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November 18, 2015
Shinohara takes charge
of men's soccer team
By Calum McAndrew
Sports Editor
This week, Shigeyoshi Shinohara been an
nounced as the new head coach of the BC men’s
soccer team, with his former post as women’s
head coach to be taken over by Athletic Direc
tor Juan Mascaro.
This announcement comes after previous
head coach Bradley Morrison, who had spent
two years in charge of the men’s team, officially
resigned from the position.
Over the last season, Morrison managed the
team to their highest winning percentage since
their joining of the NCAA, in a campaign that
saw them qualify for the conference champion
ship for the first time since 2010.
Shinohara, before being appointed the men’s
coach, had spent 7 years in charge of the
women’s team, which is only one year less than
BC has been an NCAA member.
Since the announcement, he has also spoken
with huge excitement, saying, “I am absolutely
honoured to be taking over this men’s program.
I’m very excited to join a program that has been
both built and developed well.” In addition to
this, he believes his experience as the women’s
coach has given him the experience to stand in
good stead for the new challenge.
“Managing the women’s side was really dif
ficult. Those girls are fantastic, and I’ve learned
a lot. They have done so much for this program,
and I really feel that that experience has helped
me grow as a coach, and now I’d like to take
a new challenge.”
He also went on to speak with great amounts
of respect for his predecessors Juan Mascaro
and Bradley Morrison, explaining, “Mascaro
founded a team good team, and kept it that way
for his entire four or five years. When Coach
Morrison came along, he managed to keep that
tradition as well. In his second year, this past
fall, he had really great success. To take over
from them makes me very excited.”
The men’s team finished their season with it’s
highest ever winning percentage, but Shinohara
feels they can aim even higher than that going
into next year. “I think we should have high
expectations. This team has developed well,
and started to show great improvement.”
Shigeyoshi Shinohara
“This coming spring, I would like to see how
they’ve come through and improved, and I
would like to make it even better. By keeping
the traditions, and by keeping the momentum
going, we can make every area of this team,
better, both on and off the field.”
“For this coming fall, I would like to see
something better than last year. We have a lot of
mature upperclassmen players, and they know
what they need to do. It is up to me to make
them all better.”
After such a long time managing the women’s
team, Shinohara also spoke of the surprise he
felt when asked to take the reins for the men’s
team. “I didn’t expect it. I didn’t expect the
opportunity to come to me when he (Morrison)
resigned, but I was definitely flattered, and
excited with the opportunity.”
Shinohara’s appointment has been met with
much excitement around the squad, with
several people close to the men’s soccer team
speaking of the comfort that comes with the ap
pointment of someone familiar with those in the
squad, and to many around the college campus.
With the men’s team currently out of season,
it will be a while until Shinohara gets his first
game with his new team under his belt. Men’s
soccer will be back in the spring with a num
ber of competitive fixtures, and a new coach
at the helm.
Terror abroad
raises questions
at home
How will America
respond to refugee crisis?
By Alex Webster
Arts & Life Editor
Over the past week the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant, most eommonly know
as ISIS, has laid claim to terror attacks across
Europe and the Middle East killings hundreds
of people.
Paris has been the most publicized, losing 129
people in over 6 coordinated incidents. The lo
cations include the Stade de France, Rue Bichat
and Rue Alibert, Rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi,
The Bataclan Theatre, and Rue de Charonne.
On Friday, November 13, there was a com
bination of mass shootings and coordinated
suicide bombing that took bustling downtown
Paris by surprise. On Saturday morning, parents
had to explain to their sleeping children why
they didn’t have school, couldn’t go outside,
and could see their friends.
But Paris was not the only place that horrible
events occurred.
Beirut, Lebanon also experienced a devas
tating double suicide bombing attack, killing
nearly 50 people. The imsuspecting countryside
had an innocent liveliness similar to Paris.
With all of this conflict, we have seen political
debates explode. Jeb Bush made a comment to
CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, No
vember 15 saying, “We should focus our efforts
as it relates to refugees on the Christians that are
being slaughtered.” This is quite representative
of states that have already made it clear they do
not want to accept refugees, including Tennes
see, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and
many others. As of Tuesday, November 17,27
states have announced they do not welcome
refugees.
At first glance, the concept of allowing up
to 10,000 Syrian refugees into the US over the
next fiscal year seems scary. The assumption
that they are all Muslim, and that most Muslims
are supporters of ISIS is one that is common,
yet not well founded. According to a 2013
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