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Inyoung You Plans to Move for Dismissal Next Week Lawyer contests Suffolk District Attorney’s portrayal of You. By Jack Miller Heights Senior Staff

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Ruff Life

The Huskies fell to the Eagles, who defied Beanpot results and strung together a season-high 10 goals in the second game of a weekend series.

Lawyers representing Inyoung You, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter after the suicide of her boyfriend Alexander Urtula, BC ’19, will move to dismiss the indictment next week. They announced the plan in a hearing Thursday. You, who was originally in Boston College’s Class of 2020, has taken a leave of absence from the University for this academic year, according to Steven Kim, one of the lawyers representing You. Associate Vice President for University Communications Jack Dunn said that while federal student privacy laws prevent him from discussing the specifics of student cases, You is not currently enrolled in classes

at the University. You faces the same charges as Michelle Carter, who was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging Conrad Roy III to kill himself through phone calls and text messages. Last year, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) upheld her 15-month conviction— from which Carter was released early for good behavior—and the Supreme Court recently denied her appeal, which argued that the sentencing violated her First Amendment right to free speech. The prosecution’s comparisons between You and Michelle Carter ignore the actions You took upon learning of Urtula’s intent to harm himself on May 20, Kim said in an email to The Heights. “We intend on filing a motion to dismiss the indictment shortly, because the entire indictment is legally

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BC Restates Opposition to Number of AHANA+ Students Increases Fossil Fuel Divestment BC Admissions cited both national trends and University efforts.

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On Feb. 12, Climate Justice at BC urged the University to divest.

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For The Heights The AHANA+ population at Boston College has increased for the third consecutive year, this year by 122 students, according to the 2019-2020 BC Fact Book. Director of Undergraduate Admission Grant Gosselin attributed the rise in AHANA+ applications, and the resulting enrollments, to a combination of national trends and BC’s focused efforts to attract applications from AHANA+ students. “We have seen both here at BC and across the country growth in diverse populations, so I think that’s not something that’s unique to Boston College, but is a national trend as the country is becoming more and more diverse,” said Gosselin. Gosselin said that due to the relative lack of diversity in Boston and its surrounding

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areas, however, BC cannot rely solely on national trends to increase the amount of applications from AHANA+ students it receives. “We’re located in a part of the country that is less diverse than others, so our work is more difficult,” said Gosselin. “If we simply allowed national trends to play out, it wouldn’t necessarily play out the same in our applicant pool because most

students don’t travel more than 500 miles to go to college.” As a result, BC Admissions has been monitoring national trends in AHANA+ demographic growth, targeting areas in the south and west of the country with more diverse populations. But the challenges of attracting AHANA+ students do not stop

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Boston College doubled down on its opposition to divestment on Wednesday in a statement after members of Climate Justice at BC again called for the University to divest at the Fossil Fuel Divestment Day (F2D2) protest on Feb 12. After a protest across from St. Ignatius Church, the group delivered a comprehensive list of demands to administrators calling on BC to take various actions in the face of climate change. In response, Associate Vice President for University Communications Jack Dunn issued a statement to The Heights saying that the University remains opposed to divestment. Students at 57 other universities, including seven Jesuit institutions, also took part in the F2D2 campaign focused on “breaking up

with fossil fuels” the day before Valentine’s Day. The protest took place a week after Georgetown University announced its plans to divest from fossil fuels. In addition to the creation of a committee to evaluate BC’s investments in the context of Jesuit values, CJBC’s list of demands called for BC to create a formal climate action plan, reject all funding from the Koch Foundation, and commit to not pursuing litigation concerning Webster Woods. The petition also urged the University to release a public statement acknowledging “human-caused climate change as a major social justice and pro-life issue” that would be signed by University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. At the protest, a CJBC member said that the event was intended to bring attention to fossil fuel investment at BC and call for the University to divest. After delivering short speeches about Fossil Fuel Divestment Day and BC’s role in climate justice, the CJBC

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School Menstrual Product Bill Awaits Vote in Mass. Public schools would be required to supply the products in bathrooms. By Lauren Wittenmyer Copy Editor A bill that would make free disposable menstrual products available in all elementary and secondary public schools serving students grades six to 12 in Massachusetts recently passed through the Education Committee and is awaiting a vote by the House or Senate. The bill received a favorable report from the Massachusetts Education Committee, bill co-sponsor Representative Jeffrey Roy, BC Law ’86, said, but

has not yet been presented to the Massachusetts House or Senate. If passed, the bill will take effect on Aug. 1, 2020, according to the official Massachusetts Government website. House Bill 4293 is sponsored by the Joint Committee on Education, which includes representatives Roy, Maria Duaime Robinson, Dylan Fernandes, Ruth Balser, Kevin Honan, Mindy Domb, and Susannah Whipps, as well as senators James Eldridge and Rebecca Rausch. The bill came to be after a Medway High School student approached Roy at a forum he had been speaking at and shared her research paper on the issue of menstrual product availability

Boston Rally and March for Bernie Held in Advance of Primary

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The Massachusetts Democratic Primary is scheduled for March 3.

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EYE OF THE TIGER

INTO THE ARCHIVES

Men’s basketball struggled to capitalize on offensive chances as the Eagles failed to control Clemson in an 18-point loss.

The Black Student Forum has been on campus for just over 50 years and has advocated for a more inclusive BC.

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NEWS: Title IX Lawsuit

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ARTS: Sing it to the Heights

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Three Boston College deans, Susan Gennaro (CSON), Vincent Rougeau (BC Law), and Stanton Wortham (Lynch), will be featured in Monday’s “Race, Class, and Ethnicity in College Admissions” panel. The event will be hosted in Higgins 310 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

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CAB is hosting a Tik Tok Challenge Monday at 7 p.m. for those ready to showcase their choreography talents. The event will take place in McElroy 237, and winning teams will receive “~e-boy~ prizes.”

Mae M. Ngai, a professor of Asian American studies and history at Columbia University, will be visiting BC on Wednesday in the next installment of the Lowell Humanities Series. The event, centered on 19th-century Chinese immigration, will be in Gasson 100 from 7 to 9 p.m.

NEWS Panel Discusses Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism BRIEFS By Brandon Kenney Heights Staff

Panel Celebrates AADS Faculty

. The Boston College Division of Mission and Ministry celebrated faculty of the African and African Diaspora Studies program on Feb. 4 in the third installation of their “Forefront Socials” panel, according to a University release. The panel is part of the division’s Intersections program, which helps faculty and staff explore the Jesuit and Catholic mission of the University, according to the program’s website. Director of AADS C. Shawn McGuffey, associate professor of sociology and AADS, discussed the dual role of the major at the University. “The AADS office provides a safe place for black students and their allies to gather, to see themselves reflected in the space,” McGuffey said. The “Forefront Socials” series aims to feature professors whose work has successfully reflected the mission of BC, according to Intersections executive director Burt Howell in a University release. “The University is specialized, by nature, so we work to bring a more holistic and interconnected approach that blends the concerns of faculty disciplines with broader questions of personhood, social responsibility, and transcendent meaning,” Howell said. One goal of the Intersections program is to encourage interdisciplinary interactions among different majors. “The core of AADS is interdisciplinary, and we look forward to working with other programs and departments so that we can encourage students to think about intellectual intersections across the University and in their everyday lives,” McGuffey said. “Cultivating connections across disciplines and across schools can bolster our joint mission of developing smart, thoughtful, and ethical citizens of the world with an eye towards personal discernment and social justice,” he said.

BC Professors Given Research Grants The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation have awarded two Boston College professors, assistant professor of chemistry Jia Niu and assistant professor of biology Emrah Altindis, with research grants, according to a University release. Niu was awarded the CAREER Young Investigator Award from the NSF, which constitutes a five-year, $675,000 grant. The money will be supporting Niu’s “Radical Cascade-Driven Polymerization and Depolymerization” project, which centers around the growth of polymer chains. “The NSF CAREER-funded project of my lab will develop a new technique that can use radical polymerization to produce plastics with their functional groups incorporated in the backbone, rather than on the side chain,” Niu said in the release. If successful, the project will produce a new class of plastics that are biodegradable and sustainable, he explained. The Mathers Foundation awarded Altindis a three-year, $300,000 grant. The money will be supporting his research surrounding the role of gut microbes and viruses in triggering autoimmunity of type 1 diabetes, said the release. “The main focus of our lab’s research is to understand the role of microbial mimics of human hormones in human disease and health,” Altindis said in the release. “We are very grateful to receive this award and recognition of our work in this early stage by the Mathers Foundation. This awarded project is at the center of our research program. It will allow me to ask some high risk/high reward questions that have the potential to better understand the cause of type 1 diabetes.”

In response to the rise of anti-Semitic incidents in recent years, the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life hosted a panel on Tuesday discussing the trend, particularly comparing the rise of modern anti-Semitism with its rise in Nazi Germany. Co-sponsored by Boston College Hillel and the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, the panel featured three members of academia whose work focuses on relations among religions. Moderated by Rev. Mark Massa, S.J., director of the Boisi Center, the panel featured Rev. James Bernauer, S.J., director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at BC; Susannah Heschel, chair of the Jewish Studies Program at Dartmouth College; and Mark Silk, director of the Leonard Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College. The panel opened with an inquiry into the title, “Is There a New Anti-Semitism?” Heschel pointed out how antiSemitism occurs when there are major shifts in society. She also discussed how this not only increases the likelihood of Jews being pushed to conversion, but also puts their lives in danger. “Whenever there is a major social, cultural, political shift, anti-Semitism goes on the rise,” Heschel said. “What we’re finding with anti-Semitism is saying ‘you have no right to live at all.’” Silk agreed with Heschel’s notion that anti-Semitism is facing a resurgence in a very public manner. He discussed his time at BC in 2008, saying that antiSemitism was not seen in the everyday discourse, but this has changed in the modern day. “Anti-Semitism was not a public thing to any considerable degree in American public life,” Silk said. “I don’t think we say that now.” Heschel spoke to some progress in religious relations, noting that discussions of other religions have made it to BC, a Catholic school.

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Rev. James Bernauer, S.J., Susannah Heschel, and Mark Silk discuss anti-Semitism from the left and the right.

“Look where we are right now,” Heschel said. “We’re at a Catholic university talking about anti-Semitism. When has that happened historically?” Bernauer discussed two leading forms of anti-Semitism: post-Holocaust anti-Semitism and post-Isreal anti-Semitism, both of which are damaging to the Jewish community. He also mentioned how Jews are being connected with the state of Israel, bringing political controversy to Jewish communities. “Jews are identified with Israel, and there isn’t that sharp distinction made between Jews and Israelis,” Bernauer said. “And I think that’s really a great danger if it’s not directly addressed.” The panel also discussed the “mood” surrounding political beliefs. Heschel said people’s passions need to encourage and bring action toward ending anti-Semitism. “What do we here … is as religious people to try to change the mood, because it’s the mood that I believe is most

important,” Heschel said. “It’s not only what people say and what they believe, but the passion they bring to it.” Silk brought up a statistic that shows people are perceiving an increase in antiSemitism. According to Silk, the percentage of Americans who believe Jews are discriminated against has risen from 44 percent to 64 percent since 2016. “I do not think there’s been that kind of increase in discrimination against Jews, but I think it registers what [Heschel is] talking about,” Silk said. To help illustrate this point, Bernauer mentioned a study done on early members of the Nazi party just before the Holocaust. Thirty-three percent of these early Nazis had no indication of any prejudice whatsoever toward Jews, Bernauer said, and only between 11 percent and 14 percent of early Nazis were actually anti-Semitic. “These are the true believers,” Bernauer said. “So it is that passion that is the scary thing. It doesn’t take a large

percentage to do great damage to humanity.” Heschel then noted that passion is apparent from both the left and the right. “With the right, the anti-Semitism comes from the crime,” Heschel said. “On the left, it comes with words, but words are also powerful. … But I think on both ends, there is rage and resentment, there’s so much anger.” Massa then asked the panelists which type of anti-Semitism is worse: the rare but horrific violence and shootings from the right, or the large-scale spread of words and ideologies from the left. Silk gave a straightforward answer, arguing there is more danger from the right. “What is bad?” Silk said. “Physical threats to the Jews? If that’s the worst, in this country, if you look at violent incidents. … I would say there’s more danger from the right. I think the locked synagogue doors. … They’re not being locked against people from pro-Palestinian groups.” n

You’s Lawyer Disputes Comparison to Carter Case You, from A1 infirm, and as a matter of law, this prosecution cannot be supported by the manslaughter laws in Massachusetts and the recent SJC opinions,” Kim said in the email. “The DA’s office indicted Ms. You, emboldened by and acting under a complete misapprehension of the SJC’s decision affirming the conviction of Michelle Carter.” Urtula jumped to his death from a parking garage in Roxbury on May 20, hours before he was set to participate in Commencement. His family had traveled from his hometown of Cedar Grove, N.J., to attend the ceremony. You was present at the time of his death, as she Ubered to the parking garage after learning Urtula planned to commit suicide. In the texts released by her representatives, You questioned Urtula about his whereabouts, as he had stopped sharing his location with her, and whom he was with. Over the course of seven text messages, Urtula then indicated that he was planning on killing himself. You then texted Urtula over 120 times, unanswered, begging him to stop. In the case of Roy’s suicide, Carter

ordered him through a phone call to return his truck as it filled with carbon monoxide after he exited. “The facts in Carter that led to the SJC’s opinion are completely the opposite of what happened in the facts surrounding Alex Urtula’s suicide, and this prosecution is a complete radical expansion of the Carter doctrine as well as a complete departure from four centuries of established case law governing homicide,” Kim said in the email. Rasky Partners, a Boston public relations firm hired by You, provided The Heights with a transcript of text messages exchanged between You and Urtula on the morning of his death. In the released messages, You begged Urtula not to take his own life, and her lawyers have said that the texts show that she tried to intervene in his death. The texts were originally sealed under a protective motion that prevented the defense from releasing them to the public, but Suffolk Superior Court Judge Christine Roach vacated the order on Feb. 4. Prosecutors have said that You encouraged Urtula to take his own life throughout the course of their 18-month

relationship and engaged in a pattern of physical, verbal, and psychological abuse. At the Oct. 28 press conference announcing the charge, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins cited “hundreds, if not thousands” of the 75,000 text messages the couple exchanged in the two months preceeding Urtula’s death as evidence of You’s abuse—particularly texts in which You told Urtula to “go kill himself” and that she, his family, and the world would be better off without him. “We continue to focus our attention on the actual victims on this case, Alexander Urtula and his loving family,” Rollins’ office said in an email to The Heights on Friday morning. “Again, we will continue to honor Alexander and his legacy by holding this defendant accountable for her reckless, abusive and relentless criminal behavior.” An investigation by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Police and Suffolk County prosecutors revealed that You was aware of the spiraling depression and suicidal thoughts her abuse had brought on, Rollins said at the time she announced the charge.

Although You was in her home country of South Korea when the charges were announced, she voluntarily returned to Massachusetts in November and posted bail, which was set at $5,000. As part of her bail conditions, You must stay in the state. At the Thursday hearing, Roach denied a motion by You’s lawyers to lift the travel restriction and allow You to move throughout the United States but added that she would revisit the matter if You provided a specific travel request or relocated to a residential address in another state. Roach also denied the defense’s motion to preserve communications between Urtula and third-party witnesses. Both denials were made without prejudice, meaning You’s lawyers can file them again at a later date. The defense is expected to file the motion to dismiss on March 6, in which case the state will have until March 20 to respond. The next pre-trial hearing is set for April 9. n If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact University Counseling Services at 617-552-3310 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

CORRECTIONS If your life were a TV show or movie, what would it be?

“Finding Nemo. I get lost a lot.” — Audrey Kang, MCAS ’22

“I’d probably go with New Girl because it resembles my life living with a bunch of new roommates.” — Abby Buckley, CSON ’23

“The Office because my friends are funny and weird.” — Mary Moriarty, MCAS ’23

“Probably Air Bud.” — Jack Stanton, CSOM ’22

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BC Prioritizes AHANA+ Enrollment AHANA, from A1 at location, Gosselin said. “One of the challenges, unfortunately, is that race and income are tied, and so in some of the most diverse schools, the resources are weakest,” said Gosselin. “If you look at a state like California, which is one of the most diverse states in the country, the student-to-guidance counselor ratio is about 900 to one.” To combat its inability to reach all potential AHANA+ students, BC has taken measures to pursue alternate methods of communication, Gosselin said. “A lot of colleges and universities will have a multicultural recruiter whose job is to work on diversifying the student body,” Gosselin said. “Boston College has always had a very different perspective and approach. We believe it’s everyone’s responsibility and that it’s up to all the counselors on our staff as we’re going out and recruiting students to find ways to engage with diverse populations.” BC has partnerships with communitybased organizations—nonprofit organizations set up to support underrepresented students applying to college whose schools may not have sufficient resources. Partnering

with these organizations, Gosselin said, is one of BC’s efforts to reach specific underrepresented student demographics. BC has run programs through 700 community-based organization contacts, Gosselin said, which has caused growth in AHANA+ applications. BC’s recent partnership with QuestBridge, for example, is part of this effort to attract low-income AHANA+ students. “An organization like QuestBridge allows students to enter that pipeline, without us having to travel to rural areas, so we can all of a sudden identify AHANA+ applicants from regions where we’re not able to visit,” said Gosselin. “So we’re very, very excited about that and really feel it will help us to continue to attract the highest quality students that also bring diverse perspectives with them.” Gosselin also listed various efforts made by the Office of Undergraduate Admission to help AHANA+ students feel comfortable at BC, including the Keith A. Francis AHANA+ Weekend—an overnight program designed to give admitted AHANA+ students an introduction to academic and extracurricular life at BC—the Options Through Education program, and the Montserrat Office.

As for the future of AHANA+ students at BC, Gosselin pointed out the the now-36 percent of AHANA+ students in the Class of 2023, compared to the 41 percent high school graduates in the United States who are AHANA+, as sign of progress. “We are, right now, almost at the national average, and I think that’s a healthy place to be, but certainly our approach has always been to admit the most qualified students we have, and if that means that we’re able to push that number further because the quality is there, we would certainly do that,” said Gosselin. Though the admissions office is making a significant effort to reach underrepresented students, Gosselin said that enrolling, rather than attracting, AHANA+ students is the biggest challenge. BC admitted 3,600 AHANA+ students last year. In order to increase AHANA+ enrollment, Gosselin said that one of his goals is to diversify the Student Admissions Program. “If prospective students come here and see diversity in our student panels and tour guides, it will foster a community that appreciates and welcomes diversity,” Gosselin said. n

Title IX Suit Enters Discovery Phase By Jack Miller Heights Senior Staff The lawsuit brought by a Boston College student-athlete against the University entered into discovery in U.S. District Court earlier this month. The schedule postpones the certification of any legal questions to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court until after Judge Douglas P. Woodlock makes a summary judgment on the merits of the case over the summer. Each side will have until May 13 to complete discovery, which will include depositions of fact witnesses and requests for documents central to the investigation into the suspended student, in addition to interrogatories and requests for admission. The plaintiff, “John Doe,” was suspended in June after Boston College found him responsible for a non-consensual sexual encounter with another student, “Jane Roe,” in November 2018. In August, Woodlock ordered BC to allow Doe to return to classes for the fall semester after finding that the investigative process violated his right to fundamental fairness. Key to Woodlock’s decision was Doe’s argument that he was not provided an opportunity to ask questions of Roe and other witnesses, or to write questions for a third party to ask, a process called “real-time cross-examination.” Woodlock’s reasoning cited the August 2019 U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit decision Haidak v. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, which says that public universities must provide an opportunity for real-time cross-examination under the constitutional standard of due process. Although private universities, such as BC, are not bound by Constitutional due process, they must provide fundamental fairness, per Massachusetts common law, and basic fairness, per Supreme Judicial Court precedent. Massachusetts colleges, unlike those in other states, must show that investigations follow their stated procedures and that those procedures are fair. The First Circuit overruled Woodlock in November and reinstated the suspension, writing that “the district court abused its discretion” in comparing a private university’s obligation to provide a fair process to a public university’s due process standard. The First Circuit then remanded the suit back to District Court. Both sides’ proposals for the Supreme Judicial Court contain questions central to the resolution of Doe’s claim that BC violated his right to basic fairness, addressing the lack of real-time cross-examination

and fairness of the review and approval process. In its November ruling, the First Circuit made a point of deferring questions of fundamental fairness to the Supreme Judicial Court or the state legislature. While both sides agreed to limit requests for admission—statements that the receiving party must either admit or deny the truthfulness of—to 25 apiece, they disagreed on other forms of written discovery. The University proposed that there be no interrogatories, which take the form of open-ended questions, while Doe’s lawyers suggested the parties exchange 20 interrogatories. Woodlock ruled that the Doe’s lawyers could begin serving interrogatories in a Feb. 3 hearing, according to the court docket. The parties have until June 10 to complete motions for summary judgement, at which point one side could move for Woodlock to dismiss the case without a full trial by arguing there are no factual disputes that would require a trial to sort out. Both BC and Doe’s lawyers agreed that the University will produce the investigation file and evidence binder—which includes documents surrounding the investigation, the adjudication, sanction, and the appeal of Roe’s complaint against Doe—and statistical information about sexual assault complaints at BC since 2011. BC utilizes a “single investigator model” in cases of alleged sexual assault. Then-Assistant Dean of Students Kristen O’Driscoll and external investigator Jennifer Davis interviewed Doe, Roe, and 17 witnesses to compile a final investigatory report. Under the 2018-19 Student Sexual Misconduct Policy, the Dean of Students Office and the Student Title IX Coordinator received the final investigatory report “for their review and approval.” In Doe’s case, this process was handled by then-Associate Dean of Students Corey Kelly and Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Student Title IX Coordinator Melinda Stoops, according to court documents. The Dean of Students Office was eliminated under an August 2019 “realignment” of Student Affairs that reorganized the division into new teams. Under the realignment, Kelly became the director of the Office of Student Conduct and O’Driscoll became the associate director. Stoops, who became associate vice president for Student Health and Wellness, retained her title as student Title IX coordinator. They interviewed Doe and Roe multiple times, with each successive interview influenced by information raised by the other

party, according to court documents. The University has argued that even though Doe could not formally provide questions to be asked of Roe, O’Driscoll and Davis were able to weigh Doe’s input in future interviews. In July 2019, Doe attempted to appeal the “responsible” finding through Vice President for Student Affairs Joy Moore’s office. His appeal rested on the exclusion of testimony provided by “Roommate 1,” who lived with Doe and “heard unambiguous signs of consensual sex,” according to Doe’s initial filing of the lawsuit. Roommate 1 did not participate in the investigation in part because Doe believed the investigation focused on Roe’s level of intoxication, not whether she consented at all, according to Doe’s original complaint. BC’s initial notice of the investigation informed Doe that he had been accused of violating BC’s Sexual Misconduct Policy by “engaging in non-consensual sexual contact … without [Roe’s] consent while [Roe] was incapacitated.” The investigatory report ultimately found that “that [Doe] neither knew nor reasonably should have known, that [Roe] was incapacitated,” but it did find that Roe did not give “‘clear and voluntary’ consent” to the sexual encounter itself. Doe’s lawyers have previously argued that the distinction represents a failure by the University to notify Doe of the accusation against him. The University and Doe’s lawyers agreed on seven witnesses for the trial: Doe, Roommate 1, O’Driscoll, Davis, Moore, Kelly, and Stoops. Doe’s lawyers identified several documents and one witness not named in the University’s filing, all of which relate to the handling of Roe’s complaint prior to the beginning of the investigation. Doe’s eighth witness, Jocelyn Fisher Gates—BC’s Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Athletics—was the first to receive Roe’s complaint, according to Doe’s proposed discovery plan. She also “encouraged and accompanied [Roe] to a subsequent meeting about her complaint with another BC administrator,” according to the discovery proposal. Information about Woodlock’s ruling on allowable witnesses was not publicly available with the other results of the Feb. 3 hearing. The two parties agreed on what Doe should have to provide as evidence in discovery: all communications with Roommate 1 about Doe’s encounter with Roe, and all documents and communications concerning the investigation, adjudication, and appeal process. n

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Climate Justice Protests Fossil Fuel Investment Divestment, from A1 members marched to Leahy’s and other administrator’s offices to deliver the list of demands and a copy of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, Laudato si’. The group members also delivered valentines written by over 100 students and faculty who had stopped by their table in McElroy Commons beforehand, a member of CJBC said, to write their thoughts concerning divestment and climate justice on the cards. Kyle Rosenthal, a member of CJBC and CSOM ’21, said that the students were not invited into Leahy’s office after presenting the items to a staff member. The protesters then delivered the rest of the valentines at other administrative offices. In an emailed statement to The Heights, Dunn said that the University rejects the call for divestment, which the University views as ineffective and inconsistent. “Calling for divestment from fossil fuel companies seems inconsistent and contradictory, given that Boston College and other institutions and businesses are dependent on oil and gas for everyday energy needs, and likely will be for the foreseeable future,” part of the statement reads. The statement also said that the endowment is intended to provide continuing financial support for the University, and investments are done within certain guidelines not intended to promote social or political change. “The University’s position is that the best way to respond to the important issue of climate change is for all members of the BC community–along with corporations, organizations, and individuals–to reduce energy consumption and promote sustainability,” it said. The statement also cited BC’s sil-

ver rating in sustainability from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, as well as BC’s recognition as one of 30 colleges and universities in the association’s Sustainable Campus Index. “During the past decade, Boston College has allocated millions of dollars for more efficient campus lighting and HVAC systems, constructed LEEDcertified buildings, and worked to ensure that 100 percent of electricity used on campus now comes from renewable energy sources,” the statement said. CJBC staged the protest to “show support and unity behind fossil fuel divestment by students, faculty, and alumni; to highlight the culpability of fossil fuel companies in climate change and ecological destruction and that it’s immoral for our institution to invest in them,” according to a press release. The CJBC petition said that if the University does not issue a public response or indicate intention to meet with the group, it will begin engaging in “near-constant” protests, hunger strikes, and die-ins. “Failure to publicly respond with the intention of creating a formal plan to meet and adequately address these goals by February 27, 2020 will serve as a renunciation of our Jesuit, Catholic values and will force students, faculty, alumni, and community members to begin an open, nonviolent disruption of business as usual until climate justice is achieved,” the CJBC petition reads. Last year, a non-binding referendum on the Undergraduate Government of BC election ballot asking students if the University should divest passed overwhelmingly. Dunn told The Heights at the time that BC did not see divestment as a “viable solution” to climate change, and again pointed out BC’s other efforts to promote sustainability. n

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Monday, February 24, 2020

MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD

By Maeve Reilly Magazine Editor

Casper Augustus Ferguson, BC ’37, was Boston College’s first black student. While other universities in the Boston area had been accepting black students since the 1800s, BC accepted Ferguson in 1933. In the next 10 years, BC graduated six other black students. While Georgetown University hired its first black faculty member in 1868, BC hired theirs in 1949. During the middle of the 20th century, racism and bigotry were extremely prevalent throughout the United States—and BC felt the impact. While some students and faculty members insisted that Jesuit values didn’t line up with segregation policies, apathy toward AHANA+ students on campus remained prevalent. To combat this, students and faculty pushed forward on certain

expanded upon these goals, aiming toward educating its members and encouraging collaboration within the community. Community, collaboration, and communication are exactly the platforms that Armani King, MCAS ’20, ran on for the position of BSF president 50 years after the organization’s initial creation. After joining BSF in her sophomore year, she went from freshman liaison to treasurer to president. King and the 13 other members of the executive board, including Ellana Lawrence, CSOM ’22, have kept the original goal alive—as well as expanded and tailored it to the needs they see pertinent now, such as keeping a good flow of communication between the entire black community on campus. “It’s really important that we’re on the same page … that we’re still a community, that we can also make the rest of the black students on campus feel like they could have

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Carl Lewis, then-President of the Black Student Forum, put pressure on University officials.

initiatives. In 1966, through the Office of Economic Opportunity, BC hosted “Upward Bound,” a program that brought black juniors and seniors in high school to preparatory workshops on campus. In 1967, a group of 12 students started “Alternative,” a program to bring attention to racial violence. And in 1969, the Black Forum, which would later become known as the Black Student Forum (BSF), staked its place as a club on campus. Since opening its doors in 1863, Boston College has broadened its student body from just white Irish Catholic men to women and AHANA+ students, taking strides to make the campus more inclusive. Still, many students feel as though the University can do more for the black student population, as was shown in the 2017 Silence is Still Violence demonstration, in which over 2,000 students and faculty marched to protest racism on campus. Hosted by the Undergraduate Government of BC and FACES, the march was an example of the initiatives these organizations, and others, have taken on campus to have the voice of the students heard. Since its inception, BSF has been providing a voice to AHANA+ students on campus and has been pushing BC to be a place of inclusivity. In an article in The Heights in January of 1969, members of the Black Forum described the club’s goals. “The Forum … is designed to develop its members’ level of consciousness regarding the politics of this campus and the Roxbury community, knowledge of Black achievements in art, literature, and music, social sensitivity, and awareness of Blackness,” a representative said in the article. After its inception, the Black Student Forum approached the University with a comprehensive list of eight demands, partially focusing on improving the current curriculum to include a Black Studies program. The demands included hiring several full-time black faculty, joining other consortiums to help finance black graduate students, and accepting a minimum of 50 black students to BC’s Class of ’73. Since then, the Black Student Forum has

a home or somewhere to go,” Lawrence said. King stressed that her goal for collaboration focuses on the importance of cooperation within the black community on campus. Black students comprise only 4 percent of BC’s student population, which causes overlap between the other black student clubs, or “diasporic groups,” as King referred to them—making communication among the black student population a relatively quick

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Boston College administrators sit during a meeting to discuss the 1970 rally planned and hosted by the Black Student Forum. about the 1968 spring rally, Marilyn Smith, a student who spoke at the rally, echoed the concerns and frustration of the black students on campus at that time. “They brought us and didn’t do a thing about us after we got here,” she said. The next day, the BSF held a sit-in to bring attention to the demands it had for the administration. The demands called for a separate house for the BSF, a separate dormitory for black students on Upper Campus, a mandate for 10 percent of the incoming class to be minority students by 1974, and the elimination of the consideration of aptitude test scores for entrance into BC. Though it had only just started, the BSF made sure its voice was heard, establishing itself on campus and the roots for the morals its members still stand by today. And after the first rally, it had no plans to slow down. By 1979, the BSF was fully up-and-running at BC, as highlighted in a 1979 article by The Heights, where club members walked the paper through the different subsections of the organization. Already comprised of four committees—the Fundraising Committee, the Lecture-Series Committee, the Special Interest Committee, and the Social Committee—the BSF aimed to add two

action toward increasing black student enrollment—in 1984, along with the Undergraduate Government of BC, the group proposed a comprehensive plan for a guide for incoming black students. Coined The Black Student Guide to Prospective High School Students, the booklet was going to accompany the already existing Boston College Guide, which gave prospective students an overview of life on campus. The reason? The BSF knew that, due to the high population of white Irish Catholic students on campus, the current guide as it was wouldn’t provide a scope that allowed incoming black students to understand what life would be like for them on campus. “We are not trying to dissociate black students from white students,” then-UGBC AHANA+ executive assistant Gary Jackson, BC ’84, said at the time. “What we’re trying to do is create a larger cross section of students at BC.” The 1983 LTE wasn’t the last time the BSF took action in the face of silence from a BC president. In October 2017, after Black Lives Matter signs were defaced in Roncalli Hall and a racist Snapchat created by a BC student circulated across social media, students organized the Silence is Still Violence march, which was attended by thousands.

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A ‘Heights’ headline from 1979 leads into an article detailing the BSF’s structure, current projects, and future goals. process, she said. Before King and before decades of formative shared experiences on campus, the students who established the BSF were just finding their voice and stepping into their role of advocacy. The Black Forum organized a rally in February 1970 alongside 500 other students, both black and white. Carl Lewis, the then-president of BSF and BC ’72, called for the University to acknowledge their side of the story. “We are tired of the lies, we are tired of the insults, and we are not going to take it anymore,” Lewis said. The rally was brought on by the introduction of the Black Talent Program in the spring of 1968. The University had allocated $100,000 towards the Black Talent Program with the goal of increasing admission of AHANA+ students and providing them tools through a tutoring program to help them acclimate to BC. The BSF did not see the program in the same light. Recognizing it as BC’s first act of “tokenism,” the BSF called it a disaster. And in 1969, the organization expressed concern about the University deducting money that was supposed to be used for recruitment and tuition for secretarial fees, maintenance costs and other trivial expenses. In an article written by The Heights

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The BSF’s 14 board members are currently planning for Black Family Weekend in April.

more sections. The first was the Tutorial Committee, which would be dedicated to tutoring students in the Boston area, and the Black Drama Group, which would promote awareness about social concerns through black playwrights. During this time period, the BSF continued to promote its message through rallies, participating in a national rally in November of 1979 at the U.N. building in New York. Colliding with National Black Solidarity day, the rally showed unity among people of African descent throughout the world, according to the article by The Heights. At these two rallies, white students marched behind black students, allowing the voices of the black community to be front and center. The BSF has tried to prioritize cooperation with the broader student body over the years through events. Such activities highlighted in a 1979 article written by The Heights included a Halloween roller disco party that invited all students on campus to come and be a part of the conversation surrounding social awareness and involvement. As the ’80s rolled around, the university saw a decrease in AHANA+ enrollment. Frustrated, the BSF wrote an LTE of The Heights in 1983, hoping to draw attention to the decline and the reasons behind it. In the letter, the organization called out the University for not offering better financial aid packages to minority students, preventing their matriculation. They also mentioned that unlike other universities, BC does not have specific prospective literature geared toward black students, a sentiment that echoed some of the demands they gave the University in 1969 and 1970. The LTE went on to say that the BSF wrote a letter to then-University President Rev. J. Donald Monan, S.J., voicing their concerns. In response, the group received silence. Not only did Monan not reply to the letter, but neither he nor a member of his staff made an attempt to attend a weekend event sponsored by the Admissions Office and the BSF that welcomed prospective black students to campus, the letter said. The BSF was ready to take tangible

During the rally, people chanted “Where is Leahy?,” as University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., had neither made a public statement on the issue nor attended the event. The BSF, along with other diasporic clubs on campus, prioritized supporting students in the wake of these incidents, King said. She explained that the BSF created an email template for students to send to teachers ex-

that members of the BSF Social Committee carried out. Lawrence said that her role isn’t just to plan BSF events, but to leave an impact on campus—to do something connected to the forum’s name that will matter long after she and King are gone, such as Black Family Weekend. Lawrence, King, and the other members of the BSF executive board have been working toward creating the best product they can for the 46th annual Black Family Weekend, which is taking place on the weekend of April 28. Black Family Weekend invites parents of black students to campus for a weekend of events, such as the Black Family Weekend Fashion Show. The work that has been put in is monumental, King said, explaining that she’s been in the Office of Student Involvement to figure out funding for the event almost every day for the past two semesters. King and Lawrence are just two of the many students that have worked toward creating and planning these events that advocate on behalf of black student body at BC since 1969. They explained that, for the BSF to run smoothly, the most important work happens behind the scenes. “[When] I work behind the scenes, and I actually put forward a good program, [that] will be more fulfilling to me,” King said, “I feel like that’s what I’m excited for, like that feeling I get when everything’s all said and done.” Both Lawrence and King agreed that BC can do better at providing open and safe spaces for its black student body. There’s plenty of small, often overlooked steps that need to be taken forward, Lawrence said. Small microaggressions that might fly under the radar of white students include the University’s practices regarding inviting musical artists to campus, they said. Lawrence, a member of the Campus Activities Board, said that the board can’t invite musicians who have a criminal record or whose music has curse words in it to perform, which cuts out a large demographic of black artists.

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Armani King, current president of the BSF, tries to focus on outreach and cooperation. plaining why they might need to miss class. The club thought this would be a helpful tool for those who found themselves unable to reach out to teachers, she said. A year later, in 2018, after former student Michael Sorkin wrote racist epithets in Welch Hall, Leahy did not release a statement, which again caused uproar from members of the student body. King remembers listening to then-interim Vice President for Student Affairs Joy Moore speak during the town hall meeting after the incident. “[She] said this wasn’t the first time something like this happened, and it’s not gonna be the last time. … I was like that is the most true thing said at the panel,” King said. “And that was also part of the reason why I checked out.” Lawrence, an event coordinator for the BSF, joined the club in the fall of 2019. She plans events for the BSF, not unlike the roller disco party of 1979 or the rally in New York,

King recognized the community the BSF has provided for black students on campus, calling the club her home. “Not to be corny … BSF is just like my thing on campus to be honest,” King said. “You know, like, I dropped my dance group, I dropped mock trial, this was just for me. And I feel like it was just the place where I could grow my own self, my leadership skills and me as a person, but then also [grow] the community as well.” When the Black Forum issued its list of demands in 1969, the University responded by implementing the Black Studies program—later renamed African and African Diaspora Studies—which became a major last year. Over 50 years later, there’s still a lot to be done, King and Lawrence said. “What needs to be improved [is] the level of cultural competency, understanding, and just making this environment more welcoming,” Lawrence said. n

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Bouncing Through Boston

By Francesca Giangiulio For The Heights A place to sweat. A study spot. An opportunity to see new art. This weekend may be your last chance to get off campus and explore the great city of Boston before jetting off to Florida, the Caribbean, or some other far away place for Spring Break. So do it all this weekend and get inspiration for your next Boston adventure before escaping to (hopefully) the warm, sunny beaches of your Spring Break destination. Study at Boston Public Library Whether you’re looking to catch up

on all the readings you ignored this semester or just want a change of scenery from our beloved O’Neill, the Boston Public Library (BPL) in Copley Square has exactly what you need to buckle down and complete your weekend work quota. From designated quiet areas with personal cubicles and charging stations to the brightly lit Johnson Courtyard and Newsfeed Café, there is a wide variety of study spaces available. The BPL also offers food and drink options with their three in-library cafes: the Courtyard Tea Room, the Map Room Tea Lounge, and the Newsfeed Café. Perfect for an afternoon brunch with friends, caffeine

to keep you energized, or a rewarding treat when you finally finish the three term papers you left until the last minute, head to the BPL this weekend instead of Bapst. Boston’s Newest (and Free) Contemporary Art Museum The MassArt Art Museum (MAAM) is brand new to the Boston art scene. Opened just this past Saturday, MAAM is “a place to experience works by visionary artists at the forefront of contemporary art,” according to its website. MAAM is the only completely free contemporary art museum in Boston. A self-described “kunsthalle,” the

museum has no permanent collection. The exhibits will perpetually change to feature new contemporary art across a wide range of disciplines and styles. As a teaching museum, MAAM also offers many different programs and classes to enhance the artistic experience for everyone, such as Drawing Together, an event held every Thursday during the extended evening hours where visitors can draw in the galleries (all material and instruction provided, no experience required). Take a Cardio Class at 305Fitness Spring Break is less than a week away, and a combination of Chocolate

Bar cookies and a strong aversion to walking to the Plex in the freezing wind might have kept you far from a toned six-pack. But, have no fear, 305Fitness will help get you back in shape and ready for swimsuit season. Located right off Commonwealth Ave. and across from the Kenmore T stop, 305Fitness offers a wide variety of 45 to 55 minute cardio and toning classes all set to music from a live DJ in the fitness studio. With themes like Pop Rocks and Flashback Friday, you’ll be sure to get in a great sweat while enjoying your favorite dance songs. Community classes start at as low as $18. n

Rally and March Supporting Bernie Sanders Held in Boston By Grace Yang For The Heights A large group made its way through the streets, starting on Park Street. Some people brought their children, others brought their dogs dressed in Bernie Sanders pins. A couple even brought their pet rat and carried a sign that said “Socialist democRATS.” Tailed at the end of the crowd was an elderly woman who still managed to march with her walker that was decorated with a “Bernie 2020” sign. The Boston Socialist Alternative held the Boston Rally and March for Bernie on Saturday. With the Massachusetts Democratic Primary approaching on March 3, the Boston Socialist Alternative organized the event in the hopes to energize and gather support for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Liam Easton-Calabria, an organizer of the rally and member of the Boston Socialist Alternative, explained how he traveled outside of hospitals, stood at T stops where working-class people commute every day, and went to schools to talk to students in order to reach voters from the Boston area to participate in Saturday’s rally. Easton-Calabria said he hoped to gather student groups in Boston and use the march as a way to bring many facets of the Bernie movement together, specifically the young people. He saw the rally as a key organizing tool before the primary. “This march is not gonna be simply a gathering of people making noise

showing their excitement for Bernie Sanders,” Easton-Calabria said. “Hopefully it will be a large demonstration and will bring in people who have not yet gotten involved with the political process. We will be actively telling them what they can do.” Justine Chung, a senior at Tufts University and one of the founders of the student organization Tuf ts for Bernie, promoted the rally to the students at Tufts University. T he Tu f t s for B er n ie st udent organization also organizes weekly phonebanks, canvass trips, tabling, and discussions. Elan Axelbank, a member of the Boston Socialist Alternative, rallied the crowd with a large megaphone. He invited activists to join him on the steps of the State House with their homemade signs for photos. Individuals who had been selected by the organization prior to the rally then spoke about the issues central to Sanders’ campaign and promoted other ways to get involved beyond the rally. The rally also had tables where individuals could sign up for future canvassing, phone banking, and street canvassing events. Many people that attended the rally were adults who came with their friends. Others were parents who also brought their young children with them to the march. Many people in the group said they were either students or educators. “We want to show numbers. We want to show that Bernie is bringing out voters,” said Susan Markowitz, a

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The rally, held on Saturday, aimed to gather support for Sanders for the Massachusetts Democratic Primary on March 3. retired teacher and administrator of Boston Public Schools. As the group marched, it made stops periodically to let other speakers voice their enthusiasm for Sanders. “Not me, us!” was one of the many chants of the marchers. The rally was, however, smaller t ha n a nt icipated, Ma rkow it z explained. Still, it drew a crowd of people that support Sanders. “I support Sanders because he gets it,” said student Emma Henson. Balash Salamatbakhsh, Professor at Bunker Hill Community College, supports Sanders for his rational agen-

da that will help the working class by removing corporate power from the government, he said. “He’s the only one who’s building a movement rather than running a campaign,” said Rich Levy, a political science professor at Salem State University who participated in the march. Sanders recently won the New Hampshire Democratic primary with 25.7 percent of the votes, according to Politico. He also won the Nevada primary and came in second during the Iowa primary. “He’s developed a n i ncred ible campaign apparatus that has reached

out to people who are not normally in tune with democratic politics,” Easton-Calabria said. Chung spoke about the importance of the rally so close to the March 3 primary. “The rally really solidified to all of us how urgent it is for Bernie to win big in Massachusetts,” Chung said. “Massachusetts votes so soon, and we want all casual Bernie supporters to know that now is the time to take action. Very visible marches like this remind us all that this election really is life-or-death, and we need everyone to do this with us now.” n

Bill Targets Stigmatization Surrounding Period Products Menstrual Products, from A1 within schools. After reading her research paper and doing some research of his own, Roy determined the best way to address the issue would be to file a bill requiring all public schools in the state provide free menstrual products to their students, he said. Roy worked closely with the Medway student throughout the bill’s creation, even having her testify at the State House at a hearing on the bill. While Roy said similar policies in states such as New Hampshire and New York were definitely models used in crafting the bill, the true inspiration was the Medway student.

“You know, I think it’s encouraging to me that a 17-year-old young woman felt empowered enough to bring this issue to her state representative and follow it through,” Roy said. “That was a great civics lesson for her but also, you know, inspiring to see that somebody so young would get involved in public life.” Funding for the menstrual products would be up to the local school districts to provide, and it would most likely come from the same budget that provides for toilet paper and hand towels in the schools’ bathrooms now, said Roy. Some schools, however, have been offered free products. When the bill was first proposed, the town

of Medway was offered 10,000 free products from a menstrual product company, according to Roy. The bill aims to end the stigmatization surrounding menstrual products and their use. By putting the products in the restrooms themselves, Roy said he hopes to save students needing a menstrual product from having to involve a second party—such as a school nurse or teacher—in what he describes is a “private matter.” “[The products] would be stacked right in the restrooms right next to the toilet paper so that it would be a private moment,” Roy said. “Having to ask a teacher to go to the nurse’s office or ask a nurse, you know, is

embarrassing and creates stigma, and we want to remove that.” Roy explained the bill will work to make menstrual products as accessible as other paper products provided in schools already, such as toilet paper and paper towels. “We didn’t want young women who were experiencing their period to face any different consequence than any person who was going to use the restroom to go to the bathroom,” said Roy. “It’s a fact of life … and we want to make sure that folks feel comfortable. That’s what the whole bill is about.” While there has been little public response to the bill as of now, Roy said

that the feedback he has received has been largely favorable. He additionally said he expects many of the House and Senate members to respond favorably to the bill when presented, as many of his colleagues have expressed their support for the bill and its importance. “The other thing is, you know, it’s a role that the government can play in making sure that there’s an equitable distribution of resources out there so that everybody feels comfortable and can go about their activities of daily life without interruption or without any stigma,” Roy said. “And, you know, I’ve seen other states have done this, and I’m hoping that Massachusetts becomes the next one to do it.” n

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Editorial

Boston College Should Divest From Fossil Fuels The Heights calls on Boston College to divest from fossil fuel companies. Divestment is an opportunity for BC to be an ethical leader among Jesuit and top-40 institutions, and investing in fossil fuels betrays BC’s Jesuit, Catholic roots and ethics. The University has maintained that its investments are not designed to promote social or political change. The University currently has nearly $2.5 billion in the endowment, and what it does with those $2.5 billion has a social and political impact, whether the University intends it to or not. Continuing to invest in fossil fuels also puts the University at odds with calls from Pope Francis. Francis’ encyclical, Laudato si’, lays out the perils of climate change and the Catholic moral imperative to fight it. Francis stated that Catholic social teaching now includes the environment, as the poor are disproportionately affected by climate change. Laudato si’ also outlines how a blind pursuit of money harms the environment. “Where profits alone count, there can be no thinking about the rhythms of nature, its phases of decay and regeneration, or the complexity of ecosystems which may be gravely upset by human intervention,” writes Francis in no. 190. Heeding the Pope’s call will help B C b e come a stronger leader among Jesuit institutions. Just last week, Georgetown University, also a Jesuit university, announced it will divest from fossil fuels within the next 10 years. Georgetown has shown leadership and initiative, and by

not following Georgetown’s lead, the University is set to fall behind a competitor Jesuit institution. If BC wants to be the top Jesuit university in the United States, it must become a beacon of ethical leadership. If BC divests, it could also influence fellow Catholic universities such as the University of Notre Dame and Loyola Marymount University to divest from fossil fuel companies. B C has said that it needs returns from fossil fuel investments to fund programs such as financial aid and research. Although this is true, there is no reason why these returns must come from fossil fuels. Georgetown plans to invest in renewable energy following its divestment from fossil fuels. There are many situations in which investments in renewable energy are more competitive than ones in fossil fuels. Currently, renewable energy makes up 26 percent of the world’s total electricity. That number is projected to become 30 percent by 2024. BC said in a statement to The Heights that because the University relies upon fossil fuels to power itself, it would be contradictory to divest from fossil fuels companies. BC should reconsider this all-or-nothing argument. BC is able to determine for itself what it invests in, and as such, has an ethical duty to ensure that those investments do not support fossil fuel companies that damage the planet. The University said in a statement to The Heights that the best way for it to respond to climate change is for “all members of the University—along with corporations , organizations ,

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and individuals—to reduce energy consumption and promote sustainability.” There is only so much that individuals can do to combat climate change alone. Because of the massive size of BC’s endowment, divestment will do much more to protect the planet than students switching to metal straws or using less water. Boston College has taken great strides to be environmentally friendly. Building LEED-certified buildings and committing to a litany of sustainable dining initiatives are just a few of the significant initiatives that are overseen by the Office of Sustainability. This commitment to on-campus initiatives are useful and necessary, but they do not preclude the University from taking further, potentially more impactful, steps to combat climate change. An editorial from The Heights in 2013 stated that calls for the University to divest were an “overly simple response to a complex issue.” In light of the environmental developments of the last seven years, we now believe divestment is one of many important steps to combat climate change. Human-caused climate change is the biggest threat of the 21st century. There is no reason that BC must profit off fossil fuels, especially given the moral cost. In 1978, the editorial board called for BC to divest from corporations that had holdings in South Africa because of apartheid in the country. Today, we stand with the sentiment of that board’s call: “All we expect from Boston College, stockholder, is a small amount of courage and Christianity.”

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on communities with high percentages of undocumented immigrants do not protect the safety of the public. Often, citizens who are of Hispanic origin are at risk of being stopped and searched, solely on the basis of being Hispanic. These interactions with law enforcement have led to the arrests and detention of American citizens. In addition, these raids also tend to make these communities less safe. As more and more undocumented immigrants are targeted for deportation, it forces immigrants and family members of immigrants to not cooperate with law enforcement or even report crimes. Trump has constantly attempted to divide our country on immigration. The deployment of border patrol agents to sanctuary cities is just the latest attempt to sow division between Americans. Not only are policies like these divisive, but they are also extremely dehumanizing to immigrants. By sending in tactical, militaristic squadrons of officers to sanctuary cities, Trump is not making these communities safer. Instead, he is exposing an already-vulnerable population within America and driving them even further into the shadows of society. Policies like these not only impact those that are undocumented but it also affects their families—many of whom are American citizens. Not only do these families have to deal with separation, but families must also confront the reality that if their loved one is deported, he or she will return back 69

Brendan Ilnitzki Since President Donald Trump first announced his decision to run for the presidency in June of 2015, he has constantly sought out to blame undocumented immigrants for many of the United States’ problems. Over the last three and a half years of the Trump presidency, many policies have been enacted in order to deter future immigrants from entering the country and to deport immigrants already residing in the United States. The latest effort to crackdown on undocumented immigrants involves the deployment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to sanctuary cities. Trump’s decision to target sanctuary cities is a political play by the Trump administration, as cities such as Los Angeles and New York have already declared themselves sanctuary cities for immigrants. Lawrence Payne, a spokesman for Customs and Border Protection, told The New York Times that the reason for the deployment was to “enhance the integrity of the immigration system, protect public safety, and strengthen our national security.” But these raids

to the country that they were fleeing. Many undocumented immigrants, such as those from El Salvador, come to the United States in order to flee poverty, gang violence, or religious persecution. Therefore, when some immigrants are deported, there is a great risk that they may be killed upon their return home. Along with the policies enacted throughout Trump’s presidency, Trump’s rhetoric has played a significant role in dehumanizing undocumented immigrants. By characterizing immigrants as “people coming to invade our country,” “criminals, drug dealers, and rapists,” Trump has pushed the narrative that all immigrants are dangerous and are bad for the United States. It is through these characterizations that Trump has garnered support for many of his controversial immigration policies. Throughout history, politicians have constantly sought to use fear as a means of shoring up votes. By reiterating this fear of immigrants, Trump is attempting to blame Americans’ very real problems like economic insecurity onto immigrants who have nothing to do with those issues, and in doing so, gaining support through feeding fear and hate. Trump’s depiction of immigrants could not be further from the truth. Undocumented immigrants play an important role in the United States and, contrary to popular

belief, pay taxes and contribute to society. In all 50 states undocumented immigrants contribute billions of dollars every year in federal and state taxes. The inhumanity of the Trump administration’s actions toward undocumented immigrants have not only affected these immigrants and their families but Hispanics all across the United States. The divisive rhetoric and characterizations surrounding undocumented immigrants has led to increased attacks and hostility toward Hispanic Americans. The shooter in El Paso, Texas in 2019 cited the need to kill Hispanics as a result of the invasion of the United States. In fact, much of the manifesto that was left by the shooter used rhetoric almost exactly the same as Trump has used in the past, thus proving that not only do the inhumane policies and dehumanizing rhetoric have serious effects on undocumented immigrants, but also for Hispanics all across the United States. While Trump has made repeated efforts to cast immigrants as the root of problems for many Americans, it is our responsibility as the greatest nation on earth to combat this rhetoric and create a country where refugees and immigrants are welcome.

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

Alicia Kang With the start of the new semester comes a wave of anxiety about the future—and with that anxiety comes yet another Heights column from yours truly, telling you to calm down. As college students, we face constant pressure to prepare for the future, whether it be from our parents, from our peers, from ourselves, or from the constant career-planning events on campus that make us feel as though we should have everything figured out by now. At Boston College, as with many private institutions across the country, this pressure is heightened by the school’s cost: After all, we did sink thousands of dollars into this education, and we have to “make it count,” whatever that actually means. Factors such as rising tuition rates in the United States put even more weight on starting salaries for college graduates. If your education can’t give you a job that makes at least as much as you put into it, your decision to pursue higher education almost seems needless. At a private school such as BC, the stakes are even higher: If you pay $70,000 to come here, suddenly the money you need to make in order to justify that decision becomes a lot more substantial. Because of the increasing costs of college, many students are going into industries or professions specifically for the job security and the starting salaries. Consulting, for instance, has greatly grown in popularity among college students. Part of the reason for this growth is the fact that first-year consultants can make anywhere from $60,000 to $100,000 a year. These numbers don’t take into account the grueling hours, but they seem attractive at first glance, and they definitely fulfill the return

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on investment necessary for an expensive bachelor’s degree from a top university. Starting salaries are an undeniably important factor to consider when searching for jobs. They’ll determine your standard of living for years after graduating and, in turn, decide what you can and can’t afford to do. They shouldn’t be the only factor in choosing a career path, however, or even the most important one. Besides your standard of living, the satisfaction you get out of a job, what kind of work-life balance the job offers, and your basic interests are crucial elements to consider. As college students, we often forget how many years we have before us. In today’s economy, we’ll likely switch jobs more often than we’ve switched majors. And there’s no guarantee that we’ll end up working in a profession that relates to our studies. While this 180-degree change

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Sanctuary Cities Undermine Legal Immigration

Julia Canzano The Trump administration announced this month that it would be tackling illegal immigration by sending tactical teams to assist ICE in sanctuary cities, after announcing last month that it would address birth tourism. Birth tourism is when pregnant women travel to the United States with the intention of having their child born in the country in order to make him or her a U.S. citizen. Both sanctuary cities and birth tourism put a strain on the United States and lead to increases in chain migration. Combined, these efforts to limit the number of illegal immigrants and better monitor the immigration process have led to a lot of backlash from Democrats, but a lot of support from Republicans. Sanctuary cities are a problem for several reasons—first, by local law enforcement not cooperating with federal law enforcement, illegal immigrants who are criminals are protected. Take the case of Kate

Steinle, for example. She was killed by an illegal immigrant in 2015, who had seven felony convictions, had already been deported five times, and resided in San Francisco, a sanctuary city. Cooperation between law enforcement and immigration officials could have prevented her death. Had her killer been held in custody longer due to a request from immigration officials, Kate may still be alive. The Trump administration’s crackdown on sanctuary cities and illegal immigration has produced results. In the last seven months, the United States has seen a decrease in the number of arrests for illegal border crossings. The Trump administration’s sending of SWAT-like teams shows how serious it is on immigration policy. Acting Homeland Security Chief Chad Wolf told Fox and Friends that the teams would not be necessary if sanctuary cities cooperated with immigration officials. Sanctuary cities are preventing law enforcement from properly doing its job and contributing to this high spending costs of illegal immigration. This is money that could be spent to improve other areas, such as the health care or education systems. Many Democrats support sanctuary cities and oppose the Trump administration’s efforts to build a border wall and take an aggressive approach to

deporting illegal immigrants. But for as much as Democrats criticize the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation policy, the Obama Administration deported 1.18 million illegal immigrants in the first three years of his first term while the Trump administration had only deported 800,000 as of November. Additionally, in 2012, the Obama administration deported nearly 410,000 people, while the Trump administration has never deported more than 260,000 people in a single year. Of course, America should continue to accept immigrants. This is a country that was built by immigrants and thrives as a melting pot of diverse cultures and perspectives. We need immigrants for low-wage jobs investment, in professional careers to continue to push the United States to a competitive position on the world stage, in diplomacy, and in our communities. In the end, we need immigrants who are going to make the United States a better place. Illegal immigration isn’t fair to those that patiently wait their turn and go through the immigration process correctly nor those who come to America and make it a better place. But the real question lies in why people are so desperately trying to become American citizens, or even just trying to live in America. The country is known as the land of opportunity,

where you can achieve the “American Dream” and rise in society. While people are leaving their home country in search of better opportunities, more importantly, they’re also running away from their home country’s problems. Corrupt governments, high crime rates and violence, and large and increasing gaps in inequality are all valid reasons for wanting to come to the United States in search of a better life. But to fix the broken immigration system, we should also look to the root of the problem. There is not enough economic or social pressure from the United States on Mexico, Guatemala, or El Salvador, for example, to respect human rights more and make themselves places where citizens can grow and thrive rather than immigrate to the United States, especially in such large numbers. While the United States’ immigration system is far from perfect, putting pressure on sanctuary cities, pressuring countries that immigrants are coming from, and working in Congress to pass better immigration laws will one day lead to a more efficient system.

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

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reality, it is bound to happen to a lot of us. We have to realize how young we all are and that there will be time for us to go through different phases in our lives. As T. S. Eliot writes in his cryptic poem, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” “indeed there will be time / To wonder, ‘Do I dare?’ and, ‘Do I dare?’” Believe it or not, there will be time for us to not only ponder but also explore many possible futures. The question in the end, as Eliot writes, will be “Would it have been worth it, after all?” It will be whether the paths we did choose were paths worth taking—and only we will be able to determine that answer. Neither of my parents went into professions that they truly loved or were passionate about. But they don’t regret their decisions: Their choices gave them stable wages, a nice home, and the ability to support their children pursuing higher education. And this works the other way around as well. No matter what we choose, as long as we own up to the responsibility of that choice, and we are happy with it, our decisions will be worth it. We simply have to weigh our options. It often seems as though our only choices are between jobs we absolutely love and jobs that pay well. We just have to weigh our options and decide on what’s best for us depending on where we are in life. And if we realize we want to change our decisions, we can! The events in our lives are not stagnant but rather constantly changing and fluctuating. So don’t think a certain starting salary is an end-all be-all. The only ultimatums in life are the ones we make for ourselves.

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

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PATU and CAB Explore ‘Diaspora Through Dance’ A New Way to Watch

By Tonie Chase

Heights Staff

What is dance without purpose? Every aspect of Diaspora Through Dance, a competition jointly organized by Presenting Africa To You (PATU) and the Campus

Activities Board (CAB), was intentional in showcasing the dance cultures of the African Diaspora. Since its inception in 1995, on-campus dance group PATU has aimed to share the cultures of the global diaspora with Boston College and the greater Boston community.

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African dance groups from colleges across the Boston area competed at the showcase.

Saturday’s competition did just that. Other Boston-area college dance teams joined PATU and F.I.S.T.S. for an evening of dance that spanned genres and continents. The first competing team, Trxbe, hails from Suffolk University. Its set started off with six dancers crowned in afros, dancing in sync to upbeat, woodwind-heavy music. As the music transitioned, more team members hopped onto stage from the wings. Members of PATU returned to the stage, some casually boasting, “West Coast best coast,” which summoned friendly retorts from PATU members of East African descent. They argued that with Somalia being on the “horn of Africa,” with the longest coastline in continental Africa, Uganda being the “pearl of Africa,” and Ethiopia being a coffee supplier of Africa, it should have been evident that no one “beats the East [Coast].” This skit segued into the first performance by Boston University’s Eritrean and Ethiopian Students Association. The group graced the stage to perform a modern take on traditional Ethiopian dance. Wearing traditional white habesha kemis dresses, the team performed a routine that featured rolling and bouncing shoulders. The next competing team, Sakata Afrique from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, performed a set to “Causing Trouble” by DJ Tunez and “Sensei” by Congolese-British artist ZieZie. They bridged the diaspora not only through music and dance, but also through fashion—sporting color-blocked windbreakers, the team incorporated hip-hop moves into its routine set to Beyoncé’s “My Power.” The Riddim Dance Troupe from Northeastern University grooved sensually and

energetically to Caribbean songs “Oil It” by Mr. Killa and “Body Good” by Shenseea. Small in number but mighty, the Riddim Dance Troupe also integrated moves that mimicked miming. Transitioning into the Caribbean side of the diaspora, a handful of Haitian-American BC students performed kompa, a national music and dance style from Haiti. Three pairs of kompa dancers slow-danced to Afro-francophone music, including “Palavra” by Tayc, and were complemented by smoothly changing lights of various colors. Boston University’s Afrithms was the last team to compete. Eleven women effortlessly executed South Africa’s “Gwara Gwara” dance. They stunned the crowd with a death drop finale. The show also featured a performance from BC’s F.I.S.T.S. team. Members of PATU explained how step is an important art form because it has a long history in African and African-American communities. PATU then concluded the show with its own performances, delivering nothing shy of animated, sharp, and grand dance moves. This year marks PATU’s 24th year on campus. To celebrate, the team brought back two PATU alumni as judges for the competition—Vanessa Medor, BC ’17, and Cimron C. Charles, BC ’16. The third judge was Régine Michelle Jean-Charles, professor of romance languages and literatures and African and African Diaspora Studies. All-female Boston University team Afrithms was crowned the winner. Diaspora Through Dance was so much more than a competition, though. It was a powerful display of the rich cultural traditions of Africans across the globe. n

BCID Brings Precision, Unity to Annual Showcase By Julia Landwehr Heights Staff

With fancy footwork and creative choreography, Boston College Irish Dance (BCID) shined in its annual showcase, this year titled Amplify. BCID’s show, which was held at Robsham Theater on Friday and Saturday night, wowed the audience with intricate moves and a contemporary take on the traditional dance style. Amplify opened with a performance from the entire BCID group, a strong start with intense synchronicity as the women twirled across the stage. The performance was interspersed with large group and intimate small group dances, making each number feel unique. BCID’s dancers also wore interesting costumes for each song, emphasizing the differences between each dance. The varying costumes allowed BCID to highlight different aspects of its performances, using color and shape to communicate emotion. The first small group performance was set to “Artemis” by Lindsey Sterling, an intense and driving violin piece. The dance, choreographed by Maggie Lane, Lynch ’21, contrasted the different shoe types that Irish dancers wear. Half of the women wore hard shoes while the others wore soft shoes, drawing the audience’s eyes and ears to different groups of dancers. The team then performed dances to two contemporary songs, “If I Can’t Have You” by Shawn Mendes and “Fool’s Gold” by Dagny and BØRNS, creating strong geometric circles, lines, and knots across the stage. BCID welcomed the Heightsmen as a Friday night guest performer. The Heightsmen, BC’s all-male a cappella group, per-

formed covers of “Pennies From Heaven,” written by Arthur Johnston and Johnny Burke but popularized by Louis Prima, and “Somebody to Love” by Queen. With enthusiastic snapping and matching formalwear, the Heightsmen offered a classic sound that was a departure from BCID’s contemporary music and traditional dancing. After BCID returned to the stage with a number of performances, they finished Act One of Amplify with a “Step About” in which the team circled up and each Irish dancer showed off her individual skills. Following a brief intermission, BCID opened Act Two with a performance danced to “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” by the Dropkick Murphys. The routine, which is a team tradition, was choreographed by BCID’s head choreographer, Ciara Stillson, CSON ’21, and paid homage to the city with unique Irish dance elements. Following a performance set to Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite,” which delivered a heavy dose of nostalgia, BCID’s seven-member Executive Board danced to a traditional Irish dance piece, “Fiery Nights.” The small group of the club’s leaders was a tribute to female power and the amazing things that the team can accomplish together. Friday’s second guest performance featured the Boston College Dance Ensemble, which danced with a flowing, lyrical style, before BCID returned to the Robsham stage with a routine set to Post Malone’s “Ball For Me.” The dance, choreographed by co-presidents Maeve Clancy, CSOM ’20, and Mikayla O’Brien, MCAS ’20, used the pop song as a segue into the group’s “a cappella” section, where the dancers’ hard shoe footwork created intricate beats. They managed to stay perfectly synchronized even after the track cut out.

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‘Amplify’ featured large and small group performances from BCID, and two special guests.

Following an emotional farewell dance from the senior BCID members, the entire club came back on stage for a dramatic finale, also choreographed by Stillson. Capitalizing on their large depth of talent, the dancers of BCID finished Amplify on a high note as they flew across the stage, their feet twirling and tapping in complete unison.

Amplify succeeded in showcasing not only the members of BCID’s technical talent, but also their bond as a team. As they embraced and freestyle-danced during their bows at the end of the performance, it was clear that BCID’s success depends not only on its technical skill, but on its members’ love of dance and strong bonds. n

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Anna Lonnquist has truly solidified her role as “the girl who wears Beats headphones at Bapst for seven hours and won’t hear you unless you’re speaking so loudly you’ll probably get kicked out of Bapst.” The moment those Beats headphones come on is the same moment any and all conversation is halted. For seven months now, I’ve sat beside Anna as she writes an entire essay in one sitting and thought, “What could she be listening to that makes her SO productive?” My first guess surely wasn’t this. We start off with “BEST INTEREST,” a Tyler the Creator song that again reminds me that Anna is actually trendy, but doesn’t feel the need to rub it in. The moment you

start getting into it, however, the vibes quickly (and really un-seamlessly, sorry Anna) change to “Take a Bow” by Rihanna. From there, it’s a swift (and needed) transition by to “Keep It Gold” by Surfaces, which makes you question why Anna is listening to summer beach tunes in February in Edina, Minnesota. After that, it’s a classic “Sir Duke” from Stevie Wonder, which is (what I thought was) on par with Anna’s music taste. From there, it’s “Cranes in the Sky” by Solange, “Tints” by Anderson .Paak, and “#GETITRIGHT” by Miley Cyrus. And finally, finally, when you think this rollercoaster of Anna’s music taste is over, she tosses in “Hotel Room Service” by Pitbull, which, like many of Anna’s late night side comments, has you asking “Where did that come from?!”

Maggie DiPatri I think Marvel movies are entertaining. While I’ve never been incredibly invested in the franchise, my friends and I usually go to see the newest installment every few months. But I also love many less “fun” movies, such as Marriage Story—which although it was one of my favorite movies of 2019, some people found to be slow or boring. But entertaining movies and great movies are not the same. While I’m not going to get up on my film studies high horse and say that the only movies we should watch are those that receive over a 90 percent score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, I will say that we should not judge all movies on the same scale, and that great movies should be celebrated just as much as entertaining ones. What makes a great movie, you may ask? This might be the most subjective question ever, but I believe a movie is great when all of its elements work together seamlessly to tell a story. First Reformed (2017), written and directed by Paul Schrader, tells the story of Rev. Toller (Ethan Hawke) who becomes disillusioned with his faith as he struggles to understand the climate crisis. All parts of the film come together harmoniously in that every choice adds something: The use of the Academy ratio—a visibly tight 1.37:1, which is almost a square—keeps the viewer uncomfortably aware of everything happening in the frame. The muted colors emphasize the pure bleakness of the film. The shots are intricately planned, from the symmetry to the characters’ positions. Although it is great, First Reformed was also incredibly painful to get through because as the viewer, you feel as if you too are in Toller’s desolate situation, one that doesn’t end in a triumph of the good guys over the bad guys because it deals with real emotions that aren’t resolved by the time the credits roll. Of course, entertaining movies can do this too, but they often don’t go beyond the story. Many Marvel movies stir up emotions in the viewer, but beyond special effects, the cinematography often feels neglected, especially as Marvel gains traction never seen before with a franchise. I want to be clear that I’m not criticizing the incredibly talented filmmakers behind these productions, but rather the recent way in which movies are shifting from great and entertaining to only entertaining, because the thing is, it is possible for films to be both entertaining and great. Take BlacKkKlansman, a 2018 Best Picture contender masterfully shot by Spike Lee, which is filled with suspense and excitement. Great movies are frequently very entertaining, but entertaining movies often don’t have to be great anymore—Marvel movies will make money no matter what. This shift has harmful implications for the future of cinema in that it could make it even more difficult for aspiring filmmakers to break into an industry that is increasingly focused on simple entertainment and profits over technical skill. Such possibilities must be considered. Martin Scorsese recently came under fire for claiming that Marvel movies weren’t “cinema.” Understandably, Marvel fans erupted with anger. Scorsese responded in an opinion piece for The New York Times in which he explained his worries for the future of filmmaking when it seems that franchise films are the only movies audiences are seeing in theaters anymore. Thus, industry giants like Marvel have a decision to make—will they start to pave opportunities for great filmmaking, or will they commodify entertainment to such an extent that it keeps out aspiring talent?

Maggie DiPatri is the photo editor for The Heights. She can be reached at photo@bcheights.com.

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Getting to know the contestants of ELP’s upcoming vocal competition

By Jillian Ran, Grace Mayer, and Nathan Rhind

Arts Editors

Will Riley - MCAS ’21, Philosophy

What was your audition song? “When We Were Young” by Adele. Why are you competing in Sing it to the Heights? I feel like over the past couple years I haven’t really been involved in anything musically, and I felt as if though this was something that I could use to kind of get back in the swing of things like I did in high school. When did you first start singing? I think it was second grade we started music lessons in elementary school, and at that point, the music teacher took some of the guys and girls from the class and put them in the school choir, so singing more or less since second grade. I did choir through elementary school. I did the school chorale in high school as well. What are you involved in at BC? I’m a Freshmen League captain, so hopefully all my freshman guys will show up to the performance. I was a 48Hours leader last semester, and then I also sometimes participate in a club called Opera Workshop, which is a really fun club where we go through different musical ensembles every week. Best song to sing in the shower? I have to go with “Bohemian Rhapsody,” because all the different parts—I mean who doesn’t want to go through that seven-minute masterpiece in the shower? I actually wrote my college essay on that song, so that song has a special spot in my heart. Who are your influences? I’d say Freddie Mercury is a big influence—Queen is my favorite band. I also really love Billy Joel, really love Frank Sinatra, Sam Smith is so great. All of these people are so wonderful, you have to take bits and pieces of every one of their styles. Jack Peterson - MCAS ’20, Biology and Economics

What was your audition song? “Mack the Knife,” which is an old jazz standard most popularized by Bobby Darin. Why are you competing in Sing it to the Heights? I actually competed last year, and I did a song that was completely different—I did “La Vie en Rose,” which is a big, emotional love ballad … I wanted to do it again and try singing a big, jazzy, powerful song that’s not really as much about love as it is about a fun story. When did you first start singing? I taught myself how to play piano and sing in high school, but I didn’t sing in front of any people until college. I joined the Heightsmen my sophomore year. What are you involved in at BC? I play some intramurals, and through the years I’ve done different things here and there. I like to participate in psych

studies as well. Best song to sing in the shower? “Tennessee Whiskey” by Chris Stapleton. In the chorus, there’s a big run that Chris Stapleton does. It’s really hard to sing and sounds really cool, and we actually have a rule in my house that when that part of the song comes on, you have to be silent. Nobody can even try to sing it because you have to pay your respects to Chris Stapleton. Who are your influences? I like to incorporate a lot of different styles. I would say my favorite current musicians are Bruno Mars and Corinne Bailey Rae. But then going back, I love listening to Sam Cooke, I love The Eagles and Billy Joel as well.

branching away from that and just focusing on singing. What are you involved in at BC? I’m in the Acoustics, BC bOp!, and AHANA Management Academy. Best song to sing in the shower? “Put Your Records On” by Corinne Bailey Rae. Who are your influences? Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey. Francesca Giangiulio - MCAS ’23 , English, Theatre and Art History minors

Tommy Boyce - CSOM ’21, Marketing and Business Analytics

What was your audition song? “Vienna” by Billy Joel. Why are you competing in Sing it to the Heights? I don’t really think of it as competing, I’m just singing my song. It’s funny that it’s a contest—I keep forgetting that. When did you first start singing? Ever since I was a little kid, really little, like 4. I would sing in church, and I would sing loud enough that people would comment on it, like “Oh, your kid really likes singing there.” My mom met a voice teacher through her work, and then I started taking lessons when I was 8 years old. I took them for 10 years. I did chamber choir and musicals in high school. What are you involved in at BC? I’m a member of GLC, I’m also a member of the Boston College Dramatics Society. I do the plays at BC, I’m a pride peer. CSOM stuff like Marketing Academy. Best song to sing in the shower? I sing in the shower way too much. My roommates all give me shit for it, so does my brother. “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston because you want to sing a dramatic song in the shower. Who are your influences? I listened to a lot of country growing up. My mom loved the ladies of country, like Faith Hill and Dolly Parton. When I got older, I listened to a lot of indie-pop. I love Bleachers, I love Jack Antonoff, he’s one of my favorite musicians. Robyn. I love Bowie, Lorde.

opportunity. So why not? When did you first start singing? I’ve pretty much been singing my whole life, and I also went to a performing arts school for high school. What else are you involved in? I’m actually in the Acoustics, an a capella group, and then I’m also in BC Bop which is the jazz ensemble. Best song to sing in the shower? Maybe “Bad” by Lennon Stella. Who are your influences? I guess because my voice can be somewhat jazzy, maybe someone like Adele or Alessia Cara. Kaitlin Meeks, MCAS ’20, Physics

Sophia Gardner - CSOM ’22, Information Systems and Accounting for Finance and Consulting

What was your audition song? I sang “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” by Meghan Trainor and John Legend. Why are you competing in Sing it to the Heights? I kept getting the emails about [Sing it to the Heights], and I have a few friends who do stuff for ELP and they were like, “You should do it,” because they knew that I sang, and so they kept trying to tell me “You should go out, you should do it.” I had a few extra minutes before one of my a cappella rehearsals a few weeks ago, and I was just like, “You know what, like, I have nothing to lose. Why not?” When did you first start singing? I feel like I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember, but I first started singing in choir-type settings in middle school. I did musical theater all throughout middle school and high school. What are you involved in at BC? At BC, I’m in 4Boston, so I volunteer at the Sister Mary Hart after-school program in Roxbury. I’m in the Acoustics, I’m in Contemporary Theatre at BC. I write for The Heights, I write for Metro. Best song to sing in the shower? I think anything that’s a really belty song, kind of like guilty pleasure songs, you know. I feel like Beyoncé, [and] the song “Shallow” from A Star is Born always comes to mind, I sing that a lot in the shower. Who are your influences? I listen to Hall & Oates all the time, The Beatles, and then there’s like modern people—I listen to Khalid a lot, I think he has really good songs, and Chance the Rapper. Max Schenkel - MCAS ’22, Neuroscience and Studio Art

AJ Singh - CSOM ’23, Finance and Computer Science

What was your audition song? “Who’s Lovin’ You” by The Jackson 5. Why are you competing in Sing it to the Heights? I didn’t really know about the competition until my friends told me about it, and they said I should give it a shot, so here we are. When did you first start singing? Middle school. I started doing theatre and stuff like that, and then I started

really into theatre and stuff like that when she was a kid, and I remember singing Green Day songs with her when I was 5. What are you involved in at BC? I’m joining the Music Guild right now. I’m in the application process for trying to get onto the board. I was doing The BC Elements journal for a while. I was in the Student Business Consortium of Boston College for a while, which is interesting. Best song to sing in the shower? My go to is “Valerie” by Amy Winehouse. Who are your influences? Tom Misch, Mac Ayres. Jason Mraz, Frank Ocean, Daniel Caesar. JID, Jessie Reyez, Tobi Lou, Mac Miller, and Brent Faiyaz.

What was your audition song? “Stone Cold” by Demi Lovato Why are you competing in Sing it to the Heights? So I was in [the University] Chorale last year, and I tried out for a cappella groups but didn’t get in. For Sing it to the Heights, I really liked the whole purpose of it, funding a school’s music program. When did you first start singing? I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember. In my elementary school, you had to pick between band and chorus, but as a kid, I was like “I’m gonna play the drums.” I was going to do singing as well, and then I kind of just stuck with singing. What are you involved in at BC? I play BC women’s rugby. I did [the University] Chorale freshman year. I’m in PULSE. So I do community service at Bridge Over Troubled Waters for my placement. And then I work at the Margot Rec Center as a lifeguard, but I also work in the aquatics office there. Best song to sing in the shower? I mean the best song to jam to in the shower is “It’s Raining Men,” because it’s funny because you’re in the shower. Who are your influences? Beyoncé was probably my biggest influence growing up. Destiny’s Child was my first CD. Beyoncé’s [“Irreplaceable”] song was the first one I learned by heart, and her riffs and stuff like that I’ve always strived for. Korinne Arenas - MCAS ’22, Communication

What was your audition song? I did “Love For a Child” by Jason Mraz. Why are you competing in Sing it to the Heights? To be honest, I know it’s probably not the greatest answer, but I’m going on vacation—I would like to have a little bit extra to spend. The cash incentive was certainly at play, but honestly I want to perform in front of people again. I did it once when I was in middle school, and it was a really refreshing and fun experience. When did you first start singing? My earliest memories are with my mom, because my mom was a singer. She was

What was your audition song? “She Used to Be Mine” from Waitress, the musical. Why are you competing in Sing it to the Heights? I was actually planning on doing it last year, but I missed auditions, so I was like, “I’m definitely going to do it this year.” But it’s a chance to get to sing in Robsham, which is a great opportunity, and just being a part of a singing competition on campus is a great

What was your audition song? “One and Only” by Adele. Why are you competing in Sing it to the Heights? I saw the email for it over winter break … and I was like “I don’t know if I’m gonna do that” … But then I talked to my mom about it … she told me to do it, to pursue it so I said, “Okay I’ll try it, just auditioning doesn’t have to mean anything.” And here we are. When did you first start singing? Just singing in the car when I was little. … I did plays and stuff in elementary school, and maybe middle school, but not anything major. What are you involved in at BC? I’m VP of Jammin’ Toast, a general member of Music Guild and a senior staffer for Heights photo. Best song to sing in the shower? “Happy Birthday,” maybe? Who are your influences? I’d say I’ve always latched onto Adele songs because they’re just fun. But also Maggie Rogers is a good influence. Stencia Bastien, CSOM ’23, Marketing

What was your audition song? My audition song was “Listen” by Beyoncé. Why are you competing in Sing it to the Heights? To get out of my comfort zone. When did you first start singing? I started singing when I was a child, very young, probably 4. I taught myself. I never really had training. What else are you involved in at BC? I’m in PATU, the Presenting Africa to You dance team. Best song to sing in the shower? It’s a Haitian song. I’m West Indian, so I’m from Haiti, so I sing a lot of my cultural songs, so there’s just one song that always replays over and over again. Who are your influences? People like Demi Lovato and Andra Day. Sing it to the Heights will be held in Robsham Theater on Tuesday at 7 p.m. n FEATURED IMAGES BY MAGGIE DIPATRI / HEIGHTS EDITOR

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Eagles Silence Huskies’ Power Play, Secure 10-1 Victory MHOK, from A12 the Eagles a three-goal lead. Just under a minute later, the Eagles scored again. Cotton fought for possession along the back boards,

eventually gaining enough control to send the puck out to open ice. Julius Mattila collected the puck and sent a centering pass to Logan Hutsko, who slammed a one-timer past Pantano. At the next stoppage in play,

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Spencer Knight posted 18 saves on 19 shots against to lift the Eagles over NU.

the Huskies pulled Pantano to put in backup goalie Connor Murphy. Midway through the period, Biagio Lerario was called for slashing , sending the Eagles to their third power play of the game. While Northeastern is 19th in the NCAA for its power play, BC is 12th with a 23.7 power play percentage. And the Eagles are placed as such for a reason. Newhook sent a pass to Matt Boldy from behind the goal line, and Boldy shot the puck past Murphy just inside the near post. Three minutes later, the Eagles added another point to the board. Boldy winded up for a shot from the blue line and sent the puck rocketing toward the net, where Mike Hardman was there to tip it in, putting BC up by six goals. McLaughlin netted his second goal of the period soon after as he got a breakaway opportunity. McLaughlin shot at the net where Murphy made the initial save, but McLaughlin collected his own rebound and tucked the puck into the back of the net.

Although the Eagles had been successful in limiting chances by the Huskies—keeping the shots on goal by Northeastern to only six in the first and five in the second—they could not prevent NU from getting on the board. With three minutes remaining in the second period, Matt Thomson scored his first collegiate goal against Spencer Knight, cutting the Eagles’ lead to six goals. The Eagles kept up their trend of scoring goals early in the third period as Boldy scored his second of the night just over two minutes into the final frame. Boldy collected a pass from Newhook as the two streaked into the Huskies’ zone, held the puck as he skated across the crease, and tucked the puck past Murphy. As the Eagles continued to dominate the game, NU tried to keep up, but the cards were stacked against them. Midway through the frame Ben Finkelstein added his name to the scorecard with a slick spin that sent the puck through Murphy’s five-hole, putting the Eagles up 9-1.

After Finkelstein’s tally, head coach Jerr y York pulled Spencer Knight from the net to put in backup goalie Jack Moffatt. At the same time, the Huskies pulled their second goalie of the night as Curtis Frye took over for Murphy in net. A scrum after a stoppage in play late in the final frame sent McPhee, Finkelstein, and two NU players off the ice with 10-minute game misconducts. In addition to the game misconducts, McBain took a penalty for interference, sending the Huskies to their fourth power play of the game. And yet, the disadvantage did not deter the Eagles from tallying their 10th goal of the game on the penalty kill. Aapeli Räsänen collected a turnover from the Huskies and skated into the Northeastern’s zone, beating Frye gloveside and netting the Eagles’ 11th shorthanded goal of the season. “[Northeastern is] a good team,” said York following the victory. “It was just one of those nights. … Everything went our way and nothing went the right way for Jim [Madigan].” n

Loss to UNH Secures Eagles No. 4 Spot in Hockey East WHOK, from A12 crease and she tapped a rogue puck into the bottom-left corner of the net. With that, the Eagles went to the break down by just one point. But UNH looked like a different defensive team after the first intermission and began to limit any serious chances that BC had at Boutilier while maintaining possession in BC’s defensive zone. Meghara McManus capitalized on the extended time in the Eagles’ zone and notched her first of the night five minutes into the second frame. She nabbed the puck and manufactured a breakaway for a one-on-one chance with Pickreign, and a deke to the left was all it took to fool the goaltender. The Eagles couldn’t seem to stay out of the box for long, and their chippy play

soon gave way to another goal for UNH. BC finished the night with seven trips to the box from seven different Eagles, and UNH had four from three different Wildcats. The first Wildcat power play of the second period followed the pattern of the first frame to a T as Alexie Guay went to the box for cross-checking, and UNH had both a two-point lead and a man advantage. Nicole Dunbar fired a shot from the slot that dipped through Pickreign’s legs to extend the Wildcats’ lead to 4-1. The Eagles killed off UNH’s second power play of the period, but they were trailing by three, and it was too little, too late. Two different Eagles, Jillian Fey and Hadley Hartmetz, both got whistled at separate times for hitting after the

whistle in the final period to give UNH its final two power play opportunities. As was the trend, the Wildcats capitalized on the first of those chances to expand their lead to 5-1. Tori Howran fired a shot nearly from center ice on the power play that wove through traffic and eventually found the loose stick of Jada Christian for a tap-in goal. As of Saturday, the conference championship bracket is now set for Hockey East competition later this month. With the loss, the Eagles will stay sitting at No. 4 in the Hockey East rankings to face No. 5 UConn in the first round of the conference championships. Conference games this season have been hit or miss for the Eagles, but they’ll look to rebalance before the postseason. UNH, on the other hand, will take on No. 3 Providence in the first round. n

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Senior Kate Annese takes a faceoff against New Hampshire forward Lauren Martin.

Eagles Fall to Clemson in Devastating Senior Night Loss By Michael Quain Heights Staff Coming off a 13-point loss to Virginia, Boston College men’s basketball looked to bounce back at home against ACC rival Clemson. A victory would have brought the Eagles to .500 Clemson 82 Boston College 64 on the season and bumped them to seventh in the conference. But the Eagles couldn’t connect, and an impressive shooting performance from Clemson meant they fell 82-64 to the Tigers under their home lights of Conte Forum. From the first tip, it was clear that Clemson would dominate the game. Starting off the first half, Clemson (14-12, 8-8 Atlantic Coast) came out hot early, going on a 10-0 run in the first 2:30 of the game. Head coach Jim Christian was forced to take an early timeout to get BC (13-15, 7-10) back on track. After a lackluster start to the game, BC’s first basket came off a 3pointer by senior Jairus Hamilton with 16:35 left in the half. That basket then

opened up a quick scoring run for BC, starting with a 3-pointer by Jay Heath followed by a breakaway layup to get the game within four points at 14-10. A combination of some sloppy turnovers from the Eagles and a lack of size compared to Clemson’s big lineup hurt the Eagles late in the half. Clemson was able to match BC on almost all of its scoring plays to maintain the lead. Big man Aamir Simms dominated BC on the boards and closed the half off with a thunderous last-second follow-up dunk. The junior is shooting an astounding 45.1 percent from the field this season and was a major factor in the Tigers’ win with 12 points. The only Tiger to outscore him was Al-Amir Dawes with 22. Clemson also won the battle of the boards, largely with the help of its height under the rim, tallying 32 rebounds to BC’s 25. Twenty-eight of the Tigers’ grabs came on defense, and Simms and John Newman III combined for 19 of them. Meanwhile, Steffon Mitchell led the way on the boards for the Eagles with seven—three on offense and four on defense.

After an uninspired first half, BC trailed 29-41 heading into the second half. The Eagles played well on defense in the paint in the second half and caused several Clemson turnovers resulting in 10 of their points. But the Eagles’ defense cracked under the pressure of Clemson’s versatile shooting corps. The biggest issue for the Eagles was Clemson’s unmatchable shooting success. In the first half, the Tigers shot 69.7 percent from the field and 50 percent from behind the arc. They finished the night with similarly impressive shooting clips, hitting on 68.9 percent from the field and 52.2 percent from distance. The Eagles had a hard time slowing down Clemson’s efficient offense and limiting its 3-pointers. Unfortunately for BC, the second half started off exactly the same as the first. The Tigers came out shooting hot: A pair of triples and a jump shot extended Clemson’s lead to 20 just two minutes into the half. Clemson continued to dominate from long range for the majority of the second half. BC’s Nik Popovic managed a couple of baskets under the rim for

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BC junior Steffon Mitchell jumps to block a Clemson player’s dunk attempt. the Eagles, including a nice turnaround hookshot over Clemson’s center. Even so, BC found itself down 26 with 8:40 left in the game with the lopsided score at 42-68. Heath, who led the Eagles in scoring with 16, was able to come up with a pair of 3-pointers late in the game to try to revive any hopes of getting back in it. Hamilton followed that up with an and-one to cut the deficit to 20, but it wasn’t enough for BC to stage a comeback.

Clemson easily matched all of BC’s scoring efforts to maintain a healthy cushion over the Eagles for the remainder of the game. Even when the Eagles switched to a full-court press with a few minutes left to try to salvage the game, it just led to them getting into foul trouble and putting Clemson on the line in the bonus. With 3:45 left in the game, Clemson freshman Alex Hemenway put the nail in the coffin, hitting a straight-away 3-pointer to put the Tigers up 23. n

SPORTS in SHORT Women’s basketball STANDINGS Conference overall Louisville 13-2 24-3 NC State 12-3 23-3 Duke 10-5 16-10 Florida State 10-6 21-6 Virginia Tech 10-6 20-7 Boston College 10-6 17-10 Syracuse 9-7 15-12 Georgia Tech 9-8 18-10 North Carolina 7-9 16-11 Virginia 7-9 12-15 Wake Forest 7-10 14-14 Notre Dame 6-10 11-17 Miami 5-11 13-14 Clemson 3-13 7-20 1-14 4-22 Pittsburgh

Numbers to know

Consecutive wins by Boston College men’s hockey as the team heads into its final stretch of the regular season.

Amount of double-doubles scored by Boston College women’s basketball’s Taylor Soule so far this season.

Goals scored by Boston College lacrosse transfer Charlotte North in the team’s 18-9 loss to USC on Friday.

QUote of the week

“We are really just trying to establish our culture. It’s going to be based on tough love, and we are going to compete.” — Head football coach Jeff Hafley, on the first spring football practice

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Eight different Eagles, including five in the second period alone, lit the lamp on Friday to lead BC to a 10-1 rout of reigning Beanpot champion Northeastern, completing the weekend sweep. By Olivia Charbonneau Assoc. Sports Editor For the second time in as many nights, No. 5 Boston College men’s hockey took on No. 10 Northeastern for the back Northeastern 1 half of a homeBoston College 10 and-home series with the Huskies. The Eagles had taken home the first win, battling back and forth with Northeastern before pulling out a 3-2 victory on the road. On Friday, BC (21-8-1, 14-6-0

Hockey East) outplayed the Huskies (17-10-3, 10-9-1) in the second and third periods, with eight separate players scoring to give the Eagles a 10-1 victory. Early on in the game, the Eagles put themselves at a disadvantage. David Cotton took a slashing penalty just under 40 seconds into the first period, sending BC to the penalty kill against a strong NU power play. The Huskies are 19th in the NCAA for their power play at 21.7 percent, while the Eagles’ penalty kill sits at No. 34 with a 80.7

percent success rate. But the Eagles killed the penalty, sending the game back to five-on-five play. Not long after, the Eagles struck first, with Graham McPhee scoring his fourth goal of the season against NU goalie Craig Pantano. Jack McBain fought for the puck along the boards before sending it to Marc McLaughlin behind the net. McLaughlin passed the puck to the front of the net, where McPhee shot the puck into a wideopen net, as Pantano had expected a wrap-around attempt.

The Huskies regained their confidence toward the end of the first, battling to get one goal back against the Eagles, but the two teams headed into the first intermission with BC up by one. Just over a minute into the second frame, the Eagles got another goal up on NU. After clearing the zone, Cotton made a quick pass up the ice to Alex Newhook, who took his chance on a breakaway into the Huskies’ end. The rookie sped by two Northeastern defenders and beat Pantano as the

puck bounced over the goalie’s glove. With Newhook’s tally, the floodgates were opened. After five minutes of play in the second period, the Eagles found themselves at an advantage in the Huskies’ zone. Pantano struggled to play the puck behind the net, turning it over to McLaughlin. The sophomore attempted to pass the puck to the front of the net, but it went off the back of Pantano’s pads and into the net, giving

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BC Lacrosse Goes Quiet in Frustrating Loss to Southern California By Emma Healy Sports Editor If there’s one thing Boston College lacrosse isn’t used to doing, it’s losing—especially twice in one year, and especially to Southern California. But after going undefeated through the regular season over the last Boston College 9 two years, No. USC 18 15 BC tasted defeat for the second time this season against its first ranked opponent in No. 13 USC. The loss marks the first time the Eagles (2-2) have ever fallen to the Trojans, as the all-time series currently sits at 5-1 in favor of the Eagles. On numbers alone, it’s clear that USC simply outmatched the visiting Eagles. The Trojans led in shots (38-28), saves (11-8), and ground balls (17-15), and had fewer turnovers (12) than

their opponents (15). In fact, the only notable category the Eagles led in was draw controls, but they only narrowly edged their opponent in that category by one draw. BC opened the scoring early on after Jenn Medjid grabbed a ground ball and was immediately fouled by USC’s Morgan Kuligowski. Medjid headed to the free position and deftly wove around USC goalie Riley Hertford to score her ninth tally of the season. But USC was quick to counter, as neither of the two powerhouse teams was used to being at a deficit for too long. The Trojans cleared a long ball, followed closely by Katie Ramsay’s first goal of the season to tie up the game six minutes in. A tally each from USC’s Hope Anhut and BC’s Charlotte North kept the game deadlocked, at two, then Sophia Donovan and North traded one to bring the

score to three apiece. It looked as though the teams were gearing up for a backand-forth battle for the ages. But USC had other plans on its home turf. Six unanswered goals by four different Trojans in the span of four minutes effectively sealed the win for USC with 10 minutes still left in the first half of the game. BC tried to stop the bleeding as Medjid recorded her second of the night, but her efforts were futile as the Eagles found themselves in a five-point hole. Five was not as far as they would fall though, as USC’s Sophia Donovan notched two more before the end of the half. Ramsay earned herself a yellow card in the final minutes of the half, giving BC a much needed man advantage and a free-position chance. With the Eagles down by seven, North seized her opportunity and powered one past Hertford to send the Eagles to the locker room

down by just six. But six was as close as the Eagles would get for the rest of the night, and a dominant second half for USC handed the Eagles their biggest defeat in the last three years. Throughout the second half, the Eagles took two steps backward for every step forward. Time after time, USC scored two goals, and time after time, the Eagles countered with just one of their own. Anhut and Emily Concialdi opened the second half scoring for the Trojans with two back-to-back goals. North followed with her fourth and final of the night a few minutes later, but the Trojans had once again advanced their lead. Two more USC goals kept the pattern going, but this time, BC countered with two of its own. Medjid notched her third and final goal of the night on another free-position shot. Kate Taylor followed

her up with an assist from Medjid to round out her four-point night. The Trojans and the Eagles traded their final two-and-one scoring bout as Cara Urbank followed two USC goals with one of her own. Urbank, who had a standout game in the Eagles’ previous matchup against Vanderbilt, was uncharacteristically quiet on offense against the Trojans. Concialdi finished off the scoring for USC in the final minutes of the game to send BC home with a loss and a .500 record. Though the scoreline doesn’t show it, BC did an impressive job of shutting down USC’s offensive weapon Kerrigan Miller, an All-American and two-time Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year. Kerrigan went without a goal for the first time this season, but a balanced Trojan offense was enough to down the reigning national runners-up. n

Eagles Blown Out by UNH in Final Regular-Season Game By Emma Healy Sports Editor Just three points separate Boston College women’s hockey from New Hampshire in the Hockey East standings, but anyone watching BC’s game against the Wildcats on Saturday may have thought otherwise. The game was Boston College 1 lopsided from New Hampshire 5 start to finish in favor of the Wildcats, so much so that an onlooker may have thought the rankings were reversed. BC (16-14-3, 14-11-2 Hockey East), currently sits in the No. 4 spot of the conference while UNH (16-14-4, 1212-3) is two spots behind at No. 6. But the 5-1 tilt in favor of the Wildcats on their home ice didn’t reflect the teams’ rankings in the slightest.

The last time the teams met, it was senior day in Conte Forum for the Eagles, and the game told a strikingly similar story. The only difference was that this time, BC narrowly escaped a shutout. UNH scored at least once in all three periods to keep BC at a distance for the entirety of the game despite the Eagles’ offensive pressure. The only thing keeping the Eagles in it was goaltender Kelly Pickreign, who managed an impressive 27 saves in her time on the ice. Pickreign, who has rotated in and out of the role between the pipes this season, had an impressive run on Saturday, though she was outmatched by UNH goaltender Ava Boutilier who recorded 30 saves in her 60 minutes on the ice. What made UNH stand out the most was its effective use of power play opportunities. The Wildcats earned

six different opportunities with a man advantage—two in each period—and capitalized on half of them—one in each period. The first penalty goal came after Cayla Barnes went to the box for interference, and Emily Rickwood capitalized just as the power play clock began to wind down. Before then, though, just three minutes into the game, Abby Chapman beat Pickreign to give UNH an early lead that never disappeared. Then came Rickwood’s goal, and the Eagles were suddenly behind by two. The Eagles’ lone goal of the night came from Kelly Browne as traffic crowded the crease and she tapped a rogue puck into the bottom-left corner of the net. With that, the Eagles went to the break down by just one

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Kelly Browne and Hannah Bilka look on as Nicole Dunbar blasts a shot on goal.