The Heights November 5, 2018

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After its worst start in 80-plus years, men’s hockey entered the win column against Merrimack.

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LSOE to Be Renamed in January Will be Lynch School of Education and Human Development

BY ABBY HUNT Copy Editor The Lynch School of Education is changing its name to the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, effective this January.

Dean of Lynch Stanton Wortham said that the name change reflects the fact that there is a large counseling, developmental, and educational psychology (CDEP) department in the Lynch School. While around 10 to 15 percent of faculty work in this area at most education schools, 30 percent of the Lynch faculty work in the CDEP department. The area has become increasingly popular among undergraduates over the last few years—the applied psychology major is now the ninth largest at BC, according to last year’s BC Fact Book.

“Students have found [applied psychology] to be an attractive mix of basic academic understanding but also application to things they might think about doing in the future,” Wortham said. “And [with] the Lynch School of Education as the name, people couldn’t see it. They couldn’t see that that was a crucial part of the school in the same way—so a lot of the faculty in that area felt as if they were a little bit invisible.”

Wortham noted that there have often been students who didn’t know about the applied psychology work being done in Lynch upon their arrival at BC, became very interested once they discovered it.

Some students, however, weren’t finding out about the program until too late in their college careers.

“The name change is partly to recognize we have this large, talented, important group of faculty who do applied psychology and human development, and that group of people—in the counseling area, in the developmental psychology area—need to be recognized,” Wortham said.

The name change does not necessarily mean there are going to be any major developments in the CDEP area of Lynch, according to Wortham, but the department will probably hire a couple more faculty members as more students become interested in it.

He also said it is important to note that “education” still comes first in the name, as this area is still critical to Lynch—none of the

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Eagles Beat Virginia Tech for the First Time in Four Years, Earn ‘College GameDay’ BC, now No. 17 in AP Poll, recorded 24 second-half points in Blacksburg.

Jean-Charles Discusses Past, Future of Activism

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CSOM Admin. Address Accelerated Recruiting Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase will not recruit sophs year

BY JACK GOLDMAN News Editor Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase won’t participate in business school recruiting of college sophomores this year, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Beginning this past year, recruiting opened during the spring semester for sophomores to try to get an internship in the summer of 2019—over a year after they’re initially recruited. The WSJ report indicated that two years

ago, recruiting began in the fall of junior year for the first time. A year later, recruiting began creeping into the spring of sophomore year.

“We applaud what Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are doing and hope others follow suit,” Joseph Du Pont, associate vice president for Student Affairs and Career Services, said in an email. “We are working with [the Carroll School of Management] and peer schools to encourage other banks to follow their lead and reconsider super early recruiting deadlines.”

Du Pont and Amy Donegan, assistant dean for undergraduate career advising in CSOM, have been working

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One year ago, romance languages and literatures and African and African Diaspora studies (AADS) professor Régine Jean-Charles told students at the “Silence is Still Violence” march to take the emotions they were feeling and channel them into activism. This was the way to move toward creating a world without hate, she said.

She told the crowd of students that what they started at that march should not end at the end of the day, at the end of the month, at the end of the year, or even at the end of their BC careers.

“Don’t make this a moment, [because] it’s a movement,” she said.

Today, Jean-Charles sees the impact that movement has had on student activism on campus—students have continued making demands of the administration, and many have refused to be silent or let racial incidents go.

“I’ve been so inspired by the stu-

dents—I think the students are amazing,” she said. “I think that they have had the threat of … discipline, and they have still nonetheless stood up for things that they believed.”

Jean-Charles, who currently teaches the Complex Problems course “From BlackLivesMatter to MeToo” with sociology professor C. Shawn McGuffey, said that many of her firstyear students have actually pointed to the student activity of the past year as a reason they wanted to come to BC. Even though they knew BC was predominately white and that they would be in a majority-minority culture, they also knew that there was a wealth of student activism on campus, which they were inspired by and looked forward to participating in.

“I’ve seen a huge change in the students from when I started my position at Boston College 10 years ago to now—that the students are much more engaged, much more ‘woke,’ which I think is awesome,” she said.

“And I hope that it continues.”

While Jean-Charles said there has been a huge impact in terms of student activism on campus, it has had more of a “medium” impact in terms

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BC Hillel Hosts Memorial After Shooting On Oct. 28, BC Hillel led gathering to remember 11 killed.

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In response to the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting that took the lives of 11 members of the Jewish community in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, Boston College Hillel hosted a community gathering at the Multi-Faith Chapel on Oct. 28. The Facebook event and an email to Hillel members notified the group, as well as members of the greater BC community, that the two-hour gathering would include an opportunity to “say Mourn-

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ers Kaddish, light candles, and have an open and welcoming space for students and faculty to gather and share how they feel if they would like.”

“Students did express some—I wouldn’t even say anti-semitism necessarily, but people [were] not understanding the magnitude [of ] this event in the Jewish community,” said Talia Shapiro, president of BC Hillel and LSOE ’19.

Shapiro noted that BC Hillel does not encounter incidents motivated by anti-semitic attitudes often, but regards the Pittsburgh shooting as a reminder of the persistence of such feelings.

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faith and culture, especially in the wake of acts of anti-semitism that occur both on and off campus.

“I think Hillel is just a nice, casual place for students to connect with other Jewish students, faculty, [and] staff and feel [like] a part of that Jewish community here at BC,” Shapiro said. “It’s a great place for people to gather and know that they are not alone on this campus.”

Throughout the regular year, BC Hillel hosts weekly Shabbat dinners on Fridays and events to celebrate major Jewish holidays, including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, and Passover.

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Rev. Mark Massa, S.J., will discuss the effects of Humanae Vitae, the papal encyclical that declared birth control “intrinsically disordered” 50 years ago. His talk will take place in Stokes S195 on Monday at 5:30 p.m.

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Corcoran Center for Real Estate and Urban Action will kick off its housing case competition in Fulton 511 at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Representative Joesph P. Kennedy III will be one of five panelists to attend.

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BC bOp! will hold its first concert of the academic year on Friday in the Vanderslice Cabaret Room at 8 p.m. There will be performances by instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles.

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BC Prof. Opines on Voter Fraud

Following President Donald Trump’s recent tweets warning of severe punishments for voter fraud in the midterm elections, Heather Cox Richardson, a BC professor of history, rejected the premise that voter fraud is a pressing problem in an op-ed for the Boston Globe.

Richardson argued that while voter fraud itself is exceedingly rare, Republicans have perpetuated the myth that it plagues the American political system in order to suppress votes. She supported her claim by detailing the history of voter suppression in the United States. According to Richardson, the origins of the modern myth of voter fraud began in the Reagan administration.

“The modern-day Republican Party likes voter suppression, because it shrinks the electorate,” she wrote. “They have pushed the voter fraud myth because it enables them to win even when their policies are unpopular. ” Richardson also explained in her article that Trump’s recent warnings of voter fraud are neither new nor unique. “[Trump is] echoing a longstanding Republican myth that treats Democratic victories as illegitimate by definition,” she wrote.

Richardson concluded by emphasizing the relevance not of voter fraud, but of the effects of perpetuating the idea that it is a pressing political issue.

“It is not voter fraud that threatens American democracy,” she wrote.

“What threatens America is the belief that only one party has a right to power.”

Irish Minister Returns to BC Irish Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone, School of Theology and Ministry ’86, returned to the Heights as the keynote speaker of a two-day conference titled “Towards Transitional Justice: Recognition, Truth-telling, and Institutional Abuse in Ireland.

Transitional justice is the field of study that addresses both judicial and non-judicial solutions to large-scale human rights abuse that cannot be handled by normal judicial systems, with a special focus on criminal prosecution, fact-finding, and reparations.

It has been applied to historical cases of genocide and war crimes, such as the Nuremberg Trials and the International Criminal Court.

The conference was convened to discuss the Irish government’s past abuse of women and children, such as Magdalene Laundries and homes for “fallen women,” a term used to describe sexual promiscuity among unmarried women. These institutions became famous for their prison-like conditions that often killed their inhabitants and their children. More recently, the Irish government shared concerns that over 1,000 babies were illegally sent to the United States for adoption without their mothers’ consent.

Zappone is currently leading an Irish State Commission investigation into the treatment of unmarried mothers and their babies during the 20th century, in large part motivated by the discovery of mass graves under care homes for these women. Other speakers came from all across the globe to describe their research and experience in dealing with international law and historical investigations.

“In planning this event, we were aware that holding it on the Boston College campus offers a neutral space for conversations that are still difficult to hold back in Ireland,” said James Smith, associate professor of English and Irish Studies and the event’s organizer.

There are a few threads connecting last year’s burst of student activism during Silence is “Still Violence” to the recent changes the University has made to address the racial climate on campus. Taraun Frontis, vice president of diversity and inclusion for the Undergraduate Government of Boston College and CSOM ’19, is one of them.

He stepped into his new position at UGBC following a term as the chair of the AHANA+ Leadership Council (ALC).

Throughout his time in UGBC, he’s helped to push two major student initiatives: DiversityEdu and the recently-released Student Experience Survey. Both items appeared in a 2017 Student Assembly (SA) resolution, titled “A Resolution Concerning Bias-Related Incidents.”

Under a subsection aimed at the prevention of future incidents, the Student Assembly (SA) asked that the University “create a module comparable in format to alcohol education that should be mandated and disseminated among all students currently enrolled at Boston College, and all future students prior to move-in dates,” specifically calling for input on the process from UGBC and student leaders.

The resolution also proposed a comprehensive survey that could assess the concerns of marginalized populations at BC and allow for the better allocation of resources and programming to serve those populations.

“When we worked with the administration last year as student leaders on campus, we hoped that we would get quick results, and we did,” Frontis said. “We just know

that when we talk to administration that it’s only the first step. DiversityEdu has a lot of work to do. But the fact that exists based on what we’ve been pleading for? I think that’s a good job.”

He identified maintaining momentum as a major obstacle in the near future. The achievements of the past year are seriously short-term in comparison to their broader goals students on campus have in regards to improving inclusivity on campus, such as setting up permanent lines of communication between students and administrators for future classes.

He credits former Vice President of Student Affairs Barb Jones, who retired last August, with creating that infrastructure in the wake of last fall. Alongside Dean of Students Tom Mogan, Jones helped organize several student committees on potential initiatives, met with student leaders, and brought in the former director of the Learning to Learn program, Dan Bunch, to address the issue.

“She had in place different committees to involve students that helped her with a lot of these processes,” Frontis said. “And now [Interim VP of Student Affairs] Joy Moore is here, she’s spending time getting used to her role and we’re reminding her of these duties like the student survey experience committee. We’re just trying to make sure that those are still set in place for next semester when it’s time to collect the student survey, for example.”

Frontis’ experience with the administration has been vastly different from the common perception of the University: While many students see the administration as withdrawn and unresponsive to the needs of the student body, he said that he’s come to

realize that much of its work goes unnoticed.

He drew a distinction between communication and transparency, admitting that while administrators were good with the former, the latter posed a problem.

In his eyes, the lack of transparency poses the danger of letting the current student-administrator relationship fade away, destroying the behind-the-scenes progress of the last year. If an incident similar to the one that incited the Silence is Still Violence demonstrations were to happen again, Frontis wouldn’t be worried about getting a response, but the extent of that response.

“If another incident happens, I hope that as students, we’re all in open communication about how the process goes, instead of going through the same things that we encountered last semester,” he said.

“Just being clear with how you communicate with different deans and different VPs across campus, because there’s so much institutional knowledge you learn as you work in the system that can easily be forgotten if you don’t pass it down.”

For Frontis, the past year has embodied the importance of working within the system to create change. Without continuous effort on both sides of the relationship, the accomplishments of the last few months will be the end of the line, prompting a total reset to the previous status quo the BC community was familiar with until one year ago.

Now that he’s well into his final year at BC, it has hit Frontis that he should be passing down his experience to underclassmen.

“We’ve gotten a substantial amount of work done in terms of establishing the relationships with the administration and we have actionable plans, but now we need to

keep the momentum going,” he said. “It was a lot of behind the scenes work to maintain these systems that we’ve been fighting for to be put in place.”

Student activism can be another vehicle for this institutional knowledge, according to Frontis. Protests like the recent “die-in” can force students to ask questions about issues on campus they didn’t experience themselves.

“I don’t think protest or social activism is really brought up again, and while most of everyone on campus knows what happened,” he said. “But there’s so many first year students that just don’t know.

“It’s important to acknowledge our relationship that we have with the administration and how we react to situations so if it were to happen again, people would know what’s going on.”

Frontis stressed the importance of an active student body in reaching that point.

While sometimes it can seem like BC students are apathetic to social causes, he argued that it was actually an awareness issue.

“As a student body, there’s a lot of people coming from different backgrounds,” Frontis said. “It’s pretty hard to get everyone up to speed about what’s going on. So part of the student body relationship is informing people of these identities, getting them to understand all that or try to emphasize.

“Over time, our missions will evolve and everything will evolve and we need to make sure that we’re not screaming into an echo chamber of different voices that all feel the same way. A lot of things can be unexpected, but we need to continue to work and put things in place so if things fail, if incidents do happen, you can turn to this instead of starting over because nothing ever existed.” n

Panel Explores ‘Geography of Opportunity’

By Griffiin Lawler For The Heights The Gabelli Presidential Scholars Class of 2021 hosted a panel Tuesday on the “Geography of Opportunity,” inspired by a recurring theme in their summer PULSE placements. Three panelists discussed the role of social justice in their work in areas from transportation to housing.

Moderator Amy Glasmeier, a professor in the department of urban studies and planning at MIT, opened the night by explaining the evolving history of opportunity in the United States. She discussed the notion of previous generations that everybody deserves a chance, but this belief has become more and more unrealistic, especially in the last two decades.

First to speak was Domonique Williams, deputy director of the Office of Housing Stability for Boston. As a member of the METCO Program, Williams attended high school in Newton despite being a resident of Roxbury. It was this opportunity, followed by a chance to attend college and law school, that inspired her to give back to communities like the one she once lived in.

Barry Bluestone, a founding director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and a former BC professor, grew up in Detroit. He reminded audience members

that at that time Detroit was the wealthiest city in the nation. All this started to change, however, when white families began to move to the suburbs in the mid-20th century. Racism and segregation forced the black population of Detroit to stay in the city. When the auto industry left, the value of city housing fell drastically.

“It’s got a slate roof, it’s got a beautiful library, a formal dining room, living room, four bedrooms, bathroom, finished basement, two-car garage, backyard, and a screened-in porch. Two years ago, that home sold for $30,000,” he said.

This was only the beginning of the divide that split Detroit. With higher property taxes in the suburbs, children living there were able to attend better schools. Meanwhile, people in the city were going bankrupt, unable to afford good schools or transportation.

Angela Johnson, the Transportation Justice Organizer at Transportation for Massachusetts, is a Texas native. She spent her childhood in a mixed-race Houston neighborhood known for its middle-class African American baby boomer families. Simulating the lives of their white peers, they bought private cars. When the city was expanding its bus system, the people of Missouri City said “no.” Johnson was curious as to why the neighborhood would turn this down. “‘We don’t do buses,’” her mother told

her.

It opened her eyes to the way that modes of transportation are a sign of one’s status in the United States.

“If you didn’t have a car, you didn’t have a life,” Johnson said.

She moved to Boston, inspired by a city with less land and a good transportation system. When she arrived, however, she realized that she had come to the most unequal city in the country. The neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan are largely minority and immigrant populations, and also happen to be the most underserved by Boston’s public transportation system.

A presentation from Glasmeier revealed the growth of “gateway cities,” smaller cities with growing lower-income populations due to rising costs in larger cities. In Boston, a family of three must make approximately $70,000 in order to afford rent. Working class families are forced to leave for cities like Worcester, Lynn, and Lawrence. Job opportunities remain limited, though, and housing is still unaffordable for those making below a living wage.

The audience seemed to be taken aback by some of the statistics Glasmeier noted. The average income of people moving within Boston was $44,888, while the income of those moving to gateway cities was less than half at $20,258. Students in lower-income neigh-

POLICE BLOTTER: 10/31/18 – 11/2/18 Wednesday, Oct. 31

Thursday, Nov 1

2:15 p.m. - An officer filed a report regarding a vehicle stop on Commonwealth Ave.

8:35 a.m. - An officer filed a report regarding alarm problems at Fish Field House.

3:56 p.m. - An officer filed a report regarding a medical incident at Gasson Hall.

12:56 p.m. - An officer filed a report regarding a well-being check off campus.

1:56 p.m. - An officer filed a report regarding a credit card offense at Boston College Police Headquarters.

2:02 p.m. - An officer filed a report regarding a police service miscellaneous at Campion Hall.

borhood schools always performed worse on third grade reading tests. In Weston, spending-per-student was in the area of $20,000, while in Brockton it was only $2,500.

Each member of the panel appeared passionate in doing their part to make the Boston area more socially just. Domonique Wilson’s staff works on city policies and with those evicted from their homes, as well as the homeless population. Bluestone’s work continues through the Dukakis Center at Northeastern University. Through the Transportation for Massachusetts coalition, Johnson advocates for those who feel left behind by the public transportation system.

They also remained hopeful about the future. Bluestone, who has taught at three universities, commented that he sees a commitment to social justice more on this campus than almost any place else. Domonique Wilson was happy to have an opportunity to speak about the disparities facing Boston with its student residents.

Johnson, angered by the lack of public transportation in the city of her alma mater, University of Texas at Arlington, urged students to educate themselves on the topic.

“Transportation… is designed [in a way] that will impact you for the rest of your life,” she said, adding that the transportation sector is in need of a new generation of energetic workers. n

Friday, Nov 2 1:21 a.m. - An officer filed a report regarding an underage intoxicated person at Gabelli Hall.

—Source: The Boston College Police Department

CORRECTIONS Do you think BC Football will make the college football playoffs?

“I don’t. We’ve already lost too many games.”

— Matt Russo, MCAS ’22

“No. We’re going to lose really badly to Clemson.”

— Ian McPheters, MCAS ’22

“Yeah, that would be exciting. Hopefully!”

— Autumn Kittilson, MCAS ’20

“I think they’re going to be able to beat Clemson at the night game and the rest of their schedule is pretty easy.”

— Andrew Riccio, CSOM ’22

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Professor Régine Jean-Charles, a supporter of student activism, speaking at the ‘Silence is Still Violence’ march one year ago.

Jean-Charles Talks Student Advocacy Jean-Charles, from A1 of the demands that are being made actually being realized.

She said that she is not sure about the effectiveness of DiversityEdu, which the University implemented in response to demands that students made last year. She also noted that the realization of another one of those demands—making AADS into a department—is going to be a long process, something that is typical of departmentalization.

But Jean-Charles doesn’t just think that AADS should be departmentalized—she thinks that every first-year student should be required to take a class in the program.

Every time she teaches her class on black feminisms, she said, her students say they wish it was required for everyone.

“I think it would be more effective than DiversityEdu. … [With DiversityEdu,] you’re not engaged,” she said.

On the administrative side, Jean-Charles said she believes that BC students should not have to fill out forms in order to protest, nor should they be disciplined for protesting—to her, protests are supposed to be spontaneous.

Jean-Charles said that it is important to continue working on the demands that were made by students last year, but also to think about how to expand the influence of

programs that already exist to combat racism on BC’s campus, such as FACES. She suggested bringing people from different activist movements to speak on campus, and she noted that when many AADS programs at other universities began to be departmentalized in the late ’60s and ’70s, it was because of student demands.

“It would be interesting, I think, to bring … former student activists … or people that were instrumental in some of the big changes that happened on college campuses [to BC],” she said.

Jean-Charles also encourages students to think about the relationship between activism and their academics. Jean-Charles— herself a student activist when she was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania—recalled a senior administrator who was an ally to the black student activists on UPenn’s campus. He had students, one of whom was Jean-Charles, participate in a summer research project in which they did research on the history of black student activism at the university.

“I learned so much about what people had done in the ’50s and the ’60s and the ’70s, you know, even though here we were in the late ’90s, early 2000s,” she said.

“That really was formative for me, not only as a student activist, but also as a thinker. … I think through AADS we can probably bring those types of opportunities

to students.”

Jean-Charles noted the importance of seniors working with underclassmen to ensure the legacy of student activism continues—something she believes will happen based on the interactions she has had already with this year’s freshmen.

“They had a lot of student activists in [last year’s senior] class, and so the concern was like, ‘Oh is the next class going to hold the mantle in the same way?’—but they are, right?” she said.

Jean-Charles has been thinking about the words that she told the students at last year’s march.

“I told them to find places to channel whatever the emotion is that they feel—whether that’s rage, whether that’s passion, whether it’s anger. It could be sadness, it could be frustration, it could be love,” she said. “You need to channel those emotions into something else, whether that’s your schoolwork, whether that’s your activism, [whether] you’re going to write something. Maybe you’re an artist, maybe you’re a dancer.

“But then also remember that you’re here to be students and that the arc of your life is long, right? And how are the four years that you’re here going to impact you for the greater world? I know for me—I was a student activist when I was in undergrad, and it never left me.” n

After Attack, Hillel Hosts BC Response BC Hillel, from A1 Vice President for Student Affairs Joy Moore released a response to the events in Pittsburgh on Oct. 29, as well as the alleged hate crimes that took place in Kentucky and mail bombs being sent to various individuals and organizations recently.

“I write to condemn in the strongest terms the senseless violent and hateful acts of the last ten-days in Pittsburg [sic], Pennsylvania and Jeffersontown, Kentucky and the rash of mail bombs across the nation,” the statement read. “At times like this, we find strength in our families, our friends and our communities. At Boston College, we are all here to support one another. Please reach out if you want to talk or just need someone to listen. We are united in our resolve to move forward with greater strength….We are BC.” Given the recent event in Pittsburgh and last year’s Modstock concert that featured B.o.B—whose song “Flatline” suggests anti-semitic views—Shapiro and other members of Hillel are planning on hosting events to educate BC students and faculty outside the Jewish community about Judaism in terms of both faith and culture.

While all of BC Hillel’s events are open to people outside of the Jewish faith and members are encouraged to bring friends of all religious backgrounds, Shapiro is focusing on planning events that encour-

age students and faculty to engage with and learn about Jewish culture and tradition. Hillel is working on putting together programing surrounding anti-Semitism and opportunities to learn more about Judaism and its culture.

Although Shapiro praises the overall content of the DiversityEdu module the University released in response to the “Silence is Still Violence” protests surrounding racist incidents that occured last year, she pointed to the lack of educational information addressing Judaism and antisemitism. In addition to modules about racial diversity, DiversityEdu addressed issues regarding sexual orientation and sexuality.

“DiversityEdu focused more on race and ethnicity,” Shapiro said. “I don’t recall it specifically including Judaism or modules about anti-semitism.”

The educational events BC Hillel is organizing will be in person and include active dialogue. At the moment, the group is looking into bringing representatives from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to campus to host a panel session. Shapiro credits Campus Ministry as being instrumental in providing the group with funding, event space, and resources, but finds that there is a problem with the University administration when it comes to addressing issues regarding religion, race, and identity on campus.

“We are highly recognized by Campus Ministry but sometimes in upper ad-

ministration we are not always as highly recognized and respected,” Shapiro said.

“Obviously, there was that B.o.B concert in the spring and that was a big point of contention for us, and we were kind of left with minimal response.”

In the days leading up to Modstock, over 200 faculty members signed a letter condemning the decision of the Campus Activities Board (CAB) to host B.o.B for the event. Additionally, the BC Hillel executive board released a statement expressing its disappointment at the decision, which involved a vetting process by both CAB and the University.

“Boston College has a strong multifaith community, but this choice in artist made by the Campus Activities Board isolates the Jewish students, staff, and faculty in the Boston College community,” the statement read. “Jesuit and Jewish traditions emphasize the key role of building and fostering community, but this decision and the recent statement issued

by CAB feel like the opposite, dividing our community and making it feel less inclusive.”

Following the May 2 concert, former Vice President of Student Affairs Barb Jones and Provost and Dean of Faculties David Quigley responded to the the faculty letter and BC Hillel statement with a letter expressing regret over the choice to bring B.o.B to campus and committing to making changes to the vetting process for future years. n

to communicate with not only peer institutions, but also with banks who participate in recruiting—previous Heights reporting has identified Barclays, UBS, CITI, and Bank of America as banks with traditionally large presences on campus during recruiting.

“It doesn’t benefit anyone when students feel forced to accept an offer before they have had a chance to prepare and fully explore their options,” Du Pont said.

Both Donegan and Du Pont stressed that they are aware of the responsibility of BC to ensure that the University offers its students the best chance at a job after graduation—that means that if banks force an early recruiting timeline, exactly how the University would push back against those measures would require extensive consideration.

Only the University of Pennsylvania has made a definitive decision not to allow recruiting during sophomore year, according to Donegan. She noted that no decision has been made as to what the best move is for the University.

“You always want to balance advocating for the students without hurting the students by trying to over-advocate and having firms go away,” Donegan said.

Recruiting has also put strains on the University in other areas, notably affecting how CSOM students and other students interested in jobs in the business world make their study abroad decisions, which has led to the Office of International Programs reconfiguring study abroad requirements due to extra housing demands when recruiting has taken place in the past.

Donegan said that she talked to CITI,

which is currently undecided on whether it will follow in Goldman and JPMorgan’s footsteps on this issue. It’s too early in the process for Donegan to detect whether the trend, which has previously meant that banks would recruit earlier and earlier in order to gain an edge over other firms, has been reversed, she said.

That edge may not have worked in the banks’ favor, according to Donegan.

Though she hasn’t received anything beyond anecdotal evidence backing this up, Donegan noted that by recruiting so early in students’ academic careers, the banks’ yield on hires may be suffering. It’s important to those businesses that when they make a hire, potential employees stay committed to the company that hires them. Given that so much changes between second semester sophomore year and graduation for students, this process may be hurting firms’ yield.

“I think that anybody who’s involved in this process on the side of the banks realize that it’s kind of silly,” Donegan said. “My hope is that they realize [this] was giving them less criteria to work with to make selections.”

She also pointed out that some universities don’t even have four-year business programs that firms still recruit from—so firms may be recruiting students who aren’t even business students yet due to the current recruiting timeline. Regardless of the length of a university’s business program, students across the board have received the bare minimum in terms of finance education when recruiting begins, according to Donegan. Students have taken financial accounting and may be “halfway through Basic Finance” by the time recruiting begins, she said. n

Lynch Expands Mission Lynch, from A1 work the school does in preparing students to become teachers or educational professionals is going to be eliminated.

“It’s not meant at all to take away from all the other work we do in educational leadership, in higher education, in teacher education, in curriculum and instruction,” he said.

Another reason behind the name change is the school’s new emphasis on formative education and the understanding of how humans develop as whole people, according to Wortham. Traditionally, education has focused on helping students learn material and acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for a job. Wortham noted that while these things are important, there is also an increasing recognition in the education world of the fact that kids are whole

people—who have emotional states and spiritual needs, as well as undergo moral development and challenges.

Lynch uses a whole-person approach to education, which includes understanding how kids deal with moral challenges and puzzles, develop a sense of purpose and meaning in their lives, and struggle with emotional issues as they develop, according to Wortham.

“The ‘human development’ term reflects both the expertise in psychology that we have as a faculty, but it also reflects this notion of human development,” he said.

“If you emphasize the adjective ‘human’ then there’s a sense of, we’re thinking about whole human beings, whole people, as our focus here.

“And in that way, it’s not just one department that does that. The whole school is embracing that as a mission.” n

Moore Supports Dialogue

By Abby Hunt Copy Editor Joy Moore assumed the role of interim vice president for student affairs this summer ready to take on issues of inclusion.

A year after the “Silence is Still Violence” demonstrations, she is looking to continue opening the dialogue around diversity and inclusion—there is a need for ongoing conversations with students, faculty, administrators, and staff, according to Moore.

“We have to create a platform where everyone feels comfortable coming to the table and is willing to listen, contribute and reflect on the words and experiences of others,” Moore said in an email. “We all see the world through a particular lens and we must be open to differing viewpoints with a level of respect necessary to take on these challenging and complex issues.”

Moore suggested that these conversations could take place in the form of monthly “Talk It Out” gatherings; small dinners for students hosted by administrators, faculty members, or staff; or a retreat where participants would dive deeper into

questions about what more might be able to be done.

The Black Eagles included in their demands that were issued in the wake of the “die-in” that took place a few weeks ago that the University hold town hall meetings to improve transparency. The anonymous advocacy and action group also stated that the reason for its members’ request for anonymity is that students fear retribution from the University if they speak out.

Moore said at the time that she was disheartened by that sentiment, explaining that administrators’ doors were open for students, even if potential conversations could be difficult ones. Moore said that she has been inspired by what has taken place since last year’s march “I am inspired by the students’ willingness to continue to meet and engage around ways in which we all can contribute to building a more inclusive community,” she said. “I am inspired by the good work—in so many areas—taking place every day at Boston College and we must celebrate our achievements while at the same time continue to work on areas where we fall short.” n

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Shaking Up the Political Science Department Since 1974

By Colleen Martin Copy Editor When Kay Schlozman, a professor in the political science department, arrived at Boston College to teach, tuition was $2,800.

BC had just acquired Newton College of the Sacred Heart, a mile down the road. The “Hillside dormitories”—Ignacio and Rubenstein—had just been built the year before.

All of its educational programs had reached coed status just four years earlier.

“I was starting on a journey and BC was starting on another journey, in a way,” Schlozman said.

When Schlozman entered the political science department in 1974, she was the only woman. In the greater University, she was one of seven—a mere 6 percent of professors at BC at the time. Schlozman said she was asked to be on seemingly every committee—she knew why, but the reason didn’t discourage her.

“I’m sure they put me on these committees because they needed a tenured woman faculty, but instead of acting like a woman, I acted like a political scientist,” Schlozman said.

She said that she showed that she had something to offer—not because she had some unique perspective as a woman, but because she was a capable scholar. Schlozman’s hard work, tenacity, and dedication didn’t go unnoticed. She quickly earned the respect of her peers, many of whom note that Schlozman is one of those few people that they can always depend on.

“People know that when you put her on a University committee, she’s going to do the work, know what she’s talking about, and be extremely fair,” said R. Shep Melnick, a professor in the political science department for more than 20 years. “The disadvantage of having that reputation is you get put on a lot of committees.”

Schlozman isn’t on nearly as many committees anymore. Now, 41 percent of professors at BC are women—but that’s not the only change that Schlozman has seen over the past 44 years.

“When I went to a women’s college, women couldn’t go to Yale, Princeton, Amherst,” she said. “It was a very different environment, so the choices for academically talented women were much more constricted. That’s different now.”

Despite the leaps that have been made for women in education over the past 50 years, not everything has been smooth sailing since Schlozman arrived at BC. Earlier in her career, she heard rumors of a male

faculty member in her department harassing female undergraduate students.

“I got really upset, so what did I do?” she said. “I did the academic thing and went and read everything I could.”

Schlozman published an article in 1991 on sexual harassment on college campuses.

She wrote about her findings on the statistics of sexual harassment between professors and students, as well as concerns of people in the academic world. She’s not sure that her colleague, now long out of the department, ever read it.

Schlozman said that going to Wellesley, an all-women institution, was the best thing she could have done at the time she was enrolled in school. Schlozman says she may have gotten lost in the crowd at a bigger, coed school, but at Wellesley she was given one-on-one attention that supported her academic success. When she was a junior, one of her professors took her to lunch, sat her down, and asked what she was doing about graduate school. Schlozman, who hadn’t really thought about it before, was taken aback.

“Especially then, but also possibly now... women students know they can do whatever they want, which we didn’t know in those days,” she said. “I think I needed that kind of boost to even know I could go to graduate school.”

Schlozman studied sociology and literature in college, but realized that she wanted to go a different way in her graduate program. She had always been drawn to questions and problems that had political implications, so after Wellesley she got her master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and moved to Boston to teach political science at BC. Schlozman is the brain behind the “Rights in Conflict” courses for sophomores—she saw that her second-year students were falling through the cracks, since their pick times didn’t give them a chance to get classes that made sense for their major.

She developed the program—which focuses on areas like gun control, school desegregation and affirmative action, and freedom of speech and religion—not only to give sophomores a chance to take courses they were interested in, but to give Ph.D. students a chance to teach.

In order to supervise the graduate students in their teaching, Schlozman had to do quite a bit of research the first few years, because her own research has focused mostly on studying political participation, rather than rights in conflict. Schlozman said that she didn’t mind—she is really similar to an

undergraduate in that she’s still curious to learn more about things she doesn’t know.

“That’s one of the great things about being a professor,” she said. “You get to learn new stuff all the time.”

Schlozman doesn’t shy away from exploring topics that don’t fit into her primary research interest of participation in American politics. She has started courses that are tangentially related, like the classes she taught on gender and politics. Her regular work doesn’t focus on gender, but she has written on the gender aspect of citizen participation. One of the great things about BC, Schlozman said, is that you don’t have to go through a ton of red tape to teach a course. If you have a good idea, you can make it happen.

“When I decided there was a demand and a niche for a course surrounding gender and politics, which I’d say was around 1978, I just did it,” she said.

Since then, the skeleton of the course hasn’t changed too much—the readings are different but it’s not night and day from what it was originally, Schlozman said. Although the course hasn’t changed, Schlozman has noticed some differences in the kinds of students that have walked through her door at BC over the years.

At the beginning of every semester, Schlozman asks her students to come in for 15 minutes and talk to her individually, so she can get a sense of who she has in her class. She said that recently, she’s seen a greater variety in regard to where students are from—BC now pulls students from all 50 states and more than 90 countries, while it used to be primarily for Boston-area commuter students. She says that she’s seen the caliber of BC’s students increase, and students are busier in their extracurricular involvements now than they were in the past.

“In that way, BC students have changed with the generations.”

When Schlozman had first arrived at BC, she wanted to get writing. Schlozman feared that if she didn’t get published immediately, she wouldn’t be able to get tenure.

She ultimately became the first woman in the political science department to get it.

“I was like the world’s most naive professor,” Schlozman said with a laugh.

She went right to the office of Sidney Verba, her dissertation adviser from the University of Chicago who had recently accepted a position at Harvard. She asked him to write a book with her, and he obliged.

Schlozman said that they found they could work together very well—they knew both

Kay Schlozman pioneered the “Rights how to fight, and how to get along.

“There was a point at which I moved from being a sort of intellectual follower to a leader,” she said. “To the last two books where I really took much more of the intellectual lead, as he began to wind down in a way.”

One of Verba’s former collaborators suggested that the three of them write a book on political participation and American politics. The trio quickly realized that they needed someone who could work well with statistics, so they turned to Henry Brady, a current Berkeley professor who at the time was Verba’s associate at Harvard.

Though the original collaborator, who suggested they write the book, dropped out of the project, Schlozman, Verba, and Brady began a group collaboration that would ultimately span over four decades, ending with their last book, Unequal and Unrepresented: Political Inequality and the People’s Voice in the New Gilded Age, that was published in May. “I’ve had these really wonderful, really smart collaborators,” Schlozman said. “Everytime we finish something we say, ‘Well, It’s really been wonderful, it’s really been good,’ and then somebody else will say, ‘How about we….’”

“We’re sort of joined at the hip. We’re like family.”

This is one of Schlozman’s defining characteristics: She turns friends into family. Chuck Cohen, Schlozman’s childhood friend, said this is something she learned from her upbringing.

“She grew up in that kind of atmosphere and that kind of household,” he said of her seemingly genetic hospitality. “Not only her parents, but her grandparents realized friends are an important part of your life and are your family.”

Cohen said he originally became friends

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in Conflict” seminar for sophomores. with Schlozman’s older brother Ken Lehman, but quickly got to know the entire family.

He made toasts at Schlozman’s wedding and at her 50th wedding anniversary.

It seems that everyone who knows Schlozman knows her kids, Danny and Julia. Both got their bachelor’s degrees from Harvard before going on to graduate school.

Julia is an attorney for the Northeast Justice Center, and Danny is a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.

“As a family, they’ve been very much committed to issues of equality, and race and equity, which has been reflected in their philanthropy, as well as how they spend their time,” said Paul Lehman, Schlozman’s younger brother.

Schlozman often opens up her home— with a cozy living room that overlooks the Brookline Reservoir, and book-lined shelves—to students and faculty. She’ll have dinner parties, and she has a reputation for cooking for anyone who is sick, or in need of some assistance.

When Susan Shell, a professor in the political science department, arrived at BC, Schlozman made her feel at home immediately.

“When I came here as a beginning assistant professor and she was already here, she was extremely hospitable and invited me over for home-baked cake and tea, and we had a great chat,” Shell said. “So she’s been a great friend as well as a wonderful colleague to have over the years.”

When Shell fell ill years ago, while she had two young children, Schlozman rallied the political science department to cook for the family and get them through it. For Schlozman, work has never been an excuse to fall short for the people she cares about.

“She’ll always take care of the people she needs to take care of, but she’ll get her work done,” Cohen said. n

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BC Law’s Kent Greenfield on Kavanaugh, Keeping Things FAIR

By Maeve Reilly For The Heights A career of fighting for human rights, standing up for unheard voices, and training the next generation to uphold the principles of the United States, started, like most good things, with food.

In the small town of Princeton, Ky., a Baptist minister, a teacher, and their children sat down for dinner and engaged in lively political debate almost every night. Sitting around the table, exchanging stories, and absorbing each other’s opinions was like bread and butter to the Greenfields.

“In a way, the learning how to persuade became a familial obligation,” said Kent Greenfield, a Boston College Law professor.

“When you sat down at dinner, you had to make some point about something that was happening in the news. That was how it got internalized to me.”

Perhaps it was the influence of these dining room table talks, or maybe it was the multi-decade law career that followed, but when Greenfield heard about the letter protesting then-Supreme Court nominee

Kavanaugh that law professors across the country were signing, he knew he had to jump on the opportunity to have his opinion heard.

He sent it to his fellow colleagues and he and 24 other BC Law professors signed it. In the end, it didn’t make a difference, Greenfield noted. But what was important to him was the scar that he hopes will be left on Kavanaugh’s reputation.

“First of all, you’ve got to show your colors when it’s important,” he said. “It gives other people the courage to speak out when you speak out. But also, I think it’s important to flex your muscles … your activism muscles.”

Although he’s been outspoken since he was young, Greenfield hasn’t always had such a passion for law. Influenced by his dad’s work as a minister and his mom’s career in teaching, Greenfield was surrounded by public speaking and political banter. In school, he was a self-described mediocre athlete and musician.

He distinguished himself through youth government programs, such as Model United Nations, or as he described it, “All the

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FAIR was the plaintiff in a suit to protect the right to protest “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

things that, you know, little nerd boys do.”

After going to a small-town high school, Greenfield wanted to get a different experience from college. Without even visiting, he applied and was accepted to Brown University. The culture at Brown inspires many of its students to join forces for a variety of causes, just by nature, he said. Greenfield was no exception. He worked on causes like financial aid protests and was active in the South African divestment movement. He strived to not lose the momentum he had found in his small Kentucky high school.

After Brown, Greenfield took a five-year gap before he decided to go to graduate school. He traveled west to California and was unemployed for a while.

“I thought I deserved to be hired right away,” he said, chuckling. “But nobody else knew I deserved to be hired right away!”

Greenfield started working as a secretary for Levi Strauss, a popular American jeans company, eventually getting promoted to the community affairs department.

While there, he worked on the company’s corporate social responsibility initiatives and responsibilities, which gave him the opportunity to express his political views within a corporate setting. After a few years at Levi Strauss, Greenfield decided he hadn’t seen enough of the world.

“So, I sold all my stuff and bought a backpack. And I just flew,” he said.

He flew to Peru and traveled for nine months before running out of money.

After Peru, Greenfield traveled to Ecuador and Brazil. He said the year he spent traveling was one of the best of his life. In a time where there were no internet cafes or cell phones, his contact with his world back home was limited to monthly phone calls with his parents. Once he ran out of money, Greenfield returned home and decided to attend graduate school to integrate himself back into mainstream existence.

Initially, Greenfield wanted to be a teacher, but as a result of scholarship op-

portunities, law school ended up being less expensive. As he describes it, he pretty much backed into law rather than ran into it.

Greenfield wound up attending the University of Chicago for law school. While Brown has a reputation for being more free-spirited, UChicago is known for being more economically oriented. Because he had studied economics at Brown, Greenfield felt comfortable with the economic jargon he heard on campus.

He wasn’t as comfortable with the more politically conservative tone that existed in the classrooms—in this sense, the environment at UChicago was quite different than at Brown, according to Greenfield—but overall, he found it to be an welcome counterpoint. Greenfield quickly came to love law school, because it allowed him to think on a variety of levels.

“You’ve got to know text and theory,” he said. “Your ideas of justice and political theory come in. You’ve got to put everything in political context. So, you could exercise all these muscles that you don’t get to exercise in other fields of study.”

When Greenfield left UChicago, he practiced at a law firm in Washington D.C. Perhaps it was the lack of authority junior lawyers have at a firm, but Greenfield disliked practicing and found that the highlight of his day was when he would arrive to work an hour early to write law review articles.

After a year, Greenfield moved on to clerking. His first clerkship was in Boston, with a judge named Levin Campbell, in the intermediate appellate court system.

He describes his two years clerking as an enlightening experience.

“When I thought an opinion was done, Judge Campbell thought an opinion was just beginning,” he said. “I learned a lot from him about how important it was to not let something out of the door until it was completely right.”

Greenfield went on to clerk for Supreme Court Justice David Souter, his “personal

and professional hero,” helping the justice with every part of his job, from preparing briefs to making decisions about execution cases in the early hours of the morning. The year Greenfield clerked for Souter, the side he ruled on lost more cases than it won.

“Those were tough losses to take, because we cared a lot about those cases,” Greenfield said. “When we lost cases about affirmative action, the power of congress, religious freedom, gerrymandering … you always feel like you’re losing on behalf of the people you care a lot about.”

Greenfield admired Souter’s work ethic, and his devotion to never cutting corners.

Thinking back to when execution cases would come in, Greenfield explained that the justices would vote in real time. The clerks knew exactly how the other justices were voting because they were the ones receiving and delivering news between chambers about the decisions. Greenfield remembered that no matter what, Souter did not want to know how his colleagues voted, even if it was eight votes for a “stay of execution,” for example. Greenfield admired the intellectual independence he saw in Souter.

After three years of practicing and clerking, Greenfield found himself back at law school—this time as faculty at BC, where he has made a lasting impression on the intellectual and professional development of the next generation of lawyers.

“He cares about his students and remembers the smallest things about what we say in class, or what we say in office hours,” said Stephanie Johnson, a current student of Greenfield’s and BC Law ’19. “Since we talk about such sensitive topics, especially when it comes to people’s rights, he has a unique way of allowing everyone to share their opinion while also ensuring he’s creating a space where all students feel safe and comfortable.” n

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On Monday, writer and Tufts professor Julie Dobrow will lead a discussion at the Harvard Book Store regarding her new book, After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America’s Greatest Poet. The book tells the story of Emily Dickinson and the women who helped advance her career.

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On Monday, the Cambridge Innovation Center is hosting a discussion called “Climate Change and the Future of the Boston Coastline.” Leading the discussion are Paul Kirshen and Kirk Bosma, two of the region’s leading experts on climate change and coastal migration.

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General elections are this Tuesday November 6. Polling locations will be open across the city from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Stations close to campus include Ward Elementary,the Church of Redeemer, and the Newton Community Service Center. To find a full list of locations, visit newtonma.gov for more information.

‘Fun Home’ Takes a Retrospective Look at Childhood

By Colleen Martin Copy Editor

All theatre should invite the audience into the story. Be it through a character, a turn of phrase, or a lyric, a connection should be made that makes a show worth more than just the 90 minutes of entertainment it provides.

This doesn’t always happen—it almost never happens with the magnitude that it does in Fun Home, a musical based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling memoir by the same name.

Fun Home opens with Alison (Amy Jo Jackson), who at age 43 is a cartoonist looking into the depths of her memory, and her attic, to find inspiration for a set of comics about her life, her queer identity, and how her life was shaped by her father.

She pulls out a cardboard box as a middle-aged man enters the theatre round with an exact replica of what she’s holding.

As he begins rifling through the box with a little girl—young Alison (Marissa Simeqi)—by his side, adult Alison circles around them taking notes, and it becomes obvious that she is within her own memory.

The man pulls out linen and a coffee pot, identical to that in adult Alison’s box. He talks to young Alison, showing her the treasure he’s found.

The dialogue cuts back to the 43-yearold protagonist.“Did you ever imagine I’d hang onto your stuff, Dad?” she asks the man in the memory that can’t hear her.

“Me either. But I guess I always

knew that someday I was going to draw you.”

Adult Alison observes scenes from her childhood, often interjecting to make a comment on what was actually happening, instead of just accepting whatever her father, Bruce (Todd Yard), told her, as she did when she was the little girl in the memory.

Her analysis of the past is resounding—Alison draws in moments of her life, using captions to show how she came to realize that the people that she loved and listened to, and the place she came from, wasn’t as it appeared to her while she was growing up. More powerful than the moments she can explain with her adult wisdom are those in which she can’t. These often come during her “middle Alison” years, as a freshman at Oberlin College.

As she navigates her newfound relationship with her classmate Joan (Desiré Graham) Alison decides to come out to her parents. Their reactions, or lack thereof, confuse Alison, until her mother tells her that her father spent their entire marriage having affairs with men.

The complexity of the show comes out here: The audience has seen Alison’s father through the eyes of adult Alison for the entire runtime.

Ever yone knows what’s about to happen, but still braces for medium Alison’s realization.

The seven-piece orchestra hints at Alison’s emotions: The strings pluck for humor, or a bow is used on the string instruments for drama. While the power of Fun Home certainly comes from the script and the actors’

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In ‘Fun Home,’ audience members watch the character Alison age from childhood to adulthood, and relate to the challenges of growing up.

performances, the music and song add a layer of complexity that you just can’t always expect from a musical.

Even a tune as simple as “Telephone Wire,” which repeats the same words about watching a telephone wire from a car, takes us to the show’s climax as medium Alison, played by adult Alison in this scene, struggles to speak up to her dad about the tension they’ve felt since she came out to him.

This scene in Bruce’s car is emblematic of the lifelong struggle between Alison and her father to speak about things of importance, something that only seemed to have

a brief reprieve in the early college days before Alison told him about her relationship with Joan.

Fun Home layers these moments of consequence with lighter flashbacks to Alison’s childhood, as she and her brothers, Christian (Cameron Levesque) and John (Luke Gold), play in their family’s funeral home, which they of course call the “Fun Home.”

Gold, Levesque, and Simeqi give stand-out performances, singing and dancing with a confidence and comfort that you don’t always see even in adult performers.

Sarah Crane’s choreography allows them to dance in a way that looks put

together without any hint of it being rehearsed, as it keeps within the natural boundaries of what kids will do.

Fun Home is successful because it’s believable—it shows the dynamics of a family without becoming so specific that it loses relatability, while still keeping the individuality of the Bechdels’ home.

Her realizations are poignant and complex, but Bechdel’s voice can be heard clearly. Anyone who has learned something they wished they hadn’t, fallen in love, gone to college, or had a family will be able to find something about this show that hits home. n

Panel Reflects on March for Our Lives, Gun Control

By Lorenz Chen For The Heights

Sentiments of inclusiveness and empowerment rang through the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College early Tuesday evening as a group of impassioned teenagers took to the stage to examine gun violence and reform in the United States.

The teenage panelists spoke in depth both about their motivations behind activism as well as what they believe to be the causes of gun violence.

Fiona Phie, a student at the University of Massachusetts Boston, was inspired to act because of the impacts gun violence had on her own childhood. “I learned to normalize violence

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Students discussed current legislation and what more can be done to prevent gun violence.

in my home, in my streets, and in my school,” Phie said.

Phie described seeing a recent victim of gun violence. Instead of feeling shock or empathy, she disregarded the victim and instead went to have lunch, numb to the brutality of guns.

It was only after the fact that Phie realized the extent to which violence had affected her everyday life—which prompted her to become an advocate for gun violence prevention.

Likewise, Aalayah Eastmond chose to become involved as an activist because of her status as a survivor of gun violence. Eastmond was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when Nikolas Cruz opened fire and killed 17 innocent people.

“On February 14th I was in room 1214, which was the third classroom the shooter shot into,” said Eastmond.

“He shot six of my classmates and murdered two … so now, that has really pushed me to speak out.”

Michael Martinez, a student at Weston High School, and Jack Torres, a junior at Somerville High School, said that they chose to speak out and become activists because of their

“white privilege,” which they believe provides them advantages that enable them to reach and educate greater audiences than their minority peers might be able to.

They feel it is their responsibility to advocate for minorities who are disproportionately affected by violence.

A focal point of the entire discussion came when the panel unanimously agreed that there needs to be more inclusiveness and even more diversity in the March For Our Lives movement.

Michael Martinez was the first to concede that during the first months of the movement, its scope was too narrow, focusing only on white suburban neighborhoods.

Other members of the panel agreed with Martinez. Bria Smith, a high school senior from Milwaukee, emphasized that the movement should belong not only to white privileged students, but minority and inner city students as well.

Minority students are more often than not the real victims of gun violence, and the focus should be on them, she argued.

The most impassioned moment of

the panel took place when the activists discussed the possible causes of gun violence. The panel attributed gun violence to systematic oppressions, white supremacy, racism, mental illness, and hypermasculinity. The theater, packed with college students, overwhelmingly agreed with the panelists on these controversial topics.

The motivations behind the panelists’ activism are no doubt diverse and unique to each of them, but together they form a cohesive voice for the March For Our Lives movement.

Each of their personal lives has been touched by gun violence, and they have used their stories and platforms to seek a future where this violence no longer exists.

The panel left the audience with one final message: Teenagers and victims of gun violence are no longer willing to be complacent.

“Congress moves way too damn slow,” Phie said.

The panelists heavily stressed the importance of voting, specifically for young and diverse candidates, this midterm.

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Spartan Race Inc. Strives to Provide Cost-Friendly Fitness

By Chloe McAllaster Assoc. Metro Editor

Spartan, the world’s largest obstacle race and endurance brand, will be at Fenway Park on Nov. 10 and 11 as part of its effort to get 100 million people up and active.

The stadium race is a part of the company’s newly launched #EFFthis (Excuse Free Fitness) campaign, which aims to alleviate the financial burden that often accompanies effective health and fitness programs.

The campaign is dedicated to “providing free and low-cost options for people of all ages to get in shape on and off the Spartan race course,” according to a press release.

Recognizing the financial restraints experienced by many college

students, Spartan has committed to offer up to 50,000 free race entries for all college students in the United States. Students can also race for free every Sunday.

“We understand that when you’re in school you might not have the funds to race all the time,” said Jonathan Fine, head of global brand communications at Spartan. “We still want to give everyone that can the opportunity to race.”

The #EFFthis campaign specifically targets students and young adults because of the positive correlation Spartan notes between physical activity and academic performance.

A study conducte d by Nor th Carolina State University found that students who increased their weekly exercise by one hour were nearly 50

percent more likely to graduate or return to school the following year, according to the press release. Each additional hour of physical activity correlated to an increase of 0.06 GPA points.

For these reasons, Spartan hopes the campaign will eliminate one barrier that prevents many students from pursuing their fitness goals: cost.

“Fitness is for everyone, not just those who can afford it,” Spartan founder and CEO Joe de Sena said in the release.

“We will do everything in our power to provide people with this fundamental right.”

Spartan offers three distinct types of races: sprint, super, and beast.

The race at Fenway will be a stadium sprint. At three to five miles long, Fine

described the sprint as the entry-level competition.

The Fenway stadium sprint will feature all of the signature obstacles Spartan races have come to be known for, including box jumps and biking.

With 20 to 23 obstacles, the fastest time is set at 40 minutes.

Far from being any typical race, however, the competition at Fenway will offer access into one of the oldest stadiums in sports.

There will be obstacles on the warning track and in the concourses, as well as push-ups in the visiting team’s locker room.

Following the push-ups, racers will exit through the visiting team’s dugout.

Fenway Park was the site of Spartan’s first-ever stadium sprint, and

the November race will mark the seventh time it has hosted the obstacle course.

Spartan holds 10 stadium sprints throughout the year, with locations spanning the country. Other noteworthy locations include Dodger Stadium, Lambeau Field, and AT&T Stadium.

“The stadium races are really cool because they’re inside some of the most coveted either NFL or MLB stadiums across the country,” said Fine.

De Sena advocated for competitions like the stadium sprint because they force participants to meet a fitness goal by a specific deadline, according to Fine.

“He found that putting a date on the calendar is really what helps, so that you have something to train for,” he said. n

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Restoring Reason to Recruiting Timeline

During the spring of their sophomore year, business students across the country find themselves facing important decisions about their futures as corporations send representatives to recruit students for internships, not for the coming summer, but for the following one. A few days ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase won’t participate in this practice, but will wait until the following semester—fall of junior year. Joseph Du Pont, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Career Services, stressed Boston College’s support for their decision and urges other companies to follow suit.

It is unclear whether other companies will continue to recruit business students during the spring of their sophomore year, at least for now. Furthermore, according to Amy Donegan, assistant dean for Undergraduate Career Advising in Carroll School of Management, only the University of Pennsylvania is outwardly preventing this accelerated recruiting timeline by not allowing sophomore recruiting. If this system remains among other universities, and CSOM is to maintain its status as a competitive business school, BC has no choice but to allow spring recruiting. This becomes an issue

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for both students and businesses, however, when the preparedness of students to make these weighty decisions comes into question.

There are multiple schools of thought on this issue. Perhaps these companies have little incentive to abstain from early recruiting. From their perspective, students dedicated to entering financial careers are likely to be pursuing opportunities as early as possible—that’s the nature of competitive, financially rewarding career paths. Every year, banks need new analysts. The most talented students best fit for the job will more than likely already be outshining their peers.

Another school of thought argues that even these star students are unprepared. At that point in their academic careers, students haven’t learned all—if any—of the necessary technical skills to perform the jobs they are being recruited for. As the CSOM core curriculum is set up, most students would begin the recruiting process in the middle of taking Basic Finance. Not to mention, it raises a question of adequate career selection. Sophomores haven’t had enough time to take all of their core classes: How can these 19-year-olds be expected to know what they want to do for the rest of their lives? At that point, students aren’t focusing on

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knowing the skills necessary for the job—they’re primarily concentrating on how to be interviewed.

BC maintains a critical position on spring recruiting: The University knows that this is a bad system and that students and businesses alike would benefit from later recruitment. The University, however, also knows that to change the method would greatly disadvantage CSOM students. CSOM administrators are in a tough position, wanting only to accommodate their students. Ideally, companies and institutions could reach a compromise, coordinating parallel recruiting schedules so that opportunities remain equal, giving students sufficient time to prepare, ensuring that no students are disadvantaged by individual school policies. We applaud BC’s efforts to work with companies and other schools to restore some reason to the process, which every year consumes hundreds of BC students, including many outside of CSOM. Even to push recruiting back one semester to the fall of junior year—as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase have agreed to do—would allow students to gain more experience before potentially committing to a company for the first few years of their lives after graduation.

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Luis Fialho

Pop punk - Easily the only way to successfully handle your pent up teen angst. Don’t deny that you still have it, I mean we all grew up during a time when it was cool to be angsty (icons include: Avril Lavigne, Green Day, Fall Out Boy, or Simple Plan. I could go on.). People forget about the influence of these classic 2000s pop punk bands on their childhoods. Don’t hide from your past.

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most employers do not. If you tell an

has changed dramatically, but our norms

employer that you can’t work because you

for the amount of time we should work

need to sleep or you have to leave early to

hasn’t. Did Henry Ford really strike a

go to the gym, you’ll likely find yourself

perfect medium for work hours that

without any work very soon. Not only is

translates flawlessly from the early 1920s

the current workforce culture operating

to now? The answer, quite simply, is no.

under norms that were set a century ago,

Recently, a New Zealand firm

but every other part of any worker’s life

implemented a four-day work week

is being relegated to a side project. Your

the word “grind” has once again entered

with five days of pay, so employees got

physical and mental being takes a back-

into the vocabulary of the average stu-

paid the same amount and worked one

seat in the face of one’s employment, and

dent. “Nah man, I’m just grinding right

day less. The firm found that produc-

health is neglected nowhere more than it

now,” or “Yeah this week is a grind” are

tivity increased among its employees,

is in college.

now ways of telling your fellow students

and that their work output was better.

just how badly exams are working you

Employees spent less time on breaks,

we all just accept that fact because we

over. “It’s a grind” is the best response to

and the work they did was more efficient.

must. Throughout an academic year,

that well-meaning relative that asks how

This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone

one gets worn down. Pieces begin to fall

school is going. Honestly, it’s a phenom-

who has entered a workplace before: A

away: Going to the gym, eating healthy,

enal answer: School, and the immense

comedic impression of office employees

sleeping right, and simply taking the time

workload associated with it, truly does

is that they barely work, spending time

to maintain good mental health are all

grind you down at times. Working on

on their computers or playing pranks

parts of a student’s life that fade away as

that paper at 2 a.m., waking up early for

(The Office is a prime example of this).

work increases, internships begin, and

that exam, or pouring another cup of free

Government employees (especially those

the grind continues. Sleep deprivation

black sludgecoffee during finals really

at the DMV) are notorious for seeming to

is endemic in colleges, yet despite being

makes you feel worn down. You begin

take as long as physically possible doing

atrocious for one’s health, it continues.

to feel like you’ve been spread thin, both

their job—many employees know that a

Mental health is a constantly neglected

drawn out and tired—the thin purplish

lot of time spent “working” is truly spent

aspect of student life, and students

skin under your eyes is the perfect rep-

avoiding that work.

constantly sacrifice something to make

In a wondrous etymological evolution,

Previews - Arguably the best part of any movie-going experience.

Don’t tell me you don’t get a rush of excitement when you watch a trailer on a huge screen in a dark theater with a bucket of popcorn in your lap and a Coke Icee in your hand for a movie that you know you’ll absolutely love. If you don’t enjoy the cinematic genius of a preview, or the building anticipation for a new movie that looks so good, then why do you go to the movies? Why not just wait for the movie to come out on DVD, or Netflix, or whatever streaming service you enjoy most?

century, technology and the workforce

resentation of how one feels during “the grind”: utterly depleted.

The opposite end of this spectrum is

College, afterall, can be brutal, and

time to finish all of their work. Often, the

where you have employees working over-

work-life balance tips so sharply toward

time and staying late at the office—again,

work that one forgets what life is like

dents across the country have reported

a common trope for any romantic movie

outside of due dates.

time and time again they are overworked

with an overworked and underloved

and sleep-deprived, a trend that only

employee. College students fit uniquely

tion to this problem, seeing as one can’t

continues for many when they enter the

in this spectrum of workloads, spending

suddenly revolutionize the workforce

workforce. Having worked a full-time

much of their time neither in a job nor

overnight, it’s nonetheless an issue that

and part-time job concurrently over the

in a classroom, but doing homework and

should be at the forefront of one’s mind.

summer, I questioned why it is that such

extracurriculars. It is this complete re-

With companies like the one in New

constant work is commonplace. The

duction of the barrier between work and

Zealand starting to change the trajec-

grind for a GPA is as culturally accepted

life-outside-work that makes the college

tory of the working week, and companies

as the grind for a paycheck—it’s simply

student’s workload unique, making some

like Google and Goldman Sachs offering

how things are. But why?

weeks feel like a grind.

modern workplaces with slides and Kom-

Yet, this is just how it is. College stu-

While it is difficult to offer any solu-

During one of those weeks where I

How many students go to the Plex

worked 60-plus hours, I really started to

the first few weeks of class, then never go

evaluating what makes a healthy work-life

question why the heck I was working that

again? How many students start the year

balance. Maybe it’s time to think of going

much. But more than that, I started to

sleeping at least seven hours a night and

to the gym as equally important as going

think about why it’s so accepted. Back in

end it hopefully getting four? How many

to work or sleeping eight hours a night

the early 1900s, workers were definitely

students actually eat breakfast everyday?

as important as your GPA. Maybe—just

worse off, with many averaging over 100

Are they simply lazy or weak-willed? Or

maybe—it’s time to take care of yourself.

hours per week. In 1923, however, Henry

is it that the current workforce culture

Ford introduced the eight-hour work

looming over their heads doesn’t allow

day/40-hour work week, which has since

for a healthy work-life balance? While

become standard. Yet, that was almost

one New Zealand firm seems to care

100 years ago. Throughout the past

about the balance of its employees’ lives,

bucha taps, maybe it’s time to start truly

But hey, who has time for that?

Luis Fialho is an op-ed columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at opinions@bcheights.com.

A Senior’s Autumn Nostaglia The pictures for november in calendars - Routinely the worst image used out of all of the months.

Always. And you might not have ever noticed this, because to most people, November might be kind of an irrelevant month. But it’s not.

It’s important. In the penultimate month of the year, we have so many important landmarks: the nicest fall weather, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day, Cyber Monday, Election Day. Calendars need to show November the respect it deserves. christmas music before thanksgiving - I love Christmas music. I do believe that it’s the most effective way to get in the Christmas spirit.

But you can’t start to get into the Christmas spirit before another legitimate holiday. Not to mention that Christmas songs aren’t creative. At all. You’re listening to the same 30 (or so) songs, they’re just performed by different artists.

It gets really old really fast, and if you don’t admit that you’re lying to yourself.

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Annie Sheehan As a senior who is consistently in denial that this is indeed my last year on the Heights, I’ve recently found myself (more frequently than I’d like to admit) reflecting nostalgically on my past three years at this institution, deep in the sentimentality as I realize I am so far past the prime of my life in Walsh Hall. (I kid. Kind of.) These sorts of dark—what my roommates and I have started to call “emo”—thoughts usually occur in the confines of an O’Neill third floor cubicle. This is, perhaps, a point worth noting because the setting plays a rather large part in the somber tones of these moments, particularly if I find myself in a cubicle that isn’t near a window, blocked off and isolated from the world—but that’s a whole other topic of conversation. Someone should make a Buzzfeed quiz: “What Your O’Neill Seating Choice Says About You.” Maybe next week. Anyway, moving on…

Fresh off the bus from my last regional tournament with the club soccer team, the impending doom of November gave me a fresh batch of all sorts of senior emotions to deal with.

November claims the end of football season and the end of fall (although, hello global warming and 60-degree temperatures) while flashing a yellow light before the end of the semester and finals. The leaves fall, midterms seem never-ending, and Thanksgiving is a beacon of hope in the midst of it all. Three years ago, I had a countdown going from Columbus Day until Thanksgiving. Six full weeks to count,

but it couldn’t come soon enough. The weeks dragged, the food sucked, and all I wanted was to sleep in my own bed and see my dog.

I still miss my dog, don’t get me wrong. But this fall, as I look back on my first half of first semester senior year, has me pumping the brakes before Thanksgiving. There’s honestly just nothing like the fall at Boston College.

First of all, campus is stunning. I shamelessly take Gasson grams on my way to class (Does everyone know about the app Huji? It’s a game changer!), trying to get the colorful leaves angled in with the right positioning of the sun. The tree-lined entrance by Stayer looks better than ever, and even Alumni Stadium on a crisp blue-skied day looks 10/10. Don’t even get me started on the Res: On clear days, with Boston as the backdrop to the colorful foliage, you might even forget you have a mile and a half to go on your run.

Most obviously, fall is football season—also known as the peak of BC school spirit. We all seem to rally around the games in a way that doesn’t necessarily happen at any other time of the year. Granted, that’s because of tailgating, but beyond that the student body seems to collectively put emotional investment into football. We’re keeping tabs on injuries, following our ranking (at the time this was written, we’re holding onto No. 24), and analyzing each matchup as we intensely weigh how well our offense holds up to the defense and vice versa. Maybe it’s something about Addazio that gets us this hyped. Or, you know, maybe we’re just living the lives of your typical American college students—but we’ll give Daz the credit.

Fall brings us the start of a new school year in the best way Boston can offer. We’re fresh with energy from the

summer, happy to be back together, and the weather is warm (unlike the spring, when it seems to snow through April). The excitement from the freshmen (see past column re: my little brother) reinvigorates us 22-year-old geriatrics, classes aren’t too tough, and we’re all exploring and adjusting to our new housing situations. Fall brings us Head of the Charles, 5Ks, and half marathons. CAB goes nuts with events like trips to Salem, apple-picking, and Homecoming. There are new clubs to join at the Student Involvement Fair and endless activities to get involved with. And our parents swoop in for a weekend right when we think we can’t eat grilled chicken and two sides for one more night.

There are no words to describe campus in these moments, but fall at BC is truthfully what I think of when I picture my favorite times at this school. (As a disclaimer, though, I did, in fact, miss the spring semester last year, so perhaps this is a skewed report.)

As the day turns dark at the beginning of my 4:30 classes rather than the end (making it that much harder to stay awake), we ditch iced coffees for hot lattes, and we start to pull out Bean Boots and parkas from our storage closets, things can get a little gloomy. I guess you could say we’re just a little too spoiled through September and October with all that’s presented to us upon our arrival here.

This is not to say there’s not plenty to look forward to for the rest of the year—I’m a huge fan of the tree lighting ceremony in the O’Neill Plaza, among other wintry events (Strip Mod, anyone?)—but fall at BC is definitely something special.

Annie Sheehan is an op-ed columnist for The Heights. She can be reached at opinions@bcheights.com.

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Ex-Dress Yourself

Benjamin Errichetti

They say never judge a book by its cover, but I say never is strong word. The cover of a book is the first impression it gives to the reader, and for people, clothes are our covers, and they serve as a small window for the world to get a sneak peak at who we are.

On campus, the clothing a person wears indicates where they’re from: Someone wrapped up on a 40-degree day may be from milder climate, whereas a guy in shorts may be trying too hard to show off that he thinks “it’s not even cold, bro, what do you mean? You don’t even know cold.” If you’re lucky, he may even regale you with tales of “back home,” where some incomprehensible level of even more intense cold exists.

Clothes also demonstrate how much someone cares about appearing attractive. Take, for example, me as a child, always donning the same three pairs of identical blue jeans paired with graphic tees from Kohl’s. They were comfy! And I’d never even considered that clothing could make you appear more attractive, nor did I ever even think about the concept of attractiveness. So I wore the most normal and convenient clothes possible.

Consider those students on campus in sweatpants and sweatshirts on Saturday mornings. Of course these people have more sense than a young me, but choosing function over fashion is indicative of the debauchery they probably got into the previous night.

One of the most important things about clothing, though, is that it creates a sense of belonging. Niche communities, such as a cliché goth community, dress a certain way to signify that they belong to a group. The clothes they choose to wear are a means of participating in said group. A less radical example, though, may be preppy clothing. I attended a preparatory high school, and as far as the eye could see, my classmates were draped head to toe in Vineyard Vines, a traditionally expensive and preppy brand of clothing. It is possible that these kids came out of the womb in multi-colored button downs, but when you’re attending such a school, it’s easy to get caught up in and even identify with the culture—therefore, kids go out and buy Vineyard Vines.

Furthermore, I’m a fan of hip-hop.

Although hip-hop is closely tied to the fashion industry, and as such the hiphop dress code is constantly shifting, the

“...you want to make sure your first impression is actually an impression of yourself.”

culture generally follows along the ideas of “streetwear,” defined on Wikipedia as a style of street fashion rooted in Californian surf and skate culture. It has grown to encompass elements of hip-hop fashion, Japanese street fashion, and modern haute couture fashion.” On one hand, I attempt to dress in such a way because I think the style looks cool.

On the other, and perhaps on a subconscious level, my plain, baggy white crew neck sweater and untied Timbs are an expression of a culture I identify with.

My dad, however, is too old to keep his eye on the fashion streets. In this way, clothing is an expression of age. It would be inappropriate for me to don corduroy slacks and a tweed jacket, just as it would be inappropriate for my professor to rock Yeezys. Neither outfit is inherently wrong or ugly, but because clothes are such a strong expression of self, it looks odd when we see someone dressed inauthentically, as would be the case if my dad tried to dress like me.

So, make sure you pick the right clothes. Not necessarily the nicest or the most hip, but the most authentic. The clothes that are the most “you.” Your outfit is the first thing others see, and you want to make sure your first impression is actually an impression of yourself.

Benjamin Errichetti is an op-ed columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at opinions@bcheights.com.

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Sometimes You Have to Wait: Page 8, Half a Century Later Connor Murphy Louis Liggett had a big house. The grounds were sprawling. But the drug store magnate—a founder of LiggettRexall stores—didn’t have time to be worried about tending to all his land, so the man he hired to do it, in 1916, was told to only bother Mrs. Liggett.

Mr. Liggett was too busy.

The man he hired had come to Boston in 1911, leaving behind a 16-acre family crop farm in County Galway. His first job was at a Brookline golf course, and he spent his spare time “wandering through the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, until like Adam, he could name all trees.” As his familiarity with gardening and horticulture grew, he got jobs working on two local estates, and in

1915 he was tending flower boxes at Copley Plaza for a quarter an hour.

That man was Tom Murphy, my great-grandfather. Tom worked for the Liggetts for 25 years, until the estate ended up in the possession of first Cardinal O’Connell and then Boston College, which asked him to continue caring for it. The Liggett estate transformed into Upper Campus, and Louis Liggett’s palace became O’Connell House. As BC expanded, Tom became the head groundskeeper.

You could see his personal touch in “the well-cared-for circlet of shrubs around our eagle-topped column on the main driveway.”

Or so I’ve read, in a Heights feature from 1959, written when Tom retired.

To do The Heights is often to make the mere suburban blip that is BC into the whole world, to zoom in so close that you breathlessly rewrite headlines at 1 a.m. to better capture the most microscopic of details, or reword a caption on page 14 to reflect

this rather than that. On a production day, as the evening stretches on, everything gets smaller, and the night seems to close in until all there is is McElroy 113 and the school it covers.

For the past three years, there’s been no more magical way to spend a night than to forget about everything else and sit here, with the heat on high to counteract these poorly insulated windows, and try to put a week (or less) of BC onto 16 pages.

Many times I’ve woken up after making the paper and noticed the world is big again, and wished I could redo something we did just hours before, when everything was small. If only we’d designed A1 in the morning instead of the night; if only I’d edited that article just a couple hours earlier; if only we’d prioritized this story over another. But no matter what we did last week, we’re already looking ahead to next time. For the past three years, there has always been the opportunity to do it again next week, to make my world small for a night and

fill it up with BC, and then wake up to remember that while maybe there’s something about the day’s paper you wish you could change, in the world there is much, much more than you and Mac 113 and Chestnut Hill. After this week, I’ll only do that one more time.

To do The Heights is to grapple with this duality of the night and the day, the duality of a newspaper that in the grand scheme can feel unimportant but is sometimes so important you can’t possibly know it, and that therefore demands of you every week the same level of attention, because it’s not always easy to tell when it’s important, and there’s almost never someone else who can tell you.

I’ve read that story about Tom at least a dozen times. Sometimes I’ll check just to make sure it’s still there.

I never met three of my grandparents, and I admittedly don’t even know the names of my other great-grandparents. This is the only trace I can find of Tom, there on page 8 (of 8) of the

Nov. 20, 1959 issue of this newspaper.

I can imagine the editor, as his staff rushed to meet their deadline, being handed that last page. He probably glanced at what seemed like a decent story, breathlessly rewrote the headline, reworded the captions, and handed it back. Then maybe he did the same with the front page, lingering a little longer now over the layout, perfecting the wording of the subheads. Then I imagine he sent the issue to print, turned off the lights, walked home, and went to bed. And it’s possible—likely, even—that he never thought about that feature on Tom again.

Sometimes in this job, a story that you think matters doesn’t, and a story that you think doesn’t matter does.

Sometimes you realize that the next morning. And sometimes, I guess, you have to wait 59 years.

Connor Murphy is the editor-in-chief of The Heights. He can be reached at eic@bcheights.com.

Greenfield Asks Students to Speak Up During Pivotal Point in History Greenfield, from A4 It was during his first six years that he, along with professors, lawyers, and other collaborators, created FAIR: the Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights–to fight for law schools’ right to ban ROTC recruiters on campus.

In the ’90s, Congress had passed a statute that required education institutions to let military recruiters on campus. Law schools, however, had banned military recruiters for a while.

BC was a leader in this movement, because of the inclusion of sexual orientation in its anti-discriminatory policies. In 1994, after the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy was passed, BC thought it was inconsistent with their policies, or their obligations to their students, to allow an anti-LGBTQ institution to recruit on their campus.

After Sept. 11, the federal administration cracked down and stated that any law school that excluded recruiters would have federal funds taken away from the the entire university–not just the law school. Passed in

February 2005, the Solomon Amendment caused almost every law school in the country to cave in, according to Greenfield.

But not BC. A group of outraged students came to Greenfield and wondered if there was a constitutional claim to be made against the Solomon Amendment. While Greenfield was initially skeptical, he soon became convinced they had a case against the government.

“We thought we a had a Coerce Speech claim,” he explained, leaning forward in his chair. “When the government is forcing their way on a campus, it’s like they’re forcing you to say something you don’t want to say.

Forced speech, forced association.”

After meeting with a lawyer in New York who worked the case probono, Greenfield and his students were ready to sue the Pentagon. There was only one problem.

“No law school wanted to be named the plaintiff,” Greenfield said.

The untimely invasion in Iraq made suing on behalf of gay students

an unpopular cause. But Greenfield quickly figured out a workaround.

FAIR was the named plaintiff and law schools could join the association.

In the end, about three dozen law schools joined FAIR. Initially, they lost in the district courts. but won in the appellate courts. The government petitioned for another hearing, and succeeded in getting the case taken to the Supreme Court. In March 2006, there were only eight justices.

The cour t held unanimou sly against them.

“In a way, it turned out poorly,” Greenfield said slowly, lacing his hands together. “But I give myself solace in thinking that we raised the profile of LGBTQ rights, and also made it clear to our own students that we weren’t just going to sit around and take discrimination against them and not fight back.”

Despite the outcome of the trial, Greenfield’s efforts have had a lasting impact. Lisa Hurlbutt, who was a student of Greenfield’s when FAIR sued the Pentagon, recalled how his

involvement in the protest affected her.

At the time, she had just come out as lesbian, and was astounded that a professor at BC wanted to stand up for her rights.

“This was years ago, but I remember it so vividly. A professor being an ally blew my mind. I almost started crying,” she said. “It was my first lesson in allies and how important it is to be an ally. It meant so much to me. He was so committed. He cares about civil rights, he cares about his students… to have him stand up in such a big way was incredible.”

In discussing the backlash he received as a result of forming FAIR, Greenfield merely shrugged.

“I’m a straight white male, cisgender individual, living in a society where everything is geared for my advantage,” he said. “So, yeah, I got some hateful emails once in a while, but it wasn’t that big of a deal.”

Years later, Greenfield found himself once again speaking truth to power during the Kavanaugh hearings. As

he described it, the Supreme Court should be the grown-up in the room, checking the other branches when their bickering gets out of hand.

But Greenfield fears that the Kavanaugh nomination indicates that the court is becoming more political.

Increasingly, there has been clear split forming in the court. As it stands, there are four justices on the left, all nominated by a Democrat, and five on the right, all nominated by a Republican. As a result, Greenfield fears the court is beginning to look more like a super legislature rather than a group of intellectuals who care more about investigating constitutional norms than about politics.

Greenfield thinks America is at a pivotal point in its history. Speaking up is incredibly important, he says, and we’re at a place where if you don’t speak up, you risk the future of the country.

“If you stay silent, over time, it’s easier and easier to stay silent,” he said. “Or you speak up. It gets easier and easier to speak.” n

‘City of Champions’ Celebrates Red Sox World Series Win

After defeating the L.A. Dodgers for the World Series title, the Red Sox returned home to a parade swarmed with fans.

By Eleanor Grondin For The Heights Chants of “Yankees Suck” and the chorus of “Dirty Water” swept through the crowd near Fenway Park early Wednesday morning as Red Sox fans swarmed the streets in excitement to cheer on the 2018 World Series champions after their victory against the L.A. Dodgers late Sunday night. The Dodgers only won one of the five games played in the whole series—that game lasted an unusual 18 innings at Dodger Stadium Saturday night.

The parade of Duck Boats, led by the Dropkick Murphys, officially started at 11 a.m., but fans began lining up hours beforehand. The cold barely seemed to bother the fans, who are used to such festivities in harsh New England weather. Everyone came prepared, sporting their

Red Sox jerseys and hats, along with creative signs.

A large spray-painted banner reading “L.A. Lost Again 2018” hung over a cement blockade, while other signs rallied for “Alex Cora for President 2020” and displayed the team’s wellliked 2018 postseason slogan,“Damage Done.”

Among those who received the loudest cheers was rookie manager Alex Cora, who hails from Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican flag could be seen throughout the parade, whether it be out in the crowds or attached to the bottom of various signs on the Duck Boats. Along with Cora, starting pitcher David Price, World Series MVP Steve Pearce, J.D Martinez, and of course, Mookie Betts drew the loudest reactions from the crowd. Price, whose status with Sox fans has fluctuated over the years, has clearly redeemed himself thanks

to his outstanding performance in the World Series.

He even revealed early Wednesday morning that he would not be opting out of his contract with the Red Sox, much to the delight of Red Sox nation.

When Chris Sale struck out Manny Machado in the ninth inning on Sunday, the Red Sox officially clinched their fourth World Series title in the 21st century.

The New England Patriots have also brought five Super Bowl championship titles to Boston since 2002, while the Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and the Bruins captured the Stanley Cup in 2011. The day after the Red Sox World Series victory, an opinion columnist for The New York Times wondered whether Boston sports fans were “Sick and Tired Of Winning.” The relentless, electrifying excitement in the crowd

would say otherwise.

“That’s ridiculous. We’re a city of champions,” said one fan. “We expect our teams to win. Other cities are just jealous that our teams are so good.”

The Re d S ox had an 86- ye ar drought from World Series titles from 1918 to 2004, despite capturing many American League pennants within that period.

But the team solidified its reputation as one of the best in baseball by winning two World Series after 2004.

People of all ages—from infants strapped onto their parents to fans well into their 70s and 80s—could be found throughout the crowd.

The parade drew thousands and thousands of school kids from around Boston, as the parades usually do, despite being held on a school day.

When asked how the 2018 World Series win compares to the previous

three, one Boston parade-goer noted the unmatched success of the Red Sox’s 2018 season.

“This team won so many regular season wins,” said one fan in attendance. “To achieve that and win the World Series was unbelievable, especially against the Yankees and Astros. The 2018 Sox have such good karma—they can’t go wrong!”

The Sox had 108 regular season wins, to be exact, surpassing all other teams in the American and National leagues.

Although most celebrants were undoubtedly from the Boston area, a minority of non-Red Sox fans could be spotted on periphery of the parade lines.

“I’m not a Red Sox fan, but I have never been to a World Series parade,” commented one out-of-stater from the Midwest. “I was in town so I thought I’d stop by.” n

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BC returned to Lane Stadium on Saturday and avenged its 2016 loss to the Hokies—the program’s worst defeat since 1950—with a 10-point win over Virginia Tech, one that sets the stage for the Eagles’ biggest game of the decade.

BY ANDY BACKSTROM Sports Editor BLACKSBURG, Va. — Boston College football allowed an average of 407.8 yards per game over the course of the first six weeks of the season, twice conceding more than 500 yards of total offense.

But as soon as the bye week hit, and Louisville wide receiver Tutu Atwell said that he saw “a lot of slow people” on the Eagles’ defense, everything changed.

Defensive coordinator Jim Reid’s unit held the Cardinals to 71 yards amid the final two quarters of play, putting an exclamation mark on BC’s resounding 38-20 Week Eight victory. Then, last Friday, the Eagles overshadowed Miami’s defense—a group that entered the Red Bandana Game as the second-rated unit in the country and received endless praise for its “turnover chain”—shutting out the Hurricanes in the second half of play.

It was more of the same story at Virginia Tech on Saturday evening—it just took a while for BC to find its groove. After giving up 245 yards in the opening half, including 212 through the air, the Eagles buckled down, conceding just 147 yards and seven points in the latter portion of regulation.

All of a sudden, Ryan Willis’ pocket collapsed, and the Hokies’ offense was rendered obsolete. VTech started the second half with three-straight threeand-outs and only converted two of its 11 third/ fourth-down conversions in the span of the final two quarters. The Eagles’ defense gifted Anthony Brown and Co. with ample opportunities and ideal field position—eventually, the offense capitalized, stringing together 24 second-half points to defeat the Hokies, 31-21, for the first time since 2014.

Just like last week, No. 24 BC (7-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast) offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler reached

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BY BRADLEY SMART Assoc. Sports Editor BLACKSBURG, Va.— Boston College football’s (7-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast) 31-21 win over the Hokies (4-4, 3-2) was notable for many reasons—it positioned the Eagles for an Atlantic Division title bout against No. 2 Clemson on Saturday with ESPN College GameDay as a backdrop, for one. Several other things stuck out in the win, though.

Three Up 1) Travis Levy A.J. Dillon had a touchdown and 57 rushing yards at halftime, but had struggled to gain large yardage outside of an early 17-yard run. When he finally broke through in the second half, however, it came at a cost. He gained 13 yards on a rush to the left side, but a tough collision at the sideline saw Dillon come up limping, and the capacity crowd assembled likely gained further confidence—surely

with the Eagles star running back out or heavily limited, the touchdown lead the Hokies were protecting could be extended.

The very next play from scrimmage, Travis Levy sprinted untouched through the left side, waltzing into the visitor’s end zone for a 29-yard touchdown run that sucked the life out of Lane Stadium. He leapt up and shoulder-bumped teammate Jeff Smith—it would be the first of many touches for the overshadowed third-down back. Dillon returned, but found limited success in the third, so Addazio turned back to Levy, and it paid off.

He took consecutive handoffs from the Hokies 10-yard line in the fourth, running for 9 yards and then capping the drive with a 1-yard score with an impressive second effort. Levy paced the offense on the final drive that culminated in Lichtenberg’s field goal, running five times for 27 yards. He finished

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With Virginia Tech Win, BC Cements Itself as ACC Title Contender

PETER KIM Two weeks ago, I was pretty sure that Boston College football was going to lose to Miami. The Hurricanes were entering the Friday night contest with one of the best defenses in college football, and, even in front of a packed Alumni Stadium, I just didn’t see the Eagles doing enough offensively to be able to win what I thought would be a defensive struggle. It didn’t help that, coming into the weekend, BC was just 5-24 all-time against Miami,

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and hadn’t beaten the Hurricanes at home since 2007. Well, after a 27-14 win in which the Eagles held Miami to 124 second-half yards, make that 6-24 all-time against Miami, and one lesson learned.

Clearly I didn’t learn the lesson very well. On Wednesday, before BC’s game against Virginia Tech—amid of all the whispers about how all the Eagles had to do for a realistic shot at being featured on College GameDay was defeat the Hokies—I was certain about what would happen. I am on record as saying: “I am 10,000 percent sure that VTech will win. Nothing you can say will convince me otherwise.

BC is going to lose.” My expectations were wrong yet again.

It’s time to start dropping all of your preconceived notions about the Eagles: BC is an ACC title contender and more

than deserving of College GameDay. In the past two games—against teams that have historically controlled the Coastal division—BC looked nothing like the team that got embarrassed in its home stadium on national television against VTech a season ago. In fact, no one could have reasonably watched the Eagles hold Miami scoreless in the second half and then go into Blacksburg, Va. and come away with a huge road win and say that this year’s BC team isn’t different.

But people around the country haven’t noticed. Check the replies to the tweet that the College GameDay account sent out announcing that the show would be coming to Chestnut Hill. The first reply: “That can’t possibly be the best game next week…” Scroll down a little further, and you’ll see replies of “That’s the best y’all

could do?” and “Wow that’s a joke right?”

Even after the past games, people still aren’t sold on BC. Here’s a selling point: This team has gobs of talent. On the offensive side of the ball, A.J. Dillon—when healthy—is one of the best running backs in the country, Chris Lindstrom has a legitimate shot to be taken in the first round of the NFL draft, and the rest of the Eagles’ offensive line has been imposing its will on teams all season long. On defense, Zach Allen and Wyatt Ray are both draft prospects, and Lukas Denis, Will Harris, and Hamp Cheevers all have NFL potential as well— that talent was on full display against the Hokies and the Hurricanes.

Now, it’s only fair to point out that these are not the best iterations of Virginia Tech and Miami. After all, the Hokies

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are just 4-4, and Miami dropped to 5-4 after a loss to Duke Saturday. Regardless, these are two teams that, historically, have had the Eagles’ number, and started the season in the preseason AP Top 25. The Hokies were down just a point at halftime to Notre Dame earlier in the season, and Lane Stadium is one of the most intimidating venues in college football.

Meanwhile, Miami is just one season removed from starting 10-0 and ascending to No. 2 in the country.

But still, these were the games that BC had to win at the beginning of the season to live up to the program’s preseason hype and be considered players in the Atlantic Division. The Eagles did just that, and looked markedly better than both Miami

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Conference Struggles Continue for Eagles in Road Loss to Hokies

By Lukas McCourt For The Heights

Near the end of the first set, Boston College volleyball trailed Virginia Tech, 22-20. The Eagles had just won five consecutive points and looked to be in a great position to steal the first frame. Instead, the Hokies quickly responded, taking the final three points of the set to claim the frame. Despite a courageous effort the rest of the match, BC fell short, failing to win a single set for the fourth time this season.

The first set was full of runs, as BC (13-13, 3-11 Atlantic Coast) jumped out

to an early 9-7 lead, before VTech (14-12, 5-9) won five straight points. The Hokies eventually gained control, leading, 22-15.

The Eagles mounted a strong comeback, winning five points in a row, in large part thanks to two more kills from Clare Naughton. Yet VTech collected itself and, ultimately, claimed the opening frame.

The Hokies were led by sophomore standout Ester Talamazzi, who recorded four kills in the set, and four crucial digs from Carol Rafferty, who ranks seventh all-time in that department in VTech history.

The Hokies carried their momentum from the end of the first set, racing out

to an 8-1 lead to start the second frame, sparked by six straight great serves from Kaity Smith. The sophomore was the best player on the court Sunday, adding to her team-leading 314 kills on the season by racking up 14 throughout the match. The Eagles responded valiantly, cutting the lead to three points, but couldn’t make up the large early deficit, dropping the second set, 25-18.

It was the same story in the final frame, as the Eagles fell behind, 14-4.

Once again, BC did not bow out quietly, relying on an excellent performance from Naughton, whose eight kills led the Eagles.

BC out-hit the Hokies 0.300 to 0.222 in the final set, but it didn’t make a difference.

The Eagles drew within three points on three separate occasions, but couldn’t engineer one last run to tie the set. It was only fitting that on Senior Night, Hokies senior Jaila Tolbert clinched the match with her 12th kill of the day. VTech took the final frame, 25-21, sweeping the Eagles.

This loss marked the fourth-straight defeat for the Eagles, and the fourth time this season they have been swept.

Sunday’s result also put an end to VTech’s own four-game winless streak. This will

not be the last time the two squads face each other this season, as a return meeting is set for Nov. 16 in Chestnut Hill.

BC has just four games remaining in the regular season. After winning their first nine contests of the season, the Eagles have struggled against ACC competition. Although they have showed signs of progress under first year head coach Jason Kennedy, it’s evident that BC isn’t close to contending with the top of the conference. Sunday afternoon’s defeat to VTech—a team currently ranked 10th in the ACC standings—was just the latest example. n

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Despite Watts’s Two-Goal Effort, BC Falls to Providence on the Road

By Mike Malley

Heights Staff

Last season, Boston College women’s hockey swept the three-game season series with Providence—its nearest competitor in Hockey East standings—en route to claiming the conferBoston College 2 ence reg ular Providence 4 season title with a healthy 12-point cushion. So, when the Eagles took a nation-leading eight game win streak to to Providence on Saturday afternoon, many likely expected BC’s perfect five-game start in conference play to continue.

The Friars had other ideas, though.

Providence—18-16-1 all-time in home games against the Eagles—used its proximity to its advantage, handing BC its first Hockey East defeat by a 4-2 margin in what was an action-filled contest.

On paper, the matchup was expected to be an extremely close affair, with both teams looking nearly identical statistically, The regional foes entered the weekend, having limited opposing forwards in the early portion of the season, with the No. 5 Eagles (8-3-0, 5-1-0 Hockey East) boasting the third-best scoring defense in the conference, conceding only 1.45 goals per game, while

Providence (6-2-0, 3-1-0), was right behind them in the rankings with a goals against average of 1.88. The teams also featured comparable scoring offenses: Providence was fourth in the conference with 3.0 goals per game and BC was fifth at the time, scoring 2.91 goals per contest.

Neither team found the back of the net in the opening frame, but the period was filled with lots of scoring opportunities for both sides and some tremendous goaltending. BC freshman goaltender Maddy McArthur kept her team in the game with 11 saves in an impressive fashion.

Providence senior Madison Myers manned the goal opposite her with similar success, also compiling 11 saves during the period. Both teams kept up the tempo, trading possessions back-and-forth, as they sought to find any kind of edge. That said, the end of the first period proved to be disastrous for BC. The Eagles were reduced to three players after two-consecutive penalties, and it came back to haunt them in the next frame.

Just 18 seconds in, Providence took advantage of the 5-on-3 and scored the first goal of the game. A great sequence of passing set up sophomore forward Maureen Murphy on the right side of the cage, leading to a collected wrist shot that beat

McArthur—the first goal she’d allowed in four periods of play.

Fittingly, BC would bounce back six minutes later, when a tremendous crossice pass from Serena Sommerfield found Daryl Watts in stride. Watts, who entered the night with five goals and a five-game point streak, pushed the puck down the ice, eventually sniping a shot past Myers on the far post. The deadlock wouldn’t last for long, as Providence regained the lead only a minute later when Christina Putigna slapped one into the top left corner of the net.

Trailing by a goal, the third period was filled with drama, as BC fought hard to get back into the game. Both teams took seven shots in the period, again showcasing how close the contest was. Providence added its first insurance goal four minutes into the period, when Putigna and Murphy combined for Murphy’s second goal of the game.

BC had a quick—and historic—answer, with Watts demonstrating why she’s the reigning Patty Kazmaier Award winner. The sophomore picked up the puck behind her own goal and managed to skate the entire length of the ice, weaving in and out of Providence defenders before putting the puck past Myers for her 50th

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The Eagles had a nation-best eight-game winning streak entering Saturday afternoon.

career goal—a mark she reached in just 38 career games.

The Eagles had a few chances down the stretch, calling on Myers for six saves, but were only rewarded with another Friars goal. Putigna scoring her second of the night on an empty net attempt with less than a minute to play.

BC played well, totaling 24 shots, but luck just wasn’t on its side in a loss that sets the stage for a potential Hockey East regular season title fight. Many appointed the Eagles the default winner of the conference at the start of the year, and rightfully so, considering the team’s

talent, but Providence is clearly looking to pose a threat. The Friars have won three of four in Hockey East play and took care of business on their home ice on Saturday afternoon.

BC entered 24-2-3 against Providence since 2011, so it’s a particularly notable loss for a team that came into the matchup on a such a hot streak. Still, while frustrating, the loss is only a minor setback for the Eagles. They still lead Hockey East, and it will take a lot more than one loss to unseat them from the top of a conference that they dominated wire-to-wire a season ago. n

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BC’s history against the Hokies has been painful to say the least. Aside from the famous Matt Ryan comeback in Lane Stadium in 2007, the Eagles haven’t had much success against VTech. Entering Saturday, BC was just 8-18 all-time against the Hokies, a figure which included two painful ACC Championship losses in 2007 and 2008.

The past two seasons probably marked the pinnacle of the Hokies’ dominance over the Eagles. First, it was a 49-0 drubbing in Blacksburg in 2016, the program’s worst loss since 1950.

In that game, the Eagles gave up seven touchdowns, and recorded just six first downs. And last year, in front of a national audience, BC lost, 23-10, to VTech, in a Saturday night affair that was anything but close. Josh Jackson shredded the Eagles’ secondary, throwing for 322 yards. On the other hand, BC’s only touchdown came on a trick play in the fourth quarter when the game was already out of hand. If not

for a heroic performance from Harold Landry and Zach Allen, who combined for 21 tackles and four sacks, the 13point loss could have been worse.

So when BC went down, 14-7, against the Hokies at halftime, and a fateful stat about Virginia Tech being 20-0 under head coach Justin Fuente was brought up on the television broadcast, I pegged the Eagles to a loss in Blacksburg. Yes, head coach Steve Addazio’s team was only down a touchdown, but—with a terrible history against the Hokies and an offense that netted just 20 yards in the second quarter—it was difficult for BC fans to be optimistic.

Yet here we are, a day later, and I still can’t really believe what happened yesterday. In the second half, the Eagles established a new rhythm, carving up defensive coordinator Bud Foster’s defense for 256 yards and 24 points in the second half, limiting VTech to just a lone touchdown. Perhaps most impressive were the adjustments that the Eagles made after the break.

After getting torn apart by running back and wide receiver screens in the first half, BC flew to the ball on screens

in the second half, shutting them down effectively. Offensively, knowing that VTech was keying on A.J. Dillon, the Eagles turned a little more to RPOs, play-action, and the read-option to generate yardage and exploit the Hokies’ aggressiveness. One mark of a good team is the ability to make effective adjustments at halftime, and BC showcased the ability to do that throughout the entirety of the second half.

Tack on the program’s sixth-ever win over Miami, and first in seven years, and you’re looking at a special BC team. This is just the second time in 16 years that the Eagles have beaten both Miami and VTech in the same season. The other time? Ryan’s senior year in 2007.

It’s also remarkable that we’re talking about BC as ACC contenders given where the program was just a short while ago. We’re only 13 months removed from that infamous Steve Addazio “It’s going to be beautiful” press conference after the loss to VTech, and three years removed from a season in which the Eagles were winless in the conference and inept on offense.

Yet now, sparked by an offense that has finally diversified its playbook, an offensive line that has paved the way for a dominant running attack, and a defense full of playmakers that is tied for the conference lead in turnovers created, the Eagles have a chance to take down the class of the ACC in Clemson, and seize control of the Atlantic division. It’s a classic David vs.

Goliath story.

It’s almost perfect that as soon as BC ascends to its highest ranking in 11 years, it gets its biggest test of the season. Clemson, the team that unseated Alabama to win the national championship two years ago, just hung 77 points on Louisville, and has both the best scoring offense and defense in the ACC, presents the ultimate opportunity for the Eagles. BC has grabbed national attention with the way it has played this season, and now gets the chance to show that, at least during this year’s campaign, Addazio’s vision has coalesced into a team capable of competing with the best in the country.

That’s not to say that if the Eagles lose to Clemson their accomplishments have been diminished. Very few teams

in the country can reasonably expect to beat the Tigers, and BC, despite how well it has played, is not one of them.

Barring a blowout of embarrassing proportions, the Eagles have certainly showed that they are capable of being a force in the ACC, and a loss to the No. 2 team in the country doesn’t modify that.

But the game hasn’t happened yet, so for now, Eagles fans should have the chance to get excited for the biggest regular season game in Chestnut Hill in the past 10 years and continue dreaming. The team’s turnaround has been nothing short of swift and remarkable, but watching them play this season has proved that it’s no fluke.

And now, it appears the entire country is taking note. At least for the next week, BC can bask in the national spotlight, knowing that it’s performances the past couple weeks have earned all the attention that College GameDay brings to a program.

Peter Kim is the Asst. Sports Editor for The Heights. He can be reached on Twitter @PeterKim_4

SPORTS in SHORT WOMEN’S HOCKEY EAST Standings Conference overall

Northeastern

7-0-1

8-1-1

Boston College

5-1-0

8-3-0

Merrimack

4-1-1

7-1-2

Providence

3-1-0

6-2-0

Maine

3-3-0

7-3-0

Connecticut

2-3-1

5-4-1

Boston University

1-3-3

1-3-3

Vermont

2-4-1

2-4-3

New Hampshire

1-6-1

1-7-2

Holy Cross

0-6-0

0-9-2

Numbers to know

3

Consecutive first-round exits in the ACC Tournament for field hockey, who fell to Virginia on Wednesday morning.

6

Straight games with a point for women’s hockey sophomore Daryl Watts, who scored twice against Providence on Saturday.

+7

Net rating for the forward line of David Cotton, Julius Mattila, and Logan Hutsko in Saturday night’s win over Merrimack.

QUote of the week

“ To go back home to Chestnut Hill, to play a big-time game, I hope our fanbase is as energized as our team right now.”

— Football head coach Steve

Addazio, on next Saturday’s game against Clemson.

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This time, Anthony Brown snapped the ball out of the shotgun and handed it off to a motioning Travis Levy, who then pitched it to Jeff Smith—who was sprinting in the opposite direction. Rather than making a beeline for the left edge, the senior wideout stopped in his tracks and tossed the rock to Brown. Moments later, the redshirt sophomore fired a 27-yard pass to Korab Idrizi.

The ball was slightly underthrown, but the tight end made a mid-route adjustment and hauled in the reception, infiltrating VTech (4-4, 3-2) territory in the process.

From there, A.J. Dillon bullied his way toward the red zone. But it was Brown who made the drive’s biggest play on the ground.

Facing a 3rd-and-10, the Cliff wood, N.J. native faked a handoff on the zone read and bolted 12 yards for a first down—one that set up a three-yard Dillon touchdown run.

Immediately, the Hokies responded.

It certainly helped that Danny Longman booted the ensuing kickoff out of bounds, vaulting the VTech offense to its own 35yard line to start the series. Ryan Willis—a redshirt junior that’s been filling in for Josh Jackson since the quarterback went down in Week Four—picked apart BC’s defense in the opening half with a multitude of screen and slant passes. Clean blocking and rhythmic throws paved the way for the Hokies’ first touchdown of the day: a

26-yard pass to Damon Hazelton. Willis pumped and lofted the ball past the pylon.

Hamp Cheevers didn’t bite on the fake, but was clearly hampered by the 4-inch height difference.

The teams went toe-to-toe the entire first quarter—they weren’t only deadlocked at seven points apiece, but they were also quite even on paper, matching each other in virtually every statistical category. The second frame, on the other hand, was pretty lopsided. Quite frankly, BC’s lucky that the game was within reach at halftime.

Despite outgaining the Eagles, 151-20, in the second quarter, the Hokies only logged one touchdown in the period, failing to convert on a crucial fourth down and fumbling the ball during the two-minute drill.

VTech’s second touchdown drive, however, was practically identical to its first. The series started with a 27-yard screen pass to Steven Peoples and ended with another jump ball in the end zone. Brandon Sebastian was exposed, as Eric Kumah fought for separation and extended over the redshirt freshman cornerback to make the catch and get his left foot in the paint for six.

The seven-point lead at intermission wasn’t insurmountable in any shape or form, but that’s not say it wasn’t significant. After all, entering the weekend, the Hokies were 20-0 when leading at the break under head coach Justin Fuente.

“At halftime—we have a really veteran group—we all kind of hunkered down,” Zach Allen said. “We’ve been in games like this be-

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and took a hard fall, eventually sidelining him for the rest of the game with a tweaked ankle, the same one that kept him out two weeks earlier this season.

In came Travis Levy, who had only carried the ball 11 times all year prior to Saturday’s game. You would have never known, if you hadn’t looked at his stats.

“It’s definitely a scenery change, but I’m ready every game,” Levy said. “It’s that nextman-up mentality.”

Levy—primarily a third-down back—replaced Dillon in the backfield and, in a matter of seconds, swung all the momentum to the Eagles’ sideline, bursting through the trenches untouched for a career-long 29yard touchdown to tie the game, 14-14.

Desperate for offense late in the third quarter, Willis rolled to his right and hurled a pass toward Hazelton, but the ball bounced off the wide receiver’s chest and the hands of Isaiah McDuffie into the arms of Sebastian.

The redshirt freshman brought in the interception—the first of his career—and tiptoed down the sideline before being pushed out of bounds. In due time, Brown cashed in on the turnover, faking a handoff to Levy and dialing up a 22-yard touchdown pass to Idrizi, retaking the lead for the first time since the opening quarter.

The Hokies’ horrific third quarter was capped by a 46-yard Brian Johnson field goal that was wide left from the moment it came off the redshirt sophomore’s foot. VTech’s offense fared a bit better in the final frame, but only after BC scored its fourth and final

touchdown of the game. Once again on the zone read, Brown used a pair of jab steps to shake two Hokies and scamper all the way down to the VTech 10-yard line. Shortly after, Levy—on a second effort—reached the ball over the goal line for his second rushing score of the day.

Trailing by 14, the Hokies strung together a much-needed touchdown drive, alternating quarterbacks after Willis took another hard fall near the sideline. Right near the red zone, Willis came back in for Quincy Patterson II and delivered a 14-yard touchdown pass to Tre Turner. The comeback attempt was short-lived.

In a matter of minutes, BC drove downfield and settled for a 28-yard Colton Lichtenberg field goal to put the crossover game out of reach, setting the stage for a pivotal Atlantic Division showdown with Clemson this coming Saturday, a game that will be featured on ESPN’s College GameDay. “To go back home to Chestnut Hill, to play a big-time game, I hope our fanbase is as energized as our team right now,” Addazio told reporters.

The last time the Eagles were in Blacksburg, they suffered a 49-point shutout, the program’s worst defeat since 1950. On Saturday, BC—one of 13 teams still in the College Football Playoff hunt—avenged that loss, setting the stage for the school’s biggest game of the decade: a primetime matchup with the No. 2 team in the country on the sport’s largest stage. A lot can change in two years. 

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fore. … We knew what was at stake and what we wanted to accomplish. The mistakes that we were making were really fixable.”

BC came out in the second half playing a base defense and completely shut down VTech. Willis, who took a massive hit from Will Harris at the end of the second quarter—one that forced him to sit the rest of the frame—looked like a different quarterback in the third period. After completing 16 of his 19 pass attempts in the opening half, the Kansas transfer consistently underthrew and overthrew receivers in the back half of regulation.

Aided by their staunch defense, the Eagles flipped the script in the third quarter, outgaining VTech, 151-32. It took quite some time for the offense to get going, though. Brown—who only completed 44.4 percent of his passes and missed out on three big plays, two of which were downfield in the first half—was just as ineffective at the start of the second, even coughing up the ball on a shotgun snap. But as the Hokies’ three-and-outs piled up, BC’s offense started to click.

A couple of Dillon carries, and the Eagles were on the move. Then, Brown dropped back in play-action and connected with Tommy Sweeney on a crossing route for a 17-yard pickup. The very next play, Dillon sprinted toward the edge and charged down the left sideline for a 13-yard gain—unfortunately for Addazio and Co., the chunk run came at a cost. At the end of the play, the sophomore back tumbled into a cameraman

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MEN’S HOCKEY

Behind Prolific First Line, Eagles Win First Game of the Season

BY PETER KIM Asst. Sports Editor

In a season that has been filled with disappointment for Boston College men’s hockey, David Cotton has been a rare bright spot. The junior Merrimack 1 for ward has Boston College 4 been one of the Eagles’ most consistent offensive threats and has looked lively in every game.

In a wild back-and-forth loss to Wisconsin three weeks ago, Cotton almost single-handedly dragged the Eagles to a win, scoring three goals and recording an assist in a 7-5 defeat. But until Saturday’s game against Merrimack, his best efforts had gone unrewarded. BC was 0-5, had been outscored 20-6 to begin the season, and was looking like a team with no chemistry or cohesive plan to win hockey games.

Although the Eagles still have issues, they might have a solution to some of their offensive troubles. Prior to the game, head coach Jerry York made the decision to mix up his lines, pairing Cotton with Julius Mattila and Logan Hutsko in an effort to

spark the attack. It worked like a charm.

Cotton led the way with two goals and two assists, and his linemates chipped in with three assists and a goal to carry BC to a 4-1 win over the Warriors, its first victory of the season.

For much of the first period, the Eagles looked like the same team that had struggled mightily to begin the season.

On the offensive end, they peppered Craig Pantano’s cage with nine shots over the course of the opening 15 minutes of regulation, but the senior netminder held firm to deny the Eagles.

BC likely would have been able to create more opportunities, but couldn’t seem to stay out of the penalty box. First, a needless error forced Zach Walker into the box for too many men, and then—less than two minutes later—Michael Karow was given a minor for tripping, handing Merrimack a momentary 5-on-3. The Eagles’ penalty kill, however, held strong, limiting the Warriors’ chances and stopping the opportunities. For the game, Merrimack was 0-for-7 on the power play after scoring both of its goals on Friday with a one-man advantage.

It didn’t take long for BC to make the Warriors pay for their missed chances.

Three minutes after BC’s third kill of the period, Logan Hutsko skated into the Merrimack zone toward the crease, wristing a shot that bounced off the stomach pad of Pantano. Dudek followed, crashing the net and forcing the puck through Pantano’s pads to open the scoring. With that goal, the Eagles had their first lead of the season.

BC killed off one more penalty just before the horn, as Joseph Woll made crucial saves on shots from Logan Coomes and Sami Tavernier, and headed into the locker room with momentum and confidence.

Riding that momentum, it didn’t take long for the Eagles to add to their lead.

Under a minute into the second period, Hutsko broke free again on the right wing and skated into the Warriors’ zone. This time, instead of putting a shot on net, he opted instead to slide a pass back toward the crease to the stick of a waiting Cotton. The junior made no mistake, authoritatively firing a shot past Pantano to double the lead.

From there the floodgates were opened.

Cotton fed Mattila, who beat a defender

with some fancy stickwork to start a breakaway. Then, he switched to his backhand and lifted a shot over the glove of Pantano to extend the lead to three.

Perhaps frustrated by the mounting deficit, Ryan Cook was sent into the box for hitting from behind minutes later, giving BC a power play. When the one-man advantage started, an errant puck was pushed out to Casey Fitzgerald, who quickly cycled it out to the right circle in the direction of Mattila. After a moment of hesitation, the junior delivered a pass to Cotton, who was positioned in front of the crease. Much like his first goal, Cotton didn’t wait, one-timing a low shot into the net for his second scoring play of the game.

Merrimack got one goal back with five minutes left in the second period, when a poor giveaway by BC in its own half gifted the Warriors a breakaway. Patrick Kramer broke into the Eagles zone and shifted the puck over to Logan Drevitch low in the right circle. Drevitch placed a high shot over Woll’s blockers to give Merrimack a consolation goal.

The third period passed without much incident, as Woll made one big save on a

Drevitch shot from the slot to prevent the start of a possible Merrimack comeback, and Drew Vogler, in for Pantano, made 13 saves of his own to keep the Eagles from adding a fifth goal.

BC finally has its first win of the season and looks something like the team that racked up eight goals against New Brunswick in the team’s preseason exhibition.

Not only was the Cotton, Mattila, Hutsko line effective, but the Eagles were also much improved on the kill. Still, it remains to be seen whether or not BC will be able to replicate this performance against higher quality opposition.

After all, Merrimack was picked to finish last in Hockey East before the season started, and while the Eagles will have to make a habit out of logging wins against the bottom of the conference if they want to turn the season around, it’s games against Hockey East powerhouses like Providence and Boston University that will determine just how good this BC team is. And as the early part of the non-conference schedule showed, despite this performance against the Warriors, the Eagles certainly have a lot of work to do. 

WOMEN’S SOCCER

After Remarkable Campaign, Coffey Selected ACC Midfielder of the Year

BY ANDY BACKSTROM Sports Editor

After only recording one point during the first two games of the year, Boston College women’s soccer midfielder Sam Coffey racked up nine over the course of the next two matches, rocketing to the top of the team scoring chart. From that point forward, the sophomore never looked back.

The Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. native finished the regular season with nine multi-point performances, wrapping up the 19-game slate as the only Eagle to log 20 or more points, let alone eclipse the 30-point mark.

Her breakthrough campaign didn’t go unnoticed: On Thursday afternoon, Coffey was named the ACC Midfielder of the Year and All-ACC First Teamer, becoming the

fourth member of the program to win a conference player of the year award and the first since 2009.

Coffey’s 12 goals, 14 assists, and 38 total points were the most of any ACC player this season—and it wasn’t particularly close. No one else in the conference tallied more than 27 points. Not only that, but Coffey was also the only ACC player to post double-digit goals and assists this fall. As far as scoring is concerned, Duke’s Kayla McCoy and Clemson’s Mariana Speckmaier came the closest to dethroning Coffey with 10 goals apiece. In the assist department, Tigers defender Sam Staab and Blue Devils forward Ella Stevens closed out the top three with 11 and 10 assists, respectively.

BC coasted to a 10-0 start—its best in program history—largely because of its

high level of defensive play. During that 10match win streak, the Eagles only conceded four goals and, at one point, strung together six-consecutive shutouts. Alongside Gianna Mitchell, Elysa Virella, and Mijke Roelfsema, Kayla Duran rounded out the backline in stellar fashion, earning a spot on this year’s All-ACC Freshman Team, joining a class of five other Eagles to earn the same honor in the time since BC moved to the ACC in 2005. While the defense gave BC the edge, Coffey’s the primary reason why most of those games were never in doubt.

Always keeping her head up, the sophomore distributed the ball at will, often creating space for her teammates. At the same time, though, when head coach Alison Foley needed a goal, Coffey was her go-to weapon. All season, she assumed corner

and free kick duties, fueling BC’s set-piece success—which accounted for a large percentage of the team’s scoring plays.

Coffey was just as effective, if not more so, against ACC opponents. Just 11 minutes into the conference opener against Syracuse, she set the stage for the Eagles’ first goal of the match with a corner kick that ultimately found the foot of Kayla Duran and, soon after, the back of the cage. Five minutes later, she was back at it again, teeing off another corner—one that led to a Kayla Jennings goal. The two-point simply foreshadowed what was to come.

Flash-forward two weeks later, and Coffey tabbed her first career hat trick against Virginia Tech, slotting three goals in the span of 57 minutes, two of which were unassisted.

She replicated the six-point performance

against Pittsburgh in just 23 minutes of action, scoring or assisting on the Eagles’ first four goals of what ended up being a seven-score blowout victory.

Coffey—a 2017 All-ACC Freshman— made a ginormous leap this season, just like her team, an Eagles group that’s on the brink of its first NCAA Tournament appearance in three years. The sophomore notched at least one point in 14 of BC’s 19 regular season matches.

It’s clear that Coffey has already made her mark. After all, her 38 points are tied for fourth most in single-season program history. What has yet to be seen, however, is whether or not she can help the Eagles make their way back to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2013 or—if all the stars align—their second-ever College Cup. 

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2) Second Half Pass Rush In the first half, BC ’s defense made Willis look like one of the best quarterbacks in the country. He effortlessly completed pass after pass, picking the secondary apart with screens, slants, and fades to the end zone. The quarterback, who stepped up after Josh Jackson went down with an injury earlier in the year, entered halftime having completed 16-of-19 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns.

The last drive before halftime was an example of this—he completed a slant to Eric Kumah and a flare to Steven Peoples for a quick first down with 23 seconds on the clock. Then, in

a play that would set the stage for the second half, Willis completed a pass across the middle to Dalton Keene for 25 yards, but was absolutely rocked on the play by a blitzing Will Harris. He was shaken up and his backup would fumble away a field goal opportunity, and that play would mark a shift in the Eagles defense.

Willis no longer enjoyed a comfortable pocket from Harris’ hit onwards, and while he was never sacked, he was pressured and forced out of the pocket often. The rush started to lay hits on Willis and make his life quite difficult—Zach Allen, Wyatt Ray, and Marcus Valdez all took down the redshirt junior multiple times. The effect was noticeable in his passing stats and really affected the result of the game. Willis completed just 4-of-14 passes in the third quarter for 28 yards, allowing BC to take the lead, and while he threw a touchdown

pass in the fourth, he finished with a completion percentage of under 60 percent (25-of-42).

Two Down 1) Missed Opportunities While Brown was creating things with his legs, he was struggling at times to do the same through the air. The quarterback lacked touch on deep balls and missed chances that could’ve blown the game open early. One throw he’d absolutely like to have back came with 10 minutes to go in the second quarter of a tied game. Brown dropped back, and 5 yards from his own end zone, spotted a wide-open Michael Walker deep down the right sideline.

But, his throw—which would’ve been a touchdown or a 50-yard-plus gain—was far out of the reach of Walker’s outstretched right arms.

The lack of touch showed up again when he attempted to find Kobay

White on a deep ball in the same quarter—Brown looked to find the sophomore but again threw past his outstretched arms. The missed opportunities ultimately didn’t prove costly, but the Eagles were outgained 118-20 in the second quarter, and it was in large part due to the missed completions deep. BC only trailed by a touchdown entering the second half, a deficit that likely should’ve been much more.

2) Going For It In the third quarter, protecting a touchdown lead, BC took possession at its own 32-yard line after the defense forced a punt. The drive didn’t go as planned—Brown scrambled for 2 yards, then Dillon carried twice for 7 total yards. Facing 4th-and-1 from their own 41-yard line, many expected Grant Carlson and the Eagles punt unit to emerge from the sideline. Instead, head coach Steve

Addazio kept the offense out on the field, and the result wasn’t what they wanted—Brown attempted a quarterback sneak and was stood up by Dax Hollifield and Rico Kearney for a turnover on downs.

It was the last thing BC needed, and while the Hokies’ ensuing drive ended with a missed Brian Johnson field goal, the failed conversion could’ve easily resulted in a dramatic momentum shift. I’ve praised Addazio’s aggression before, but this was, quite simply, the wrong call—and not just because the Eagles didn’t get it. The numbers suggest that when a team faces a 4th-and-1 from anywhere behind its own 42-yard line, it’s always better to punt. The conversion rate is just 42.6 percent. Addazio frowned at that number, and could’ve seen a much different ending if the Hokies drove 41 yards for a game-tying touchdown. n

MEN’S SOCCER

Defensive Lapses Cost Eagles in Season-Ending Loss to N.C. State

By Peter Kim Asst. Sports Editor

Two minutes into the second half of Boston College men’s soccer’s first-round ACC Tournament matchup against North Carolina Boston College 1 State, Wolfpack N.C. State 3 midfielder Aidan Foster let fly with a shot that Antonio Chavez Borrelli was able to parry. Unfortunately for the Eagles, he was only able to push the ball directly into the path of N.C. State forward Ivy Brisma.

With Chavez Borrelli out of position, it looked a certain goal for the Wolfpack and, with the Eagles trailing by a goal already, perhaps the end of BC’s season.

Abe Bibas wasn’t having it. The senior defender scrambled back to the goal line and managed to clear the shot off the line, giving the Eagles renewed energy.

And minutes later, when he scored to tie the game, it looked like all the momentum had shifted toward BC. That wasn’t necessarily the case, though. In a

perfect summation of the Eagles’ season, their efforts weren’t enough. N.C. State fought back, scoring two goals late in the second half to claim a 3-1 victory and end the Eagles’ season.

When the game started, the Wolfpack immediately took control. Just over a minute into the game, Gabriel Machado saw his effort palmed away by Chavez Borrelli.

The Wolfpack continued to press, and eight minutes later it won a dangerous free kick opportunity on the left wing.

Brad Sweeney took the free kick and whipped a perfect cross into the box. The ball missed the cluster of players scrambling to get a touch on it and instead snuck inside the far corner, with Chavez Borrelli unable to reach it in time.

Now in need of a goal, BC picked up the pace. Kristofer Konradsson found space for the Eagles’ first opportunity of the game, but his long-distance try was blocked by an N.C. State defender. Any sustained offensive effort for BC was broken up by the physical nature of the game.

Amid the occasional chance, the teams combined for 20 fouls and three yellow cards in the first half, and even when the Eagles did find shooting chances, they weren’t able to hit the target.

Konradsson pushed another drive from distance wide, while Simon Enstrom and Heidar Aegisson both watched shots ricochet off determined Wolfpack defenders. On the other end, David Loera drew another save out of Chavez Borrelli, and Simon Blotko skied a shot over the bar shortly before the halftime whistle.

When the second half began, N.C. State unleashed a barrage of shots on the BC net, looking to put the game out of reach. After Bibas’ goal-line clearance, Loera missed over the crossbar, and A.J. Seals had his shot blocked.

Shortly after, a header by David Norris off a corner kick was stopped by Chavez Borrelli. Much like the Eagles in the first half, the Wolfpack wasn’t able to hit the target. Eventually, BC made N.C. State pay.

Callum Johnson created space and

unleashed a shot from distance that N.C. State goalkeeper Leon Kropf pushed away. Aegisson was able to control the rebound on the right side of the box and lofted it back to the far post, where Bibas dove to nod it in and tie the game at one.

N.C. State didn’t wait long to respond.

Just eight minutes later, the ball was played out to Machado on the left wing.

The junior took his time, waiting for Loera to make a run through the box.

No BC defender picked up Loera, and the sophomore ran onto Machado’s ball unmarked, calmly slotting the ball inside the far post to restore the Wolfpack advantage.

The Eagles tried to respond again, but were constantly frustrated by a wellorganized N.C. State defense. They began to commit more players forward, and eventually the Wolfpack took advantage of the BC press on the counterattack.

Sweeney led the break, taking the ball into the BC box and picking out Alex Bautista inside the box. Bautista

made no mistake, slamming the ball past Chavez Borrelli and putting the finishing touches on N.C. State’s win and, in effect, the Eagles’ season.

The loss was an apt illustration of BC’s 2018 campaign. The Eagles were often competitive with opponents, but simply failed to capitalize on a number of opportunities, often falling victim to mental mistakes.

Fourteen of BC’s 16 games this season were decided by one goal or less, and yet the Eagles finished the season with a record of 4-8-4 and were winless in their last six games.

For BC fans, it’s undoubtedly frustrating that a program that played opponents as good as No. 1 Wake Forest close bowed out in the first round of the ACC Tournament for the secondstraight season.

This is a team that has talent, but will have to find ways to be more cohesive and disciplined, as well as replace the production of senior star Enstrom, if it wants to improve at all next season. n

FIELD HOCKEY

BC Exits ACC Tournament in First Round for Third Year in a Row

By Bradley Smart Assoc. Sports Editor

Last season, Boston College field hockey had just three seniors and still posted an 11-win season, coming just a few narrow defeats short of extending an NCAA Tournament streak Boston College 0 to five consecuVirginia 1 tive seasons.

So with a roster largely returning and plenty of players expected to take steps forward, head coach Kelly Doton was confident that her team would improve on last year’s mark.

On Thursday morning in North Carolina, though, a season eerily similar to the one prior came to a disappointing halt, as the 13th-ranked Eagles were knocked off by No. 16 Virginia, 1-0, in their ACC Tournament opener and will be once again relegated to watching further postseason play from their homes.

BC (10-9, 2-4 Atlantic Coast) finished just a game above .500, suffering eight onegoal losses over the course of the year, the final one coming in the conference quarterfinals. The Eagles lost their final four games against conference opponents, watching an early and promising 2-1 mark in the ACC go by the wayside. They finished just 3-6 in October and beyond, a stark contrast to a September in which they posted a 6-2 record and sparked hope for a season more similar to 2016 than last year.

The Cavaliers (9-8, 2-4) were, on paper, far from an elite opponent to meet in the first round, but they boasted momentum that BC so desperately needed. UVA came to the neutral site game in Chapel Hill, N.C., one seed below the Eagles, but had enjoyed much more success in the weeks prior—the Cavaliers had even upset No. 2 Maryland a few games earlier.

Still, it was the UVA team that BC had faced back in Newton earlier in the season

and beaten. The Cavaliers didn’t possess much of an offensive presence and were rocking back on their heels throughout. In similar fashion to the 1-0 win for the Eagles back on Sept. 21, the game was deadlocked at the break, but it was BC who had dominated the pace of play.

The Eagles built a decisive 8-3 edge on shots in the opening stanza, even outshooting their opponents 5-0 through the first 15 minutes. The steady barrage of shots failed to crack the UVA defense though, a unit bolstered by Annie McDonough and Rachel Robinson, who both made defensive saves.

The star of the group was redshirt senior goaltender Carrera Lucas, though, undoubtedly playing at her highest level in an effort to avoid taking off the jersey with the bright orange “Virginia” emblazoned on it for the last time. Lucas would finish with a career-high nine saves, a fitting first game of the tournament for a goaltender

who entered third in the conference in goals against average.

BC was caught off guard after the whistle to start the second, though, as the Cavaliers had realized they had a small window against an Eagles team that was methodically creating chances. The window proved to be long, however, as UVA worked its way to consecutive corners in a span of just a few minutes.

The second proved to be the final dagger in the BC season, as goaltender Jonna Kennedy initially denied Amber Ezechiels after the insertion, but left it out for Colleen Norair to one-time the rebound.

Norair’s goal came just eight and a half minutes into the second, leaving plenty of time for Doton’s team to find an answer.

BC had three corner chances and peppered Lucas & Co. with 10 shots the rest of the way, but only three found their way on frame and were dealt with easily. The Eagles fizzled out, unable to find an equalizer, and

watched as the clock ticked down on a disappointing early exit to the season.

Eighteen teams reach the NCAA Tournament, and just 10 of those spots belong to at-large bids. BC needed a strong showing in Chapel Hill at the ACC Tournament to get a chance at one of those spots—likely nothing short of a push to the finals. The tough conclusion to the year is striking, especially considering Doton can likely say the same things about this year’s team as she said about last year’s.

Entering the 2018 campaign, Doton told BCEagles.com that there were a trio of overtime losses that had the Eagles won, it would be “a completely different feeling.”

The same could be said about the plethora of one-goal losses this season.

The caveat, however, is that at the end of the day, BC is 21-17 over the past two NCAA-less seasons—and a conference like the ACC is unforgiving to the middle of the pack. n

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Off to Worst Start in 80 Years, Eagles Stumble Against Merrimack

By Bradley Smart Assoc. Sports Editor

The last time Boston College men’s hockey started a season 0-5, the price of gas was 10 cents, Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office, and Boston College 1 the Eagles were Merrimack 2 in just their fifth season of play after taking several years off due to the Great Depression. On Friday night at Lawler Rink, BC returned to those depths, opening its regular season Hockey East title defense in disappointing fashion, falling to Merrimack, 2-1.

The Eagles (0-5, 0-1 Hockey East) played even with their hosts in shots, but committed two more penalties and the penalty kill couldn’t hold up over 10 attempts, allowing the upstart Warriors (3-5, 2-2) to skate to their first win against BC in over a year. The Eagles had just one loss in the last 13 matchups between the Hockey East foes, but, like the four preceding games this season, it ended up

going sideways.

BC played better for much of the early going, seeming eager to shed off the disappointment of a midweek blowout at the hands of St. Cloud State.

It controlled the puck and kept it in the Warriors zone for much of the first nine minutes of the game, sending five shots toward goaltender Craig Patano. The senior had been a sieve against a surprisingly strong Massachusetts team his last time out, conceding four goals, but he was much more composed at his home rink against the Eagles.

Patano would ultimately turn away 31 of 32 shots, and it was his early denial of efforts from J.D. Dudek, Oliver Wahlstrom, and Jack McBain that kept his team in it. BC went on the power play, too, and despite winning three faceoffs and sending four shots on frame, it came up empty.

Logan Hutsko was especially prevalent on the attack, but his first two shots were saved and a final effort before the penalty expired was blocked by defenseman Matt

McArdle.

Some five or so minutes later, the Warriors got their own power play chance—and didn’t miss out on it. After BC’s Christopher Brown went to the box for boarding, Merrimack started to push forward and found success. Simon Loof, Johnathan Kovacevic, and Chase Gresock all had shots saved by Joe Woll, but eventually the constant pressure paid off.

Kovacevic’s shot skipped wide off the end glass and came back to the waiting stick of Derek Petti, who buried the rebound for the advantage.

The Warriors added to it with the eventual game-winner midway through the second period, also coming on a power play. Hutsko went to the box for interference, undoubtedly frustrated that BC hadn’t been able to crack Patano despite decent pressure throughout. The Eagles came within three seconds of killing the sophomore forward’s penalty, but at the 1:57 mark of the two-minute penalty, Merrimack scored a backbreaking goal. Tyler

Heidt took a desperation shot from near the center point and it deflected through traffic, with Woll unable to deny it on his glove side.

After going 0-for-3 on its first three power play chances, BC finally cracked the Warriors kill with a minute and a half left in the second. The teams had played four-on-four for two minutes after Jacob Tortora was whistled for roughing while his Merrimack counterpart Tyler Drevitch drew five minutes for interference.

Neither team generated a shot during the shorthanded play, but when the Eagles went up a man, it didn’t take long to answer—just 32 seconds after they returned to full strength, Hutsko and Julius Mattila had a 2-on-1, with Mattila setting up his teammate for a one-timer that Patano didn’t have a chance at.

The goal in the waning minutes of the second sparked hope that BC, with momentum in hand out of the locker room, could shake off the woes of four consecutive losses and at least salvage

a draw. It wasn’t able to. The Eagles had managed just four shots in the second period and upped that to 10 in the third, but Patano and the Warriors defense held strong. Woll was pulled with a minute and a half remaining, but Merrimack was able to turn away the extra attacker and hand a team that has historically dominated it a tough one-goal loss.

Many circled Friday night’s game as a chance for BC to get back on its feet. The Warriors entered just 2-5, had dropped 21 games a season ago, and had a new head coach.

The Eagles, meanwhile, were the defending regular season champions and had taken all four matchups with Merrimack a season prior—and had arguably reloaded.

It was a chance to forget the previous four losses, all to ranked opponents, and find solid footing for the inevitable trudge through the Hockey East regular season.

Alas, the ground seems even more shaky.

BC, picked to win the conference, played even with a team picked to finish last. n

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more similar to real life.

This preparation for real life is bolstered by Cole’s desires to join the world and workforce after she graduates in June. She wants to move forward in the art world, be it in getting an MFA, working as a curator, working in art therapy, or becoming an assistant for an established artist.

As of now, her plans are tentative, but

she is confident that something will materialize.

Regardless of her eventual career, art has real meaning for Cole. Art has given her a community on campus and an understanding of what her own work means: “I guess it’s being able to authentically express yourself and what’s important to you,” Cole said. “Art is a platform for people to speak out on issues that matter to them or that

matter to people that they care about.

I really view art as a platform to speak out about certain issues.”

With the other studio art majors, Cole has found an outlet to express herself and to figure out what she wants to do. To go through that process with others has been an immense help for Cole.

Each of these artists processes their surroundings and pours it into their work— seeking to change the thoughts

and feelings of those who come to see.

Cole wants her audience to question themselves.

“I want my audience to come away questioning why they have those associations with those phallic objects or like why does a papaya remind them of a vagina or why does a banana remind them of a penis,” Cole said. “Walk away from the art questioning ‘Why did I have those thoughts and what does that mean for me?’” 

IEW Photo Exhibit Celebrates Cultural Diversity

BY STEPHANIE LIU

Heights Staff

The International Education Week (IEW) Photo Exhibit opened in the student gallery on the first floor of O’Neill Library to celebrate IEW, which celebrates the benefits of an international education and the exchange of cultures. Sponsored by the Office

of International Students and Scholars and the Boston College Libraries, the IEW Photo Exhibit showcases photographs best fitting the theme of IEW—which will be celebrated from Nov. 12 to Nov. 16—this year: “Embracing Challenging Conversations: Moving Towards Reconciliation Locally, Nationally, and Globally.” The exhibit has photos from all around the world with a plethora of

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Herbert Fei’s photo showcases Stokes Lawn prior to the ‘New Student Welcome. ‘

different subjects. Each photograph is accompanied by a short description that tells the story behind the specific photograph.

The photographs are of places that range from China to Peru, and show scenes and people that are beautiful and meaningful to the photographer. The exhibit brings a touch of the world to BC’s campus and helps the community experience different cultures and perspectives through photography.

“Preparation for New Student Welcome Reception on Stokes Lawn” by Herbert Fei, BC Law ’19, shows Stokes Lawn from an aerial view before the new student welcome reception. In his description, Fei writes about the excitement he himself felt as a new international student, and how the sight of these preparations made him feel accepted and proud to be a part of the BC community.

“Kali Calls” by Emily Davé, BC ’18, shows a ritual dance in Patan Durbar Square in Nepal where onlookers sit on monuments from the 2015 earthquake that devastated the country. Giving background on the fast-

paced changes that Nepal has experienced, Davé wrote: “In a world where change as the new normal often threatens cultural heritage, celebrating tradition brings balance and stability.

“Left Behind Child in Yunnan” by Yu Wang, CSOM ’19, shows a striking scene of a young boy watching a traditional performance of Chinese instruments, the sole viewer of the show. Taken in Lijiang, China, a popular tourist destination where visitors can experience Chinese tradition, the young boy watching the show is a reminder that children will be responsible for continuing their heritage and culture, although more and more young people dream of going to big cities and away from such tradition.

These photographs, as well as many others, show off special moments throughout the world. At the core of the selections, however, is a unity in appreciation for culture and tradition. The IEW Photo Exhibit takes the viewer around the world, but in the end, all the photos are united in their thought and beauty. 

Japan Club Brings East Asian Tradition to Campus

BY JACOB SCHICK Arts Editor

The Heights Room of Corcoran Commons was filled to the brim with eager attendees—friends and passersby—for Japan Club’s Culture Show. On a small raised stage, an evening of art, music, and dance took place.

The Japan Club kicked off the show with an introduction. The show was built around the plot of Your Name. This animated movie follows two teenagers who find themselves switching bodies with each other, apparently at random. It was this plotline that connected each of the performances, running over the course of the play. In between each performance, actors would return to the stage for brief scenes. Audience members who hadn’t seen the movie need not have worried, however, as the Japan Club’s version was only loosely following the narrative.

The Culture Show began its first act with a traditional cords performance—women in

kimonos performed a choreographed show aided by long ribbons attached to rods held in their hands. The whirl and pattern of the ribbons was mesmerizing to watch as they spun through the air in unison.

Next was a singing performance, one of three in the first act. These performances were “Sparkle” and “Nandemonaiya” by the Radwimps and then “Peace Sign” by Yonezu Kenshi.

Also featured in the first act was a performance called “Bushido Dudes.” Here, men in red robes fought and dueled with wooden swords.

When one was “killed,” the audience erupted in cheers. Later was a performance called “Parasols Mix.” Men and women holding black and colorful umbrellas dazzled the audience with the swimming and twirling circles.

After a brief intermission, the Japan Club returned with the second act. Starting off the second half of the show was a guest performance by the breakdancing group Conspiracy Theory (CT). The performers,

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Japan Club featured a number of performers to spotlight Japanese traditions. garbed in red, wowed the crowd with spins Closing out the show were two stellar and jumps in time with the music. acts—Wotagei Light Show and Soran Bushi.

Following were three performances to The lights dropped as performers dressed J-Pop songs. The first was by J-Pop Modern in black emerged, holding blue glow sticks.

Girls, dancing to “That’s My Baby” by Riri. The ensuing pattern was mesmerizing to the After was a couples dance to “Complex” by eyes. The Soran Bushi performance featured Daiohi Miura, which was followed by J-Pop a large number of the Japan Club members Modern Boys to “Maybe” by Sirup and “H as they acted out the traditional Japanese Na Gal” by Tokyo Health Club. sea shanty. 

Malek Shines as Mercury in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

BY KAYLIE RAMIREZ Assoc. Arts Editor

Bohemian Rhapsody shares more than just a title with the hit Queen song: It’s openly vulnerable, it’s tragically dramatic, and it’s heartbreakingly authentic.

The sound of “Somebody to Love” fills the air as Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) goes through his morning routine in his London mansion during the opening scene.

The international sensation wakes up alone in a king-size bed and glides down the roads behind the cover of aviator sunglasses. The film sets a precedent for striking visuals, and every detail appears flawless—the weightlessness of Mercury’s silk robe as he floats through wide corridors, the shine of his sunglass lenses. One small, short sound shatters the air of perfection around Mercury’s rockstar life early in the film: A feeble cough pierces the air as the fearless lead singer first wakes up—a fleeting signal to those who know the story of Mercury’s

early death. Much like the story to come, the first scene hides the ugly truth in the small details and leaves the audience to grapple with the tension between the glamorous appearance of the rockstar lifestyle and the unsettling challenges of reality.

A slow motion sequence of Mercury jumping and running onstage before a crowd of thousands gathered at Wembley Stadium for Queen’s reunion performance at Live Aid bookends the film. In the first scene, it almost seems as though Bohemian Rhapsody will be a film about Mercury, but during the second go-around, the audience sees bandmates guitarist Brian May (Gwilym Lee), bassist John Deacon (Joseph Mazzello), and drummer Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy) peek out behind the slender figure who casts a towering shadow. Bohemian Rhapsody is a film about a band’s road to fame—a road speckled with speed bumps and fueled by a killer playlist full of Queen’s best tracks such as “Killer Queen” and “Fat Bottomed Girls.”

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Like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the film builds slowly. Against all conventional reason, this tactic works for the song, but the movie is not so fortunate. Director Bryan Singer spends copious amounts of time telling the story of the band’s formation and Mercury’s humble beginnings as Farrokh Bulsara, a misunderstood British boy with a powerful voice. While the exposition drags on, the details of Mercury’s contentious relationship with his father (Ace Bhatti), rocky relationship with his girlfriend Mary Austin (Lucy Boynton), and somehow more complicated relationship with himself add depth to the character.

Malek stuns as the flamboyant frontman, nailing Mercury’s mannerisms and at times cracking a lisp as a result of the singer’s overbite. Malek manages to accurately portray the tough exterior of the legend without draining the character of emotion. While stopped at a gas station on the band’s first American tour, Mercury stares down the door of the occupied men’s restroom, looks of curiosity, confusion, and fear washing over his silent face in a second’s time. Mercury’s sexual exploration is handled tastefully throughout the film.

Audiences see the passionate singer in deep relationships with both women and men, but differentiate between the nature of the two. While the frontman comes across as sexual and rowdy on stage, Singer avoids sensationalizing Mercury’s later promiscuity and drug use offstage, a move that saves the character from losing favor during his bender and break from Queen.

Chemistry between the actors adds to the intensity of the film, whether the audience is listening in on a screaming match

over tracklists or laughing along to their hilarious British banter. Isolated from the noise of the city, the band moves to the countryside to record its most risqué work: A Night at the Opera, an album Mercury formulates in a meeting with record label bigwig, declaring his intention to produce “a rock and roll record with the scale of opera.” Taylor and Deacon nearly brawl in the kitchen of the rustic home the band rented to record the album while arguing the merits of “I’m in Love with My Car.” Hardy delivers a standout supporting performance, baring his emotions with glossy tears when Mercury shares the news of his AIDs diagnosis just days before Queen’s career defining show. The film fulfills Mercury’s wish to die a superstar rather than a victim, lending its last minutes to an emotional medley of the band’s Live Aid performance.

Mazzello offers perhaps the most important line of the film while at the first meeting with manager John Reid (Aidan Gillen): “Every band’s not Queen.” The story of Bohemian Rhapsody writes itself: The legendary rock band supplied all the tragedy and comedy that graced the screen, as well as the soundtrack to go along with it. Whether the musicians are performing Queen’s “Love of My Life” before a sea of souls singing the lyrics back to them or sitting at a lone piano in a drab living room, their music retains its timeless power. Clips of early BBC sessions and scenes from the band’s real Live Aid performance provide the framework for the film, but Singer fills in the gaps with a talented cast, heartfelt dialogue, and immersive cinematography to create a modern masterpiece. 

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Jealousy EMILY HIMES

We all like songs. But there are a few that contain lyrics I love so much that I’m borderline jealous of the songwriter.

They’re clever and witty and smooth, to the point that I wish I would’ve come up with them. Here’s my list of the top seven songs I wish I’d written, solely based on their lyrics.

“Sweet Baby James” - James Taylor If there’s one song on this planet that I truly wish I had the genius to write, it’s “Sweet Baby James” by James Taylor. The perfectly crafted melodic inflections mix perfectly with the masterful rhymes. In my opinion, “Sweet Baby James” contains one of the best quatrains known to music—“Now the first of December was covered with snow / so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston / The Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting / With 10 miles behind me and 10,000 more to go.” You expect a typical alternating rhyme, but the end of each line slides carefully into next one, morphing and evolving with the varying meter to carry the rhyme out to bring closure to the whole stanza.

“I Will” - The Beatles “I Will,” one of the most simply composed songs I’ve ever heard, packs a ton of lyrical excellence into one and a half minutes. The classic love song has no chorus—just four verses—and can put a worried mind at ease in an instant.

“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” - Carole King Carole King employs the simplest of rhymes in “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?,” and that’s what makes it easy on the ears and easy on the mind. You can almost predict the next end rhyme, and when it comes you’re not surprised at all. It has no chorus, and instead the listener is drawn into a flowing four-verse story. Effortless lyrics like “Tonight you’re mine, completely / You give your soul so sweetly “ bring a sense of resolution and warmth to every single couplet.

“If I Ain’t Got You” - Alicia Keys Alicia Keys’ earlier music never disappoints, but something about “If I Ain’t Got You” has always resonated with me. The rhyme scheme is inconsistent, and in some places, nonexistent. But the lyrics have depth and meaning—the lines “Some people think that the physical things define what’s within / And I’ve been there before, and that life’s a bore / So full of the superficial” are unexpectedly poignant when placed with Keys’ simple yet skillful piano.

“Wonderful Tonight” - Eric Clapton A song that I’ve always loved but just recently became a favorite, “Wonderful Tonight” contains fantastic lyrics that rival those of some of the best love songs ever written. Like several other songs on this list, it contains no chorus, which keeps the song continually evolving. It’s the perfect sample of a simple, straightforward AABB scheme, with lyrics like “It’s late in the evening, she’s wondering what clothes to wear / She puts on her makeup and brushes her long blonde hair / And then she asks me, do I look all right? / And I say, “Yes, you look wonderful tonight.” I think deep down, everyone wants to be someone’s “Wonderful Tonight”—which is a good enough reason for why this song will never go out of style.

“You’ve Got a Friend” - Carole King and James Taylor A longtime classic in my book, “You’ve Got a Friend” is a well-crafted song on many levels. An old YouTube video of King and James Taylor singing the song together truly encompasses how it makes me feel, though. She’s singing it onstage, about him, and he comes out to surprise her during the bridge. They finish the song together on the piano, as the love in their friendship radiates off the stage. The smooth chorus, as it flows into the bridge, evokes warm memories of the people who are always there for me, and the ones who depend on me in return. “Now, ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend / When people can be so cold? / They’ll hurt you, yes, and desert you / And take your soul if you let them, oh, but don’t you let them…”

Emily Himes is the asst. arts editor for The Heights. She can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

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Daniel Quinones: A New Perspective on ‘A Night of New Plays’

BY STEPHANIE LIU

Heights Staff

Exploring life, death, and the power of words, student playwright Daniel Quinones, MCAS ’19, is excited to debut his two original one-act plays, No One Asked Lazarus and Tunnel’s End, in Boston College Contemporary Theatre’s fall production “A Night of New Plays.”

Hailing from upstate New York, Quinones, an English major with a creative writing concentration and a theatre minor, found his passion for theatre at a young age.

Attending theatre youth camp through middle and high school, Quinones first came into contact with the performing arts and playwriting through musicals. After coming to college, Quinones began to pursue playwriting more seriously. Although he has produced other plays and short stories, Quinones feels like these two plays are the ones that he should stage.

Quinones’s first play, No One Asked Lazarus, features the iconic character of Lazarus from the New Testament in a modern setting, detailing what happens to him after he comes back from the dead.

Quinones imagines Lazarus as a hitman who pursues a target with the intention to kill him. Faced with death, the target tries to talk Lazarus out of the deed, and the play centers on the conflict between the will to kill and the will to live.

The second play, Tunnel’s End, is about a woman waking up in an underworld space, where she learns she has died and must try to get to the other side.

In her journey, she realizes that things are not as they seem, and meet people who help her, as well as those who try to harm her.

Quinones credited Scott T. Cummings, chair of the theatre depart-

ment, with the choice of using a one-act play as the medium for his art. No One Asked Lazarus also began in Cummings’s playwriting class in Quinones’ sophomore year. Quinones describes the beginning of the idea.

“I heard references to Lazarus in different songs—like there’s a David Bowie song called ‘Lazarus,’” Quinones said. “That name just kind of stuck in my head and I looked into it, and I just started to think about it and that’s kind of where that play came from.”

The play went through many different phases, from a very conversational first draft with seven characters and no plot whatsoever to a 50-something page monstrosity. Eventually, Quinones decided to add some plot and cut the play down by half, to where it now is today.

“Lazarus had a very long life cycle,” Quinones said. “It’s like a caterpillar became a cocoon into a butterfly.”

In contrast to the frequent changes of No One Asked Lazarus, Tunnel’s End, which Quinones started writing the summer after his sophomore year, came about mostly at once. Quinones describes the play as always having been the same.

“It’s not so different from how it originally was when I first wrote it,” Quinones said. “That play kind of came as a complete thought.”

The two plays, although separate in content, have similar themes: Both are a consideration of life and death.

“They pretend to be all about death but really they’re all about life,” he said.

Despite having heavy settings featured on death and mortality, the two plays, in fact, use death to reflect on life. He tries to explore how to go through life, without focusing on the negative aspects of life that can make it feel worthless.

Violence is at the center of No One Asked Lazarus, as the play begins with

Lazarus coming in with a gun, ready to shoot.

Quinones wants to explore how we can battle violence with words, however, as the other character, called “the owner,” is devoid of an actual weapon but uses the power of words through storytelling to get Lazarus to put away his violence and find meaning.

Quinones describes Tunnel’s End as being concerned with the violence of men women, and the danger that a violent man can pose. It also looks into the power that women have to help other women in these kinds of situations.

Through the four characters in the play—three women and one man, who is the demon—Quinones wants to show how the teamwork between the three women help them overcome the demon in the end.

Quinones described his inspiration for writing.

“Something will like stick in my head, I think, and like then I won’t like have any choice but to write about it,” he said. Other inspirations come from music and playwrights such as Sarah Ruhl and Anton Chekhov.

Quinones loves the power of words, and hopes to share that with others.

“I found that I have a real fondness for the way certain words sound put together… I’d say it’s like music—there’s kind of like a set up and has kind of like a payoff with like a really nice line, a really solid line,” Quinones said. “It just feels good to hear it, and I’d like to try and share that with people and hopefully they’ll enjoy it as much as I do.”

Seeing his plays produced has been an amazing experience for Quinones.

“It’s pretty crazy I would say,” he said. “I recommend it to anyone who’d want to give it a shot.”

Touching on the difference between plays and prose, Quinones

finds that prose writing leaves room for the reader to fill in, while playw r ight s and their de sig n te ams must do the work that the

reader would usually do. Giving much appreciation to his design team, Quinones describes them as what “breathes life into something that like would otherwise be difficult.”

Quinones credits them with helping him in taking the strangeness of the plays and presenting it in a real way, since he is trying to take “something not of his world.”

When watching his plays, Quinones wants the audience to keep one thing in mind.

“When things get a little bit dark and a little bit, like, creepy, I’d say bear with me, because I’m not trying to be scary,” Quinones said. “In the end, I think there’s a surprisingly positive message.” 

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Isabel Cole: An Artistic Questioning of Vulgarity

BY JACOB SCHICK Arts Editor

It’s not often that you see art depicting penises and vaginas around Boston College. It might even seem shocking to read that sentence. How could one be so vulgar? That’s exactly what Isabel Cole, MCAS ’19, is trying to explain.

The applied psychology and studio art double major from Needham has been working on a series of pieces depicting these kinds of images. Cole’s inspiration for her artwork comes from the ’60s civil rights movement’s protest posters. Cole is creating her own form of protest posters—using large canvases instead of the silkscreen used historically.

“Right now it’s sort of my own version of subversive art,” Cole said.

“Looking at images that people associate with sex or vulgarity, and why those associations exist and playing with the idea of why people assume things are vulgar or sexual.”

Instead of complex protest posters depicting detailed, multicolor images of people or slogans, Cole is creating solid-color, simple-line paintings to convey her meaning.

While protest posters have advocated for racial or class equality in the past, Cole is tackling a different message.

“Coming from a place of privilege, it’s not like I can experience what a minority is experiencing but as a woman I think we are all dealing with how our perception of the world is so gendered,” Cole said. “Dealing with the expectations we have for ourselves and what expectations people put on women—I guess I’m sort of ridiculing the expectations that people have for women and protesting that it’s ridiculous.”

Cole explained that women can

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often be viewed as little girls—while at the same time being sexualized.

Through her art, she is advocating for the reclamation of female sexuality and the refusal to submit to the expectations that men force upon them.

Often, sexuality is seen as vulgar even though it is something that most people encounter throughout their lives. Cole is working to flip the idea of vulgarity on its head.

“I do have a painting of a penis,” Cole said. “Why is everyone so turned off by a painting of a penis when that’s a lot of what’s in art? If you look at older Christian artwork, there’s a lot of nudity in it but it’s coming from a patriarchal view—I’m kind of looking at genitalia in a way that’s coming from more of a matriarchal view.”

She gave the examples drawn from a few of her other paintings. One features a papaya—an image often associated with a vagina.

She questioned why that image is seen as gross or disturbing—after all, approximately half of the entire world has one. Another painting is a monkey’s fist holding a banana—dealing with genitalia and why it is either praised as a piece of your body or considered disgusting.

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“Why is it something that’s so shocking,” Cole said. “People have penises, people have vaginas.”

Before this, Cole spent a lot of time working on abstract paintings—mostly of landscapes. This shift in medium

like I wanted to find purpose in my artwork—being involved in certain protest events was a way to feel like I was making a difference—I wanted people to have a strong reaction to it.”

This change has been very recent for Cole. She really only began these protest pieces about three weeks ago. This is not to say that she hasn’t been working after making her decision. Cole spends a lot of time drawing in her sketchbook—presenting and discarding different ideas. She also does research online, looking at the shapes of food in comparison to body parts in order to decide if she wants to use that in her art. After drawing these images in her sketchbook, she redraws th e m o n l a rg e r pieces of paper.

Cole then photographs these larger drawings and projects them onto the canvas. She traces her image on to the canvas.

JULIA HOPKINS / HEIGHTS SENIOR STAFF After the image came in part from some words from is set, Cole paints the entire canvas Sheila Gallagher, an associate profes- around the white lines of the drawing sor in the fine arts department. in order to create a negative image. Af“Sheila was talking to me and she ter that she uses a type of white paint was like ‘You don’t want to be the rich fixative to go over the painting—this white student at BC who comes to eliminates the brushstrokes and school and does studio art and paints creates a very smooth surface. This abstract paintings,’” Cole said. “I felt smoothness and cleanliness is very im-

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portant to Cole because she believes it complements the art’s simplicity. The length of this process varies based on the drawing itself, but often can take six or seven hours to complete.

While Cole has only recently been working this way, she has always been involved with art—she comes from a family of painters and artists.

When she got to BC, she believed that she would only pursue a minor in studio art. Instead, she found herself as one of the less than 10 studio art majors on campus—using her art to converse with the BC community itself.

It is this community that informs much of her art. Cole likes BC, but not in the way that many BC students might. There are aspects of the community that Cole does not appreciate—but this is what she uses her art for.

“There is a lot of white feminism and a lot of testosterone flying around campus,” Cole said. “And a lot of ignorance that I’m perturbed by in people and some professors.”

Cole has been very interested in the way that some people on campus become complicit—they do not question what they see, if they see it at all.

“I think people will see something happening, whether it’s like someone’s being sexually assaulted or someone’s making a racist comment, and people choose to ignore that rather than pushing back against that and saying something is wrong,” Cole said. “So I think that definitely informs my work—the way that people choose to be a bystander that’s not effective or somewhat perpetuating the problem.”

Cole believes that her pushback against the norms of BC is a way for her to place herself in a setting that is

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