The Heights 04/18/2013

STILL STREAKING

THE CITY RESPONDS

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BC women’s lacrosse wins its sixth game in a row, A10

In the aftermath of the bombing at the marathon, Boston tries to get back on its feet, B10

The Scene celebrates the cultural identities that sustain Boston, even in a time of tragedy, B1

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Vol. XCIV, No. 20

BC RALLIES IN WAKE OF BOMBINGS Monday on campus saw widespread confusion, service

Students organize ‘Last 5’ walk, vigil as memorial events

BY ELEANOR HILDEBRANDT

BY AUSTIN TEDESCO

News Editor

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“This is over. Something happened at the finish line.”

On the afternoon of Monday, Apr. 15, around 3 p.m., the crowd at Mile 21 was considerably thinner than it had been just hours earlier. The stream of runners passing by the Boston College campus had narrowed to a trickle, but students were still leaning over the guardrails by St. Ignatius Church, yelling encouragement and offering high fives. Friends, family, and local citizens had gathered on the other side of Commonwealth Ave. to do the same. One or two people had heard a sound like thunder a few minutes earlier, but no one thought much of it—the weather was turning from April sun to rain, perhaps. The Boston Marathon went on.

Suddenly, phones started ringing and beeping, and the news began to spread.

The concern, at first, was how to get people to sign up. Danielle Cole, CSON ’15, and Michael Padulsky, LSOE ’15, were both stopped short of finishing the Boston Marathon after the two bombings on Monday, and they wanted to finish the race together. They were sitting in a dorm on Monday night with friends when Padulsky came up with the idea to walk the last five miles from the Boston College campus to the finish line, and invite the rest of the BC community to join.

“Why don’t we do something about this?” Padulsky said. “We weren’t able to finish our marathon. Why don’t we do something to commemorate it?”

The two made a Facebook event at 11 p.m. that night called “Boston Marathon: The Last 5,” but were worried they wouldn’t be able to spread the message to enough people.

“We had said to each other, ‘How are we going to network so that people actually come to this?’” Cole said. “We didn’t think enough people would come.”

Within five minutes, 300 people had signed up. Within an hour, the number approached 2,000. Before Cole went to sleep, more than 3,000 had accepted the invitation to finish the race on Friday afternoon.

“It was funny, because you’d think

“There was ... a lot of confusion as to how many bombs, what was going on, what the damages were.”

- Alex Warshauer, president of Eagle EMS and A&S ’14

At 2:50 p.m., two bombs had exploded on Boylston St. by the marathon finish line in Copley Center. There were multiple injuries. No one knew whether or not anyone had died.

Police officers in attendance consulted their radios, then moved out into the middle of Comm. Ave. to halt the marathoners. “This is over,” one officer said.

“Something happened at the finish line.”

A female runner crumpled to the ground, sobbing, as the officer continued, telling students that no one was being allowed into the Boston area, and the road slowly cleared. “We don’t know what’s going on,” he said. “They just told us to close down the race.”

Throughout Monday afternoon and early evening, downtown Boston was the scene of violence and destruction. Boston Police and the FBI shut down the scene, investigating suspicious packages along the marathon route. Public transportation was temporarily halted. Cell phone service was suspended. The Boston Globe has since reported that three people—8year-old Martin Richard from Dorchester, 29-year-old Krystle Campbell from Arlington, and Lu Lingzi, a Chinese graduate student from Boston University—died as a result of the attacks, while at least 174 people were injured and received treatment in area hospitals.

See Marathon, A4

“We weren’t able to finish our marathon.

Why don’t we do something to commemorate it?”

- Michael Padulsky, LSOE ’15

GRAHAM BECK AND ALEX GAYNOR / HEIGHTS EDITORS

Boston College students lined Comm. Ave. Monday morning and early afternoon to cheer on marathon runners (top). Following the news of the bombings downtown, police blocked off the road next to St. Ignatius, halting the race (center). Runners used the cell phones of bystanders and sheltered in the church, while police coordinated to ensure campus security (bottom).

after running 26 miles you’d be tired, but I can tell you I did not sleep well that night because I was thinking about, how are we going to get this event together with 3,000 people,” Cole said.

University administrators and BCPD intervened the next morning after receiving concerned calls from city officials, and ultimately Cole and Padulsky agreed to postpone the event until a later date.

“Everyone was very supportive and helpful,” Padulsky said.

More than 10,000 people had indicated they would participate in the walk at that point—that number was over 17,000 as of Wednesday night. Cole and Padulsky recognized that Friday was no longer a feasible option.

“They’re very supportive of the event, the idea, and what it brings to Boston and Boston College,” Padulsky said. “They

See Last 5, A4

Faculty and admins in conflict over senate Supreme Court rejects Disagreement persists over the role Board of Trustees should take in senate formation

BY ELEANOR HILDEBRANDT News Editor Unlike many institutions of higher education, Boston College does not have a faculty senate.

The University did not always lack a governing faculty body, however. In the 1960s and 1970s, the University Academic Senate (UAS) was in operation. According to Michael Malec, a professor in the sociology department and the treasurer of the BC chapter of the American Association of University Professors (BCAAUP), UAS consisted of 50 percent faculty members, 25 percent administrators, and 25 percent students. In the late ’70s, though, the senate shifted to mostly faculty dealings, then to a forum for faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, and then faded away at the end of

the 1980s as meetings were more and more sparsely attended.

“I did notice very early on that there was no really effective faculty representation,” said Michael Clarke, a retiring professor in the chemistry department and the former executive vice president of BCAAUP, who arrived at BC in 1976. “There was an Arts and Sciences faculty senate that I was on, and that could have been effective—it was in the days when Bill Neenan was Arts and Sciences dean, and he always came to those meetings, so you had a direct chance to talk to someone who would listen in those days.

But it never really voiced an opinion while I was on it—except on parking.”

According to Malec, the idea of a faculty senate did not reemerge until the turn of the millennium.

In 2006, faculty members attempted to

hold an election to form a faculty senate.

Judith Wilt, a professor emeritus in the English department and then the chair of the interim faculty senate (IFS), a body consisting of elected members of University-wide committees which met with the goal of creating an official faculty senate, stated in a 2010 document released to the AAUP that the IFS submitted its proposal for a Faculty Senate in a referendum to the faculty in October of 2006.

With 42.7 percent of eligible faculty voting, the measure passed at 88.08 percent approval, according to the report. “However, the Provost … declined to allow the faculty member who conducts elections for all committees to conduct the election for the 10 at large members of a new Faculty Senate, noting the provision in the Preamble to the University Statutes that the Board of Trustees reserved to itself the power to ‘establish senates, councils…,’” the document stated.

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Belfast Project appeal

BY ELEANOR HILDEBRANDT News Editor Editor’s Note: This story is part of an ongoing series about the subpoenas of the Belfast Project.

On Monday, Apr. 15, the United States Supreme Court denied the appeal made by Belfast Project Director Ed Moloney and Belfast Project researcher and former IRA member Anthony McIntyre in an effort to prevent the recordings of interviews with former IRA member Dolours Price from being handed over to the Police Services of Northern Ireland.

Last Friday, Apr. 12, Senator Robert Menendez, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged Secretary of State John Kerry in a memo to “raise the potential political implications” of the UK’s

request for the tapes, arguing that sharing the material “could have the effect of reopening fresh wounds and threatening the success of the Good Friday Accords.”

The PSNI will now be granted access to Price’s recordings. Price, who died in January at age 61, revealed in a 2010 interview with The Irish News that the interviews she gave for the Belfast Project contained information about the 1972 murder of Jean McConville, an Irish widow and mother of 10.

In January, following Price’s death, the University filed to close the case pertaining to the Price tapes. A separate appeal by BC, related to seven other tapes that Judge William G. Young reviewed and found to be related to the Jean McConville murder, remains in process.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

things to do on campus this week

1 2 3 BC Reads

Adult Education Panel

Today Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: O’Connell House

The O’Connell House in conjunction with BC Reads is hosting a Creative Reading Night to spotlight poetry, short stories, and book excerpts written and read by BC students tonight at 7 p.m. In addition, the Acoustics will perform between readings.

Spring Football Game

Today Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Gasson 100

Tonight the Presidential Scholars Program, 4Boston, Students for Education Reform, and Boston College Amnesty International will host a panel on the state of adult education. The panel will feature BC students involved in adult education, a Lynch School professor, and a director of adult education.

Saturday Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Alumni Stadium

On Saturday, the BC football team will play its 21st annual Jay McGillis Memorial Spring Football Game. Admission is free and there will be activities, performances, and food available before the game.

The football players will be available on the field for autographs after the game.

FEATURED EVENT

Pulitzer prize winner discusses literary career

BY JENNIFER HEINE Heights Staff Boston College welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon to the Murray Function Room yesterday as the final installment of this semester’s Lowell Humanities Series. Chabon read from his recent work, Telegraph Avenue, and discussed his prodigious literary career.

Best known for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, the novel that won him the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Chabon began his career with short stories, published in The New Yorker and other magazines, and has also worked as a screenwriter, columnist, essayist, and editor. Telegraph Avenue portrays a battle between the owners of a small vinyl record shop, one African American and one white, and a proposed shopping mall along the famed California street that straddles Oakland and Berkley.

Chabon emphasized the role of inspiration as well as research in a novelist’s work. Growing up in an integrated planned community in Columbia, Md., he derives much of his inspiration from his background. “As I came to understand it as a child, the purpose of building a town like Columbia was to make America better, to allow black people and white people to engage in the radical act of living next to each other,” he said.

“The success of this dream may be open to debate, but I was plunged into intimacy with black people,” Chabon continued. “If there was one salient fact about history that I learned from black teachers, it was that black history was my history, black music was my music, black struggles were my struggles, and were undertaken

GRAHAM BECK / HEIGHTS EDITOR

Michael Chabon read from his recent novel and emphasized his research for the book. for my good too.”

Given this experience with African American culture, he found himself at a crossroads following the verdict of the O.J. Simpson trial years later. “When I heard the news, I was shocked, but not surprised,” Chabon said. “Then I turned on the news and saw the apparent jubilation of LA’s black community and I was surprised.”

In addition to confusion, he recalls an acute sadness. “My sadness had little to do with the victims,” he said. “It had little to do with the miscarriage of justice. I was sad because I knew that my astonishment at the public celebration, it was the blinking indicator on my dashboard that my connection to the world and lives of black people had been cut. To become a racist, you don’t have to slur against or hate people, all you have to do is feel completely disconnected from them. On

the morning of the Simpson verdict I learned to my shame and horror that I had become a racist. Telegraph Avenue was set in Oakland and Berkley, but it was born in Los Angeles after the O.J. Simpson trial.”

Chabon’s experiences with vinyl record stores also served as an inspiration. After moving to the Berkley-Oakland border, he found solace in such establishments. “Of all these un-alcoholic taverns of the soul, the quirky small business in which Oakland abandoned, the eccentric, the outre, the most fascinating were the used record stores,” he said. “For the moment, for once, for the first time in years, flipping through the bins, I was where I had wanted to be all along. I found some of what I had lost since leaving Columbia. The dream I had believed in, the closeness I had lost, was found.

“Not long after, the shop went out of busi-

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ness. It is the nature of utopia to go out of business, and it has never really been replaced. I found myself obliged to recreate, through storytelling, the lost utopia that I never really knew.”

Beyond this personal connection to the subject, Chabon remembered the research necessary to portray the owners of the vinyl record store in Telegraph Avenue—namely, that of music. “The most troublesome whole in my latest novel, Telegraph Avenue, was a question of musical obsession,” he said. “It felt natural to have Archy and Nat be aficionados about jazz. It also felt really boring. I knew I needed to instill my heroes with a common musical passion, one that would highlight the themes of the novel and the interplay of black and white cultures. But every time I dealt with Archy and Nat as jazz fans, my heart sank.

“After two and a half years of work, I still had not filled that hole. But then, a magazine came to my rescue. I discovered Wax Poetics. I discovered, at last, the music of Telegraph Avenue.”

Immediately subscribing to the magazine and searching out its back issues, Chabon sought to learn all he could about the music most commonly termed “backbeat jazz.”

“My heroes were passionate fans of this particular music,” he said. “I needed to know what Archy and Nat knew.”

Most importantly, Chabon highlighted the importance of such work in a social context, particularly given the racial component of Telegraph Avenue. “The worst thing about human beings is to want to say, you’re not like me, you can’t come over here,” he said. “To me, that is the devil. The best part of us is to want to see something new and different, to see something we haven’t seen before.” 

4/15/13-4/17/13

Monday, April 15

intoxicated BC student in 66 Commonwealth Ave.

from Corcoran Commons.

10:44 a.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance provided to a BC student and a non-BC affiliate who were transported to a medical facility by ambulance from McElroy Commons.

10:35 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a BC student who was transported to a medical facility from 66 Commonwealth Ave.

7:03 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a larceny from the Lower Lots.

11:29 a.m. - A report was filed regarding an underage intoxicated BC student in Gasson Hall.

1:18 p.m. - A report was filed regarding tresspassing in the Mods.

Tuesday, April 16 1:55 a.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance provided to a BC student who was transported to a medical facility from Campanella Way.

1:54 p.m. - A report was filed regarding an underage intoxicated BC student in Stayer Hall.

7:20 a.m. - A report was filed regarding police services provided for hazardous materials in the Daly House.

1:59 p.m. - A report was filed regarding an underage

12:27 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a larceny

College Corner NEWS FROM UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

BY ANDREW SKARAS Asst. News Editor On Monday, Laura Curry, adjunct professor of media studies at the University at Buffalo, was arrested after unleashing a tirade of profanity at a pro-life display. According to The Huffington Post, Curry was arrested after ranting at the pro-life display and at police officers for “disorderly conduct.”

According to The Spectrum, the independent student publication of the University at Buffalo, the antiabortion posters displayed on Monday and Tuesday featured “graphic images of aborted fetuses.” On display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., these images were accompanied by members of UB Students for Life who worked in conjunction with the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform’s “Genocide Awareness Project,” a project that displayed these images on college campuses around the country to promote dialogue on abortion.

Curry was arrested after voicing her

opposition to the posters and using the word “f—k.” When confronted by the police, Curry claimed that her speech was protected under the First Amendment, but was arrested after arguing with the police.

John DellaContrada, assistant vice president for media relations, said that, while the university supports the right of members of the community, including protestors and counter-protestors, to support their views and opinions, the right does not extend to actions that would restrict the speech of others.

After her arrest on Monday, students and faculty voiced their opposition to the display on Tuesday and in a letter to The Spectrum. Students gathered during the second day of the display to protest it and, by the end of the day, there was mounting aggression, but no further arrests. In a letter to The Spectrum, several faculty members voiced their objection to the display’s equation of abortion with genocide. 

7:17 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a medical assistance provided to a BC student who was transported to a medical facility by cruiser.

Wednesday, April 17 2:05 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a fire alarm activation in 90 St. More Rd. Hall.

—Source: The Boston College Police Department

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CORRECTIONS

The following corrections are in reference to the issues dated April 8, 2013, Vol. XCIV, No. 18 and April 11, 2013, Vol. XCIV, No. 19, respectively.

The editorial titled “BC hockey program set to reload for 2013-2014” stated that hockey players held NHL contracts. NHL teams hold the exclusive rights to potential contracts.

The article titled “Throwdown at Showdown” incorrectly stated that Synergy’s set featured Superwoman saving Gotham City. The set featured Wonderwoman, who, with Superman, saved Syn City.

VOICES FROM THE DUSTBOWL “What is your favorite hangout spot on campus?”

“The Stokes amphitheater— it’s so serene.”

—Alessandra Maldonado, A&S ’16

“The quad on Upper—it’s very happy.”

—Kelsey Bebout, CSOM ’16

“In front of O’Neill—it’s convenient.”

—Drew Carleton, A&S ’14

“The Dustbowl outside Stokes—it’s pretty nice.”

—Kevin Zhao, CSOM ’15

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Love in the aftermath Matt Palazzolo Until my impromptu afternoon nap, Marathon Monday had been a tremendous success. I opened the backdoor at 9 a.m. to find friends already outside, inviting me to join the festivities. I spent the morning roaming the Mods, saying hello to friends, and successfully begging for cheeseburgers. When I woke up around 4 p.m. though, the day went downhill quickly. A rejection from one of my top choice law schools was waiting in my email inbox, and my recently skinned knees were complaining every time I moved.

More importantly, though, I turned on the news and discovered the tragedy that had occurred at the marathon finish line.

My immediate reaction to the horrific images on the TV was surprise that I wasn’t surprised. If this had occurred during the 2001 Boston Marathon, I would have been completely shocked, but by now I have become somewhat desensitized to these events. While formal terrorist attacks have thankfully been rare since 9/11, America is still not completely safe. Mass shootings have become disturbingly common in the last few years, and several attackers have been foiled on airplanes, such as the shoe bomber in December 2001. It only takes one motivated individual to make a bomb with homemade materials, mail a poisonous letter, or implement a similarly nefarious scheme.

As members of the post-9/11 generation, our collective innocence has been permanently shattered. Instead of looking forward to potentially tailgating on Marathon Monday next year as a grad student, I now fear that a similar attack could take place again.

In the ensuing days after the attack, though, I have adopted a more optimistic attitude. Two nights ago I stumbled across a documentary that examined the causes of human happiness. At first I cynically expected that the film would attack capitalism and suggest that, in order to become happy, people should give away their worldly possessions and adopt a prehistoric lifestyle. Instead, the documentary suggested that there is one common link between every culture, group, or individual person that is truly happy: a strong network of friends or family. The film interviewed a cart-puller from India, a riverboat tour guide from rural Louisiana, and a single mother from a communal apartment in Denmark. All three were living at or around the poverty line, all three had an extensive family or friend group, and all three were incredibly happy.

I saw a strong connection between this insightful documentary and the Boston College bubble. College campuses are a wholly unique atmosphere. Students live within walking or BC shuttle distance of all their friends. Sometimes this close proximity can be a nuisance. One of my roommates always beats me to the shower on Tuesdays and Thursdays, condemning me to a miserably ice-cold start to the day. My alarmingly unorthodox sleep schedule is partly related to this proximity problem. Every night I have an hour completely to myself, where I can relax, reflect on the day, or even watch a documentary on happiness.

Monday’s tragic events however, revealed the benefits of the BC bubble.

Students created a sign-in sheet for undergraduate marathon runners online to confirm that everyone was safe. People planned a five-mile walk on Friday in honor of the victims, a heartwarming gesture despite its regrettable postponement by Boston police. Finally, hundreds of students attended a special service at St. Ignatius on Tuesday. I know that over the next few weeks, Monday’s terrible events will gradually fade from headline news. Students will focus on finals, spring weather, and graduation. Nevertheless, the past few days have illuminated for me the happiness documentary’s theory.

As a citizen of the BC bubble, you are never alone, and you are always loved.

Matt Palazzolo is a senior-staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at news@bcheights.com.

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1. BC alums met in Conte Forum on Saturday to package meals for Stop Hunger Now 2. Volunteers mixed vitamins, soy, vegetables, and rice in bags 3. A gong was rung for every 20,000 meals made

Boston College takes to the road for Sesquicentennial service

By Andrew Skaras Asst. News Editor One of the pillars of Boston College is service to others. From 4Boston and PULSE to Arrupe and Appalachia, the University encourages its students to give of their time and energy to those less fortunate than they. In keeping with this identity, BC has also incorporated the theme of service into its celebration of the 150th anniversary of the school. In order to reach out to alumni across the country and across the globe, BC has taken a service project on the road to Dublin and different cities in the U.S. in the aptly named “150 on the Road.”

“One of the things BC is known

for is its value system around service,” said Jim Husson, senior vice president for university advancement. “Alumni are active in service in their lives. We thought we would link the 150th [celebration] to a service initiative. We needed to find a service project that would work in every city.

We found a service partner through Catholic Relief Services.”

Through the Catholic Relief Services, each stop of “150 on the Road” hosts a meal packaging service project in conjunction with Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief program. The project involves mixing vitamins, soy, dehydrated vegetables such as celery, carrots, and onions, and rice in bags that each hold a meal for six

people. The bags are then weighed, sealed, and packaged in boxes that are sent out to countries across the world. The meals packed as a part of BC’s project go to fight hunger in West Africa.

When Joy Moore, director of stewardship and donor relations and BC ’81, H ’10, stepped up to the podium on Saturday in Conte Forum to direct the alumni and parent volunteers gathered there, she already had two events under her belt. Moore has traveled with “150 on the Road” to direct the first two events in Los Angeles and Miami in February.

The Chestnut Hill event was broken up into two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Moore began each event with an explanatory video and explained the procedure for packing, weighing, sealing, and packaging the meals.

“We were looking for a way to bring our alumni back,” Moore said.

“We discovered this partnership and the response has been overwhelming. It is a family friendly project— folks have brought their kids.”

In Los Angeles, the project attracted 225 alumni and packed 35,000 meals. In Miami, 189 alumni came to the event to pack 30,000 meals. The Chestnut Hill event saw 540 volunteers show up to Conte Forum to pack 191,000 meals.

“When we originally conceived the project, [we thought], ‘Wouldn’t it be great if we could meet a goal

of packing 150,000 meals?’” Husson said.

“The response from alumni has been overwhelming,” Moore said.

“We keep having to up our goals— it’s a nice problem to have.”

The next stop for the project is San Francisco this Saturday. After that, it heads to New York City, where already 365 people have signed up. In May, the project goes abroad to Dublin, Ireland, before finishing up in June in Chicago.

“This is one of those events that is extremely rewarding because of our Jesuit motto,” Husson said. “A lot of universities have a party for their anniversary—here, we roll up our sleeves and are doing some good.” n

Senior Week is altered

By Sam Costanzo Special Projects Editor

christian petro / for the heights

Over 250 Boston College students celebrated this year’s GLC Gala to the theme of “Moulin Rouge.”

GLC draws crowd to annual Gala

By Bernadette Deron For The Heights This past Friday evening, the GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC) hosted its fifth annual Gala at the Ben Franklin I n s t i tu te i n S o u th B o s to n .

This year, the theme “Moulin Rouge” drew a crowd of over 250 students.

As a branch of the UGBC, the GLC “is committed to bettering the quality of life for all students at Boston College, especially those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning,” according to its mission statement. The GLC Gala is a celebration of the work that GLC has done throughout the year and a time for the community of BC to come together and celebrate diversity. The Gala also promotes equality among all students regardless of sexual identity.

Sean Curran, the first heterosexual board member of local advocacy group MassEquality, the current co-chair of finance for the Committee to Elect Deval Patrick, and BC ’93, gave the event’s keynote address.

Among the many p oint s Curran made during his speech, his overarching message was to become an active ally of the G L B TQ co m mu n i t y r ath e r than a passive ally. When he chose to become the liaison

to the GLBTQ community for Patrick’s election campaign, Curran said that “it changed a lot of my life, because I threw myself in the work immediately.

I went to every event that election year that was an LGBTQ event.” Curran stressed that there is much work to be done in legislature, in courts, and in elections.

“The real work that has to be done is gaining greater acceptance in the larger human family, to make sure that all of us, to make sure LGBTQ and allies are part of that human family and respected in it,” he said.

Following the speech, students gathered on the dance floor and danced the night away with the popular on-campus DJ IDES on the turntables.

The GLC uses its annual Gala as a way to bring students of all sexual orientation to support the GLBTQ community on campus as well as promote the equality of all students on campus. “The GLC Gala was a great time, even if you’re not in GLC,” said Michael Keefe, A&S ’16. “It’s a fun time to see people dressed classy, have a great time in the city of Boston, and reconnect with some great BC friends who are a part of the GLC and LGBTQ community.”

Perhaps the moment during the Gala that was most telling of the love and support that is felt both within the GLC

community and with allies to the GLBTQ community was when Maurice Jackson, A&S ’14, stepped out in full drag for the Gala . Jackson, a .k .a Mona L i sa , stole the sp otlight at the Gala . Students , present faculty, and even the BCPD officers who were on duty at the event surrounded Jackson, asking for pictures and showing their support for him. This was Jackson’s first time stepping out in full drag.

Countless guests approached Ja ck s o n , w h o d i d n o t tu r n down a single photo opportunity, and embraced everyone who embraced Mona Lisa that night. A friend of Jackson’s, Edem Dela-Shesie, A&S ’14, said that he had goose bumps when he saw his friend don the Mona Lisa alter ego for the first time.

Many students expressed that they felt overwhelmed by Jackson’s attendance as Mona Lisa at the Gala, and that it is moments such as that one that keeps them tied to the GLC community and makes them feel a strong sense of support and love. It was a moment that absolutely embodied Curran’s message: to be an active member of the LGBTQ community.

Whether it is dressing up in drag or attending the Gala in support of friends who are a part of GLC, all attendees were active members on Friday night. n

Senior Week, a longstanding tradition designed to celebrate seniors’ last week at Boston College, has undergone some changes this year.

Joe Casson, Senior Week committee co-chair and A&S ’13, said that the biggest change was that students will now be able to buy tickets to single events, rather than in a package like last year.

“We wanted to give students more freedom in terms of choosing what they wanted to participate in,” Casson said. “We’re going to give them an array of options … but if they choose not to participate in that, that’s completely fine. You’re supposed to be left with a positive memory, and we think that’s the best way to do it.”

Casson also said that the package tickets led to some confusion last year about which events were included.

Students who had not paid for certain events, like Last Call, were sometimes allowed in as a result.

The decision to sell single-event tickets this year also meant that the price of each event is more apparent, causing some students to balk at the $100 price for a ticket to Commencement Ball. The full price of the tickets, however, goes toward funding the event, because Senior Week does not receive any University funding.

“The money from ticket sales goes straight back into paying for the food, decorations, transportation, and security for each event,” according to its web page.

Commencement Ball will be held at the Sheraton Hotel this year, a venue with which Casson says BC’s Student Programs Office has a very good relationship.

Commencement Ball is the only event that is open to the entire senior class, and the Sheraton is one of the few places in Boston that can host 2,400 people. In addition, Casson said that the hotel provides its own security and catering, which are both included in the price of renting the venue.

“It’s a very well-run event on the

part of the Sheraton,” Casson said.

“It is reasonable to say that yes, it’s a very expensive event, but it’s going to be worth it.”

The committee also made some logistical changes to the Dance Through the Decades event, which will be held at Club Royale.

At this year’s Hundred Days dance, which was held at the same location, Casson said there was some miscommunication with the club’s management about when the dance was supposed to end. It was shut down half an hour early, which resulted in a surge of people trying to collect their coats from the coat check area.

Students complained about this and about alleged mistreatment by Club Royale’s security to the planning committee, which has addressed and resolved the issue with Club Royale management.

Casson also said that an issue with the Recharge Spa Day, a new event being held in the Heights Room this year, is currently being addressed.

The original event description said that students who purchased the $25 ticket to the event would have the opportunity to get a manicure, which is not an option and should have been removed from the description before it was published.

“The students that had purchased the tickets based on the idea that they would be getting manicures will be able to get a refund should they so choose,” Casson said. The committee is also exploring the possibility of reducing the ticket price to reflect the change.

As of Apr. 12, only 82 out of 500 tickets for the event remain.

This year’s Senior Week will feature the usual Red Sox game, golf tournament, Last Call for Office Hours, BCPD BBQ, dodgeball tournament, Dance Through the Decades, and Commencement Ball, as well as a relay race through the Mods that was instituted last year. The 15-person committee, coordinated by Casson and Lauren Ghazal, A&S ’13, has added the Recharge Spa Day to this year’s events. n

Court authorizes release of Dolours Price tapes Belfast Project, from A1 “Boston College was not a party in today’s Supreme Court decision,” said University Spokesman Jack Dunn on Monday. “We chose not to appeal the district court’s ruling on the first subpoena involving Dolours Price’s interview, because we felt there was no grounds for appeal. Our focus remains on our appeal of [Judge William Young’s] ruling regarding the second set of subpoenas, which remains before the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

Our strategy remains to seek legal

recourse through the courts, while also pursuing diplomatic resolution through appropriate channels.”

Moloney and McIntyre posted a press release about the Supreme Court decision on Monday. “We began this fight almost exactly two years ago and all along the campaign has run on two tracks, one legal, the other political. The legal track has almost come to an end but the political campaign continues,” the release read. “All of those involved in this campaign can be assured that it is not over yet.” n

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Boston College community copes with aftermath of marathon bombings Marathon, from A1 “We’re going to work through this, no matter what.”

Meanwhile, BC played host to confusion—and caretaking. Eagle EMS (EEMS) student volunteers were already on duty on Newton Campus, Brighton Campus, and in the Mods. Two teams were stationed along the route, and five or six EMTs were staffing the first-aid tent in front of St. Ignatius.

The EEMS members began to get reports of the bombings through police channels soon after the bombs went off downtown.

“At that point, there was still a lot of confusion as to how many bombs, what was going on, what the damages were,” said Alex Warshauer, president of EEMS and A&S ’14. The volunteers kept their operations running as planned, until BCPD notified them that the marathon route was being shut down at the BC campus, right in front of St. Ignatius—after Comm. Ave. was blocked off, the volunteers’ main concern became the health and safety of the runners. Emergency blankets were distributed and the doors of the church were opened for use as a shelter.

Passersby and students offered the use of their phones to runners. Cell phone service was working, for the most part, and the marathoners called their friends and families, letting loved ones know that they were safe. Like those in the BC community, many were struggling to process the information. “I’m just blown away,” said Wayne DelCorral, a runner from New Orleans, La. “Such a tragedy. Unreal.” While some were upset that their race had been halted, most runners at BC were more concerned with what had happened downtown. “It’s sad for the people who are affected by this, for sure,” said Dave Jimenez, a runner from Dallas, Tex. “The race is important, but hardly matters by comparison.”

St. Ignatius filled up, as runners from Mile 21 and from further down the route sought shelter. The Boston Athletic Association (BAA), which had a series of medical aid stations set up along the route, closed the aid stations near BC and brought the people there to St. Ignatius on buses. Around 400 runners ended up inside the church.

“With all the local ambulances being pulled into Boston, Eagle EMS assumed responsibility for the campus and surrounding area,” Washauer said. “We set up St. Ignatius as an emergency shelter and triage area for about 400 runners. With the help of 30 of our EMTs we checked out all of the runners, provided care for them, and kept track of bib

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Members of the Boston College community gathered in St. Ignatius Church Tuesday evening for a Mass of healing and hope after the attacks. numbers to get a count of how many people we had.” Off-duty EEMS members showed up to help out, along with nursing students and EMTs unaffiliated with EEMS. A few runners who had abdominal pains were taken by a Newton ambulance to a hospital in the area, but most stayed in St. Ignatius to receive treatment for symptoms that included dehydration, low blood pressure, hypoglycemia, and slight hypothermia.

“It was basically what we call a mass casualty incident, or an MCI,” said EEMS Director of Operations Gus Godley, A&S ’13, who worked as a supervisor on Monday. “Not all the injuries were extremely serious, but some were very worrisome.”

While EEMS was working to keep the runners healthy and calm, University officials were coordinating to ensure the safety of the campus. “The safety and security of students, staff and visitors are our top priority in any emergency,” said John Tommaney, director of the Office of Emergency Management and Preparedness. His office coordinated on-scene with BCPD, administrators, local and state public safety agencies, EEMS and Armstrong Ambulance, the BAA, the Office of Residential Life, the Dean of Students Office, Campus Ministry, Counseling Services,

BC Dining, and Parking and Transportation, in order to manage the situation. “Extensive emergency plans are in place for managing Marathon Monday on campus and these plans are coordinated with the Cities of Boston, Newton, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Boston Athletic Association,” Tommaney said.

Staff from the Office of Residential Life worked with BC Dining to ensure that runners had enough blankets and nutrition, with the dining halls providing water, Powerade, and food. “We’re just keeping the runners safe and warm until we know more about what’s going on,” said Catherine-Mary Rivera, associate director of the Office of Residential Life, around 3:30 p.m. “We just needed to get them into the church after they stopped running so abruptly.” Director of the Office of Residential Life George Arey, who was also present, confirmed that University staff members were working to support the runners as they waited to find out more information. BCPD officers at the scene declined to comment.

Within an hour of the news, members of the Campus School Volunteers of BC created a Google doc listing the names of the 300plus undergraduate BC students running for

the Campus School. All members of the BC community were asked to update the document if they had confirmation that runners were safe, and by 7 p.m., most student runners were accounted for.

UGBC president Chris Osnato, A&S ’13, reported at 5:20 p.m. that he had walked through the Mods, checking on residents, and had moved on to Campion Hall to help out at the Campus School. “We’re going to work through this, no matter what,” he said.

A scare broke out on campus when rumors began circulating that there was a bomb near St. Ignatius. While law enforcement officials were conducting searches of BC buildings and grounds to ascertain that there were no threats to the community, the rumor of a device on campus was unfounded.

“What we can ascertain is that Fox TV national could have been the source—we tried to track down the rumor and called Fox TV Boston and they said they hadn’t reported it,” said University Spokesman Jack Dunn.

No emergency texts were sent out to the BC community on Monday. “We needed to ascertain accurate information before we could post anything to the BC community,” Tommaney said. “This last priority was a challenge as there were many conflicting

reports from the media and others as to what was happening … While the concern for receiving faster and more detailed information is understandable, we must balance the speed of important information with accurate and actionable guidance to the BC community. We reserve the use of text messaging for direct threats to the Boston College campus.”

The Office of News and Public Affairs issued a statement about the bombing slightly after 5:30 p.m., stating there was no threat to the BC campus, but asking all members of the BC community to remain vigilant.

“Once it was decided that no threat existed to the BC campus, a decision was made to provide an informational update to the BC community through the established channels of BC Info, bc.edu, BC Facebook, BC Twitter, and then an email to all students, faculty, and staff,” Dunn said.

“This event is far from over.”

By 7:30 p.m. on Monday, BAA buses had taken most of the runners at St. Ignatius back downtown, into Boston Common, and the scene by St. Ignatius slowly cleared. Students who had gathered in Corcoran Commons to watch President Barack Obama address the nation dissipated, heading back to their dorm rooms. On Tuesday morning, classes resumed as normal.

While no BC undergraduates have been reported injured, a release issued by the Office of News and Public Affairs on the morning of Tuesday, Apr. 16, stated that two BC graduate students—Liza Cherney, GCSOM ’13, and Brittany Loring, BC Law ’13—were among those hospitalized for injuries sustained as a result of the explosions. Several BC alumni were among those injured by the bombings, as well.

At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, University President William P. Leahy, S.J., and Vice President for Mission and Ministry Jack Butler, S.J., held a Mass for healing and hope in St. Ignatius, where runners had sheltered less than 24 hours before. The Mass saw a significant turnout from the BC community.

“This event is far from over here and across the area,” Tommaney said. “Boston College will continue to provide needed services to our students, staff, and visitors as long as necessary to help them recover from this tragic experience. Counseling Services, Campus Ministry, Res Life and the Dean of Students Office are available to meet with any students who need assistance.” n Heights Editor Ryan Towey contributed to this report.

‘Last 5’ postponed, BC to hold vigil Friday Last 5, from A1

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Two BC students planned to organize a walk from Mile 21 to the Marathon finish line.

are just concerned about the amount of people, Boston still being a crime scene, and just the security in general. That was their main concern, which is totally understandable to us.”

Instead, Cole and Padulsky have organized a vigil for 4 p.m. Friday on O’Neill Plaza with prayer, speakers, and music.

“What we decided was that, we have this huge support system right now,” Padulsky said. “As Dani says, we have this energy. We don’t want this to be gone by rescheduling the walk. We want

to capture this energy in an event this Friday. It will be more contained to the Boston College community.”

They have been in contact with other Boston area and ACC schools about holding similar vigils on other college campuses at the same time.

“It will still be meaningful, and I think it directs the energy behind this event in a more focused way,” Cole said.

“I think our concern was that if we don’t do something, people are going to show up and they’re going to walk, regardless of whether we are there or not. We wanted to channel that energy.”

Cole and Padulsky are both adamant

that, after the vigil, they will get back to work on organizing the “Last 5” event.

Padulsky’s run was halted right as he approached the BC campus, and Cole was even closer—she had just passed the .2 mile marker when the blasts went off. She saw both of the explosions and temporarily lost hearing in one ear due to her proximity.

“The walk is still happening,” Cole said. “We’re in the process of working this out and it’s going to happen, and people are enthusiastic about that. But for right now, let’s think short term and do what we can do and work within the boundaries we have.” n

Potential formation of faculty senate contended by BC personnel Faculty Governance, from A1 After the election in 2006 was halted, faculty movement toward the creation of a senate stagnated somewhat, picking up steam again a few years later. Vice Provost for Faculties Pat DeLeeuw, who has been at BC since 1979, indicated that the administration would not be averse to the creation of a senate, and recalled correspondence with the BCAAUP chapter in May of 2010.

“The AAUP chapter wrote to us and asked if they could have an election to a faculty senate using our electoral process,” DeLeeuw said. “We wrote back and said, you know, according to the BC statutes, the Board of Trustees has to approve a University-wide body like this. But we’re happy to have a proposal to take to the Board of Trustees … we never got a response.”

The correspondence to which DeLeeuw referred stemmed from a letter sent by Susan Michalczyk, an adjunct professor in the A&S Honors Program and the president of the BCAAUP. She wrote to Provost and Dean of Faculties Cutberto Garza in May of 2010, stating BCAAUP’s disagreement with the Provost’s Office over the role of the Board of Trustees.

“BCAAUP appreciates that the University Statutes and Bylaws address the establishment of an official university faculty senate and that your office does not wish to usurp the powers of the Trustees in this regard,” the letter read. “Indeed, the Statues and Bylaws imply that the Trustees could and might wish to approve an existing deliberative entity as the official university

body. BCAAUP seeks to provide the Trustees with this opportunity.” She went on to inquire as to whether the BCAAUP could use Faculty Microcomputer Resource Facility, the standard electoral mechanism, to hold the election.

Garza’s reply, dated May 18, 2010, insisted that approval from the Trustees needed to be given before an election could be held. “You suggest that a reasonable next step toward the approval of such a body by the University Trustees is to hold an election of members of the senate,” his letter read. “It seems that the approval of the faculty senate by the Trustees logically precedes an election of its members. With this end in mind, I propose the following course: faculty colleagues write a proposal for a faculty senate that can be presented to the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees. If the Academic Affairs Committee approves the proposal (or a modification of it), the proposal would be discussed at the next meeting of the full Board for its consideration.”

The powers of the University Board of Trustees, as enumerated by Article 2, Section 12 of the Bylaws of the Trustees of Boston College—adopted in 1972—include the ability “to authorize the establishment and disestablishment, or approve the constitution, of official senates, councils, boards or other organizations of administrative officials or members of the faculty or student body of the University.”

The BCAAUP and the Provost’s office seem to interpret these words in different ways, and the sticking point over the formation of a faculty senate appears to be

the point at which the Board of Trustees weighs in.

The disconnect around the role of the University Board of Trustees articulated in this 2010 exchange, and more recently in letters to The Heights, is not new—a document from 1983 by Rev. Arthur Madigan, S.J., compiled for a committee that was in the process of revising the constitution of the then-extant Faculty Senate, stated that “The Senate came to take the view that the constitution ought not to be submitted to the Trustees for approval, that approval from the Trustees would compromise the Senate’s responsibility to the faculty.”

This view endures among some faculty members to this day. “I maintain no—that the faculty can form any body it wants to, any time it wants to,” Clarke said. “The Board of Trustees can choose to accept that as the official University Academic Senate—or not. That’s my view of it, so that the faculty could go ahead and put together its own body any time. The statutes don’t forbid that, because it’s just a group getting together to discuss … the Trustees certainly have the right to accept that as the official University senate or not, but it certainly could be formed independent of the Trustees’ approval.”

Garza disagreed, maintaining that while a group could be formed without Trustee approval, it could not be termed a faculty senate, nor function as one, without going through the Board of Trustees.

“Faculty governance is extremely important—there’s no way that one can minimize it,” Garza said. “If there’s any disagreement, it’s not whether it’s important—it’s

how do we build it? … And the only body that by statute can create a University senate is the Board of Trustees.

“If in fact there’s a proposal made— there’s nothing to prevent faculty coming together, saying, this is how we would like a senate to look, have the Board weigh in … so that when it comes to them, they’re informed, rather than present them with a ready-made product,” he said. “How can this office short-circuit the Board of Trustees, who in fact have the authority? We can’t elect people to a body that doesn’t exist.”

A few select committees to which faculty members are elected currently do exist. The committee with the broadest mandate is the Provost Advisory Council (PAC), which includes elected faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences as well as each of the professional schools. Faculty members are nominated and elected by voters from their respective schools.

“We do treat that as a representative body,” DeLeeuw said. “We ask Council members to bring agenda topics for the year, we ask them to communicate with their constituencies, we put the minutes of the meetings on our website—so we try to make sure that, to the extent that people are interested, people know what’s on the agenda for the [PAC], and the [PAC] can be receptive to what’s going on on campus.”

According to DeLeeuw, the PAC recently discussed issues such as promotion procedures and the grievance process for non-tenure track faculty, as well as the University budget for the 2014 fiscal year.

“Whether this is sufficient for faculty governance is really a matter of opinion,” DeLeeuw said. “We don’t have a faculty senate currently mostly for historical reasons. We had one … it withered on the vine, and we never recreated it.”

Michalczyk remained adamant that a governing faculty body, formed independently of the trustees, is the goal of BCAAUP. “That’s our hope—to have a senate with a standing committee of faculty and a handbook, that will allow both sides to engage more openly, more immediately—so that we can avoid the rumors, the innuendo, the suggestion, the confusion,” Michalczyk said. According to her, BCAAUP has attempted to be a central place for communication over the past three years. “[The work of BCAAUP] is a first step in building awareness among faculty, and in demonstrating to the University that the faculty does want to have a say,” Michalcyzk said. “Because we do care about the University, about maintaining the high standards we have, and about our students.”

Malec agreed, stressing that faculty should have an equal say in decisions that affect them. “A lot of the difficulty at Boston College is—in many respects, the administration is benign,” Malec said. “They’re not the ‘evil empire.’ But it is, to me, very much a top-down kind of governance structure.

We are one of the very, very few major universities in the country that does not have a faculty senate, or some kind of faculty governance body … some entity that gives a primary voice to the faculty.” n

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BC shows resilience in aftermath of attacks Students responded immediately with helping hands, but University was slow to communicate The Boston College community responded with incredible strength and kindness during Marathon Monday’s tragedy, and it will undoubtedly continue to do so in the coming days. All of the victims, including two BC grad students who were injured in the explosions, continue to be in our the thoughts and prayers.

BC students demonstrated quick thinking and concern for the runners as soon as the news of the attack hit campus. Students set up and publicized a Google Doc listing all of the Campus School runners and whether or not they had been accounted for. The document was, for many people, the only indication that friends were safe. Students extended this goodwill to the runners who were stopped at Mile 21 and sheltered in St. Ignatius Church by volunteering to help out in any way possible. Eagle EMS also responded quickly and effectively, offering medical assistance to runners displaced by the attacks.

Two BC students also organized “The Last 5,” a walk from BC to the finish line of the race—over 17,000 people joined the event on Facebook within two days of its creation. Although the walk has been postponed due to the ongoing investigation downtown and other logistical issues, it remains a testament to the community’s resilience and unity in the face of this tragedy. BC students have always demonstrated a passion for helping others, and they must not lose that desire, even if the walk is canceled. Students should remain aware of and engaged in future events designed to show support and provide assistance for the victims.

BC Dining Services and the Office of Residential Life also provided important resources to runners, and many RAs, RDs, and professors emailed students about the bombing before the University did. Peter Krause, a political science professor at BC, wrote a letter to the editor of The Heights soon after the attack that urged people to react by showing “renewed community spirit.” These responses provided comfort and support not only to stranded runners, but also to students who were confused, afraid, and desperately seeking information.

To this end, the University should have acted sooner in notifying students. The first communications from administrators were disseminated via Twitter and Facebook, which, while influential, are not as effective as a text or email notifying the community of the attack.

The University usually sends out text message alerts only when it has solid facts regarding a direct threat to the BC cam-

pus. While it is understandable that the University did not want to cause panic, the lack of an alert seemed incongruous.

Thousands of students were affected by the bombings and received very little information from the University, but the entire community was flooded with updates via text and email when a much smaller number of students were directly affected by the recent fire in Stayer Hall.

Students who jumped into the marathon to run the last five miles with their friends likely had their cell phones with them, while many runners chose to leave their own phones at home. They were stopped before the finish line but had no idea why because it took some time for the information to spread back across the miles. If BC had sent out an alert, BC students who still had their phones would have been able to provide information much faster. This would have brought the runners, regardless of whether or not they were from BC, the increasing peace of mind that often comes with knowing even the smallest detail about such a traumatic event.

BC is often seen as a credible source, unlike many of the other social media and news sources that people were forced to turn to for information. Not everything that was seen and heard on the news was true, and neither was some information that students posted on Twitter or Facebook. Students must always be mindful of the fact that spreading unconfirmed information, such as the false report of a bomb in St. Ignatius, can sometimes do more harm than good. It is always better to leave such information out or at least preface it with the fact that what is being reported is still unconfirmed.

Krause’s letter, the Campus School’s Google Doc, The Last 5, and the countless declarations of prayer and hope exemplify the strength of both the written word and social media in an emergency. It is important to remember, however, that what can provide support can also cause damage.

The responsibility to use social media wisely increases in emergencies.

We are BC, but for at least four years, we are more than just a University. We are Bostonians, and the marathon will always be a celebration of the strength, perseverance, and pride of our adopted city. This year, we especially celebrate the accomplishments of the BC students who ran the marathon, whether they finished it or not. The hard work and dedication they put in while training over the past several months are made no less significant by their marathon being cut short.

Dialogue concerning faculty senate must be respectful If true progress is the goal, both the administration and the faculty should be willing to compromise For several years, the University and some members of its faculty have been at odds over the creation of a faculty senate—a governing assembly of faculty members that could act as an advocacy group for faculty across all departments.

Many words have been exchanged between faculty members who are particularly motivated on this front and administrators in the Provost’s office, both in public forums like letters to the editor of The Heights and in private. Accusations have been lobbed back and forth, resulting in little to no significant progress or meaningful discussion on the topic. In order to meet both the needs of the faculty and the requests of the administration, an increase in mutual respect and a willingness to compromise must prevail.

The disagreement over a governing faculty body comes in two main areas—first, in the creation process for the senate. Faculty advocates such as Susan Michalczyk, adjunct professor in the Arts and Sciences Honors Program, feel that the faculty should be able to form the senate on their own, with approval coming afterward from the Board of Trustees to determine whether the senate can act as an official voice for the University’s faculty. In contrast, Pat Deleeuw, vice

provost for faculties, has stated that the University is open to the prospect of a faculty senate, so long as the faculty submits a proposal to the Board of Trustees for approval before assembling.

The second area of disagreement concerns the actual powers of the senate.

Concerned faculty intend the senate to be a body empowered to weigh in on policy decisions that affect the faculty, while administrators in the provost’s office see its potential role as more of an advisory committee.

Over the past four years, many accusations of improper conduct have been made by both sides, both publicly and privately. It would behoove both the administration and the faculty to move beyond these disagreements and begin respectful conversation on the issue of faculty governance. Hundreds of other universities in the country have governing faculty bodies with different strengths and different policies. It shouldn’t be impossible for BC to accomplish the same.

Whether or not a faculty senate is created and the powers assigned to it are for the University and the faculty to decide among themselves, but this decision will never be made if the lack of respectful dialogue on the issue continues.

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Letters to the Editor The following letter is in response to the Letter to the Editor “Administration is open to prospect of faculty senate” by Pat DeLeeuw, originally published on 4/11/13:

Administration deliberately prohibits faculty input When Vice Provost [Pat] DeLeeuw made the late-night call to pull the university faculty senate (ufs) election in 2006, which would have established an independent faculty voice, the Office of the Provost also usurped the prerogative of the Trustees to approve a University faculty senate for Boston College. The Bylaws of the Trustees of BC (II.12.g) empower the Trustees (not the Provost) to approve an existing faculty body as the official University Faculty Senate (UFS). The Provost obstructed the formation of this body.

When in May 2010, the BC chapter of the AAUP (BCAAUP) requested the Provost to allow the apparatus for faculty elections to be used to elect a university faculty senate (note lower case to avoid confusion with a Trustee-Approved UFS), the Provost responded by questioning why a faculty senate was needed, rather than addressing the question of utilizing the election resources.

The BCAAUP took this as a “no” and resolved to use the resources of the national AAUP instead, rather than respond to the Provost’s irrelevant remarks. Moreover, since the Provost had been well informed of the Interim Faculty Senate’s (IFS) efforts to establish a ufs between 2003 and 2006, and thereafter directed the remnants of the IFS toward futile efforts similar to those suggested in his 2010 letter, the Provost’s correspondence had little credibility.

The real question is why the Office of the Provost obstructs the formation of either a UFS or a ufs that, like Sen-

ates at other universities, might be capable of holding the administration accountable. [Susan] Michalczyk pointed to a pattern of administrative actions directly affecting, but excluding the faculty from input. These include: cutting medical retirement benefits by half; eliminating the University Budget Committee, that for decades had accepted faculty input; ignoring the Faculty Welfare Committee; not responding to recommendations from the Faculty Grievance Committee; unilaterally altering the tenure process; and restricting the courses taught by individual part-time faculty that eliminated the benefits of those who qualified by teaching four to five courses. While university faculty senates may not be especially effective, they do address egregious problems and prompt change. Recent examples are the St. Louis University faculty senate’s vote of no-confidence that caused the Provost to resign and the Harvard senate’s protest of the university’s search of faculty electronic files contrary to university policy. Boston College has also searched faculty computers looking for incriminating evidence—but, in the absence of an effective faculty voice, BC lacks any negotiated policy to modulate these intrusions.

If the headline is true that the Administration Is Open To Prospect Of Faculty Senate, the Provost can hold the election tomorrow under the existing 2006 IFS-formulated ufs constitution and with the help of the BCAAUP. Michael J. Clarke Professor of Chemistry

Proud to be an Eagle, proud to be a Bostonian “Patriots’ Day? What’s that?” “You watch people run a marathon? That seems boring.” Just a few of the questions I am asked by friends and family back in New Jersey. No matter how much I try to explain that it is “the biggest day on BC’s campus,” “Christmas in April,” and a day the entire city shuts down, no one leaves with a true sense of how memorable a day it is, and how much the BC community and the city of Boston come together in support of the runners and of the city itself. I don’t know what it is like to be part of the event as anything but a college kid, but I do know that it has had a profound effect on me the past two years in making me feel closer to the BC community and making me feel at home in Boston.

This year was a bit different, not in the result, but in how it came about. Perhaps the reaction by the BC community to the bombings at the marathon finish line shouldn’t have shocked me, but I was astounded by the outpouring of support that came from the BC students, faculty, and staff.

We all know that BC kids like to party, but the sight of a somber, almost silent dining hall and quiet Mods as I was one of the last spectators to make my way back to

Walsh showed me that the students at BC really do have their heads on straight. This, the quantity, and diversity of support from BC students and staff has made me even more proud to call myself an Eagle.

This event has also made me realize that Boston is my home. New Jersey will never leave me, and it will always be the place I go home to. I will still refer to New York as “The City” and will always cheer for the Yankees, but, as much as I am a proud citizen of the Dirty Jersey, I too am a Bostonian. I am blessed to be able to spend some of the best years of my life in a city with such a rich history. I am blessed to live in a city where its citizens are so proud to be Bostonians.

Being a die-hard Yankee fan, as a kid I had an irrational hatred for the city Boston. But now, as an Eagle, as a Bostonian, I have a completely rational love for this city and everything that it stands for. The response to yesterday’s tragedies has caused my love and respect for this community, both at BC and in Boston, to reach a new high and I am so proud to be a part of them.

Emma Baumgartner A&S ’15

Students’ cheers made a difference for a runner There will be much focus on the tragic events of Monday afternoon, but I write to say thank you to Boston College students for their terrific support during the marathon. I wanted you to know that although the Wellesley women get a lot of props for their vocal support of the marathoners passing by their campus,

BC really rocked it on Monday. The BC students along Comm. Ave. were deafening, at a difficult point on the course where it made a big difference for me.

Thanks!

George Lesieutre State College, PA

BC should respond to attacks with ‘renewed community spirit’ We still do not know who carried out the cowardly bombings at the Boston Marathon [on Monday]. As a professor who studies the impact of terrorism, I don’t have any inside information about who the attackers are. But I can say with confidence that they made a huge mistake.

One of the most common ways terrorist attacks backfire is when the communities they aim to frighten respond not with fear or infighting, but rather with resilience and resolve to strengthen their social bonds beyond what they were before the attack. There are few events that bring communities together more than marathons. The blood, sweat, and tears put in by tens of thousands of runners, volunteers, and first responders. The hundreds of thousands lining up to cheer themselves hoarse for people they do not even know regardless of their ethnicity, religion, or political party. The one day when you finally get to know neighbors you may never have seen or talked to before as you watch runners whoosh past your home. The people who did this may have

picked a good target for notoriety, but they picked a terrible target to have any negative political or social impact.

People often ask me what average citizens can do in response to terrorism. Well, here is your answer: Make sure that next year’s Boston Marathon has more participants and spectators than any other in history. The people who carried out these attacks must be tracked down and punished by law enforcement, but we as a society get to decide if the attacks have a broader impact. We get to decide if we respond to these terrible acts with fear and hatred or with renewed community spirit.

I hate to run and have never run more than five miles in my entire life, but I am running the Boston Marathon next year, and I am raising money to send to the victims of this tragedy and the first responders who prevented an even greater one. Who is with me?

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Consider the recluse

#Prayforboston - Thumbs Up marathon runners, marathon spectators, Eagle EMS, the Boston Police Department, the BC Police Department, every BC student, the BAA, RAs, RDs, the BC community, and the city of Boston. (We need more thumbs).

The More tHe Merrier? - Apparently almost everyone who got into Boston College wants to come here! This is surely a Thumbs Up! The message: BC is wonderful and everybody knows it. The downside: every member of the class of 2017 will have to live in forced triples, but that’s really only a downside for them. And ResLife.

And probably a few other people. But regardless, We are BC!

Justin Missteps - We’re sure you’ve heard by now, but Justin Bieber visited Anne Frank’s house and wrote in the guestbook, “Hopefully she would have been a belieber.” This is going in the Thumbs Down column because we agree that this was not among the list of appropriate things to write in the visitors’ book at the home of Anne Frank, but we are actually going to attempt to defend JBiebs in this little text blurb. He’s not a bad guy, this was not terrible insensitivity, it was just misguided stupidity. We can pretty much guarantee that never, when pondering over what to write, did the question, “Is it okay for me make one of the most famous pieces of writing from World War II, one that depicts the life of a young Jewish girl cruelly forced into hiding, about me?” cross JBiebs’s mind. Should it have? (That is rhetorical).

The Term Paper - Instead of writing 10 pages, can’t we just talk to our professors for half an hour about the class and convince them we paid attention and took something out of it? That would save paper! We’re just trying to go green here. #sustainable. Props to teachers that already do this. We understand that being able to write well is important and integral to the “care of the whole person/cura personalis” business, but being able to speak well might be more important. Based on our observations, the average person speaks far more frequently than he or she writes. Which, now that we think about it, is something that we often wish wasn’t the case. Wait, is that the point of term papers? Hmm… this stream of consciousness Thumbs Down has admittedly led us down a path we weren’t expecting.

Registration Woes - Course registration is drawing to a close, and while we all get very excited to pick the courses that will undoubtedly enthrall us for all 14 or so weeks of the semester, we’ve got to admit that the process can be slightly frustrating at times. UIS aside, the process of finding out what courses are being offered is torturous for those of us who love efficiency. Let us outline your options, in case you have forgotten them: The first is the course registration newspaper, which is bulky, difficult to hold together, and fills us associated with The Heights with acute jealousy, as we see students holding the course paper, think, “Someone actually reads our beloved paper!” then recognize the paper for what it is and cry. Your other option is the Agora portal “Course Information and Schedule” section which, while being more expedient than the former option, is still frighteningly inefficient.

Why must we start from scratch each time we want to search anew? What if we simply realized we had spelled the professor’s name wrong? Nope, it’s back to indicating that we are students in the Undergraduate College of Arts and Science. Between this and the work order process, after four years of Agora, we’ll be ok if we never see another dropdown menu again.

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Matt Beckwith Over Christmas break, a friend of mine commented to me that I was a rather mysterious person whenever I was at school. This statement struck me as bizarre because I am about as far from mysterious as you can imagine. Since learning to talk in the spring of 1996, I literally haven’t shut up. I am a constant stream of anecdotes, useless factoids, and unfiltered thoughts. In other words, I possess very few of the characteristics you would traditionally find in mysterious, enigmatic figures. So I asked her to qualify the statement.

She explained to me that since I am not on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and never tweet anything personal, it was tough for anyone who was not with me at school to know what was happening in my life. In other words, my lack of social media is what makes me “mysterious.”

I could only be considered mysterious in the 21st century. Even just 10 years ago, going away from home would mean you would naturally be unable to keep up on the lives of everyone you knew. But social media has allowed people to stay aware of each other’s day-to-day activities. The traditional disconnect has not occurred. Everyone stays connected— you in everyone else’s lives, and everyone in yours. When I look at this, I realize that staying in touch with your friends is obviously very appealing, but I also think that there are some serious drawbacks to having such transparency in your life.

It also forces a person to consider what it means to be a true recluse in a world defined by its lack of concealment.

For a long time, being a recluse meant you absconded from society to live in the hills or a boarded up house. We picture

troglodytes, or perhaps a mysterious neighbor in the vein of Boo Radley. A recluse is someone who truly severs the ties with society, and turns totally inward, forsaking the outside world. While being a recluse always signified a certain level of eccentricity, modern social media only highlights their separation from society. I cannot be considered a recluse in any real way, rather only in a digital way. In a culture that fixates on the private lives of our celebrities and relies on constant updates about our friends, the oddity of a true recluse is reinforced.

But could being a recluse have its advantages, or even stand for virtues that have been largely forgotten? When I look at social media, I am always struck by its emphasis on the external. We are not interested in the benefits it brings us, but rather we are fixated on the news about everyone and everything else. It is a preoccupation with the business of others.

A recluse does not care about the outside world, and this forces the emphasis on the internal happenings of one’s self. And if that doesn’t seem possible to you, you should learn how to be alone.

Being alone is not always depressing.

In fact, it has a lot of upsides, not the least of which is time for reflection. You cannot possibly expect to ask yourself any important questions when you are always distracted by the puerility of a newsfeed. Learning how to be alone will make you a more self-sufficient and complete person, with greater affection and knowledge of yourself. The joy of being alone comes from these developing traits and the fullness with which you can throw yourself at a particular problem or a particular project. I believe this is the reason that many great artists throughout history have turned to a reclusive lifestyle.

The reclusive celebrity, desperately gripping his/her privacy while the adoring public tries to tear it away, is an enigmatic figure in today’s world. Frequently, reclusive celebrities become as notorious for their reclusiveness as the art itself.

While examples of this exist with other kinds of artists (i.e. Dave Chappelle), the trait is most commonly associated with authors. Take J.D. Salinger, the author of The Catcher in the Rye, for example.

After the 1951 publication of Catcher, Salinger moved to Cornish, N.H. and remained in the public eye due to his tenacious insistence that he be left alone by the outside world. Rumors that he had up to 15 unpublished novels in his file cabinets circulated in literary circles, igniting the imaginations of readers everywhere with the hope that one day they would be able to see his unpublished masterpieces.

No recluse is more mysterious or fun than Thomas Pynchon. Pynchon is considered one of the titans of postmodern literature, with such classics as Gravity’s Rainbow and The Crying of Lot 49 to his name. But there are no photos of him from after 1957, and for years there was debate as to whether he even really existed. There were rumors that it was a pseudonym a variety of authors wrote under or that it was a pen name J.D. Salinger had taken up. But Pynchon does exist, simply preferring to avoid cameras and the press. However, in a random (and awesome) twist of fate, he has lent his voice to guest star on The Simpsons three times now, an act that shows that it is not humanity or humor that recluses lack, but rather public vanity.

Perhaps all of us can learn something from people who decide to run against the rising swell of unrestricted public access into our private lives. People who live their lives away from all of the pabulum of the public sphere, choosing to live in their own worlds or through their art, are society’s true rebels. They live completely on their own terms, subservient to no one, in a way that I cannot help but find equally mysterious, dignified, and romantic.

Matt Beckwith is a staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at opinions@ bcheights.com.

Closing the gaps Ryan Hooper I’ve always been someone that believes everything happens for a reason. It’s not something I expect everyone to agree with, but I just feel like there are way too many “coincidences” in life, big or small, short or tall, to simply ignore. There has to be a purpose and a meaning for it all. After being told on Friday that I would have until Tuesday to write this column, naturally I put it off. I was inspired to write my column on Jackie Robinson, after seeing the movie 42 and with Jackie Robinson Day taking place on Monday. I even opened my computer on Monday morning and sat down with a blank page in front of me to hash out my column before joining in the Marathon Monday festivities. But even then I couldn’t resist and told myself I would come back that night and write the column. For the first time in my life, my knack of leaving things until the end brought me an unfortunate opportunity, to write about what I’ve learned from what’s being referred to as the Terror at the Boston Marathon.

Typically when I write columns I try to come up with something original, an idea that will differentiate my columns from the rest, or make you think about the world differently even for just a second. But for this issue I won’t even try to feign originality or individuality. It’s important to first acknowledge that the Marathon Monday attacks were a heinous act, enacted by a monstrous and wicked person or group of people, which at the moment I’m writing has yet to be seen.

It may be cliche to say, but it’s times like this that make everyone think. Life is short and you can’t take anything for granted. Marathon Monday, or Patriots’ Day as it’s known to most outside of the Boston College campus, is one of the most anticipated days of the year.

Thousands of people fill the streets to cheer on their heroes. Those brave enough to run the marathon get to fight and claw for 26.2 miles

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in the search of eternal glory. It is a part of the Boston fabric. I’m not from Massachusetts and my time in Boston has been short, but the heart of the city was on its sleeves throughout the marathon and it was remarkable to see.

The fact that a day characterized by universal happiness and security can be marred by such tragedy brings to light that you can never be too careful. The sad part about this notion is that you shouldn’t have to be careful, you shouldn’t have to live in fear, but unfortunately this is the reality of our world today. The past 12 months have been littered with tragedy, from the Aurora shootings, the Sandy Hook massacre, Hurricane Sandy, and the Trayvon Martin incident—this past year has been tough on the American people. Today is a sad day for Americans everywhere. We’ve lost our sense of security completely, and rightfully so. Today is also a day that makes us realize how strong we are as people and as a nation. Unfortunately it is typically through tragedy that we recognize what is truly important in this life.

Above all, today, I learned the strength of friendship. College was a major adjustment period for me. My first semester at BC was tough. I grew up in a small town with the same people for more than 10 years. I could tell you everyone in my graduating class’s middle name, parents’ names, sisters, brothers, dogs, you name it. And to be perfectly honest, I love that. I love where I grew up, I wouldn’t change a thing about it. Coming to a new environment with thousands of strangers wasn’t easy for me. Admittedly, I probably spent more time talking with my friends from home than trying to meet new people and form new friendships.

But second semester was a different story.

I felt like over the first half of the semester, my close group of friends was growing apart.

Naturally people became more comfortable at school, we each had our respective time commitments, and we started to communicate less and less. This was probably a good thing for me, in terms of becoming more acclimated to school, but it was still a little depressing.

I began to acknowledge that this was it, that moment where friends from home really make that transition to being at college and start to grow apart.

But life time and again chooses to prove

me wrong. On Monday after spending a good five or six hours cheering on marathoners (and as the walkers began to arrive) I decided it was time to head back to my dorm and catch up on some sleep. I fell asleep somewhere around 3 p.m. and woke up around 6 p.m. to 29 text messages and 15 missed calls. I had messages from my family, best friends, and even a few that I hadn’t spoken to since graduation night. Reading the general concern of my family, who after not hearing from me for two hours were practically ready to jump in the car and come look for me, and my friends was rather humbling. I even learned that a virtual phone chain had started between my parents and my friends to try and reach someone who might have heard from me. One friend of mine said something that really stuck out to me, “it’s so easy to feel alone at a time like this.” And from the people that reached out to me on Monday I certainly did not feel alone. Monday showed me that the distance I thought existed among my friends simply doesn’t exist, I would even go as far as to say that my friends are closer now than ever before.

A powerful lesson I learned on that fateful Marathon Monday has its origins in the marathon’s most celebrated act: running. As a member of the track team I often hear the phrase, “close the gaps.” It is applied in racing to refusing to let the man in front of you get too far ahead. Close the gaps, keep him close, and don’t let him pull away. But I think that “close the gaps” holds a much more meaningful lesson. As we saw on Monday, life is short.

So close the gaps. Don’t let time pass by where you don’t talk to your friends or your family.

Call your parents, call your family, and tell them you love them. One phone call can go a long way. Don’t let a gap form between you and the ones you love because you never know what is going to happen. I let my friends get away from me once, and I promise I won’t let it happen again. To my family and my boys at home, I love you guys, and to anyone who reads this just remember, close the gaps in your life.

Ryan Hooper is a staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at opinions@ bcheights.com.

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Awareness vs. ignorance Saljooq Asif Did you know there’s such a thing as Islam Awareness Month? I didn’t. The exact timing of Islam Awareness Month seems to vary depending on the institution: Carnegie Mellon University had it this past February, while Harvard University is observing it this very month.

Boston University’s Islam Awareness Month took place in March, complete with several events sponsored by the Islamic Society of BU, including a prayer at Marsh Plaza as well as a #WhatIsIslam open discussion.

Not to mention a BU Hijab Day Challenge. It’s exactly how it sounds: The Islamic Society recruited about 40 non-Muslim female students to wear a hijab the entire day of Mar. 22, all in an effort to raise awareness.

And that’s all because hijabs are obviously an integral and essential component of Islam, right? What better way to “dispel some of the stereotypes and misconceptions attached to Islam” than to become “Muslim for a day?”

According to a 2011 Pew Research Center study, only 36 percent of Muslim American women wear the hijab whenever they’re in public. The study also noted, however, that women with the highest level of religious devotion and commitment are much more likely to wear the hijab.

What most people don’t know is that there is a wide variety of Islamic opinions on the hijab: several Muslims see the hijab as a cultural custom and not religiously mandated, whereas others view the hijab as totally obligatory for women. To say that for many women around the globe the hijab is not a symbol of oppression and suffocation would be naive. To say that the hijab is a central and fundamental element of Islam, however, would be nothing short of ignorant and would demonstrate a lack of understanding. One’s religion cannot and should not be defined by the hijab—faith is multifaceted and possesses several different aspects, and clothing is only one of them.

The clash between progressive and traditional Islamic values has become a focal point for the media, and as a result, the role of the hijab in Islam has garnered more and more attention and become increasingly polarized.

A few weeks ago, for example, The New York Observer ran a piece on model Maryam Basir.

As a Muslim, she prays five times a day, fasts during Ramadan, and abstains from alcohol and drugs. And she’s a bikini model. To be specific, she’s the only Muslim swimwear model in the business.

Basir, who grew up wearing the hijab, acknowledges that she is not “a perfect Muslim,” and has faced judgment from her own father and even from individuals she has never met. When a Muslim woman reprimanded her for modeling, Basir responded by saying she would not abandon her religion simply because of “people like you who try to make someone feel as if they are not Muslim enough, or Arab enough.”

I don’t know Basir personally and I’m not sure if her actions as an underwear model are appropriate, but it’s not my place to say.

Moreover, I respect her decision to continue her career despite the contempt of most of the Muslim community. Basir considers herself a practicing Muslim—even without the hijab.

By equating being “Muslim for a day” with wearing a hijab, the Islamic Society of BU has perpetuated a stereotypical image of Islam. There is much more to being Muslim than wearing conservative clothing, and not all Muslims even wear the hijab. Sakina Hassanali, the president of the Islamic Society who also wears a hijab, claims that the only real problem with wearing a headscarf is “the assumptions people make.”

From what I’ve read about the BU Hijab Day Challenge, it appears no apparent effort was made to delineate the hijab from the religion. Thanks to the Islamic Society of BU, Islam and the hijab have become even more synonymous, and the idea that being a Muslim woman equals wearing a hijab will just be another one of “the assumptions people make.”

I’m not sure whether or not Boston College observes an Islamic Awareness Month, but if it does, I hope anything similar to BU’s Hijab Day Challenge is not included. It’s no secret that BC is a primarily white, Catholic school, but I’ve seen a few students walking around campus wearing a hijab. And I wonder what other students, particularly those who don’t know Islam too well and may have some preconceived notions, think of those individuals who don their headscarves on a daily basis.

Some of my own college friends have asked me if my female relatives are required to wear the hijab, and by this point I’ve realized that Muslims around the world are fumbling in explaining and defining their faith. I won’t recite to you specific verses or passages, as there are varying interpretations, and more importantly, that’s not the point. My faith is more than just a headscarf and more than covering up, and if that’s the only thing that you are able to take away after reading this column, then I thank God that I’ve done something right.

Saljooq Asif is a staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at opinions@ bcheights.com.

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Concussion risk is taken seriously Concussions, from A10 injury, and the time that the player is being assessed. In most cases, those two times are very close together.

The first part of the SAC has questions about orientation (month, date, year). Then, there is a section on immediate memory. The trainer will read the athlete a list of words, and the athlete must repeat as many as he can remember, in any order. This happens three times, and everything is graded zero or one.

Non-scored parts of the SAC include the Romberg test to assess the athlete’s balance, and an evaluation of the athlete’s pupils to see if they are equal and reactive to light.

Then there will be a test to see if there has been amnesia—before or after the hit. Sometimes a player will forget things that happened leading up to the hit, but remember everything after. In other scenarios, a player will recall everything prior to the hit, but not the immediate seconds following it. Sometimes, in scarier situations, they don’t remember anything before or after the blow.

Next, the trainer will say a list of three to six numbers and ask the athlete to repeat the digits backwards. He will also have to name the months of the year in reverse order to further evaluate his concentration. Lastly, there is a section on delayed recall. Using the same words that the trainer used at the beginning of the test, the player will be asked to repeat as many as they remember.

With everything based on a points system in the SAC, the trainer will add up the athlete’s score. Every player has a baseline

score that is recorded at the beginning of the season when he is not concussed. A low score does not mean the athlete is badly concussed, as each case is judged on an individual basis.

The SAC score is just one part of the evaluation. The trainer will also talk to the athlete and go through a checklist of symptoms: headache, vision issues, nausea, difficulty concentrating, in a fog, and the list goes on.

All cases are handled on a day-to-day basis, depending on the athlete’s signs and symptoms. BC’s return to play progression for players with concussions is at the very least four days. In a best case scenario, the athlete will be sideline for four days, being reevaluated daily. Once the trainer determines that the concussed player is symptom free, he can go back to practice, but not yet back to full contact.

In recent years, there has been an increased awareness of concussions in sports.

There haven’t necessarily been more concussions, but more teams reporting them.

Just in the last year, there have been a handful of BC athletes who have sustained concussions: Nick Clancy, Michael Giacone, and Spenser Rositano in football; Michael Matheson and Brian Billett in hockey; Andrew van Nest and KC Caudill in basketball.

And those are the ones reported by coaches to the media. Many more happen each day.

Years ago, it used to be that if an athlete had three significant or grade-3 concussions, his or her playing days would be over. Now there is no magic number. For the most part, they are no longer graded for their severity.

More important indicators are how many concussions an athlete sustains, and how many symptoms they experience with each one. Their recovery time is also an important factor, as is the amount that it takes to suffer a concussion. If it starts taking less and less to sustain one, trainers will start to worry.

Yet, a bigger force of a hit does not necessarily mean that an athlete is more likely to get a concussion. UNC athletic trainer Kevin Guskiewicz has shown evidence of two different scenarios that dispel that myth. His research has maintained that force of blow is not directly related to whether or not an athlete gets a concussion. Often, rotational force figures into the equation. Concussions can often occur from blows that are not straight on, but a submaximal glancing blow that causes a rotation of the head.

New NCAA rules that attempt to minimize blows to the head may help to limit the amount of concussions sustained each year in college football. There will always be new helmets, but as of right now, there is no such thing as a concussion-proof helmet. Neither helmets nor mouth guards can prevent concussions.

Rules will likely continue to evolve, as will the equipment involved in football, but concussions will always be a part of the game.

So will dealing with those concussions. As research continues on the issue, trainers will continue their multi-prong approach to diagnosing and evaluating concussions, based on cognitive and physical symptoms.

There will be more concussions at Alumni Stadium next fall. How they affect the future of football remains to be seen. n

Daniel Lee / Heights Senior Staff

Nick Clancy suffered a concussion during the 2012 season and had to miss game time.

The promise of triumph after a devastating marathon Monday in Boston

Greg Joyce At first, it was all triumph.

It started with the familiar scenes of any Marathon Monday, the day that anyone who has spent a Patriot’s Day in Boston has come to love.

There are the wheelchair racers who fly along the course first, inspiring all those who line the 26.2-mile route.

Next are the elite man and women, all of them running at blistering paces, unimaginable to bystanders.

But what Marathon Monday is about, at least for me, is what came next—the rest of the pack. It’s about the thousands of runners who run in the second, third, and fourth waves.

It’s about the looks of struggle before triumph, grimace before joy, exhaustion before strength.

It’s about the story behind each runner’s drive. Each year, everyone running the course through Boston has a reason why they choose to take the next step instead of giving up.

In my somewhat biased view, I think the most triumphant spot on the course besides the finish line is Mile 21, the place so beloved by Boston College. At the top of Heartbreak Hill, it is where runners get a second wind. A new life.

A rejuvenating pick-me-up for the last 5.2 miles to the finish line.

It was at Mile 21 that, on Monday, I joined my roommate Jeff, who had set off on his journey in Hopkinton at about 10:45 a.m. that morning. Along with my sister, another roommate, and three more friends, we jumped on to Commonwealth Ave. and began to run together.

We kept running, as the crowd that lined the metal barricades along the street screamed out encouragement to all the runners. Jeff had been running

for hours, yet he looked more energetic than any of the rest of us who joined him at mile 21.

Soon enough, we were at mile 25, and you could sense that the runners were on the verge of accomplishing an amazing feat.

Except they would never get there. A horrific act made it impossible.

Before we got to the Mile 26 marker or anywhere near Boylston Street, we were stopped. The spot where Commonwealth Ave. splits between Route 2 and Route 2A is the closest landmark I could see at the time, among the crowd of runners who were less than two miles away from raising their hands above their head.

In front of us, no one was moving.

Behind us in the distance, we could still see people running toward us. To our left, a constant stream of ambulances, police cars, and fire trucks began zoom-

ing towards the finish line.

Almost immediately, everyone went to their phones to find out what was happening. First, there was an overall sense of confusion. Within a matter of minutes, word had gotten around that there had been two explosions by the finish line. We didn’t know much more than that at the time. We thought it might have been a gas leak explosion, some freak accident.

Right away, the runners realized they needed to get in touch with their loved ones. Anyone who wasn’t using their phone offered it up to anyone else who needed it. There was a general, unspoken understanding that everyone was in it together, no matter your age, background, or story.

A few more minutes passed by, and it became clear that we weren’t going to move anytime soon. That’s when people living in the apartments nearby came by

Graham Beck / Heights Editor

In the wake of the tragedy that struck Monday, Bostonians are determined to persevere and continue their city’s 116 year old tradition.

City of Boston stands strong Column, from A10 In the days following the disaster, the whole country, and even the world, has been treated to displays of what sports mean to this community. Teams all around the country paused their games for a second for a moment of silence.

Keith Yandle, a defenseman for the Phoenix Coyotes, originally from Milton, Mass., wrote “Pray for Boston” on his skates for his game against the San Jose Sharks on Monday night. Ben Revere, an outfielder for the Phillies, did the same on his glove.

The Red Sox have come into the spotlight as one of the greatest symbols of their city. Their win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Patriots’ Day has been overshadowed by the special efforts that the team has been putting in in order to show its solidarity and its knowledge of how important the team is to the people of Boston.

In the days since, the team has both given and received. The clearest examples of their give and take hung in the Red Sox dugout during their game against the Cleveland Indians. A special jersey with Boston’s 617 area code and the phrase “Boston Strong,” which has grown into a phrase widely used to rally support for the city, hung alongside a heartfelt note from a young Indian’s fan.

with pitchers of water and cups for the marathoners. Others brought trash bags for the runners to wear to keep warm.

They weren’t the Heatsheet blankets that you often see at the finish line, but they were what people had to offer. And it was incredible to see.

The heroes were everywhere. We later found out about all of the amazing heroes at the finish line, but there were heroes along each mile of the course who opened their doors and hearts to the runners out of pure instinct.

While texts and phone calls came flooding in to our phones and the ones around us, we waited. Still unsure of what had gone on, there was nothing more we could do but wait.

This was the Boston Marathon. The one that had been run by millions of people across 116 years before Monday.

The one that, rain or shine, had been run without stopping since its creation.

Greg Joyce is a senior staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at sports@bcheights.com.

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“From our city to your city,” it reads, “our hearts and prayers go out to you, Boston.

Love, Cleveland.”

That was not the only display from other teams. In a landmark moment that has drawn immense attention, the Boston favorite “Sweet Caroline” was played in one of the most unlikely places on Tuesday: Yankee Stadium.

As our city recovers from the shock and learns more about Monday’s attacks, the sports world is there to help us move forward. In a town like Boston, the Chicago Tribune’s words could not ring more true.

Anyone in Boston, whether they were born and raised in the city or were drawn here later in life, can appreciate and take part in the festivities that are a Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics, or any other Boston team’s game.

In one of the most heart-wrenching photos related to the event, a young victim, Martin Richard, smiles widely from the lower level of the TD Garden dressed in a Bruins jersey and hat. In that image, he represents the loyalty, passion, and promise of the city: the love that its people have for its team, and the love that its teams have for them.

Marly Morgus is the Asst. Sports Editor for The Heights. She can be reached at sports@bcheights.com.

The one where ordinary people could be a part of something incredible because of their own human will.

But on Monday, everything stopped.

That is, the running stopped. The emotions were ongoing, and still are today.

After about 25 minutes, we met up with Jeff ’s parents and aunt, who had walked to meet us from the finish line where they had been waiting. We decided to leave the course and begin to trek back to BC. Everybody had heard different things, but the consensus was that we should get back to campus.

A few hours later, we were back in Chestnut Hill, where hours before we had left so innocently to take part in Jeff ’s marathon experience. Little did we know what would soon unfold.

Nobody did.

We vowed to soon return to finish off the last half mile that had been left in Jeff ’s marathon. Later Monday night, the “Last 5” event had already been created on Facebook by BC students, to show “we decide when our marathon ends.”

Marathon Monday will never be the same again. I have a feeling that thousands more than normal will run the 26.2 next year. There will be more stories, more tears, more struggles, more exhaustion, but ultimately there will be more triumph.

That is what has remained. That is what the Boston Marathon is about— triumph.

In the immediate response to this tragic event, we might have to look a little harder to find the triumph, but it’s there. And I have no doubt that in the coming days, weeks, and year the triumph will be what comes out of Monday’s events the most.

The city of Boston will make sure that happens. Its people will make sure that happens.

And on Monday, April 21, 2014, triumph will once again rule Boston.

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opportunity to compete for the job with returning punter Robert Malone during camp.

“It’s a good opportunity for me,” Quigley said. “They want me to come in and compete. I’d say it’s a better situation than last year when I was coming into–Podlesh pretty much had that job locked up. Not to say that Malone isn’t a great punter. He was there last season.

I’ve got my work cut out for me.”

Last season was Malone’s first with the Jets, his third in the NFL, and the first time he punted in all 16 games. Quigley will have to beat him out for the spot if he’s going to stay on the Jets roster during the regular season.

After a trying year spent waiting and hoping, Quigley is relieved he has another chance at the NFL and is thankful for the support he found at home and back at BC. He has spent the spring on campus finishing his degree in the Carroll School of Management.

“It’s been a long year, but what’s gotten me through it, like I said, is my relationship with God, but also the support I’ve had,” Quigley said. “Being home for

the last season, I had great support from home and my community. Then coming to BC was probably the best thing. Being around BC again and being in classes, being with my friends, past coaches, they were always encouraging. Saying you’re fine, hang in there, you’re going to do it.

It was really nice to hear that stuff.”

Although Quigley played for former head coach Frank Spaziani, he was embraced by Steve Addazio’s new staff when he got back to campus.

“It’s a new coaching staff so I didn’t know what to expect coming back, but they were very helpful,” Quigley said.

“I love the new coaching staff. Coach Addazio is great. And, of course, [Director of Football Operations Barry] Gallup, he’s the rock of this place. He was there with anything I needed, helping me work out and stay in shape.”

Quigley is heading down to join the Jets as soon as he can, but first he still has two presentations, a few papers, and one more final to finish. His teachers are helping working around his new schedule, and he’ll be able to make the drive back on the weekends when he needs to.

“I’ve gotten this close, I want to make sure I finish school.” Quigley said. n

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Aside from powering the Eagles’ win, Stanwick earned a spot in the record books. The sophomore’s second six-goal effort of the season gave her 51 total scores on the 2013 season, placing her only one away from the team’s singleseason goal record.

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It was not only the Rams’ defense that was proving effective. In fact, after the run

by Rhode Island’s Joe Landi in the top of the second inning, a seven inning drought set in for both teams.

During the seven scoreless innings, BC only recorded one hit: a double from Cronin in the bottom of the fifth. The URI starter on the mound, Milan Mantle, pitched the first five allowing only one runner to take a base on balls. Two others took a base after being hit by pitches. With so few runners on base, it proved impossible for BC to develop any scoring chances.

“We had nine punch outs and one walk, and when your numbers look like that, you’re not going to score a lot of run,” said head coach Mike Gambino. “We didn’t do a good job with two strikes and I think that was a big difference. They’re not walking anybody and we’re punching out. That’s a recipe for some innings without a run.”

When the URI reliever came in in the bottom of the sixth, things did not improve for the Eagles’ bats, as Rob Curran allowed no hits, no bases on balls, and hit only one batter. He struck out four.

Stone pitched four innings for the Eagles, allowing seven hits, one walk, and two strikeouts, then was relieved by Nick Poore, who would stay in the game for only one inning. Poore began the quick succession of six relieving pitchers.

“It was a combination of guys that we wanted to get an inning of work today, guys

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the home team’s 13-point barrage nearing the final minutes of regulation.

Despite BC’s late-game dominance, Harvard refused to go down without a fight. The Crimson made one final push to steal the lead, scoring three goals in the last four minutes. Yet sophomore goalie Emily Mata and the Eagle defense mustered just enough resilience to stall their opponent’s rally, preserving a 13-

The Eagles had two runs in the first inning, but failed to score again in the 3-2 loss. we knew we wanted to get in the game, guys we trust, guys who have been doing a great job for this year, a combination of all those things,” Gambino said. “They did a great job.

Our pitching did a great job.”

Jesse Adams and Jeff Burke pitched one inning each. Adams allowed one hit, walked one, and had no strikeouts. Burke struck out two and allowed no hits. Next came Nate Bayuk, who would start the eighth and ninth innings for the Eagles before being taken out at the end of the ninth. He allowed only one hit and struck out.

The final pitcher of regulation for the Eagles was John Nicklas, whose quick appearance provided no stats as he faced only one batter who popped out.

At the end of the ninth, the score was tied at 2-2, just as it had been at the end of the second, but URI was in the lead with hits with 10 to the Eagles’ four.

John Gorman took the mound for BC in the top of the tenth, hoping to hold off the Rams’ offense for one more innings and put his team in a good position in go on offense. URI’s first batter of the inning, Kevin Stenhouse, however, singled, then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from the next batter. Pat Fortunate singled to allow Stenhouse to advance to third.

At that point, Gambino ventured out to talk to Gorman.

“It was first and third, one out, we talked about what we were going to do in the infield ... and about the fact that playing in close ballgames is fun,” Gambino said. “That’s what you work for ... You want to be able to work hard and let these guys have fun playing in tight situations.”

The conversation did not pay off, as the first pitch after the time out got past the BC catcher allowing Stenhouse to make it home for the go-ahead run.

In the bottom of the tenth, three batters went down in order for the Eagles, Stephen Sauter striking out, Gabriel Hernandez lining out to the second baseman, and Cronin, the last batter of the day, striking out looking.

It was not the way that the Eagles wanted to end their first venture into extra innings of the season, but Gambino didn’t take the loss as completely negative.

“We’re just learning how to win. We don’t quite know how to win yet, but we’ll get there,” Gambino said. “The more we can play in close ballgames and put ourselves in those positions and have chances to win late in the game, that’s the only way you can learn.” 

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Softball’s fighting effort falls short in loss against the Friars B G J Heights Senior Staff After falling behind by four runs in the first inning, the Boston College softball team fought its way back to tie the game in the fourth inning on Tuesday. But an inning later, Providence regained the lead and would never relinquish it, taking the win at Shea Field 7-4.

The Eagles had the makings of a comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning, after Megan Cooley singled and Jessie Daulton executed a perfect hit-and-run to put runners at first and second with no outs. Alana DiMaso came up next and lifted a deep fly ball just short of the fence in center field, which was caught for the first out. Cooley attempted to tag up on the play, but was tagged out at third after a frozen rope throw came in from Kiara Baldassari.

Tory Speer walked on a full count to again bring the tying run to the plate, but Maria Pandolfo struck out looking to end the game.

“It’s frustrating,” said head coach Ashley Obert of the seventh inning. “The last couple of games, we’ve been getting a lot of base runners on. Today, earlier in the game, we had some of those clutch hits. It just didn’t happen in the last inning.”

The Friars had jumped ahead right away in the first inning, putting up four runs against Chelsea Dimon. After a wild pitch brought home the first run and another Friar reached

on an error, Kristie Dederick made BC pay when she blasted a three-run homer to leftcenter field. Only one of the runs was earned for Dimon, but Providence had the 4-0 lead before the Eagles went up to bat.

“I think it’s tough when you start behind four runs,” Obrest said. “We had a rough first inning, so I think that automatically puts a lot of pressure on hitters. It seems like we’re always playing catch-up.”

Stephanie Lord came on in relief of Dimon in the top of the second inning, and didn’t allow a hit over her first three innings.

“It’s big,” Obrest said of Lord’s relief performance. “We only have two pitchers this year, so they both need to feel comfortable coming in to any kind of situation.”

In the bottom of the fourth, the Eagles mounted a comeback to tie the game. Pandolfo was on first base and stole second, and CJ Chirichigno advanced her to third on a sacrifice bunt. With two outs, Dimon lined a single to left-center field to score Pandolfo.

After a Providence pitching change, Annie Sommers hit a double that bounced off the right field wall on one bounce, putting two runners in scoring position. Obrest then decided to bring in Nicole Koszowski off the bench to pinch-hit. The junior delivered with another double to center field to make it a one-run game.

Cooley was up next and walked on four pitches, before Daulton hit a single to center field to bring home Koszowski and tie the

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got the runs back, then that next couple of innings, they tacked on a few,” Obrest said.

The Eagles left seven runners on base, and while Obrest said it was frustrating not to get those runners home, she was encouraged with her team’s ability to keep battling.

Moving forward, Obrest is hoping her team can get past its early-inning struggles, and instead get out ahead of teams.

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defensively and in the circle, and then we need to come out and score first,” she said. “I think when we’re the home team, we kind of struggle with that.”

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Boston sports define the community MARLY MORGUS Boston is a sports town. For a fan, it has it all: one of the most successful football teams of the last decade, an original six hockey team, a basketball team with 17 NBA titles, and a baseball team with a rich history of success and of failure that has attracted what is arguably one of the most loyal fan bases in the country.

And it’s not just those big four: Boston can boast an MLS team in the New England Revolution. It’s a college hockey hub. The Head of the Charles Regatta comes second only to Henley Royal Regatta in the rowing world.

This city that is dripping with sports history also hosts the world’s oldest annual marathon.

My first notification of the explosions at the finish line on Monday came from the often acrimonious, deadpan sports blog Deadspin. At 3:04 p.m., about 15 minutes after the blast, it posted “Warning: grisly photo,” and a link that showed the scene from above, temporary fences fallen and blood splattered on the sidewalk, on their Facebook page.

In the hours following the bombing, the popular Gawker Media blog suspended its usual coverage of headlines from teams around the country and continued to post updates and photos as knowledge of the scene developed.

It’s an event that the sports world has reacted to especially strongly. The Chicago Tribune’s sports section front page went viral as thousands of Facebook users shared the image of the graphic proclaiming “We are Chicago Red Sox,” “We are Chicago Celtics,” “We are Chicago Bruins,” “We are Chicago Patriots,” and “We are Chicago Revolution.”

The chilling note written below acknowledged the importance of sports as the tie that binds communities together.

“Hang in there, Boston,” it finished.

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Former BC punter Ryan Quigley earned a roster spot on the New York Jets last week. He is set to join the team as soon as possible, and is also working on finishing his degree.

Quigley’s NFL dream takes flight with the Jets

BY AUSTIN TEDESCO Sports Editor

Punters are used to waiting. They spend most football games on the sideline, waiting for their turn. Four or five times a game, they will be called out onto the field where they get to wait for a snap. Then they take the ball and they let it fly, and now it’s time to wait and see if the ball will go where it’s supposed to.

They trot back to the sidelines, and begin waiting again.

Ryan Quigley has spent the last year waiting. The former Boston College punter was added to the Chicago Bears roster last May after the NFL draft, and stepped in for then starter Adam Podlesh in the second preseason game when

Podlesh sustained a hip flexor injury.

Podlesh, however, returned for the Bears’ season opener, and Quigley was waived in early September.

“After sitting out a year, it really hits you,” Quigley said. “You’re away and you don’t know what’s going to happen.

You’re sitting there waiting for a phone call. You kind of think you’re out of it a little bit.”

That call finally came for Quigley two weeks ago. The New York Jets had seen him punt in late March at the free agent combine in Arizona, and they wanted to bring him in for a workout. After watching other guys get an opportunity, Quigley now had his.

“Just like anybody, doubt creeps in,” Quigley said. “You see other another guy

get a workout or get a tryout and you’re not getting that call.”

When Quigley got to the Jets workout facility, there were five other punters there. All of the coaches, including head coach Rex Ryan, showed up to watch the group of six.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” Quigley said of the workout.

Each player would have just 16 punts to impress the room, with every punter kicking four and then rotating. Yet again, Quigley had to wait.

The Jets had him do different directional drills, pooch punts, and then they had Quigley try kicking off since he has experience there as well. When the drills were over, Quigley underwent a physical and was ready to get to the airport for his

Precautions taken while dealing with head injuries

BY GREG JOYCE

Heights Senior Staff It was a simple football play: a hit that knocked a player down on his back. The defense rallied around its defensive back, while Johnathan Coleman took a few seconds to get back up on his feet.

It was in Boston College’s second scrimmage last Saturday that Coleman stumbled over to the sideline so the next play could ensue. Immediately, the athletic training staff went over to the wide receiver and sat him down on the bench. They asked him a few questions before Coleman tried to stand up so he could get back out on the field. But they sat him back down, as assistant athletic director of sports medicine Steve Bushee grabbed Coleman’s helmet and took it away.

Bushee took it away because the helmet needed repair, but it’s also what he would have done had Coleman been diagnosed with a concussion.

Per the NCAA rulebook, if any player has a concussion, he or she is done for the day, in any sport. In football, a member of the staff will take away a player’s helmet following the diagnosis.

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board. A Kyleigh Keating goal catalyzed a 4-1 Harvard run over the next 10 minutes. When the dust cleared, both teams were deadlocked at nine with just over half the period still left to play.

In a matchup defined by a dominant solo act, however, BC came storming back on the shoulders of Stanwick.

The sophomore standout tallied her final goal of the afternoon to break up Harvard’s momentum, opening the floodgates for Eagle scores from juniors Kate McCarthy and Moira Barry. With her third goal of the game, Rix capped

The flag that hangs over left field snapped in the steady, oppressive wind at half mast, but despite the wind, incoming rain, and the URI 3 shocking events of the previous Boston College 2 day, a Boston team took Shea Field to play America’s game.

The Boston College baseball team was back in action at home on Tuesday, hosting the University of Rhode Island in a gridlock matchup that would stretch into extra innings. The Rams took the eventual edge in the tenth inning, heading home with a 3-2 win.

Right handed sophomore Eric Stone started on the mound for the Eagles, but it took only until the second batter of the game for the Rams to get on base with a single.

Two batters later, the same runner scored and URI took the immediate scoring edge.

BC responded in the bottom of the first by putting its first three batters at the top of the order, Joe Cronin, Blake Butera, and Matt Pare, on base. Cronin and Butera both stole bases on a wild pitch during Pare’s at bat, allowing Cronin to score on Pare’s single and Butera to make it home as the next batter, John Hennessy, grounded into a double play.

It was looking like a strong offensive start for the Eagles, but the Rams came out to match it up immediately in the next inning, also putting their first three on base and coming away from the inning with one run to tie the game at 2-2.

In the bottom of the second, two hits showed promise for the Eagles’ offense, but

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There is a specific protocol for dealing with any head injury sustained at Boston College.

Stanwick, BC offensive attack keep winning streak alive

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Looking to extend its winning streak to six games, the Boston College women’s lacrosse team squared off against Harvard 12 rival Harvard yesterday afBoston College 13 t e r n o o n a t Newton Field.

Thanks to six goals from sophomore Covie Stanwick and a late scoring run, BC notched a nail-biting 13-12 win. The 22nd all-time matchup between both squads went down to the wire, but head coach Acacia Walker’s Eagles thwarted

the Crimson’s comeback attempt to tie a program record for consecutive victories.

Storming out of the gates, Harvard controlled momentum for the first 10 minutes of play. Danielle Tetreault, Chelsey Newman, and Micaela Cyr all contributed to an early 3-0 Crimson advantage. Though BC initially struggled to match Harvard’s outburst, the Eagle offense struck back by scoring four unanswered goals in less than six minutes. The run was fueled by Stanwick’s first three scores of the day, propelling the sophomore toward a seven-point performance.

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A lot of times, that diagnosis will not come right away. Some concussions can be spotted immediately. At one end of the spectrum, an athlete could get knocked unconscious, and right away they are diagnosed with a concussion. At the other end of the spectrum, a player could get hit at an indirect angle, and still get concussed. He might stagger off the field, but even that doesn’t directly lead to an automatic diagnosis.

Most concussions are either self-reported or teammate-reported. Others are never reported at all.

Diagnosing concussions can sometimes be just as difficult as the initial discovery.

Nonetheless, the BC sports medicine staff has a specific protocol for how it deals with any head injury.

First, the player is pulled out of the game per NCAA rule. They are sat down, and will undergo an initial assessment called the Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC).

Bushee has the SAC form in his pack that he carries around at each game and practice.

The trainer will write down the athlete’s name, sport, the date, the time of the initial

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4 p.m. flight.

While all of the other punters left, Quigley kept getting his flight pushed back. He thought it might be a good sign.

“I knew that something was good but I was waiting on them to pull the trigger,” Quigley said. “I didn’t know what was going on between the GM and my agent and stuff like that.”

Later that night, while he was sitting with the coaches, his agent told him that he had officially been signed by the Jets.

“I’m just blessed to have another opportunity,” Quigley said. “God really got me to this point. I’m just very lucky.”

Quigley feels optimistic about his

After Harvard tied the score at four, freshman Sarah Mannelly fired a freeposition goal into the net to regain the lead. Both squads traded goals once more before the half came to an end, but Mikaela Rix struck with a free-position score of her own to send the Eagles into intermission with a tenuous one-point advantage.

Rix picked up right where she left off, sparking the second frame with an unassisted goal before Stanwick struck again to put BC up by three.

Yet BC’s offensive surge came to a screeching halt after the Crimson fought their way back onto the score-

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FOR BOSTON: A Tale of Three Cities by sean keeley, Arts & Review Editor | Ariana igneri, Assoc. Arts & REview Editor | John Wiley, Asst. Arts & REview editor

A city is more than the sum of its parts, and so is a culture. On Monday afternoon, that truth was made clear as a deadly attack united the city of Boston in a display of resiliency and solidarity. The spirit of Boston was exemplified through the noble actions of its citizens in the wake of tragedy: the first responders who rushed into the fire to save lives, the doctors who tirelessly worked to minimize damages, the runners who literally went the extra mile to donate blood. This week, in the midst of grieving, The Scene celebrates our city by exploring three lasting components of its cultural identity, looking at Boston as three cities: a historical landmark, a bustling hub of activity, and a beacon of progress. Boston is a “city of neighborhoods,” as some have called it, indeed a city defined by the many unique cultures and identities present within its borders. Yet even in such diversity, there is unity. The response to Monday’s events have abundantly proven the truth of the words we all know by heart: “for here all are one and their hearts are true.”

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BY: SEAN KEELEY

JOHN WILEY Language can’t disarm a bomb. It can’t dress a wound. It can’t bury the dead. At best, it erects a monument of words, and searches for the lessons written in our scars—but language can’t disarm a bomb.

It’s distinctly human to search for meaning in destruction. And for this reason, tragedy has worked its way well into the Western literary tradition, from Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby to Barnes’ The Sense of an Ending. The language of destruction, of terror, of fear, of remorse is often the most accessible to readers—mindful of its audience, the media is painfully aware of this. Coverage of local elections, social developments, and even national politics often finds itself secondary to the telling of tragedies, in some cases, rightfully so.

Save for scant reflection, there’s little to be said about the world holding itself together. Meanwhile, we seemingly never tire in what has become an endless narrative of the world falling apart.

There’s no story long enough to recount the horrors of the Boston Marathon bombing. No newscast can properly resound the screams. No blanket of knowledge can sufficiently muffle the fears. If people were honestly digging for the entirety of the truth, they would have given up on the news long ago—it seems to me the news is the greatest bat of lies an honest man can come across. Examining a tragedy through a hundred overlapping lenses will only serve to distort it, until in time, the tragedy becomes secondary to this blurred perception of it.

And it’s foolish to believe, in the era defined by Facebook, Twitter, and quasinews blogs, that most people are even looking through the lenses of formal news sources. Within hours of a tragedy, we notice mangled bits of truth anonymously redirected toward political aims. In the case of the Newtown shootings, we saw conspiracies emerging in the days to follow that went so far to dissolve the tragedy entirely. There’s nothing unprecedented about radical claims following a traumatic public occurrence, but what is troubling is how widely these theories are embraced.

Perhaps this suggests just how incredulous the public has grown toward formal news sources. More tellingly, however, it indicates that people aren’t looking for truth in these stories of the world falling apart, but rather entertaining notions of what they resolve the world should be, and often what it can’t be.

Language can’t disarm a bomb, but it certainly can plant one. Terrorism tries to destroy our notion of truthfulness, moving our language away from hopefulness, instead aligning it with fears and suspicions, in time turning doubt to apathy.

The language of healing doesn’t tend to the skies, but rather sifts through the fodder. It salvages minds from the wreckage, and reclaims an honest sense of hope from tragedy. It’s equally skeptical of ungrounded optimism and sweeping pessimism. It cannot dislodge the shrapnel, but it can dislodge mistruth. It engages the language of destruction for perspective, but refuses to make fetish of violence. It tells the story of the world coming together, for better or worse. It’s not buried in a vault of guarded truths, nor in the murkiness of politicized realities. The language of healing, at best, is accessible—it speaks to people in a way that encourages them to develop voices of their own. Recovering from tragedy, we only actively engage the truth when we turn to each other.

And that’s where language stops. It’s a monument. Our words aren’t some magic currency we can exchange for the lives we lost. Words merely represent the truth, and can never stand for it entirely. Accordingly, it seems language is the bleakest of sciences, and perhaps the most useless, were we to live through words entirely.

Without this critical assumption that these representations of ideas can translate into something else, into caring, into involvement, into lovingness, what are we writing for? This central assumption of our education system, our government, our legal system, the free press, and our interactions with each other is seemingly worthless, and even dangerous, if we don’t consciously work toward preserving language as a medium for positive action.

And so we stare into the face of another disaster. Language can’t disarm the bomb. It can’t dress the wounds. It can’t bury the dead. But we can.

John Wiley is the Asst. Arts & Review Editor for The Heights. He can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

2. A SUPER TRAILER

1. FRANKLY INSENSITIVE

Justin Bieber’s never-ending series of mishaps continued this week with a stop in Amsterdam. Taking some time off from his European tour on Friday, Bieber visited the Anne Frank House and caught serious flak for a message he wrote in the museum’s guestbook: “Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber.” The cringe-worthy gaffe was widely condemned for its insensitivity, though a vocal minority of Bieber’s ever-loyal fan base voiced their support for their idol.

The latest trailer for Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot Man of Steel debuted Tuesday night and spurred new excitement for the film, opening on June 14. Under the direction of Snyder (300, Watchmen) and the guiding vision of producer Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight), the movie is set to be a darker take on the Superman story than previous incarnations. Relative newcomer Henry Cavill stars alongside veterans like Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, and Michael Shannon.

4. OPEN LETTERS

Ever since Jay-Z released the diss track “Open Letter” as a response to Senator Marco Rubio’s criticisms about his anniversary trip to Cuba with Beyonce, the rap community has overflowed with responses. Pitbull issued the first retort three days afterwards, defending the couple over the same beat created by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz for the original track.

Two days later, Wyclef Jean and Common jumped in with a new remix. Rubio has yet to head to the studio to record a response.

3. PLAZA’S INTERRUPTION

5. A PERFECT ‘PITCH’

During the most bizarre moment of this year’s MTV Movie Awards, Parks and Recreation comedienne Aubrey Plaza channeled her inner Kanye West. Running up on stage with a drink in hand and the title of her film The To Do List scrawled in marker on her chest, Plaza silently tugged at Will Ferrell’s award before returning to her seat. It’s unclear whether the bit was planned, though it was probably intended as a publicity stunt for the film.

Universal announced on Tuesday that a sequel to Pitch Perfect was in the works for 2015. The college a capella comedy starring Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson was one of the biggest success stories of the year, garnering $112 million against a $17 million budget and producing a high-selling soundtrack. No word yet on which cast members will be returning, but scribe Kay Cannon will be back to pen the sequel.

THE CRITICAL CURMUDGEON

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Despite their undeniable talent, vintage sound, and old age, the Red Hot Chili Peppers shouldn’t be part of the classic rock genre.

The inter-genre confusion of classic rock MATT MAZZARI A space-time paradox has just revealed itself that has launched the entire process of “genre-ing” music into a super-cosmic tizzy!

Well, maybe that’s a dramatization, but contemporary music listeners have certainly encountered one intriguing new-versus-old conundrum: the Red Hot Chili Peppers appear to be simultaneously too old and too young to be properly categorized by the music world. Relative-geezers Anthony Kiedis, Flea, and Chad Smith are finding themselves in a generational overlap that allows them to continue at a crazy rate of activity more than a decade past their prime. I personally speculate that they are time lords, but I’ll allow you, dear reader, to be the judge of that. Even though I’m doing you the favor, straight-up, of letting you know that they are time lords.

You see, though the concert disappointingly lacked more singing holograms of dead people (2014 Thelonious Monk appearance, anyone?), this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival had its schedule of hyper-hip groups like Tegan and Sara, The xx, and 2 Chainz interrupted by the 1983 funk-punk sensation, the founding members of which are all over 50 years old.

It should be said, first, that Coachella has been known to host an impressive variety of all-age artists: even the likes of Roger Waters and Paul McCartney have showed up to play to the drugged out, half-naked festival crowd because, hey, hippies are hippies, am

I right? However, what’s weird about the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ current popularity is that they were also recently inducted into the “classic rock” airwaves on radio stations across the nation. Joining them in this controversial fringe group are Green Day, Metallica, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, and many more. At the same time that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are making a pseudo “comeback” by performing a tremendously popular gig, they’ve also been deemed a “throwback” by DJs desperate to fill up airtime with something other than “Light My Fire.”

So are the Peppers a relic of the past, dug up for a third appearance at Coachella to give the whippersnappers some good ol’ fashioned rock and roll? Or a still-performing, still-producing pop-rock band gathering steam for its next LP release? As I mentioned, the Peppers are just one example of this uber-ironic breed of “New Classic Rockers.” The reason I’m picking on them is because I actually like their stuff, and I think they deserve serious props for the California rap/soul flair they gave alternative ’90s music. Yet, to me, they just aren’t classic rock. It’s my super cynical opinion that you just can’t have your cake and eat it too in this case: classic rock doesn’t just mean “any song with a guitar solo that Q104.3 decides it likes.” There’s a very specific style to rock that’s inextricably associated with a very specific time period, and that’s the way it really ought to stay.

Is it fair to begrudge these guys, who can undeniably jam out with the best of ‘em, a

spot alongside The Who, Cream, and Led Zeppelin when so much of their sound is so clearly derived from what those bands released? Yes, and here’s why: just saying that John Frusciante and Jimmy Page have extraordinarily different playing styles and inspirations, which is completely true, does not necessarily mean that one is better or worse than the other. In fact, slapping a “classic rock” title on Blood Sugar Sex Magik insults it by reducing an album chock-full of crazy funk licks and West Side rap-influence to a mere pup of rock and roll, eternally suckling at the raw teat of canon like Disraeli Gears and Live at Leeds. That’s not a great visual, but I hope you see what I mean: “classic rock” isn’t giving birth to any new members, nor should it be adopting them.

This inter-genre confusion is completely invented, and it’s hurting, rather than helping, the scene.

I guess what I’m saying is, it’s fine for Red Hot Chili Peppers to headline Coachella, crank out new albums, and be almost as old as my parents: that’s all totally bodacious. But just because they’re old doesn’t mean they’re classic rock, and just because they’re good doesn’t mean they belong in every genre you can cram them into.

In other words, single-genre radio stations had better step up their game, or people are simply going to get their free music from somewhere else.

Matt Mazzari is a staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

THE HEIGHTS

B3

a tale of

THREE CITIES

BY SEAN KEELEY | ARTS & REVIEW EDITOR, ARIANA IGNERI | ASSOC. ARTS & REVIEW EDITOR, AND JOHN WILEY | ASST. ARTS & REVIEW EDITOR

THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY A city is a palimpsest, written, erased, and written over again, yet hidden within its fabric is each story ever told upon it. In time, these stories collect, the past is ever present, and these stories begin to helplessly echo each other. It’s nearly impossible to cut Boston from its Revolutionary fabric, to separate the identity of the city from the critical threads of America’s past.

The memory of the Boston Massacre lives on in the Old State House from March of 1770, the war cries of the Sons of Liberty still carry in the sea breeze from December of 1773. It takes only a cursory understanding of the struggles of these Patriots to recognize Boston’s proclivity toward the American ideal.

The Cradle of Liberty is a nickname given to Boston for its historical identity, for inciting the Revolution and providing a rich context for the founding of a nation—the conceptions of fair taxation, a right to protest, and a representative government would be carried far past early stirring in the city of Boston and into the founding documents of the United States of America. The images of the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and Paul Revere’s fateful ride are more than just instrumental to our nation’s identity, but in many cases have become our nation’s identity.

Much as the ancient Greeks turned toward Mount Olympus for stories of their cultural identity, we are directed toward colonial Boston from the earliest years of grade school, for an American mythos of a sort. Our understanding of American patriotism often becomes convoluted with a strong history of nationalistic agenda pushed through it, and yet the city of Boston manages to maintain itself honestly rooted in the Revolutionary tradition, its history a fable of a country founded in liberty, rejecting the long-held European tradition of tyrannical rule.

But what does this tradition mean today? The stories of Boston continue to helplessly echo each other. The heroism of the Boston Police Department, first responders, and common people risking their lives for strangers, of people banding together as a front against terror, of students answering a call to stifle the voice of apathy—these seem to be the resounding of those Revolutionary cries. In a way, the Revolutionary War never ended—we continue fighting it every day, evoking the earliest arguments for liberal democracy again and again, reaffirming our belief that free people can effectively rule themselves. We often forget our case is a radical one, that in the broader scheme of history, there’s seemingly nothing selfevident about our government, and that voices of terror, disorder, and tyrannical power will continue to rage against it, lest we actively defend it.

Too often, this becomes a battle of rhetoric, but we see the living case for our government in the people of Boston, in their willingness to sacrifice their livelihood for each other—this is something both tyranny and terrorism assume people are unwilling to do.

Boston is a city of Revolutionaries, a place our nation continually turns to for an understanding of its own identity. And whenever history has rocked this cradle of liberty to its tipping point, the people of Boston have always managed to catch it. –J.W.

THE HUB Boston, attracting people of all sorts, is a city where culture thrives and communities converge. A city of intellect, art, sports, commerce, and cuisine, it’s a hub in the truest sense of the word, living up to and indeed fulfilling its long established nickname.

Boston’s persistent ability to draw people together and to unite them is one of its most extraordinary characteristics. Diversely composed, it’s a place that many proudly call home.

Captivated by its reputation for exceptional education, the world’s best and brightest often settle in to Boston to pursue higher learning. As some of the greatest and most renowned colleges, universities, and research centers are found in this New England city, it’s no small wonder that Boston is characterized by its booming student life. Harvard, Tufts, Boston University, Northeastern, and of course, Boston College, are just a few of the nearly 100 surrounding institutions. With well over a quarter of a million students frequenting the Boston Public Library, riding the T, and traversing up and down Commonwealth Ave., it’s as if all of Boston is an urban extension of a flourishing and vibrant college campus.

Just as an intellectual community thrives in Boston, so too does one of artistic culture. Boston’s museums and theaters are all integral facets of the city’s longstanding commitment to the fine and performing arts.

Founded in 1870 in its first location, the Museum of Fine Arts is one of the most-visited museums in the whole country. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, established in 1903, is another one of the city’s artistic treasures. Housing the personal collection of a real 19th century Boston arts patron, the Gardner preserves and presents both local tradition and culture.

The Institute of Contemporary Art, initially founded in 1936 and relocated over a dozen times since then, is also a major museum in Boston. Like its museums, Boston’s historic theaters, including the Boston Opera House, the Colonial Theater, and the Cutler Majestic Theater, welcome visitors on a daily basis, exhibiting Boston’s passion to come together and appreciate beauty in all of its artistic forms.

While Boston’s arts connoisseurs gather at the MFA to meander through its galleries, the city’s sports fanatics rally for the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use, the park celebrated its centennial last year, honoring Fenway’s unwavering power to pack its stands, sell out games, and get people cheering.

A couple of miles from Fenway Park, nestled snuggly in Boston’s North End, rests a community of the city’s finest, most exquisite restaurants. Lined mostly up and down Hanover Street, the area has come to be known as Boston’s “Little Italy,” home to a number of firmly established, family owned pizzerias, bakeries, and gelato shops. With its cobblestone paths and historic structures, including the Old North Church and Paul Revere’s house, it’s one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Boston. So, whether it’s here in the North End, at a Chinatown restaurant, or at an Irish pub, everyone in Boston is always welcomed and kindly offered a seat at the dinner table.

Meandering through its individual parts, many wander into one of the most special features of the city—the Boston Common. It dates back to 1634, and it’s the oldest urban park in the U.S. Developing from a pasture ground, to a political meeting place, and now into a blossoming public park, the Common is a historical aspect of the city’s shared culture.

People from all over find their way into this incredible city, lured in by its distinct, prospering communities. But, no matter where they come from, the people of Boston all stand on common ground.

Artists, students, politicians, and athletes join together in this city—they share in their passions, their causes, and even in their grief. They’re drawn together in celebration and they’re drawn together in tragedy. They stand strong—as a city and a community, but most importantly, as a family. –A.I.

THE CITY ON A HILL When the Puritans sailed into Massachusetts Bay to found their colony in 1630, their leader, John Winthrop, uttered words that would be treasured by generations of Americans. Delivering a sermon on board the ship Arbella, Winthrop defined the colony’s mission in explicitly Biblical terms. Referencing Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount, Winthrop put forth his bold vision: “For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world.”

The legendary speech soon brought Boston its first nickname: The City On A Hill. Yet even as the city and country grew far beyond the religious mission of its founding, Boston has remained a beacon of light, the kind of shining example of society that Winthrop envisioned.

Progress and innovation define Boston, a city that has often been at the vanguard of social change.

Boston is the city of the American Revolution, the home of Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. It was at the center of the abolition movement before the Civil War. In our own time, Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage, thanks to a decision emanating from the halls of the Suffolk County Courthouse in Boston. In these three cases and in many others, where Boston led, America followed.

To this day, Boston endures in its status as a pioneer of education. Mark Twain once pithily said that in New York the question to ask was “how much money does he have,” in Philadelphia, “who were his parents.” And in Boston? All that mattered was: “How much does he know?” Certainly Harvard’s status as the oldest institution of higher learning in America would be enough to cement such a reputation. But MIT, founded in 1861, also sits comfortably atop our nation’s top schools, consistently turning out the next generation of engineers and scientists.

And, of course, there is our very own Boston College, beginning humbly as a small school for local Irish immigrants and gradually ascending to its current status as a large and prestigious University.

That ideal of growing from humble beginnings to great achievement on the basis of intellect remains central to Boston’s culture. It’s the story of Good Will Hunting, that modern Boston classic about a janitor from Southie who can outsmart ranks of elite MIT students and professors. The character of Will, as played by Boston native Matt Damon, represents perhaps the ultimate Boston hero: smart and practical, a man who can straddle the worlds of high academia in Cambridge and domestic duty in Southie. The movie began a modern renaissance of Boston movies that has seen film crews ship up to our shores with greater frequency. Music has followed suit, as popular groups like Dropkick Murphys have brought Boston’s Irish roots to the public at large, and songs like Augustana’s “Boston” have cemented the image of Boston as a haven of new possibilities.

Of course, not all has been rosy: Boston in the modern era has also been the site of race riots, organized crime, and many other woes. But the city’s long-term upward trajectory, its march toward progress, seems undeniable. Following Monday’s attacks, the eyes of all people are on Boston once again to see how we respond. It is a prudent time to remember Winthrop’s idealistic vision—a time for us to be the shining city on a hill once again. –S.K.

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THE HEIGHTS

B4

Thursday, April 18, 2013

KEELEY’S CORNER

NETFLIX NEXUS BY RYAN DOWD

Channeling your inner child with classic cartoons Rising above inadequacy, together WHAT: Ed, Edd, n Eddy; The Powerpuff Girls; Dexter’s Laboratory; Codename: Kids Next Door; Samurai Jack; Adventure Time; Justice League; and Batman Beyond WHY: Satisfying childhood nostalgia, animated favorites from Cartoon Network are now streaming on Netflix.

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As the endless school year draws to a close and summer draws teasingly closer, do you sometimes find yourself harkening back to the good old days of sandlot baseball, camp-side bonfires, or Saturday morning cartoons?

Well, a recent partnership between Netflix and Cartoon Network may provide an answer to your third dilemma—and for the other two, rewatching The Sandlot for the 273rd time might help.

Netflix’s new slate of cartoons includes classics like Ed, Edd n Eddy, The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory, Codename: Kids Next Door, Samurai Jack, and Adventure Time. If you were more of a superhero enthusiast Netflix also boasts Justice League and the ever-underrated Batman Beyond.

With all these programs now at the click of a mouse, assuming you (or your friend’s cousin’s fiance) have a Netflix account, you no longer have to choose between sleep and entertainment. Watch cartoons on a Wednesday night if it suits you.

So when you get frustrated by the dark tones of Mad Men or when another character loses a limb in Game of Thrones, turn back your time turner and just be a kid for an hour. Take back your childhood. 

FASHION FORWARD

Choosing function over fashion As important as style is, comfort must come first

ELIAS RODRIGUEZ While on a YouTube journey induced by the kind of procrastination that can only ensue from hours of studying in the library—or boredom—I came upon an ad that prompted me to ponder. The ad for Nordstrom’s newest campaign “YOUphoria” featured a man attired in a greyishblue sports coat—pocket square included—and leather monk strap shoes and gloves, cutting a log with a chainsaw as a voiceover enlisted each piece of the outfit and proceeded to declare (verbatim): “Just because you’re building a log cabin doesn’t mean you should dress like a crazed mountain hermit.” I asked myself: do only “crazed mountain hermits” build log cabins?

What is a “crazed mountain hermit?” What do they dress like? Do they know Bigfoot? But more importantly, I wondered whether style follows function, or function follows style.

I looked back on my life and thought about it. I remembered moments when—in lapses of judgment—I chose for function to follow style.

Let me explain. I’m from the Dominican Republic and, as you may know, we don’t get snow. In fact, it is always summer in the DR. As a result, I’m not used to unexpected snowstorms.

After spending my summer in a program at Phillips Academy Andover, I decided to apply to transfer and finish high school there during my junior year. As part of the application, I had to attend an interview. So I flew to Boston and, on the day of, dressed in the most acceptance-worthy outfit I could put together (loafers—sans socks, which I thought was very European—slacks, a dress shirt, and an argyle sweater) and headed for the train station. Unaware of the previous night’s snowfall, I stepped out of the cab and into what felt like a foot of snow. Not only was my foot freezing, but my shoe was soaking wet and, because of that, pretty much ruined. I couldn’t miss the train, which meant I couldn’t go back to the hotel and change, so I went forward. Once at Andover, I realized how ridiculous I looked without socks in what felt like top-of-Everest conditions,

so I bought a pair in the first—and only—store I could find, which fixed things a bit.

Looking back on it I could have avoided the whole debacle had I worn snow boots, but those would have clashed with the whole prep-posterchild look I was going for, and I thought the sidewalks would be shoveled. By putting style over function I ended up doing what I wanted to avoid in the first place: looking ridiculous— which is exactly what the guy on the Nordstrom ad is doing.

This past winter I learned that style has to follow function. I didn’t like wearing snow boots, but I had to. I felt I looked like a college student from the waist up and a mountain hiker from the waist down. Not that there’s anything wrong with the whole cabin look (I love a plaid shirt as much as the next guy) but I just felt like snow boots and slacks didn’t go together. Maybe it was the fact that the only time I had worn snow boots before was on ski trips that made it feel so awkward and unusual. The solution?

Instead of forcing the boots on my choice of clothes, I chose my clothes around the boots and let style follow function. With time I got used to it, and after some impromptu skating on icy sidewalks, I decided I’d rather wear the boots than break my neck.

They say April brings the showers and May the flowers. Now that the temperature has risen (sort of ) and the water has started to fall, it’s a good opportunity to use those pieces that look great and which are also extremely functional.

I’m talking about trench coats. They’re stylish, classic, and waterproof. A standard trench coat in camel or navy will do the trick and take your wardrobe up a notch—or 20. You just can’t go wrong with one.

Speaking of rain, it always surprises me how few people sport umbrellas under it. Sure, a lot of people wear hooded jackets, but a hoodie will not keep you dry like an umbrella will. If you don’t have an umbrella, buy one! You’ll avoid getting a cold and ruining your books, or worse, your laptop. Style is not just about clothes—it’s also about accessories, and when it starts to pour, an umbrella is a good one to have around.

Now, the first thing I do in the morning (after snoozing once or twice) is check the weather and decide what to wear based on that. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s to not compromise comfort for style.

Elias Rodriguez is a columnist for The Heights.

He can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

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Because adapting a particular outfit to suit a certain purpose can be an impossible challenge, it is, in fact, much better to fashion your style around function. Dress to fit both the weather and the occasion and never compromise utility for flair.

THIS WEEKEND in arts

BY: ARIANA IGNERI | ASSOC. ARTS & REVIEW EDITOR

Friday

1. ALL THAT IS LEFT BEHIND (FRIDAY 4/19, 8:00PM) Take an active role in theater with the Dramatic Society’s final performance of the year, All That Is Left Behind, a play based on the poetry of T.S. Elliot and originally directed by Timothy N. Kopacz.

The show will take place in Boston College’s Bonn Studio Theater.

2. UPSTREAM COLOR (FRIDAY 4/19, ONGOING) The complex romantic thriller Upstream Color is being featured at the Brattle Theater in Harvard Square for its final, closing weekend. Directed by Shane Carruth, the movie is already being heralded as one of the finest of the year, after appearing at several film festivals.

Saturday

3. ARTS BUS TO THE MFA AND THE ISABELLA STEWART (SATURDAY 4/20, 11:00AM-4:00PM) Promoting artistic immersion, UGBC’s BC2Boston is sponsoring shuttles to both the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Buses will depart from Conte Forum each half hour, and museum admission is free with BC student ID.

Sunday

5. KAYAKING ON THE CHARLES (SUNDAY 4/21, 10:00AM) Join the Outdoors Club of Boston College for a scenic and picturesque kayaking outing on the Charles River this Sunday morning. The excursion is also running on Saturday. It costs $30, in addition to MBTA fare to Kendall Square.

4. HELLO…SHOVELHEAD! SPRING SHOW (SATURDAY 4/20, 7:30PM & 10:30PM) BC’s comedy club Hello…Shovelhead! is presenting their seasonal showcase this weekend in Fulton 511.

Promising an all-new, original sketch routine, the group will be performing twice on Friday as well as again on Saturday. The event is free.

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SEAN KEELEY Inadequacy. That was the most surprising feeling I experienced in the hours following Monday’s attacks, as I tried, along with so many others at Boston College, to piece together some understanding of what had happened. It wasn’t my first or strongest reaction—more immediately there was shock, and sadness, and confusion, as my friends and I retreated from our vantage points on Comm. Ave. to congregate around the TV in my room. We sat there for about half an hour, watching the news unspool in near silence.

Afterwards, four of us took a walk around campus to clear our heads. As we walked up a nearly abandoned Comm. Ave. strewn with stray cups and cans, through an eerily silent Linden Lane and Main Campus and back down to Lower, we hardly spoke. What was there to say?

As I sit here trying to compose my next words, I am still trying to answer that question.

What can an arts column do to address such an event? To pretend that it never happened and go on musing about the latest goings-on in pop culture seems to me coarse and shallow, but any attempt to wrestle with the event will be, of course, hopelessly inadequate.

Yet we cannot be afraid to talk about the attacks, just as we cannot let them inspire the fear they were designed to create. It’s a familiar argument, but one that bears repeating. Last summer, mere days after the infamous Aurora movie theater shooting, I was at a family reunion trying to convince a group of us to go see The Dark Knight Rises.

My aunt and several cousins were reluctant to go—for them, the movie was tainted by association with the shooting. I eventually prevailed by arguing that such a response of fear and uneasiness is exactly what the shooter wanted. Terrorism, after all, is meant to provoke terror.

I was genuinely outraged and shocked

by Aurora, but on some level I was able to be emotionally detached. Not so with Boston.

Not when I had several friends at or near the bomb site, not when shuttered cell phone service left us distraught about the uncertain fates of friends, not when there was a rumored bomb threat in St. Ignatius. Monday’s attacks brought home the human toll of such tragedies in a way that I had never experienced before.

And I hate that fact. I hate that it takes a proximate tragedy for us to fully experience the depth of suffering that every such event entails. The same day as the Boston bombing, car bombs in Iraq killed 46 people. Yet for so many, myself included, events in the Middle East can be casually overlooked, dismissed as just another outbreak of sectarian violence in a troubled region. We see the statistics and ignore the suffering, until it shows up on our doorstep.

One of my favorite musicians, Leonard Cohen, has a song that perfectly encapsulates this tendency. “Everybody Knows” is a relentless, driving engine of a song, chugging through a list of grim worldly realities that “everybody knows.” The war is over, the good guys lost, the fight was fixed, the poor stay poor, the rich get rich: “that’s how it goes,” Cohen sings in his deep and brooding voice, “and everybody knows.” It’s hard to conceive of a better song about the casual indifference that perpetuates suffering in the world.

For all its cynicism, though, the song is not defeatist: in so starkly cataloguing the realities of the world’s failings, it brashly challenges us to do better. I believe we can do better. I believe that in suffering there can arise a collective understanding of our shared humanity, a shared commitment to each other.

It’s what the great poet John Donne meant when he wrote, “any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.” It’s the message of The Brothers Karamazov, a book about forging collective meaning from the most unimaginable and incomprehensible of suffering. It’s the feeling chronicled in Bruce Springsteen’s great post9/11 album The Rising, the sounds of a city grieving and growing together.

But you don’t need to look to these artistic landmarks to see this idea in action.

It was everywhere on Monday. It was the first responders rushing into the explosion to save lives, it was exhausted runners rushing past the finish line to donate blood, it was BC students working together through a Google Doc to track down their friends. Early in the day, as I cheered on BC students I had never met before alongside friends I have grown with for the past two years, I felt a sense of school community I had never experienced before. After the attacks, that feeling grew immeasurably stronger. Seeing our school come together gave me hope that not only can we draw goodness from something awful, but that we can better empathize with those suffering around us every day—and that even if our individual responses to tragedy may be inadequate, our collective response need not be.

Sean Keeley is the Arts & Review Editor for The Heights. He can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

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Cudi’s sound is groomed, but unevolved on ‘Indicud’

BY MAGDALENA LACHOWICZ For The Heights Cudder is back and he is bringing a whole slew of newfound confidence with him. Finding comfort in a new stage in life, Cudi is not afraid to let loose and deliver a beacon of hope for the sad and lonely, of whom he has named himself lord.

Opening with “The Resurrection of Scott Mescudi” and going out with “The Flight of the Moon Man,” it is clear that a new Kid Named Cudi has been born, growing out of the darkness of his previous works to give the world a taste of what is to come in this moon man’s journey.

Flow is Cudi’s signature and Indicud only proves this further. The songs move seamlessly in and out of each other, providing a continuous listening experience undeterred by the changes in tempo, key, or feel.

Self-producing the album works in his favor as well, allowing him to impart his flow into every aspect of the music instead of trusting it to someone else. Deep bass lines and smooth rhythms give a chill overall feel, but there is no lack of force here. The beats still hit hard and the delivery of the rhymes compliments the flow, though the sting of the raps is as sharp as ever.

Yet to call this a rap record would be an insult—Cudi’s signature weirdness lends a hand in the genre-bending that he

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achieves throughout. Of course, rap verses abound, but songs such as “Afterwards (Bring Yo Friends)” and “Red Eye” stress vocals and others such as “New York City Rage” are just instrumentals, showing a versatility not displayed by many so-called rappers. Also noteworthy in this area is Cudi’s experimentation with his presence on the record—though he produced every song, he does not necessarily appear as a vocalist in every song or rap every verse.

Unafraid to show he isn’t a onetrick pony, Cudi proves himself to be more than just a rapper—he’s a producer, an experimentalist, a vocalist, and a musical force to be reckoned with. Call him weird, but it certainly isn’t something that hinders him.

Studded with guest appearances from the likes of King Chip, Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, Haim, RZA, A$AP Rocky, and Michael Bolton (yes, you read that correctly), the album is not without star power.

However, whether those featured add or detract from the overall feel of the songs is another story.

While the vocal prowess of Haim and Bolton are positive additions to their respective songs, Kendrick Lamar’s verse on “Solo Dolo Pt. II” and Too $hort’s verse featured in “Girls” seem lyrically harsh in comparison to Cudi’s

1 When I Was Your Man Bruno Mars 2 Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz 3 Just Give Me A Reason P!nk feat. Nate Ruess 4 Stay Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko 5 Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake feat.

Jay-Z 6 Harlem Shake Baauer 7 Can’t Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton

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Kid Cudi’s latest album ‘Indicud’ is an enjoyable effort, but it lacks the edginess of the rapper’s previous releases. smooth words. It also may be in King Chip’s favor to let him know that successful rhyming entails the use of variation (see: his opening verse on “Brothers”).

Despite his confidence boost and proving himself as a formidable force in the industry, Cudi breaks no new ground with Indicud. Rehashing the same themes one would come to expect from

him, the only ‘new new’ he brings to the table is an optimism and upbeat feel that wasn’t felt on previous records. The edginess from The Legend of Mr. Rager is gone and that is fine—however, there doesn’t seem to be much here to replace it. The record is flawlessly produced by Mescudi and features industry heavy-hitters but fails to deliver in terms of evolution. In

“Solo Dolo Pt. II,” he proclaims “If you’d like to know, yes, I’m on acid” as if no one knew already—Cudi never fails to mention drugs, women, or haters in any of his songs. The overcoming of the struggle of the Man on the Moon is here, however, Indicud seems like a transitional piece more than anything—well executed and pleasing but not fully fledged. 

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‘Save Rock and Roll’ revives Fall Out Boy’s pop-punk aesthetic

BY LUIZA JUSTUS Heights Staff With the introduction of their new album Save Rock and Roll, Fall Out Boy returns to the music world with a bang. Their 11 new tracks are anything but safe, but the album still

manages to nostalgically conform to their rebellious, teen-angst aesthetic of the past. In the early 2000s, Fall Out Boy was described as a punkrock band with pop influences, gaining a reputation with hits such as “Sugar, We’re Going Down” and “Thnks Fr Th Mmrs.” The band’s first

project in five years maintains the band’s former style, but with a newfound edge that refuses to conform to one particular genre. Their new project is a breath of fresh air, and while some tracks are a little more odd than melodious, the boys make a successful comeback.

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Fall Out Boy experiments with new genre influences while exploring classic rock nostalgia on ‘Save Rock and Roll.’

The opening track, “The Phoenix,” takes us straight into a thrilling spiral of exhilaration. The synthesis of noisy guitars and charged violins characterizes the song as a true wall of sound. As the verses segue into the unforgettable chorus, listeners will find themselves breathing faster with the intensity of the song, probably tapping their feet to the quick, edgy beat of the drums. This glorious first track prepares fans for the noisy and fun-filled entertainment that is to come.

The album’s concept is all about the discourse of rock ‘n’ roll. What has it meant in the past, and how has the meaning of the term changed with our ever-evolving society? In a Time magazine online interview, Pete Wentz, the band’s bassist and frontman, alludes to the concept of “little-R rock” versus “big-R rock.”

The band’s intention with their new album is to promote this “little-R rock,” which is a perspective and an attitude, rather than trying to change the latter, an already established musical concept. They are all about advocating the progressiveness of rock music, and saving this counter-

culture that has defined important aspects of our generation.

One very notable and unique aspect of Save Rock ‘n’ Roll is the amount of collaborations within the album. Out of the 11 tracks, four feature other artists, some of entirely different genres. Big Sean, Foxes, Courtney Love, and Elton John all offer their musical contributions to Fall Out Boy’s new project. It is always so interesting when artists of such different genres collaborate, such as Big Sean’s participation in the bold track that is “The Mighty Fall.” The anger is palpable in Patrick Stump’s voice as he sings about love and weakness.

Big Sean’s participation is a hip-hop interlude in a heavy rock song, and this synthesis is exceptional.

One of the most interesting tracks in the album is “Rat a Tat,” which features Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain’s rockstar widow and lead singer of Hole. Her veteran voice does several rant-like verses with a raspy and rebellious sound, and matched up with Stump’s angstfilled melody, the song emotes a feeling of the recklessness of youth

and the symbolism of destruction. “We’re all fighting growing old”—the main line in the chorus of the song, repeated multiple times, embodies the sentiment of the progression of generations and how times change.

The song that concludes Fall Out Boy’s new project shares a title with the album itself, making it the final buildup that gives meaning to the work. Featuring the one and only Elton John, the song has a cathartic tone and strong emotional charge to it. It shares the same wall of sound found in the first track, an all-encompassing resonance that gives the song a film score feel. John’s consecrated voice mixes exceptionally well with Stump’s youth-filled energy.

Wentz says that John’s participation in the album is like having a different view of what “rock ‘n’ roll” means, and this adds to the overarching discourse the band is trying to achieve. The tune’s most memorable line highlights what this whole album is trying to tell us: “you are what you love, not who loves you.” 

Major Lazer aims far and reaches high with ‘Free The Universe’

BY BERNADETTE DERON Heights Staff After losing DJ Switch due to “creative differences,” Major Lazer, which is Philly DJ and producer Diplo’s reggae/dancehall-centric side project, has seen little activity until now. The sophomore album from Major Lazer is less reggae-focused than the first, but does not by any means lack the island vibes that are expected.

The guest list on this album is absolutely insane. Artists that Diplo rounded up for this album range from dancehall staples such as Vybz Kartel, Elephant Man, and Peaches, to artists that you would never expect to appear on a Major Lazer record, most notably Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend. Tyga, Bruno Mars, Wynter Gordon, Laidback Luke, Flux Pavilion, Shaggy, the list goes on and on. The extreme variety of artists contributing to this record makes it very eclectic and all the more special.

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some of the best tracks on this record are ones that a listener would not expect to sound right or flow well. Again, Ezra Koenig lending his voice for a Major Lazer track does not seem to make much sense, but the eerily lovely and euphoric “Jessica” is one of the most enjoyable songs on the album. Another huge track on the album, “Bubble Butt,” has Bruno Mars, Tyga, and Mystic collaborating on this bouncy track. “Keep Cool,” feat.

Wynter Gordon and Shaggy, is a ballad of sorts, with Gordon’s powerful vocals. Shaggy gives the track the right amount of island flavor.

It was clear that with the departure of Switch, this album would sound different from the last, and that is clear with some of the tracks on the list. But there are a few songs that sound and feel like Major Lazer staples, which say that Diplo has not drifted too far from the original vision he initially had with this side project. “Wind Up,” which features dancehall legend El-

ephant Man and Opal, is screaming to be played at dancehalls in Jamaica. “Jet Blue Jet” is another one of those staple Major Lazer tracks, which features Leftside, GTA, Razz, and Biggy. It is sure to pump up any crowd.

The lead single, “Get Free” feat. Amber of Dirty Projectors is a hauntingly beautiful track.

Amber ’s vocals are absolute bliss, which is accented by the synth sounds that drop throughout the song and the organ in the background. There is still the signature Major Lazer bouncy bass on the track, yet it provides the energetic album with a peaceful break of pace, and allows the listener to relax in a foggy haze of blending sounds.

Major Lazer has the help of fellow DJs on two huge tracks: “Sweat” feat. Laidback Luke and Ms. Dynamite and “Jah No Partial” feat. Flux Pavilion. These tracks are extremely explosive and command the attention of the listeners of this album, and that is all thanks to the collaboration with the two DJs. “Jah No

Partial” is by far the hallmark track on the record, and Diplo has Flux Pavilion to thank for that. The lending of this DJ’s hypnotic dub step absolutely makes the track, combined with a sample from legendary reggae artist Johnny Osbourne is abso-

lute perfection.

Many people don’t understand EDM (Electronic Dance Music) altogether, and are even more confused by Diplo. He is a white guy from Philly who produces music that is predominantly influenced by reggae,

dancehall, and island sound and vibe, but there is absolutely nothing to be confused about.

At the end of the day Diplo is a DJ, and DJs throw parties. That is exactly what Diplo achieved under his Major Lazer creative label on this record. 

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‘Free The Universe’ is a genuine contribution to EDM, securing Diplo’s importance in the dance music scene.

SINGLE REVIEWS BY CONNOR FARLEY will.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus “Fall Down” Saturated with whirly, auto-tuned vocals and borrowed lyrics, will.i.am’s “Fall Down” does just that with regard to effort and sophistication. It’s hard to believe it took either artist (or perhaps the corporate studio-producer drones that relentlessly inundate the masses with cyberpop) more than a few minutes to crank out and spoon-feed the teen demographic with this one.

Sean Kingston feat. Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa “Beat It” It’s only fitting that Chris Brown is featured on Sean Kingston’s new release “Beat It.” But the track doesn’t pack a punch, employing tired references to chasing women and counting money. Despite a decent sound, it makes no lyrical attempt to deviate from the pop norm. This trite homage to the “swag” culture will surely end up on the iPod of 8th graders everywhere.

John Legend feat. Rick Ross “Who Do We Think We Are” Launching the lead single off his next album Love in the Future, John Legend surpasses expectations in every capacity on “Who Do We Think We Are.” The song molds samples from Jean Knight’s “Mr. Big Stuff” into a reverent blend of soaring vocals and a well-timed cameo from Rick Ross, lending the R&B track a low transition from Legend’s ambient voice.

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Takeout can eat up your savings.

Pack your own lunch instead of going out. $6 saved a day x 5 days a week x 10 years x 6% interest = $19,592. That could be money in your pocket.

Small changes today. Big bucks tomorrow. Go to feedthepig.org for free savings tips.

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O’Malley named to special advisory council by Pope Francis

BY JULIE ORENSTEIN Heights Editor

Once considered a potential candidate for the papacy himself, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, has been named to a special advisory council by Pope Francis, the Vatican announced Apr. 13.

The newly elected pope appointed the panel of nine high-ranking members of the clergy, including one current Vatican official and eight cardinals from around the world, primarily to “advise him in governing the universal church,” according to a statement from the Vatican, and work to revise the Pastor Bonus, a document governing the Roman Curia, or Vatican bureaucracy.

Francis’s decision, his first of significance since ascending to the papacy in March, signals that he is serious about fixing problems plaguing the Vatican hierarchy and improving the relationship between Rome and local bishops. The Boston Globe noted that the council was formed at the suggestion of the cardinals during the General Congregation meetings held immediately prior to the conclave. The cardinals reportedly demanded that the Vatican respond better to their needs on the ground in their respective dioceses.

The previous two popes, John Paul II and

Benedict XVI, were said to have neglected the administration of the Holy See, the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, furthering calls for change in Vatican administration. These calls only became louder in the wake of last year’s “VatiLeaks” scandal in which private papal papers detailing internal conflicts and accusations of financial corruption within the Vatican were released.

Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi emphasized that the new council, the first of its kind in the Church, will not have any legislative power and is solely a consultative body, a clarification that tempered fears of those in the Vatican bureaucracy that their power would be usurped.

O’Malley’s appointment to the prominent council, which will allow him to remain in Boston, reflects his elevated global status following the conclave, during which he was repeatedly mentioned as a possible successor to Benedict.

The only appointee from North America, O’Malley is said to have a close relationship with Francis. O’Malley is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and visited Francis, then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, at his home in Argentina while conducting business in South America. O’Malley is also a Capuchin friar of the Franciscan order,

named for St. Francis of Assisi, whom the new pope chose to honor with his papal name.

The appointment reaffirms the significant amount of admiration and trust the Catholic community has for O’Malley. When the Vatican says, “‘We need a cardinal who can step in and hit a home run for us on something,’ they tend to think of O’Malley,” John Allen, Vatican correspondent for The National Catholic Reporter, told The Globe.

Rev. Thomas Rosica, who served as a Vatican spokesman during the conclave and papal transition, also told The Globe that O’Malley is “highly respected, admired, and loved throughout the world.

“The cardinal’s pastoral and administrative skills on a national and international level have revealed a church leader who has handled some of the most complex situations in the American church,” Rosica said.

Among those complex situations was the clergy sexual abuse scandal that rocked the archdiocese of Boston just before O’Malley became archbishop in 2003. Since then, O’Malley has named providing outreach and support for victims of the abuse as a top priority and continually restated his zero-tolerance policy against clerical sexual abuse.

Theology professor Thomas Groome told NBC News in February that O’Malley has come “closest to satisfying the victims,” as evidenced by actions such as the sale of most of its diocesan headquarters in Brighton to Boston College in 2004 to pay off victims’ settlements.

His experience with the abuse scandal, a predicament that has beleaguered the entire Church in recent years, is perhaps a key reason for his inclusion on the council. “Of the eight cardinals, he’s the one that’s had the most hands-on experience in dealing effectively with the sexual abuse crisis,” theology professor Rev. James Bretzke, S.J. told NECN. Bretzke went on to point out O’Malley’s traits that make his appointment a clear choice. “Cardinal Sean is noted for his openness, his simplicity of lifestyle, his pastoral sensitivity—these are qualities I think the Pope noticed,” he said.

Ordained a priest in 1970 at the age of 26, O’Malley earned a master’s degree in religious education and a Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese literature, both from the Catholic University of America. Prior to becoming archbishop of Boston, he served as Bishop of Palm Beach, Fla., Bishop of Fall River, Mass., and Bishop of Saint Thomas. Then-Pope Benedict XVI elevated O’Malley to the cardinalate in 2006. 

Bostonians hit Caffeine Crawl from Newtonville to South End Participants educate themselves on the ins and outs of their favorite coffee

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Asst. Metro Editor

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The winner of the “Condom Couture” fashion show at BU was crowned at an event to raise HIV/AIDS awareness.

Group raises HIV/AIDS awareness ‘Condom Couture’ fashion show includes condom dresses, acts as fundraiser B Y K ELLY C OLEMAN For The Heights

Would you strut your stuff on a runway wearing nothing but condoms?

Sixteen Boston University students did, and they did it for a cause. On Thursday, Apr. 11, BU hosted “Condom Couture,” a fundraiser fashion show in which the contestants wore outfits made out of condoms.

The proceeds from the fundraiser went toward FACE AIDS. According to the FACE AIDS website, the organization “harnesses young people’s passion for social change and equips them with the skills, resources, and community to fight HIV/ AIDS and promote global health equity now and throughout their lives.” The general message of the show was not to encourage only abstinence as a means to avoiding sexually transmitted diseases, but rather to encourage safe sex. As one judge put it at the fashion show, “Keep having sex, just do it right.”

Condoms were given out for free at the ticket booth in fashionable and inconspicuous red tins.

Several BU professors and the Chief Nursing Officer for the Department of Health for FACE AIDS were the judges for the event.

The event opened with a rallying speech made by the FACE AIDS Chief Nursing Officer, who emphasized how the attitude toward HIV/AIDS

has changed so distinctively over the decades, speaking especially to how AIDS used to be a terminal illness and that “the very mention of the disease in your family or in your community could result in death … by violence … in your house being burnt down … you being beaten up or even worse.”

She explained that it is for this reason that these events are particularly fun—because they allow people with HIV/AIDS and the loved ones of the suffering to show that they can still have a good time.

The show’s masters of ceremonies were two hefty drag queens, who utilized a raunchy comedic spirit. They announced all the models, consisting of 15 females and one male as they approached the catwalk.

The student designers were able to finagle the condoms into a variety of fashionable, functional purposes. Outfits consisted of opened condoms, stretched out condoms, packaged condoms, and even condoms that were blown up like balloons for something a little extra.

An iPad mini was raffled off to a lucky audience member. One of the contestants who tied for second place donned a lime green, backless, short dress with a Latin flair. Another contestant wore a patriotic romper.

The dress that ultimately caught the eye of the judges and was awarded first place was a classy, ruby-red ball gown complete with a long train dragging behind it, making it look like a Vera Wang masterpiece. Overall, the fundraiser was very successful, and at the end of the night, Rwandan victims of HIV/AIDS were given a little more help. 

Coffee enthusiasts and caffeine junkies hit the streets to meet up with some of the most renowned baristas in the Boston area on Apr. 13 in what was not only a chance to try a variety of coffees, but also a chance to learn about the craft of coffee-making, one held sacred in most major cities across the country.

The Boston Caffeine Crawl, which incorporated 18 coffee shops across three routes, provided those who purchased tickets with the opportunity to sample coffees and learn the ins and outs of how Boston’s best coffees are brewed.

The North Route worked its way from near Somerville and down into Cambridge.

The Central Route incorporated shops from the Cambridge region as well, but worked its way into the North End. The South Route was the most advantageous for a Boston College student, as its path began in Newton, making its way onto Boston’s Newbury St. and into the South End. At the first stop on the route, participants were given a small bag of treats for coffee lovers, including a copy of Barista magazine and a small snack to provide a reprieve from a day other wise filled with drinking coffee.

The George Howell Cafe, located in Newtonville, is in a section of Newton near BC’s Newton Campus and was the first stop on the South Route.

George Howell, the owner of the cafe, has played an integral role in the coffee industry since he became a leader in the specialty coffee movement in the 1970s.

His son, Nathaniel Howell, also in the coffee business, gave a detailed presentation for those on the caffeine crawl, providing them with both a Guatemalan and a Columbian coffee.

The George Howell Cafe prides itself on making good use of light roasting, so that customers receive as much out of each cup as possible.

“George Howell had a kind of homey, quiet feel,” said Justin Michaels of Quincy, one man on the caffeine crawl.

George Howell, along with each cafe on the route, was dedicated to the nuances of coffee flavor, given that, as a barista at Render Coffee reminded attendees, coffee does indeed come from a fruit.

Several baristas at other coffee shops seemed familiar with George Howell, and frequently praised him for improving the coffee industry, one that spans the entire globe.

Most of the coffee shops noted the importance of single-origin coffee, as opposed to the blended coffee to which many are accustomed.

Because of this dedication to different flavors from unique coffee beans, Nathaniel Howell provided information about the altitude at which coffee beans were harvested for George Howell’s cafe.

Their Columbian coffee, for example, which was harvested between 5,400 and 5,750 feet, was fruitier than its Guatemalan counterpart, harvested had about 5,300 feet, which had a more acidic flavor.

The second stop on the South Route was Cafe Nation in Brighton, where head barista Dave Russell prepared what he called a matcha macchiato, an item not yet on their menu.

The macchiato incorporated matcha, which are finely ground green tea leaves, as well as an espresso shot.

“The matcha macchiato was the most interesting thing I’ve had all day,” said Tom Marcella of Brookline.

Amy Linsky of Jamaica Plain echoed Marcella’s sentiments about Cafe Nation, but honed in on the personalities of the baristas.

“I really liked the guys at Cafe Nation. I could really see the environment being an interesting one to go to.”

The crawl also brought attendees to 4A Coffee in Brookline, so named for the four locations from which it receives its beans—North and South America, as well as Africa and Asia.

The first 4A Coffee was founded in Almaty, Kazakhstan by Alan Draper and his wife, Erke, before they decided to open for business in Brookline.

Draper brought attendees behind the counter to examine beans and to sh o w v a r i o u s levels of roasting beans undergo.

The coffee shop roasts its beans at city and fullcity levels, but Draper maintained that a full-city coffee was often preferred by customers that would rather have a smoother coffee as opposed to the acidic taste that more seasoned coffee drinkers often prefer in a cup of city-level roast.

Pavement Coffee House on Newbury St., one of three locations in the Boston area, invited the caffeine crawlers onto their porch to enjoy the sunny Saturday, where a barista served an Ethiopian coffee. They demonstrated some of the different techniques used to get the best flavor out of a cup of coffee.

The theme of attention to flavor was underscored in the South End’s Render Coffee as well, where owners had placed a chart on the wall that described the various flavors and aromas that a coffee drinker might experience. The baristas at Render Coffee emphasized a dedication to a pour-over cup.

Render Coffee had a unique atmospheric quality as well, due in large part to the glass-windowed porch that took up the back quarter of the shop.

Render Coffee has enjoyed trying to maintain a relationship with residents in the South, as they have to wait for a single cup of pour-over coffee and talk to the baristas.

The Caffeine Crawl ended at Barrington Coffee on Congress Street near the Fort Point Channel at 4 p.m., when coffee enthusiasts concluded the crawl that began with the original pick-me-up cup at 11 a.m. 

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STORIES FROM THE FINISH LINE BC students and alumni recount experiences with tragedy

BRYAN CORCORAN Bryan Corcoran, A&S ’15, was right around the corner when the bombs went off.

He had completed the marathon around 2:10 p.m. with a time of 3 hours and 26 minutes, and after walking around with his friends, he was ready to leave. “We had just finished taking pictures and were walking down stairs into the [Arlington] T stop when he heard some sort of boom, or—we weren’t really sure what it was—we assumed it was probably an accident, construction, maybe a truck,” he said. “Then there were state troopers and police officers in the T stop, and all of a sudden they said, it’s closed, everyone get out.”

After he left the T stop, Corcoran said that some people were running, but most just looked confused. “We walked across the street, but we had no idea that this was a bomb or anything—we were ready to leave, anyway, and just had the sense that—just get out of here,” he said.

The group was able to hail a cab on Comm. Ave., and take it back to BC. “While we were in the cab, we overheard that two bombs went off,” he said. “We were just very confused, and very glad that we got out of there at the right time.”

They got back to campus between 3:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. “I was with my parents, and there was just a general sense of BC kids—just very confused,” he said.

“As my parents were walking away, there were state troopers inspecting garbage cans right in front of Walsh … so my parents started crying and didn’t want to leave, but I told them that there was nothing they could do, nothing I could do …

I just went upstairs with my friends and watched the news for an hour or two.” He said that the officers inspecting the trashcans outside Walsh didn’t give them any other information.

“You don’t really know what to do or say, after that happened,” he said. “If I had been 40 minutes slower, I could have been there. I could have seen it.” 

JONATHAN CHARLTON

E r i c M a r ro , B C ’ 1 1 , w a s through the 25 mile marker when he hit a crowd. Running his first Boston Marathon, Marro had come within less than a mile of his goal. All around him, people were elbowing their way through the crowd to get to the finish line.

“We were all in a daze,” Marro said. “I stood around for a little while—it’s all kind of hazy now just thinking back. I stood there for a little while and I wanted to know what is going on. I wanted to finish.”

A police officer came through the crowd and told the runners they wouldn’t be letting anyone through. He didn’t say why, but by that point the news of the explosions had spread.

One of Marro’s friends had hopped in to the race to run the last few miles together. Marro used his friend’s phone to get the word out that he was safe. They both then turned around and walked the five miles back to the BC campus. He was greeted by hugs and relief when they finally made it to a friend’s Mod. Although he doesn’t know when he’ll do it, Marro is certain he will go back and finish the race.

“I’m going to finish it because there’s no way I’m not going to at this point,” Marro said. “I was running for my Mom who’s a breast cancer survivor of 15 years, but now it’s more than that. Now it’s not just for her, not just for all the training I put it in but for what happened that day.

It wouldn’t feel right to just give up. Many people see the Boston Marathon in this area as one of those things people put on their bucket list, it’s something that people come to school here and they’re like that’s awesome I want to do it, it’s probably the happiest day in the area and now it’s just about finishing for that and saying we’re not giving up. Nobody is going to stop that from happening.

Whether it’s me or whether it’s 12,000 other people or however many end up walking or running or doing whatever on Friday, it’s more about not giving up and not letting them win, whoever decided to do this.” 

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Jonathan Charlton, A&S ’15, had just finished running when the bombs went off.

“I was running the marathon, and I was coming out from the finish line,” he said. “You pass it, and there’s a kind of funnel where they have water and GU and little space blankets for the runners, and as I was running down I was about 200 meters away from the finish line, and you heard ‘boom’… ‘boom’… and I turned around, and I saw this big cloud of smoke coming off of the side of the buildings of the north side.

It was kind of confusing, because you thought, well, is this a cannon? Is this some kind of weird firework? And then … it doesn’t feel right.”

Charlton said that he walked over to a policeman in a car and asked what had happened, and the officer told him that two pipe bombs had just gone off.

“I was really worried because my dad was supposed to meet me at the finish line, and I was trying to call him but none of the phones were working,” Charlton said.

“They immediately sectioned off the entire Boylston area.” Eventually, a text went through, and he and his father managed to meet up at a hotel near Fenway—as his father was on the northwest side, while Charlton was on the southeast corner, and no public transportation was running, Charlton had to walk there. “It was weird, because you were walking around and saw just regular people who were there for the marathon, and didn’t really know what was going on,” he said. “It was just kind of a weird experience, because you just saw this bomb go off, and there’s just people who are kind of going about their day. It was bizarre.”

At the hotel, Charlton and his father met up with his friend, another BC student who had been running behind him. “I had a buddy who was running, and he was behind me—so we were kind of bookends to the explosion,” he said. “He got caught by the police, who said, hey, the race is over. So he was pushed back, and he and his mom—they’re both okay—they came to our hotel.” He also got the email from the Campus School with a GoogleDoc, asking runners to check in for themselves and for any others who were okay but didn’t have access to a phone or computer.

“We just ordered room service,” he said. “Lots of ice cream.” 

ALEX TRAUTWIG Alex Trautwig, a photographer for Getty Images and BC ’12, was at Fenway Park for the Red Sox game when the bombs went off. “ The game was over and I was trying to make my way home—I was getting ready to get on the T—and my mom, who was at the finish line with my dad, called me to tell me what happened,” he said. “They told me that they didn’t know what happened for sure, but I should definitely not be going toward Beacon Street, or the race course. Quite frankly, I went straight towards Beacon.”

Trautwig made it to Kenmore Square at the intersection of Commonwealth Ave. and Beacon St. around 3 p.m. “It became really apparent to me that this was something that had become an important place, because it was where the race was being stopped,” he said. “It was just general confusion and chaos, because you had people that just didn’t get it, and they were yelling at people to get out of the road like they shouldn’t have b e en there— which, if the race was still going, they shouldn’t have been … People on Beacon St. started coming out, giving water, giving blankets, because these people had just run a marathon, and they were going to be freezing, and for most of them, the harsh reality was, okay, walk a couple more miles to your car, or your hotel. If you can get there, because that wasn’t even possible in a lot of cases.”

Trautwig, who said he knew more about what was going on than most of the people around him, said that there was no central source of information for the runners present. He stayed in Kenmore for ab out four hours, photographing the scene as the race came to a complete stop and the state police set up a staging area. A bomb squad also came to Kenmore at one point to investigate a suspicious device. “That was probably the only time the police really made an effort to clear everyone out, because until that point there was no way to control it,” he said. He also walked up to the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Newbury St., where he was not allowed to go any further.

“By the time I was done, at 6 o’clock, Kenmore Square was back to normal,” he said.

“People were eating outside, going to bars. Acting as if it was okay.” 

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The undergraduate students profiled above were primarily located between Mile 25 and the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Meanwhile, Alex Trautwig, BC ’12, was in Kenmore Square. Of those interviewed, four were runners for the BC Campus School Marathon Team and two were spectators.

Ans on Pe tr ick , A&S ’15, thought he was on his way back to BC when the bombs went off.

After stopping a few times along the route to stretch, Petrick ran the last mile of the marathon.

He ran into a few other Campus School runners, collected his medal, and then approached a volunteer to ask for directions to the Arlington T Station. “She was talking to me about how to get to it when I heard what sounded like a cannon blast,” he said. “At the beginning of the marathon, they fire an air cannon to signal that the race has started, and I thought that it was really weird that they were firing it at the end. So I turned around to see what was happening, and I see a massive cloud of smoke rising up out by where the finish line was.”

Petrick said that he and everyone around him watched the finish line for what seemed like 20 seconds, and then he saw the second blast. “At that point, I knew something was wrong,” he said.

“I tried getting as far away as I could from the finish line. Where I was, there wasn’t much panic—I was a few hundred feet away, and most of the people just seemed confused or calm about it.”

He borrowed a cell phone from a bystander in order to call his father and tell him that he was safe. Petrick’s mother, who had been standing near the bomb’s location earlier, had left about an hour before the explosion in order to catch a flight.

After walking to the Arlington station and being told to evacuate by police officers, Petrick walked to the Boston Common, where he met another Campus School runner, and they remained there for about an hour and a half.

“No one really knew what was going on,” Petrick said. “When we were standing in front of the hotel … there were all sorts of reports coming in. People were saying that they were finding more bombs, someone said that there were as many as 20 people dead … it was a lot of hearsay, and it just seemed like there was some new development happening every other minute. It was really confusing … it was just chaos, after the blast.” He said that, while he saw many police cars and helicopters in the area, the police didn’t seem to be doing much other than keeping people away from Copley.

Eventually, the parents of another BC student were able to drive down to the Common area, and took Petrick and the others back to BC via Beacon St.—they all returned to campus around 4:15 p.m.

“I intend to run it again next year,” Petrick said. “As shocking as it was, I don’t think it should prevent anyone else from running it in the future.” 

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AMY HACHIGIAN Amy Hachigian, LSOE ’14, was right across the street when the second bomb went off.

She had spent the last few hours walking from the Boston College campus with her roommate Sarah Bieganski, CSOM ’14, in order to see another roommate, Taylor Steigler, A&S ’14, finish running the marathon for the Campus School. They left from BC around 12 p.m., intending to take a T into the city, only to continue on foot as the trains that passed looked too crowded for them to board. After arriving at the Prudential Center, they met up with her roommate’s family at the Mile 26 banner, planning to continue on to the finish line—and ended up waiting in line for about 15 minutes so that Bieganski could use the restroom. “Actually, a lot of it was really coincidental,” Hachigian said. “It’s crazy, but we were headed towards where the first bomb went off—that was the family reunion area, so that’s where we were meeting our roommate, who was running. That was our end goal.” After her roommate emerged from the Prudential Center, Hachigian and the group began moving toward the finish line.

“We walked maybe 30 seconds from the Pru, and we see two Campus School runners, and we’re like, Oh my God, there’s a bunch of BC kids coming, we’ve got to get to the other side,” she said. “Then maybe 20 seconds after the second Campus Schooler passed us, we heard a boom and saw a ton of smoke—white smoke, and maybe some faint screams, but we didn’t stop walking toward them … we were looking at the first explosion, obviously, and as we were just beginning to process the situation, we hear a blast right across the street from us—the air pulsed against us and as we look there’s a ton of smoke, and there’s a ton of screaming. The glass on the second floor just shattered everywhere.”

The group was opposite the buildings on Boylston Street—whose windows had reflected marathon runners just moments before, a seemingly perfect way to watch the race—as the second bomb exploded.

“Then there was mass panic, chaos—we were about 30 feet away from where the second bomb exploded, directly on the opposite side,” Hachigian said. “We turned our heads to the sound, and you could tell it was clearly coming from the sidewalk, by this pole, and there was a guy there who just had no legs.

He was just burned. I don’t know if he’s alive—his eyes were closed.” Hachigian was then pulled into the First Republic Bank on Boylston Street, where she, Bieganski, and Stiegler’s family hid under an ATM machine. She said that people outside were being trampled.

“It’s very surreal—there was a lot of screaming, but you heard nothing,” she said. “I don’t remember hearing anything, except for my roommate’s dad yelling for us to, ‘Get low, get low,’ and I remember feeling as though we were all about to die, and screaming ‘No, we need to get out’—because we didn’t know how many more explosions there were.”

After some deliberation, the group decided to leave the bank and try to run away from the area. Hachigian recalled planning to take two right turns and move onto a back street in order to get away from the scene. “As we exited, in front of us were the bodies,” she said.

“Just … bodies. A lot of marathon runners. This was before intervention came, though. So all the photos are really accurate, but it’s after people were able to get up, and after people were getting help.

So when you’re actually there, it’s like, marathon runners on the ground—I didn’t see many people standing … there were some spectators running. And a lot of glass—as soon as you turned the corner this huge piece of glass was stuck in some marathon runner’s leg, his calf, going through it.

“The people in front of us got hit with glass, like a human shield type of thing … no one was really hurt by the glass from what I could tell, it was basically if you were standing next to the bomb, that’s where all the serious injuries were, I guess, and the glass was just superficial—there was a lot of blood, and they were concerned, but they were all awake. Dazed, maybe. We were just trying to get out.” 

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Humanity recognized

Three lives A poem for lost due to a marathon Monday bombings Bookish Bostonian

Ryan Towey Peter Fallon, an Irish poet and Burns Library Scholar at Boston College, did not know what to call his youthful work until he met other writers.

“They called my work poetry,” said Fallon at the Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival, which was hosted in BC’s Yawkey Center on Apr. 11.

The Poetry Festival welcomed undergraduate writers from 26 colleges and universities in the Greater Boston area. The poets were invited to read a brief selection of their poetry for an audience, after having been nominated by their professors and mentors.

Fallon’s statements, I feel, worked neatly within the festival, as they presented the notion that art is something experienced when seen in relation to others—it is not poetry until it communicates with another.

It is unfortunate, perhaps, to burst the bubbles of typical teenage poets who repeatedly insist that the poem they wrote is only for them, that they do not care if everyone else does not understand it. Such people who think this way have missed what it means to be a poet. To them, I say that I am sorry.

While I am all for the sometimes beautifully selfish passion that fuels art, the true nature of a poem is to see that it is not purely for the poet—it is inherently designed to speak to someone else.

Anyone who attends a poetry festival can see the ways in which words can communicate between different people, the way in which rhythm and sound as well as thought and perspective can interact to create a conversation.

This idea was captured well by participating poet Matthew Conte, Stonehill College ’13, when he read his poem “Tuesday Game Night at Chatham Hall.”

“You see what you can find / And everybody sees different things,” Conte read.

The poetry at the festival, for example, ranged widely in subject from the nature of one’s namesake to the nature of grappling with oneself upon waking up one morning in Boston.

The ability of these young poets to gather in one place and communicate speaks not only to their talent, but also to the nature of Greater Boston, one in which institutions of higher education bring people of merit together.

I have not deluded myself so greatly as to believe that most people, or any people at all really, can make their careers as poets. But, thanks in large part to Greater Boston’s universities, they can still write poetry.

And, in light of recent events, we could really use a poet right about now.

For a biased example from a Jersey native, America found a poet in Bruce Springsteen after 9/11, but it cannot stop there. Certainly, the Boss found poetry and music, even light, in the attacks on New York City. But life and art are about repeatedly performing that process of finding poetry in existence, of finding what it’s about.

It is about running a marathon.

It is about gathering at the 21st mile on the edge of BC’s campus to yell, shout, scream, at the top of one’s lungs just so that those running can find it within themselves to make it to the finish line.

It is about lending a cell phone to a terrified marathon runner when he realizes that his loved one, ahead of him in the race, might not be alright. It is about finding each other at all costs.

It is about seeing bravery in those that run toward the smoke, not away from it.

It is about huddling together in dorm rooms and apartments across Greater Boston, silently watching the images on the screen, but finding solace in the presence of those that are right there next to you. And you watch closely, because Boston is your home.

Someone will find the rhythm to what there is in life, and maybe, not quite knowing what he is doing, he will write about it, so that others might find healing in the power of his words.

We will call it poetry.

Ryan Towey is the Asst. Metro Editor for The Heights. He can be reached at metro@bcheights.com.

Paper and Pen, from B10

Bombing Victims, from B10 the marathon with two friends near the finish line. One of the friends, fellow BU grad student Zhou Danling, was injured and is in stable condition at Boston Medical Center. The third friend in the group was not injured.

Lu’s tragic death has drawn over 20,000 comments of condolences from friends and strangers alike on her Sina graham beck / heights editor Weibo account, a Chinese social meNewton Police and marathon officials set up an emergency help station in St. Ignatius. dia website comparable to Twitter, on which Lu often shared photographs of home-cooked meals she made as she adjusted to living on her own while abroad. A former neighbor of Lu in Shenyang, Zhang Xinbo, mourned Lu on his own Sina Weibo account, stating, “I saw her grow up, and a few scenes from the past are flashing through my mind. Now, she’s becoming a girl, a From the local level to the national, bit Westernized, but a loud bang has Official Response, from B10 responses to Monday’s tragedy have changed everything. I think of her been pouring in. The event prompted loved ones, and I don’t know how they more positive than the president and responses from Obama, the leader are coping with this painful news, while the governor, choosing to focus his of the nation, as well as local figures still searching for any thread of hope.” speech on Boston’s response. “ We Patrick and Menino. Each expressed a The loss of such young and budding know our neighbors and we grieve for desire for justice, condolences for the lives hits close to home for students at- them,” Menino said. He highlighted the victims, gratitude for the responders, tending school throughout the city that togetherness already shown as well as and faith in the spirit of the city of is hailed as a higher education hub. In the togetherness needed to get the city Boston. From this collaboration has addition to the heartbreaking loss of life, through these next few difficult weeks. come the OneFund, created by Patrick there were several Boston students who “This is a strong city, we’re a city who and Menino as a charity fund for the were injured Monday. Three Tufts Uni- will get through this,” he said. marathon victims and their families. versity students, seven Emerson College Menino commended the respondIn light of a tragedy, the responses students, three Northeastern University ers to the incident. “I’ve been mayor of these three prominent figures serve students, two Boston College students, for 20 years and I’ve never seen law as guiding statements to a city in the and one Berklee College of Music stu- enforcement pull together, working process of grieving and rebuilding. As dent were among those injured, accord- together to solve our crime in our city said by Menino, “Boston will overing to each of the schools. n as they have.” come.” n

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that transpired Monday. Who they were with, at what mile they had been stopped, what they felt, what they heard, what they saw. Some people’s stories—whether from today, yesterday, tomorrow, at any point in life, really—go beyond those basic questions. In fact, that’s really my goal as a budding journalist: to get past the basics, to get to the root of it all. To find out what makes people tick.

But sometimes, you have to put the pen and paper down.

Sometimes, you have to remember you are human, and that it is okay to grieve.

In an impromptu mass Monday evening, Fr. McNellis described the campus as “stunned into silence” by the evil that had occurred. (And no, I did not write that one down—it simply resonated within.)

Upon hearing those words, I realized a valuable lesson: it was time to strip myself of the notebook cover I attempted to hide behind. No newsie-like instinct could outweigh the utter emotion I felt as a citizen of Boston that day.

Because, in an event such as this, tell me: What is there to ask, really?

Everyone seeks information for solace.

The need to know it all is a mask: we gather the details to attempt to make sense of the insensible. When you get down to it, there is no correct answer to the real question that still lingers. Because that question is “Why?”—and for that, not a single one of us has a logical answer as to why someone would attack this city we call home.

I caught a glimpse of Robin Buckley outside Crazy Dough’s Pizza around 6:20 p.m., smoking. She had managed to find a cigarette.

Tricia Tiedt is the Metro Editor for The Heights. She can be reached at metro@ bcheights.com.

Mind Yo’ Business

Local televised reporters no substitute for journalists

Marc Francis Humans are attracted to well-told stories. Whether these stories are based on complete facts or ridiculous exaggerations is almost irrelevant. The media has mastered the art of storytelling and has been molding viewers’ emotions and thoughts for years. I was raised in a household where the words uttered by the local news anchor were considered to be the ultimate truth—only the wise words of my grandmother were held with higher esteem. As I grew up, I began to understand the media’s tools of propaganda and their effects on viewers. After observing the coverage of the unfortunate events at Marathon Monday, I am thoroughly unimpressed with the local news stations’ reporting and have lost faith in televised reporting.

As my friends and I gathered in a Walsh dorm to watch the news reports, we quickly realized that the television was not informing us, but rather scaring viewers with reiterations of exaggerated truths.

Our most valuable source of news was a Twitter feed, filled with tweets from The Boston Globe and other legitimate journalistic sources. There were multiple instances in which Twitter users received updates up to 20 minutes before the television reported them. Instead of informing us with fresh updates by the minute, the local news filled time by showing the same disturbing pictures and videos. I must have watched the same video of a screaming pedestrian at least six times before actual reporting took place. Friends and family members of the runners and onlookers looked to the television as a potential source of comfort and reliable information, but instead the news filled viewers’ heads with gory images and reckless assumptions.

News channels thrive off reporting murders, thefts, and random acts of mischief. I do believe that society should be aware of current events, yet such a large stress is placed on events that do not help

us become more informed as a community.

A few years ago, a study conducted on Fox News viewers went viral after it revealed that most viewers are largely misinformed on current events, especially the country’s economic situation. According to an article posted on newscorpse.com, 91 percent of Fox viewers believed that the Obama stimulus package resulted in a loss of jobs.

Although I found this quite humorous at first, it is unfortunate that trusted sources of information often mislead us through biased and faulty journalism. Furthermore, local news has not only contributed to a pool of misled watchers, but has developed an unhealthy mindset prominent among the adults and the elderly. A large portion of people are not tech savvy and therefore rely solely on the television for information. Judging solely from my personal experience, it seems as if many of the misinformed have a rigid, pessimistic view of the world. Yes, there are evildoers in the world, but they are not located at every street corner. It is the responsibility of news reporters to educate viewers on the safety of American citizens and the economic and political states of the country.

A conference was held Tuesday morning to clear up a few pressing questions, which included dispelling the rumors that a suspect was in custody and that additional explosives were located, and finalizing the death and injury tolls. If reporters exercised a sufficient degree of journalistic integrity, there would not have been a need for such a conference to be held. Televised news is relatively cheap to produce and most news networks own the entire channel, and therefore all the ad revenue. Since the majority of news networks have the proper monetary resources to conduct efficient, responsible reporting, my expectations are set high.

Sadly, the real journalists appear to be those who work for companies that are not televised news sources. The newspaper industry has been on a downward slope for more than a decade, and in accordance with this trend, our world has been losing genuine journalists.

Marc Francus is an editor for The Heights. He can be reached at metro@ bcheights.com.

BC student rushes to find family as marathon stops

By Austin Tedesco Heights Editor

As Michelle Gordon, A&S ’15, passed Heartbreak Hill and made her way down Commonwealth Avenue past the Boston College campus, she thought the worst was behind her.

“It was so amazing,” Gordon said. “I can’t even describe in words what it’s like to see all of your friends cheering for you and you know that you’re just five miles away.”

The BC sophomore, running the Boston Marathon for the first time, had seen her parents earlier in the race near Wellesley. She was expecting to meet them at the finish line, but those plans changed as she she approached the cemetery near campus.

Gordon’s roommate Katie McGuire, LSOE ’15, was running next to her while listening to the radio on her iPod. The music was suddenly interrupted.

“There have been explosions at the marathon finish line...” a voice on the radio said.

They both initially thought that the explosions had to be an accident during a celebration.

“I didn’t even think it was that serious at the time,” Gordon said.

The pair asked for help from a sideline guard, who calmly told them

there had been a few explosions at the finish line and that the route would be diverted as the runners moved further into Cleveland Circle. As they got closer to mile 22, most of the runners around them had slowed down to a walk, frantically calling family members while police cars and ambulances rushed up the route. News of the severity of the explosions had spread through the crowd.

The first phone call Gordon placed was to her mother. When the call wouldn’t go through, her first thought was that her mom’s cell phone wasn’t working because it had been damaged in the explosion. She had no idea service was down.

“Just horrible thoughts were running through my head,” Gordon said.

“I was almost certain that they were

at the finish line and that something had happened to them and that was really scary.”

She was now less than a mile from her grandmother’s home. A Sudbury, Mass. native, Gordon used to watch the race from her grandma’s house at the mile 23 marker and always dreamed of running since she was little. Her aunt and uncle would be waiting in front of the house, but Gordon still couldn’t get ahold of her parents.

“We were just praying and hoping that our family and friends were safe,” Gordon said. “I was crying at mile 22 because I was so scared and my roomate couldn’t get ahold of her parents, so we were both very emotional.”

She began texting her whole family as fast as she could when the phone calls wouldn’t work . Still hurr ying

“We were just praying and hoping that our family and friends were safe. I was crying at Mile 22 because I was so scared and my roommate couldn’t get ahold of her parents, so we were both very emotional.”

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to mile 23, she was desperate for a response.

Finally, right as Gordon got within eyesight of the house, she received a text from her 12-year-old sister, Kenzie Gordon, saying everyone was safe. Moments later, she looked up and saw her whole family waiting for her, including her mother and father.

Her parents had been on their way to the finish line, but her little sister convinced them to go to the house at mile 23 instead. She wanted to run the last five kilometers with her big sister.

“Thank god she did,” Gordon said.

Gordon grabbed her family members and hugged them tight. Her phone started blowing up with messages from people she hadn’t talked to in years.

She posted on Facebook to let everyone know she was okay, and since then her post has gotten more than 240 likes from relieved friends and family.

It wasn’t until she got inside that Gordon realized the magnitude of the tragedy at the finish line. She collapsed on the couch and watched the news with her family, three miles short of her dream but still proud.

“I felt pretty accomplished that I ran to 23 and I was feeling very blessed just in the fact that I was safe and that all of my friends were safe,” Gordon said. n

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RESPONDS In the wake of tragedy, the city of Boston has responded with an outpouring of support for the victims of the bombings on Marathon Monday.

For student profiles and eyewitness accounts, see B8.

BREAKING BOUNDARIES

The paper and pen TRICIA TIEDT Marathon Monday. Apr. 15, 2013. Approximately 3 p.m.

“I just want a cigarette.”

Standing in the foyer of St. Ignatius church at Boston College, I asked the woman who had just been forced to abandon her marathon dreams how I could help. What can I get you? A banana, bagel, water, blanket, chair?

“I just want a cigarette.”

This was the only quote I got all day.

We had a good laugh as the Eagle EMS volunteer approached to take the runner’s name and bib number. I managed to scribble down “Robin Buckley” (with permission) as she spelled it for the medical authorities. After she used my cell phone to try to reach her husband, to no avail, we parted ways.

Police, runners, families, students, firemen, BC directors, and big wigs—all were mere feet from me as we tried to make sense of what had happened only five miles away. Four yellow school busses pulled into the gate to transport runners, before everyone realized there was nowhere to transport them to: the city of Boston was on lockdown. I felt like a chicken running around with my head cut off. Utterly overwhelmed and not knowing what else to do, I simply raised my arm in the air and shouted: “Does anyone need to use a cell phone?”

Many people did. Older men and women, most of whom had no idea how to operate an iPhone touch screen, asked me to dial their loved ones. As I did so, we chatted. Who were they calling? Where were they from? How were they feeling? I made connections. I had names, faces, stories. I had the paper and pen in my hand.

I couldn’t bring myself to write an ounce of it down.

Call me a bad reporter, if you want.

As of today, I probably deserve the title.

While my first reaction upon hearing the news was to grab a notebook and head for Copley Square, I became paralyzed when the opportunity for information arrived on our very own campus.

Everyone has a story. People were, are, and will be willing to talk about the events

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Families mourn victims of finish line explosions B Y L AUREN T OTINO Heights Staff The identities of all three victims who were killed by the two bombs that exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday have been made public. Media sources have revealed that these three lives lost, among the over 170 total victims who suffered injuries, were still young and promising, making the senseless deaths of the unimaginable events at this year’s cherished marathon that much more tragic.

Krystle Campbell, 29, of Arlington, Mass. was one of the three victims killed in the explosions. A 2001 graduate of Medford High School, Krystle attended the Boston Marathon as she did every year, watching from Boylston St. at the finish line with her best friend Karen. Following the horrific twin blasts, which occurred around 2:50 p.m., Karen was seriously injured ,while Krystle died from her injuries.

Krystle’s grandmother, Lillian Campbell of Somerville, recalled to The Boston Globe how her granddaughter had watched the marathon and cheered on the runners since she was a little girl, drawn to the euphoria and camaraderie of the crowds. “She didn’t miss a marathon, watching it at the finish line,” Lillian Campbell said.

Krystle was very close to her grandmother, having moved to Arlington about a year ago after helping Lillian recuperate from an operation. “She took care of me for almost two years after I had an operation,” Lillian said, “She moved right into my house with

me for two years .” Lillian praise d Krystle as someone who was always there for others when called upon in addition to being a hard worker, putting in 70 to 80 hours a week at her job as general manager and catering manager at Jasper White’s Summer Shack in its Cambridge and Hingham locations. After graduating high school, Krystle had attended the University of Massachusetts Boston for a few years.

She recently had taken a job at Jimmy’s Steer House in Arlington.

“She was so cute. She was just full of life,” Lillian told The Globe. “She loved being around people. She was a people lover, even as a little girl. She always had a lot of friends around her.

She loved music, and she loved life,

No mother should bury their children, I don’t care who they are. No grandmother or anybody.”

Martin Richard was the youngest victim who died in the explosions, a child of eight years. Martin lived in Dorchester, Mass. with his parents William and Denise Richard, younger brother Henry, and 6-year-old sister, Jane. Martin’s mother and sister are recovering from serious wounds they suffered in the bombings.

Martin attended the Neighborhood House Charter School, which described Martin in a statement as “a bright, energetic young boy who had big dreams and high hopes for his future.” The school says it is heartbroken by this loss. Jane Sherman, a neighbor of the

“My granddaughter shouldn’t die before me. No mother should bury their children, I don’t care who they are. No grandmother or anybody.”

- Lillian Campbell, grandmother of victim Krystle did. She was always bouncing and always happy.”

In addition to her beloved grandmother, Kr ystle leaves behind her parents William Campbell, Jr. and Patricia Campbell, and her brother William Campbell III, all of Medford, Mass. Krystle’s death is a profound loss for her entire family, which Lillian expressed in a chilling realization to her son William, Krystle’s father. “You know, it’s not right,” Lillian said. “My granddaughter shouldn’t die before me.

Richard family, which she described as a “typical all-American family,” recalls how Martin and his little brother “always loved to play in their yard, no matter the weather.”

The Associated Press reports that the Richard family was watching the marathon and had gone to get ice cream before returning to the crowds near the finish line before the explosions rocked Boylston Street.

“They were looking in the crowd as the runners were coming to see if they

could identify some of their friends when the bomb hit,” said U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, a friend of the Richard family for 25 years. He said that the family was attempting to get over the race barriers and onto the street when the second explosion went off, killing Martin. Lynch also reported that fortunately, William and Henry were not seriously injured, though doctors had to remove a ball bearing from William’s leg.

Martin’s father released a statement thanking “family and friends, those we know and those we have never met, for their thoughts and prayers,” and asking for people to “continue to pray for my family as we remember Martin.” Just a year ago, Martin was photographed holding a sign he made in school with the word “Peace” and a simple, fourword statement: “No more hurting people.” His message resonates powerfully, and hauntingly, in the aftermath of the bombings.

Lu Lingzi, a graduate student in mathematics and statistics at Boston University, was the third victim who lost her life in the tragic bombings.

Lingzi’s name initially had not been released, though China’s consulate in New York announced on Tuesday that this victim was a Chinese national.

State-run media and long-time acquaintances have since identified the victim as Lingzi, who was originally from the city of Shenyang in northeastern China.

Boston University said in a statement on its website that Lu watched

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Government and city officials initiate investigation

BY MAGGIE POWERS Heights Editor “Boston is a tough and resilient town, so are its people” said President Obama on Monday, Apr. 15. Monday became a day that will forever be marked by Bostonians as the day an act of terror was committed in their backyard: in the heart of their city during the Boston Marathon—an embodiment of the city’s spirit, presence, and pride.

Obama’s speech on Monday was delivered amid the aftermath of the bombing, so there were still great undertones of the unknown. He emphasized, however, his desire to bring answers to the city. He promised Boston that the responsible parties “will feel the full weight of justice.” The concern

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for the victims was an important focal point of the speech. Obama sent his and the First Lady’s “deepest thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims.” He also emphasized that this had become a national response, noting that federal government resources were sent to the aid of the city: “We are Americans united in concern for our fellow citizens.”

The president’s press conference on Tuesday provided more clarity.

Obama made sure that this “heinous and cowardly act” was defined as an act of terror, a definition absent in his response the previous day. He commended the first responders, FBI, Boston Police Department, doctors, priests, and ministers who provided comfort and the generous people who opened their homes to stranded run-

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ners. Obama again emphasized a desire to get to the bottom of this incident and a focus on the positive response that came from the tragedy. ”The American people refuse to be terrorized,” he said.

“Because what the world saw yesterday in the aftermath of the explosions were stories of heroism and kindness, and generosity and love.” The president is scheduled to arrive in Boston today to work with local and city officials in furthering the investigation.

Massachusetts G overnor De val Patrick held a press conference mere hours after the explosions, in which he reflected the somber yet chaotic state of the city. “This is a horrific day in Boston,” he said. As a local authority, he emphasized the logistics that were needed to keep the city functioning in the moment of crisis. “Our focus is

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on making sure that the area around Copley Square is safe and secured.”

Patrick emphasized the support center and asked the people in Boston for heightened vigilance.

His press conference Tuesday made the important clarification that there were only two devices: no unexploded devices were found. This distinction ran contrary to many unconfirmed rep or t s Monday that were saying there were various unexploded devices citywide. In both speeches, his pride towards the responders and thoughts for the victims were expressed.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino, recently out of surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, held a press conference on Tuesday as well. His tone was slightly

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