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Monday, February 13, 2012

Vol. XCIII, No. 8

Osnato-Taziva, GomezWanandi advance to final Five remaining teams cut to two in primary

By David Cote News Editor

The results of the UGBC presidential primary have been released, cutting the five remaining teams down to two. Chris Osnato and Kudzai Taziva, both A&S ’13, won the primary with 38 percent of the student vote. Vanessa Gomez and Jen Wanandi, both A&S ’13, will also advance to the final round of voting with 30 percent of the votes.

Only approximately 20 percent of the undergraduate student body voted, totaling 1,990 votes. Last year, 3,284 votes were cast in the primary election.

Conor Sullivan, LSOE ’13, and Daniel

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Tonkovich, CSOM ’13, earned 23 percent of the vote, coming in third place. The final two teams, Robert Veiga aand Jeff Colonnese, both CSOM ’13, and Michael Salerni and Benjamin Donovan, both A&S ’13, received 8 and 1 percent of the vote, respectively.

Osnato and Taziva earned 749 total votes.

“We are happy with the results, and we would like to thank our team so far, but there is a lot of work to do ahead of us,” Osnato said. “We hope we can count on continued support from everyone, so that we may enact the change we want to see at BC.” Gomez and Wanandi also spoke about their hopes for the future.

“First, we would really like to thank

See Primary, A4

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On Friday, Feb. 10, Boston College held its annual presentation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship in Robsham Theater. Sandra Dickson, CSON ’13, was this year’s winner.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the award that began with a bequest from Dr. Donald Brown, then-director of AHANA student programs, who in 1981— before Martin Luther King Day had even become a national holiday—scheduled a yearly dinner in honor of King’s memory and established a full academic scholarship for the recipient’s senior year.

The scholarship itself awards an applicant of African descent who excels in the classroom and exemplifies King’s enduring spirit and legacy. The committee and ceremony have grown in size and notoriety in recent years, with the ceremony becoming a much-celebrated event within the BC community and the committee being represented by a far greater portion of staff, administrators, provosts, and other faculty.

This year’s ceremony, punctuated by the theme of forging a path toward economic justice, featured a host of musical selections and was headlined by several influential and accomplished speakers.

The Honorable Darcel D. Clark, BC ’83,

‘Monologues’ focus on issues of sexual health

was the first-ever recipient of the MLK scholarship and went on to a career in law spanning 25 years, including 12 years as a lawyer and 13 as a Bronx County Supreme Court justice. Following remarks made by the 2011 award recipient Angela Donkor, A&S ’12, the keynote speaker, Charles Ogletree, the Jesse Climenko Professor of

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Osnato-Taziva received 38 percent of the vote, while Gomez-Wanandi received 30 percent.

Law and executive director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute at Harvard Law School, gave his address. Having had the honor of teaching both Michelle and Barack Obama, he urged all of the applicants to embody the mantra “lift as we climb,” meaning that we all have an obligation to lift others up just as King did.

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olaa family weekend

News Editor

daniel lee / heights editor

The Organization of Latin American Affairs had their annual Family Weekend this past Saturday and Sunday, including the OLAA culture show. For the full story, see page A10.

Last Friday, the Senior Week Committee sent an e-mail to seniors providing details about the 100 Days Dance. With the 100-day countdown to graduation beginning this past weekend, the committee announced that the Club Royale will still host an event on Mar. 23.

The event’s delay stemmed from issues with last year’s 100 Days Dance. The event, which was held at Cyclorama, struggled to break even, said Mark Miceli, associate director of the Student Programs Office (SPO). Other issues, including the size of the space itself, led SPO to consider other options this year.

“Most of the nightclubs in Boston have capacities under 1,000, and for us and the senior week committee, it’s just not a capacity that’s meaningful,” Miceli said.

“With a class size of typically over 2,220 students, that’s less than half that class.

To us, that didn’t fit the bill of a Senior Week type event, so we struggled with that quite a bit.”

The Club Royale venue served as home to the 100 Days Dance in the past when it was called the Roxy, but new owners changed the policy regarding prices for collegiate parties, which made it difficult to coordinate events, Miceli said. The Senior Week Committee, however, negotiated a deal with Club Royale to hold the event there this year.

“The contact we worked with was really accommodating,” said Kate Puccio, co-chair of the Senior Week Committee and A&S ’12. “I called him and said, ‘Listen, this is what we want to do. How can we make this happen?’”

Along with the dance at Club Royale, the Senior Week Committee is in the process of collaborating with Boston clubs and bars to possibly allow Boston College students discounts on the night of Mar. 23.

“The Royale cannot hold the entire senior class, so I asked if there was anything else we could do so everyone could have an enjoyable night,” Puccio said.

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T Storm will remain student organized for another year

By David Cote

Asst. News Editor

See Monologues, A4

King, he said, had the dream, but called on them to develop a plan to put actions to words. Finally, he stressed that, just as Thurgood Marshall did in the 1960s, every MLK applicant and award-winner alike succeeded in opening up a door they knew

Musical groups and speakers joined nominated students on the stage of Robsham Theater for the annual presentation of the scholarship.

By Samantha Costanzo This weekend marked the ninth performance of the controversial Vagina Monologues on Boston College’s campus.

The show, written in 1996 by Eve Ensler after she interviewed 200 women of all ages and countries, explores topics such as sexual awakening, profanity, rape, and self-image. Each year, a spotlight monologue is added to highlight a current issue.

This year’s spotlight discussed the dangers Haitian women still face as a result of last year’s earthquake.

Vagina Monologues is also a fundraiser and celebration of V-Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the sexual injustices women face every day. For several years most of the proceeds from BC’s event have gone to My Life, My Choice, a local organization that gives at-risk girls the resources they need to stay out of prostitution or reclaim their lives if they have already been subjected to the trade.

This year’s performances are expected to have raised over $7,000 in three sold-out performances from Feb. 9 to Feb. 11 in McGuinn 121.

Margaux Labaudiniere, A&S ’12,

Club Royale will host event for seniors

By Darren Ranck

Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial scholarship awarded

By Kevin Cannon

100 days dance moved to March

The annual storming of the T by Boston College students on the night of the Beanpot game almost took an official turn with University approval. Last year, UGBC Campus Entertainment worked with the athletics department and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) to arrange a deal for BC students hoping to ride the T to the Beanpot game.

“We worked last year with Mike McKenzie in athletics to reach an agreement with the MBTA so that UGBC could pay a flat rate for all BC students to get on the B-line for free, which would have avoided the massive line that ended up forming,” said Michael Zarrilli, executive director of campus entertainment for UGBC and CSOM ’12, in an e-mail.

However, the deal was called off by the University’s Office of Risk Management before the Beanpot. Zarrilli stated that he worked exclusively with McKenzie, who told Zarrilli of the decision made by risk management.

Each year, BC students storm the Bline, packing the trolleys with students.

When the train travels through the Boston University stops, the trolleys are too full for any rival Terriers to board, and BC students descend on the TD Garden as a large mass ready to cheer on the men’s hockey team.

Despite the fact that the plan with the

MBTA did not go through, Zarrilli stated that the storming of the T still occurred last year.

“We ended up doing the T Storm anyway as an independent event but could not use any University money toward it because it wasn’t sanctioned,” Zarrilli said.

This year, Zarrilli and Erin Butler, director of athletic affairs and CSOM ’12, approached McKenzie again to see if it would be possible to retry the deal.

“Erin Butler, our director of athletic affairs, brought the issue up to Mike [McKenzie] again this year to see if we could try to get it approved, and he said that it wouldn’t be approved and we should go ahead with doing it independently again,” Zarrilli said.

The event for Monday night’s game has over 300 attendees on its Facebook page.

“It’s that time of year again ... There’s a T-storm coming to Chestnut Hill,” the event’s Facebook page reads. “While BC hockey is preparing to dominate the Battle of the B-Line, join the rest of the Superfans and show Beantown who owns this line and this city. Take the B to Government Center and run over every BU fan you can possibly find on the golden stampede to the Garden for the puck drop at 7:30. Don’t miss the greatest Boston College Hockey tradition started since the Safety School chant was invented.”

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Clothes for Haiti Today Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Gasson 100

Do you have any clothes you need to donate? Drop them off at the Clothes for Haiti drive, hosted by the Haitian Association. Only one item of clothing is needed as an entrance fee to see performances by Synergy, Phaymus, and Conspiracy Theory.

Opening Reception for Rural Ireland

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Today Time: 7-9 p.m.

Location: McMullen Museum

Head over to the McMullen Museum for a special evening viewing of Rural Ireland: The Inside Story, an exhibit that features the lives of famine-era Irish people.

Junot Diaz Lecture

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Tuesday Time: 4:30 p.m.

Location: Devlin 101 Come see the Pulitizer Prize-winning author of books such as Drown speak about his work as part of the Lowell Humanities Series.

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Obama offers new health care option for religious universities

On Campus BCPD hires two new officers and promotes three to sergeant roles BCPD has recently hired a 2011 CSOM graduate and a former municipal police dispatcher to work the midnight to 8 a.m. shift as a patrol officer. Robert Connor, who graduated with a degree in marketing last year, already has four years of BCPD service under his belt as a student intern for BCPD’s Detective Bureau. Jennifer Scanlon worked as a 911 operator and dispatcher in Natick, Mass. since 2005. Scanlon and Connor were two of 63 candidates who participated in a 24-week training program that included everything from legal issues to defense tactics. BCPD also promoted three officers to sergeant. Two out of the three officers will be taking newly created positions. Jeffrey Postell will take the new post of sergeant for Community Policing, Laurene Spiess will become the sergeant for Accreditation and Training, another new position, and Carl Mascioli will be promoted to patrol sergeant. Mascioli will supervise the overnight shift, Spiess will help BCPD through its accreditation process, and Postell will work with many student groups on campus to promote safety.

President Obama has recently announced a new policy that will not require religious organizations, including religiously affiliated colleges, to pay for the contraceptive coverage that employers must provide to their employees as part of Obama’s healthcare overhaul. This coverage must now be paid for by insurance companies, free of charge. This decision comes in the wake of numerous lawsuits filed by religious colleges and universities. Obama’s initial policy allowed churches to be exempt from providing contraceptive coverage, but did not extend this exemption to religious colleges and universities.

Local News Brighton fire destroys four buildings, causes $4 million in damage A commercial building on Chestnut Hill Avenue that housed a catering business, a cleaning supply business, a laundromat, and a pizza restaurant was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Fire crews arrived at the building at 5:49 a.m. and worked consistently until 2 p.m. to put it out. The cold weather and water pressure issues caused the crews trouble while trying to put out the blaze. Authorities believe that the fire started in the pizza restaurant. Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Symposium encourages integrating service into careers

By Samantha Costanzo Asst. News Editor

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Students met with alumni who have been able to succeed in business without losing sight of social justice and service. and founder of Sparkseed, an organization that provides social entrepreneurs with the resources they need to start their own organizations, including mentors and access to capital.

After deciding that the priesthood was not his true calling, Del Ponte spent time as a peacekeeper in the West Bank and a microfinance consultant in Nepal before founding Sparkseed

and later joining Branch Out, a business networking group on Facebook. He has since left both companies and is now working on his third major venture.

“Most of the problems we have in the world come from people who don’t follow their calling,” he said. “The riskiest thing you can do is something conventional.”

After the keynote address,

Police Blotter 2/8/12-2/10/12 Wednesday, February 8

Friday, February 10

12:54 a.m. - A report was filed at Walsh Hall regarding an ill party who was transported to the Boston College Primary Care Facility via a Boston College Police unit.

12:49 a.m. - An officer filed a report off campus on medical assistance provided to two underage intoxicated BC students. Both subjects were transported to a medical facility by cruiser.

Thursday, February 9

2:03 a.m. - An officer filed a report at Walsh Hall about medical assistance provided to a person of legal age. The subject was transported by cruiser to a medical facility.

10:43 a.m. - An officer filed a report regarding a lost parking permit at the Archdiocese of Boston buildings. The reporting party was referred to Student Services for a replacement.

12:58 p.m. - An officer filed a report at Stuart Hall about an injured BC employee who was transported to a medical facility by a cruiser.

2:37 p.m. - An officer filed a report at Campion Hall about a student who was transported by Armstrong Ambulance to a medical facility.

3:38 p.m. - An officer filed a report at Cushing Hall regarding a BC student who was transported by Armstrong Ambulanceto a medical facility.

5:31 p.m. - An officer filed a report regarding a stolen cell phone at O’Neill Library. A detective will investigate.

7:59 p.m. - An officer filed a report regarding medical assistance provided to a child who was attending an event at Conte Forum.

2:20 a.m. - An officer filed a report at Campanella Way regarding a student having a dispute with a taxi driver. The student was advised to file a complaint with the taxi company for further resolution.

attendees broke off into small groups to discuss strategies for integrating values and community service into their daily lives and careers with BC faculty members and alums. Topics for these discussions included how to have honest conversations, balance intellectual, social, and spiritual life, take risks, and manage both professional and personal relationships during

the busy college years and beyond.

“We reached out to other BC offices, like Alumni Affairs, the Career Center, and alumni affinity programs to ask for recommendations for alums who were integrating service or social justice into their lives,” Portes said. “We wanted to get a range of career fields so students coming to the symposium could hopefully hear from someone in a field that interested them.”

Liz O’Day, BC ’06, talked to one group about her own career path. O’Day’s lifelong goal is to find a cure for cancer, but in the meantime she produces a line of science-themed t-shirts. All proceeds from Lizzard Fashion help fund the “Dare to Know Scholarship,” which O’Day set up to provide undergraduates, Ph.D. students, and high school students with the opportunity to attend the annual American Association for Cancer Research conference.

“For next year, I would hope that greater emphasis is placed in marketing the symposium toward seniors,” Portes said. “We feel that seniors could benefit greatly from the symposium because it would give them good insight into life after BC.” n

Voices from the Dustbowl “If you could only eat one item from the dining hall for the rest of college, what would it be?”

“Steak and cheese.”

—Robert Wahlert, CSOM ’14

“Grilled cheese with ham.”

—Michael Pizza, A&S ’14

2:40 a.m. - An officer filed a report at Cushing Hall regarding an underage intoxicated BC student who was transported to a medical facility by Armstrong Ambulance.

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“Carrots.”

—Dana Larsen, A&S ’12

2:54 a.m. - An officer filed a report at Keyes Hall regarding medical assistance provided to a BC student. The subjectwas transported by cruiser to a medical facility.

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“Breakfast potatoes.”

—Sean Cahill,

—Source: The Boston College Police Department

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Last Saturday, Boston College students of all grade levels, majors, and schools gathered in Gasson 100 for the second annual Leadership Symposium.

The theme of this year’s symposium, which was sponsored by the Student Programs Office and UGBC, was “Living and Leading in a Competitive World.”

Throughout the day, attendees had the opportunity to meet with BC alums to discuss the integration of values, social justice, and leadership skills into their daily lives.

“The theme we chose this year centered around finding the balance between going out into the real world and having a ton of success, but still being able to give back to the community and help others,” said Justin Portes, an organizer for the event and A&S ’12, in an e-mail. “Given recent events such as the Occupy Wall Street movement, we felt it would be important for students to become more aware of such a delicate balance and learn to strive towards it.”

This year’s keynote speaker was Mike Del Ponte, BC ’05

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Lecture outlines religion’s role in military

By Andrew Skaras For The Heights

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Rev. Richard Erickson discussed his experiences as a chaplain in the army.

Devlin 101 was filled with students and guests Thursday, Feb. 9 to listen to Rev. Richard Erikson and Jonathan Ebel discuss the importance of religion in the military. Sponsored by the Boisi Center for Religion and the American Public Life, the event sought to provide a deeper understanding of the multifaceted role that religion plays in the lives of United States servicemen.

After receiving his M.Div. and M.A. in theology degrees from St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Mass., Erikson was ordained a priest in 1985. He has served in the U.S. Air Force as a chaplain since 1982. He served seven years as an active duty chaplain, which included a tour in Iraq. Currently a colonel, Erikson serves as the mobilization assistant to the Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains in Washington, D.C. His other military responsibilities include helping develop the Strategic Plan for the Chaplain Corps, assisting in mobilization, and serving on the Reserve Chaplain Corps Council.

Formerly a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, Ebel currently serves as an assistant professor of religion at the University of Illinois

at Urbana-Champaign. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2004 and specializes in U.S. religious history. His research focuses on the relationship between religion and war, violence, and conflict throughout American history.

He wrote a book on religion and American soldiers in World War I and coedited a book on the religious aspects of violence in an attempt to understand parts of American history in terms of its ideas and identity.

Ebel began his segment by talking about how military cultures and religion mirror each other. He stressed how both institutions have a strong physical presence in the U.S. but also exert influence far beyond their actual structures.

“The motto of the evening, ‘For God and Country,’ is the motto for the American Legion, founded by American veterans of the Great War in the spring of 1919,” Ebel said. “Those men and women imagined that they had fought a war for God and country, that their friends had died for God and country, and that their job was to continue struggling in the world for God and country.”

Ebel stressed that these men had experienced defining events in history, and that this gave them a distinctive understanding of the

history of their country, as well as its present. It was “the fires of combat that presented soldiers with special revelations regarding God and country.”

In trying to understand why there was such a tie between God and country, Ebel explained some of the similarities between the two: “the power to create and destroy,” the emotions of pride, love, and anger, and the importance of symbolism and sacred space.

Often referred to as American Civil Religion, it is critiqued because “it elides God and country,” Ebel said.

“It is an elision that history shows to be both appealing and profoundly dangerous. The soldier occupies a place within American Civil Religion as an object of veneration and imagination.” Ebel said that this was because of the virtues that soldiers symbolize, especially the idea of subordinating one’s will to that of the nation.

Drawing on three very different examples, Ebel showed some of the effects of this on today’s soldiers. He talked about Staff Sergeant Salvatore Guinta as the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War and the high level of stress placed upon him as a man who is viewed as a living hero. Ebel then turned to

Staff Sergeant David Sint, a man who joined the military after Sept. 11 and served three deployments before committing suicide. Lastly, he talked about Corporal Pat Tillman, who died under uncertain circumstances that were likely friendly fire. Ebel contrasted how these three men were understood by American society and how they each represented something very different about it.

Erikson also focused on the role of chaplains within the military. He stressed the importance of spiritual wellness, as he did all a priest does spiritually, pastorally, and then some, serving members of different faiths as best he could.

“It is humbling to be in war and not be armed,” Erickson said. “We are issued Geneva Convention cards, identifying us [chaplains] and our rights, that are supposed to protect us, but in Iraq there was a bounty on chaplains.”

Erickson also spoke about the inherent tensions involved in being in war. Because “the next moment is not promised, [soldiers] wonder about what the meaning of life is,” he said.

This receptivity to God was unlike anything he experienced in civilian life and was one of the reasons that he found his job so important and so fulfilling. n

Appalachia Volunteers of BC win grant for this year’s program

By Andrew Millette Assoc. News Editor

The Appalachia Volunteers of Boston College have recently won a $2,500 grant from Liberty Mutual’s Responsible Scholars Alternative Spring Break Grants program.

This grant could not have come at a better time, as the Appalachia Volunteers find themselves in a very unusual situation this year—short of volunteers.

“We have 500 spots, and right now we have 470 volunteers signed up,” said Lauren Malishchak, Appalachia Volunteers’ co-head coordinator and A&S ’12. “We don’t usually have this problem, but I know that other programs have had similar problems this year in terms of recruitment.

We still have 30 spots open, so we’re

searching some people out, if anyone is looking for spring break plans.”

Malishchak does not believe that the volunteers’ experiences will be adversely impacted by the shortage.

“The trips are all different sizes,” she said. “They run up from about 12 people to about 21. You can have a great trip whether you’re in a group of 10 or 20 people, so I don’t think the shortage will impact the groups too much. We’re looking for about 30 people, and we have about 30 trips.

It’s like each trip will be down one person, so it’s not a big deal.”

Though trip organizers such as Malishchak would like to find 30 volunteers simply in order for more students to experience a great service opportunity, they would also like to bring their number of volunteers up to 500 for financial reasons.

“The big thing for us is that we might have to pay extra money that we’re not actually using to send volunteers,” Malishchak said.

“I think we’re doing pretty well with our budget, however. As we’ve gotten more and more participants throughout the year, our budget has kept on pace with the size of the program.”

The Appalachia Volunteers program did not apply for the grant that they recently won because of this year’s unusual circumstances, but because it has helped the program achieve its budget goals in the past.

“This is an award that we’ve won in previous years,” Malishchak said.

“Our campus minister recommended that we apply. With a program like Appalachia that has such a big budget, we look for a lot of different sources of

funding. Our budget each year is over $300,000, so every little bit helps.”

Members of the Appalachia Council believe that the Appalachia Volunteers program has been able to win this award with such frequency because of its accepting nature.

“One thing that makes it really special at BC is that you don’t have to apply to be part of it,” Malishchak said.

“It’s a great way to get involved with service at BC and a great foundational program and stepping stone for some of the more competitive service groups like 4Boston and Arrupe. I think that other organizations have really commended us for that. That’s why we’re a staple on campus in terms of the service community.”

Liberty Mutual’s recent grant will help fund a program with a 33-year history at BC that has

had a meaningful impact on the lives of thousands of members of marginalized communities in 13 states.

The Appalachia Volunteers program currently works with Habitat for Humanity and Volunteers for Communities programs at 33 different locations. Trips that are cosponsored by Habitat for Humanity consist of students participating in whatever stage of construction a home may be in, from painting a finished house to setting a foundation.

Trips that are co-sponsored by Volunteers for Communities consist of students doing whatever is needed to help a certain community. Past tasks have included building picnic tables for community parks and building wheelchair ramps for elderly people in the community.

The members of the communities the Appalachia Volunteers program serves are not the only people whose lives are positively changed over spring break—the volunteers themselves leave the program as more aware and engaged individuals.

“I think the Appalachia program has really encouraged me to make service a bigger part of my everyday life, whether it be staying in Boston and going to my PULSE placement as a sophomore, or interning at Brigham and Women’s Hospital last year and this year,” Malishchak said.

“Awareness is really huge as well. A lot of Americans realize that extreme poverty exists in a lot of places in the world, but to realize that it exists right here in the United States, that is a smack to the face that really changes you.” n

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Real issues need to be discussed

Joseph Pasquinelli

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Scholars recognized for hard work Scholarship, from A1 they could not go through so that one day someone else could.

Ultimately, 22 students applied for the award, 10 were interviewed for the top prize, and five finalists were selected. Tracy Affuko represented BC at Teach for America’s Rising Leaders Summit last year and was this year’s Logistics Coordinator for the event. She also volunteered as a tutor and mentor to high school students at the Cambridge Housing Authority. Adizah Eghan, A&S ’13, won the Amanda Houston Fellowship to travel to Ajmer, India to raise awareness among the GLBTQ community, and served as an ESL tutor to Somali refugees in Roxbury through 4Boston. Charissa Jones, A&S ’13,

went on the Arrupe service immersion trip to Ecuador and also serves as a research assistant for James Olufowote, a professor in

Ultimately, 22 students applied for the award, 10 were interviewed for the top prize, and five finalists were selected. the communication department.

Malika Weekes, CSON ’13, serves as an undergraduate research fellow helping professor Judith Vessey design an Honors Program in Nursing, and also helped deliver basic health care to Boston’s homeless population.

Dickson, a student in the nurs-

ing school from Newark, N.J. earned the award. Along with being a research assistant for Allysa Harris, a professor in CSON, and examining the effect of urban literature on adolescents and researching refugees from Darfur, she also coordinates an outreach program for AHANA nursing students, ser ved her PULSE placement with the Samaritans suicide hotline, and participates in numerous other BC clubs and programs. In her acceptance speech, she emphasized that it is her goal to be “a peaceful agent of positive change, yet persistent for equality.”

As Dickson noted, each and every candidate will triumph throughout their lives in “lighting a candle wherever there is darkness in the world.” n

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Sandra Dickson, CSON ’13 (above), was this year’s winner of the scholarship.

Candidates for president reflect on the results of the primary Primary, from A1 those who have supported us thus far,” Wanandi said by e-mail.

“We hope to continue seeing the excitement that elections bring to a part of the student body and this year would like to take the time get more students involved. In this way, we believe the undergraduate population can take control of the spirit of what is Boston College and truly bring us To New Heights. At the end of the day the elections are not about Vanessa and I or even UGBC, but rather about giving all 9,100 students an opportunity to

empower themselves and voice what truly matters to them.”

Tonkovich and Sullivan commented on their loss in an e-mail.

“While the primary results are unfortunate, Conor and I conducted our campaign with the utmost integrity and honesty,” Tonkovich said. “Our platform reflected common student concerns and desires expressed to us through our leadership positions on campus for the past two and a half years, as well as through the grassroots, peerto-peer interaction that took place during the campaigning season.

From those interactions, we came to understand that the most press-

ing issue facing UGBC is student engagement. We encourage the remaining teams to reevaluate their platforms and judge whether their plans for office fully address the issue of student engagement.

Similarly, we encourage the student body to review the platforms critically, questioning candidates hard for specifics on how to make UGBC more responsive the concerns of the entire student body.”

“We encourage the student body to continue to be a part of progressive action by reviewing the platforms critically and questioning candidates for specifics on how they plan to make UGBC more respon-

sive to the concerns of the entire student body,” Sullivan said.

Salerni and Donovan stayed true to their campaign platform, remaining heavily critical of the election process.

“Unfortunately we were not able to accomplish our goal of pushing the UGBC election process in a more substantive, open, and meaningful direction,” the two said in a statement. “The results of the primary merely perpetuate the correct perception that the UGBC is an elitist, esoteric, self-serving clique that is not in sync with the sensibilities of the average BC student. Much of the election process, namely the

‘Monologues’ encourage sexual freedom for women Monologues, from A1 and Allison Russell, CSOM ’12, directed for the second year in a row.

The monologues range from laugh-out-loud hilarious to dramatic and sobering, but each one serves to further the ongoing discussion of women’s rights and sexuality.

“At BC we are pretty sheltered, and a lot of times we forget or don’t know what is going on in other parts of the world,” Labaudiniere said in an e-mail. “The show really sheds light on current women’s issues and brings awareness to human rights violations across the globe. Rape and sexual assault are not comfortable issues to discuss, but they are a part of women’s and men’s realities.”

Despite this noble goal, The Vagina Monologues have been a source of controversy both on BC’s campus and in other places across the world. Many critics see parts of the show as tasteless and gratuitous, but Russell stressed that the show strives for quite the opposite.

“We do the show to bring a sexual freedom to women, not for promiscuity as some may assume, but rather for a feeling of being comfortable with and, more importantly, proud of our bodies,” she said in an e-mail.

“To speak for women who do not feel they have this freedom of expression is both an honor and a privilege.”

Labaudiniere added that the show is just as important for men as it is for women. “The show may focus on women’s issues and

empowerment, but the stories in the production talk about central human issues,” she said. “Men and women work, love, and live together. Men who courageously attend the show appreciate the monologues and message as much as the women.”

Despite its controversial nature, Russell and Labaudiniere say that they have never had an issue getting BC’s support in staging it. This year the Monologues were sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, along with 14 other academic departments and programs.

“The fact that we are a Jesuit institution performing what they consider to be a controversial piece makes our job a bit more difficult, but it is totally worth it,” Russell said. In order to preserve the educational nature of the piece, the University generally requires that it be performed in a lecture hall rather than Robsham Theater.

The Monologues are especially relevant to BC students this year because of the recent outcry against the Barstool blog and the fact that its BC Blackout party is scheduled for the same night as Take Back the Night, an annual event at BC that is designed to show support for women who have been the victims of sexual assault.

“We definitely considered making a reference to Barstool, but time escaped us and we were unable to craft a mention in time,” Russell said. “Joking about rape is anything but funny, and it is truly a shame that some men think they have a right to put us ‘in our place.’” n

debate, was (mis)guided by an obsession with insignificant nonissues and attention to campaign minutia.

There is obviously still a great deal of reform that the UGBC, the elections committee, and all prospective candidates must consider. We therefore do not endorse any of the remaining candidates and instead only hope that in the upcoming years real positive change will be brought to the UGBC election process, ultimately rendering it more open, fair, substantive, and democratic.”

Campaigning for the final round will begin Saturday, and will run through the final elections on Feb. 20 and 21. n

“100 Days is about getting together and celebrating our four years. It’s not about the day itself. The response has been positive.”

-Kate Puccio Co-chair of the senior week committee and A&S ’12

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The ‘Vagina Monologues’ provide a humorous but real look at women’s issues.

“Even if you don’t get a ticket to the event, you can still go out and celebrate.”

The Senior Week Committee is cognizant of the lateness of the event when compared to last year, citing Club Royale’s busy schedule as a popular venue. “It’s later than we wanted to have it, but with a club, there are people who want to pay prices that we cannot match,” Puccio said.

Puccio believes, though, that the spirit of the event is not dependent on the day but the cause for celebration. “100 Days is about getting together and celebrating our four years,” she said. “It’s not about the day itself. The response has been positive. Every e-mail I’ve gotten has been about tickets.

We’re still waiting to finalize ticket prices. You won’t see additional cost, though. The event will be less expensive than last year.” n

UGBC primary elections are in the books. Two teams handily walloped the other three camps. The UGBC “insiders” who campaigned in the traditional manner will have one more week to convince the student body that they are the best women or men for the job.

One team, under the guise of fiscal responsibility, did not campaign during the primaries and only received 19 votes for their (lack of ) effort. It is important that if a team is going to throw their hats in the ring that they present their platform to the student body or at least find some way to get people talking about them. Thank you to all the teams, though, who participated and engaged each other and the undergraduate student body in a dialogue that will hopefully help us to continue to improve our campus.

These fiscally responsible candidates do remind me of LalondeTierney, the Vote Against Growth candidates from the 2011 primary election, who received seven votes for every dollar they spent on their campaign, making them the most financially prudent of those who ran. Unlike these two men, none of the teams this year were able to motivate students to come out—or perhaps log in—in droves to make their voices heard. Last year, close to 33 percent of undergraduates participated in the primaries, while this year only about 20 percent of students voted. With one week before the final election, I hope Gomez-Wanandi and Osnato-Taziva will be able to get undergraduates interested enough to take three minutes to click on the candidates they think most fit to run our student government. They don’t necessarily need to push PottyView, but if they can create a hubbub about other important issues, such as Woods College students not being permitted to vote in UGBC elections, and the poor academic advising in some departments and schools in the University, more students will be engaged in the dialogue that improves our campus, and more inclined to log in to OrgSync to vote.

Students in the Woods College of Advancing Studies, or at least those close in age to undergraduates in the other schools at the University, should have some form of representation in UGBC. The issues that affect them, while perhaps not identical, are similar to those of other undergraduates, and they should have their opinions presented to the administration in the same way we do. This representation could come in the form of a representative elected to the Senate, but they should also be permitted to participate in UGBC general elections and student body referendums.

Academic advising, as I have mentioned in previous columns, is very much sub-par. If not subpar, it is, at the very least, below the level of excellence that the provost’s office and the University pride themselves on. The remaining candidates both pay lip service—and fairly good lip service at that—to the idea that our academic advising is inadequate.

A majors/minors fair is certainly a good start, and improving academic advising during orientation will be helpful to students for a few months, but a broader overhaul is needed. Conor Sullivan, former UGBC presidential candidate and LSOE ’13, would have been able to advocate for the changes needed in academic advising, because as a member of the Lynch School he has received quality advising that candidates not as well acquainted with Campion Hall have likely not received. If Cutberto Garza, university provost and dean of faculties, and his colleagues at the Waul House wish to improve academic advising, they should look to the Lynch School of Education as the model of excellence they should be pursuing for the entire University.

Joseph Pasquinelli is a staff columnist for The Heights.

He welcomes comments at news@bcheights.com.

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‘Beanpot T Storm’ decision stifling

Monday, February 13, 2012

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

-Thomas Edison (1847-1901), American inventor

The decision of the University to deny free T admittance to students hurts Beanpot atmosphere and student unity For 59 years , the B eanp ot has been an electrifying experience for thousands of Boston College undergraduates and alumni. With BC’s 32 appearances in the final and 16 victories, it is easy to see why–people still talk about Jimmy Hayes’ thrilling overtime goal to beat Northeastern 7-6 last year today.

Tonight, thousands of students will be heading to the TD Garden to watch our hockey team take on our crosstown rivals, the Terriers, and hopefully secure a 17th victory. Hundreds

We r e c o g n i z e t h a t there are potential liabilities for this event, yet are they truly that unpreventable and devastating? of these students will start their trip to the Beanpot by participating in the “Beanpot T Storm,” where they will take the B-line from BC to Government Center to “join the rest of the Superfans and show Beantown who owns this line and this city.”

According to their Facebook page, UGBC petitioned the MBTA to let all BC students on the T for a flat rate paid to the MBTA prior to Monday night. Though the proposal was approved by the MBTA, it was later rejected by BC Risk Management, according to Mike Zarrilli, UGBC execu-

tive director of campus entertainment and CSOM ’12.

B o ston Colle ge i s not exac tly known for the strength and longevity of its traditions. Those that we do have–Modstock, Marathon Monday, tailgating at Shea Field–we hold near and dear to our hearts. These occasions, more than anything, will define our BC experiences. The Beanpot, and its resulting atmosphere, is one of these central moments. It is a shame, then, that the administration chose to diminish such an event that would foster and ignite a sense of camaraderie and unity between BC students before one of our most beloved traditions. By preventing the payment of a flat rate and organization by UGBC, there is a high chance that long and disorganized lines for Charlie Cards will occur. Inevitably, some students will be discouraged and choose other forms of transportation, cheapening the mood of the night. We recognize that there are potential liabilities for this event, yet are they truly that unpreventable and devastating?

In addition, it is difficult for The Heights to see the hard work of UGBC go to waste. Critics of UGBC often say the organization does not have a visible presence on campus. A successful Beanpot T Storm would be something that would counter this criticism and increase its visibility, yet the University’s decision will hamper the attempt.

The Heights urges the administration to reconsider their decision next year and support the growth of the Beanpot T Storm, not hinder it.

Acknowledging the hard work of UGBC teams

Osnato-Taziva and Gomez-Wanandi should look to other campaign platforms to strengthen their accessibility The Heights would like to congratulate the candidate teams of Osnato-Taziva and Gomez-Wanandi for their victories in the UGB C presidential primaries. This feat is indeed a difficult one, and was the result of extensive campaigning, innovative ideas, and a lot of hard work. The Heights also would like to commend the teams of SullivanTonkovich, Veiga-Colonnese, and Salerni-Donovan for their contributions to the campaign. Although their candidacies were unsuccessful, they

facilitated vital discussions amongst the BC population and continuously challenged, and therefore bettered, their opponents.

In the election season ahead, The Heights asks both teams to remember the ideas put forth by those who did not pass the primaries. Although these teams may have lost, they represent the voice of certain facets of the student body that are lobbying to be heard. Examine their ideas, learn from them, and weigh the possibility of adapting them into your visions.

Student involvement in fair trade admirable The Heights hopes the actions of seniors inspires younger undergraduates to get involved

Following Boston College’s first Fair Trade Week, The Heights would like to commend the efforts of students to raise awareness of fair trade on BC’s campus.

Jinah Kim, MaryJo Maliekel, Matthew McCluney, and Megan Monahan, all A&S

At this point, it is up to the student body to push for fair trade to be adopted in larger measure. ’12, helped bring together the University, student-run groups, and outside organizations last week in order to promote fair trade and educate students about the

movement’s background, significance, and future. Prior to this year, most of the momentum for fair trade on campus, such as the decision to buy coffee from Dean’s Beans, came from the University itself. At this point, it is up to the student body to push for fair trade to be adopted in larger measure. While investing in products such as Alta Gracia’s college apparel may not always be the most profitable option for the University, students need to remind the administration that integrating this kind of social justice into our everyday lives is exactly the kind of work “men and women for others” should be doing. The Heights hopes that BC students, especially underclassmen, will step into leadership roles and continue the efforts begun by these four seniors in future years.

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Letters to the Editor Sullivan-Tonkovich encourage, above all, student involvement As the UGBC election process moves forward, we wanted to express gratitude to our supporters during the primary election cycle. Our campaign was one of grassroots, face-to-face interaction where we listened attentively to your needs and concerns, crafting a platform reflective of those needs.

While we will be unable to ensure the fulfillment of those desires through the UGBC presidency and vice presidency, we encourage the student body to continue to press their student representatives to respond to their wants and concerns. Innovative ideas and the pursuit of passions advance people and organizations. We encourage you to be persistent in making your wishes for the continued development of BC become a reality.

We truly believe the most pressing issue currently facing UGBC is student engagement. We encourage the remaining teams to reevaluate their platforms and judge whether their plans for office fully address this issue.

We also believe the provocative issues on campus deserve a public forum to be discussed. Whether this is through UGBC or another campus organization, these issues must be brought to the attention of the entire campus community. Stimulating conversations on pressing issues cannot be confined to a residence hall room or the classroom. They need a more public forum so that a range of opinions can be shared, conversations can be had, and positive change can take place.

The election process has been one of the most formative and exciting of both of our BC experiences. We enjoyed the opportunity to represent the student body and reflect the views of students in our platform. We will continue to work to our highest capabilities to progress the BC community of which we are proud to be a part.

Conor Sullivan, LSOE ’13 Daniel Tonkovich, CSOM ’13

The Graduate Student Association is dead, does anyone care?

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) website listed Feb. 1 as the date when there would be an info session for graduate students interested in becoming candidates for this year’s election. As it turns out, there was no info session and the information on the GSA website was from 2011. There will be no elections for the executive council of the GSA this year because your faithful president, vice president, and treasurer have gone along silently with the administration’s wishes to absorb the GSA into the Office of Graduate Student Life. I had the chance to speak with Jon Piron on Feb. 1 when I went looking for the info-session.

He explained that the new format makes sense from a business perspective and that there will be many benefits. The executive council worked too hard and was paid too little (ever have that feeling?), so being in a hired position will allow them to spend more time on their important work. Besides, graduate students rarely voted and didn’t seem to care very much about the GSA. Jon explained that the GSA has worked diligently to increase graduate student participation in the electoral process For example, they repeatedly sent many e-mails to graduate students (unbelievable, how could e-mail blasts not get our attention?). The GSA has created important programs. For example, this coming Tuesday will be a discussion on intellectual property rights as part of the Whole Person Education Series. The flyer reads, in part, “IP [intellectual property] is important in developing a strong economy, generating breakthrough solu-

tions to global challenges, encouraging innovation and rewarding entrepreneurs.”

I wrote to organizer Jenna Satar regarding the opinion held by many that open source and free exchange are important for the very same reasons, and that the other side of the debate should be heard.

Unfortunately, I haven’t heard back.

The Whole Person Series and other programs notwithstanding, perhaps what the GSA should be doing is lobbying on behalf of graduate students for things that graduate students want. From those I’ve talked to, there seems to be fairly strong agreement over some core issues. For example, graduate students are currently not paid in the month of January, which comes as a rude surprise to some new students. That’s an easy enough fix. Not surprisingly, graduate students would also like to see increased stipends. We know the University is in a strong financial position, and we feel it should take advantage by raising graduate student pay and attracting more of the brightest students around the world. We would also like to see more choice in our health insurance plan. For instance, the cost for dependents is excessive, especially at a university rooted in Catholic values that hold the family to be of great import. The endowment and the University as a whole lack transparency on where money is spent and invested. The endowment earned an “F” from the College Sustainability Report Card. I urge you to examine the board of trustees and consider whether our school should be run like a financial institution. Many of us are disappointed

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with the University’s stalwart opposition to sexual health issues on campus and believe the time has long passed to make considerable changes in policy. We are aware the University shrouds much of its actions under the veil of Catholicism, but we know this to be a cover. For instance, Catholic social teaching encourages the principle of subsidiarity where decisionmaking and power are as decentralized as possible. Indeed, judging by the results of surveys conducted by the BC chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), many faculty are not happy in the least with the decision making processes in place and are concerned over the increasingly hierarchical nature of the school.

In the end, there are many issues that graduate students are passionate about.

I invite my colleagues to come together, learn of the challenges we face, and work to find solutions. This is our University, and we must never forget that. Some of us have begun to meet with other graduate students, undergraduate students, and the occasional faculty member. We invite you to join us, Mondays at 7:00 p.m. in McGuinn 410. We no longer have an elected body that serves us, but then again, we never really did. It’s time to work together to address our common concerns.Women and Men for Others!

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The bifurcation of BC

Thumbs Up William Mooney Sloneker Spillin’ the Beans– Anyone who witnessed Jimmy Hayes’ bombsquad goal in overtime against Northeastern knows this is not an event to be missed. For those who didn’t get tickets, not to worry—the game will be shown on New England Sports Network .

Let’s all rock our finest BC apparel, heckle our opponent, and cheer for our hockey team to (hopefully) become the toast of Beantown.

Selective Marketing- Time Magazine made the executive decision this week to have different editions for America than for the rest of the world. Asia, Europe, and the South Pacific received a cover dealing with the European debt crisis. America received one on the suprising science of animal friendships.

Sure, you could see this as an insult to American intelligence, but TU/TD would like to commend Time for realizing the good Ol’ USA is sick of everything being about Europe. We get it , you’re in the crapper. Tell us something we don’t know, like how a tiger and monkey can be friends!

Blue Ivy’s debut- Earlier this week, the first picture of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s first-born child was released. We were nervous at first that Baby Blue would take after her father, but we think it’s safe to say she got a fair amount of Beyonce’s genes.

The Internet’s been good to me lately. Hulu has a healthy supply of new 30 Rock episodes, and BC Memes has harnessed the collective wit of Boston College to the amusement of the whole student body. For all the novel entertainment available at my fingertips, I find myself indulging in a guilty pleasure: perusing the contributions of an online forum. They have it all—passion, anger, and petulance.

The Facebook page for Take Back the Night from BC Blackout has provided me with ample content to peruse. Ever since this newspaper published Maeve Kennedy Gormly’s, A&S ’12, Letter to the Editor on Feb. 2, this little corner of the web has been abuzz with debate over the simultaneous occurrence of Barstool Blackout’s stop at House of Blues and the C.A.R.E. Week event.

Online forums rarely foster the most productive discussions. It’s partly why I enjoy reading them.

While the petition page is well-intentioned and contains several thoughtful comments, it has become regrettably populated by trolls. Members of the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) have urged users to keep comments respectful and mature. Nevertheless, profanity, page-long posts, and a fair amount of violent rhetoric (from both sides) have inundated a wall that now has as many vacuous or incendiary contributions as insightful or evenhanded ones.

A more sophisticated campus-wide dialogue on sexual violence is fortunately occurring in other contexts,

So Emotional- TU/TD was incredibly saddened to hear about the death of Whitney Houston. With a long list of musical accomplishments (she’s the most awarded female artist of all time, according to The Guiness Book of World Records), we lost one of the greatest musical artists of all time. She will be missed.

Insensitivity- We’re all for the supportive tweets for Whitney after her untimely passing, but come on guys, let’s take a little more care with our hashtags here. To the girl that we follow who tweeted “RIP Whitney luv u #dead,” really? That didn’t seem weird to you when you typed it out?

Unfortunate name gameAccording to Yahoo News, a couple in China just tried to name their child @. Yes, @.

Now TU/TD is undergoing a soul tearing internal debate: would we rather be named @, or have the name of Jason Lee’s son, Pilot Inspektor?

Would we rather be mocked with endless Twitter related jokes or airplane ones? We fear that we will never find a conclusion.

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among roommates and friends in dorm rooms and dining halls. The Facebook page, however, is a unique access point to the discussion because anyone can contribute. As a result, the students closely associated with WRC wind up responding directly to the most zealous ticketholders for Barstool Blackout.

These interactions provide a window through which to view, in greater clarity, the general social dynamic of BC. The controversy has been very polarizing, especially since the primary framework has coupled attendance at Barstool Blackout with the normalization of rape culture.

On the Facebook page and in other places too, we can see individuals tend toward one side or the other—toward unbridled enthusiasm for Barstool or unconditional support for the WRC. Students often make sweeping generalizations about the student body without ever reconciling the contradictions inherent therein. We are fit and composed enough to both run the Boston Marathon in massive numbers and drunkenly support the runners in massive numbers. We are a “J. Crew catalogue with a hangover,” like Miami University, and a “New Ivy,” like Tufts.

We are selfless students who willingly dedicate their time to service and vain students who spend hours at the Plex sculpting our bodies.

With 9,000 undergraduates, BC is a medium-sized school for which labels are both apt and problematic. They are helpful in defining just who we are and unhelpful when they belie the genuine complexities of student life.

At the very least, it is safe to say that in spite of the tightly-knit network of students, there are some paths that never cross and groups that do not mesh. There are whole cliques that will never interact with each other. This is decidedly the case on Mar. 28.

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has divided the student body to make glaringly apparent the tension between being men and women for others and enjoying a carefree night out.

It’s not exactly a culture war, since supporters of Barstool assert that the blog does not condone rape, and supporters of the WRC say that they do not seek to cancel the Blackout event.

A conversation has been started, though, and the objective is to arrive at an understanding . There will likely be no widespread agreement given how heated and contentious the discourse has been. Hell, the whole thing caused Father Clarke to swear out of disgust in the middle of his homily last Sunday. For now, the student body must grapple with this collective identity crisis because while the social character of BC is nuanced, there is a choice to be made, and not just on one random Wednesday this spring, but every day of the year.

A prolonged dialogue on rape culture is so important because we should contemplate precisely how it is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. The choice between Barstool Blackout and Take Back the Night only partially defines BC, as does our conduct in the Mods on weekends, as does the way we spend spring break, as does our taste in music, movies, advertising and television.

Then, when we begin to judge how proud or disappointed we are of BC students, let us look not at particular incendiary remarks on Facebook, but at our overall behavior. Let us be civil and sophisticated. Above all, let us endeavor to take back the night for as long as we cherish what this college espouses, and become a student body worthy of the moniker “men and women for others.”

William Mooney Sloneker is a staff columnist for The Heights. He welcomes comments at opinions@bcheights.com.

A lesson in the dangers of government-run health care

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Obama’s latest foray into the thickets of government-mandated healthcare has clearly become a bit thornier than intended. We can only assume the intentions were good, because on the face of it, the goal of a birth control mandate is universal access.

What’s the harm in free birth control for all women who want it?

In a country where citizens balk at the words “regulation” and “state control,” Obama has crossed the touchy boundary between providing affordable healthcare and outfitting the U.S. as a welfare state. First of all, mandating coverage doesn’t magically make birth control free. Nationalizing access to birth control appears to be a women’s health-oriented ideal, but who is shouldering the costs? Someone has to pay for it, and that burden trickles from employers to employees regardless of whether they are women or use birth control. And by extending this mandate to organizations with moral opposition, Obama was practically handing religious groups a pedestal and a loudspeaker.

Indulge me in an extreme example.

Let’s say the U.S. government issues a mandate that milk must be covered by health insurance. The reasons for this mandate are as follows: 1. A lot of people already drink milk.

2. Milk has proven health benefits and can prevent unwanted bone degeneration.

3. Everyone should have access to milk, but it’s too expensive for some.

Now, all employee insurance plans incorporate the cost of milk. It doesn’t matter if you’re lactose intolerant or

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if you just don’t drink milk. It doesn’t matter if you’re Jewish and the government-mandated milk isn’t Kosher.

You’re vegan? Too bad. You still have to shoulder the costs so that those who do drink milk can have it at the government-mandated price (which, incidentally, is at no cost at all). Free milk for the people who want it means that an entire bureaucracy must be in place to provide services that the current system is capable of providing already.

You don’t have to have strong religious convictions to disagree with such a mandate. Milk isn’t an unpredictable cost like an emergency room visit or an antibiotics prescription. It isn’t a necessity in combating life-altering illnesses like diabetes or cancer.

Plus, farmers wouldn’t have to worry about keeping the costs of milk down since it’s guaranteed to be covered. It is simply nonsensical for the government to mandate health insurance coverage for milk. And while milk and birth control are two entirely different things, the point is the same: the government shouldn’t require insurance plans to cover pills that nine out of 10 insurers already cover.

More importantly, we aren’t talking about condoms in this debate about government-mandated access to birth control. Condoms are effective contraceptives that have the significant and successful benefit of preventing the spread of STDs. They place some responsibility for planning on men. If the government requires health insurance plans to cover birth control for women, it would be standardizing the role women play in preventing unwanted pregnancies. A man may expect that all women are on birth control, relieving him of any perceived liability in an accidental pregnancy. Under the mandate, a man could argue that he shouldn’t have to pay for condoms because the woman can have birth control at no cost. Do I have any feminists with me here? I absolutely believe that birth control is

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a vital, empowering choice for women to have, but shouldn’t the goal of contraception be shared and practiced by both parties to a sexual encounter?

If the government wants to claim to be a defender of women’s health, free birth control pills that don’t protect women from STDs aren’t the way to go about it.

This debate has largely been about trampling on First Amendment rights, but I think it’s more about the false assumption that everyone wants the same things in this country, leading to an interference with the free choice of every individual. Women are allowed to choose whether or not they want to go on birth control. The sliver of the population that takes birth control for medical reasons already has access to coverage. Everyone should be able to choose whether or not they want to pay for it. If being compelled to pay for birth control is an affront to your religious morality, you shouldn’t have to pay for it in any context. But my religion isn’t the foundation of my disagreement with this or many other aspects of ObamaCare. I simply value my personal freedom to choose what I’m paying for in a health insurance plan.

When the government claims the authority to regulate minute details of what must be covered by health insurance, the extent of individual choice and First Amendment freedoms becomes limited. Affordable health care is important, but it shouldn’t be achieved through invasive government mandates. The United States has been the nucleus of medical excellence internationally for many years.

The current administration is stifling innovation and decreasing efficiency by attempting to model our healthcare system after those abroad.

Katya Rucker is a staff columnist for The Heights. She welcomes comments at opinions@bcheights.com.

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Joseph Pasquinelli I told a friend of mine that I’d be writing an Opinions piece with a Valentine’s Day theme a few flips from my home on page 3—I apologize half-heartedly for the shameless self-promotion.

Until our little chat on the steps outside O’Neill while he smoked his hand-rolled American Spirit cigarette and told me how he typically takes a vacation from relationships during February, I couldn’t think of a thing that I’d be willing to put my name on for fear of being the cheesiest guy on campus. My friend suggested that I just be upfront and admit how cheesy the column will be and in some ways how ridiculous the whole process is. What better way to do it, he said, than to open with some ridiculous, cheesy question?

How many ways can you intimately and lovingly rub your partner’s earlobe in a sensual but non-sexual way? Unless you’re from Wisconsin, you’ve probably never seen something that cheesy except for perhaps this last pun. I apologize for it and for this column being hetero-centric, despite my best efforts.

There are plenty of ways to spend Valentine’s Day, whether you’re single, dating someone, in a long-term relationship, or just plain old hooking up. As someone who’s been all but the third one on Valentine’s Day, I can say with some authority that there are merits to being in all three states, and (in)appropriate responses based on which you’re in on that sacred, stressful, or celebratory holiday.

If you’re single tomorrow, you might feel lonely, sad, or unloved. Remember, though, that while you may be lonely, you’re not alone: you’re surrounded by people on this campus who really do care about you. That being said, you may be inclined to get those people together to have a mope fest in your dorm room with a friendly bottle. If drowning your sorrows in liquor isn’t your thing, you can take a walk down Newbury Street and look at all the happy, hand-holding couples. You’ll find a certain pleasure in your suffering and perhaps even experience a sort of compassion with those other single people who decided to torture themselves with a walk amongst those heartless lovers.

If you’re simply hooking up with someone tomorrow with no form of commitment, you might feel inadequate and undateable—or perhaps incredibly lucky. If you’re of the former disposition, you may want to get those people who care about you mentioned above and drink a few bottles of champagne because, hey, it’s a celebration of your being not as unlucky as those pathetic single mopes, right? If you’re feeling undateable, you could also take this day as an opportunity to press your partner for a clear commitment. If you’re of the rare breed that is completely satisfied with plain old hooking up, celebrate that because you must have figured out some mystery the rest of us were unable to solve.

If you’re in a long-term relationship, keep doing what you’ve been doing in a new and interesting way. It’s obviously working. Hallmark invented this day for you. You may also want to pass along some hints and tips to those of us who haven’t quite gotten to that point in our lives—just make sure someone was asking before you do.

The final category of dating someone is the category that I and the pitiable young lady I’ve duped into thinking I’m a decent guy fall into this Valentine’s Day. I had a nice double dinner date on the North End with my best friend and his boyfriend. After quickly getting over the blow to my pocketbook, I had a fantastic time with the people who have really come to shape my final year here.

If you’re in this category and you’re a guy, don’t freak out, because your efforts will be appreciated. If you’re in this category and you’re a girl, pretend to like whatever he gets you. He put a lot of effort into it, and it was a true effort to show that he really does care for you.

Enjoy yourselves on this day and try not to make it about what we’ve seen in television commercials and store windows.

No matter which category you find yourself in tomorrow, remember that Valentine’s Day is about a cheesy set of emotions, and the sign of true maturity and wisdom is to rise above them in some way, to show yourself and those around you how much you genuinely care.

Joseph Pasquinelli is a staff columnist for The Heights. He welcomes comments at opinions@bcheights.com.

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‘Safe House’ falls flat despite Washington’s best efforts

By Dan Siering

Asst. Arts & Review Editor Denzel Washington is the type of actor that you can set your watch to. Virtually every time he graces the silver screen, the audience is assured that he will give a genuine performance. Sometimes the acting vet has the unfortunate occurrence of being paired up with a Safe house: hackneyed script, howDaniel Espinosa Intrepid Pictures ever. Other time s , he’s paired up with a deficient acting counterpart. In the case of Washington’s latest feature, Daniel Espinosa’s Safe House, you can check both boxes.

Set in the flurry of South Africa’s Cape Town, Safe House sends us into the life of Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds), a handsome bachelor at the bottom of the hierarchy of the CIA. Weston has the solitary task of maintaining an undisclosed safe house, which serves as an asylum for any vagrant agents in the metropolis. The young agent spends most of his time bouncing tennis

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balls and musing over his beautiful French squeeze, played by fetching Hollywood newbie Nora Arnezedar.

Weston’s dreary routine is promptly thrown into a tizzy when a group of agents shows up to his door with Tobin Frost (Washington), a rogue CIA operative who is globally notorious for his deceit and lethal tactics after years of illegally selling sensitive intelligence. The agents begin a cruel interrogation of Frost, but they’re not the only ones who want Frost’s head. On cue, an unidentified group of ruffians siege the safe house and a gunfight ensues. Weston is forced to act.

Thus, our untested main character instinctually flees the location with his valuable houseguest. Weston soon finds out that he is alone in keeping Frost alive and safe from a seemingly endless steam of assailants.

Frost, smelling blood in the water, begins the standard “the good guys are actually the bad guys” conversation with Weston. Is Frost telling the truth, or simply employing his infamous manipulation tactics?

Weston must uncover this answer while also keeping the elusive Frost in custody and fending off an entire militia of enemies.

Espinosa does a fine job of laying out this cat-and-mouse narrative amidst the Cape Town environment, with chase scenes at Cape Town’s infamous soccer stadium and on top of the roofs of shantytowns. Setting aside the atheistic pleasures, however, Safe House has very little to offer the political thriller genre.

The film’s script ultimately seems to be a composition of pages ripped from the hundred similar films before it. There’s a microchip of information that entices Frost’s adversaries to spontaneously materialize at numerous locations. There’s a crafty and mysterious veteran who might not be as diabolical as the world thinks. And there’s a mole inside the agency who’s easier to spot than a Scooby Doo villain.

Washington, who also has an executive producer credit on the film, is his usual classy and crafty self. He reels off snappy quips with ease in between snapping the necks of naive henchmen. Even Washington’s acting prowess, however, cannot impede some of his stunts from entering an echelon of MacGyver-like improbability. Reynolds, trying his hardest to shed his rom-com boy-toy reputa-

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Washington deserves better material than the overly formulaic and predictable ‘Safe House.’ tion, is pleasing as the youthful Weston, yet his bursts of anger and replies to life-threatening duress seem to consistently lag behind when stacked up against Washington’s intensity. The audience couldn’t help but chuckle during a few of Reynolds’ emotional affirmations.

Safe House will not redefine the modern political action-thriller, nor will it resonate

in the minds of avid Washington or Reynolds admirers. With these two names attached, however, this film will no doubt attract a sizeable audience, and those looking for a good, hearty American shooter flick will not be disheartened. Ultimately, Safe House is the type of movie that has come to define the opening months of the film season—it’s attractive, gaudy, and profoundly ordinary. n

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A veteran of romantic melodramas, Rachel McAdams plays a car accident victim who must fall in love with her loving husband all over again.

By Charlotte Parish Heights Editor

There are several inherent problems with films that are “based on a true story.” For one, the phrase is something of an oxymoron— stories usually imply fiction, so how can they be a “true” fiction? But the bigger problem for me is how The Vow: close to the truth is that Michael Sucsy Screen Gems word “based?”

Maybe not everyone is bothered by the lack of specificity, but after spending two hours becoming attached to characters, it’s not that unreasonable to wonder just how much of what you have watched is real life and how much is fantasy.

Although The Vow is as typical of a chick flick as its name implies (and the female: male ratio of the theater will inevitably be quite high), it takes the cliches of the genre and make them worth watching because it is based on a true story. Knowing that there are real people who have gone through the trials and tribulations of the film immediately creates a deeper investment, since it is not a plotline cooked up by a set of female writers who are talking about Valentine’s Day over Cosmos and a box of chocolates. Rather, the struggles of Paige (Rachel McAdams) and Leo (Channing Tatum) are real and extraordinary.

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that erases the last five years of McAdams’ life–during which she quit law school, moved from Stepford-ville suburbia to Chicago, met Tatum, fell in love, and got married, all of which are rather important life decisions–the film flits back and forth between the couple’s fatalistic courtship and their present tragedy.

McAdams has already established herself as the queen of romance with the likes of The Notebook and The Time Traveler’s Wife, and she does not disappoint as the confused, overwhelmed Paige who cannot remember the stranger saying he is her husband. It’s hard to pin down why McAdams is so endearing and captivating in this genre, because to be honest, the differences between Allie, Clare, and now Paige are slim. Yet McAdams is seldom criticized for playing it safe in her career choices or being boring on screen. Personally, I think this is due to a combination of the magnetism of her eyes and smile (I may or may not have a huge girl crush on McAdams) and the honest emotion that she carries. All of her switches are believable and incredibly gut-wrenching, from jittery and angry with Tatum for pushing her to remember too quickly, to beaming when they revisit places they first fell in love, to broken-hearted and helpless when she cannot honestly respond to Tatum’s love declarations because she still does not remember who he is.

Meanwhile, Tatum’s shinning abilities in this film lie in his brooding and selfdeprecation. There’s no denying that this is a film aimed to take advantage of females’

Valentine’s Day fever, and director Michael Sucsy incorporates plenty of shots of Tatum staring longingly at McAdams, as if willing her to remember him. But the more impressive part of Tatum’s performance (the part that actually takes some chops rather than luck in genetics) is his ability to switch from that nearly depressive state to a hapless romantic who says “I can do better” and asks for a re-do when he kisses McAdams for the first time after the accident, and his humor is essential to keeping the film on the better side of emotional.

However, Sucsy does fall into some overly dramatic, trite shots that destroy so many romance-centered films. For example, he abuses slow motion shots that (in scenes like the car accident) are dramatic, but can quickly (in scenes like Tatum and McAdams running away from museum guards after their covert wedding) become cringe-worthy. Sucsy did make sure, though, for every one of his more self-indulgent techniques to include a shot of Tatum without a shirt on. So most viewers forgave Sucsy pretty readily.

Luckily, The Vow assuages some of the “based on a true story” frustration with an update in the credits on the current state of the real people who inspired the film. And since films are, at their essence, created to mimic, explain, and document the most confusing parts of the human experience, this film rises above the worn out romantic genre as it immortalizes one couple’s haunting struggle to redefine themselves and their relationship. n

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Portman and Malick’s upcoming collaboration breeds excitement Joe Allen For a Natalie Portman fan, 2011 was an up-and-down year. After rocketing back into the minds of audiences and critics with her captivating, Oscar-winning performance as a troubled ballerina in Black Swan, Portman became one of the most in-demand stars of the year.

At first, I too couldn’t get enough of this talented, easy-to-adore actress. When I wasn’t catching up on every one of Portman’s movies that wasn’t Phantom Menace, I was reviewing one of her new films. Even though I have been much less than enthusiastic over the Avengers tie-in movies, I was talked into seeing Thor for one reason, after learning that a certain someone was starring in it (not Chris Hemsworth). Yes, it’s safe to say that I had a bit of a crush on Natalie Portman.

At the same time, a feeling crept over me by May that Portman’s rediscovered dramatic cred might be wasted. My fears could be boiled down to two words: Your Highness. Would the spotlight turn Natalie Portman into little more than a runof-the-mill commercial star, or would she eventually use her Black Swan success as a springboard toward more critically ac-

claimed roles? As the second half of 2011 passed without many signs of Natalie, I sincerely hoped for the latter. Fortunately, Portman has taken a step back into the center of movie news this week, signing on to not one, but two, new movies. And both are written and directed by Terence Malick. Natalie Portman, respected fulltime actress, is back!

For those who don’t know who Malick is, here’s a quick refresher. This older director has been releasing infrequent, but well-received films such as The Thin Red Line and Badlands since 1970. Recently, Malick’s name has been popping up often due to his award-winning new film, The Tree of Life, which is my pick for best film of 2011. The film starred Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and featured a breakthrough performance from Jessica Chastain.

Watching this narrative-bending movie, it becomes clear that Malick aims for a masterpiece with every picture he produces.

Tree of Life attempts to connect a small town family’s tragedy with the history of the universe, and creates something beautiful and thought-provoking in the process. While not a mainstream hit, the film boasted great performances from Pitt and Chastain, showing that Malick knows how to balance his big ideas with

emotional nuance and strong characters.

With their strong filmographies and distinct personas, Portman and Malick teaming up seems like a recipe for a potential critical and commercial hit.

The two films they are making together will shoot this year back-to-back, and are called Lawless and Knights of Cups.

In true Malick fashion, almost nothing is known about either of these two movies

aside from their cast lists. Portman will be joined by fellow Academy Award winners Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale in both films, creating yet two more links between the projects. Blanchett has been out of the spotlight since her villainous turn in last year’s Hanna. And while Bale has been a constant topic of conversation due to the pre-Dark Knight Rises mania, he has been absent from American

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screens since his Oscar-winning portrayal of Dicky Eklund in The Fighter last winter.

Adding to the casting news, Ryan Gosling and rising star Rooney Mara will have roles in Lawless, as a lead and supporting character, respectively.

With a stable of insanely popular stars, both of Malick’s new projects will generate a lot of buzz once more details on them are released. The fact that Malick is making new films at all should be good news to anyone skeptical about this year’s parade of 3-D rereleases (I would make a Star Wars joke here, but making fun of George Lucas twice in one article has become too easy). Of course, the downside of this news is that Malick has become famous in Hollywood for his exceptionally long stints in the editing room. The Tree of Life took almost three years to hit theaters after Malick finished principal photography. Still, the fact that all these talented people are converging for two features is a success in and of itself. And I will never complain about having to wait for movies with Natalie Portman.

Joe Allen is a staff columnist for The Heights. He welcomes comments at arts@ bcheights.com.

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Split into four acts, OLAA celebrates a vibrant culture ‘Univision,’ from A10

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Many of the pieces in the exhibition, such as authentic furniture and chinaware, emulated the often difficult lives of the Irish tenant farmer.

McMullen exposes the Irish struggle ‘Rural Ireland,’ from A10 Boston College’s Irish Studies faculty and the Burns Library, and co-curated

by Vera Kreilkamp and Diana Larsen, in collaboration with Marjorie Howes, Claudia Kinmonth, and Joseph Nugent, The Inside Story was funded by Boston College, the Patrons of the McMullen Museum, Culture Ireland, and Eileen and Brian Burns.

The collection consists of pieces from the National Gallery of Ireland, the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, the National Library of Ireland, the Ulster Museum, and the National Gallery of Scotland. In addition, many items were borrowed from smaller public and private collections in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Inside Story also presents original examples of many household objects—cooking utensils, furniture, and musical instruments —present in the rural genre-paintings that are displayed, some for the first time in America.

In the “Ways of Living” sections, the pieces shown explore the lives of the Irish tenant and farmer. Many of the paintings sentimentalize and temper the realities of rustic life, from the cottage to the farm, making the portrayals less depressing. There are also many paintings of prosperous farmhouses by artists such as John George Mulvany and Tom Semple. Their works, including details like expensive crafted furniture,

glass windows, and mirrors, counter the popular belief that all Irish tenants lived in poverty.

Many of the pieces included in The Inside Story illustrate the tragedy of Famine. Because a third of the Irish population died between 1845 and 1855, works by artists such as Francis William Topham and Alfred Downing Fripp focus on dismal subjects like hunger and death.

Their approach, though, is not direct.

Instead, they represent such harsh truths through symbolism and allegory.

The exhibit also describes what it was like for both Irish men and women to work. Paintings in the “Working Men” section provide evidence of the improved economic conditions in Ireland, as the country experienced the emergence of a resilient Catholic-middle class. Artists, such as Howard Helmick painted pictures of teachers, doctors, lawyers, and clergymen, demonstrating this rise in social and financial status. In contrast, women had fewer opportunities.

They are often depicted sewing, weaving, and spinning. George Washington Brownlaw’s A Spinning Lesson, is a romantically lit image that reveals a young girl with her mother living a mundane life of drudgery.

Pieces in the “Reading and Writing” section exemplify the difficulties Irish families had educating their children during this era. James Brennan’s The School Room/Empty Pockets is a memorable painting in the exhibit. While it

conveys the disorder and meanness of the education system, it also suggests that schooling offered the poor a rare opportunity to succeed.

Further, The Inside Story allows viewers to see how the Irish experienced marriage, entertainment, and mourning in the “Gathering Together” sections of the exhibit. With Ireland’s rich culture, artists often focused on scenes of music and dance, such as in The Dancing Master, a lively painting of drinking, socializing, and general merrymaking by Daniel MacDonald. Other pieces exhibited show people coming together to mourn during a wake. The two works presented reveal how changing 19th century genre styles helped shape more sympathetic attitudes toward Irish mourning rituals.

The paintings in the gallery titled “Law Breaking” feature psychologically complex portrayals of Irishmen engaged in illicit activities such as poaching and whiskey distilling. David Wilkie’s The Irish Whiskey Still, for example, is a magnificent, large painting presenting a multigenerational family at ease with their illegality.

Appropriately, The Inside Story closes with pieces that show how modernization slowly swept through pastoral Ireland. Including artwork by Michael Power O’Malley and Gerard Dillon, more contemporary style artists, this last section presents a fresh, new perspective for looking at the traditional, rural world. n

the Heights. The group harmonized well, both in English and in Spanish, as Frankie Bernard, CSOM ’15, rapped about “home.”

Ending “Despierta America” was a dance number by Vida de Intensa Pasion (VIP). Their partner-dance choreography to Xtreme’s “Te Entrano” was passionate and sensual, and the chemistry between the three couples was visible, making it one of the highlights of the evening.

The next show was called “Sabado Gigante.” It included an ethnic fashion show and a hilarious stand-up comedy segment. Parading the bright, beautiful fashions of various Latin American countries, girls, escorted by their partners, cha-cha-ed down the stage and struck

“The performance, in all, was an enlightening and refreshing display of the vibrant, diverse Lation talent and culture of the BC community” a pose, as their vivid skirts and dresses flowed behind them. Menchaca then took the stage again, not to model but to amuse the audience with her witty comedy performance. She elicited a roar of laughter from the crowd, consisting largely of Latino parents, when she claimed that she could not, in fact, speak any Spanish.

With clever, humorous insight, Menchaca joked about her half-Latino family, her Latino culture, and even her relationships with Latino boys.

“Mira Quien Baila” was the third show of Univision OLAA: it was a dance competition, and it even included a panel of judges. Four couples from the salsa dance group Fuego del Corazon competed to win the show, and though in the end only

one could win, each pair of dancers was equally talented—they all “brought the heat, brought the energy, and brought the fire,” as one judge said. Their moves were precise, and their performances were fast-paced, heated, and sexy. As they twirled, flipped, and fell into splits, they amazed the crowd with their agility and flexibility.

The evening ended with the last show, the Latin Grammys. Cynthia Cepedia, A&S ’12, and Carlos Valencia, A&S ’14, were the perfect duo to host the music awards. They first presented “The Year’s Best Artist,” Rodrigo Vazquez, a Puerto Rican musician and a junior at Berklee College of Music. He performed two songs, one in Spanish and one in English, both on his acoustic guitar. His gentle voice worked well with his mellow, fingerpicked style, especially with his second song, “Crystals.” Cepedia and Valencia also introduced “The Year’s Best Musical Group,” BC’s B.E.A.T.S. The a cappella group certainly proved themselves worthy of such a prestigious title with both of their performances. In their arrangements of “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “Respect,” they demonstrated their range, control, and soulful flair in perfect harmony. The most amazing performance of Univision OLAA, though, was by one of BC’s newest dance groups, UPrising.

As they popped, locked, dub-stepped, and hip-hopped, the group surprised the crowd with their explosive and high-energy choreography.

Feeding off of UPrising’s energy, Fuego appeared once more for the finale of the night. The entire group took the stage, starting with a traditional salsa dance that eventually turned into a unique, contemporary version of the style. As they bowed and curtseyed, the rest of the crew of Univision OLAA joined them to say buenas noches. The performance, in all, was an enlightening and refreshing display of the vibrant, diverse Latino talent and culture at BC. n

Boston Ballet delivers a ‘Sublime’ performance ‘Sublime,’ from A10 pristinely well-timed and fluid throughout the 30-minute act, with not a single pointe shoe tendue-ing off tempo. Each dancer absorbed Chopin’s score as the unif ying, metronomic pulse for the dance, and Erica Cornejo in particular ensured that she filled every count of music with expansive leg-lifts and extraordinary leaps.

Act Two’s “Polyphonia,” choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon and first performed in 2001 by the New York City Ballet, leapt a few centuries forward in time. The virtuosic, dissonant score of Gyorgy Ligeti, performed by pianist Freda Locker, accompanied the entirety of the act. Four sets of two couples dancing pas de deux commanded the stage, the women in deep plum leotards, the men in deep plum unitards. The backdrop of the stage was a stark off-white.

The four couples began in a horizontal line across the stage, doing variations of the same choreography in tandem.

The men formed a portrait of unbridled strength, often lifting their partners effortlessly, so that they were perpendicular to their outstretched arms. The women, meanwhile, extended their legs into striking developpes overhead.

“Polyphonia,” diverging from the proper extensions and carriage of the arms of “Les Sylphides,” had a more flexed and grounded quality to the movement. Sabi Varga, for instance, carried his partner Lia Cirio upside down with bent knees offstage, as Cirio scissored her legs slowly over his head.

Wheeldon’s choreography ventured into ballroom territory, with the four dancers holding an immaculate upper body frame as their feet took a decidedly quirkier contemporary route. The most fascinating portion of “Polyphonia” occurred when Cirio and Varga performed a pas de deux within a stark spotlight.

Cirio and Varga executed a stupefying maneuver, where Varga, on his back, held up a horizontal Cirio who moved into a split midair and then was folded in half and positioned neatly back on her feet. “Polyphonia” was an effective blend of classical movement with a quirky, modern infusion.

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by Russian-American choreographer George Balanchine, danced to the musical score by Igor Stravinsky. The choreography included a staggering 32 total dancers, a majority of who were engaged in a flurry of diagonal lines, athletic petit and grand allegro combinations

and cyclone turns. It was a miracle that only one slight collision between a corps dancer and soloist occurred among the interweaving diagonals and formations.

The low-key costumes kept with the tradition of Balanchine, who believed that dancers could be at their most exquisite in just a leotard and tights. The exuberant leaps in attitude, full splits, or simple pas de chats, executed by both men and women, were the ultimate highlight of the Balanchine excerpt.

While creating Symphony in Three Movements, Balanchine commented that he wanted his choreography to “try to catch the music and … not, I hope, lean on it, using it instead for support and time frame.” Boston Ballet dancers vigorously embodied Balanchine’s nuanced vision.

Despite the somewhat incongruous pairing of Les Sylphides with the more modern, contemporary pieces, “Sublime” was visually pristine and commanding, the true epitome of the mingled athleticism and graceful carriage that each dancer possesses at his or her best.

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During Act Two, entitled “Polyphonia,” four strong couples danced in a perfect horizontal line across the stage against a stark off-white backdrop.

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Featuring the talents of a phenominal ensemble cast, ‘The Addams Family’ entertained.

The kooky ‘Addams’ enchant ‘Addams,’ from A10 a humorous example of a stubborn, but functional family with strong values and a recognizable dualistic nature.

Morticia, Gomez, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, and Grandma are anything but normal civilians—but then again, what is normal? Living in an ancient mansion in Central Park, collecting antique torture devices, plucking the petals off roses, speaking to ghosts, and keeping monsters as pets are activities described as abnormal anywhere, but the Addams’s find pleasure in each of these undertakings. The Addams Family musical takes the question “What is normal?” into deep consideration.

The show begins with an extravagant musical and dance number that musingly introduces each fanatical family member.

Conflict arises quickly when Wednesday, powerfully played by Cortney Wolfson, confesses to her father, Gomez, that she is engaged to Lucas Beineke, a boy in a “normal” family. Yes, in this charismatic musical, Wednesday has matured into a beautiful dark princess, and yes, she has fallen in love. When it is announced that the Beinekes will be having dinner at the Addams’s spooky home, the family makes a promise to Wednesday that they will attempt to be “normal,” whatever that is. It is most imperative to Wednesday that her father keep her engagement a secret from his trusting wife Morticia during this dinner.

The problem is that Gomez has never kept anything from his adoring wife, and from there, comical action builds as complications predictably arise.

At the end of the first act, the story reaches its climax, and it is very apparent that even the Beinekes are anything but “normal.” Every family has its secrets, and

at this point all secrets are fully disclosed. In the second act, conflicts must be resolved as each family admits that they are not “normal,” but they are functional and still care deeply for one another. In order to entertain, The Addams Family portrays an extreme version of a common modern day situation: the members of a family meeting their future in-laws. It stands as a genial, family-friendly production, with a surprisingly relatable message and an accomplished cast.

Each performer executes his or her role believably, with pronounced energy and admirable confidence. Lucas and Wednesday make a commendable pair on stage: they capture attention with their entrancing voices and convincing romantic interactions. Throughout the show’s entirety, Morticia Addams, played by Sara Gettelfinger, is a prominent audience grabber with her powerful voice and purposefully sensual attire. She portrays the role of an assertive and self-governing woman with poise, which is highly esteemed. It is also worthwhile to see The Addams’s ancestors perform in several strong dance numbers, as they enhance the experience of the musical immensely.

The curtains drew on the Addams and Beineke families Wednesday night in the Shubert Theatre as the audience erupted with immediate applause and a merited standing ovation. I returned, smiling, to the frigid February air with hundreds of other soaring spirits and a feeling of acceptance: the Addams’s remind us all that there is no such thing as normal. n

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Organization of Latin American Affairs brings joyful song and dance to Robsham

By Ariana Igneri

Heights Staff

A number of brilliant Boston College groups came together in Robsham Theater this Saturday for the 12th annual culture show of The Organization of Latin

American Affairs (OLAA). Directed by Alicia Angeles, A&S ’14, and Alexa Borroto, LSOE ’13, Univision OLAA was the organization’s entertaining imitation of the popular Spanish-language television network. It consisted of four acts, or “TV shows,” and featured an array of diverse

talents, from dance to comedy to a cappella.

The first show that “aired” was titled “Despierta America,” and it was hosted

by Andrea Lopez, CSON ’14, and Vanessa Menchaca, A&S ’13. They introduced the first performers as the BAJUCOL Dance Company, a local Colombian dance group that tours throughout New England. A troupe of eight, four boys and four girls, BAJUCOL captivated the audience with

their traditional dances and stunning costumes. To pipes, drums, and rhythmic Spanish guitars, they danced a total of three songs, barefoot, each one a smooth exhibition of their cultural choreography.

Following, in the same segment, was OLAA’s rendition of the finale performance from the Broadway musical In

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Though corny, ‘Addams Family’ still captivates

By Kira Mulshine

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Though ‘The Addams Family’ falls back on overly corny jokes, it balances it out with some fun.

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Wednesday, Feb. 8 was an unexpectedly exciting weeknight for the Boston Theatre District, as hundreds of chilly Bostonians sought warmth in the Shubert Theatre, anxious to experience life alongside the ominous and legendary Addams family. At its core, we know the Addams from the creations of

cartoonist Charles Addams and the dark, but intriguing 1960s television program centered on his cherished characters.

Today, the Addams family revamps their flair and returns to popular culture in the musical The Addams Family. The captivating spectacle depicts the awkwardness of a family situation effortlessly. It places the eponymous family center stage as

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‘Sublime’ combines classic ballet with modern energy

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Sublimity was in the air Thursday evening at the opening of Boston Ballet’s Simply Sublime at the Boston Opera House. The three-act show displayed a vast, vivacious array of musical genres and dance styles, composed of everything from Ballet Russes-era creation Les Sylphides to the contemporary Hollywood-inspired athleticism of George Balanchine’s Symphony in Three Movements.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, this ballet presents a ripe opportunity for Bostonians to connect with variations on the vibrant, romantic side of ballet.

Recently, Boston Ballet has employed a more synthesized format, which arranges snippets of iconic, classical works alongside more modern, experimental

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choreography. This pastiche approach runs the risk of lacking a unified sense of story, a pitfall that Sublime was guilty of by including Les Sylphides as Act One. Sylphides was originally conceived as a glossy, romantic ballet whose plot was as ethereally spectral as the corps de ballet’s white tulle skirts. The ballet features one man (performed by Nelson Madrigal) dancing through an enchanted forest of 19 sylphs, or spirits of the air.

Although Sylphides felt incongruous with the show’s more modern movement and pared-down leotard costumes, it was exquisitely performed. The lead sylphs’ (Lorna Feijoo, Erica Cornejo, and Whitney Jensen) attitude turns were chiseled bent knees and pointed feet perfection, and their languidly rippling arm movements and gravitydefying penches embodied the flexibility of warm, melting taffy. The lead women made standing with their leg raised vertically over ot o

Taylor Cavallo is the Assistant Arts & Review Editor of The Heights. She can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

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With a four-act plot, this year’s ‘Univision OLAA’ demonstrated a wide array of talent, from rhythmic Spanish guitars to traditional dances that wowed the audience from start to finish.

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Two Septembers ago, my friend Brielle and I took a drive to New York City, specifically Yankee Stadium, to see an infamous concert that featured, among other rap superstars, Jay-Z and Eminem. While the experience was fantastic, and we finally got to fulfill our seventh grade dreams of rapping to “Lose Yourself,” the experience brought about a revelation of sorts: people don’t listen to the radio nearly as much as they should.

The car ride to New York featured an overwhelming amount of Eminem—approximately six CDs’ worth—with a little Weezy, D-12 and Drake here and there. While it is usually my policy to purposely not listen to a specific artist for a few days before I see them in concert, this was an exception. Four hours, six CDs and an entire five-hour concert later, not surprisingly, but also a little surprisingly … we were both a little tired of Eminem. On the car ride back to Boston, after restlessly flipping through all the tracks of all the CDs made specifically for this trip, something happened. Something unexpected: a suggestion that was potentially crazy, too retro, unheard of, and eye-opening. I turned to Brielle and said, “Why don’t we put on the radio?”

Mid-way through Connecticut with no sense of where we were, let alone an idea of which radio station would cater to our music needs, we flipped around to try and find the one that had the least static. We listened to the radio station that “played your favorite hits from the ’80s, ’90s, and today!” the entire way home, and even jammed to “A Land Down Under” by Men at Work. And you know what? We had a fantastic time. To this day, Brielle and I talk about “that time we put on the radio ….”

I don’t doubt that some people still listen to the radio. However, with the ability to make mix CDs and fancy devices that connect your iPod to your car, the radio is more or less a thing of the past. When radios first came out, they were a family’s main source of entertainment and news, a completely novel thing that brought people news of WWII, commercial jingles and new pop hits. However, CDs and iPods have overshadowed our former friend.

At the heart of this shift, I believe, is the desire for instant gratification that technological developments have cultivated and made possible. We want to hear the songs we like, when we want, in the order we want to hear them. We want to control how many times we can replay a song if we’re really into it (Brielle and I must have played “No Love” at least 10 times, just to hear Lil’ Wayne’s verse over and over), or have the ability to turn it off if we aren’t into it. The radio simply doesn’t allow for this luxury, and people have discarded it for more controllable and therefore better things.

I hate commercials as much as the next person, and radio DJs do have the tendency to be overly enthusiastic, to the point of irritation, while talking about generally trivial things. However, there is still something special about the radio. Perhaps because we are so used to playing our iPods and CDs over and over, the radio is exciting.

Retro always has a way of coming back.

Surprises are what make the radio exciting.

Not knowing what song will be played next, whether you like it or hate it, is exciting.

Flipping through the stations and then finally hearing that song you’ve wanted to hear all day or haven’t heard since fourth grade is exciting. Radios can expose you to songs and artists you’ve never heard before, instead of being confined to the songs on your iPod. The eager anticipation that Brielle and I had on our car ride was truly something comical, especially since we had slept approximately four hours the night before and were probably experiencing some early form of sleep deprivation and severe exhaustion, but also a fantastic feeling because it was novel. The ridiculous songs that we would have never turned on our iPod or put on a mix CD were great excuses to dance and scream-sing in the car. It added excitement to our trip that could have very easily turned into another homage to Eminem.

So, next time you’re in the car and you’re sick of listening to your “Road Trip ’12!!” playlists over and over, turn on the radio. You might be pleasantly surprised. Or rekindle your love for the band Men at Work.

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The McMullen Museum of Art’s new exhibit, Rural Ireland: The Inside Story, offers viewers a rare and intimate look into the diverse lives of Ireland’s rural population in the 19th century.

Divided into 11 different sections, the exhibit’s works reveal how the population worked, worshipped, celebrated, mourned, and educated themselves. The pieces showcased the destitution that was so prevalent during the Famine era, and they disprove the assumption that artists painting in Ireland only used the “big houses” and landscapes of the wealthy Anglo-Irish elite as subjects for their art.

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Eagles are prepared for yet another Beanpot title game

Big offense key to win at UVM

By Alex Dripchak For The Heights

The No. 5 Boston College Eagles trounced the Vermont Catamounts on Friday night by way of their second period 6 BC offensive 1 Vermont show, beating the Catamounts by a score of 6-1 at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

The first few minutes of the game offered little excitement, but at just inside 14 minutes, junior Brian Dumoulin skated into the Catamounts’ zone and passed it off to freshman Quinn Smith, who netted the first goal of his collegiate career to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead. The game slowed down significantly after the goal, as the two teams engaged in a tough first period battle that was marked by good defensive positioning. The Eagles took a 1-0 lead and a 7-4 shot advantage into the locker room at the end of the first period.

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around the 18minute mark, as the Eagles started to get more shots on goal and several scoring opportunities.

A penalty against Vermont quickly followed by a five-minute major against Catamount H.T. Lenz, who was penalized for contact to the head on a boarding call, gave the Eagles a chance to soar.

The back-to-back penalties gave the Eagles 73 seconds of 5-on-3 play and provided them with the opportunity to take advantage—and BC did just that.

“That five minute major—we capitalized and that was the turning point for sure,” said head coach Jerry York.

BC not only capitalized, but they did so in style. It didn’t take long for the Eagles to score as just 39 seconds into their power play,

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In an all too familiar matchup, Comm. Ave. rivals No. 5 Boston College and No. 1 Boston University are set to meet tonight in the 60th annual Beanpot Championship at TD Garden.

This will be the 41st time the two teams have met each other in the Beanpot, and the 21st time they have faced off in the championship game. The Terriers currently hold a 12-8 series lead in the championship.

The Eagles are looking for their third straight Beanpot title.

The two teams have already faced off three times this regular season, with the Terriers holding a 2-1 series lead.

The Eagles were unable to stop a strong offensive attack from their rivals, as they were routed 5-0 in the first contest and lost 5-3 in the second, despite outshooting the Terriers 45-15.

Both of these losses were at home. Fresh-

man forward Johnny Gaudreau says that having the opportunity to play BU in the Beanpot final will definitely be exciting, as the team looks to redeem its two losses.

“After them coming in here, beating us both times here, in front of our fans, it’s not fun,” he said.

“We want to get them back, and hopefully bring the Beanpot back here.”

Since that early season struggle, BC has reemerged as a powerful squad. In the Beanpot semifinal against Northeastern, the Eagles came out with a full team effort to crush the Huskies, 7-1. The team continued this play with a convincing 6-1 victory over Hockey East opponent Vermont.

Head coach Jerry York credits this success to the team’s hard work and focus.

“I think a number of factors have made an impact,” he said. “Overall, we’re just playing better hockey. Our energy level has been so much better for this past month of the season. It even started up at Maine when we lost two games. I still thought we had good energy, and had two well-played games there. Now, we’re really starting to just get stronger in a lot of different areas. And offense is certainly one of them.”

Gaudreau, who scored two goals in each of his

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Gaudreau has scored four goals in his last two games in a re-emergence.

Last-second heartbreak in Blacksburg

A game through the eyes of Robo

By Stephen Sikora Heights Staff

Greg Joyce Thirty minutes before game time, he’s shooting around on the shiny hardwood of Conte Forum. Fans are filing in slowly, getting ready to take in an ACC matchup. But the boy on the court is in his own world.

He’s decked out in Boston College gear: a gold Eagles long sleeved shirt, maroon BC shorts, even the Under Armour sneakers. His apparel is nearly identical to the 16 players who will soon be on that court, trying to take down the No. 15 team in the country, Florida State.

Minutes later, the Eagles storm out of the locker room, and Robo Arcand begins to beam. It’s a smile he won’t be able to wipe off any time in the near future. And why would he? He’s in his element—an integral part of the 2011-2012 BC basketball team. His smile will remain throughout the whole night, lighting up Conte Forum.

The national anthem is played, and Robo and his family stand right behind the Eagles’ bench. He’s there with his mom, Anne, his dad, Roland, and his sister, Caitlin. They, too, are sporting BC apparel.

It’s game time, and Robo takes a seat just a few feet behind the rest of the Eagles on the sideline. Dennis Clifford goes to take the tip, and Robo’s legs are bouncing up and down.

He’s ready to see his team pull off the win.

Two minutes and 36 seconds into the game, Jordan Daniels swishes a three to make it 4-2 and Robo raises up his white BC towel in full support.

With 5:01 remaining in the half, Lonnie

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Robo Arcand has been with the men’s basketball team since the beginning of the season, matched by the organization Team IMPACT.

In his element, Robo shines with BC

By Greg Joyce Sports Editor

He’s been a lifelong fan of Boston College, and now, at the age of 13, Robo Arcand has become a member of the men’s basketball team. But there’s more to the story than just that.

When he was in first grade, Robo was diagnosed with Leukemia, and began a 25-month battle with the horrible, life-

threatening disease. During that time, Robo missed out on a huge list of things that normal kids his age get to enjoy on a daily basis, physically, emotionally, and socially. During the 25 months of treatment and chemotherapy, it was sports that got Robo through it all.

And so when Robo and his family, on a visit to Camp Sunshine in Maine, heard about Team IMPACT—the organization that matches children with life-threatening

diseases with college teams—they knew it was something that would be a great experience for Robo.

“Basically, [Team IMPACT’s] whole feeling is that these kids that are going through cancer, or have gone through cancer, have missed out on so much,” said Robo’s mom Anne. “Obviously being sick for a long time, they lose out on so much

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In its first game since a monumental upset of a highly ranked Florida State team, the Boston College men’s basketball team gave away the win 66 Virginia Tech against Virginia Boston College 65 Tech last night.

The Eagles shot 56 percent from the field, made nine 3-pointers, turned the ball over only 10 times, and were in control from start to finish. When the final buzzer sounded, however, Virginia Tech had a 66-65 win over the Eagles, and the chance to legitimize their win over Florida State fell flat.

“In some ways, we played better tonight than we did against Florida State, except for one facet of the game,” head coach Steve Donahue said. “I give Virginia Tech credit.

They went after the ball, and they really hurt us with that.”

The Eagles’ lack of rebounding was the deciding factor in the game. BC had 19 rebounds, only four of them on the offensive end. On the other hand, the Hokies had 16 offensive rebounds alone, and 30 total. They dominated BC on the glass, routinely getting in the paint for easy second chance points.

The glaring weakness stood out during the most important moments of the game. With 26 seconds left and Virginia Tech down by four, the Hokies grabbed an offensive board off of a missed drive and came up with a three-point play. On the play that ultimately decided the game, following a missed Tech three, the Hokies’ Dorian Finney-Smith tipped in the miss for a bucket, giving them a one-point lead with just over two seconds left.

“I thought we moved the ball, I thought we defended the first shot better, I thought we played good position defense,” Donahue said.

“There were a lot of positives. But that one big [negative] was the offensive rebounds.”

Aside from rebounding, the Eagles were

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BC builds momentum in sweep of UConn

By Robert T. Balint Heights Staff

Besides adding two more tick marks to the Eagles’ Hockey East win column, the No. 6 Boston College women’s hockey team’s weekend series Boston College 6 against the Uni2 Connecticut versity of Connecticut Huskies (4-21-7, 3-13-3 Hockey East) gave Taylor Wasylk the opportunity to break out of a late season scoring drought.

The forward erupted with four goals over the weekend, scoring two in both Saturday afternoon’s 5-0 away win and Sunday’s 6-2 drubbing on Kelley Rink in Chestnut Hill.

Saturday’s game was Wasylk’s first multigoal performance since the team’s 6-1 win over Princeton on Nov. 25.

“It’s good to see Taylor get some produc-

tion in the last couple games,” head coach Katie King Crowley said after the Sunday game. “She’s been a little snake-bit, not able to put pucks in the net.” Before this weekend, Wasylk had scored just two goals in the past 10 games, and now stands with 13 on the season.

The team (21-8-3, 13-4-2 Hockey East), Crowley says, has been focusing on putting teams away early, and the Eagles followed the plan to the letter on Sunday against a struggling UConn lineup. With six and a half minutes remaining in the first period, Eagles forward Kate Leary found enough space between herself and her defender to send a pass out from behind the net right in front of the goal, where a waiting Alex Carpenter fired off a one-timer that hit home.

With a 1-0 lead and the scent of blood

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in the water, the Eagles went on a sudden scoring frenzy. Less than 30 seconds after Carpenter’s goal, with 6:39 remaining in the period, a scrum formed just in front of the Huskies’ goal. Forward Danielle Welch, assisted by linemate Caitlin Walsh and defender Meagan Mangene, was able to put her stick to the puck and sent one past Huskies’ goaltender Alexandra Garcia.

Just 26 seconds later, Wasylk caught a beautiful pass from Mary Restuccia, who managed to center the puck while caught behind the boards and a Husky defender.

The sophomore didn’t even need an extra touch to settle the pass, and sent a onetimer rocket in for the Eagles’ third goal in less than a minute of play.

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Senior defenseman Edwin Shea writes about playing in the Beanpot................B3

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Strong basketball background helps Caracciolo thrive

By Taylor Cavallo Heights Editor

Despite being a new addition to the Boston College women’s basketball team, freshman Joy Caracciolo is clearly not new to the game.

Along with iconic female basketball players Candace Parker and Maya Moore, Caracciolo cites her parents, who both played basketball for Howard University, as her athletic role models.

“As I’ve been growing up, they’ve been coaching me. They basically taught me everything that I know,” Caracciolo said.

Besides having to adjust to college life in general, Caracciolo is now a forward on a D1 women’s bas-

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Caracciolo has greatly improved even during a losing season.

ketball team. She has started in six of BC’s 10 ACC matchups, and has stepped into her new role almost seamlessly.

A native of Bristow, Va., Caracciolo, who has been playing basketball since the age of six, saw great success on her Stonewall Jackson High School team and was named to Virginia’s All-State, All-District and AllRegion first teams. Caracciolo was also a shot putter in high school, and had offers for track and field at the college level, but chose to stick with basketball.

“I’m not as interested in shot put, and not as serious as I am about basketball,” she said.

While she claims that the skills she acquired from shot putting and basketball are completely different, competition is the one similarity for her.

“If someone threw farther than me, it’s automatically just like, ‘I have to do better,’ so it’s definitely that same drive to do better than the other person,” Carocciolo said.

This mixture of a basketball-oriented upbringing and a truly competitive spirit makes Caracciolo the player she is for the Eagles.

“I think I bring a lot of aggression, and I just try and attack the basket as much as possible,” Caracciolo said. “I think that I’m a natural scorer. That’s my mindset, to score and not be so passive with the ball.”

Although adjustment to the collegiate level was challenging at first, seeing her peers as being “stronger, quicker, and all around better,” Caracciolo has begun to adapt to the heightened pace quickly and has recently been seeing a significant number of minutes on the court.

“The first games I was getting time, but I wasn’t really producing much,” she said. “But in the past couple games I realized that I’ve been getting a lot more minutes and I should be a lot more productive with them.”

Last week against Wake Forest, Caracciolo dropped 11 points, her third straight game with double digit scoring, on 4-of-9 shooting from the field while compiling five rebounds including three offensive boards. In the game before, against No. 9 Maryland, she put up 10 points and accumulated seven rebounds. Over the course of conference play she has grown into an efficient player who uses her size to her advantage, even though she is only a freshman. While Caracciolo has also been quiet in many games, such as the most recent outing against Duke when she didn’t score and only grabbed two rebounds, her flashes of great play have shown how dominating she can be for the Eagles down the road.

Her pairing with sophomore forward Katie Zenevitch creates serious issues for opponents trying to stop the duo down low.

Caracciolo says that being on the BC team has definitely helped her game improve.

“I definitely think my post skills have grown since I’ve been here,” she said. “When I was in high school playing AAU basketball, I was more of the driving,

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Caracciolo finds inspiration for her tough play from her parents who both played basketball at Howard University. power forward, and now I have to have my back toward the basket, so I’ve definitely learned a lot of new post moves. I’ve gotten stronger, which helps in the post also, and I’ve gotten to be a better rebounder.”

Caracciolo noted that she has been working with Katie Zenevitch in particular to help augment these post skills.

“I play defense on her in practice, we play against each other most of the time,” she said.

However, Caracciolo states that her team as a whole has made her a better player.

While Caracciolo herself has been successful, her team has been struggling this season, losing the past 11 games in a row.

“We’re still not rebounding like we should be, not boxing out,” Caracciolo said. “We’re giving teams a lot of second chances. We play good defense for the first shot, but then if they get the rebound they’ll get the point afterwards.”

Despite the poor record for BC, Caracciolo maintains a team mentality and seems to be optimistic about the future of the Eagles.

“I don’t care about how many points I have if we’re still losing,” she said. “We have to keep our heads

Positives found in loss to Duke

By Daniel Ottaunick Heights Editor

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The Boston College women’s basketball team (5-19) fell 71-62 on Thursday night at Conte Forum to the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils (20-3), failing to overturn a scoring 71 deficit kept close until the final Duke two minutes. In a game where 62 the Blue Devils led consistently by BC single-point margins, the Eagles played well until the end, finding positives to draw from a frustrating loss.

“We definitely can compete with anyone in the ACC, we proved that to ourselves tonight. We have to build on what we did tonight,” said head coach Sylvia Crawley.

At the beginning of the first half, the Eagles came out ready to compete, matching Duke’s intensity early.

“I think their mentality for the last two days, they just felt like we’ve got nothing to lose. Nobody is expecting or believing that we can win this game, so they were determined to get an upset tonight,” Crawley said.

This was seen early as the team maintained its composure. The Blue Devils, who tried to open up a large scoring gap early on, struck a quick two-point basket immediately after the tip-off, and applied a strong press against the Eagles that lasted throughout the entire game. The Eagles fought back, though, with forward Katie Zenevitch scoring the first seven points for the team to match Duke’s quick pass-shoot plays to center Elizabeth Williams. The Duke center finished 9-of-13 with 18 points, creating a difficult matchup for the Eagles all night long.

Though the Blue Devils stretched their lead to nine points with five minutes left in the first half, a crucial shot by forward Kristen Doherty initiated a strong finish to the half for BC. She finished the game with 21 points, eight points of which came in the final five

minutes of the half, cutting Duke’s lead to just 32-31 as the teams headed into the locker room. Along with being the BC’s leading scorer, Doherty also finished with a team-leading five rebounds, and was a key component of the Eagles’ effort.

In the second half, the Eagles and the Blue Devils kept the score close, with neither team managing to pull away. Williams continued to cause difficulties for BC inside the paint, but Kerri Shiels would answer. Right as Duke began to gain a large lead, Shields, who went 0-for-4 on three-point attempts in the first half, sunk a vital three-point shot that kept the Eagles alive.

With 11 minutes remaining, the Blue Devils sank three three-point shots in a row, but the Eagles continued to answer their opponents, cutting the Duke lead to four. The BC defense began applying more pressure, closing in on Williams in the paint and forcing its opponents to pass around the perimeter to search for shooting opportunities.

As the clock wound down and the score stayed close, the crowd began getting into the game, going wild as shots from Zenevitch and guard Tessah Holt brought the score to 61-60 with just under three minutes remaining.

The Eagles fell apart in the final two minutes, though, with the Blue Devils putting up 10 points that were answered only by a single field goal from BC. Duke finished the second half 6-for-7 on threes, and made the difference in a closely fought matchup.

Going forward, Crawley sees a lot of positives for the team based on Thursday night’s contest.

“I thought our kids executed the game plan very well tonight. We said leave it all out there on the court and see what happens. I’m pleased with their effort tonight,” Crawley said.

“Our players know that they can compete against Virginia Tech, they can compete against Clemson, just because they were able to do what they did against Duke tonight.” n

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Overall 21-4 21-4 17-7 18-7 19-5 15-8 14-10 12-12 14-11 8-17 9-15 11-14

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The Eagles celebrated a close victory on Saturday.

Tennis gets the win

By Tim Jablonski Heights Staff

After a layoff of several weeks, the Boston College men’s tennis team needed to shake off a hefty layer of rust before taking on the visiting Marquette Golden Eagles Saturday afternoon at the Flynn Recreation Complex.

While the team wasn’t playing at peak performance, it did well enough to squeak out a 4-3 victory that moved the squad to 2-1 in the young season.

The Eagles’ number one doubles team, consisting of Akash Muppidi and Alex Skinner, took opposing number one team Dan Mamalat and Jose Crowley all the way to a tiebreak in their eight-game pro set match. The team’s constant aggression at the net kept it in the match to the very end, but the Golden Eagle tandem was able to force Skinner into pushing the match point long, giving them the victory.

Numbers to Know

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The stat line for Duke’s Elizabeth Williams in a win against the women’s basketball team when she scored 18 points, grabbed 10 boards, and blocked eight shots.

21

The number of points scored by point guard Jordan Daniels in the men’s basketball upset of Florida State.

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The number of goals the men’s hockey team scored in two combined games last week.

up. It’s frustrating, but we can’t let it affect the next game. We all just have to move on to the next game and focus on what we’re doing wrong.”

Apart from the transition to D1 basketball, Caracciolo says that she has adjusted well to student life at BC. In terms of career ambitions, Caracciolo says she isn’t sure what she wants to do after college.

“My major is communication. I know I definitely want to do something in that department, but I’m not quite sure specifically what I want to do with it,” she said. “I think I’m leaning more towards public relations because I like interacting with people, but I’m not certain yet.”

Coming from a solid basketball background has helped Caracciolo in her transition to life as a college basketball player. With the increased playing time she has seen in the past 10 games, the freshman is no longer a stranger to ACC basketball. Soon enough, Caracciolo may be the kind of player that she used to look up to, growing up. As she continues to get “stronger, quicker, and all around better,” Caracciolo has a bright future ahead of her on the Heights while her young team tries to rebuild this basketball program. n Despite the early disappointment, BC found success at the other doubles spots, picking up wins at both the second and third spots. With all three games happening concurrently in the Flynn Recreation Complex, junior Billy Grokenberger and sophomore Michael McGinnis immediately took notice when the Eagles’ No. 1 team went down. Noticing their squad’s early deficit, the tandem managed to hold on for their own 9-8 victory.

Not to be outdone, BC’s representatives at third doubles edged out their own 9-8 victory that awarded the critical doubles point to the Eagles before the two teams adjoined to the locker rooms for an abridged halftime.

Playing together for the first time at the collegiate level, the freshman duo of Philip Nelson and Matt Wagner staved off opponents James Stark and Cameron Tehrani by yet another incredibly slim margin, providing BC with the point that would eventually prove to be the difference in the team match.

Already familiar with his opponent, Crowley Muppidi earned a solid win at first singles 6-2, 7-6 to put BC out in front. In another rematch of the first doubles contest, Skinner fell to Mamalat 7-6, 6-2. The senior, perhaps the Eagles’ most emotive player on the court, filled his game with yelps and outraged muttering but was unable to consistently keep up with Mamalat’s quick serve.

Grokenberger, playing at third singles, became the only player of the day to rally from a first set loss and earn a victory. After dropping a closely contested first set 4-6, he gained his legs back and took the next two sets 6-3, 6-4, in a much needed win.

Marquette struck back with victories at both the fifth and sixth singles. At five, Logon Collins took down McGinnis 6-4, 6-2, keeping the second year player off balance with an impressive arsenal of drop shots.

Meanwhile, at six, senior Jonathan Schroeder was able to fend off opposing Drake Kakar, falling in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 BC’s win at the fourth singles spot, however, had provided them with the point that they needed in order to secure the overall team win. Sophomore Jonathan Raude earned a decisive 6-4, 6-2 win over Jonathan Schwerin, providing the second-half spark that proved to be the difference for BC in the match. n

Quote of the Week “I saw him in the last game [against FSU] pumping up the crowd with the towel, that rally towel. That was really, really cool. It’s awesome that he can interact with our fans and actually get them going too.”

— Lonnie Jackson on Robo Arcand

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Monday, February 13, 2012

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BC prepared for Beanpot final tonight Beanpot Preview, from B1 last two games, reiterated that there has definitely been an increase in the team’s energy.

“It’s a lot higher,” he said. “Ever since that weekend when we came off of the sweep from UNH two weekends ago, our energy has been through the roof.

It’s been showing in every single game we’ve been playing. We just need to keep that momentum throughout the rest of the year.”

Gaudreau, who now has 13 goals and 11 assists on the season, has been a bright spot for the Eagles. He was one of three players, along with Paul Carey and Steven Whitney, to score two goals in the Beanpot semifinal game. He also lit up the Wildcats on Friday, scoring another two goals. Junior Chris Kreider also scored twice.

“Playing with Pat Mullane and Paul Carey is probably where most of my confidence is coming from,” Gaudreau said. “I’m playing with two veterans in Patty and Paul who have been in the Beanpot before, and have done well in the Beanpot, too. It’s awesome to play

with them, and have the chance to win one with them, too.”

York credits Gaudreau for continuing to work through the season, and maintaining his composure despite being a freshman.

“He started really fast, and played very well early,” he said. “Then he hit a wall that a lot of freshmen do. His attitude through it, and his work ethic stayed the same. He has good work habits, and he really stayed with it. He’s really taken another step in his game. It’s difficult for any freshman to come in, and maintain that over the year. With that little lull he had, he still worked hard, and now he’s back on his game.”

Another player who has turned up his game after a difficult first half is junior goaltender Parker Milner. He has currently won his last four starts, and has only given up two goals in his last two games.

York says that his continued success will be essential for the Eagles tonight.

“He needs to continue to play a solid game as far as positional play, angles, and just his confidence level,” he said. “Everything is going on an upbeat path for him.

Similar to what Johnny Gaudreau’s going through. And that really helps our club when Parker’s sharp like this.”

While the team has definitely increased its confidence this month, the players are still aware that they need to remain focused on the game ahead, and avoid making the mistakes they made earlier in the season. The biggest thing, according to Gaudreau, will be turnovers.

“Probably less turnovers at the blue line,” he said. “Before UNH, we had a rough patch. We started making some careless mistakes, and coach has looked at video and seen some of that. Ever since then, we’ve had less turnovers, and been scoring more, and playing better in the defensive zone. We have to keep that going.”

York echoed this idea of not being careless, and remaining composed as a team.

“I think our ability to stay disciplined on the big stage. It’s an important game for us. We’re playing for a trophy, and we’re playing our archrival. I think discipline and doing the small things well, because when you do that generally big things happen.” n graham beck / heights editor

On Friday night in Vermont, Chris Kreider netted two goals en route to BC’s 6-1 thrashing of UVM.

Eagles takes down UVM Men’s Hockey, from B1

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Steven Whitney potted two goals in last week’s first-round matchup against Northeastern, and he will look to add to that Beanpot scoring tonight.

sophomore Kevin Hayes redirected Chris Kreider’s shot, putting BC up 2-0 at the 13-minute mark. As play returned to 5-on-4, it wasn’t long before Kreider found himself with another scoring opportunity. This time it didn’t hit off anyone’s stick, however, as Kreider netted his 17th goal of the year. The tally gave the Eagles a game-changing 3-0 lead with just under 10 minutes to play in the second period.

Even though the Eagles were sitting pretty with a very comfortable 3-0 lead, they never let up. Freshman phenom Johnny Gaudreau added yet another goal for BC with just inside three minutes to play in the half.

Gaudreau created his own shot with a nice move to center and a top-shelf rocket to put the Eagles up 4-0. Yet, just like Kreider, the feisty forward netted yet another goal from just inside the blue line to put the Eagles up by a commanding score of 5-0 with just 24 seconds remaining before the intermission.

Gaudreau’s two goals (number 12 and 13 on the season) were good for his second straight two-goal game, as he continues to impress the league with his contributions.

“He seems to be getting his second wind,” York noted. “The last three weeks of our season, he’s been reenergized, and he really has some remarkable skills.”

Just as the Eagles torched the Catamounts’ defenders, the BC defense did more than just

hold its own. The Eagles’ defense held the Catamounts to four shots on goal in the first period and six shots on goal in the second.

In addition to the structured BC defense and sound defensive positioning, Parker Milner added some key saves to help keep the Eagles’ lead out of reach. Most notably, Milner stopped a trio of consecutive attempts late in the second period.

As the Eagles opened the third period, the game switched as BC relied more heavily upon Milner and co. to keep its lead out of sight.

With the Eagles playing one man down after Steven Whitney’s five-minute major, however, Vermont’s Colin Markinson prevented the shutout by netting a goal with 12 minutes left to play.

Later in the third, Kreider scored his second goal (18th of the season) and collected third point of the night to close the door on the Catamounts and help the Eagles improve to 18-10-1 on the season. This win marked only the third victory for the Eagles inside Gutterson Fieldhouse since the Catamounts joined Hockey East in 2005.

BC looked impressive in this win, as it capitalized on two of its three power play opportunities. The Eagles have now scored at least one power play goal in each of their past six games. BC had been seriously underperforming on power plays, but this game demonstrated that the Eagles are ready to play as they approach the postseason. n

High-powered offense keys weekend sweep for women’s hockey Women’s Hockey, from B1 Leary was able to put one on the scoreboard for herself. With 4:09 left in the period, the freshman, just feet from the Huskies’ goal, got control of a rebounding blocked shot and shoved the puck by Garcia. The Eagles rode out the rest of the period after having built a four-goal cushion in less than three minutes, with all three lines contributing.

“It was good to see production from all three lines,” Crowley said. “I think they fed

off each other and got excited.”

The offensive burst slowed down in the second period for the Eagles, who put up 11 more shots but could not find the back of the net. “I think it’s easy after a first period with four goals to sit back a little bit,” the head coach said. The Eagles were jolted back with just 11 seconds remaining in the period, when Connecticut forward Sami Evelyn broke the goose egg on the scoreboard with a floating shot from halfway between the blue line and the Eagles’ goal. The puck

sailed in from Corinne Boyles’ left side and in over her right shoulder, narrowing the BC lead to 4-1.

The Huskies crept closer right at the start of the final period. While marking Connecticut’s Maggie Walsh, defender Dru Burns stumbled slightly and lost her stick right in front of the goal, and Walsh took advantage of the slipup. She sent an unmolested shot right by Boyles to bring the Huskies to within two.

The power play goal galvanized the

Eagles offense into action. Wasylk struck for the second time after a quick pass from Ashley Motherwell at center ice set the sophomore up with nothing but open ice between her and Garcia in the pipes. A half-second and some skillful stick work later, the puck lay in the back of the net.

The dangle put the Eagles back up by three.

One last goal, a rocket sent in by Emily Field with 7:46 on the clock brought the final score to 6-2 and the number of Eagles scorers to five.

The offensive effort was equally distributed out between the squad on Saturday during the 5-0 win at Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Conn. Three Eagles tallied three points apiece, as Wasylk’s two goals and assist, Motherwell’s goal and two assists, and Restuccia’s three assists secured a dominant Eagles win. Field and Carpenter also tallied a goal apiece, and Boyles made 23 saves to earn her fourth shutout on the season, before making another 26 stops on Sunday. n

From the locker room...

Featuring: Edwin Shea

Editors note: This is a part of a series of student-athlete columns.

Growing up in the greater Boston area, every young hockey player has an important decision to make: who to cheer for in the Beanpot Tournament. For me, it was a no-brainer.

Boston College would be the team that I would cheer for and, if I was lucky, get to watch live in the Beanpot. My dad would take my brother and I into Boston for the tournament every chance he could. It was an unbelievable experience to hear the student sections of both schools go back and forth at each other with synchronized cheers. Players on all four teams giving everything they had inside of them to get a chance to hoist the Beanpot after the final buzzer is quite a sight. No one is playing for money or fame. It is all about playing for your school, teammates, family, and recently I found out that we were playing for all of the young fans who religiously watch the Beanpot Tournament.

Any hockey player at any of the four Beanpot schools would be lying if they said there was no extra pressure, or added importance on winning the Beanpot. Although in the long run it only means two games

on the first two Mondays of February, the bragging rights for your university rely solely on this tour nament . No matter how our season ends, hopefully in another National Championship, people will always ask, “Did you guys win the Beanpot?”

Students come out by the hundreds to support BC hockey all season long at Conte Forum, but any player or fan will tell you that the Garden has a special feel to it. One of my favorite things to do at the Beanpot is to lo ok up into the student section while

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standing on the goal line waiting for the starting lineups to b e announce d.

This is where I soak it all in and say, “Wow, this is unbelievable. I am incredibly lucky to be a part of this experience.”

This feeling lasts until the National Anthem is finished, and the goose bumps slowly fade away.

How could I talk about the Beanpot and not mention playing Boston Un i v e rsity? Although there is still great rivalry with Northeastern and Harvard, every Eagle knows that the BU rivalry greatly exceeds that. It is the Yankees vs. Red Sox of college hockey.

Although there is a great deal of respect between the two programs, the hatred is no more evident than when we meet at Beanpot time. It is the peak of the rivalry, and anyone witnessing the game firsthand can attest to that. Beating them in the 2010 Beanpot final is something that I will never forget, and would love to do for a second time tonight. Playing in the Beanpot for Boston College has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember, and other than an National Championship, there is no better feeling. I hope that we can continue our recent trend and show not only the freshmen on our team, but also the freshmen at BC, just how special this tournament is by bringing the Beanpot back to the right end of Comm. Ave. Thanks to everyone for your support and GO EAGLES!

-Edwin Shea ’12

Edwin Shea is a member of the BC men’s hockey team. He can be reached at sports@bcheights. com.

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The FSU stunner with Robo Column, from B1 Jackson drains a three while getting fouled, giving BC its first lead since Daniels hit his early trey. Robo jumps out of his seat and fist pumps with the towel. His team is up 27-26, and the crowd is starting to sense a possible upset.

This comes in the midst of a 23-5 run the Eagles had before the end of the half, and Robo is pumped. He constantly gets out of his seat to cheer on his teammates. If one subs in, he picks up the towel that had ended up over the back of their seat and goes to give it to the manager. During timeouts, Robo chats it up with the nearest security guard, likely giving his analysis of how the game is going. Then as the game resumes again, he finds his seat back next to his mom.

At halftime, I wander over to see Robo and his family, but he is already consumed, talking it up with Donahue’s Disciples and the rest of the Superfans. They take pictures with him and cheer on their favorite 13-yearold.

I make my way over to talk to Mrs. Arcand for the feature I am writing on her son.

She tells me all about how they got involved with Team IMPACT and BC, and what an amazing experience it has been for Robo, and the whole family as well.

A few minutes before the teams are set to take the court again, Robo comes over to our conversation and shares some vital information.

“If we’re winning with four seconds left, I’m going to sit over there,” he says, pointing to the student section. “We‘re going to rush the court.”

I finish up the interview with his mom, and then get to talk to Robo himself. At the end of our talk, I ask him if he thinks the Eagles will pull off the upset tonight. Without even taking a second to think about it, he tells me yes with a big smile on his face. There was never a doubt in his mind that the game would end up any other way.

Just over 10 minutes are left in the game, and Daniels comes through with another huge 3-pointer. Robo springs out of his seat, waving his towel. Then he checks with his mom, and quickly moves over to the student section. There is a celebration beginning to boil.

During the next five minutes, Robo switches back and forth between watching the game with his family and with the Superfans. His changing of location coincides with the anxious seconds ticking away on the clock with BC trying to hold onto the lead.

The game goes under two minutes, and Matt Humphrey calmly sinks two free throws for the 60-53 lead. Robo jumps up and down with his towel, pumping up the student section and everyone else in Conte.

The clock soon hits the one-minute mark, and the Seminoles are within three points.

This is when the Eagles need Robo most. He does not disappoint, waving his towel to the crowd, inciting them to get just as loud and excited as he is. It works flawlessly, and Conte comes alive.

The security guards begin to line up ten feet behind the baseline, with the possibility of students rushing the court like Robo had said. He continues to change his location, but ends up in the student section during a timeout with 3.1 seconds left. The Eagles have a 64-60 lead, and they are seconds from completing the upset. Just like Robo had predicted.

The final seconds tick off the clock. Game over. BC pulls off the stunner.

After the team shakes hands with its opponents, it’s off to hear the playing of the alma mater. And Robo is right there with them, in between Steve Donahue and Patrick Heckmann. Donahue puts his arm around Robo’s shoulder, like he would with any of his players.

Then it’s off to the locker room, where Robo will hang out with his team. They’ll sit on the couches, tell jokes, talk about the win, and share laughs. At some point, his parents will finally have to drag him out of the locker room—he has to be at school in less than nine hours.

But those moments in the locker room will get him out of bed that next morning.

He’ll go to school like any other normal kid, but when the bell rings in the afternoon, he’ll soon be rushing home to start his homework.

After all, he needs to get it done if he wants to go back to Chestnut Hill to help out with practice that night. There are more games to be played, and Donahue and the Eagles will be waiting for him.

Greg Joyce is the Sports Editor for The Heights. He can be reached at sports@ bcheights.com.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Robo Arcand, leukemia survivor, inspires Eagles Robo, from B1 socially. And in our case, [Robo] can’t go out on play dates. He went through treatment for over two years, so it was a long haul—first, second, and third grade.

“And he’s a huge fan. He’s big into stats and all of that. He also has played a lot of rec ball and things like that, but he doesn’t have the endurance that other kids his age have. He missed out on so much in terms of camps and things, so when we heard about Team IMPACT and their whole theory that you take these kids and set them up with the team, make them part of the team, it seemed like the perfect opportunity, something that he’d be totally into.

Little did they know, according to Anne, how lucky they would be with their matchedup team.

After the visit to Camp Sunshine and learning about Team IMPACT, Anne initiated contact with the organization. She got in touch with Maura Mahoney, the director of Outreach and Communications (and BC ’09) for Team IMPACT. “His mother contacted me, and she mentioned that Robo was a huge fan of Mark Herzlich, and really took to him and his whole cancer journey,” Mahoney said. “He was just a huge BC fan in general.”

It was after this phone call that Mahoney reached out to BC to see if she could make the connection possible, and head basketball coach Steve Donahue was at the top of the list, “with his program being such an incredible team with the community service,” Mahoney said. “He just really jumped on, and it’s taken off from there.”

“Any time you can expose kids to outside this isolated world of college basketball, show them how fortunate and grateful you should be for everything that comes with this, I think these are the situations I look for,” Donahue said. “So when I saw that, I thought, ‘Man, that’s a great organization, it’s got a great chance for us to make a huge impact on a kid’s life.’”

“Of all the places that he could be, [BC] would have been his first choice,” Anne said.

“So he was beyond thrilled. He couldn’t believe that this is who he was going to be set up with.”

In mid-October, Robo had his “draft day” with the team, where he first met Donahue and the Eagles. And Robo came prepared. With him, he brought depth charts of all the ACC opponents for the coaching staff, and full ACC scouting reports for the whole team. He also made shields for each of the players’ lockers.

“That was funny,” said freshman guard Lonnie Jackson. “We really didn’t know what

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Robo can often be found chatting it up with the Superfans or pumping up the crowd with them. to expect when the coaches told us about him.

We were coming in open-minded, but he came in and was not shy at all. It was cool.”

“Well, I knew then he was really interested in our team and knew a lot about us,” Donahue said about receiving the scouting reports from Robo. “It’s great. He has a love of the game, of college basketball. He had a great insight on who’s good on other teams. It was just fun to see a kid that young and that excited about being around a college basketball team. That’s all positive, and I think it’s great for our guys to see that kind of enthusiasm as well.”

Since that day, Robo’s relationship with the BC squad has been mutually beneficial for him and the team, in addition to the whole Arcand family. They sit behind the BC bench at every home game and try to make at least one practice a week, where Robo helps out the coaches with the drills.

“It’s a breath of fresh air when he’s around,” said senior Pete Rehnquist. “Sometimes he’ll have a little funny comment here or there, and it gives us a good laugh. He knows basketball pretty well. It’s nice having him around.”

“Every time you feel like not going hard on a play, he’s always at practice, and you just look at him, and he really is an inspiration to our team,” Jackson said. “He is really a part of our team. He’s always in our locker rooms after games, giving us words of encouragement. It’s been awesome having him on board.”

In addition to being present at practices and games, Robo has also been also been able to communicate with the players via e-mail.

His mom noted that whenever something is bothering him, he can e-mail one of them, and their responses will set him at ease.

“It’s really nice,” Robo said about having the

players there for him.

Robo has been in remission since third grade, but some of the effects of the leukemia are still with him. With limited endurance and having missed out on so much socially growing up, his place with the team has done so much for him, especially for his confidence.

“For us, it’s just seeing him out there, just beaming, confident, doing what he loves, feeling part of a team,” Anne said. “It takes away some of the general anxieties and things that go along when you’re out of treatment. It makes it so much easier. He’s right there on the court with the guys helping and doing all that and hanging out with the guys after practice down in the locker room. It’s just such a great motivator for him. He likes school anyway, but it just makes his days so much easier. Getting up, he goes and gets his homework done after school, and he cannot wait to get here.

“I think just the confidence it has given him has been fabulous. He’s just so confident, and you just feel like this is completely his element.

It’s been amazing for the whole family.”

As athletic director, Gene DeFilippo has been able to see the benefits of having Robo around the basketball team.

“Robo is a great young man from a wonderful family,” DeFilippo said. “Our coaches and our players have really adopted him. He’s become a very big part of the team. I think it’s a good reminder to us all how fortunate we are.

To whom much is given, much is expected.

I think we all appreciate our many blessings a lot more when we get involved in working with great people like Robo. I think it helps us all to look back and say, ‘Hey, I’m very, very fortunate and I’m not [going to] worry about the little things.’”

DeFilippo also lauded Donahue for his efforts in reaching out to Robo and his family.

“Coach Donahue is a great basketball coach, but he’s an even better person. Having been with him for almost two years, he’s a class act in every sense of the word.”

Meanwhile, Donahue has seen the experience as having benefits for both sides of the relationship, especially outside of the college basketball world.

“I think it’s important on a lot of levels,” Donahue said. “The first one is my responsibility to the team, my job of trying to teach these guys about things in life other than just X’s and O’s. Obviously, the person who’s getting those kind of services from us does as well, but I think it’s way more impactful to that group of guys in there who are going to be facing things in their lives, whether it’s a family member, a friend, or a child of your own that’s going to have to go through some really tough times.

“Robo’s just part of us. He’s part of the fabric of the team right now. You forget even why he’s there because it’s an integral part of what we do, and he’s there all the time and it’s great to have him around.”

With the way Team IMPACT works, Robo will become a regular at Conte Forum for a while. The idea is that the child will grow with the team over the course of four years, which is even better for Robo with nine freshmen on this team.

Robo has even met next year’s recruits, and has made his prediction about the outlook of this team in the near future: “In a few years, they’ll make the Final Four,” he said with a beaming smile across his face.

And if they do, you can be sure that Robo will be right there to cheer his teammates on.

Team IMPACT As a non-profit based in Qunicy, Mass., Team IMPACT has been able to help out nearly 60 kids who have had or are facing lifethreatening diseases, matching them up with college teams. Right now, they are based solely in New England, but according to executive director Dan Walsh, the organization is beginning to expand its services to New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

“The response athletically has been nothing shy of overwhelming,” Walsh said.

Mahoney described the organization as a hybrid between the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Big Brother, Big Sister, but with added benefits.

“It’s a pretty incredible concept in the sense that Robo is what we call an ‘Eagle for life,’” Mahoney said. “A real long-term relationship is built from that.”

For more information on Team IMPACT, you can visit www.goteamimpact.org. n

Speedy Daniels handles his improved role with style

By Austin Tedesco Asst. Sports Editor

Club Trillion is not a place that Jordan Daniels belongs.

The club, founded by former Ohio State Buckeye Mark Titus, is reserved for unproductive college basketball benchwarmers.

Titus admittedly referred to the club as a joke on his blog in 2008 when he introduced his idea to the Internet.

“We named ourselves ‘Club Trillion’ because as athletically limited white folk, we found ourselves riding the bench for the Buckeyes,” Titus wrote. “When the time came for us to get in, there would usually only be one minute remaining in the game and after sitting down for 39 minutes, we really had no interest in trying to be all that productive. So we devised the plan of trying to get the ‘trillion,’ which occurs when we play one minute and do absolutely nothing that would appear in the box score, thus making our stat line say one minute played followed by a bunch of zeroes.”

After a poor outing against UC-Riverside, Daniels, a 5-foot8 freshman point guard from California on the men’s basketball team, logged his first trillion against New Mexico. Head coach Steve Donahue decided to run his patented motion offense without a point guard, starting four scoring guards and leaving Daniels out of the rotation.

“I think he got overwhelmed early on with the size and the athleticism,” Donahue said.

There are a number of YouTube clips showing the undersized Daniels in high school dribbling past defenders with his incredible ball handling and finishing at the rim with ease. If Daniels were a few inches taller and packed a little more muscle, he would have been recruited by some of the elite schools in the country. He’s a deadly shooter with wonderful court vision and impeccable handles. Defensively, he’s a menace, sneaking his way into steals and forced turnovers. Donahue took a chance on Daniels, believing that he could overcome the size disadvantage, but the transition wasn’t a smooth one at first.

When Daniels got to the Heights, offense didn’t come nearly as easily. He thrives off of the pick-and-roll, but the bigger and stronger bodies at the collegiate level contained him.

In the Eagles’ next game against Penn State, Daniels accumulated his second trillion of the season. Without a point guard, the offense looked out of whack. Players didn’t know where to go or what to do. Boston College had trouble putting up points and was plagued by turnovers.

With the offense struggling, Donahue decided to give Daniels another chance a week later against Providence College.

The rest of the players on the court looked more comfortable with Daniels running the offense. He’s a polite and somewhat

quiet kid off the court, but on the court he knows how to be vocal and run the show.

“As a point guard, my job on the floor is to lead my team,” Daniels said. “I’m a coach on the floor. I’ve got to call plays and make sure guys are in the right place at the right time.”

BC came close to knocking off the Friars, and although Daniels didn’t put up great stats, he made a significant difference on the court. He has started every game since leading the team against Providence and has been improving mainly due to his coachability.

“He’s been very coachable,” Donahue said. “He’s probably been coached more than any player on the team because of his responsibility at the point guard spot. I’ve probably been more critical of him, not outwardly in front of his teammates, but I’m constantly talking to him and trying to coach him through some things, and he’s been incre dible with that.

He’s still nowhere near where he can be, but you’re starting to see the confidence and the things I’ve been trying to say he can d o out there on the basketball court. I have great faith in him Daniel lee / that he can do great things.” heights editor Both Daniels and his team had their best game of the season against No. 15 Florida State last week. After running a couple of games with a stall offense, waiting until the last second to shoot in order to cut down on turnovers and limit possessions, Donahue brought back his high-powered motion against FSU, trusting Daniels to run it the right way. Daniels’ size proved to be a non-issue, as he came off screens, creating great scoring opportunities time after time.

“On offense, I use [my size] as an advantage because it’s harder for bigger guys to stay with the quicker and smaller player,” Daniels said with a grin on his face. “On defense, it’s very annoying for a bigger guy when he has a little dude being a pest to him.”

Daniels’ stat line against Florida State was nowhere close to a trillion, instead racking up 21 points on 54 percent shooting from the field and 57 percent shooting from downtown, three steals, five assists, and just one turnover. More important than those stats, though, was the mark in the win column against a quality team.

“Yeah, that was very important,” Daniels said. “It was a huge confidence booster. We were a little bit down, not so much, because we kept each other up for the most part during the tough times, but that night was definitely a good thing for us.”

Donahue was impressed with the progress Daniels showed in the upset, and especially how the offense looked because of his point guard.

“I think you saw that against FSU, the way he just kind of took over the game,” Donahue said of Daniels’ progress. “The way the ball was going to go through him and he was going to make sure everybody else got shots, and he wasn’t concerned about making shots. He was more concerned about making plays. And he’s been that way—he progressed throughout the year.”

With the Eagles still growing, especially offensively as they try to master their coach’s free-flowing system, Donahue knows that the point guard position is an important one.

“I think it’s important in everybody’s offense,” Donahue said. “I don’t think the point guard is necessarily any more important as we get better and everyone else gets better, but right now since no one knows what they’re doing essentially at times, the point guard is a guy being a vocal leader and an organizer and a facilitator way more than as we get more experienced and the guys know what the heck they’re doing. I think Jordan’s the guy we lean on a lot, and he’s been great. As everyone gets better, I think we’ll rely less on Jordan, but right now it’s a huge responsibility.”

It’s a responsibility that Daniels is handling with more composure and strength each time out. He has likely logged his last trillion as an Eagle, and will continue to lead an improving offensive unit that keeps getting better. n

Eagles lose lead in final seconds at Virginia Tech in tough defeat Men’s Basketball, from B1 in command of the game. Ryan Anderson led the team with 17 points and reached that number conservatively, making 6-of-7 field goal attempts. Among these included a nice jump hook, a 10-foot face-up jumper off the glass, and a three as the shot clock wound down. Anderson hit that shot from downtown with 3:35 left, and it swung the momentum of the game at that point, putting BC up by four. Anderson had been inconsistent with his game and shooting lately,

but performances like this show the true potential of both him and the team.

Lonnie Jackson continued to perform well for the Eagles as he knocked down 4-of-7 threes and finished with only one turnover.

He and Jordan Daniels look more confident each game, especially when launching the three. Daniels went 2-of–5 from downtown, as he only attempted shots from beyond the arc. While he merely scored six points this game, coming off his 21-point outburst against Florida State, Daniels again controlled the offense and directed BC to

its highest point total since a Jan. 29 game against Miami.

Dennis Clifford had a solid game for BC, making 5-of-6 shots from the field and not turning the ball over once. He made a number of plays ranging from jump hooks to backing down defenders for easy backboard shots. However, he only pulled down two rebounds, none offensive, and attempted a three that wasn’t close. As for the Hokies, Finney-Smith not only had seven offensive rebounds and eight overall, but he also shot 7-of-10 for 17 points. The offensive display

by BC’s interior players was vastly improved from previous games, but if they can’t pick up the defense and rebounding, it’s not going to matter.

Matt Humphrey played a full 40 minutes for the Eagles, turning in a complete game with five assists, four steals, 13 points, and only one turnover. Humphrey made a number of defensive plays that led him to easy layups and a dunk, including some where he beat Tech defenders in transition oneon-one. Humphrey also had multiple drives inside, and was aggressive in the lane. He

shot only 5-of-14 from the field, however, including 1-of-6 from three. Additionally, at times it seemed he got overzealous for steals, which led a couple of open opportunities for Virginia Tech players.

Overall, BC’s effort, confidence, and improved offensive movement continued from the Florida State upset. Unfortunately, the Eagles weren’t able to overcome a weak performance on the boards. Instead of moving near the middle of the ACC standings with a win last night, BC is once again in the bottom three. n

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Cornhuskers have an ‘it’ factor to envy

Taylour Kumpf I’m not a sports writer, so I will tell you up front that I don’t pretend to know anything about football. I have never played, and at games, I tend to people-watch more than analyze plays being executed. The only insight that I have into the sport, really, comes from my being born and raised in the heart of Husker Nation.

In recent years, there is no denying that Nebraska has had some rough seasons. Despite the disappointing losses Husker fans have witnessed, Husker Nation and the visible sea of red at every Nebraska game has not diminished. Perhaps this is simply a result of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s convincing us that we will always be an elite program. However, the fact is that we are no longer the elite program that we once were, so why do fans continue to come out of the woodwork to fill Memorial Stadium every gameday?

Maybe it’s because Husker fans have nothing better to do with their lives than support a losing team–either that or husk the corn for supper, right?–but

I think it’s more than that.

When I came to Boston College my freshman year, I was beyond excited for the first football game of the year. I had witnessed for years the enthusiasm and intensity exhibited

by Nebraska’s student section, and I longed to be a part of the commotion. At that first Eagles game I attended, I noticed something was missing, but couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was. Today, I can say with certainty, that what BC fandom lacks is “it.”

You may be wondering what I mean by “it,” but that’s part of the problem. On Husker gamedays, I see nearly every one of the Facebook statuses of my friends back home changed to “GBR” (Go Big Red!) or “Can you feel it?” My friends and family in Nebraska live for each Husker game, bleeding red ’til the day they die. I would be remiss if I thought the same was true for Eagles fans.

It has been said that Nebraska football is loved by many and has the greatest fans in the game. Why are Husker fans considered great? I mean, honestly, they often cheer for the losing team. Perhaps the phrase “Can you feel it?” is the best way to describe the power and magnitude of that sea of red. In my search for that “it” out east, I found what I was missing right here in Boston, but not at Alumni Stadium.

Last semester, I discovered the

true meaning of Husker Nation when I finally checked out The Spirit Bar in Cambridge. The group Bostonians for Nebraska has made The Spirit Bar the official watch party site for both local Huskers and those visiting from out of state. I took my parents there for the Penn State game in November, and the “it” was alive and well within the confines of the dive bar, proving that Husker fans really do envelop the nation.

With four football coaches leaving the Eagles this week, it does not look like my quest for the “it” at a Boston College football game will ever come to fruition. While Dave Brock’s move to Rutgers and Ryan Day’s transition to Temple can be viewed as promotions, what does it say about our team that Ben Sirmans and Jeff Commisiong have left to take the same positions they’ve held here at Rutgers? I can only assume that perhaps Rutgers offered these two coaches a chance to work with players and fans with a bit more “itness” than BC “Super” fans.

So, I have to ask, can you feel it, Superfans? I know in Husker Nation you can–and if you don’t know what “it” is, then perhaps you haven’t experienced true football fandom.

Taylour Kumpf is the Editor-in-Chief of The Heights. She can be reached at sports@bcheights.com.

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Superfans can certainly learn a thing or two from Husker Nation, which has remained a faithful fan base.

C oach’s o r n e r

Featuring

Football Offensive Coordinator

Doug Martin

This is the second part of a series of sit-down conversations with Boston College coaches.

Interview conducted by Greg Joyce, Sports Editor

The Heights: How has the first month on the job been? What has it been like adjusting to life at BC?

come here. It was just really good timing.

The Heights: Do you think it’s tough to come into a situation where the team had a disappointing year last year, or do you see that as an exciting opportunity?

Martin: It’s been great. The people have been fantastic, and obviously living here has been a lot of fun. I think my family is going to enjoy it a lot. It’s been hectic, a quick turnaround.

Especially getting ready for spring practice to start Feb. 18, it’s really quick. It’s been exciting. I’ve really enjoyed the players, and I think we’ve got a chance to be successful.

Martin: Yeah, I think that it’s an exciting opportunity because I think the players are very hungry right now. I think they’ve got a little bit of a chip on their shoulder, they’re kind of wounded about the way it’s gone the past year or two, and they want to see themselves successful. So I think right now, they’re willing to give themselves to a coaching staff. They’re willing to do whatever they’ve got to do to make it happen. That’s what I’ve seen from them, so it’s a really exciting time to come in.

The Heights: How much have you been able to meet with the players so far?

The Heights: From what you’ve seen on tape and the workouts so far, what is your overall assessment of the talent on the offense?

Martin: Well, I got here Jan. 3, and obviously they weren’t here at that time, so I was evaluating game film, practice film, looking at them athletically. Since that time, I’ve been spending a lot of time just getting to know them off the field, especially the quarterbacks and receivers. Then watching them in their agility drills and winter conditioning gives me a little sense of what they can do athletically. So every day I learn a little bit more, and obviously in spring practice I’ll learn a lot.

Martin: I think particularly from seeing our players in person, I’m really encouraged. Our wide receivers, we’ve got a lot of guys there that can be much more explosive than what I’ve seen on film. I think we’ve got some young guys that haven’t played a lot yet that have a lot of ability. I think we’ve got some older guys, like Swigert, Amidon, and Colin Larmond Jr., who are really good players. So I think we can make those guys better with the system that we’ll be putting in place. I think they’ll be much more effective. The tight end position I’m really excited about. I think we’ve got a lot of depth there. I think we’ve got some really good players there. And the running backs are the same way. The offensive line was young last year, but there’s a lot of talent to be developed. And then the quarterback position—we will be as good as our quarterback is, just like any system. And I think we’ve got a couple guys there who can step up and be a player.

The Heights: Will you have specific meetings with players?

Martin: I’ve met with most all of them individually, just to talk to them about their feelings and where they are and how the offense is and the team is and those types of things, just getting to know them a little bit. I think it’s just really important to have a relationship with those guys off the field, as well. And then when we get to the point where we can start meeting with them football-wise, then we’ll do quite a bit of that.

The Heights: Can you talk about the process of coming to BC?

Martin: Well, when I was the head coach at Kent State, we played Boston College two or three times, I can’t remember. So coach Spaziani and I got to know each other a little bit there. We had some mutual friends— the defensive coordinator at New Mexico State was a real good friend of Coach S p a ziani’s, and we h a d quite a turnaround there offensively. I think they maybe talked a little bit also, which kind of helped open things up for me to

The Heights: What is your ideal offense?

Martin: Well, we’re a multiple one-back offense, which means we’ll base out of a one-back set. But through personnel groupings and shifts and motions, we can get to two-back sets very easily. We’re a very physical, downhill running team and probably more of a West Coast-style passing team. But it’ll be something really exciting for fans to see. There’ll be a lot of shifts, motions, a lot of diversity in the offense. It’s not just a three-yard and a cloud of dust offense. And it’s not a spread offense, so it’ll be something that I think people will be really attracted to.

The Heights: How much have you worked with Chase [Rettig] so far, and what excites you about him and his potential?

Martin: One thing that excites me about Chase, and really all the quarterbacks, is how invested they are in this. Chase is calling me all the time at night, talking about football, talking about different players, and those type of things. And that’s good that he’s that interested. They’re up here watching film all the time on their own. Everything within the rules, we’re meeting as much as we possibly can right now. But I like how dedicated they are to that process.

The Heights: Josh started to play some quarterback at the end of the year last year. How do you see him and Chase playing off each other?

Martin: Yeah, I think it’s going to be an interesting competition. Competition will make them better, and it will make our football team better. It appears to me, having not seen them

throw in person yet, that both those guys have a really strong arm, great timing. They’re both really big, strong, and physical guys, and both have a good understanding of the game. So it’s more just teaching them this system, and then polishing up their fundamentals. I think we can make them better, fundamentally, as quarterbacks.

The Heights: You have a long history of mentoring quarterbacks.

How do you see yourself doing that with Chase?

Martin: I think there’s two things. Number one, that relationship between a quarterback coach and a quarterback is a really special bond. I need to have that with all these guys, but especially whoever the starting quarterback is. There has to be a confidence that they know you’re looking out for them. And when they know that and they’re confident in the system, and they feel like they’re prepared, that’s when they play well. So it all starts and ends with the quarterback. That’s the focus. I don’t care what type of offense you’re running—till that guy feels comfortable and prepared and confident, you don’t have a chance. So that’s my job, it’s to get them there.

The Heights: Can you talk about some of the past quarterbacks that you have mentored? Do you take the same approach with someone like Chase or Josh, or is it different with every quarterback?

Martin: I think each kid’s a little bit different, but my coaching style and philosophy, I can’t change who I am. It’s kind of the same. I’m not a guy that’s going to yell and scream and those kind of things. I see myself more as a teacher with those guys.

But I had David Garrard at East Carolina, who was a third or fourth-round draft pick and played 11 years with the Jacksonville Jaguars. David was a guy that was more of a rep guy—he needed to go out and practice and learn things. I’ve had other guys like Marcus Crandell at East Carolina, Julian Edelman at Kent State, who’s now playing with the Patriots. Julian was a guy, you could put something on a grease board or show it to him on film, and bam, he could go out and do it. So they’re all different, so I think it’s just finding what ways they learn the best.

The Heights: You came in late in the process this year, but in the future how much do you see yourself being involved in recruiting?

Martin: Well, I hope a lot. It’s like the old Parcells line, right?

‘If they’re gonna ask you to cook the dinner, you want to shop for the groceries.’ So, yeah, and I’ve been involved as much as possible so far. But I think the organization of the recruiting process here is so specific and well done that it’s going to be successful no matter how involved anybody is. I think Coach Siravo does a great job just putting us in and being organized and having a definite direction of where we’re going. But certainly with the quarterbacks, I want to be very involved in who we’re taking in that area.

The Heights: Overall, what excites you about this offense?

Martin: Well again, I think the players are really hungry to do well right now. I think they’ve got a chip on their shoulder about last year. I think it’s perfect timing. And I think they’re willing, right now, to be coached. I think they’re excited about the changes coming, and I think it’s a great challenge for me. I’ve always loved being challenged as a coach, and coaching in this conference is going to be a great challenge, because we’re going to be playing against some really good football teams. Coaching at this level is a challenge, so it’s a really exciting time. n

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The Heights

Monday, February 13, 2012

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HUmor

I will always love you, Love, even when television says not to Unity found in

hilarious YouTube sensation entitled “Sh—t Single Girls Say,” as many of my peers have. Finally, let’s pretend that I had two sayings of my own that I wanted to add to the list.

1) You’re watching television, and that girl comes For those of you who remember my column for last Valentine’s Day, I declared that I was in love with Love. Well, on the screen. That girl, you know, the one who’s always folks, I am delighted to inform you that we’re still going ordering Chinese take-out for one on Friday nights; the one who’s sitting on the couch with her cat while her friends are strong. We have shared the most spectacular year, and Love has given me so many things to smile about that I can barely celebrating Valentine’s Day with their boyfriends; the one even begin to recount all the blessings he has bestowed upon who’s the perpetual bridesmaid and never the bride; the one me. He brought me a new season of The Bachelor; he took who’s talking for two hours about a text message from a guy me to New York City during Christmastime so that I could that was five words in total; the one who’s just so awkward interacting with the male species that it’s painful to watch witness a proposal on the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center; he took me to a Christmas party where I learned that (anyone see last week’s episode of The Bachelor when Jamie, one of my close friends from high school was newly engaged; who’s now eliminated, tried to talk Ben through their first kiss as always, he showered me with romantic country songs and how to make it right only to have it turn out so wrong?). and put Eli Young Band’s “Crazy Girl” on my list of classics; You get the picture. What’s the single girl’s response to such a character? “Oh my god, I hope that’s not me!” and most recently, he gave me Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton singing “America the Beautiful” at the Super Bowl.

Some of us say it aloud, some of us keep it to ourselves, but it definitely crosses our mind. I’m no psychologist, but it I’m not saying that our relationship has been perfect by any means. He took me through some hard times this seems like this response is an expression of our insecurities year. He took me through divorce, and he took me through that we have as a result of being single. We feel like we are single because we are doing something wrong. Ladies (and death, but it was my belief that love would always triumph, and of course the solace of my friends and family that got me men, if you feel the same way), let’s not view being single as a sign that something is wrong with us. Even if you do overanathrough the not-so-lovely times. So, all these things being said, we’ve made it to another Valentine’s Day. lyze a simple text message, that’s not the reason why you’re This year, let’s pretend that I’m not in a committed rela- single. I’m sure there are plenty of guys that like an analytical tionship with an abstract concept, but rather, that I am single. thinker, if you will, but you just haven’t found them. It’s time As a single young woman, let’s say that I stumbled upon a to start thinking positively–embrace your single status and

Brooke Schneider

savor your independence.

2) The following saying is typically accompanied by a mupload of a box of chocolates sitting alongside a Valentine’s Day card with a note signed “Love, Dad.” The corresponding comment is as follows: “The only man I need in my life.” By no means am I making fun of this. Last week my dad sent me the best package I’ve ever received, filled with all of the little things that I love: boxes of Nutrigrain bars, Lindt chocolate, and the best/funniest part–a Ziploc bag of cat food with a note reading, “Happy Valentine’s Day. Love, Blizzard.” Yes, my dad is that funny, and yes, I do love my cat that much.

I was so beyond joyful when I opened this package that I was almost tempted to do the whole Facebook upload thing, but alas, I did not. We single ladies love our dads. I will be lucky if I find a guy who treats me half as well as my dad does, and I hope that many other women can say the same. So what if we don’t get a bouquet of roses from a boyfriend? We are far from being left empty-handed.

Well friends, Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love. Not just with your boyfriend or girlfriend. It’s a time to celebrate all of your relationships. To remember how lucky you are to have met your best friends at Boston College. To remind those little kids you babysit that you love them dearly.

To remind your family how much each and every one of them means to you. To remind yourself that you are loved.

them? What are their conditions like? And are they fairly compensated?” McCluney says. This is truly what fair trade is all about. In a highly consumer–driven culture, this week stood as an opportunity to educate oneself about the things that we purchase on a daily basis—from our morning latte to the new sweatshirts we buy in the bookstore. Though each purchase seems to be an isolated incident in one’s life, this is simply not true. Each purchase we make is part of a larger network that affects many people, both in our own country and around the globe.

The week highlighted the general importance of knowledge about fair trade practices and products, while also emphasizing the effect of this knowledge on our everyday lives, as students at BC. Monday’s events kicked off with a fair trade sale and a series — of speakers, all of whom brought to light a different aspect of the fair trade movement—from fair trade ice cream to worker’s rights and fair trade apparel. Each speaker spoke about a different aspect of fair trade and its effects on the world—bringing to light the lives of those who make our products, who we often don’t think about. But these people are real, and without them we would not have all of the things we do.

The week also included a fair trade discussion panel with BC Dining Services and representatives from Dean’s Beans, Equal Exchange, and Peet’s Coffee, a screening of the film Trade, which highlights human trafficking, an Alta Gracia presentation about this company’s products, which we carry at the BC Bookstore, and lastly a brainstorming session on Friday to tie up all the events of the week.

Fair trade is not perfect. It is a growing revolution that will hopefully continue to spread like wildfire. “Fair trade is the future in almost every industry—it’s fairness, fair compensation, fair treatment, and fair organization,” according to McCluney. It is a process that is happening before our eyes, and one of which we can all be a part. Talking about and promoting companies that support fair trade practices is beneficial on all sides. “They want to advertise their efforts about fair trade, and we thought, ‘Let’s use that, let’s go off that, let’s bring them in so that they can do that here on campus,’” McCluney said about bringing in representatives from many different companies for the week, like Ben & Jerry’s. FTBC acknowledges that it is not about being perfect in all aspects of our consumer lives, that it is difficult to make huge changes and to overhaul our entire buying practices, but making an effort, even if that means simply being informed, is what it is all about. “Fair trade efforts, what these big companies and organizations are doing—they are just that, they are efforts—none are 100 percent or perfect, but they are trying to do something that we want to encourage on campus,” McCluney says.

The week was hosted by FTBC, but different campus groups, whose missions overlap in some way with the general ideas held by the FTBC group, collaborated on all events throughout the week. These groups included: the Volunteer and Service Learning Center, Real Food BC, R.E.A.C.T., UGBC, EcoPledge, Eco Reps, and others on campus. It seems that this fair trade movement is not one that only affects a small part of the BC population. Many groups on campus have a stake in the fair trade practices.

who just simply despise the mysterious monotone of Bill Belichick’s voice around every corner. Currently, the city of Homs, Syria is a far worse place to be than any New York Giants parade. It’s pretty easy to forget about silly “butterfinger” insults thrown your way on behalf of Wes Welker when you consider the bombs, rockets, and shells that are ravaging this country in the midst of an uprising. At the moment, the civilian death toll in Syria is approximately 5,400. The civilian death toll for ailing Patriots fans is undoubtedly zero.

Call me callous or unfeeling to invoke the example of a bloody and heinous Middle Eastern revolution next to the Super Bowl, but I’m not saying to use it as a coping mechanism. Instead, it should serve as a wake-up call to those people (myself included) who unnecessarily dwell on the small, trivial stuff in life. The moping, the moaning, the deathstares at guys in Eli Manning jerseys—all of these are single notes in the symphony of the current. Listen to the entire woodwind section and be amazed at the enormity of the human situation.

Translation: Throw back on that Brady jersey and get ready for next year, everyone!

It’s going to be an interesting offseason!

Ryan McGuill is a staff writer for The Heights. He welcomes comments at features@bcheights.com.

David Riemer is an editor for The Heights. He welcomes comments at features@bcheights.com.

Brooke Schneider is a senior staffer for The Heights. She welcomes comments at features@bcheights.com.

Haley House may say it best in their own mission statement: “We believe in food with purpose and the power of community.” This can be said to apply to not just food, but all the things we consume as a society. Fair trade is a positive thing, about trying to make the world a better place. The beauty of fair trade is that it supports workers’ rights, fair compensation, and fair practices, in exchange for the best possible product. It is trade in the truest sense—it is not a one-sided effort on the part of different coalitions of people, but it is about working with those who produce, to ensure good products and a good life. Fair trade stands on the tenants of freedom and humanity.

The dream of FTBC, especially the four senior founders, is to keep this conversation going—even after they will graduate this spring and leave BC behind. “When we were putting on more preparations for this week in January we didn’t want this to just be our project—we wanted to open it up to BC to get more students involved,” McCluney said. They had a good reception on campus, with a committee of volunteers helping throughout the week, as well as several well-attended events, especially considering this was their inaugural year.

The group ended the week with a brainstorm session event, to discuss further what more we as a student body can do. The hope was to get people talking and come up with ways to continue to be informed and educated about these things—beyond just this one week.

McCluney challenged each of us to look at our own lives, even as students where we often think we may not have a lot of influence, and to realize, that in reality we do have the power to change the world. “Each student needs to be responsible for the trail they leave behind. Each student needs to be responsible for how they interact with their community. That doesn’t just mean their activities and hobbies, that also includes where they buy their products, what those products are, and who they support.

That is a question we rarely ask ourselves. It’s automatic where we go for lunch, it’s automatic what drinks we get, and it’s automatic what we do from day to day. But if we want to be more responsible and conscious about our local communities and how they are connected to the global economy and so on, we need to be able to ask those questions and hold ourselves accountable for our choices,” McCluney said. n

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Fair Trade Boston College works to raise awareness of fair trade practices.

The Real world

A look back at the Super Bowl by a Patriots fan Ryan McGuill One of the reasons I love writing for The Heights is my ability to simultaneously vent at everyone and no one in general. The columns that I write are never aimed at one specific person or a group of students, but you, the reader, have the option to interpret my words in any way you’d like. Therefore, you can look at anything that I write and, no matter how innocent my intentions were upon writing it, infer that I’ve just poetically and metaphorically flipped you the bird.

Let that stand as a disclaimer for the tirade I’m about to unleash on behalf of one of the worst sporting events of my life: Super Bowl XLVI. Putting this last Super Bowl into the perspective of my own life as a bleedin’-heart, debatably obnoxious Boston sports fan, I’d say that only a few other athletic events could come close to rivaling the anguish that coursed through my veins as New York Giants fans hip-hip-hoorayed in my common room and friends gave me somber, “I’m-sorry-you-lost-your-puppy” type pats on the back. The Aaron Boone home run in the 2003 ALCS made me shed quite a few tears. (I was in sixth grade for that infamous moment, so it shouldn’t be considered immature that I sort of cried a ton when it happened and kept cursing the existence of Grady Little through my fits of sobbing

… right?). And of course, when the Celtics lost to the Lakers by four in Game 7 of the 2010 Finals—a game whose exact outcome was predicted by my friend’s Nana when she eerily prognosticated “Lakers by four!” at tip-off—I felt pity and grief for the aging Big Three. I’m still not entirely sure whether I was more saddened or creeped out by that whole experience. Oh, and I can’t forget when I herniated a disc in my back while bending down to grab a routine groundball and effectively ended my baseball career as a freshman in high school. (Side note, I still tagged the runner out, #nevergiveup).

But enough about these selfish comparisons of my life to the Super Bowl, which are insignificant, unless you count the time I ran into Chad Ochocinco in a convenience store in my hometown. Nay, the devastation of last Sunday’s matchup can only be truly comprehended when placed next to an equally crucial moment in history. As I fish through my vast knowledge of famous skirmishes, the Battle of Yorktown comes to mind as the Super Bowl XLVI of prenatal America. The colonies were badly in need of a win after being embarrassed earlier in the Revolutionary War by the British, just like the Pats needed a win to avenge their nightmarish loss to the Giants. In both of these games, societal implications were at stake: sovereignty, independence, and Tom Brady’s legacy as the “Greatest Quarterback of All Time,” to name a few. Under the fearless leadership of Gen-

eral George Washington (and a little help from the French), America gained a decisive victory and forced the white flag of General Cornwallis and his troops. Unfortunately, the same outcome did not befall my downtrodden Patriots, who either succumbed due to the mangled ankle of Rob Gronkowski or some in-game hex cast upon them by David Tyree and his ugly, “my-girlfriend-tiedthis-for-me” tie knot. Imagine if this same result occurred in the Battle of Yorktown.

Imagine if Martha Washington, who was basically viewed as the Gisele Bundchen of Revolutionary America, was condescendingly staring down at her boys as they slowly got chipped away in the final minutes of the Battle, and then called out the cannon operators by saying that her husband can’t contain the Redcoats and advance the front line all by himself! Who knows … if this unfortunate situation had occurred during the birth of our country, tea and crumpets could have replaced our delicious New England Classics.

Sometime after dwelling over this horrific loss by snapping a posterboard over my knee, elbowing a hole in my wall, coming close to a physical altercation with my far bulkier roommate, chucking my Tom Brady jersey into a sad, dark corner of my room, and hiding from society under my comforter, I encountered an eye-opening headline on Twitter. I felt that the Boston College campus was the miserable epicenter of a Patriots fan’s suffering, with Giants fans and people

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We huddled like penguins against the bitterly cold wind. Part of me was waiting for Morgan Freeman to start narrating what was sure to be the heart-breaking story of my unfortunate, icy demise. Staring at the ground, I noticed that one poor soul was wearing flip-flops. It would take a miracle for him to maintain possession of all 10 of those toes. Amidst my prayers for warmth, sleep, and for those sadists watching from the sixth floor to stop staring at us all, I added one more for the continued survival of his feet.

I had only heard rumors and the urban legends before last Saturday night, but the myths are true: there is nothing quite as utterly spirit-shredding as a 4:00 a.m. fire alarm in February—spirit-shredding and yet somehow so uplifting at the same time.

Screeching sirens tore through my dreams around 3:52 a.m., completely shattering the magical realism of my flying through Wal-Mart. The intrusion was followed by the soothingly calm voice of the mystical being that is the Edmond’s Hall emergency alarm system’s psycheinfiltrating ghostly guardian. “Hey. Hey, David,” it cooed, “wake up, you might be in terrible, terrible danger.” Groggily, I listened to the remainder of its hypnotic instructions.

“Now, don’t worry, David. You might not even have to move, although even as I speak there might be an inferno ripping through the building. There, there. If I don’t say anything after this, you can go back to sleep, and I will forcibly remove other people from their beds under the false pretense of mortal danger.” I broke out of the trance when the blaring alarms receded through the ceiling, where the voice continued to tell the ninth floor to calmly exit the building.

I snickered to myself triumphantly and wriggled around a bit in my blanket.

Clearly, some higher power took issue with my hubris because shortly thereafter, our alarm began to sound again, the voice reneging on its promise to leave us alone.

“Just kidding,” it seemed to say, as I hastily threw on jeans and a pair of shoes. I thought my anger would keep me warm. It did not.

Unseasonably mild as this winter has been thus far, there was no global climate change to be found when we finally got outside. The night air gnawed at any area of exposed skin the way a cat paws at a mouse, biding its time until it snuffs you out. For 45 minutes, we stood outside being buffeted by glacial wind, and whining a collective whine the likes of which I scarcely believe had ever been whined before or will ever be whined again (hopefully).

But at 4:00 a.m., standing out there, freezing to death, there was a warm, fuzzy feeling welling up in me. I might have been better off if the feeling had manifested itself as a blanket, or maybe a space heater, but despite the fact that my body was slowly being prepared for a millennia’s worth of archaeological preservation, my mind was elsewhere. It sat on a suitably tropical beach, contemplating the cosmic significance of this surely life-altering moment. There was meaning to it all.

Curses rippled through the crowd, followed by boisterous sounds of agreement. Complaints ricocheted from ear to ear, eliciting laughs and conversations amongst people who would otherwise never have talked. Maybe it was because it was so late, or because it is truly a feat to differentiate the “bros” from the “hipsters” when it is dark out and everyone is wearing pajamas, but no one was alone in this crowd.

We whined across all boundaries. Sophomores, juniors, seniors—we whined together. Men and women of varying degrees of dissimilarity were able to effectively commiserate. People shared blankets, scarves, gloves, and BC Snuggies. They hugged that person who lives down the hall that they say “hi” to all the time but secretly really like and have never been able to make a move with.

They exchanged awkward “let’s get lunch” small-talk with that person from their orientation group or discussion class that, although doomed to be forgotten a few hours later by both parties, would have been too awkward to have done at any other time.

Everyone shivered, and there was equality between us all in spite of all the brand-name pajamas. They were my hoodie-clad family, my sleepy comrades.

We were united. Going forward, we will almost certainly give each other the BC look-away, but I for one will never forget the moment we shared, denizens of Edmond’s Hall.

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A close look at the Campus School Unrecognized The Campus School offers students the chance to overcome their editor’s column

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disabilities in a volunteer-oriented environment on BC’s campus

By Courtney McCauley For The Heights

Alexandra Schaeffer Oh, commitment. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it would be very easy for me to get sucked down that route and center my column this week around the holiday that everyone seems to have an opinion on. However, I am not going to do that (partially because I have way too much to say on the topic and also because I don’t think what I have to add is particularly ground-breaking), and instead take an entirely unrelated-to-romance look at the concept of commitment.

Boston College students are indisputably a committed group of people.

It takes discipline to succeed here, and to even have been admitted in the first place. There’s a fairly large group of students that no one is really thinking about at this time of year, though, one that I was briefly a part of, who are working like crazy. These are the BC students who are training for the marathon. This is forefront on my mind because I recently, yes I am admitting this in a public forum, decided that I could not, at this point in my life, pursue this goal. I live with two other people who are still training, however, and am close friends with several others.

For the brief period of time that I was training, and from observing those around me who still are, I just want to say that this takes true commitment.

Not only is there a rigorous training schedule consisting of long runs up to about 20 miles, but it is a daily commitment. The workouts these students are doing on a daily basis would have most people in tears, and most impressive to me is that they get up and do it every day with only one “rest day” allotted per week. Additionally, the long runs (the 20-milers) are scheduled for Sunday mornings, so unless these students are godlike athletes, which, undoubtedly, most of them are, Saturday nights take a hit, too, as they’re most likely not able to go “all-out.”

The amount of time and energy that this takes out of a student’s already busy schedule and the toll it takes on the body is immense. My reasons for stopping had to do with the sheer lack of time in my day to go casually run nine miles. I want to commend, however, those who are still out there doing it, meeting every Sunday morning at the Plex to run all the way into Boston (and back!). It is truly inspiring to the rest of us, and come Marathon Monday, these students will ultimately have the most lasting memories.

Commitment like this often goes unnoticed, and the majority of BC students are committed to something that the rest of us barely even give a passing thought to. One of my good friends was recently in The Vagina Monologues, and I know that the week leading up to it, she was at rehearsal past midnight every night. Another friend was choreographing the South Asian Students Association cultural dance that was performed at Robsham Theater yesterday, and she was trudging up to Mac from Walsh every night at 10 p.m. just to start practice. As someone who’s typically fairly early to bed, these consistent late-night commitments seriously impress me.

This week, I interviewed two sophomore boys who are the Northeastern region representatives of the SEA hat brand. They have taken on a huge responsibility, and they are getting very little back, financially at least. The commitment to the brand and all that it stands for, though, keeps them involved and passionate. The concept of commitment really pops up on a daily basis here at BC. The word “commitment” usually conjures up images of relationships, trust, and monogamy—at least when it’s being published in the Valentine’s Day issue. It’s more significant, however, to recognize that commitment has an incredibly strong presence on our campus in different forms. It’s not often recognized, because ultimately, whatever one is committed to ends up being a satisfying experience in itself. Being truly devoted to a project, organization, group, or goal ends up being a fulfilling experience to the devotee. Yes, it feels good to have praise and hear feedback from other people, but in the end, on Marathon Monday, that ecstatic pride is going to come from within the runners, not from the drunk bystanders who pat their backs.

Alexandra Schaeffer is the Asst. Features Editor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

The Campus School is a school located on the Boston College campus which strives to educate students from the young age of three, all the way up to the age of 21, who have certain disabilities. The Campus School has been running since 1970 and is currently in its 41st year.

The director of the school, Don Ricciato, said, “The mission of the school is to provide a program for school-age students whose special needs require a highly specialized environment in order for them to make effective progress.

It is also to provide opportunities for University students to obtain a practical experience to enhance their academic enrichment.” On average, the Campus School has about 45 students who attend each year. While receiving certain health care services, these students are also able to engage in group educational activities, as well as different therapies, including occupational programs, music, and speech exercises. The Campus School is funded through tuition payment, as well as certain fundraising events that volunteers help operate.

The Campus School Volunteers of Boston College (CSVBC) have raised over $100,000 annually for the program over the past eight years. The volunteers have raised money by sponsoring dance performances, a broom hockey tournament, runners in the Boston marathon, and by hosting a golf tournament. These fundraisers not only turn out to be an enormous financial success, but volunteers report having “enjoyed every minute” of them as well. Students from the Campus School attend these events accompanied by the volunteers, providing a great opportunity for interactions outside of the everyday campus environment. The participants who volunteer at this

school come from all over. Currently, there are volunteers from the Lynch School of Education, Connell School of Nursing, Carroll School of Management, and the College of Arts and Sciences. The Campus School is not only an extremely rewarding experience for the students who are receiving amazing hands-on care, but it is also an eye-opening opportunity for the volunteers. Rocciato also said that most of the BC student volunteers “find their involvement at the Campus School to be a life-altering experience.”

To become involved in the Campus School, undergraduate and graduate students can simply fill out an application to become a volunteer, or approach the Campus School through work-study opportunities, as well as selecting a slot for an internship for the PULSE program. “The CSVBC has a three-fold mission: to spread awareness about the program and the students we serve, to volunteer in the school setting by interacting with students, teachers, and therapists in the classroom, and to raise funds for the program,” said Volunteer Coordinator Sean Schofield.

Within these areas of service, there are nine different committees that students can get involved in. A “buddy” is a BC student who works one-on-one with a Campus School student for at least an hour a week. The hope for this committee is that the relationship lasts over the four years the undergraduate student is enrolled here at BC, so that a strong bond is able to form. “Eagle Eyes” is when students work with the Eagle Eye technology developed on campus that promotes the usage of eye or body movement to control a computer icon, instead of the traditional mouse. Volunteers can also work at the literacy program by reading books to Campus School students, or for the special events committee by planning and then throwing

interactive parties for the students.

The last five committees are targeted at special fundraising programs mentioned earlier, such as coordinating the broom hockey tournament, which is played in Conte Forum. The students are able to run around on the ice, knocking soccer balls into the nets with broomsticks.

This year’s golf tournament will be played at Glen Ellen Community College in Millis, Mass. on April 30. The other committee is in charge of finding and then later supporting a marathon team that trains for 18 weeks to run the marathon specifically to support the Campus School.

Organizing an a cappella performance is a popular committee as well. This includes a night filled with enjoyable music sung by different singing groups around campus, who come together to perform in order to raise awareness for the program. It is always a riveting performance, and this year it is being held on Friday, Mar. 30 from 7-9 p.m. in McGuinn Hall. The final committee is publications, where volunteers are responsible for printing newsletters about the numerous activities going on at the Campus School to keep the BC community aware and connected.

An interesting component of the Campus School is that it works closely with the Campus School Parents Action Committee, also known as PAC. Schofield believes that this positive reciprocal relationship enhances the learning settings both in and out of school, and adds to the effectiveness of the program in its entirety. By constantly being connected with parents of these students, everyone is able to work collectively to help enrich the learning environment and successes of the individual child. The Campus School is a great resource on campus where students can take advantage of learning opportunities, the potential for building a relationship with another student, and the various volunteer positions that they have to offer. n

CSON student, Amy Allen, appears on ‘The Voice’

By Therese Tully Features Editor

Hailing from South Portland, Maine, Amy Allen, CSON ’14, has already made quite a splash in the music world. Allen’s music career began long before she came to Boston College and has continued to flourish since coming to school. Allen has released a CD, won music competitions at BC, and even auditioned and made it through preliminary rounds on the popular show The Voice. Allen’s stunning, strong voice, and her fun-loving personality have made her a huge success thus far, and with the release of her second EP this summer, her fame and following is sure to multiply.

Allen began playing electric guitar in fourth grade, hoping to join her middle school’s jazz band, but when she discovered that she had to know how to read music, something she couldn’t do, she decided to just write her own. In sixth grade, Allen got her first acoustic guitar, and that was it for her.

“I started writing songs in fifth and sixth grade, and it’s funny because that was when I had my first computer. Every day after school, I would come home and write these songs with my guitar, and type them up on my computer. I saved them all. I have literally archives of songs that I wrote prior to sixth grade,” Allen said.

She jokes that these archives of songs are probably why her computer is so slow.

Allen’s first foray into the limelight came when she was just 12 years old. “My guitar teacher was a banjo player for a bluegrass band. So I started opening for a bluegrass band when I was 12, in bars, with my sister Ashley. We sang together.”

Allen said that whenever she is home in Maine, she still plays with the same bluegrass band, and she also says that has influenced her music a lot. Allen’s

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Amy Allen’s passion for music has helped shape her life and her time at Boston College so far. other inspirations include Mumford and Sons, Brandi Carlisle, Florence and the Machine, and Ingrid Michaelson.

Allen’s musical style comes so naturally to her, and feels so authentic, that it is sure to resonate with a wide audience. “A lot of the recordings I have done are more ‘pop-y.’ But, just like playing, if you were to go to one of my gigs—well, I have been opening for a bluegrass band my whole life, so the things that I like to listen to and have influenced my sound are more like Mumford and Sons, and are much more holistic and organic-sounding,” Allen said.

These influences can be heard on her first EP, Honey, recorded as part of her senior project in high school, which you can find on iTunes.

Allen was closely involved in all parts of the production of this album—from writing the songs, producing demo tapes on her laptop, teaching the music to her

session players, and even helping design the artwork for her album covers. It is easy to see that this process is close to Allen’s heart.

The writing process is a really intimate one for Allen. She described it as relaxing for her, and a way to get out her feelings.

Like any artist, however, she knows what works when it comes to songwriting.

“Most of my songs that I end up actually recording are like an hour-long process.

Other ones I have never recorded I have been working on for years,” she said.

Outside of the studio, Allen loves to perform and said she hasn’t really been nervous in front of an audience since high school. She credits constant exposure to her level of comfort. She confessed that there is only thing that really still gets her nervous: “Auditioning, every time, I get nervous,” she said. “It’s such a weird feeling to know that somebody is looking

for something and you might be it and you might not. It’s totally different than doing what you do for the fun of it.”

Amy said that her favorite part of this whole process is a tie between writing and performing. “They are so different,” she said. “Writing the songs is such a personal thing and it is so relaxing for me. It is how I get a lot of things out and sort through a lot of things, and obviously that happens when I am alone in my room and have time to myself. Performing is the complete opposite end of the spectrum, where you’re sharing that with people and you get to be somebody that you aren’t every day.”

Seeing Allen walking around campus every day, one would have no clue that she has had such a fruitful music career thus far at such a young age. Perhaps the most nerve-wracking and exciting opportunity for Allen, to date, would be her audition for The Voice. She was so grateful to be given this opportunity.

Since this season’s premiere after the Super Bowl, Allen has really enjoyed keeping up with it, and staying in touch with all the other cast members from the show.

She said they have all remained incredibly close, and that she really cherishes the time she got to spend working with them. Allen’s adventure included being flown out to L.A. and put up in a beautiful hotel during a rigorous audition schedule.

Allen said she most loved working with and spending time with fellow musicians who were both talented and passionate about their music.

Allen’s love of music is one that has guided the course of her life thus far, and it will surely shape her future. Though she is releasing her second album, titled Neptune this summer, has been on the TV show The Voice, and writes her own music, at the end of the day, she is just a BC student. n

he said, she said I am a junior in CSOM, and I am now discovering that I don’t think this is what I want to do with my life. Part of me wants to transfer to A&S and pursue what I am really passionate about, but it isn’t likely I will be able to graduate on time ... I don’t know what to do. I know my parents will urge me to complete my finance degree, but this isn’t what I really want!

This is tough, and quite frankly, there is a lot more to this decision than what you want to do. The reality is that, as you’ve already addressed, your parents will probably see things differently, and it’s hard not to see where they would be coming from in this scenario. Assuming though, that this could be worked out, it might be worth it to at least try. It would certainly be different if you were trying to go from Alex Trautwig A&S to CSOM, but one of the biggest problems I see with your current predicament would be the future.

We all know about the job market, but fortunately for CSOM students at Boston College, the career center caters to your needs and provides lots of interview opportunities—I would argue more than any other major or concentration. Although you would be turning that down because it’s no longer what you want to do, it would be unfair and probably a waste of time to go through the motions if you knew that wasn’t what you were going to end up doing after school. Would finishing your degree be a waste if you don’t use it after school? Absolutely not, because the skills you’ve learned can be used in a lot of professions, or even to help leverage a different job opportunity. Before you do anything drastic, make sure the switch would be worth it. If you’re not sure, I would try and secure an internship to feel it out, finish your degree, and work from there.

Alex Trautwig is a senior staff writer for The Heights. He can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

This is definitely a stressful situation because you are most likely feeling confused and full of regret, but you shouldn’t! The whole point of coming to Boston College is to receive a liberal arts education. I think your best option right now is to fulfill your major requirements for CSOM. You should take as many electives in A&S as possible your senior year. BC has a great core curriculum, so you already have a solid liberal arts basis. Unfortunately, it is a little un- Madeline demoulas realistic to transfer from CSOM at this stage in the game. I know plenty of individuals who succeeded in a line of work that they did not major in. Your finance degree will not determine your career path. When you are applying for a job, companies will see that you have a good education from a prestigious business program, and that will help you in any field. If you have enough interest in a specific subject, you can enroll in some classes over the summer prior to your senior fall. There is also always the option of pursuing a graduate degree in a subject that you find more interesting; that is a route that will serve as a greater determinate for your future anyway. The bottom line is, 30 years from now, it won’t matter what you majored in. What will matter is that your great education helped you find the right path in life.

Madeline Demoulas is a senior staff writer for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

The Heights

Monday, February 13, 2012

SEA hats making a big splash

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THE HEIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE CENTURY: FEBRUARY 13 Taking a look back at significant events and issues covered by ‘The Heights’ from Februaries of the past century

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By Cathryn Woodruff

“The hat itself was different. It was unique.

It was simple. I had never seen it before, and I like something different, and once I heard that it was for a good cause, it was over from there, I knew I had to get involved.”

The next logical step was to make a BC-specific hat. “Everyone at BC identifies with Mark Herzlich. He’s a big face, and it really worked out with him coming back to football and now winning the Super Bowl. So one of the seniors involved suggested that we have our charity be the Ewing Sarcoma Research Foundation,” Kozlak said. After that, the design process commenced. The color scheme of maroon and khaki seemed like a natural fit for the hat, which now sells for $20, with $5 going directly to the foundation.

In order to get a hat, students must go through Kozlak and Nissly. “When we first started, it actually wasn’t like everyone could just get a hat, because they had to go through us. It had a little bit of exclusivity to it, and we actually ran out of hats at one point. We had a waiting list,” Nissly explained.

Though they are the sole outlet for SEA hats at BC, Kozlak and Nissly are not specifically tied to the BC market, and the two have worked their way up to the positions of the representatives for the brand in the Northeastern region of the country. “We are the first real branch and distributors of the SEA brand–our schools are Yale, Dartmouth, Colby, Penn State, Northeastern, Harvard–we have all those schools under us now, and we distribute the hats to them,” Kozlak said.

One would think that Kozlak and Nissly could just drop out of school at this point and make a living with the SEA brand, but they said that that’s far from the truth. “Honestly, we could make more money if we were running a lemonade stand,” Nissly said half-jokingly. “Part of how we’ve gotten the positions we have at this point is because Baron’s seen our commitment and just sheer faith in the product from our willingness to invest our own money in it,” Kozlak said.

With increasing publicity, such as the recent partnering of Waka Flocka Flame with the SEA brand, the future looks bright for the company and these two BC students. “[Waka Flocka Flame] repping the hat has opened some doors, and brought the brand into the hip-hop community,” Kozlak said. With T-shirts on the horizon, the SEA looks to expand its apparel. “It’s way more than just hats.

It’s going to become a brand that means something. It’s a for-profit company that gives back to charity,” Nissly said.

“The vision is that companies don’t have to be for-profit or non-profit. SEA is trying to straddle that line, and blend them together. Companies these days have a lot of power, and it can be used in a lot of different ways,” Kozlak said.

With approximately 400 to 500 BC students who own a SEA snapback, and that number increasing quickly, it’s pretty apparent that these students have made a mark on campus. It’s pretty easy to spot someone wearing one of these hats, but the concept behind it is what one really should notice. n

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“Can beer be too cold?” a 1967 Budweiser ad probes its viewers. “Of course, if you’re on a picnic or something and the Bud’s on ice and nobody brought a thermometer… oh, well. Things can’t always be perfect,” the advertisement reads on. Ads are undeniably the most eye-catching and intriguing part of a tangible newspaper. Perhaps today’s television ads, constantly providing us with a stream of stimuli, have numbed us to the elegance, or pure hilarity of good old-time paper ads.

While reading The Heights editions of the 1950s and beyond, I was comforted by a strange and indescribable feeling of tranquility. I felt at home with the rudimentary Chevrolet ads and the classic pictures of husband and wife drinking wine on the couch. Life was so simple and advertised so transparently. Yet, behind this facade of advertisement ingenuity and simplicity, woven between the black and white pictures of competing cigarette companies, were articles–proponents for change, descriptions of political unrest, and stories of advancements at Boston College.

Looking at these old editions of The Heights allows one to feel proud to be connected to BC’s roots, to be the “offspring” of a school so great and so ancient, and one that has come so far.

The older Heights editions were scattered with much more worldwide political commentary, in contrast to today’s focus on the internal BC culture and community. February is not only the month of the Beanpot, UGBC elections, and Valentine’s Day, but also, as evidenced in the past issues, a month to analyze political unrest and social injustice. From editorials, opinion pieces, news articles, and features from 1957 to the present, controversial topics from communism to finding space for African Americans in the United States social structure were discussed and hotly debated. The Heights was, and still remains, a melting pot of opinions: a burner brewing violently with student thought.

Another obvious trend in The Heights since its inception has been the evolution of Catholic thought. In a 1957 editorial, “The Catholic Viewpoint on Race Relations,” John Lafarge postulated that contrary to common belief, the Catholic point of view is not a narrow one. “It is not confined to saying we believe segregation and Anti-Negro and Semitic feelings are wrong simply because we think them to be unchristian.” The author proposed that Catholic thought could be separated from moral and religious considerations to a degree.

In 1962, an editorial, “Christian Education,” shed light on the true meaning of a Christian education and pursued the opinion that “the Catholic college need not be a continuation of the University of Paris, but should be a perpetuation of Christian revelation in its fullness. Christian culture is scriptural, not manorial.” Perhaps this strict view of a Christian education has somewhat faded over the years, yet it is undeniable that the Jesuit ideals BC was founded on remain true to many points this editorial makes.

In 1966, an interview with Rev. Walsh, S.J. further outlined the aims of a Catholic “urban college.” He digressed that it has a duty and a special opportunity to aid the

city in coping with the problems besetting any large metropolitan community. This cry for community service has permeated the roots of BC, and remains a huge presence on campus.

When asked, however, about the possibility of admitting girls into the College of Arts and Sciences, Walsh told The Heights that he didn’t think “this is likely in the near future.”

His argument was that as long as there are enough male applicants to meet the requirements for admission, female admittance would not be expected. He even noted that “the past experiment with a limited number of qualified girls did not justify its continuance or expansion.” How refreshing!

It seems that while the social scene has changed radically since The Heights induction 93 years ago, many aspects have endured quite perfectly, for better or for worse.

In a 1959 editorial, “The Pen is Mightier Than the Smooch,” the passionate writer reminisces “back on his courting days,” when the standard way to melt a girl’s heart was to write poetry for her. “I don’t understand why young men today have abandoned this gambit.” The writer urges men of the day: “Try it yourself. All you need is a rhyming dictionary, a quill pen, and a second-hand muse.”

Perhaps the hook-up culture at BC began to develop earlier than one might assume.

If quill pens were in circulation in 1959 and still no one was gripping a girl’s heart through poetry, was it ever happening at BC? However, 1964 brings trace hope that courting existed once. An article “Marriage Lecture Series Offered To Male Students,” gives evidence that male students were provided with a lecture about the “psychological, spiritual, physical, and practical aspects of marriage.”

Perhaps one of the most intriguing social clues offered by The Heights of the past is the prior establishment on campus, “Middle Earth.” An article from a February 1967 issue promoted the establishment of Middle Earth, known as The Boston College Coffeehouse.

“Squeezed between O’Connell Hall and its annex, it looks no different from the rest of the old tutor-gothic dormitory,” noted the writer. A former storage area, Middle Earth was built, thanks to student volunteers, for less than $100. With linoleum-covered tables built out of wood salvaged from the ruins of the old students activities building, Middle Earth sounded like a fun hole-in-the-wall student hang out, a divergence from the chaos of academia. On Friday and Saturday nights, the emphasis was “on fun”–up and coming student talent was welcome to perform. For 75 cents per couple, students could enter the lively social scene, where waitresses served coffee, cider, and snacks (which cost at most 15 cents). The proprietors realized no profit and invested any money left over in improvements.

It is easy to get lost in the world of black and white. Reading so many past issues, you forget just how starkly different reality is. A full-page spread in a 1967 issue brought me back down to Earth, however. “HOW FREE ARE YOU?” it screamed across the entire page. The Heights has seen the pollination of the Vietnam War, the threat of communism, the puzzle of black rights taking shape, and the evolution of democracy in America.

Through a student lens, these issues have been mashed, upturned, supported, questioned, and stripped to their core. After all, that is journalism–and democracy. n

CAmpus Chronicles

An even balance of lovers and haters of valentines Bridget Norris The month of February at Boston College brings all kinds of excitement to campus. Although Punxsutawney Phil didn’t come through this year—he saw his shadow—Groundhog Day allows us a slight bit of hope that we’re through with morning treks to Gasson in 30 degree weather. The NFL has its final hurrah on Super Bowl Sunday, which ignites our hometown pride and gives us a relevant excuse to order ridiculous amounts of Roggie’s. The double-Monday celebration that is the Beanpot encourages us to embrace our inner Bostonian as we watch our hockey team defend its title at the Garden. After all of this early-month excitement comes the holiday we love to love and love to hate … Valentine’s Day. While some students can’t get enough of the roses, chocolates, and lovey-dovey spirit, others practically puke at the thought of this hyped-up love fest. Celebration, or anti-celebration, of the holiday varies based on students’ relationship status.

Couples have endless opportunities to get creative for their Valentine’s Day plans. Long-distance lovers often send flowers, chocolates, or my personal favorite, Edible Arrangements, to the dorm rooms of their significant others.

Those who’ve found love in a less hopeless place, BC’s campus, will most likely take advantage of our school’s proximity

to Boston. Some couples may celebrate Lady and the Tramp-style, sharing a plate of spaghetti and meatballs in a dim-lit North End restaurant. Others might put a more “college” spin on the night by seeing an upbeat show like Blue Man Group. More low-key couples may just celebrate by holding hands for that much longer when walking to class and sharing an intimate dinner for two in a quiet corner of Addie’s.

Students stuck in the infamous gray area loosely defined by “hooking-up,” “texting,” or being “together,” will most likely do one of two things: casually acknowledge or totally ignore the holiday.

Some may make V-day into a nonchalant date night by riding the C-line out to Anna’s Taqueria for a quick burrito, or splitting a hot fudge sundae at White Mountain. Others may “accidentally” forget that Feb. 14 is not just another Tuesday and sweep the holiday right under the rug.

While many single people have adopted a full-blown hatred for the holiday, others embrace the challenge of celebrating a day so exclusively catered towards those in love. Few singles actually let themselves wallow in self-pity on Valentine’s Day, contrary to what the teens on the CW shows might lead us to believe.

Some people pressure themselves into finding a last-minute date to fill the void on Valentine’s Day, though to me that sounds more painful than a midterm the day after Marathon Monday. Others in-

dulge in a nightlong marathon of horror movies to mock the commercial holiday.

Some even turn the holiday into a “girls’ night,” popping champagne and ordering $100 worth of Fin’s or getting dolled up to go saki bombing in Chinatown. The rest just go on living their lives as if it were already Feb. 15.

On campus, different student groups honor Valentine’s Day with various activities. Relay for Life sells themed baked goods in exchange for donations. They also work a table from which you can send anonymous valentines to your campus crush, which are hilariously abused among friends to harass each other about their weekend mistakes. Nothing is better than what the Heightsmen have to offer, however. The first time I saw this in action on Upper last year, I thought it was too good to be true: a full-song serenade and presentation of a rose to the victim of your choice, all for only 10 dollars? Sounds like an episode of The Bachelor on steroids. Fantastic.

Off campus hot spots capitalize on the holiday as well. Who’s on First and Splash intelligently took advantage of our love for themed parties, putting on events that feature “Love Potion Shooters” and require red and pink attire.

These Thursday night endeavors are the perfect place for singles and couples alike to get after it on the mosh pit-style dance floor and sweat off the calories in the two-pound Lindt chocolate teddy bear they ate earlier that day.

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What better way to celebrate than with candy?

Overall, BC keeps an even balance between the lovers and the haters of Valentine’s Day. Enthusiasts are free to make of it what they may, while those who reject the cheesy holiday aren’t asked to do more than tolerate the abundance of heart-shaped candy seasonally sold in the dining halls. Before we know it, the pinkish hues of Valentine’s Day will fade into the greens of Saint Patty’s Day as we ready ourselves for the Saturday of all Saturdays in this notorious Irish city.

Bridget Norris is a contributor to The Heights. She welcomes comments at features@bcheights.com.

Internships worthwhile Internships, from B10 a student make significant adjustments in their academics or in their career pursuits based on what the marketplace is today, because the marketplace is going to continue shift, the marketplace is going to continue to evolve,” Gaglini said.

Every student’s interests and skills are unique, and the Career Center aims to tailor the internship search experience based on the individual.

This is the goal, made all the more impressive since the Career Center sees people every single weekday, with over a thousand appointments this academic year alone. Gaglini added that although students can certainly search online for ideas, he always recommends that students physically come into the center to begin their process, as the Career Center can also later help students create stellar resumes and practice with mock-interviews, all of which is made easier by students’ familiarity with the staff.

Many BC students can also get work experience in the requirements of their majors, however, a practice of which Audrey Friedman, in Lynch School of Education associate professor, would like to see more. For Lynch school students, all education majors will graduate with three semesters of a once-aweek pre-practicum experience and one semester of full-time student teaching. And although Applied Psychology and Human Development majors are not required to do a practicum (and neither does it have to be in schools), Friedman says that essentially all do, including some who submit a proposal for a for-credit internship on top of their practicum experience. She encourages the internship experience wholeheartedly, citing the “intellectual and practice-based experience that they might not get through coursework.”

The extensiveness of the practical application of the Lynch students’ education is matched by the Connell School of Nursing (CSON), whose students begin hospital clinicals in their fourth or fifth semester.

Additionally, Catherin Read, associate dean of CSON, says that the vast majority of CSON students find time during the academic year or over the summer to volunteer or have jobs at a hospital. This means that by the time they graduate, CSON students have almost 1,000 hours of hands-on work.

“Hospitals love to hire BC nursing students for part-time work,” Read said in an e-mail, and the nursing school makes sure to keep students abreast of opportunities with a bulletin in Cushing and frequent listserv e-mails. These continuous notifications are essential because they “are almost all for the summer after junior year [and] most CSON grads go directly into practice … there really aren’t internships for new graduate nurses.”

Similarly, Carroll School of Management (CSOM) students have weekly newsletters, tailored by class year, that keep them informed of companies looking for interns.

Amy Donegan, associate director of Career Advising for CSOM, highly recommends students to the Career Center to make use of not only their in-person services, but also their networking with former alumni, particularly through Eagle LinkedIn, Vault.com, and Glassdoor.com. CSOM has an excellent record with transitioning students from their internships to full-time jobs, and Donegan estimates that based on the job market and last year’s results, 93 percent of seniors in financial services and accounting will have positions at the time of CSOM’s annual spring survey.

But Donegan made sure to emphasize that what students take for classes and what they are ultimately inspired by professionally do not have to match up. She said, “It may turn out that it has nothing to do with what you’re studying and that’s okay. There are a lot more career fields out there than there are academic disciplines.”

So despite the New York Times article last year suggesting that unpaid internships are not worth their weight, the consensus among advisors at BC is that internships actually represent a chance to explore and enhance the undergraduate experience (provided that students do their research correctly and ask questions to ensure a worthwhile, established program in the company they are joining, Donegan cautions).

Plus, these hands-on experiences are essential in moving from undergraduate to professional life, with Gaglini even saying that “internships are the new entry level position.” n

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A week full of Fair Trade Students learn about fair trade practices and how to make a difference while at BC Daniel Lee/ Heights editor

By Therese Tully Features Editor

“I knew it was a good thing, but I didn’t know much about it,” confessed Matt McCluney, A&S ’12, about the oft said, but rarely understood, phrase “fair trade.” This seems to be many people’s general idea surrounding the words “fair trade.” A concept that is hard to narrowly define, and whose definition is still a new and evolving one, is often a source of confusion. Last week, four Boston College seniors, McCluney; Jinah Kim, A&S ’12; MaryJo Maliekel, A&S ’12; and Megan Monahan, A&S ’12, were inspired to bring this concept to BC and to further educate and involve students in a conversation about its importance for students.

The seniors attended a Fair Trade Symposium hosted by MIT back in October, and were inspired by what they heard. They knew that there were efforts toward fair trade practices and discussion already on campus, but they knew that there was no real overarching group organizing these efforts. They hope that Fair Trade Boston College (FTBC) can become this group to unify students in their efforts.

These four seniors became adamant about investigating what was going on at BC specifically, in regard to fair trade practices, as well as how to get awareness out there to the student body about how each of us affects the world around us.

“We came to the conclusion that we wanted to put on a week at BC. A week of awareness, a week of bringing groups and organizations together and raising these simple questions that we had asked ourselves at the symposium, including: where do the products that we purchase and consume come from? Who makes

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SEA Snapbacks popular on campus

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By Alexandra Schaeffer

Lazy beach days with friends, picnic lunches with the family, and sleeping without an alarm or a plan. This is the ideal summer that everyone at Boston College is daydreaming about—especially those who are now facing the first round of papers and tests in classes— while hurrying across the wind tunnel of Middle Campus. But for the vast majority of students, this will be an unrealized daydream. With the competitiveness of the job market, most undergraduates are already thinking of ways to make themselves stand out amongst the crowd, through volunteering or extracurricular activities. But increasingly, students are viewing internships as the golden ticket into the professional field of their choice. It’s not an unreasonable claim, either, since internships provide on-site training, in-field professional contacts, a resume boost, and the elusive beast that is networking.

The question remains then: how do you find that perfect internship? The one that is just enough hours to provide a significant list of tasks on your resume while leaving enough time to be a beach bum on the weekend. The one that has

By Charlotte Parish Heights Editor

Asst. Features Editor

Walking around Boston College’s campus, if fashion is forefront on one’s mind, it’s pretty obvious that BC students are a trend-savvy group.

There is a lot of consistency among the outfit choices both within the female and male sectors of the students. It’s pretty apparent that BC boys for the most part like to wear hats, and the presence of snapbacks in particular on campus is fairly strong. There is one particular brand of snapback, however, that seems to have taken the male population by storm in the past year, and that is the SEA brand hat.

Started by David Baron and Zeshan Muhammedi out of Atlanta, Ga., in October 2010, the SEA brand quickly became a must-have fashion item for the Southern male college student. Baron, a student at Emory University at the time of the brand’s conception, and Muhammedi, a current senior at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, first gained a market within their respective schools, and they then expanded the brand to other nearby colleges.

“I first saw the hats when one of my buddies from home who goes to Duke was wearing one,” said Zack Kozlak, A&S ’14. “I thought it was pretty sick, and so I essentially contacted Baron and asked him if there was anyway I could get involved and bring the hats to Boston.” After a positive response from Baron, who recognized the potential of the BC market in addition to the 20 schools that were already a part of the SEA community, Kozlak became the BC representative for the brand.

“When I heard about it from Zack, I thought, ‘This is going to be huge someday,’ and I immediately wanted to get involved too,” said Austin Nissly, CSOM ’14, one of Kozlak’s best friends and roommates who shortly thereafter partnered with him. The two got other friends

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SEA hats, especially the custom BC version, are seen around

involved in spreading the SEA brand around campus. “SEA doesn’t stand for anything specifically, but instead it’s a play on the idea of ‘seeing business differently.’ So instead of S-E-E, it’s S-E-A. Instead of just aiming to make profits, it’s about giving back, giving a percentage of profits to charities,” Nissly said.

“Also, symbolically, there’s the idea that no one can do everything himself. Each person is a wave, but when the waves are all combined together it makes a sea,” Kozlak added. He was immediately drawn to the brand by the charitable and unique outlook on business. The concept is Colors for Causes and each different hat, or color scheme, donates 25 percent of its revenue to a specific charitable organization.

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both interesting, unique work tasks but also plenty of cool perks. The one where you are not treated like a coffee mule, but also do not have unfair amounts of work dumped on you, the source of free labor.

Plus, with so many options, it almost seems impossible to get any internship at all as students freeze up, unsure where to apply and how to follow through. The vastness of options can be a deterrent, rather than a reason to persevere through any rejections.

Luckily for Eagles (both present and past), BC offers an array of services that can break through the haze of internship applications. The Career Center is the obvious place to begin any search for an internship. However, the ways in which they help students find jobs begin not with the job itself, but with the student.

Louis Gaglini, associate director for Employer Relations at the Career Center (meaning that he is the man talking with all the companies and searching out new venues for students), emphasizes that the search always begins with where the students are in their BC career and what their interests are.

“We would never recommend that

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