weekend for a best- least a chance to earn the second number of times. Players on both sides of-three Hockey East quarterfi nals seed in the Hockey East tournament, took blatant penalties, some of which series at Agganis Arena. which, as it turns out, they would crossed over into being downright “Rule number one is don’t beat have gotten thanks to No. 2 Boston dirty, that made spectators just shake yourself and we just beat ourselves College’s 4-3 win at No. 7/8 Univer- their heads in bewilderment. And on tonight,” said BU coach Jack Parker. sity of New Hampshire. top of all that, the offi cials missed a “Stupid penalties, bad plays, bad U-JIN LEE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF The Terriers’ playoff destiny was number of obvious penalties while passes, turnovers. We weren’t fo- Junior forward Kevin Gilroy scored his second goal of the season essentially in their own hands. sending players to the box for some in BU’s 4-3 loss to Northeastern University on Saturday. But even with all of that on the nortHeastern, see page 7 Penalties, see page 7 The Bottom Line Monday, March 7 Tuesday, March 8 Wednesday, March 9 Thursday, March 10 Friday, March 11

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