Thursday, October 13, 2011 Year XLI. VolumeThe LXXXII. Issue XXIII. Daily Free Presswww.dailyfreepress.com [ The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University ] Campus & City MUSE Sports My Big Fat Greek Week: Black in Action: Sister Act: Weather Today: Rain, High 66 Greek Week Talking Twitter and fame with Menard to lead W. hockey against twin Tonight: Rain, Low 61 switches from Tomorrow: 71/58 page 3 spring to fall Michael Ian Black page 5 sister’s team, Union College page 8 Data Courtesy of weather.com It takes a village: Baby finds second home at BU BU student in critical By Steph Solis Daily Free Press Staff condition after Comm. Six-month-old Diego Helrera, son of Ave. traffic accident Marie Claire and Arquimedes Helrera, left By Amanda Dowd Boston Children’s Hospital on Wednesday Daily Free Press Staff after undergoing open-heart surgery for congenital heart defects. A male Boston University student hit a fe- The Helreras, who came from Panama male biker with the car he was driving at the cor- to seek medical treatment for Diego in the ner of Buick Street and Commonwealth Avenue United States, are living in Boston Uni- at about 6 p.m. Wednesday. versity Professor Karen Jacobs’ two-room The victim was a BU student also, said apartment in Student Village II in an effort Sargeant Patrick Nuzzi of the Boston University to ease the financial burdens of the family, Police Department. who was trying to pay for their son’s opera- The biker’s head smashed the windshield tion. of the BMW sedan, which is registered in New “It has taken a village to help Diego, and York, said a Boston Police Department officer on that village is Boston University,” said Ja- the scene who wished to remain anonymous. cobs, a professor of occupational therapy in Despite being a BU student for the past four Sargent College of Health and Rehabilita- years, the driver had failed to get a Mass. license tion Sciences. and is considered under state law to be driving The Helreras had already raised $55,000 without a license, the officer said. for Diego’s surgery, Jacobs said, but they New bike lanes on Comm. Ave. have made it still needed help to get him treatment in easier for bikers to be safe, but the lack of traffic time. laws specific to bikers has led to accidents, he The family received a $5,000 donation said. from the Brookline Rotary Club, among A friend of the offender had to drive the ve- donations from Gift of Life New England PHOTO COURTESY OF KAREN JACOBS hicle away from the site of the accident and have Diego Helrera, six-months-old, lives with his family in Professor Karen Jacobs’ and other organizations, and a sponsorship his license verified by police. Student Village II apartment while receiving treatment for congenital heart defects. from the Sargent College Rotaract Club, The BPD officer said that the charges against Jacobs said. and nine days in the cardiology room, Ma- Residence Life have cooked meals for the the vehicle operator will depend on the victim’s “[Diego’s] mom and dad actually raised rie Claire said. The surgery itself, she said, family and conversed with the parents, she medical condition, but it is up to BPD to decide. money for his surgery,” Jacobs said. “His lasted nine hours. said. The female student was rushed to Brigham mom’s a doctor and his dad’s an architect, Members of the Rotary and Rotaract “Diego’s story touches the hearts of the and Women’s Hospital. She is in fairly critical but that wasn’t enough to get them into Clubs have attended appointments with the students,” Jacobs said. condition and could possibly be suffering from Children’s Hospital fast enough because Helreras and given rides to and from the “They love having people around... It’s head trauma, the officer said. Diego’s surgery was really life and death.” hospital. Meanwhile, students from Rota- Staff writer Dana Finley contributed to the Diego spent five days in intensive care ract, the Spanish House and the Office of DIEGO, see page 2 reporting of this article. Detained BU protesters say mass arrests helped ‘legitimize the movement’ By Chelsea Diana handcuffed by two officers when he refused morning BPD officers came with riot gear ton of milk. Daily Free Press Staff to break from a human chain the protesters and began arresting protesters who disobeyed “The cells were very disgusting,” Wood After being released from jail on Tues- had made. “I wasn’t sure what to do, but I their commands. said. “There was pubic hair, there was feces day afternoon, all Boston University stu- was just so full of passion.” Wood was among 141 protesters who on the toilet and the worst thing of all was dent Brandon Wood wanted to do was take After marching through the streets of Bos- were arrested and booked into jails spanning that they were pumping air conditioning into a shower. ton on Monday, Occupy Boston protesters from Dorchester, Mattapan, Brighton and Ja- the cells so it was freezing. No one got any Boston Police arrested Wood, a College met at Dewey Square where they decided to maica Plain, according to Boston Police De- sleep.” of Arts and Sciences junior, early Tuesday create an overflow campsite at the privately partment spokesman Eddy Chrispin. About Wood said the greatest feeling was get- morning during the mass arrests of Occupy owned Greenway due to a surge of new pro- seven BU students were arrested, Wood said. ting his handcuffs taken off after appearing Boston protesters at the Rose Fitzgerald Ken- testers and campsites. Wood was booked into a Dorchester pris- in court, going home, taking a showering and nedy Greenway. After countless notice from BPD to leave on with seven other protestors, where after eating a mountain of food. “I heard ‘we’re going to take this guy, the Greenway, they remained on the site de- hours of waiting they were given a “horrible” Among the other BU students arrested we’re going to take him,’” Wood said de- spite the warning that a police intervention meal of a “cold egg and ham sandwich on scribing how he was forced to the ground and would follow. At about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday some disgusting English muffin,” and a car- OCCUPY, see page 4 Dining plans do not include cost of stolen food, utensils, BU officials say By Amelia Pak-Harvey do a terrific job taking what they need, taking Daily Free Press Staff what they’re going to eat, using the utensils and While students say they believe that they glasses for dinnerware that they would normally pay a fee to cover the cost of stolen foods in the use, and there’s no concern in that area,” Riley dining hall, Boston University officials said that said. there is no specified fee that accounts for stolen Many students said they believe that the fee items. is specifically applied to the dining plan, as more BU Spokesman Colin Riley said that rather than a fair share of students may have snuck than a set, distinct fee that can easily be separated out plastic bags full of Goldfish or containers of as a line item in a breakdown of tuition, the cost pasta to save for later.One anonymous College of stolen items is anticipated ahead of time and of Communication sophomore said that she has factored into other costs, just as a business owner heard of the fee and uses it to justify taking food may account for the costs of operating his busi- and utensils from the dining hall. ness. College of Arts and Sciences freshman Mi- “It’s factored into the cost of operating the fa- chael Passador said he had recently heard of the cilities, meaning dining and other facilities,” he fee from an upperclassman in his hall. said. “We don’t say what you’re going to spend “It’s seems like they wouldn’t do that, but on replenishing utensils or other things, it’s really on the other hand, if they did I wouldn’t be just the cost of operating the dining facilities.” shocked,” Passador said. “Because, I mean, I’ve Riley said that the budget for each depart- seen people take food out all the time.” ment at BU includes a contingency cost, which Director of Dining Services Scott Rosario may cover anticipated finances such as a lost also said the fee is just a rumor. couch. The cost is not separated from the budget, “There is no fee included in the price of meals SAM SARKISIAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF but it would only be a small percentage of the plans for stolen food,” Rosario said in an email. Some students said they believe taking food, utensils and other items from the dining hall is justified by a supposed fee that Boston University officals say does not exist. budget if it were, he said. Director of Student Accounting Services Stealing among students, he said, is a largely Kathleen Hynes said that the process of setting inconsequential problem that does not have a tuition fees is “complicated” and involves a lot believe that everything they pay to BU can be “It’s a false exercise to say you can go down significant effect on the budget. of people. broken down and attributed to some cost, this is to a penny on every single thing you do through “Our students really are very responsible and Riley said that while some students may not the case.