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‘Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan’ explores the cultural interactions of merchants and missionaries, A10

With a loss and a tie this weekend, BC falls to No. 2 in the Hockey East behind Merrimack, B1

Real Food BC brings locally sourced ingredients to students, B10

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Vol. XCIV, No. 9

ALC’s masquerade draws diverse crowd BY MARC FRANCIS Heights Editor Avant-garde performers, a retro photo booth, and the synthetic urban beats of DJ Ides (Alex Bou-Rhodes, A&S ’15) commanded the attention of over 850 Boston College students at the AHANA Leadership Council’s (ALC) 17th annual ball, held at the Westin Copley Place. Dressed to the nines, the hundreds of students who attended the dance represented a multitude of cultures and traditions, all celebrating and invoking the much sought

after BC spirit of unity. Gabriela Mejia, co-director of the ALC programming department and A&S ’13, affirmed the event’s success: “I was most impressed by the crowd that we were able to draw to the event,” she said. “We had a very diverse group of people in attendance and it was great to even get a large turnout of international students.” This year, ALC decided to add an element of flair to the ball by adopting a masquerade theme, reflected in the Renaissance masks distributed at the entrance and the clothing attire of the

several performers. “Our staff is very proud of how the Ball turned out this year,” said Denise Pyfrom co-director of programming and A&S ’14. “We wanted to do something completely outside of the box, and I believe it worked. We were so excited that people took the Masquerade theme seriously, and some even brought their own masks from home.” The performers in attendance included dolled-up stilt walkers, an intricate acrobatics show, and a powdered woman who might as EUN HEE KWON / HEIGHTS STAFF

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Over 850 students attended the ALC Ball, held at the Westin Copley Place on Saturday.

ALLIES ADDRESS ASSAULT

BCAAUP discusses governance

BY ELEANOR HILDEBRANDT

Professors look at faculty involvement

BC men don skirts in protest of gender-based violence

News Editor With spring a month away and snow still covering campus, “skirt weather” seems like part of a distant future. Yet for a group of Boston College men, a chilly Valentine’s Day was the perfect time to don that particular item of clothing. Last Thursday, male volunteers stood in the academic Quad between classes, wearing skirts as part of “Don’t Skirt the Issue,” an awareness event coordinated by Allies, aimed at ending gender-based violence. “We are calling on you, the men of Boston College, to take a stand against sexual assault and violence against women,” read the event’s description on its Facebook page. “We are tired of living in a culture that blames survivors of sexual assault, and we need our male allies to step up and help in the fight against gender-based violence.” According to Melanie Courtemanche, vice president of Allies and A&S ’13,

the idea for the event originated over Winter Break. After a young woman in India was gang-raped on a bus, eventually dying from injuries that she sustained during the assault, Indian men held a protest in response to comments from politicians implicating her outfit as a cause for the attack. “Over the winter break, our president, David [Riemer, A&S ’14] had run across a story about these male protestors in India, who wore skirts to protest some comments from some political figures about a famous rape case in the country,” Courtemanche said. “The figures said something about how the survivor had been wearing a skirt at the time, and had implicated that as a possible contributor to the rape case. So these men stood up and said, ‘We’re not going to tolerate this treatment anymore.’” The event also coincided with “V-Day,” and the One Billion Rising movement, a global effort to end violence against women and girls. Started in 1998 by Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues, VDay is an ongoing campaign to put an end to gender-based violence. One

Billion Rising, an event whose name references the statistic that one in three women (or around one billion) will be raped or beaten in their lifetime, took place around the world last Thursday, and consisted of women coming together to demonstrate collective strength. “Don’t Skirt the Issue” was held on the same day, bringing another dimension to the event. “The idea of our event was not, obviously, to end gender-based violence by having men wear skirts,” Courtemanche said. “It was really making violence against women and gender-based violence an issue that men cared about too. So we really wanted to make people aware that it’s an issue that should be affecting men and women, not just women—because it’s often considered just a women’s issue.” About 35 people were involved during the day of the event, including those who had signed up to wear skirts, and those who were present to give out

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Heights Staff Faculty involvement in Boston College’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (BCAAUP) has increased since its start in 2010, and now boasts over 120 members. Recent signs during last Friday’s meeting, however, hinted at a growing sense of apathy toward one of BCAAUP’s main goals—establishing faculty governance. The BCAAUP aims to set up a faculty senate so that they can have a stronger voice in University decision-making. Members were unhappy with the lack of transparency in the University administration and even confused as to the structure of governance within the faculty handbook’s bylaws and statutes. “Each year for the past three years we’ve done a survey of all faculty at BC,” said Paul Gray, associate professor of sociology. “Full-time, part-time, adjunct, tenured, non-tenured … in all the different schools.” This year’s survey had 177 respondents, a drop from the 260-plus people who responded in each of the previous two years. Gray suspected that the drop may be the result of “a little bit of a burn out.” According to the survey results, only 14 percent of respondents disagreed that faculty morale has declined in recent years. The qualitative comments as to why this figure is so low have not been

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Bubble collapse complicates schedules for athletic teams

Relay raises money and awareness

BY SAMANTHA COSTANZO Special Projects Editor

BY DAIVA SILIUNAS For The Heights Friday night was no quiet night at the Plex. While many Boston College students went about planning another typical night out, over 1,000 students headed to the Plex to dedicate a night to the support of cancer research. Students continuously walked around the indoor track from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in memory or honor of those affected by cancer. The hours passed quickly as the endless list of planned activities took place: from knee hockey to an ice cream eating contest, a Miss Relay pageant to a viewing of Cool Runnings, performances from many of BC’s song and dance groups, the serving of a plethora of catered food and baked goods, and most importantly, multiple memorial ceremonies. Raising $145,000, last year’s BC Relay

BY GIANNI MATERA

EMILY STANSKY / FOR THE HEIGHTS

BC students honored cancer survivors in the Plex during Relay for Life last Friday. For Life was the number one Relay in the New England per capita division. BC managed to beat Northeastern, despite its smaller student body. “Our goal for this year is $150,000,” said Madison Aleksa, LSOE ’13, co-chair of the event, “and right now [at 9:08 p.m.] we have already reached $130,000.” Aleksa has been the chair of the event for the past two years. After losing her father to cancer during high school, she searched for a way to cope, and Relay for Life was the answer. Aleksa managed to start the Relay for Life in her home com-

munity, and found that the active fundraising for the American Cancer Society and the feeling that she was making a difference helped her honor the memory of her father. Upon arriving at BC, she immediately got involved with the BC Relay committee, and along with the rest of the members, works year-round to fundraise and prepare for the event. “It gives you power—it’s a way to make a difference,” Aleksa said. The event draws people of all back-

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The protective bubble over Alumni Stadium’s football field was pumped back up on Friday afternoon, about a week after it collapsed under the two feet of snow deposited by winter storm Nemo. It is still possible, however, that the bubble will not stay up until the end of the winter sports season in late March, according to Michael Jednak, director of facilities services. A team of Boston College engineers and outside engineers must still meet with athletic department management to evaluate whether or not the newly repaired bubble, which sustained a tear near the 50yard line, is safe to continue using. Jednak said in an email that the decision should be made sometime this week. “We have to repair it just to take it down,” Jednak said. “The membrane gets folded in a particular pattern, so it has to be lowered and folded slowly.” Setting up or taking down the bubble

takes about one week and 25 to 30 workers, Jednak said. Before the storm hit, Jednak said that the bubble was locked down, evacuated, and pumped with extra air to stabilize the structure. According to BC athletics’ official website, the Tevlar bubble is also equipped with a wind sensor—which detects high winds and adjusts the air pressure inside accordingly—and a snow sensor, which increases the temperature on the bubble’s surface to melt snow. The football, baseball, field hockey, golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, and track teams, as well as several intramural teams, practice inside the bubble during the winter. Ever since the bubble came down, all teams have had to make alternate arrangements. Some intramural leagues, including indoor soccer, have simply cancelled practices and games indefinitely. Several competitive teams began their seasons right after a

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THE HEIGHTS

Monday, February 18, 2013

Dick Hoyt Presentation ‘Portugal, Jesuits, & Japan’ 1st Annual Startup Fair

1 2 3 Today Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: McMullen Museum

Today Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Devlin 008

Dick Hoyt, member of “Team Hoyt” will be speaking about his experiences as a marathon runner and father. Dick competes in marathon and triathlons across the country with his son, Rick, a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy.

The McMullen Museum presents the opening ceremony for ‘Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan: Spiritual Beliefs and Earthly Gods.’ The exhibit examines cultural exchanges from the 16th and 17th centuries through the exchange of goods on Portuguese ships.

Wednesday Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: The Heights Room

The Boston College Venture Competition is offering a Startup Fair to BC students. Boston tech startup companies will be at the fair, seeking interns and employees. All majors and class years are encouraged to attend.

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SASA performs annual culture show Sunday night BY JENNIFER O’BRIEN For The Heights “Parampara,” the Hindi word for tradition, was the name of the South Asian Student Association (SASA) show on Sunday which featured traditional dances performed with a modern flair. What differentiated it from other dance shows is that it was an educational experience. Performances were intermingled with videos explaining the different traditional costumes and music associated with different dances, and there was even a student fashion show, after the intermission. “Its the one group I’ve been a part of all four years, and SASA has become like a second family for me,” said Naomi Parikh, LSOE ’13. SASA is a tightly woven community of students who represent multiple backgrounds. A portion of the proceeds from this show will be donated to CRY America, a group that works to lessen the effects of child exploitation in India. Shaan, a relatively new a cappella group on campus, opened the show with a nice layering of harmonies that crescendoed in and out while soloists sang “Vande Mataram.” Next to take the stage was Masti, Boston College’s only South Asian dance group, which performed at UConn on Friday. Masti, with its beautifully sequined costumes , was a highlight of the show. This dance contained recorded voices of dancers. The singers added a story of a competition of three mens attempting to win a girl’s attention

ALEX GAYNOR / HEIGHTS EDITOR

After Nemo delayed the show, students danced to traditional music in Robsham on Sunday. through dance. It was a very dynamic performance that kept moving and utilized great stage formations. Each class performed their own dance. The freshmen were the smallest of the classes but showed great effort throughout their performance. The sophomore and junior dances were intricate, and Robsham’s colored lights showed off the well-coordinated, controlled body movements and waves. There were also musical performances such as the Bollywood ar-

rangement of “Jiya Re.” Kiran Mani, A&S ’15, sang to the arrangement and Suraj Mudichintala, CSOM ’16, played the Piano. Mani controlled her voice beautifully and sang with a great passion reflected in her crescendoing volume. She added subtle pop embellishments to the traditional song, which enhanced the performance. Shaan soloist Priyasha Chaturvedi, A&S ‘14, stunned the audience with her powerful vocals during a “Heartless” remix.

POLICE BLOTTER

There were also performances from “All Girls” and “All Boys.” The dances featured challenging choreography and hip hop songs such as N’SYNC’s “All Boys.” The students’ clothing reflected traditional garb. In Bhangra, for example, men wore draped pants and a shirt called Kedias while women wore colorful embroidered chaniya cholis. “My favorite dance was probably Bhangra, because of its great power and grace,” said Kishanraj Bhakta, co-captian of Masti and A&S ‘13, who appeared in and choreographed more than half of the dances. Garba added sticks called dandiya as a challenge. Performers used the sticks to accentuate the beat like in the Kathak dance, which has dancers stamping to the beat with bellwrapped ankles. Shani Barnett, one of the Masti co-captains and A&S ’13, said that besides Masti, this was one of her favorite dances. The senior dance was the largest dance and a challenge to stage and organize as Barnett described, but it was a great finish to the show. As Mimi Rahman, A&S ’13, put it, “The senior dance is one of the highlights that you look forward to, but is also bittersweet because it means you are graduating.” It was the awaited finale to the show and was significant to seniors in SASA and their friends and roommates. Despite the week delay because of Nemo, the show pulled together. Noel Simon, SASA co-president and CSOM ’13, said, “My culture show coordinators were absolutely amazing and made everything seem effortless.” 

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Wednesday, February 13

Thursday, February 14

Friday, February 15

7:32 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a student needing medical assistance in an off campus location. The student was later transported to a medical facility by ambulance.

4:13 a.m. - A report was filed regarding vandalism at 66 Commonwealth Ave.

12:22 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a police services provided in Greycliff Hall.

1:41 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a lost parking permit. The party was referred to Student Services for replacement.

12:49 a.m. - A report was filed regarding found property in Campanella Way.

CORRECTIONS

3:26 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a confiscation in Edmond’s Hall.

3:37 a.m. - A report was filed regarding an activated fire alarm in Stayer Hall. There was no fire and the fire department did not respond.

10:56 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a student needing medical assistance in Flynn Sports Complex.

—Source: The Boston College Police Department

Please send corrections to eic@bcheights.com with ‘correction’ in the subject line.

10:35 a.m. - A report was filed regarding confiscated property in Gabelli Hall. 2:59 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a student needing medial assistance in Campion Hall. 10:13 p.m. - A report was filed regarding possession of contrabrand in Xavier Hall.

College Corner NEWS FROM UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

BY DEVON SANFORD Assoc. News Editor Helicopter parents of the 21st century are doing more harm than good. According to Holly Schiff rin, a researcher and associate professor of psychology from the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, overcontrolling parents negatively affect college students by undermining their need to feel autonomous and competent. Schiffrin’s study found that students with “helicopter parents” were more likely to be depressed and less satisfied with their lives. This likelihood has increased with economic fears fuelling parents’ concerns. “You expect parents with younger kids to be ver y involved but the problem is that these children are old enough to look after themselves and their parents are not backing off,” Schiffrin told Reuters. “To find parents so closely involved with their college lives, contacting with their tutors and running their schedules, is something new and on the increase. It does not

allow independence and the chance to learn from mistakes.” Schiffrin’s study, published in Springer’s Journal of Child and Family Studies, was based on an online survey of 297 U.S. undergraduate students. The participants were asked to describe their mother’s parenting behavior and their own autonomy and researches assessed their happiness and satisfaction levels. Schiffrin said there are two major contributing factors: the advancement in technology and the country’s economic state. Parents are now more involved in their children’s college lives and the parent’s once-a-week phone call home has been replaced with regular texting, emails, and messaging. With the current economic climate and competitive marketplace, students are fighting for top college slots and jobs. Universities are beginning to run parent orientations that run parallel to students’ orientations. Schiff rin said the events are planned to help encourage parents to give their children more freedom. 

VOICES FROM THE DUSTBOWL “What does happiness smell like?”

“The opposite of emptiness.”

“Cotton candy.” —Meghan Dens, A&S ’16

—David Moreno, A&S ’15

“My kitchen at home when my mom is baking.”

“Something warm and sweet.”

—Alexander Hoffarth, A&S ’13

A&S ’16

—Ario Perez,

The Heights

Monday, February 18, 2013

Coping with stress

Katongole discusses reconciliation, faith By David Cote Editor-in-Chief

Taylour Kumpf From the time we were in diapers, many of us have been told to dream big, to be better than our parents, to excel in everything we do. The problem is, living up to such high standards is not only something that’s been encouraged, it’s been expected. So, when we finally reach the age of adulthood and realize we’re just normal people living average lives, it’s no wonder most of us freak out a little, and it’s no wonder our generation is stressed. While most of us have quietly believed this to be true for some time, it has now been made official—we’re stressed. A new study by the American Psychological Association finds that the millennial generation (that’s us!) is more stressed than any other age group. According to the study, more than 50 percent of millennials reported having their sleep disrupted by “overwhelming worries” in the past month, and not surprisingly, much of our anxiety stems from uncertain futures. Katherine Nordal, executive director for professional practice of the psychological group, said many of us millennials are being forced to put our lives and professional aspirations on hold due to immense debt and a struggling economy, among other things—not to mention the fact that we’re entering a drastically different job market than our parents did 30 years ago. I definitely agree that the depressed economy and changing job market contribute to our anxiety, but I think there’s more to it, more that reflects our unique and arguably confusing upbringing. Our parents have always told us we can do anything we want, but they’ve also pressured us to be the best at whatever that “anything” turns out to be. Because of this, most of us have set the bar unreasonably high for ourselves. Anything less than an A isn’t good enough. Not only do we have to be a member of the most popular a cappella group, we have to have a solo in the next show. We need to be class president. We must be captain of the football team. Average isn’t good enough, but we’ve failed our parents and ourselves if we are just that. At this moment in our lives, during this period of “emerging adulthood,” many of us still believe the possibilities for our lives are endless. We’re more self-focused than at any other time of life, and while we’re less certain about the future, we’re still optimistic. We believe wholeheartedly that someday we will get to where we want to be in life. Our fear of the unknown is mixed with exhilaration and excitement, and our idealistic vision of what awaits has not yet been hardened. We’re not ready for disappointment, for unsatisfying jobs and failed relationships, because all of those problems are still filed away under the “when I grow up” tab. It’s true, we’d probably all be less stressed if we didn’t have such idealistic visions of our futures, but I’m not saying that we should simply resign ourselves to being average. Dreaming big and pursuing our passions should still be encouraged—I just don’t think it should be automatically expected of us. If we (including our parents) could all come to terms with the fact that not everyone succeeds on the first try, we’d be better off. Failure is okay, and it’s not the end of the world. You may have to move back home after graduation to take some time to figure things out. Your first job might be miserable, but everyone starts somewhere. If everything in life worked out perfectly, we’d be left wanting for nothing, and isn’t it that constant desire for something more that keeps us going? So don’t get overly stressed out about the future because ultimately failure can be just the motivation you need.

Taylour Kumpf is a senior staff columnist for The Heights. She can be reached at news@bcheights.com.

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Contestants answer questions posed by the mystery bachelor, Grant Slingerland, A&S ’15, before other students.

Lovers’ Lounge pairs potential daters, emphasizes choices By Samantha Costanzo Special Projects Editor The African Students’ Organization heated up the Cabaret Room with its annual Lovers’ Lounge, a dating game show. Hosts Maxine Cooper, CSOM ’14, and Cinique Ahmad, A&S ’14, kept the laughs coming as they introduced contestants and facilitated rounds. Saron Tekie, ASO’s events coordinator and A&S ’15, said that the event was put on partly because of the general lack of choice many people in African countries have when it comes to love. “Relationships are limited to your culture, your sexuality, and your economic status,” she said during her introduction of the event. Lovers’ Lounge, she said, redefined relationships through personal choice and creativity. To this end, Lovers’ Lounge featured a diverse range of students. No round was made up entirely of students with the same ethnic background, in the same Boston College school, or of the

same age, giving the bachelors and bachelorettes a unique mix of potential dates. Two rounds were made up of GLBTQ participants as well.

“Relationships are limited to your culture, your sexuality, and your economic status.” - Saron Tekie ASO event coordinator and A&S ’15 In each of the eight rounds, a bachelor or bachelorette sat behind a curtain and asked three myster y contestants a series of questions before presenting a rose to his or her choice. A bachelor and bachelorette were randomly selected from the audience to participate in the last two rounds.

The questions quickly moved from sweet to salacious and back, with contestants being asked everything from “Where would you like to live one day?” to “If I were an ice cream cone, how would you eat me?” The answers were equally creative, as each contestant had to rely solely on his or her wit, confidence, and sometimes, ability to shock in order to charm both the bachelor or bachelorette and the crowd. Audience members, which filled both floors of the Cabaret Room, helped contestants with their answers and offered advice to the bachelor or bachelorette faced with making a decision. The audience loudly expressed its surprise and approval of the contestants’ answers and helped judge a dance-off among some of the contestants after a bachelor asked them to show off their best moves. In the end, nine matches were made. As the contestants walked offstage, the audience applauded the romantic spectacle. n

When Charlotte Atyam, a 14year-old Ugandan schoolgirl, was kidnapped by rebel forces to be forced into sex slavery with 138 of her classmates, her mother Angelina was beyond heartbroken. When 109 of the girls were released shortly after the abduction, Charlotte was not among them. Angelina immediately took it upon herself to begin a campaign against the rebels, repeatedly bringing the story to the government and the media. After several months, the rebels became worried and agreed to free her daughter, and only her daughter, so long as she stopped her public campaign against them. Angelina refused to stop until all of the girls were freed, and Charlotte was not released. Such was the story told by Emmanuel Katongole, associate professor of theology and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame, who came to speak at Boston College on behalf of the Veritas Forum. Katongole, a halfTutsi, half-Hutu Ugandan native with a close connection to both the Rwandan genocide and the Ugandan Civil War, is particularly interested in the study of reconciliation and forgiveness. For months, Katongole said, Angelina and her husband were unable to complete the Our Father when praying for Charlotte’s safety—unable to speak the words “forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespassed against us.” After six years, Charlotte escaped with the two children she bore while held captive, but for a long time, Angelina struggled with the concept of forgiveness—how could she and her husband even begin to consider forgiveness in such a situation? How could the rebels deserve such a gift? Katongole’s lecture, titled “Learning to Live with our Enemies: Why Forgiveness Requires God” addressed both of these questions and many more to a packed audience in the Walsh Function Room on Friday evening. An expert on the study of forgiveness, Katongole began by relaying reasons that forgiveness should be considered beneficial. People who forgive often, Katongole said, have lower blood pressure, have lower levels of

depression, and score generally higher on almost every psychological evaluation. “So you want to live longer?” he said. “Then you forgive.” Additionally, many political scientists believe that forgiveness is mandatory to the healing of nations, Katongole said. This “forgiveness politics” is crucial particularly in Katongole’s native Uganda, where civil war has torn the country apart and reconciliation seems like a lost cause. “Bitterness is like a cancer that enters the soul,” Katongole said. “It does more harm to those who hold it than to those it is held against.” Katongole then told the story of Michael Lapsley, SSM, an Anglican priest who lost both hands and sight in one eye after he received a letter bomb disguised as a religious magazine from South Africa’s covert apartheid security forces. Despite the hardship he underwent, Lapsley went on to found the Institute for Healing of Memories in Cape Town, which allows South Africans to work through their trauma together. One of the many reasons forgiveness is so important, Katongole said, is because it is universal. “Each of us is subject to a trauma of a three-fold kind: what we have done, what we have failed to do, and what has been done to us,” Katongole said, paraphrasing a speech by Lapsley. Katongole then moved to the second part of his talk, which connected the gift of forgiveness to God. The Our Father, Katongole said, is often misunderstood because it implies that forgiveness has its root in people. Instead, Katongole argued, forgiveness is always learned from God, with humans forgiving as their creator has forgiven them. “Forgiveness is a gift not to gain control,” Katongole said. “It puts us out of control but confirms the truth of our life. This truth is that we are created.” During the question and answer period, members of the audience texted their questions so that they appeared on a projector at the front of the room. Katongole brought BC theology professors Stephen Pope and John McDargh into the discussion, experts in love and justice, and forgiveness and psychological theological studies, respectively. n

Coffey examines foreign language learning, fluency By Connor Farley Heights Editor Last Friday in Stokes S286, professor Thomas Coffey of the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at Creighton University presented “Language Scales: Majors, Contact Hours, and Real Life Proficiency”—an in-depth analysis of the importance of learning additional languages in the contemporary world. The presentation focused primarily on the university level of language development, but also the limitations of attaining a truly extensive knowledge of a language within the confines and time constraints of a college setting. Coffey emphasized this theme of language limitations with his research on “language scales”—measurable standards of how well a person comprehends a language, including accent detection and other nuanced understandings of a language. Coffey, who specializes in French, German, and linguistics, first explained certain language learning terms like “critical

language” (a language in need) and “native speaking” (speaking the language one is born into), and demonstrated how language scales gauge one’s ability to employ a language. The Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale—one of the most widely used instruments of measuring language speaking abilities—describes five levels of language proficiency: (from 1-5) elementary, limited working, general, advanced professional, and functionally native. College students majoring in a foreign language, Coffey noted, are generally only capable of reaching level three on the ILR scale—not as a result of intellectual ability, but of the lack of contact hours (overall exposure) with the language. “Learning a language is age related,” Coffey said. “Generally, to reach level five [on the ILR scale], exposure must occur prior to the physiological development of the brain … around the age of 12.” Coffey explained how the onset of puberty restricts certain capabilities of learning a language like word ordering and accent enhancement, and can even deter students from studying a language

completely. “Less than one percent of all college students pursue a foreign language degree,” he said. The current deficiency in foreign language degrees in America is particularly troublesome for four languages, otherwise defined as “critical languages”: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. These critical languages are highly sought after for governmental and business affairs, but are collectively studied by less than 10 percent of foreign language majors. Last year, only 19 students in the entirety of the U.S. studied Pashto, a SouthCentral Asian language primarily spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Coffey’s lecture focused heavily on the levels of language proficiency obtained through various methods of cultural immersion and academic engagement, but also stressed the importance of combining a foreign language degree with a “practical” field of study. “Within the U.S. market for foreign speakers, there is a strong demand for speakers with cultural experience,” Coffey said. The

supply, however, is increasingly drawn from other countries. Throughout his lecture, Coffey also drew attention to the importance of cultural immersion, recommending that every student study abroad if given the opportunity. “‘Chatter’ is important,” he said about the impact foreign dialect has on learning varying types of languages. When asked for some advice for students going abroad, Coffey reiterated the importance of simply “talking.” He urged students to engage in communities where no functional knowledge of English exists. “You will have the opportunity to teach [nonnatives] English, as well as the chance to develop your own proficiency.” The language seminar gave students an opportunity to ask Coffey questions regarding potential study abroad opportunities and stimulated discussion on the role languages play in business and even the intelligence community. “One should aspire to go beyond level three [on the IRL scale] through varying types of immersion,” he said. “Level five is the gold standard.” n

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Students dedicate time to fight cancer Relay, from A1 grounds around a common goal: to continue the search for a cure to cancer. “You wouldn’t except so many students on campus to be dealing with cancer, but there are so many survivors and those going through treatment,” Aleksa said, while her friend Meghan Woody, A&S ’14, who lived across the hall from her freshman year and is a survivor of a recent battle with leukemia, sat next to her. Woody entered BC as a pre-med student. As she was about to begin her sophomore year, she was diagnosed with cancer. After a yearlong battle with the disease, Woody appeared to have beaten it, but the battle wasn’t over. In June of 2011, Woody relapsed. “You think finding out you have cancer is bad,” she said. “Then you think you’ve beaten it. Then you find out it’s back and you have to do it all over again. It’s the worst day of your life.” On her 21st birthday, she found herself in one of the weakest states a human can be—recovering from a bone marrow transplant. After excruciating

doses of chemotherapy, a completely annihilated immune system, and weeks of explanations of all the ways she could die from the surgery, Woody survived her bone marrow transplant and fought off leukemia a second time. “One of the toughest parts is coming back,” Woody, who has now been cancer-free for a year and half, said. “You spend so much time thinking about ways you could die, and then you don’t. You get back and your head is in a different place, and it’s not a place other people can relate to.” Relay for Life is a way to bring together all the people who have in some way experienced similar situations to Woody’s. While still fighting the disease she was involved as a participant, but for the first time this year, Woody was able to be a committee member, helping to organize the event. Stories like Woody’s were not uncommon among the participants wearing white t-shirts, the team captains dressed in green, and the survivors wearing purple. Pat Rockwell, A&S ’15, organized a team consisting of the members of BC’s men’s rugby team. Both

his father and aunt had cancer, so he decided to get his teammates involved in supporting the cause. Similarly, Paul Shepter, A&S ’14, created a team consisting of the members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity in honor of his mother Mary, who is currently fighting leukemia. The night consisted of many speakers such as Pat Spain, from the Animal Planet show Beast Hunter, who is a survivor of colon cancer, a talk by Maggie Goodman, BC ’12, in honor of John Cawthorne, former dean of the Lynch school who lost his battle with cancer this summer, and many others, each with his or her own incredible story. “Motivating people isn’t hard, everyone can connect. The hardest part of organizing Relay for Life on campus is getting the money,” Aleksa said. “Since everyone is on a college budget, we know it is hard for anyone to donate.” Fundraising for this event will continue even though this year’s Relay has passed. Those interested can get more information or give a donation by visiting www. relayforlife.org and selecting the BC location. n

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BC students gathered in the Plex, staying from 6 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. on Saturday.

Faculty members consider survey results BCAAUP, from A1

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Alex Bou-Rhodes, A&S ’15, aka DJ Ides (above) was one of the entertainers at the ALC Ball.

Ball entertains, exceeds planners’ expectations ALC Ball, from A1 well have starred in Marie Anotoinette. Further attracting guests’ attention was a photo booth positioned right outside the ballroom—by midnight, the line for a cherished group photo had extended across the entire room. Mejia relished her time coordinating the event, taking special note of guests’ reactions to the entertainment: “The most rewarding parts of this experience were being able to watch everyone have a great time dancing and watching everyone’s expressions when the stilt walkers

“I couldn’t be happier with the way the ALC Masquerade Ball turned out, and I hope that everyone enjoyed it.” - Gabriela Mejia ALC co-director and A&S roamed around dancing or the acrobats contorted into crazy positions,” she said. “I couldn’t be happier with the way the ALC Masquerade Ball turned out, and I hope that everyone enjoyed it.” Students expressed their contentment with the theme as some posed for photographs with the performers, while others invited the entertainers onto the dance-floor to crump to the tunes of DJ Ides, which included infectious remixes of hip-hop hits like Rihanna’s “Pour It Up” and Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “In Paris.” “The performers went above and

beyond our expectations,” Pyfrom said. “They were extremely talented and kind to the students who wanted to take pictures with them. The crowd really seemed to love having a new aspect of fun added to the night. We also received a great amount of praise for the music. The students loved DJ Ides, who is actually a sophomore student. He always keeps the crowd on their feet at our events.” In addition to the entertainers scattered about the ballroom, the high quality food was another student favorite. In accordance with the overall mission of ALC—diversity—the food ranged from pork dumplings to customizable tacos. ALC has worked to uplift the BC community and cultivate an atmosphere of acceptance and knowledge, all while making the AHANA community feel welcome. The event had initially sold out due to its immense popularity, prompting the board to request additional tickets from the Westin. Contrary to the common assumption that ALC events are restricted to AHANA students, the ball played host to students of every cultural background. “We were overwhelmed by the diversity of students who came out to the event,” Pyfrom said. “As members of the Undergraduate Government, it has always been our goal to make it known that ALC events are open to all students. We aim not only to celebrate the accomplishments of the AHANA community, but to celebrate being a student at Boston College.” Mejia and Pyfrom expressed sincere appreciation to all of those who contributed to the night’s massive success. Pyfrom was especially proud of the fact that the ball had embodied ALC’s mission. “We were thrilled to see that of the 850 students who came, they were all from different cultures, grades, and student organizations,” she said. “To our staff, that was the true indicator that our event was a success.” n

compiled yet. Other statistics were about faculty opinion of the University administration: only 25 percent claimed they were satisfied with the administration on the campus-wide level. Others had to do with faculty compensation—only 46 percent of respondents agreed that they were fairly compensated for the work they do. The broader the questions and the farther away they were from the respondent’s “home” department, the greater the discontent. Nineteen percent of respondents claimed they were satisfied with faculty decision making on the campus-wide level, 27 percent were satisfied at their school level, and 66 percent were satisfied at their respective departmental levels. Over 70 percent said that they do not agree that the school facilitates collaboration across disciplines. Thomas Coffey, a professor who is heavily involved with faculty governance at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., spoke at Friday’s meeting and outlined the importance of quality faculty handbooks. He also offered his advice as to how to pitch the argument for stronger faculty governance to the administration. The BCAAUP members seemed to agree that assembling their own handbook and system of government would help create a better faculty experience and increase academic freedom. “What do we do when the Vice Provost for Faculty writes [to us], ‘Oh no, you’re wrong—we, the administration, handles the faculty handbook, and look, this is what they do at Brown and Columbia?’”

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Members of BC’s chapter of the AAUP attended last Friday’s meeting to discuss morale. asked Susan Michalczyk, the president of BCAAUP and assistant director of the BC Honors Program. “When they say these things, what recourse do we have? They say these things like the sky is black or white.” According to Michalczyk, the administration disagrees that a faculty senate would improve the overall University. “The Provost Advisory Council Chair said to me, ‘We’re Boston College, and we’re unique, and we’re proud to not have a senate.’” Michalczyk said. Faculty bullying was also brought up at the meeting. Among the respondents in the BCAAUP survey, 23 percent claimed they personally experienced “bullying” among faculty, the majority of which came from the heads of departments and school deans. Respondents noted that the term “bullying” was inappropriate because it carried a child-like connotation—however, they claimed that it did exist among

the faculty. An environmental issue related to University investment allocation was also brought up at the meeting. “350.org, a grassroots environmental organization working directly on climate change, has started a divestment movement to move University endowments out of fossil fuel companies,” said Bobby Wengronowitz, GA&S ’19. “There’s now a group on the BC campus working on this issue. I think the best way to look at this campaign would be to just grow the numbers of people who see this as serious issue and show our political force.” The BCAAUP will next meet in May. They hope to rally more support among the faculty and start collaborating on a new handbook. “The only way we’re going to have an impact as far as AAUP is to get our numbers up … and we have to somehow get our colleagues to join,” Michalczyk said. n

Allies stand up against sexual assault Allies, from A1

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The baseball team usually practices in the bubble—this year, they have had to go elsewhere.

Teams look for practice space Bubble, from A1 week of unfamiliar locations and practice times. The women’s softball team had to find alternate locations for two weeks, while the men’s baseball team, which began its season last Friday in North Carolina, spent the last week of preseason seeking out alternate practice facilities, including the Plex as well as off-campus batting cages. The lacrosse team, whose season began on Saturday, practiced at Cohas-

set last week. The trip took two hours each way with traffic. Additionally, the golf team signed an agreement with Bosse Sports for the winter, moving their practices to Sudbury. When BC’s bubble last sustained damage due to high winds in March 2010, other Boston-area universities allowed BC teams the use of their facilities. Jednak said that while he is not sure if a similar arrangement has been made this time, some teams are currently practicing in the Plex and Power Gym. n

more information. Additionally, according to Courtemanche, about 12 male leaders on campus agreed to be photographed in skirts before the event for use in Allies’ promotional materials. “We received, actually, a lot of really positive responses,” Courtemanche said. “Some people obviously kind of had weird looks and didn’t really understand what our campaign was about—but for the most part, people were really receptive to what we were doing.” She said that a few passersby thanked Allies for taking the time to bring the campaign against gender-based violence to the community’s attention. “It wasn’t for men to stand up for women, but for men to stand up with women, and to basically just say, ‘Enough is enough,’” Courtemanche said. “We really don’t want the idea of our event to be that we need men to save women from gender-based violence— instead we just want it to be something that men care about, and that they’ll stand beside women and fight against it.” Courtemanche expressed her appreciation of the support that the BC community showed for the event, and said that Allies would most likely host the campaign again next year. “We received phenomenal feedback that we didn’t expect,” she said. “I expected it to be this short, not really noticed campaign, but it ended up being a lot bigger than we thought it would be. It was great to see men come out in solidarity with women.” n

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Monday, February 18, 2013

QUOTE OF THE DAY You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. -Henry Ford (1863-1947), American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company

The new exhibit provides insight into Jesuits’ international history and connects BC and the world This past Saturday, the McMullen Museum of Art on the first floor of Devlin Hall opened its latest exhibit, Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan: Spiritual Beliefs and Earthly Goods. The new exhibit features rare nanban art from the 16th and 17th centuries, as well as historical artifacts, maps, and rare books that depict the history of cultural exchange between Portuguese Jesuits and the Japanese in the 16th century. Following last semester’s acclaimed Paul Klee show, “Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan” is another fine

In a year that marks the sesquicentennial of Boston College’s founding ... McMullen’s latest exhibit is extremely timely, reminding us of a forgotten chapter in the history of the Jesuits. addition to the McMullen’s tradition of bringing unique, thoroughly researched, and rare art exhibits to campus. The current exhibit offers more than just artistic interest, however. In a year that marks the sesquicentennial of Boston College’s founding as well as the 100th anniversary of the University’s move to Chestnut Hill, the McMullen’s latest exhibit is extremely timely, reminding us of a for-

gotten chapter in the history of the Jesuits. The exhibit demonstrates the international nature of the Society of Jesus by exploring their efforts in Asia. On an important anniversary, the museum’s exhibit can thus serve as a historical corrective, reminding its audience that the Jesuits are a truly international organization that extends well beyond Europe and the Western world. The Heights applauds museum director Nancy Netzer and her entire staff for their efforts in bringing a historically rich exhibit to campus. The exhibit is a collaborative effort, made possible through the cooperation of the Portuguese government and generous loans from museums and private collections across the U.S. and Portugal. The exhibit’s descriptive plaques and accompanying catalogue draw on research by top international scholars from across disciplines, placing the art in its historical and religious context. BC is fortunate to have an internationally renowned art museum on campus. Since its inception, the museum has acquired a strong reputation, attracting many visitors to campus and earning raves from publications like The Boston Globe. Best of all, the McMullen’s convenient location in Devlin makes it possible for students and faculty members to visit quite easily. Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan is open until June 2 and entry is free of charge. The Heights encourages all members of the BC community to take advantage of its riches.

Allies’ event prompts discussion on assault ‘Don’t Skirt the Issue’ is right to encourage men to get involved in the ﬁght against sexual violence On Valentine’s Day, the Boston College Allies hosted an event in the Quad called “Don’t Skirt the Issue,” a campaign to end genderbased violence. Men wearing skirts, a nonconventional method to draw the attention of passersby, was an effective way to open up dialogue about what is generally considered a touchy subject. The Heights would like to recognize the efforts of all those involved in the campaign—the organizers, those who contributed their time to making promotional materials, and those who showed up in skirts on Thursday, prepared to educate their fellow students. The issue of gender-based violence is an important one, and we commend Allies for opening the topic to discussion. The Heights concurs with Allies’ assessment that the problem of violence against women and girls should not be considered simply a “women’s issue”—assault affects all members of a community, and recognizing that it affects everyone is a significant step toward ending such violence. Attacks against women cannot be halted without the active support of both men and women—neither party can afford to take a passive role, and we appreciate that Allies took time to make just that point. They succeeded in bringing a large-scale issue, one that goes far beyond the BC bubble, to campus. BC students are sometimes criticized for being apathetic about or ignorant of events outside their own immediate surroundings. “Don’t Skirt the Issue” is evidence that the spirit of activism and en-

gagement in the student body is very much alive and well. We hope that Allies, and other groups on campus, take note of this event’s success and continue to push for the recognition and discussion of real-world problems. The Heights is pleased to note that this campaign was largely met with support and open minds. We would like to point out, however, that simply listening and agreeing will not be enough to halt genderbased violence. Continuing the dialogue is crucial—we encourage students to take advantage of relevant resources on BC’s campus. BCPD offers Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) courses for free—the next sessions begin in March, and women are encouraged to attend and learn how to defend themselves from attackers. The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) offers Bystander Awareness Education courses , aimed at creating communities that feel responsible to prevent sexual assault. RAs can request that these presentations be hosted in their living communities, and student groups on campus can also request presentations, so that all members are informed. Students can also volunteer to be student trainers for the WRC’s presentations. The Heights suggests that all students take the time to become familiar with and use these resources—BC offers effective means for members of the community to educate themselves and take proactive steps to fight against rape and assault—it’s the students’ responsibility to take advantage of them.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Student group perpetuates ‘rich’ stereotype Social stigmatization dominates Boston College’s campus, likely one of the many reasons that BC ranks among the least diverse college campuses nationwide. The issue is brought to light so infrequently that even leadership groups that are designed to engage and provide for students, such as BC’s Residence Hall Association (RHA), contribute to its overwhelmingly degrading effect. BC RHA spread news of an upcoming dance next weekend with the following event description: “You are cordially invited to RHA’s Snow Ball, held in none other than BC’s most classic and classiest of venues, Gasson 100. Gents, dust off those Vineyard Vines bow ties, and ladies, here’s the perfect occasion to debut those brand new pair of high heels you bought with absolutely no occasion to wear to. Join RHA in the biggest formal event of the season: The Snow Ball! Come enjoy a night of dancing, food, and winter merriment with all of your closest 300 friends.” In its mission statement, BC RHA claims that its purpose is to “serve as the voice of the residence halls in the BC community.” But I urge you to ask yourself, is this an organization you support to speak on your behalf, pigeonholing the attending students to Vineyard Vines and new stilettos?

It is comments like these that BC must avoid in order to see progress. As a University that stands strong on being men and women for others and one of the few schools that guarantees 100 percent need based financial aid, social stigmatization still seems to plague our campus. Instead of RHA promoting a strict social structure, only accomplishable by excessive spending on $50 bowties and superfluous heels, perhaps it is more important to encompass the entirety of the student body, rather than those who can pay for a new outfit every week (or those that are pressured into scrounging up money to do so). We must stop submitting our student body to elitist standards and face the facts—people come from all around the world, from all sorts of financial and political backgrounds, and it’s not fair to our image, our students, or those who sacrifice so much for us to be enrolled in higher education, to predefine us to near impossible standards. If you want to wear a new tie, by all means, but for an organization that strives to speak on behalf of the student body to demean us to material items is an insult to our integrity as a whole.

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Monday, February 18, 2013

I’ll make a (hu)man out of you

Fanatical About Froyo - This Thumbs Up is not just another fact of life/occurrence of which we have a positive opinion and are using this column as a place to air that opinion solely for our own amusement. No, this one is a vital piece of information that all Boston College students must know if they wish to fully enjoy their time here: Frozen yogurt from Angora Cafe is absolutely the best food item you can get delivered to your dorm room. This is not hyperbole. Our faithful readers have probably never read a sentence in this column that we have meant more earnestly than the one two sentences prior to the sentence you are currently reading. Seriously, drop whatever you are doing and create a Foodler account and order some right now (we suggest raspberry with dark chocolate chips). You can thank us later.

Slush City - After Boston College found Nemo and got the fitting reward of a day off classes, we are now being faced with the harsh lesson that nothing in life is free, as we trudge through piles and piles of cold, wet, brown slush on our way to classes, the dining halls, practice, rehearsal, etc., each day. The hardest part of this is not the mysterious specks that we realize are now covering the backs of our pants; nor the dread that sets upon us with each approaching car that seems to be going a little too fast and carrying the possibility to drive through the pile of slush perched perilously between us and the aforementioned vehicle and spray it all over us; nor even is it the gross “buh-lech-guh” sound each step across it makes. No, the worst part is that we are able to remember what it once was and the beauty it possessed. Slush is like the bitter, mean, attention-seeking, now middle aged and prematurely wrinkly former child star that we gaze upon with all the more disgust because we remember the adorable adolescent it once was. Good riddance. Return of the Dust Bowl- While we’re doling out weather-related thumbs downs (as we are wont to do, probably too often), let’s talk about this wind. The dust bowl is back, guys! But before you get excited, let us clarify: we’re not talking about the ante-Stokes pleasant stretches of grass perfect for games of Frisbee, naps in the sun, and reading Walt Whitman. No, we’re talking about the 1930s, Great Plains, actual dust kind of dust bowl (the OG Dust Bowl, as it were). Except this time around, it’s not dust, but snow, being lifted from the stretches in front of Stokes and swept violently through the air at innocent college students just trying to get to their midterm on time. So to all who lamented the loss of the dust bowl and asked for it back, we say this: Be careful what you wish for. Step Away From the WEapon - A youth hockey league in North Dakota has turned away from the traditional fund-raising items of cookies, Christmas wreaths, coffee mugs, and embroidered blankets in favor of an explosive new idea. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, they are hosting a gun raffle. In case you have already dismissed this as a misguided kid’s idea of a great business move, perhaps it would be enlightening for you to know that the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police is doing the same thing. We don’t know which is more disturbing, a bunch of children deciding to bypass raffling off movie theater gift certificates in favor of firearms, or an association of law enforcement officers handing out hundreds of guns literally for free. All we know is we’re cancelling our North Dakota spring break vacation…

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Saljooq Asif A few weeks ago, I was skimming through my Facebook news feed when I came across a link shared by one of my female friends. The link led to a blog post written by Jessica Valenti, a selfdescribed feminist author who points out that the structures of “media, sexism, misogyny” are encouraging men to objectify women. In her discussion, Valenti asks her male relatives to change their ways and strongly declares, “So think of this as your chance to make a decision about what kind of man you’re going to be.” And that was when I could no longer stomach any more of Valenti’s feminism with its witty “sense of humor.” It’s not that I don’t approve of feminism—on the contrary, I’m an avid supporter of equal rights and opportunities for everyone, regardless of one’s gender. It’s the gender titles and roles that are constantly advertised that I find deeply irritating. Valenti wants her male relatives to be a certain kind of “man,” but what really is a man? Grappling with the same question, India seems to provide an answer. After the horrific gang-rape scandal and subsequent outrage that have made international headlines, India has been putting its best effort into reforming societal attitudes towards gender. The Times of India has even begun to publish advertisements in its newspapers that blatantly ask men, “What is the definition of manhood?” A few lines down the advertisement states, “The true test of

your manhood is how you treat a woman … If you do not respect a woman you are only half a man.” Statements like this are only a part of the greater problem in our society. There is a strong sentiment nowadays to categorize everything based on gender. Masculinities and femininities are emphasized in nearly every form of media and have become ingrained in mainstream culture. Just take a look at Disney’s Mulan as an example: as an over-the-top Disney fanatic, even I’m shocked at how much people adore the iconic song “I’ll Make a Man Out of You.” Isn’t the song just perpetuating the traditional definition of masculinity in a film that, at the same time, is attempting to break conventional female roles? So I suppose the main question really does go back to The Times of India advertisement: what makes a man? Is it being macho and as “swift as the coursing river,” as Mulan tells us? Someone who is totally ripped and objectified, like the model in the scandalous Calvin Klein underwear commercial aired during the Super Bowl? Similarly, what is a real woman? Is it the prim and proper virgin? Or is it the super thin and attractive model who’s able to seductively walk down the runway? The complicated yet rigid constructs of gender prove to be infuriating in even one of my English classes this semester focusing on fairy tales. When discussing the theme of rape in “Little Red Riding Hood,” the old idea was reiterated that in today’s society, men are expected to go “get some” while women who are “asking for it” aren’t women at all—they’re sluts instead. As was indirectly concluded, a “real” man would be one who is able to control his impulses, right? The aforementioned problems with Valenti’s blog post, The Times of India

advertisement, Mulan, and even the discussion in my English class are that they all place an emphasis on gender and what it means to be a “real” man or woman. It’s as if there is some sort of essential “man-ness” and “woman-ness” that must be sought out and discovered, but such ideologies only further promote gender insecurity and divisions instead of fostering confidence and unity. There will always be comments like “A real man would have …” or “Women should …” but such declarations miss the entire point. It’s not about being a real man or a real woman—it’s about being a real human. Somehow, true humanity has given way and devolved into the stereotypical entities of masculinity and femininity. Rather than emphasizing manhood and womanhood, we should stress the importance of humanhood. The answer isn’t to tell boys to be “real men” and girls to be “real women”—on the contrary, the solution lies in telling them they should strive to become genuine human beings, individuals capable of emoting, practicing morality, and doing good deeds. Valenti wants her male relatives to become a certain “kind of man,” while India claims it is possible for some to be “half a man” as well. Rape, abuse, and violence are terrible things, but the ability to differentiate between good and bad and abstain from such disgusting acts doesn’t make anyone a good man or woman—it makes them a good human being. We can all be massive supporters of equal rights and feminists, but we shouldn’t forget the bigger picture. So maybe, instead of striving to become men and women for others, let’s just start by becoming humans for others first.

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

Enforced equality

Ryan Giannotto If you happen to ask a professor what are among the least desirable aspects of the job, a likely response would be grading, which inevitably involves rather tiresome confrontations with grade-grubbers. That same professor, however, while so earnestly disparaging attempts at grade-grubbing, has no quarrel with money-grubbing in the form of social welfare. In both instances, people are given benefits that they have not directly earned, but while the former is scoffed at, the latter is regarded with a certain esteemed dignity. What is more inconsistent about this tendency is that while acquiescing to grade-grubbing costs the professor nothing, addressing moneygrubbing levies material costs for the professor, impinging upon his salary and diminishing his own standard of living. This discrepancy is astounding, the willingness of the professor to redistribute welfare in one case and the utter abhorrence of doing so in the face of grade-grubbers. It appears to be quite the paradox. A disclaimer is necessary to all Democrats and the emotionally susceptible, who by this point in the article are indubitably prepared to pen a “socially responsible” rebuttal, maintaining that the purpose of welfare is to overcome unfairness inherent in a capitalist society. If this column has hitherto been troubling to your sense of political correctness, I advise you to stop reading, as I humbly advance the following claim, that the ruthless and profit-seeking market economy is far more fair than academia. In the open economy, decision making is entirely decentralized, allowing private individuals to pursue any opportunity they deem most attractive in any fashion they so please—the only limitations are indeed the extent of the individual’s will. In essence, the power rests entirely with private citizens, who unfettered in any respect, are completely and utterly at their own mercy. It is truly amazing how

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Democrats can ceaselessly complain that all of this fairness is simply unfair. This absolute liberty exists in stark contrast to academia, where much decision making power, and hence ability to determine outcomes, rests with professors and administration. In no way does this comparison seek to diminish academia, it is in fact the institution that prepares me for the freedom, and fairness, ahead—the comparison is merely drawn to demonstrate how fair society really is. While the usual chorus of naysayers will assert that wealth is distributed unevenly, this fact is irrelevant given the complete autonomy for individuals to succeed or fail at their own hand. The question that begs to be asked is why welfare is extoled in one arena, the open economy, yet spurned so thoroughly in the field of academia, especially given the absence of boundaries in the former. Indeed extreme inequity exists in colleges as well, in terms of academic performance, but it would be inconceivable for even the most bleeding-heart liberal to demand a redistribution of grades to ensure “fairness.” John Kerry in particular would have to forsake his “I’m better than you attitude” if that standard were upheld. After all, is it not unfair that Boston College only accepts the most qualified applicants, and should they not instead choose the least qualified just to promote fairness? Such propositions are entirely erroneous, but they represent the conjectures of liberals taken to their logical extent, a bit of a misnomer you must agree. If people so readily accept differences of outcomes in the academic environment, why do they suddenly become appalled when considering differences in outcome in the marketplace, especially when people are far more free in the open market? This standard of “social responsibility” seems inconsistently applied. For the liberals who have made it thus far, I must congratulate you, as surely the desire must be insatiable to assert that evil corporations through their profit-seeking agendas are inherently unfair. If we consider, however, that for the wage earner all earnings are in essence profit, it emerges that everyone, not just corporations, has access to profit-making potential. Indeed,

the wage earner enjoys a far larger profit margin on their sales than corporations, 100 percent versus only a small portion—it appears they may actually be getting the upper hand! Even if the profit argument is discarded, we have yet to consider the grand equalizer, as the reality remains that government intervention through welfare should have long since rendered society fair. Given that each year the federal government allocates 54 percent of its resources to various forms of welfare, including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other safety net programs, how can inequity possibly remain? Moreover, this is not a one-time expense, but it occurs annually, and considering welfare has existed for the last 80 years now, how much more is needed to level the playing field? If the immeasurable sum of $1.9 trillion per year is not enough to eliminate inequity, I challenge anyone to determine what is the requisite amount. For those adverse to numbers, that is two Iraq and Afghanistan wars each year. It seems that despite the best efforts of Democrats, it is almost as if people stubbornly insist on not being made equal. Imagine that. Augmenting this equalizing effect is that, with the Bush tax cuts only expiring on the top two percent, the other 98 percent of the country retains the significant tax cut in perpetuity. In essence, the tax structure has permanently been altered in an arrangement that is top heavy, placing more and more of the burden of the “enforced equality” burden on fewer and fewer people. This approach fundamentally unbalances where government revenues are generated, and if social policy is as important as the Democrats tell us, should we not all contribute? Would that not be fair? If BC were to allocate 54 percent of its operating resources to ensure academic “fairness,” imagine the consequences. For those of you who would be less than satisfied with this policy, I think you can guess for which party I would advise you not to vote. Perhaps “social responsibility” is indeed irresponsible.

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

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Long live the King Ryan Hooper This past weekend Michael Jordan turned 50 years old. It’s important out of simple respect for the greatest of all time that we reflect on not only the legendary career that Jordan had, but also the undying legacy that has only grown since the end of his playing days. I never saw Jordan play—I can’t talk about him like I was there. But maybe that’s what makes his legacy all the more elusive for our generation. For me, Jordan is a mythical figure, something the league and even the world will never see again. With his milestone birthday also comes the inevitable comparisons. Is Kobe Bryant, “Like Mike”? Is LeBron James better than His Airness? But make no mistake, neither Kobe or LeBron compare to Jordan, nor will anyone ever, simply because Jordan did it first. Jordan is the trailblazer, the athlete who changed the sports world forever. He led the league in scoring for 10 straight years and also became the model for the “twoway player,” as he would become a perennial member of the NBA’s All Defensive Team. Jordan won six championships, in all of which he was the Finals MVP. He was also named NBA MVP five times. But the impact Jordan had on the game goes beyond his mind-boggling numbers and seemingly countless championships. Jordan changed the very concept of the professional athlete forever. Jordan wasn’t the first athlete to sign a shoe deal. Nor was he the first athlete to buy an expensive car or live in a gargantuan house. However, Jordan was the first to become a brand, hence Jordan brand, not simply be affiliated with one. When he signed with Nike he didn’t just wear their shoes. He was their shoe, having them specifically tailored to fit his skill set and personal preferences while ultimately maintaining their marketability—something all professional athletes strive for today. When Nike signed Jordan, they offered him $500,000. The previous largest shoe contract was James Worthy’s $150,000 New Balance deal. Jordan even singlehandedly led an exodus from the classic NBA short-shorts to the longer knee cut shorts of today. Kobe and LeBron both have their own Nike shoes and clothing lines, but they pale in comparison to the size and stature of Jordan Brand. The Jordan brand relishes in its status symbol, the seeming mark of “class” in the basketball world. The Jordan name in shoes is one of superiority like Mercedes Benz in automobiles or Rolex in watches, and is synonymous with the way Jordan played the game and saw the game. There was him, and there was everyone else. But Jordan could never have become the iconic figure that he is without backing it up on the court. In his initial contract, if Jordan did not become Rookie of the Year, an NBA All Star, or average 20 points per game, Nike had the right to terminate his contract. But that was never in doubt. Jordan accomplished all three in his rookie season, never leaving in doubt that he was in fact the real deal. Jordan would go on to be the model for all future NBA phenoms, with the likes of LeBron, Kobe, Dwayne Wade, and Penny Hardaway all being dubbed “the next Michael Jordan” upon their entrance to the league. Of that exclusive group, Kobe undoubtedly is the closest comparison. Similar in stature and playing style, Kobe and Jordan both share similar career numbers and championship totals, with Kobe falling one short of Jordan’s six. But the thing that Kobe shares with Jordan that may not be as apparent in LeBron is their unrelenting competitive nature. The statistic that is most impressive to me is that Michael Jordan never lost in the NBA Finals. In his six trips, Jordan never lost. It is obvious that Jordan not only wanted to win, but he wanted to be the reason they won. Kobe has won five out of his seven trips to the finals, but LeBron has only won once in his three trips to the finals. As Kobe’s career winds down, the Jordan comparisons have mostly been passed on to LeBron. In the past these have been welcomed—LeBron seemed to enjoy the fact that people speculated who the greatest truly was. But as recently as last week LeBron tweeted, “I’m not MJ, I’m LJ.” To me, this is a concession from LeBron, an admittance of defeat. As LeBron quickly approaches 30 with only one championship, it sounds like LeBron has given up. He seems to be acknowledging that he will never be Jordan or surpass Jordan, and he just showed us why MJ built his legacy in a non-digital age, he didn’t build his legacy through Facebook or Twitter, he said it all on the court, and everyone heard him, loud and clear. Jordan wouldn’t have conceded like LeBron. He probably would have tweeted something like, “I’m not LJ, and I’m better.” And that is why he is the greatest. Happy Birthday MJ, long live “the King”.

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

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Forgettable ‘Safe Haven’ certainly fails to ignite any Sparks By Ryan Dowd For The Heights In Safe Haven, the latest Nicholas Sparks’ adaption, Katie flees Boston in search of some place safe, or exactly what the film promises—a safe haven. That is not exactly what she gets. That is not exactly what the audience gets. Katie, played by Julianne Hough (Footloose), Safe haven flees Boston, Lasse Hallstrom oddly Relativity Media enough, under mysterious, maybe even violent circumstances. She is running from something or someone. She hops on a bus headed for Atlanta and hops off somewhere in the bottom third of North Carolina, a little pit stop town called Southport. She stays in Southport, rents a house, gets a job, and begins to settle in. She befriends the local shop owner Alex, played by Josh Duhamel (Transformers), a gentle widower with two young kids, and given that this is a Sparks story, the audience knows what will happen. They

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will fall in love, and they do. In many ways the film is safe, an allbut-sequel to the Sparks successes of The Notebook and Dear John with two more solid, attractive, up-and-coming actors. Lasse Hallstrom directs again after steering Dear John to box office success just a few years ago. As the film progresses at a gradual pace, Katie feels more and more safe, but as the circumstances of her flights emerge bit by bit, the audience learns that Southport is in fact not safe. Safe Haven has a few tricks up its sleeve. Safe Haven’s thriller and chase side plot distinguishes itself from its counterparts. It is a romantic thriller, not a romantic comedy. The question is whether the audience will buy this side plot or not. Does it have enough weight to it, or is it just a narrative device to drive the principle romance? Some will buy its legitimacy, others may not. The side plot is usually an effective device, driving the film to its eventual conclusion, but it does not often fit smoothly with the romantic narrative. Nevertheless, the move toward noir represents a risk, the only real risk

in what has become a complacent genre. Whether the risk pays off or not, the risk pushes Safe Haven away from safety as a film. What Safe Haven gets right and what everyone will buy is the relationship between Katie and Alex. Hallstrom catches all the subtle moments that build towards that first kiss—hands inching closer and closer in the beach sand, an awkward pat on the arm after a ride home, or a fumbling attempt to ask this mysterious girl to go fishing. Duhamel plays a natural small town father. Hough can be enchanting in the bright, heavenly refuge of Southport, when she is not asked to anxiously glance behind her shoulder or frown for no apparent reason. Safe Haven even handles the relationship between Katie and Alex’s children deftly. The romance is classic Sparks. The audience even gets to see a friendly face in Katie’s rustically inclined neighbor Jo, played by Colbie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother, The Avengers). Safe Haven jumps between dark, cold Boston where an obsessively determined detective is trying to track down Katie, to bright Southport, and does so lethar-

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‘Safe Haven’ is another largely forgettable Nicholas Sparks romance, despite some twists. gically at the expense of the film’s pace. Safe Haven tells a 90 minute story in 115 minutes, and those extra 25 minutes matter. The film rightfully develops Katie and Alex’s relationship delicately, but when a two hour movie feels like a three hour movie, the pace is simply too slow. In the end, Safe Haven strives to be the next great Sparks date movie, and it is

surely a good date movie with an endearing theme and some tense moments. But that does not necessarily make Safe Haven a good film. Safe Haven is enjoyable and probably more enjoyable to watch in a group or on a date, but even with some uplifting, love affirming moments with a couple twists and turns along the way, Safe Haven is ultimately forgettable. n

‘Creatures’ has heavy hands, good heart

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‘Beautiful Creatures’ maintains the precedent for supernatural romance set by ‘Twilight’, but offers little to those not infatuated with the genre. By Kira Mulshine For The Heights Beautiful Creatures is feeding an addiction. Without another Twilight movie to look forward to, supernatural romance-seeking young adults are thirsty for more magic, action, and indestructible romance. Beautiful Creatures will be seen Beautiful Creatures by millions of Richard LaGravenese eager Alcon Entertainment young adults because it fills this void, but it should be seen for the intelligent leads, Lena Duchannes (Alice Englhert) and Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich), who enact a realistic teen romance while presenting a worthwhile message. Director Richard La Gravenese’s film stresses that a single person has the power to control their true nature—only they have the ability to control their life path. At the same time, it emphasizes how important it is to accept help and support from the people who love you. Beautiful Creatures was adapted into film from the first book of the Castor Chronicles series, written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. It features Lena, a 15-year-old castor, whose witch-like powers will be “taken” for the light or the dark on her 16th birthday. The film

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begins and the audience is immediately thrown into a knotty fantasy plot line. La Gravenese attempts to pack in this plot during the first half hour of this two-hour film, and may lose you along the way. First, the dark-haired, athletic Ethan tells us in a monologue that his only goal in life is to leave his small southern town, Gatlin. While running past his late mother’s grave, he tells us that the people in his town are either too dumb or too stuck to leave—they only leave Gatlin when they die, and sometimes it seems like even the dead never leave. Clearly, Gatlin is a spooky place from the start. Then Ethan hears of Lena. She is the new girl in town (no one ever moves to Gatlin) who just moved in with her uncle, and her uncle also happens to be Gatlin’s owner and rumored Satanist, Macon Ravenwood (Jeremy Irons). The story takes off when Ethan sees long, dark-haired Lena for the first time in class—her pouty but pretty pale face looks familiar, and later we find out it is—he has been dreaming about her for months. In class, Lena is immediately outcast while being bullied by Ethan’s ex-girlfriend, the beautiful blonde bombshell Emily Asher (Zoey Deutch). Emily’s “mama told her” she couldn’t be in class with Lena because her mama says that Lena’s family is full of hell-worshipping Satanists.

So Ethan falls immediately in love, he doesn’t leave Lena alone, and his persistence and southern charm win Lena’s lonely heart against her family’s wishes. It is similar to the Twilight love situation, but the genders are reversed. Just as in Twilight, if you pay attention closely, you soon find out that Ethan and Lena have more than love. Lena has also been dreaming about Ethan for months before meeting him, so obviously destiny brought them together. As Lena prepares to have her powers claimed on her 16th birthday, Ethan suffers the consequences of having a witch girlfriend. For the remainder of the film, he protects her from her dark side so that her true nature is not claimed by a curse. Beautiful Creatures is jam-packed with exactly what young fantasy fanatics love to see and it is enhanced by La Gravenese’s philosophical teen message. Through a surprising chain of events, a graceful and mature Lena proves to herself (with Ethan’s help) that she can control her true nature and actions. She must mature at 16 so she can keep those who she loves safe, because only she can. Despite an overwhelming and predictable plotline, La Gravenese uses Lena and Ethan to demonstrate that every person has a dark side, but if you can control it, you’re more powerful than you know. n

Weekend gross

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1. A Good Day to Die Hard

25.0

2. Identity Thief

23.4

3. safe Haven

21.4

4. Escape from Planet Earth

16.1

5. Warm Bodies

9.0

6. Beautiful Creatures

7.5

7. Side Effects

6.3

8. Silver Linings Playbook

6.1

9. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

3.5

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bestsellers of hardcover fiction 1. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn 2. Tenth of December George Saunders 3. Memory of light Robert Jordan 4. Touch and Go Lisa Gardner 5. Private BErlin James Patterson & Mark Sullivan

6. Until The end of time Danielle Steel 7. Suspect Robert Crais 8. A Deeper love inside Sister Souljah 9. The Twelve Tribes of HAtti Ayana Mathis SOURCE: New York Times

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With rare panels, artifacts, and art objects donated from museums and private colletions in Portugal and the U.S., McMullen’s new exhibit is an international affair.

McMullen show explores Jesuit history in Japan McMullen, from A10 this relationship through the exchange of earthly goods and beliefs, Portugal, Jesuits, And Japan paints a winsome, complex, and devastating portrait of a provincial fascination. Seven intricate six-panel Nanban trade screens crown the two-floor exhibition. Reading from right to left, these Japanese paintings engage in a brand of storytelling strikingly similar to the ecclesiastical art o+f Europe of that period. The Japanese tell stories of the complex working relationship they had with the Portuguese merchants and Jesuit missionaries—and this relationship could vary from violence to spiritual exchanges in a single panel. The Japanese were fascinated, and at times horrified, by the massive European freighters and the ostentatious customs of these foreigners. The Portuguese traders emerging from the carracks are shown with animal-like physiognomies, with hooked noses and brutish bone structures. As the trade screens would indicate, the frilly pantaloons and respective plumage of the Portuguese likely drew savory reactions from the

islanders. The exotic creatures and dark skinned servants they brought certainly would have also added to the incredulity toward the European visitors. These images of the Portuguese savages are something to revel in, certainly from the American Eurocentric perspectives on history, that nearly always rather hold the indigenous as the barbarians. The Japanese images of the Jesuit missionaries, in contrast with those of the merchants, exude sagacity. The Japanese paint these men much as they would Buddhist monks, and it’s fair to say their early missionary presence was viewed with favor. The trade screens show the Christian churches these Jesuits would have established—they adopt provincial Japanese architectural style, with many smaller, tiled roof building forming religious complexes. This Jesuit method of “accommodation,” involving the assimilation of the missionaries into the culture, was used to convert the daimyo, Japan’s ruling class, to Catholicism. Because of this cultural mindfulness, the Jesuits served as an important proxy between Japanese and Portuguese culture, creating many of the earliest European maps of Japan and Japanese-Portuguese

dictionaries. By evidence of the impressive stature of the Jesuits in Japanese art, it can be believed these missionaries were highly respected in their early dealings with the Japanese. Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan employs a manifold of trade goods, portraits, furniture pieces, garments, and weaponry to offer a substantive context for the seven screens. Pieces of Japanese samurai armor are seen adopting styling cues from gaudy Portuguese style. Japanese carpentry takes European form, but is adorn with urushi, a lacquer of Asian tree saps. Japanese ceramics participate in traditional Christian symbolism of the period. The respective symbolic languages of these two countries are adjoined in these relics, and articulate together relatively profound statements on Japan and Portugal interactions. These peoples were averse and crude to one another, but equally fascinating and enlightening. The sheer weight of the spiritual and artistic traditions of these two nations could seemingly transcend the gaping cultural divide. But perhaps equally pervasive between these two cultures was a fascination of violence. In the essential

historical context of Portugal and Japan’s trade, the Portuguese were the people who introduced Japan to guns. By use of Portuguese firearms, three successive Japanese lords of war ended the political divisions of 16th-century Japan, uniting the Japanese people under a common fear of gun violence. The ambitions of these Japanese shoguns found realization through Portuguese military tradition, and ironically, saw to the expulsion of Portuguese influence. The Christian mission in Japan became a political threat in its rise to predominance. The Jesuit missionaries were expelled from Japan by force in 1622, with many of them killed by means of brutal public execution. Thus the great period of Japanese and Portuguese spiritual and physical exchange saw to its own tragic closing. The sonorous discourse and related afflictions of the Western world’s earliest endeavor in Japan finds a seemly home in the McMullen Museum with Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan: Spiritual Beliefs and Earthly Goods. The exhibit is set to run through June 2. The museum is open 11 to 4 on weekdays and 12 to 5 on Saturdays and Sundays. n

Sexual Chocolate is a delicious treat Sexual Chocolate, from A10 to transition from their goofy high school personas into their roles as highly skilled dancers quite seamlessly. After the off-campus dancers attempted to seduce Molly with their street style, they all wondered about the “move” that they forgot to show her, which launched into another round of step dancing. This segment displayed Sexual Chocolate’s incredible speed, and showed their versatility with smooth spins and slides that contrasted with their more intense stomps and jumps. The next portion of the skit involved a trial, since someone was responsible for putting powder in the swim team’s photo booth, spiking the punch, and putting a whoopee cushion under the oldest chaperone’s seat. When no one admitted to the crime, the dancers resumed position with their “remix,” integrating typical hip-hop sounds such as “ooh girl, you want it” into their routine. Here

they strayed from their traditional style, where every dancer steps in unison—instead choosing to have three separate groups doing their own routine. It was a welcome change of pace, and still maintained effortless cohesion. No high school dance is complete without a dance battle, this time featuring the off-campus dancers versus the nerds. While the former showed off their moves, the nerds mirrored their steps precisely, showing their inner swag to the beat of Ludacris’ “The Potion.” The audience’s cheers affirmed that the nerds in fact won that battle, even if they were clad in glasses and suspenders. The final portion of the skit revealed that it was the DJ behind all the pranks, lamenting his inability to fit in with any of the groups. Although the act seemed to drag on too long, putting more emphasis on the members’ acting rather than their dancing, all complaints disappeared momentarily as the lights dimmed and the audience was able to witness

how Sexual Chocolate is able to live up to their name. As they loosened their ties, the guys took “sexual” to a whole new level with their hip thrusts and body rolls. They shortly after left the stage, and just when everyone was about to yell in frustration for wanting more, they entered from the side doors into the audience with roses in hand, handing them out to several girls in the audience and making the rest of us extremely jealous. And then the chairs came out—and we all know no one can be tamed when that kind of prop is involved. To the sensual music of 112’s “Anywhere,” shirts were torn off, bodies were gyrating, and girls were screaming. It was reminiscent of Channing Tatum’s strip dance to “Pony” in the beautiful film that is Magic Mike. But even better, BC students got to see the Sexual Chocolate performance live—an impressive combination of skill, tangible stage presence, and the smoothest dancers you’ll find on campus. n

Does Dan Harmon Hate Television? Joe Allen In the last week, television writer and show runner Dan Harmon said a few particularly head-scratching things on his Harmontown live podcast tour. On television, Harmon said it’s just a “bunch of goddamn baby food made out of corn syrup,” continuing to say “the medium is dispensed to people who can’t feed back—can’t change it.” Anyone who doesn’t know who Harmon was would see quotes such as these as angry rants from a cynical TV hater. But Harmon’s past, present, and future all revolve around television, which makes his angry, critical words on the medium all the more confusing. In the industry itself, Harmon was seen as a smart, innovative writer and creator. The show for which he is best is Community, a comedy series on NBC that Harmon created and ran from 2009 until 2012. The show follows the lives of adult misfits at a community college who befriend each other after forming a study group. Community quickly became known for its quality joke-telling, its multi-shaded characters, and later, for its willingness to experiment with form every week. The show has done parodies of entire film genres and has created animated episodes. Harmon, as the series show runner, was undoubtedly the creative mastermind of Community. He would often talk in interviews of where his ideas for the series’ more outlandish episodes came from. Just a few weeks ago, Harmon went into detail at a television convention about how he

had wished to do an entire episode of the show that poses the question: who is Nicholas Cage? Unfortunately, he will never get to make the episode. Dan Harmon was fired from Community by NBC last spring. The network replaced him with new show runners David Guarascio and Moses Port. The reason for Harmon’s firing is widely believed to have stemmed from the show’s sliding ratings and from conflicts with the heads of NBC, and with one of the show’s stars, Chevy Chase. Essentially, Community’s terrible ratings mandated a creative shift into broader subject matter in efforts to attract a wider audience for the show. Since the firing, Harmon has refused to work on the show in any kind of creative capacity. He is currently creating a show for Adult Swim that will air in late 2013. Throughout his time on Community, and even in the year following his firing, Harmon has always seemed eager to share his thoughts on the show. He talks of the show’s characters as if they’re real people that he creates. He has talked of writing the characters with depth, experimenting with the show’s narrative and giving each character emotional arcs. So, why would a man who seems to care deeply for television resort to calling it “a big blob of f—g garbage?” A possible answer might lie in his complaint of how “the medium is dispensed to people who can’t feed back.” This quote implicitly references how television audiences mostly have to sit back and let the networks take varying levels of control over their favorite shows. Shows can be cancelled at the drop of a hat if the

ratings are poor, the show’s tone can shift if the network isn’t happy with its current feel, and if a network wants to fire the creator of a show, like Harmon, it is free to do so. Even though Community fans, including prominent television critics, have been vocal in their support for the show, they ultimately have no power to decide whether or not NBC will pull the plug eventually. All signs are beginning to point to a Community cancellation, in fact, after the show’s abysmal ratings this week, for the second episode of its fourth season. Maybe the cause of Harmon’s rant lies in its last line, in which he says of TV show runners: “They’re not allowed to say whatever they’re thinking … You’re definitely not getting the truth—you’re getting lies.” Harmon has made comments in a similar vein to this in previous years. As a true television auteur, Harmon tried to take Community to darker and more risky places that NBC didn’t want it to go to. In the end, shows on network television only have so much freedom. With this in mind, it seems that the real targets of Harmon’s anger is television networks, and not the television shows themselves. Looking at the skydiving ratings of Community, it remains unclear whether control of television shows should lie with one or two artists or with an entire network. Editor’s Note: A version of this column was originally written by the author for EN55001.

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

Jack and Jill a collaborative effort. At the same time, the student team benefited from the institutional support of the Theatre Department, with each production team member assigned a faculty mentor. “All of us have mentors,” Hyseni said, “and the great thing about that is we get just enough freedom to explore our own approaches and our own ideas, but we check in with our mentors to either get advice from them, or to just have a professional look at our work.” Despite this collaborative effort, though, the buck ultimately stops at Hyseni, who is responsible for coordinating her team’s efforts into a coherent, unified vision. More than any specific technical difficulty, this was Hyseni’s greatest challenge as director. “One of the major challenges is trying to keep a harmony between all aspects,” Hyseni said, “and making sure that each creative process—whether it be costume, set or sound—is carrying the same message that we’re carrying through in our acting and our performance.” Hyseni’s experience in the Theatre Department has given her a few opportunities to embrace that challenge. Always possessed by a passion for theatre, she discovered in her junior year a specific interest in directing, thanks to a pair of directing classes—one taught by Houchin, the other by Stuart Hecht. Houchin’s influence was particularly strong, especially as Hyseni had the chance to serve as his assistant director during last year’s production of Doubt. “That was one of the most amazing experiences for me,” Hyseni said, “because I was literally right next to him in every single rehearsal, and even just getting the chance to hear him think out loud, for me was a lesson.” Hyseni followed up this initial directing experience with The Good Body, a project for the Women’s Resource Center Program that she co-directed with Charissa Jones, A&S ’13. Still, Jack and Jill marks Hyseni’s first time occupying the director’s chair of a major production by herself, and she sees it as the culmination of her work at BC—as well as a springboard for her future career. The directing bug has not subsided yet, and Hyseni hopes to break into the field after graduation, hoping to explore both theater and film. Audiences hoping to get a glimpse into a fresh new directorial mind need not wander from campus: Jack and Jill opens on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Robsham’s Bonn Studio. n

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Now playing in Boston’s Colonial Theater, the musical ‘Jersey Boys’ is hilariously amusing.

‘Jersey Boys’ is full of nostalgic regional charm ‘Jersey Boys,’ from A10 fight about which “field” they were headed for, making fun of Jersey’s town names that often have some variation of valley, field, ridge, wood, or park, among others. “Ya Stupid asshole” is repeated so many times in this one scene before Tommy feigns shooting and killing his friend that the crowd roars with laughter. Jersey Boys is obnoxiously and inappropriately funny. The plot follows the real story of the group that evolved from “The Four Lovers” to The Four Seasons” The clever scene of them staring up at a huge neon sign that reads, “Our sons” which when adjusted reads the true name of the bowling alley “The Four Seasons” leaves a band member yelling, “It’s a sign.” Funny one-liners like this keep the musical moving and feeling more like a long concert with a story than a Broadway show. There’s the gang leader and guitarist Tommy DeVito, his closest pal and bassist Nick Massi, and then the fantastic falsetto dream that is Frankie Valli, whose music and lyrics become chart toppers with the help of the songwriter Bob Gaudio. It is reminiscent of other backstage stories, but it definitely feels less real. The humor is great but often detracts from scenes that might otherwise be more serious. Frankie’s scenes with his wife and daughter often feel artificial. The story is not as moving as it could be through deaths and tragedies but its strength comes with the moral lesson of it all: loyalty. When Tommy accrues a debt larger than $150,000, Frankie chooses to pick up this check, working his ass off for the guy who started the group. Tommy often gave Frankie the short end of the stick, hitting on his girl or not paying him an equal share from the beginning, but Frankie’s loyalty to the guy that discovered him is touching and admirable. You can’t help but love Frankie for his big heart and booming vocals. The main singer receives the loudest cheers each time, justifiably as his falsetto is simply beautiful.

Holding out long notes and singing as if only to you, his soloes are enough to melt off any remnants of Nemo. The organization of the play is brilliant. It follows the four original members of The Four Seasons and accordingly it is broken up into four acts, an act for each season and told in each of the four band members’ perspectives. Three large TV screens in the background announce each new act: spring, summer, fall, and winter. They also offer cartoon images that explain a scene or a song. The set design is extremely clever because of these explanatory TV screens and for quick set changes of tables, chairs, microphones, benches that slide on and off set, some by characters and some that are mechanically slid on stage. A wall of chain linked fence glides up and down as a main backdrop to the play that symbolizes prison, being trapped, and the over-crowdedness of Jersey. One of the best scenes is memorable not for the song they sing but for the stage direction that had their backs facing the audience as they sang to an invisible audience that was the back stage wall. The brilliant angle played very well into the story of the play, a “backstage look” at a band’s triumphs and follies. The lighting deserves mention for subtle yet smart representation. A camera flash, for example, dramatically lit an unusually large portion of the stage before the lights went black to transition into a different scene. Spotlights to certain characters illuminate their personal stories while the rest of the group is barely lit and unmoving. Lights were not over the top but added drama where necessary. Jersey Boys is a must see musical that doesn’t feel like a musical. It is definitely for everyone; even those who don’t like musicals are bound to enjoy this jukebox hit. Littered with Jerseyisms and those thick accents, it is a constant laugh embellished with a great story and awesome staging. The Broadway hit is in Boston in the Colonial Theater until March 3. n

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On the topic of love in art ARIANA IGNERI Little pink hearts, bright red roses, and adorable, chubby cupids have, undoubtedly, become the most universal and recognizable symbols of love. It’s fascinating to consider how a concept so beautifully complex could possibly have been reduced to mere representation. And though I enjoy the sweet, cliched cards—with their basic, emblematic illustrations of affection—that Hallmark sells around this time of the year, there’s no denying that love is about more than the designs and colors seasonally featured on a piece of cardstock. For centuries, artists, like card companies, have tried to befittingly depict love. A countless number of paintings, songs, novels, and poems have been inspired by its existence, and if anything at all can be learned from analyzing its evolution as an artistic subject, it’s that love is more complicated and multifaceted than any commercialized card could ever attempt to convey. Even though the basic figure of a heart indicates it as a concept, a feeling, and even as a theme, love isn’t so easily reducible, simply because there is more than just one kind of it. The ancient Greeks solidified such an idea when they categorized love in its variety of forms: agape, eros, and philia. Agape love is unconditional and pure, referring to the unselfish feelings one has towards either God or human kind. Eros, on the other hand, is passionate—it’s characterized by a sensual, and often physical, attraction to another person. And lastly, philia is the other major form of love in philosophy, corresponding to the love—the friendship and virtuous affection—one feels for family, friends, and community. Broken down and classified as such, love seems straightforwardly comprehensible—maybe not as easily understandable as the symbol of a heart is—but its distinct forms make it obvious to see how and why love consistently influences artists of all genres and mediums. And, moreover, since it evidently embodies itself in many different ways, it’s really not surprising that artists have taken diverse, varying approaches in representing and expressing it. They’ve appealed to miscellaneous thematic elements of love throughout time, but in every period, artists have done their best to consummately capture the fullness of love in each of its respective facets. The classical art of the ancient Greeks and Romans, for example, often communicated a strong nationalistic love for community and civic life, while, during the Middle Ages, art generally reflected deeply religious sentiments, such as a resilient love for Christ and the Virgin Mary. And later on, throughout the Renaissance, art, including paintings and sculptures, subtly began to depict a more romantic, sensual representation of love. In each artistic movement, different types of love have been thematically dominant—no matter the era, however, love, clearly, has always been vitally influential as a subject. Just as fine art exhibits the versatility of love, literature displays its broad range of expression. Shakespeare characterized love as all consuming and often tragic: consider Romeo & Juliet—today, their relationship is so iconic that it’s often held as a symbol, representing the purest, most perfect love. During the Romantic period, love took on a less dramatic persona, and instead, was characterized by reservation and formality—chivalry and traditional courtship, central features of novels by writers like Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters signified love during that era. For authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Evelyn Waugh in the 1920s and ’30s, love was represented quite contrarily. It was glamorous and spontaneous, just like the decades in which their stories took place. Since then, love’s expression in literature has continued to evolve. With writers like Nicholas Sparks and 50 Shades of Grey author E.L. James dominating the theme, it’s apparent that our modern society perceives love differently than people did five centuries ago. Whether for better or worse, the expression of love in art has indisputably changed with time. It’s a feeling, an idea, and an artistic subject so involved that its representation by tiny colored hearts and bouquets of pink flowers almost makes sense. But, no matter what form it takes, no matter how it’s adapted, transformed, and portrayed, at bottom, love—like art—is something that is shared, and for that reason alone, it is, and always will be, truly beautiful.

Ariana Igneri is the Assoc. Arts & Review editor of The Heights. She can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

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The McMullen Museum’s new exhibit ‘Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan’ catalogs the cross-cultural exchange between Portuguese Jesuits and Japanese in the 16th century.

BY JOHN WILEY | ASST. ARTS & REVIEW EDITOR

he year is 1543. The first Portuguese carracks, massive freighters, arrive on the shores of southern Japan—the natives simply refer to them as the “black ships.” They are larger than any vessel the Japanese have likely seen before. Their complex wooden structures are a lurid imposition on the Pacific skyline, with masts rising above the tiled rooflines of the Japanese cityscape. To the Japanese, the Portuguese traders arriving at their shores are nanban-jin, “southern barbarians.” They communicate in crude mannerisms. They are uncivilized company. They have large rounded eyes and “tall” noses. Japanese depictions of these merchants at the time allude to the tengu, a mythical creature in Japanese folklore: half-bird, half man, enigmatic in

nature, and holding insatiable power. Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan: Spiritual Beliefs and Earthly Goods opened in the McMullen Museum, located on the first floor of Devlin Hall, on Feb. 16. It was curated by Victoria Weston and Alexandra Curvelo, and was underwritten by Boston College, the Patrons of the McMullen Museum, Leslie and Peter Ciampi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, the Consulate General of Portugal in Boston, and the Calouste Guldenkian Foundation. The exhibit focuses on nearly a century of interaction, beginning in 1543, between the Japanese people and the Portuguese, namely traders and Jesuit missionaries. Tracing shifts in the dichotomy of

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Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan: Spiritual Beliefs and Earthly Goods Exhibit

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McMullen Museum, Devlin Hall

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Feb. 16-June 2, 2013 Monday-Friday 11-4 Saturday-Sunday 12-5

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Hyseni ’13 to helm intimate ‘Jack and Jill’ in Bonn Theater BY SEAN KEELEY

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Currently playing in Boston’s Colonial Theater, ‘Jersey Boys’ is hilariously amusing.

‘Jersey Boys’ entertains with genuine charisma and charm BY JEN O’BRIEN For the Heights Oh, what a night it was when the curtain opened on Jersey Boys. Though this BC2Boston event was rescheduled to Friday after the blizzard, BC students and Boston theatergoers alike were thoroughly entertained by this weekend’s performance of the show. Jersey Boys is not just another musical—it’s got charisma, sequin-lined lapel suits, ’60s music and Jersey accents. It fits into the genre of a jukebox musical, as if those popular tunes change with a director quickly pressing buttons. It’s no kids’ musical either, its crude jokes and swearing marketing it towards a more mature crowd. This musical biography of the group The Four Seasons appeals not only to a nostalgic older crowd

who can recite each song’s every word but also to the 20-something person who has experienced the awkwardness of losing one’s virginity or struggling to do what they love but also pay the bills. Jersey is in vogue, as Jersey Shore and Housewives have ensured, but this slice of Jersey comes in the form of a hilarious narrative of one band’s rise to the top. The Jersey accents alone activate the crowd’s laughter. Familiar town names and stereotypes fill the theater with ooing onlookers recognizing bits of the Jersey culture. The Italian mother who curses “Stronzo” under her breath says it all. One of the funniest scenes occurs in the car with Frankie and Tommy and Tommy’s friend. Tommy and his friend have a heated

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For most people, the names Jack and Jill conjure up vague recollections of the classic nursery rhyme. For theatre major Hana Hyseni, A&S ’13, they are charged with a decidedly more contemporary and personal relevance. For the past few months, Hyseni has devoted much of her free time and passion to directing Jack and Jill, a modern relationship comedy that is the theater department’s second student-directed workshop production of the year. The fruits of her labor will be on display next weekend in the Bonn Studio Theater in Robsham, as Jack and Jill runs from Feb. 21-23. Jack and Jill may not be particularly wellknown to casual theatergoers, but it has an illustrious history. Pseudonymously written by Jane Martin—the author of a string of acclaimed comedies in the 1990s—the play first premiered at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in 1996. Hyseni first discovered the play last year when her theatre professor, John Houchin, suggested that she read it. Hyseni was instantly captivated, devouring the entire play in a single sitting. What attracted her to the piece was not only its comedic charm, but its ability to encompass so many diverse themes. Hyseni calls Jack and Jill “a comedy that deals with a serious dilemma. We have two adults who are separated in a way by their differences in gender and ambition and insecurity but are always trying to find a common ground and make it work.” According to Hyseni, the play’s intimate depiction of its central couple—played by Tom Mezger and Ceara O’Sullivan, both A&S ’14—is inseparable from the design elements.

“Jack and Jill is very episodic, in a way,” Hyseni explained, “in that each episode or each small scene takes place in a different location and in a different time.” Creating a suitably adaptable set in the Bonn Theater was one of her greatest directorial challenges. “We wanted to create a space that allows the actors to create their own environments,” Hyseni said, “because the show is about these two characters finding a way to solve their problems and deal with the circumstances around them.” To make her vision a reality, Hyseni collaborated with an all-student production team composed of fellow seniors in the Theatre Department. Every aspect of the production—from set design to lighting to costumes to sound—was delegated to a student, making

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Director Hana Hyseni will present ‘Jack and Jill’ this week in the Bonn Studio Theater.

Sexual Chocolate steps it up in ‘Big Show’ at Robsham BC’s all male step team delivers a sweet and indulgent performance on Saturday night BY MICHELLE TOMASSI Heights Editor For those students who were left wanting a little more after Valentine’s Day, Sexual Chocolate took the stage in Robsham on Friday night, and they did not disappoint. Their annual Big Show left viewers laughing, cheering, and sometimes speechless with their incredibly fluid moves—the perfect way to end a stressful week of midterms. Before the step team made their appearance, Fuego del Corazon opened the

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performance, kicking off the show with their lively spins and lifts. As the backdrop faded to a red glow, Fuego turned up the heat with a slower song and showcased the chemistry between each pair of dancers. “Danza Kuduro” had the audience clapping in approval for their final number, leaving the room energized and ready for more. Next, the Boston College Dance Ensemble displayed their graceful ballet and jazz-inspired technique with “Fever,” clad in red and black outfits. A brief tap

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routine followed, and the act culminated in a gathering of all the dancers to a more fastpaced song. The techno beats of the music didn’t quite seem to match the fluidity of their movements, although the act became more cohesive once Adele’s “Set Fire To The Rain” filled the theater. After a brief interlude by the hosts on “how to tell if a brother can’t dance,” three members of Sexual Chocolate finally appeared, although not in their usual attire. The group organized their entire performance around a skit involving a school dance, complete with Mean Girls-esque cliques: the (swim team) jocks, the nerds, the dance kids who “don’t even go here,” and the

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chaperones. One of the most hilarious aspects of the show was their pop-culture references, such as the old man’s exclamation, “I got bronchitis! ‘Aint nobody got time for that!’” After the groups ran down from the audience to the stage one by one they finally assumed the characters we all know and love: the perfectly synchronized dancers that have the amazing ability to stomp and clap their hands in unison to create an undeniable rhythm. Next up, the first and only female entered the stage, a girl named Molly who everyone had their eye on. Each clique sent a representative to catch her attention, all failing miserably. The members of Sexual Chocolate were able

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Brown dives into key role for Eagles BY CHRIS GRIMALDI Assoc. Sports Editor

As Vermont hurried the puck up the ice on a power-play advantage, BC’s Patrick Brown skated into position to halt the opposition’s advance. The Boston College men’s hockey team already found itself trailing by a goal late in the first period, desperate to muster some energy and emerge from its longest slump of the season. Brown found the first shot of a Catamount volley heading right toward him, and got a piece of it with his stick. Though the puck hadn’t found its way to BC’s net, it had cracked Brown’s stick beyond repair. The junior suddenly found himself unarmed amidst one of the season’s most crucial GRAHAM BECK / HEIGHTS EDITOR moments. Yet there was no time for Brown to return to the bench for a new stick, as the puck was still under Catamount control and dangerously close to BC’s goal. There was no time to think—Brown could either return to the point with only his body as a blocker against Vermont’s attack, or hopelessly watch a vital game get out of hand. For Brown, the decision was easy: stop the opposition’s advance or go down fighting. What happened next sent Brown and the Eagles headed toward the highlight reel and soaring toward the win column. Brown set himself up to engage in man-to-man coverage, but the first Catamount shot was instantaneously fired from another player near his point. The junior stood squarely and stopped the puck dead in its tracks with his sixfoot-one frame, but he was taken out of position as the puck bounced back to his man. Lightning might not strike twice, but Patrick Brown does. He immediately slid across as a booming shot left the Catamount’s stick. Once more, Brown knocked the puck down before it could threaten to sneak toward the goal. Yet before the standout play could be complete, the hard-hitting forward had to place a few finishing touches. “The funniest part was that the puck went down to their forward behind the net,” Brown said, “and he tried walking out in front and I hit him without a stick, and it knocked him over. Then the guy behind him fell and then the ref fell over. It was cool, but watching it on video with my teammates was the best part.”

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pass in stride to forward Steven Whitney, who deposited the puck into the net for his team-leading 19th goal of the season. Yet before the period came to a close, UNH defenseman Eric Knodel took possession of the puck and sent a searing slap shot flying to the net from mid-rink. The long-range attempt caught goalie Parker Milner by surprise, and found its way under his glove and into the back of the goal. After stealing back the game’s momentum right before the first intermission, Maine carried over its offensive spark into the second frame. Left wing Dan Correale snuck the puck right past the goal line for a quick score only 34 seconds into the period. The Eagles soon answered on

For Dennis Clifford, there’s the obvious, physical pain that everyone can see, and then there’s the agony and disappointment he keeps outside of Conte Forum’s walls, away from his young, impressionable teammates. As possession flips during a Boston College men’s basketball game, the sophomore center’s left knee tells him no, but he doesn’t listen. It’s obvious, the strain on his focused face as he moves the 80 feet from one block to the other. He needs to contribute somehow. As a captain, he knows he needs to help this team. It’s impossible to ignore how fragile the Eagles’ confidence is as the young core continues to lose by three points, two points, and even just one small yet always mountainous point. After a few minutes of forcing that left knee to make the 80-foot journey back and forth, he’s subbed out and heads to the bench. The knee gets cold, and the condromalacia won’t allow him to stay loose or warm. The possibility of subbing back into the game before the half ends, as despartely as Clifford wants to, is slim. He refuses to show the disappointment, though. “I don’t want anybody on my team to know that I’m struggling, because there are a lot of young guys that look up to me, so I try my hardest to stay positive,” Clifford said. Although he’s just a sophomore, the captain holds court like an elder statesman for the program. Joe Rahon sinks a three, and Clifford has the loudest applause. Ryan Anderson flicks in a lay-up despite being fouled, and Clifford is the first to stand up and wave the towel around his neck. It’s genuine excitement, but he also knows he has to set an example. “I think they look to see how I’ve been dealing with this,” Clifford said, “to see how I deal with adversity and that’s how it should be.” Clifford carried the Eagles during their preseason trip to Spain, and it looked to his teammates and coaches like he would lead the young group both on the court and off it. “I know the players looked to me in the offseason,” Clifford said. “I was going to be one of the guys they went to on the court. I think that was part of my role as a leader.” He was on almost every single ballot when captain votes were counted. Head coach Steve Donahue said Clifford finished

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After yesterday’s 4-4 tie, goalie Parker Milner and the Eagles remain one point behind Merrimack for the Hockey East lead.

Merrimack moves to top of Hockey East after BC ties with UNH BY CHRIS GRIMALDI Assoc. Sports Editor

With the game deadlocked at four goals apiece and the clock winding down, a shot from BC’s Destry Straight ricocheted off of New Hampshire goalie Casey DeSmith. As the New Hampshire 4 puck hung in the air, sopho4 Boston College more Johnny Gaudreau took a backhanded swing at it and made contact with a put-back attempt. The puck made it past DeSmith, but slowly trickled mere inches away from the goal line before being cleared. In a game of inches, Sunday afternoon’s pivotal Hockey East matchup literally went down to the line. “It was tough for us to get our chances,”

said senior captain Pat Mullane. “I think the chances were there, but tonight they just didn’t go in for us.” Despite battling through its second consecutive overtime game, the Boston College men’s hockey team’s effort against New Hampshire amounted to a 4-4 draw. “Back to back OT games for us,” said head coach Jerry York, reflecting on a closely contested weekend of hockey for the Eagles. “It just kind of shows you how close this league is.” The contest’s implications on conference standings brought both teams out of the gates with an added physicality and aggressiveness on the offensive end. BC struck first, however, as forward Bill Arnold charged through the wing. Sensing an early opportunity, the junior sent a perfect

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Late rally highlights tourney for BC

After Beanpot, fencers look to Fadner’s steady guidance BY SEAN KEELEY Heights Editor

BY STEPHEN SIKORA Heights Staff

After having their practice bubble collapsed by last weekend’s storm, members of the BC baseball team thought they’d be escaping the wintry elements of Chestnut Hill by opening their season in North Carolina at the Elon Invitational. But the Eagles could not get away from the snow despite traveling over 600 miles south, and dropped two out of three to begin the 2013 season. On Sunday the Eagles lost 9-3 to the Marist Red Foxes. Sophomore Nick Poore got the start, and gave up five hits in three innings. By the time freshman Jeff Burke came in for the fourth, Marist had taken a 4-1 lead. The Eagles loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth inning but could only manage two runs. Nate LaPointe hit an RBI single and Hernadez drew a walk to cut the deficit to 4-3, but after a strikeout and double play, the Eagles still trailed by one. Marist got those two runs back their next turn up, using three consecutive

Clifford stays centered in trying season

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The baseball team opened the season with three games in North Carolina this weekend. singles and a sacrifice bunt to go up 6-3. While Marist tacked on a run in the seventh and another two in the eighth, the Eagles were shut down for the rest of the game, dropping their season record to 1-2. “I think our bullpen’s going to end up being a strength for us,” said head coach Mike Gambino. “It’s going to take us awhile to get guys settled in, figure out where they fit and what their roles are. You’re dealing with such a young ballclub; it’s going to make for a fun year, but it also means it’s going to take a little time getting everyone situated and comfortable with their roles. “I’m not real happy with how we came

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out [Sunday], but we also ran into two really good arms.” The Eagles picked up their first win of the season Saturday against host school Elon. After jumping out to an early lead, BC used a five run rally in the eighth inning to squeak by with a 7-6 comeback victory. John Gorman had a strong start for BC, working five one-run innings. The sophomore right-hander allowed only three hits and left with a 2-1 lead. “[Gorman’s] such a competitor, anytime he starts getting into trouble he can kick it

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Seniors go out strong with win

The BC women’s hockey team topped the UConn Huskies 6-2 on senior night..........B2

To the untrained eye, last Tuesday’s fencing tournament in the Plex was a confusing barrage of unfamiliar sights and sounds. The tennis courts were covered over by makeshift fencing strips supported by masking tape, as fencers clad in hefty jackets and harnessed to electrical machines lunged, attacked, and parried with vigor. The sounds of clashing weapons, electrical beeps, and referees forcefully delivering calls were punctuated by fencers’ boisterous screams of excitement or frustration after almost every touch. And all of this was going on simultaneously across eight strips, for roughly four hours, as Boston College faced rivals MIT, Brandeis, and Harvard in the sixth annual fencing Beanpot. Amid all of this simultaneous action, though, one moment stood out to cast a shadow over the event. About an hour into the tournament, senior Olivia Curry took a long lunge, twisted her knee, and fell to the ground. As athletic trainers, concerned fellow teammates, and even athletic director Brad Bates came to her side, the reality soon became clear: Curry would be incapacitated for the rest of the night. That left a gaping hole in the women’s sabre roster, and it left head coach

Is it time to upgrade from the bubble?

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Sydney Fadner with a sudden choice: who could fill her senior fencer’s shoes? The answer was Amy Berarducci, a fellow senior whom Fadner praised for her competitive toughness and reliability, describing her as “someone you can count on to go out and fight.” Berarducci did just that on Tuesday, but she entered the fray with a significant handicap: she was a member of the foil squad with no sabre experience. The distinction is not a minor one. Fencing’s three weapons—foil, epee, and sabre— differ in much more than appearance. They can arguably be seen as three separate sports, each carrying dramatically different rules and requiring starkly different strategies. Foil is based on the principle of right-of-way, and touches can only be scored on the opponent’s torso with the tip of the weapon. Epee is a more cumbersome weapon, but its rules are more flexible: touches may be scored anywhere on the body using the tip, and both fencers can score touches simultaneously. Sabre is another beast entirely, introducing the new territory of cuts and slashes in addition to the usual thrusts. It was this last weapon that was unexpectedly thrust into Berarducci’s hands after the

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The Heights

Monday, February 18, 2013

Women’s hockey gets senior day win By Marly Morgus Asst. Sports Editor

Seven extra numbers were carefully painted onto two panels that were attached to the boards in Conte Forum. The numbers 2, 7, 10, 11, 13, 18, and 29 represented four years of practice, games, wins, losses, goals, assists, saves, and leadership. Above the numbers, in the Eagles’ maroon and gold, “Women’s Hockey Seniors” explained to all present the relevance of those numbers. Saturday was senior day for the women’s hockey team as Boston College hosted the University of Connecticut in their final home game. In the two teams’ second meeting of the season, the Eagles once again came away with a dominating win, finishing with a final score of 6-1. Before play started, the seven seniors, Kristina Brown, Dru Burns, Blake Bolden, Caitlin Walsh, Elizabeth Olchowski, Ashley Motherwell, and Corrine Boyles and their families were called forward as each of their individual accomplishments were announced to the arena—they were congratulated by members of the athletic department, including athletic director Brad Bates. From a top goal-scorer to a behind-thescenes motivator, all of the seniors had a long list of honors to make them remembered as a class that helped this team emerge as a formidable opponent in the Hockey East conference. As an additional honor, coach Katie King-

Crowley elected to let six of the seniors start the game for BC, with Boyles in goal and the other five spots filled by all but Motherwell. “They’ve done such a great job with our program from the first day they stepped on campus,” she said. “It’s great to be able to reward them.” The first period held a slow start for BC. In their previous meeting, the Eagles scored eight goals on the scoreless Huskies, so there were high expectations for offense in this game, as well. Although the Eagles did take a penalty in the first period, as Motherwell was given two minutes for holding early on, the penalty kill did its job and managed to limit the Huskies’ chances, keeping the game scoreless. While they were at even strength, BC dominated possession, spending the majority of the period in their offensive zone. It appeared that BC would go up early in the period when Motherwell slipped the puck through the Connecticut goalie’s five-hole, but after a quick review it was found that there had been interference with the goalie in the crease, and the goal was waved off. Despite the offensive pressure, the Eagles remained scoreless until the 11th minute. Just after the midway point of the period, Alex Carpenter took a pass from line mate Haley Skarupa. From about 10 feet out, she fired on net, beating the Connecticut goalie Sarah Moses for the first goal of the night and putting the Eagles up 1-0. From there, the offense continued to take chance after chance at Moses. In four minutes,

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The women’s hockey team put up a commanding win against Connecticut on senior day.

Carpenter, who led the Eagles with four points in the game, struck again, this time fed by a rebound from Melissa Bizzari that she wrapped behind the net to beat Moses once again. The Eagles finished off a dominant first period performance with an unassisted goal by Bolden, who charged at the net, taking her own rebound too quickly for the Huskies to reset and putting BC up 3-0. BC came out with the same kind of offensive dominance in the second. Once again, the Huskies struggled to maintain possession and the Eagles took chance after chance in the offensive zone. It was the Huskies that had the only goal of the period, coming almost seven minutes into the period. BC had held them to only one shot on goal before that seven-minute mark, Michela Cava scored on Connecticut’s second shot of the period. The Eagles did not slacken their effort, however. Their strong effort in the Huskie zone held Connecticut to only three shots on goal. Despite all of the BC chances, however, 16 saves by Moses held the Eagles scoreless in the period. Crowley was not discouraged by the Eagles’ scoreless period and explained that it is easy for a team to feel safe and tone down its offensive efforts. BC opened the third a man down, after Motherwell was put away for elbowing in the last minute of the second period. With the man-up advantage, Connecticut managed to maintain much more possession than they had during the first two periods, but as soon as the Eagles got back to full strength, Jackie Young scored on BC’s first attempt of the period. With the scoreless streak over, the Eagles dominated the rest of play, sealing their 6-1 victory with fouls from Emily Field and Kristina Brown, whose goal in the period’s 15th minute came off of Meghan Grieves and Olchowski, who recorded her first point for BC in her senior day game. The Eagles finished the day with 48 shots on net versus the Huskies’ 18. After the game, Crowley spoke to the mental toll that taking so many shots can have on a team, but was happy to have the game as a learning experience. “It can certainly get frustrating and you hope that it doesn’t, and that’s one of the things we try to mentally get over,” she said. “We’re going to run into good goalies, especially towards the end here, that are going to make a lot of stops and a lot of nice saves.” She was pleased with her team’s play, and was glad that the day went the way that it did for the seniors. Crowley is very aware, however, that the season is all but over. As she said after the rewarding win, “We still have a couple games left, so it doesn’t feel like the end quite yet.” n

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Kerri Shields had a season high 21 points to help the Eagles past Virginia on Thursday.

Shields leads BC past UVA By Alex Stanley Heights Staff

Kerri Shields could hardly miss. The senior guard went 7-for-12 from the 3-point line, setting a season high and racking up 21 points to lead the Boston College women’s basketball team (10-14, 4-9 ACC) to a 61-49 win over the Virginia Cavaliers last Thursday at Conte Forum. “Kerri Shields hitting those threes was huge.” said head coach Erik Johnson. That kept us in it in that first half.” Shields converted five 3-pointers in the first half alone. Virginia held the lead for the majority of the first half, however, with their largest lead coming at 11-18. The Cavaliers’ two centers, Simone Egwu and Sarah Imovbioh were their team’s two highest scorers in the first half, as Virginia relied heavily on their post game. Egwu towered over the BC defense, putting in hook shots and jumpers, and Imovbioh used her strength, speed, and size to power through her defender down low. Given the task of defending these two, Katie Zenevitch garnered two fouls within the first eight minutes, forcing Johnson to sub her out for freshman Alexa Coulombe. “They were bigger. When Katie Zenevitch got into foul trouble early, they got even bigger compared to us,” Johnson said. “I thought when Alexa Coulombe came off of the bench, giving up a lot of inches and a lot of pounds, she really just fought tooth-and-nail, even with kids who were bigger than she was.” Inspired play from Shields, Coulombe, and Kristen Doherty kept the Eagles in the game, and they led 33-31 at the end of the first half. “Their inside game was so tough—I thought that they hurt us early, but we made

some good adjustments. We tried to play more preventative, we tried to get around, we tried to front the post a little bit more, and I thought those things were effective,” Johnson said. After these adjustments, the Eagles maintained a steady lead for the rest of the game. The reintroduction of Zenevitch also added a different element to BC’s offense. As opposed to her pointless first half, Zenevitch found herself very involved in play, driving down low for layups and nailing mid-range jumpers. She finished with 12 points on the night, all of which came in the second half. “Katie Zenevitch was excellent in transition. She used that rest that she got in the first half, with the foul trouble, to really be able to get out and we got her some layups,” Johnson said. Johnson credited the defense, especially that of the guards, for allowing Zenevitch and others to put the Eagles ahead in the second half. “I thought our guards did a really good job of being able to get out at their shooters, as well as being able to help on the inside,” Johnson said. He thought that their ability to force Virginia into making bad shots was the key to sparking a transition offense, which allows the Eagles to play their best basketball. Doherty was essential to this, picking up 10 rebounds, along with 10 points, to keep the ball on offense for BC. The last key component for the Eagles was point guard Tessah Holt. “When our point guards play well, we are pretty good,” Johnson said. Tessah had five assists and no turnovers. Got to the rim—scored, and there’s the difference right there.” n

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Fencing falls in Beanpot By Steven Principi Heights Staff

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The Boston College men’s and women’s fencing teams hosted the annual Beanpot fencing tournament this week, but managed just one win in six combined matches with the men going 0-3 and the women 1-2. The women opened the competition with a first round 14-13 win over MIT but were forced to continue without Olivia Curry, who had to withdraw due to injury. The Eagles faced Brandeis in the next match, but fell 15-12 before being blown out by eventual tournament champion Harvard 25-2. The men lost a heartbreaker 14-13 against MIT to open the tournament and fell to Brandeis by the same score in their second match. Harvard proved to be too much for the men as well, defeating the Eagles 21-6 to sweep the competition. Harvard’s men and women’s teams dominated the event, winning all their matches by double digits. The BC men’s track team competed at the Tufts Cupid Challenge on Monday, winning four events on the day. Senior Jordan Hamm won the mile with a strong time of 4:13.73 and qualified for the indoor track and field championship along with teammates Jack Linehan and Colin Fedor. Sophomore Jonathan Vaught ran a career best 7.09 in the 60m to take first place in the event and recorded the second best time ever in BC history.

Junior Joseph McConaughy also qualified for the Indoor Championships and won his event with a time of 2:30.86 in the 1000m. And freshman Mitchell McGinty took first in the high jump with a top mark of 1.93m. The women’s track team competed in two separate events this week—the BU Valentine Invitational and the Tufts Cupid Challenge. At BU, Jillian King set the school record with her time of 4:34.19 in the mile, good for a first place finish. Her time was also the fifth best time recorded in the nation so far this year and broke the previous school record that had been held be her sister Caroline. Erin McKenna won the 800m with her time of 2:12.95 while Morgan Mueller (9:44.31) and Moira Kenney (9:54.81) both set career-best marks in the 3000m. Kelsey Huckins also managed to win the weight throw for the Eagles with a distance of 16.27m. At Tufts on Monday, Molly O’Dea just missed setting a new personal best with a time of 7:81 in her win in the 60m. Her time was just .01 slower than the personal mark she set earlier this season and now gives her three of the top five times in the 60m in BC history. Kristen McDonagh also gave the Eagles a win, with a high jump of 1.62m. Kimberly McDonagh set a new personal best in the long jump with a distance of 5.19m, good enough to take home second place. n

ACC Men’s Basketball Standings

Team

Duke Maryland North Carolina Florida State Miami Virginia NC State Wake Forest Boston College Georgia Tech Clemson Virginia Tech

Conference Overall 13-0 11-2 11-3 10-4 8-6 7-6 5-8 4-9 4-10 3-10 3-11 2-12

23-1 20-4 23-4 20-5 17-8 15-9 13-12 11-14 10-15 10-14 7-18 8-17

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Despite a double-double from Katie Zenevitch, BC’s defense could not stop a Miami offense that scored 79 points on Sunday.

Eagles edged by Miami scoring outburst By Marly Morgus Asst. Sports Editor

On Sunday, the women’s basketball team traveled to Miami in hopes of securing their fifth ACC win. Coming off of a commanding win over Virginia, the Eagles hoped to get two straight wins for the first time since the beginning of January. The Eagles efforts were not enough to combat a heavy offensive effort from the ACC No. 5 Miami. In the two teams’ first meeting of the year, BC fell by a margin of 25 points with a final score of 79-54. BC was quick to trail, falling behind 40-29 at the half. During the half, they had a strong shooting percentage with 46 percent from the field, but they only had 24 attempts. That combined with only 6

attempts at 3-pointers, 33 percent of which were hit, was not enough to combat strong numbers from Miami. The Hurricanes hit 53 percent of their shots from the field. With 30 attempts, that was enough to give Miami a commanding lead despite making only two 3-pointers. Things did not turn up for the Eagles in the second half. Miami started with an 11-7 run that put the finishing touches on the game, presenting the Eagles with an insurmountable deficit. Once again BC was held to a low number of attempts from the field, this time only 23. This was not a steep decrease from the first half, but the accuracy plummeted, with the Eagles making only 26 percent of their attempts. Miami’s accuracy decreased as well, scoring on only 41 percent of their 34

Numbers to Know

Losses that the men’s basketball team has so far this season by five or fewer points.

7 Seniors on the women’s hockey team honored at Saturday’s senior day game.

Runs scored by BC baseball in the seventh inning against Elon to pick up their first win.

attempts, but a stronger showing in the 3-pointer column with 33 percent allowed them to maintain their large lead, eventually ending the game up by 15. Despite the loss, there were a couple of strong performances for BC. Katie Zenevitch scored 15 points and had ten rebounds as she tried to hold her team in contention with the Hurricanes. Shayra Brown came off the bench for the Eagles and was the only other player with double-digit scoring with ten points. Miami had five double-digit performers with Shawnice Wilson headlining the game with 17 points and nine rebounds. On her heels was Morgan Stroman, who also tallied 17 points to go with her six rebounds. This was the ninth conference loss for the Eagles, their 14th of the season. n

Quote of the Week

“I think that’s in our DNA ... we’ve always prided ourselves on staying real tight as a team. Part of that’s resiliency coming back.” —Jerry York on bouncing back during the stretch run of BC’s season.

The Heights

Monday, February 18, 2013

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Seconds between UNH and BC goals to start the third

quote of the Game

Overtime contests in two days

“It was tough for us to get our chances. I think the chances were there, but tonight they just didn’t go in for us.” - Pat Mullane Men’s hockey team captain

Point separating BC from first-place Merrimack

Standouts

Memorable Play After taking a back-handed swing at a rebound, Johnny Gaudreau sent the puck trickling parallel to the goal line, only to come up inches short from a game-winning goal. It was the closest BC came to scoring again on UNH.

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Rookie defenseman Michael Matheson contributed a goal and an assist for the Eagles, while Matt Willows scored New Hampshire’s final goal of the game.

Hockey Notebook

Milner will be key as Eagles chase trophy By Frank Nemia For The Heights

The men’s hockey team entered the weekend with a one-point lead atop Hockey East and exited it trailing firstplace Merrimack by one point. After a closely contested game against the Warriors Friday night ended in a 2-1 overtime loss, Sunday’s matinee against UNH brought more offense but a disappointing result for the Eagles, ending in a 4-4 tie. With the weekend of games in Hockey East completed, BC is still in second place holding 26 points. Near the Eagles is Merrimack in first place with 27 points, UNH in third with 25 points, and BU and Providence tied for fourth place with 24 points. After the game, head coach Jerry York expressed how competitive the league is this year. “I really think that the battle for the (Lamiorello) Trophy is going to come down to the last week of the season, it’s going to go right down to the wire,” York said. If the Eagles hope to stay in the top half of the standings and defend their Hockey East regular season and tournament titles, the success of the team will be determined by the play of senior goaltender Parker Milner. When Patch Alber went down with an injury in early January, the BC coaching staff was forced to be creative in

how it filled the vacancy on their blue line. After trying out forwards Brooks Dyroff, Steven Whitney, and Cam Spiro, the team has settled on a lineup that has four freshmen defenders. In addition, the loss of Kevin Hayes for the foreseeable future to an indefinite suspension has removed one of the team’s top scorers. The rest of the offense has been spotty at times, sometimes scoring four or five goals a game and other times

“Without [Milner], we wouldn’t be where we are right now. Pat Mullane Senior men’s hockey captain barely squeaking one over the line. With six games left in the regular season, Milner will have to be the Eagle that picks up the slack for an injured defensive corps and a shorthanded offensive unit. This weekend, Milner was the second star of the game against Merrimack when he turned aside 40 shots and was able to hold off a Warriors squad that was afforded eight power plays and

multiple scoring chances. Yesterday, against UNH, Milner had 29 saves in a helter-skelter performance. The Eagle goaltender fell victim to a goal scored from the neutral zone and a wrap around goal scored when he was caught out of position. However, his bright spots may have been more impressive. Milner shut down the Wildcats on an extended 5-on-3 advantage and he also successfully foiled a few breakaway opportunities with timely poke checks. The remaining schedule contains three games against Hockey East opponents who are part of the top four teams in the league. Next weekend the Eagles go back to North Andover for a rematch against league leader Merrimack, followed by a home and home matchup against Providence the following weekend. If the Eagles hope to climb back atop the standings, Milner will be the difference. Throughout the season he has been a constant performer between the pipes for the Eagles. Senior captain Pat Mullane was sure to point out after the game that, “he’s pretty special … (all he wants) is for this team to be successful and the team is very fortunate to have him (in the goal).” Mullane also made a point to attribute the team’s success directly to Milner. “Without him we wouldn’t be where we are right now,” Mullane said. n

Despite coming away from the weekend winless, goalie Parker Milner recorded a combined 69 saves against Merrimack and New Hampshire. He posted a 40save performance on Saturday night.

BC unable to gain ground Men’s Hockey, from B1 the power play, however, when Gaudreau sent a backhanded cross feed to freshman Michael Matheson, who connected on a game-tying score. An impressive kill of a subsequent UNH 5-on-3 advantage culminated in a go-ahead score from Mullane, who showed no hesitation in sending a rebound off DeSmith into the net for his 14th goal of the season. “For us to get back out there and provide some offense for our team is huge,” Mullane said of his team’s offensive execution. “I think whenever you win special teams and out-special team the other team, you’re going to be successful.” Despite BC’s comeback, UNH struck early on in the period once again when sophomore Grayson Downing took a rebound behind his opponent’s net and caught Milner out of position with a wraparound goal. The Wildcats struck again with another wrap-around move off of a rebound, this time coming from the stick of sophomore Matt Willows less than eight minutes into the frame. Though the goal threatened to close the door on another BC comeback, New Hampshire’s 4-3 advantage lasted for only seven seconds. On a break down the ice, Whitney fed the puck to Arnold for a game-tying score. Yet that moment marked final team both squads exchanged goals. What began as an offensive shutout was suddenly stifled by an all-around seamless defensive effort. Gaudreau’s near miss on the rebound, which the referees placed under

review, was the closest BC would come again to scoring last night. The tight defense carried over into the overtime period, as neither side could capitalize on its possessions. For Mullane, BC’s inability to send home a game-winner is a credit to a polished brand of hockey rather than poor execution. “Compared to the beginning of the year,” he said, “where you’re still trying to figure out your team defense and where you’re supposed to be, I think teams have kind of figured that out now. So obviously it’s tougher to get open offensively.” Although the Eagles managed to salvage a point from their overtime-riddled weekend, they were unable gain ground in a Hockey East that is up for grabs. Only five points separate the top six teams in the conference. While second-place BC stares up at Hockey East leading Merrimack, who the Eagles trail by a single point, even a two-game winless streak is enough to spark a sense of urgency. “My initial thoughts were—and I think they’ll still be the same—that this is probably going to go down to the final weekend of the season, who wins the [Hockey East regular season title],” York said. “It’s going to go right down to the wire. Right now, at least six of us have a really realistic chance at winning the championship.” Yet just like the Eagles fought back time and time again in yesterday’s game, York expects the same sort of fortitude from his squad down the stretch. “I think it’s in our DNA,” he said. “We’ve always prided ourselves on staying real tight as a team. Part of that’s resiliency coming back.” n

The Heights

Monday, February 18, 2013

Clifford powers through his knee injury Column, from B1

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The BC baseball team took one out of its three games in North Carolina over the weekend.

Eagles allow 19 total runs in three weekend games Baseball, from B1 into another gear, and he did that a couple times,” Gambino said. BC scored twice in the second inning after starting the frame with three hits. Matt Pare led off with a double to centerfield, and Geoff Murphy put runners on the corners for Travis Ferrick after he singled up the middle. The sophomore then crushed a double to deep left center, scoring both runners and earning the Eagles a 2-0 lead. BC held that until the sixth inning, when the 2012 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year runner-up Austin Solecitto came in for Gorman and gave up the lead within three batters. A HBP and single put two runners on for Elon’s Swim, who tripled to left center. Swim scored on the succeeding at bat by a sacrifice fly. Despite two errors after that RBI, Solecitto got out of the rest of the inning unscathed. Elon extended their lead to 6-2 by scoring twice more in the top half of the eighth. The Eagles then erupted for five runs their turn at bat. Cronin led off by reaching on a throwing error by Elon’s third basemen, and McGovern and Tom Bourdon hit back to back singles, Bourdon’s cutting BC’s deficit to three. Blake Butera then walked to load the bases, and Shaw hit an RBI groundout. Bourdon came around to score after a wild pitch, and BC took the lead of Geoff Murphy’s triple to right center. Murphy then scored on a passed ball, and the Eagles finished the inning with five runs on just three hits. “Murphy’s a tough competitive baseball player, he wants to win, is a great teammate, and he’s going to be able to help us in a bunch of different roles,” Gambino said. “He’ll be a two way guy for us: a position player and a pitcher. He and Hunter Gordon are going to be in our bullpen, two guys that

will really help solidify and add depth.” In their first game of the year on Friday, the Eagles lost a closely contested contest to Virginia Commonwealth. Junior Eric Stevens, coming off a sophomore campaign in which he finished with the fourth most starts in BC history, was tabbed as the opening day starter. Stevens scattered five hits over six innings and allowed only two runs, and when he gave way to the bullpen in the seventh, BC trailed by a run. “Eric is so dependable, he’s such a workhorse for us,” Gambino said. “He’s the guy that we know is going to keep us in every ballgame. It means a lot to our ballclub to have a guy like that.” The Eagles squandered a chance for a much bigger lead earlier in the game. Down a run to start the second after an RBI groundout by VCU in the first, BC strung together three hits and a walk in four consecutive plate appearances. But they could only manage one run from it all. Geoff Murphy started the two out rally with a singe and Hoggarth doubled him in. After a walk to Cronin, Matt McGovern singled to left field, but Hoggarth was thrown out at the plate. Besides that inning the Eagles had only four other hits on the day, and went down 1-2-3 from the fifth inning on. Matt Lees came on to relieve VCU’s starter in the seventh, and he dominated BC’s hitters, facing the minimum nine batters in three innings of perfect work. BC faces the Red Sox next in a scrimmage down at spring training in Fort Meyers. “We have 11 freshman on this team, more freshman than juniors and seniors combined,” Gambino said. “[The Red Sox game] is something that everybody’s always really excited about. It’s an awesome experience that very few college kids get to have, and the Red Sox are really good to us.” n

hands above everyone else so he thought only one captain was necessary. A nagging injury turned severe before the first game of the season, though, and he hasn’t been the same since. “It was always kind of in the back of my head, but it was a minor problem, “ Clifford said of the knee pain caused by his condromalacia condition. He assumed everyone else had similar knee pain. Everyone that plays basketball has problems with their knees, so that must be it, he told himself. Donahue said that no one spent more time in the gym and the weight room this summer than Clifford. That hard work was the main reason he was selected as the leader, but it might also be why he’s only averaging a little more than 15 minutes a game this season. He lifted as much as he could during the offseason. Although he showed a ton of potential during his freshman year, the results weren’t there on the scoreboard and he knew that needed to change. The center added more than 20 pounds of muscle in the offseason, but in the process of all of those squats he irritated the already annoying pain in his left knee beyond the point he could handle. “I think this was bound to happen at some point,” Clifford said. He’d never worked his body that hard before, and in retrospect it makes sense to him why the pain has gotten so much worse. Yet the hurt in his knee doesn’t match the pain he feels being relegated to single-digit minutes when his team is losing close games time and time again. “I think that’s definitely been the hardest thing I’ve been going through this season,” Clifford said. “Now I just try to do as much as I can, whether I’m sitting out in practice or playing in practice or sitting out in the games, I just try to stay as positive as possible.” Clifford has only played more than 20 minutes five times this season. He spent a

long time not even being able to practice consistently, but two weeks ago, leading up to the Duke game, he started feeling better. “[My knee] has been hurting a little, but it’s been feeling a lot better than it has in the past,” he said. “So if Coach sees me working in practice and feeling pretty good I think it’s more likely that I’ll get to play like I have in the last few games.” After playing seven combined minutes against Clemson and Miami, Clifford started against the Blue Devils last Sunday and played 14 minutes, the most since he logged 19 against Maryland in mid-January. For the first time, he went 100 percent in nearly every practice leading up to a game. He’s still taking it easy the day before, though, to avoid any risk of not being able to play at all. “The first couple days when I wasn’t close to the game time I was going 100 percent, and then the day before a game me and Coach are always hesitant to see what I can do,” Clifford said. “I want to stay comfortable but I don’t really want to irritate my knee any more.” When asked about the possibility of being shut down for the season, Clifford said the thought hadn’t crossed his mind and that he didn’t think the decision was up to him, but that he’d do whatever Donahue thought was best. Right now his plan is to work through the pain, helping the team any way that he can on the court, and then take some time off after the season to let the knee heal. Although he’s been inching closer to more playing time lately, it’s been difficult for Clifford to be effective for long stretches. He’s averaged around two points per game since conference play began. “It’s really hard to get ready for the games and stay comfortable and have coach Donahue comfortable with me in the game when I’m not practicing,” Clifford said. Against Wake Forest last week, Clifford hopped on a stationary bike when he was taken off the floor. He was hesistant to embrace the idea from the trainer at first, but he wasn’t going to ignore anything that could help him sub in and out more easily. “I thought I was going to get really tired

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Sophomore center Dennis Clifford has struggled with knee pain throughout the season.

and I was going to look stupid, but I think it worked,” Clifford said. “I’m open to do whatever.” While he deals with the injury, he’s found support from the other players, especially Ryan Anderson and Lonnie Jackson. “My teammates are always picking me up,” Clifford says. “I think Lonnie and Ryan have done a great job, not only with me and themselves, but also fulfilling the leadership role that the team needs right now and I think that has been very reassuring for me.” And that’s when Clifford starts to light up. He’s solemn when talking about his injury, but any discussion about his teammates makes him smile and laugh. It shows why he was selected as a captain in the first place, the joy he gets out of everyone else’s success. BC’s freshman guards, Rahon and Oliver Hanlan, have taken over the BC backcourt and Clifford has been incredbly proud of the duo. “I tell them every day, they’re a really special type of people, and not just from the athletic standpoint. At the end of the game they’re confident enough to be like, ‘Hey, give me the ball. I’m the point guard. It should be in my hands. I’ll get you the ball when you’re open,’” Clifford said before stopping and shaking his head in appreciation. He calls Rahon’s late free throws against Wake Forest that sealed a BC win “the most legendary thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” “And that’s the captain looking at a freshman do something like that,” Clifford says. And then there’s Eddie Odio. “Me, Ryan, and Lonnie have been telling everybody that’s going to happen sooner or later,” Clifford said of Odio’s breakout season. “He’s going to be the quiet kid his whole career but he’s probably going to make the top plays a dozen more times. But he’s not going to say a word about it. “He gets emotional during the games, but I don’t think he shows it as much as the next guy. Me and Ryan might have been more excited than him,” Clifford said with a laugh of Odio’s SportsCenter highlights. He’s been held back from filling statsheets, but Clifford doesn’t focus on how that might affect a future professional career. “I don’t know if I need to block it out, I just haven’t given it that much thought,” Clifford said. “I look at the offseason as a time when I can establish my chances of a career. In season, all that has troubled me is the fact that I can’t be on the court helping my guys out and being the leader that I should be.” And that’s what stands out the most about Clifford. Rather than use the knee injury as an excuse, he actually blames himself for not being a good enough leader in spite of the setbacks. It’s easy to see that anything short of winning is a failure for the center, and a failure he places on himself. It’s also a failure he uses to push himself to work harder, fight through the pain, and get better, and that’s all anyone around him could ask.

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

Fadner has her focus on a team concept Fencing, from B1 injury—but if she or her coach were phased by the sudden change in plans, it didn’t show. Even with Curry’s injury, the women’s team managed to win their first round, defeating MIT 14-13. Subsequent rounds against Brandeis and Harvard did not fare as well, while the men’s squads suffered losses against all three schools. But considering the circumstances, the Eagles held up under pressure. “The matches against Brandeis and MIT were wonderful,” Fadner said, “they came down to one bout.” Fadner was also pleased with how the men’s epee squad performed against Harvard, winning its last three bouts and losing narrowly on three of them, with four touches to Harvard’s five. Three more touches for the Eagles and Harvard’s victory would have been much narrower. The results are all the more impressive when considering the nature of the fencing team. Unlike many sports programs at BC, fencing does not offer scholarships. Indeed, many of the team’s fencers come as walk-ons with little or no experience. According to Fadner, 10 years ago the team was more highly skewed toward walk-ons, but even today there is a mix of seasoned fencing veterans and relative rookies. “Now a higher percentage of our fencers have prior experience,” Fadner said, “and they range from fencers who are national finalists in their weapons to fencers whose primary experience was with their high school fencing teams. “There are a lot of unsung heroes out there,” Fadner said of the latter group. “We’ve had fencers who’ve come in with minimal experience who turn out to be much more competitive than you expected them to be—like Marney Krupat, one of our freshman women’s sabre fencers: primarily a high school fencer, some USFA experience, but she’s got a good career in front of her.” With such a broad range of experience, and a team so naturally divided into different weapon categories, there exists the potential for separation. But Fadner—who has coached the BC team for 22 years, since the program’s inception—sees it as an essential part of her job to reinforce a team mentality. “One of our tenets in our team rule book is that it should

be every fencer’s goal to help their teammates share success,” Fadner said. The effects of this goal were evident on Tuesday’s Beanpot, as fencers from different squads not only cheered on their teammates, but even called time outs to offer them whispered advice in the middle of bouts. During practice, too, Fadner creates exercises that force the different squads to interact. The average practice features team warm-up, conditioning, and footwork exercises followed by specialized bouts and drills. Often, Fadner runs drills that recreate the stresses and constraints of competition. “We recreate different time limits where, you know, there’s 10 seconds left and the score is tied, what do you do?” she said. “Or we might run a practice where there’s a handicap, where a fencer starts every bout down three touches or down four touches.” Such targeted exercises help to discipline the experienced fencers while bringing the less experienced ones up to speed. Fadner’s coaching method, though, is far from being exclusively about drills and exercises. While presiding over such a huge coalition of fencers, Fadner relies on the shared experience of her fencers and their mutual support to collectively drive the team to success. What does success look like? One recurring goal every year is to win the New England Collegiate Championships, taking place Saturday at Brandeis. Preparation is slated to be especially intense this year, as

Curry is likely out for the rest of the season, and Berarducci faces the challenge of adapting her fencing skills to an unfamiliar weapon in the long term. Another goal is to qualify a few fencers every year for the NCAA fencing championship. Fadner has faith that several of her fencers can operate at such a competitive level. The women’s epee squad, anchored by junior Annabel Young, sophomore Cara Hall, and standout freshman Olivia Adragna, has proven itself particularly strong throughout the season. Fadner also reserved special praise for men’s foil, and in particular freshman Hanmin Lee. If there is one thing that Fadner makes clear, though, it’s that the individual level is not what ultimately matters. Again and again, she reiterated the primacy of the team, and the importance of creating an atmosphere of solidarity and support. In many ways, this runs counter to conventional thinking, for fencing seems to be the ultimate individual sport. As Fadner points out, “it’s a martial art, it’s a combat sport, and it’s fast and physically and mentally demanding in ways that surprise people.” All very true, and very important to understanding the nature of the sport. But at the same time, Fadner’s coaching encompasses a view beyond the scope of individual combat. In a sport defined at its most fundamental level by two opponents facing each other alone on an abandoned strip, Fadner has her eyes on the team. n

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Women’s epee fencer Cara Hall ’15 squares off against MIT at the Fencing Beanpot.

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Senior Brooke Blue scored four goals for in the Eagles’ 17-8 win over Holy Cross on Saturday.

Eagles top Crusaders in opener By Emily Malcynsky Heights Staff

The women’s lacrosse teamed kicked off its season with a sound victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders. With a final score of 17-8, the Eagles displayed a great deal of promise for the rest of the year. Saturday’s game, which took place at Holy Cross, was particularly successful for sophomore Covie Stanwick, who set career highs with six goals and nine points. Both senior Brooke Blue and freshman Sarah Mannelly added four goals for Boston College. While the Crusaders managed to get a few past sophomore goal keeper Emily Mata, Mata made seven saves to keep Holy Cross at bay while the Eagles pushed against the Holy Cross goal keeper, Sarah Weber. The Eagles and the Crusaders both had a strong first half, finishing with a score of 6-4

in favor of BC. Goals from Blue and Mannelly strengthened the BC lead to 8-5 after the Crusaders scored early in the second half. After another goal for Holy Cross, a fourth goal from Stanwick brought the score to 9-6. Another successful shot from the Crusaders was answered with three straight goals by the Eagles, two from Mannelly and one from Moira Barry, bringing the score to 12-7. The Crusaders scored once more, but the game was settled by a four goal streak from the Eagles. Both Blue and Stanwick scored twice during this run. BC has beaten Holy Cross 17 out of the last 20 times the two have met on the lacrosse field. Additionally, the Eagles have won their last five season openers. Women’s lacrosse finished out last season with a record of 10-8 overall and 1-4 within the conference. The Eagles will take on Vanderbilt at home on Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. n

THE HEIGHTS

Monday, February 18, 2013

Brown’s character and will to win lead to a breakout junior year Brown, from B1 When the dust cleared, Brown had blocked two hard-hit pucks with his body, sent a couple of Catamounts to the floor with a crushing body check, and single-handedly halted Vermont to keep the Eagles in contention. His effort eventually translated into a muchneeded 4-1 BC victory and a win streak, but momentarily brought Conte Forum to its feet. “Very rarely do you have the crowd respond to a defensive play,” said head coach Jerry York. “Maybe a great save by a goaltender, but it’s usually an offensive goal. The whole place erupted with that one shift, and I think the respect that Pat has always had with our team all of a sudden even went to a different level.” The man behind what was arguably BC hockey’s play of the year has come a long way since his days as a high school star in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he led his squad to two straight state titles. Aside from his ability on the ice, it’s no surprise that Brown ventured to BC for his collegiate career. Considering the tradition of Eagle pride that runs in blood, his arrival to the Heights was a matter of destiny. Like any other youngster, Brown didn’t know what the college experience far-off in his future would be all about. Yet whenever someone would jokingly ask him where he wanted to go to school when he grew up, he always gave the same answer: Boston College. Both of Brown’s parents attended BC

as undergraduates and met during their days on the Heights. His father Doug starred on the BC hockey squad before enjoying a 15-year career in the National Hockey League. After a decorated high school career on the ice, the younger Brown’s dream of playing college hockey was about to become a reality. The idea of signing as a member of York’s Eagles and playing under his uncle, associate head coach Greg Brown, was too good to pass up. Brown had graciously taken the torch passed down to him, eager to skate off with it to Chestnut Hill and continue his family’s legacy. Even s o, hi s decision to join the ranks of York’s thriving powerhouse was not only a sentimental one. Brow n had grown accustomed to winning on the ice from a young age, and wasn’t about to shy away from a shot at a collegiate hockey championship—even at the expense of his own playing time. “To play at this level, you have to want to win,” he said. “Maybe I wouldn’t play as much if I came to a school like BC because it’s such a dominant school, but I re-

ally wanted to come here and try to win another national championship.” Brown had undoubtedly put himself in a position to win, but it didn’t come without the price of adjusting to the collegiate level while trying to find a place in one of the country’s top hockey programs. The former high school standout’s work ethic was unquestioned, but his struggle to keep up with the pack resulted in limited minutes and only 42 combined appearances in his first two seasons. In retrospect, York realizes that his thirdyear forward’s path to becoming a major contributor was arduous. “We saw the effort,” York said, “but it was just a battle every day to stay even with our team.” Athletes with a will to win as strong as Brown’s, however, cannot be kept down for long . He came storming out of the gates this year with an improved skill set that caught the attention of coaches and teammates alike. The reputation he

built his first couple of seasons as a defensive stalwart has been supplemented by a new offensive element to his game that’s resulted in a career high four goals. “His character has always been Aplus-plus,” York said. “We saw that early, but it’s one of those pleasant surprises. Right now, he’s worked himself to the top three lines, playing in a lot of different situations. He’s on the power play now, killing those penalties. Late in the game, he’s dependable to play.” The strides Brown has made and his determination to work his way onto the ice have materialized into performances that can’t be ignored. Aside from his epic one-man defensive stand, he has provided a constant presence as the anchor to one of BC’s most dynamic lines. As his playing time has increased, Brown has been able to assert his abilities as a valuable veteran leader for a squad approaching college hockey’s most pressure-packed stretch: trophy season. “He’s always been a high character type guy,” York said of Brown, “but his work effort, his ability now as a player, is all helping him to be a better leader.” Yet Brown realizes that the Eagles’ success does not hinge on a single player, but rather their ability to embrace individual roles, forming a collective unit that can strike fear into the hearts of any Hockey East opponent. “We’ve always preached that you have to accept your role, you have to know your own role, and my role is an energy guy,” he said. “I have to block shots, get pucks deep, wear their team out, finish hits—that’s what we do.”

It’s clear from his approach to the game and the attitude he exudes that Brown is an old-school player focused on doing the little things perfectly. Style points don’t necessarily affect the outcome on the scoreboard, but sound fundamentals do. Yet just last week, the junior’s hard-nosed mentality resulted in a grand moment on one of college hockey’s grandest stages—the Beanpot. After not even dressing for his first two Beanpots, Brown made the most of his first opportunity in this year’s tournament title game with a crucial secondperiod goal to solidify a BC victory. Yet his words and actions prove that Brown values one facet of the game over all others—team success. “The goal was great, but the most important thing was getting a win for the team,” he said. “I thought all four lines contributed really well. We were clicking, we were firing on all cylinders.” The Michigan native has had to prove a lot since his days as a high school star, and his ascendancy to excellence as an Eagle has been another chapter in Brown’s story of perseverance. The upcoming stretch of games will pose a make-or-break challenge to a BC team hungry for another championship. Just like the fateful Vermont offensive attack he brought to a halt, however, Brown is prepared to face this new challenge head-on. “I think this is the time when either you’re going to pull together and go win trophies, or you’re going to be an average team,” Brown said. “We’re going to try to win trophies.” 

BC falls in ninth ACC loss BY CHRIS STADTLER Heights Editor

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The collapse of the bubble left more than just the football team without a practice facility. Numerous spring sports use the space as well.

BC needs a permanent indoor facility GREG JOYCE It’s time. After the bubble at Alumni Stadium collapsed last week (the second time in four years the weather has caused it to shut down), it’s time to get rid of it. It’s time to join the 21st century and build an indoor athletic facility for Boston College athletics. I know the bubble has risen from its demise after just a week of being down, but that doesn’t mean the issue should be ignored. And still, it likely won’t be usable for some time. The damage to the bubble smashed all of the glass lighting fixtures inside, something that will have to be cleaned out of the turf for the next week or two. When it is usable, the bubble is great— as a temporary fix. In order to keep up with up Division I schools, BC needs to build a permanent indoor facility. Concerned about where it will go? Build it on the Brighton Campus. There is space there. It’s an indoor facility that won’t attract a huge crowd of people, so there shouldn’t be much of a problem getting it passed by the city. Or, if the city ever allows the building of a new baseball and softball stadium on Brighton campus, then put the indoor facility on Shea Field. It’s just a bit of a shorter trip than a bus down to Foxborough or Cohasset, where two teams have had to travel in the past week because of the collapse. Concerned about the cost? Yeah, it might cost a lot right now. But 10 years down the road, it’s worth it. The athletic department spends money every year to put the bubble up, and then when the weather makes it unusable, is forced to pay for buses and other expenses because of it. Why pay for the bubble every year when it’s at best a temporary fix? Invest for the long-term. Concerned about why BC would spend the money on a losing football team? Well, the indoor practice venue isn’t just about the football team. Plenty of teams would call this new indoor facility their winter home. There’s the baseball team, who began their season on Friday in North Carolina. The week before their season starts, their practice facility—the bubble—was destroyed. They spent their final week of preseason all over the place. They were in the Plex one day, and the other days had to travel to batting cages and indoor facilities to get some sort of practice in. The softball team was handed the same certificate of homelessness after the bubble’s collapse, two weeks before they start their season. Without their “practice facility” they too were forced to adjust on the fly.

There’s also the lacrosse team who was struck homeless by the collapse. Since they couldn’t have their normal practice in the bubble last week, the team had an early wake-up call so they could get on a bus down to Cohasset where they practiced. Leaving BC at 5 a.m., the team had a twohour drive to Cohasset with traffic just so they could practice. Even the golf team has had to make other plans. They announced via Twitter that they signed an agreement with Bosse Sports in Sudbury (a 30-minute drive) to be their new home for the winter. It’s a harsh reality, but the collegiate spring sports schedule begins in February, with preseason practices starting even before that. And in a place like Chestnut Hill, it’s unacceptable to have only a temporary bubble for those teams to practice in. When the bubble is up and functioning, it can serve as a solid practice facility. But when it collapses and is out of use for the rest of the season, something has to change. That is the immediate concern. By next month, those teams will all be playing and practicing outside at BC for the most part. But if you’re still concerned about why BC would pay for a facility that could be used for the losing football team, think about when head coach Steve Addazio is trying to recruit. When a high school player asks about practice facilities for the winter, all Addazio can say right now is that BC has a bubble. One that is serviceable, as long as Chestnut Hill doesn’t get hit too hard by the snow in a given winter. Imagine if he could say that BC had a state-of-the-art indoor

facility where the team can practice. It’s the football team that is most affected by the bubble’s collapse for the long-term. When the pressure of wet snow tore through it in 2010, their whole spring football schedule got changed around. BC’s Pro Day, got moved to Harvard. Since this year’s damage, the football team has been traveling to Foxborough to use the Patriots’ indoor facility. It’s an inconvenience, an extra cost for all the buses, and something that could be avoided if a permanent practice facility were built at BC. Meanwhile, plenty of schools in the south have indoor practice fields, in case they are hit by rain, or—God forbid—the temperature gets below 50 degrees. And it’s not just southern powerhouses that have these facilities. All you have to do is look next-door. UConn has an indoor facility that was built in 2006. Syracuse, who is coming to the ACC next year, is reportedly set to build one as well. It’s time for something permanent. How about instead of paying to put the bubble up every year and hoping that the weather doesn’t damage it, the athletic department invests in a permanent indoor facility? Now is the time to make that happen. There’s no doubt that the indoor facility would be expensive, but the long-term investment is absolutely worth it—financially and athletically—for the school, and for the hundreds of student-athletes involved.

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

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The bubble doesn’t supply athletes with the facilities they need, especially when it falls.

After Saturday afternoon’s game against the Seminoles, Boston College men’s basketball has now lost eight of its last 11 games by five or fewer points. Florida State, on the other hand, is 6-1 in games decided by five points or fewer. The near misses have defined the season. This weekend’s last minute loss for the Eagles’ was more of the same. FSU beat BC 69-66, after Ryan Anderson missed a 3-pointer with time expiring. With four minutes left, the Eagles’ found themselves down 60-53. B C clawed back to come within two with less than 10 seconds left. After intentionally fouling FSU freshman Terry Whisnant, Whisnant hit one of two free throws. Olivier Hanlan pushed the ball up the floor, drawing three defenders. Hanlan found the open Anderson on the perimeter with a good look to send the contest into overtime. The shot looked promising the entire way, as Anderson held his hand up waiting to celebrate. Then the ball clanked off the front of the rim. The Eagles’ led just once in the game. “The first half we did okay, but let up too many second shots. Our biggest issue this year is two consistent halves of good defense,” Eagles head coach Steve Donahue said. “Not having [7footer Dennis Clifford] is a problem. His absence hurts our interior defense and ability to make stops in the lane … Our defense was just okay and it probably hurt us.” BC was outscored 20-30 in the paint without Dennis Clifford, who is hobbled by ankle problems. The Eagles’ stayed close in the game due to their 3-point shooting. They shot nine of 16 from behind the arc. Hanlan led the way with 19 points, including three three-pointers. FSU outpaced BC in the final 20 minutes. In the second half they collectively shot 67 percent from the floor. They were also consistent from the field after the break, hitting four of five 3-pointers, along with 10 of 12 free throws. Michael Snaer, the Seminole’s senior leader, led all scorers with 21 points.

Averaging 14 points per game, FSU’s go-to man made the biggest impact on the relatively young team. “I thought he came to play today, he gave us great leadership on the floor,” said FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton in a press conference after the game. The Eagle’s are now 11-14 overall and 3-9 in the ACC. Close losses to ACC teams Miami, NC State, Duke and FSU have plagued the Eagles. Each game has the same similar ending. The young team is improving nevertheless, such as freshman bright spot Hanlan. “I thought Olivier played really well. I thought he picked his spots efficiently,” Donahue said. Hanlan, who infamously missed free throws to force overtime against Miami, hit two clutch free throws with 24 seconds left. His ability to create high percentage shots for himself has led to an increase in point totals. In three of his last four games he has scored more than 15 points, including 20 against Duke. Patrick Heckmann continued to make an impact, scoring 10 points. Freshman guard Joe Rahon led the Eagles in assists with five. FSU and BC are teams with similar stories this year. Both rely on their younger players and are middle of the pack in the ACC. Despite the similarities, FSU differentiates themselves by finishing out games. “I think we played really good basketball in the ACC, to go on the road and play as well as we have,” Donahue said. “We had three one possession games and unfortunately came out without wins. We’ve played well against really good teams, considering our top seven being freshman and sophomores.” With a young team fresh from high school and used to dominating their respective leagues, this year has been an adjustment. “Our morale is very good, but our confidence is probably just okay. A lot of us get confidence from being successful and coming out on the right end of the scoreboard,” Donahue said. “We’re working hard everyday, including practice, tonight to get ready to play Maryland.” 

Merrimack takes OT win BY ALEX STANLEY Heights Staff

Merrimack forward Connor Toomey saw his opportunity—the Warriors were on a power play with Pat Mullane in the penalty box, and with 34.7 seconds left in overtime, a deflected shot fell right to his stick. Toomey scraped it past Boston College goaltender Parker Milner with relative ease, giving his Warriors a 2-1 victory over the No. 4 Eagles (17-8-2, 12-8-1 Hockey East) in the Lawler Arena at Merrimack on Friday. This loss put BC in second place in the Hockey East standings, behind none other than Merrimack. BC was actually the first team to get on the score sheet. In the middle of the second period, Quinn Smith managed to push the puck past the line, amidst a scramble in front of goal after Travis Jeke took a shot from distance. The goal was reviewed for some time, and the original ruling on the ice was overturned in favor of the Eagles. Merrimack did not respond until the third period, when John Heffernan sniped the puck into the upper right-hand corner of the net,

immediately following a faceoff. That goal spiraled the game into overtime, in which Toomey scored that crucial power play goal. Before that, BC had stopped Merrimack from scoring on eight straight power plays, but nine was too many for the Eagles. Milner proved vital in goal for BC in these occasions. He recorded 40 saves on the night, letting in two. The Eagles were slightly outshot, with Merrimack shooting 42 times, as opposed to BC’s 40. Johnny Gaudreau led the team in shooting, with seven total shots. Early in the third period, Gaudreau found himself on two almost back-to-back breakaways, but the Merrimack goaltender, Sam Marotta, stopped Gaudreau from scoring on both. Merrimack goalie Sam Marotta consistently slowed down the Eagles. The junior made 39 saves, and stopped the BC onslaught towards the end of regulation time. This loss marks just the fifth time that a team has beaten BC after the Beanpot in the last four years. In addition, it is the first time that BC has lost to Merrimack in the last five meetings. 

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Coffee as a healthy addiction

Parisa Oviedo I can’t tell you how many friends have begged me to quit my addiction. Just two weeks ago, someone laid out a phase-byphase plan designed to satiate the withdrawal symptoms I had the last time I tried to quit. My mother was an addict too, and I slowly picked up on the habit while at home and became what you could call “officially addicted” after a trip to Europe last summer. But I just can’t stop. After my family and The Beatles, the only other thing I love is the thing everyone tells me is bad for me: coffee. I’m a caffeine fiend, but I don’t thrive off sodas or Red Bulls, and while I love tea my preference is embodied in a paper cup with a cardboard sleeve labled “Caution: Very Hot.” I drink about two to three cups of strong, black coffee every day. In fact, as I write this column, I’m sitting at Starbucks sipping on a grande Americano. I can tell you that McElroy’s coffee is not really coffee, that Hillside has decent English coffee, and that the Columbian Supreme Roast coffee at the Rat is no longer strong enough for my taste. Friends and family have been genuinely concerned about my addiction to coffee, citing that it’s unhealthy for me both physically and mentally. I’ve heard it all: coffee causes insomnia, caffeine is addictive, coffee will make me jittery and jumpy, coffee is bad for your heart, and coffee causes anxiety. All of the above are myths that, through much research, I have found are completely false. In fact, if taken in moderation (and yes, three cups a day or fewer is considered moderation), coffee has numerous health benefits. Drinking coffee regularly is great for your health. Benefits vary from increasing life span to preventing certain diseases. According to a recent study released by Forbes, consuming three to five cups of coffee a day has been shown to reduce risk of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s substantially. Coffee doesn’t just keep your brain healthy, however, it also has been proven to reduce risk of Type-2 diabetes and certain kinds of cancers. A study done in 2009 showed that drinking just one cup of coffee daily reduced the risk of attaining diabetes by a whopping 7 percent. Coffee is composed of caffeic acid, which decreases amyloid fibrils, or unhealthy protein deposits that have been found most commonly in people with Type-2 diabetes. If you thought that 7 percent was a large number, than you’ll be surprised to know that drinking four or more cups of coffee daily also decreases women’s chances of getting endometrial cancer by 25 percent, according to the Harvard School of Public Health. Additionally, coffee can lower the risk of prostrate, liver, colon, breast, and rectal cancer through its anticarcinogenic antioxidant phytochemicals. But the health benefits don’t stop there. While you can get your typical dose of antioxidants from fruits or green tea, coffee beans have been identified as a major dietary source of over 1,000 antioxidants. Antioxidants protect our cells from damage, aid in preventing cardiovascular disease, and fight inflammation. A study of over 37,000 people in Denmark found that the risk of heart disease was approximately 20 percent lower in regular coffee drinkers (caffeine, as said before, reduces inflamation and thus reduces risk of arterial damage). Drinking coffee over time actually leads to neuroplasticity: physical recontruction of the brain and alterations to certain receptors. Specifically, caffeine is an antagonist, or a mimic, of the A1 adenosine receptor. Adenosine receptors are why we feel sleepy because of diminished neural activity. Caffeine, however, can take the shape of the neurochemical adenosine and block these receptors. While these receptors are blocked, adenosine cannot bind and thus you do not become sleepy. Coffee doesn’t actually stimulate any part of your brain, but simply blocks. The reason why you also feel energized is because dopamine and glutamine, natural stimulants or “feel-good” reward neurochemicals, are freer to work while adenosine receptors are blocked. In other words, only minutes after sipping a “cup of joe,” the caffeine in your coffee blocks receptors that normally cause you to feel sleepy and thus allow for natural brain stimulants to roam free. This is why you feel energized and why you may feel more peppy. Coffee, however, cannot be tolerated by everyone’s metabolisms. Don’t force yourself to drink it if you hate the taste, and don’t go overboard with five cups a day. If you’re hung up on sugary lattes, try cutting back on the sugar so that you can enjoy the health benefits of coffee on a more regular basis guilt-free. As for me, I’ve just finished my grande Americano, and I won’t feel the slightest bit of guilt going up to the barista and asking for seconds.

Parisa Oviedo is an editor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

Living in O’Connell House From OCH, B10 have lived in the O’Connell House are engraved on gold plates. The names go back to the 19721973 school year, the very first year that the mansion served as a Student Union. The O’Connell House allows for up to six student staff members: three graduate and three undergraduate students. This year, there are only two graduate students, Dennis Carr and Kara Lalonde, both set to graduate from the Lynch Graduate School of Education this spring. They are also both Graduate Assistants in the Student Programs Office, the office that oversees the O’Connell House program. It is this graduate assistantship that brought Carr and Lalonde to be managers and residents of the O’Connell House. The current undergraduate managers are Vanessa Gomez, A&S ’13, Nicole Sandonato, LSOE and A&S ’14, and Alexa Geraniotis, CSON ’15. Sandonato first got involved in the Student Programs Office when she was a freshman and started to work with Nights on the Heights, another one of the SPO programs. She was on the Middlemarch planning committee her freshman and sophomore year, a committee

that decorates the O’Connell House for the annual event. Sandonato was drawn to apply for the position of an O’Connell House manager because she thought it would be a cool opportunity to make an impact on the BC Community. “It’s kind of like being an RA,” she said, “but instead of being available for a floor of students, you are available to anyone who walks in. Students will come in to rent a movie and we will start talking and soon they’re asking me for advice.” There is an O’Connell House manager on duty from 8 p.m. until midnight from Sunday to Thursday and 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. During these hours, if you walk in the O’Connell House and look right, you will find one of the managers in their office, surrounded by DVDs and games available for checkout. If your favorite DVD is not a part of the collection, just ask whoever is on duty to add the title to a waiting list. Last semester, Sandonato estimates that they ordered 20 to 25 movies to enhance their collection. Amongst the DVDs is 13 Rue Madeleine, a 1947 spy film starring James Cagney that includes scenes filmed at the O’Connell House. If you are looking for a manager and they are not in their office, chances are they

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Upper Campus residents enjoy resources and entertainment daily at O’Connell House. are walking around the house and checking on all of the rooms, making sure all is well. For an O’Connell House manager, going through all of the rooms is no small task. In addition to the rooms mentioned before, the O’Connell House has a dance studio (which used to be a pool), a study room, another meeting room, a TV room, and a laundry room. Living in the O’Connell House, Sandonato has her own room for the first time in her life, “But it’s not lonely,” she says, “there are always people coming in and out, and the five of us who live here, we are kind of like a little family.” When asked if her room has large wooden furniture, maybe a queen bed, she laughs, “No,

our furniture is the same as in the BC dorms. But I do have high ceilings, cool light fixtures, and a mantle that is left from where a fireplace once was.” She also has AC, new carpeting, her own shower, and full-time access to the O’Connell House’s amenities, including a new student printer. When asked about her favorite part of her room, Sandonato answers, “My walk-in closet, definitely.” Not only is her closet a walk-in, but the walls are covered in quotes from managers who lived in her room in the past. She does not yet know what she is going to write at the end of the year, but her favorite message on the wall, left by K.P. in 1997, is “You never really leave a place you love.” n

LSOE and CSON strive to educate the whole person From Schools, B10 elementary and secondary education majors are extremely rigid, and don’t allow much room for electives. Students majoring in secondary education must double major, and pick up a major in A&S in the content area they are interested in teaching in the future. Thus, a student interested in teaching high school history would have to double major in secondary education in LSOE and history in A&S. Audrey Friedman, assistant dean of undergraduates in LSOE, noted another overlap with A&S that is evident through the fifth year program. The Lynch fifth year program was actually created for A&S students. If a senior who majored in history realized he or she wanted to be a teacher, he or she can start taking courses as a senior toward his or her graduate degree in the Lynch School. Although the student did not major in education as an undergrad, he or she can come to Lynch for her master’s and the content area major requirement will already have been completed. “Our students acquire skills in teacher training, of knowing how to speak in front of a group, how to organize and manage class, relate to other professionals, and are trained in cultural competency,” said Maureen Kenny, interim dean of LSOE. Kenny noted that in bringing students that had graduated back over the years, they found that many stayed in education, but others moved in different directions. “There are a lot of skills that are really 21st century skills that individuals learn as part of teacher training. The broad base of training that the school of education in conjunction with the core and A&S majors,

prepares students well because most students will move across different careers,” she said. “With the equipment of a range of critical thinking skills and vast theoretical knowledge, students are very prepared for life and work.” The abroad experience is also something the Lynch School appreciates immensely. “Generally, anyone who has wished to go abroad has been able to go abroad,” Kenny said. “We have sites that provide practica, so students can do teaching abroad.” Friedman added, “We work very closely with the Office of International Programs because we want to make sure the coursework students take abroad transfers. We are very careful about that.” The mission of the William F. Connell School of Nursing is also closely affiliated with the mission of the University as a whole. CSON works to “prepare professional nurses whose practice reflects a humanistic ethic and is scientifically based, technologically competent, and highly compassionate.” CSON requires similar practica experiences as Lynch that serve the same purpose of providing hands-on learning. Clinical practica are served at teaching hospitals and community health care agencies throughout New England. Like Lynch, the practical experiences of leaving campus allow nursing students to develop advanced competencies in their specialties. BC has contracts with most of the major health care providers in the city. Susan Genarro, dean of CSON, noted that where possible, they listen to students in terms of placing them in clinicals in their area of interest. Clinical experience is the most vital aspect of the nurse’s education. Without the hands-on experience of actually working with patients, the knowledge learned in the

classroom proves inapplicable. “One of the amazing things about nursing is that in this country we don’t see birth at home and we don’t see death at home,” Genarro said. “We’ve taken things and moved them to institutions, so it is very unusual to be a 19 or 20-year-old and actually be with someone when they die, when they’re born, or when they are asking you tough questions. It is the greatest blessing to be with people in those intimate moments.” Nursing students get almost 1,000 hours of hands-on clinical in their curriculum. Starting sophomore year, nurses begin a fivesemester clinical nursing course sequence. Depending on whether or not a student plans on going abroad, he or she will take either the “A” track, or the “B” track. The “B” abroad track is not compressed, but rather, the order of courses and the clinical schedule is altered, to make room for a semester out of the country. Generally, all undergraduates in nursing have the same curriculum requirements. All undergrads who graduate from the nursing school with a BS are eligible to take a State Board of Nursing in any state. A nurse that has just graduated from BC has the ability to work immediately as a generalist (nurse at the bedside), and any profession different than that would be attained by completing education at the graduate level. The web of nursing options post undergrad is convoluted, but offers many varying opportunities for students. The master’s and post-master’s Programs are designed for individuals who are looking for a pathway to advanced nursing practice as a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, or a nurse anesthetist. There is also a doctoral program. While the graduate level of nursing is a roller-

coaster of different tracks, the undergraduate program is pretty universalized. An interesting opportunity CSON offers is its two-year Direct Master’s Entry Program, a program that someone with a different degree can enter and become a nurse. “If you’re in A&S, it’s never too late to be a nurse,” Genarro said. The Direct Master’s Entry Program is an accelerated program that allows students to graduate with a specialty. This is a great cost effective option for people who know what particular facet of nursing they are interested in pursuing. The core curriculum is also extremely important in CSON. “Lucky for our students, they take the core,” said associate dean of the undergraduate program Catherine Read. “It’s a real advantage to being a BC nurse. The employers want nurses from BC because they have a lot of clinical experience, plus they have a liberal arts background.” With some exceptions, nursing students take the same core as everyone else. “People don’t come to BC just to get a nursing degree,” Read said. “They come to experience the core, to get involved in service, leadership, volunteer programs, and to get to know people. The mission of the University in terms of service, dedication, and knowledge makes our students really marketable and desired in the workplace.” The Lynch School of Education and the Connell School of Nursing’s emphasis on the core, on practical applications, on service, and on research create a dynamic curriculum that aims, like the University as a whole, to educate the whole person. Although some students may assume the different schools are isolated entities, their paths actually prove to cross in multiple ways, fostering a complementary relationship. n

Unsung hero

Stuart Cashier forms valuable relationships with students By Chris Stadtler Heights Editor For many of us, the people behind the cash registers, grills, and serving lines at Boston College’s dining halls are just faces. We see them more than our teachers or family members over the course of the year, yet we know so little about them. Although the majority of these employees are nondescript, a few become more than that. Newton’s dining hall, Stuart, has become a hub of such people. For most Newtonites, one stands out from the rest: Dorita. Just a few people in the BC dining community can be recognized immediately by a passing mention. I’m not sure anybody knows Dorita’s last name, but that only speaks to her fame. The greatest celebrities are known by a single word. J-Lo, Beyonce, and Kramer from Seinfeld are some classic examples. Whether you’ve just stopped by Newton or have lived there for a year, it’s impossible to avoid the always-friendly Dorita, not that you ever want to. The 5-foot-6 Hispanic woman is known throughout BC for her charm and exuberance. While some dining employees find themselves preoccupied staring into the distance, Dorita makes a legitimate effort to interact with the students. She flat out cares. Finding a freshman without some connection to Dorita would be a tough task. Her reputation spreads far throughout campus. Dorita’s time at BC has hardly been limited to Newton. While not everyone knows Dorita, as she’s only been working at BC a few years, those who do know her know her know her well. After a friend who now works in Mac gave Dorita an application, Dorita began working in Eagle’s Nest. She followed that by working in the Rat, before finding her place in Stuart. Until coming to On the Fly, Dorita worked late night in Stuart, an experience she is glad

to be over with. The late nights and rowdy students taxed her. Dorita spends the majority of her time in the On the Fly Market. She is always seen posted up by the door ready to strike up a conversation or help a freshman decide on what their next microwaved meal should be. The small convenience shop is Dorita’s domain. When one steps inside the market, the atmosphere is recognizable. It hardly resembles the copy cat convenience stores around campus, like the one in Corcoran Commons. Not due to its selection, but Dorita’s recommendations and help. The Newtonites certainly appreciate Dorita’s motherliness. Some would call her a sort of second mom away from home. For Dorita, these relationships with the students have become invaluable: “They’re like my extended family,” Dorita said. Just asking Dorita how her day is can often elicit a long, thoughtful response. Her caring and excited personality becomes contagious. Often a quick stop at On the Fly can turn

into a 10-minute conversation with a little Spanglish in it. Dorita is nearly as likely to be talking in Spanish as English. Students immersed in their Spanish homework often ask Dorita for help or just practice their Spanish speaking abilities a little bit around Dorita. Dorita truly hit the big time this past year, when she was a judge in the Mr. Newton competition. Not only was she a judge, but she participated in a skit. One contestant dressed up and acted as Dorita, while Dorita pretended to be a student. Dorita’s position as a judge has hardly been without struggles though. She has to remain unbiased, as often some of the students she is closer with compete. How could someone so friendly and social be without these problems, though? A lot of the people she has served make the trip to Newton to talk with her. “Some of the students even come back to say hi,” Dorita said. “Since I started work-

ing here, I’ve seen some of the law students who I met in Lyons when they were just freshmen.” Dorita seems to have found her niche, however, in Stuart: “I love you guys. I really, really enjoy working here.” Surrounded by a sea of characters in Stuart, Dorita stands out from the rest. Newton still would not be itself with Dorita’s supporting cast. Like the cashier Celie who spits gibberish at the register while singing her homeland’s favorite songs. Nevertheless Dorita separates herself by her desire not to just serve and help her students, but make lasting relationships with them. “I just would always like to see you—don’t forget to stop by and stay in touch.” Dorita’s one wish speaks to her character. While her job is a way to support herself, she hardly ends her goals at that. Dorita strives to make a difference in other’s lives. For this reason, Dorita is truly an unsung hero. n

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Dorita, a celebrity on the Newton Campus, enjoys making connections and getting to know the regular visitors of Stuart Dining Hall.

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HOW-TO

Befriend your food NATHAN BUBES Who’s sick of food they can’t pronounce? Who’s sick of skipping breakfast and having that awful tofu burger at dinner? Who just wants to enjoy food because it tastes good? The answer is you. Deep down we all love to eat, so you might as well embrace it before you start looking for jobs at Whole Foods instead of McDonalds. We have the West and East coast diets, we’ve got Atkins and Gluten-free diets, but we need a diet for those people who want to pack on the pounds. There is no shame in wanting to buff up. (When I say buff up I mean eat more chicken tenders, not adding muscle weight. Adding muscle weight is for those who work hard, I don’t and you shouldn’t.) The number one tenant to my diet is that if you want to eat something, EAT IT. If you’re hungry, GO GET FOOD. This is not a difficult concept to grasp. If there is no food around, the vending machine is open 24/7 and they do accept Eagle Bucks. So yeah, don’t tell me that you couldn’t find food. The basic principle is easy—just eat food, and a lot of it. Within the motto of the diet there are a few rules that will help you add the pounds at an astounding rate. So here are some how to’s that will speed up the process and make Easter a time for family members’ totally inappropriate remarks about you and your new teddy bearesque mid-section. How To: Navigate the selections at each meal. Find the shortest line. Those are by far the best foods. (I need to clarify quickly how I define “best” in the context of food. Best foods—the greasiest, meatiest, calorie-loving foods in the entire cafeteria.) The type of food that makes you pumped to eat your meal. The type of meal that makes your friends talk about how they need to eat healthy for all the dumb, idiotic reasons they torture themselves with. Not you, not me—remember we eat what we want, when we want, and how we want. How To: Eat the food itself. Use your hands. No silverware. God gave us hands to devour food and that is what we will do. Don’t you always notice the kid at the restaurant who is using his hands is always a bit “big,” if you know what I mean? (Pasta is absolutely included, but it might take some getting used to.) So grab that food and eat the living hell out of it. How To: Avoid the Plex. Where are the kids who die laughing when a buddy says, “when are you heading down to the Plex?” To really get into this diet you need to hate the Plex. (Yes, I know everyone hates the Plex, so this should be easy.) You need to think of the Plex as a place where time goes to die. Where good men end up doing hot yoga and girls spend hours trying to figure out the benchpress. If you insist on staying active because you are a weirdo and are not fully committed to the diet, then you can diversify your eating experience. Go to El Pelon for a 4:30 snack before your 7 p.m. dinner. Get Chipotle instead of late night. Those places involve some activity, but NEVER let those places get in the way of the important steak and cheese from Mac. How To: Stack up on snacks. A big part of this diet is the need to eat a ton of snacks. I am not talking about Fiber One bars or bananas—I am talking about real snacks. Right after lunch grab a PB&J (They have marshmallow spread on them!) for a 3 p.m. snack. You must always have a plan for food. Got back- to-back classes? Buy four chocolate croissants for breakfast. A two-hour meeting? Bring two tins of Pringles. A great snacker is ready for all situations, whether it’s two feet of snow or a class runs five minutes late, we’ve got food, lots of food. How To: Share your food. We do not ever share food under any circumstances. Say it with me: “We do not ever share food.” If a friend ever utters the phrase, “yo, could I get some fries?” You have to walk away. Go sit alone—just get away from that awful influence so you can enjoy your meal fully. One more time: “We do not ever share food.” I hope you listened to absolutely nothing I have said in this column because what do I know? I’m the idiot who skipped Late Night last Wednesday.

Nathan Bubes is a contributor for The Heights. He can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

Monday, February 18, 2013

CAMPUS CHRONICLES

Nemo allows students to embrace inner child MEGAN CAIN At first reaction, “Nemo” seems to be such a paradoxical name for a winter snowstorm, but in reality, it may be the perfect name for the blizzard that swept the Northeast last week. A snow day epitomizes the opportunity to find your inner child and relive the glory days of elementary school, and after all, what reminds us of our childhood better than the beloved Finding Nemo? As a senior in college, you begin to realize that the opportunities for spending a day throwing snowballs at your friends are quite limited. The apocalyptic snowstorm we experienced last week is not too far off from that apocalyptic feeling every senior has experienced at least once this year. As the news stations kept informing viewers, Nemo was coming, and he was bringing a lot of snow with him. Thursday evening, the moment we were all waiting for arrived in an email from BC Alert: “All classes will be cancelled Friday.” This University, in the heart of New England, where it feels like snow was invented, gave students

the rare but completely beloved snow day. Why is a snow day so exciting to college students? It is one day when both mother nature and BC administrators tell you that you’re allowed to stay inside for as long as you would like and cancel any obligations you had. Plus, if you do venture outside, you’re rewarded with blankets of snow and endless supplies for snowmen, snow angels, and the favorite snowball fights. As Friday continued on, Facebook was covered in status updates about how they “found Nemo” outside their dorms, and Instagram was swarmed with pictures of snow around campus. The excitement for Nemo was present, and it was not something to be taken lightly. The lives of most BC students involve difficult coursework, busy schedules full of meetings and classes, and a rare opportunity to forget about work and enjoy a carefree day. Sometimes, busy BC students need to be reminded that a healthy and peaceful break from work and obligations is not only good, but is also needed. If you work for too long, then you will burn out. Resume your diligent work the next day, but enjoy just one snow day to realize that college is about more than

academics. Most importantly, this beautiful BC world will soon disappear for seniors, and if we don’t take advantage of every opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the life we have here, then we are not doing it justice. The mind of a senior includes a lot of “What am I doing with my life?” some worries of “I will never be able to see any of my friends ever again!” many teary-eyed “This is the last time we are going to do (fill in the blank BC activity),” and of course the sappy but true “I’ll just miss walking around this beautiful campus.” Any chance that provides the opportunity to deter some of those fears is always appreciated, and Nemo helped with them all. After a restful beginning of the day passed, students were slowly spotted outside enjoying the snowfall. Standing among your best friends, acting like a kid running around the snow, and building a snowman are the perfect solutions to the senior blues. This type of day is the one that a senior desires. I came to college to receive a quality education, and I have received that, but I have learned that part of living a successful and happy life is about seizing the moments of

fun and spontaneity. Please do not mistake my love for enjoying a snow day as irresponsibility, because I can imagine that the students who were outside last Friday enjoying the storm also focus on their studies and do not gallivant around campus just any day of the year. It is the key idea that in the eyes of a senior, this was one of our last chances to experience such a unique day, and you just cannot pass that up. I can honestly say that running around in a blizzard, seeing Gasson lit-up during the snowfall, visiting the St. Ignatius statue, and putting the first footsteps through the Quad were one of my top five favorite memories of senior year. My snow day was full of laughter, friends, some good ol’ New England weather, and a nice reminder from BC Alert that my obligations suddenly disappeared for one day. I took a step back from the schoolwork just to smile and enjoy a day with no rules. You can’t beat a snow day.

Megan Cain is a contributor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

PROFESSOR PROFILE

Interacting face-to-face with today’s ‘Digital Natives’ BY MICHELLE TOMASSI Features Editor Imagine a world where you can watch your favorite television show and have the option of viewing multiple endings for the ultimate interactive experience. Or where you can check your iPhone to see how crowded that new restaurant is at precisely 6:25 p.m. and decide whether or not it’s a day to order in pizza. Donald Fishman, a professor in the Communication department, predicts that this world is closer than we may think, and it is approaching very quickly. Fishman is deeply immersed in the study of how technology is affecting our means of communication. He teaches courses in communication law, crisis communication, and a media law and society class, which deals with intellectual property. Crisis communication, which studies the challenges that can affect a company’s reputation, is one of his current focuses, as he is currently writing a book investigating the topic. Fishman has been interested in communication since an early age—he received an 8 mm camera at the age of 13 and was fascinated with how movies were produced. Born and raised in Minnesota, Fishman studied at the University of Minnesota for his undergraduate degree, and then went on to receive his master’s degree at Northwestern University. As a student, Fishman was involved in both student publications as well as debates, which provided him with a great experience before he entered the professional world. He has been a professor at Boston College since the early ’70s, and even served on the board of directors for The Heights for a 10-year period. Now, Fishman serves as the assistant chair of the Communication Department, as well as the co-director of the Jewish Studies Program. Fishman is also dedicated to being a proponent of free speech—he is currently the book review editor for First Amendment Studies, a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on the theory and policies regarding free speech. Although having this

WHO: Donald Fishman TEACHES: Communication Law and Crisis Communication FOCUS: First Amendment rights and inﬂuence of technology FUN FACT: Served on adult board of directors for ALEX GAYNOR / HEIGHTS EDITOR

ability gives certain people the opportunity to make offensive remarks or insignificant comments, he views these as necessary risks to benefit the majority of citizens. “It teaches people tolerance, understanding for groups you may not agree with,” he said regarding the First Amendment. “And I think BC has done a good job in trying to encourage a diversity of viewpoints, and not stepping in to censor.” Having such beliefs is often encouraged, but Fishman recognizes that not everyone may share his perspective. “As a communication law professor, sometimes you are the most liberal person in the room,” he said. “A lot of people just have partisan beliefs. I usually try to look at how free speech is helpful to society.” One of the aspects of teaching that Fishman enjoys the most is the interaction with students, which he fears may be lost in our ever-progressing technological world. He appreciates having students come in for office hours, although he has noted that fewer people have stopped by over the last 10 years, possibly due to email. Referencing his 13-year-old daughter as an example, he explained how the younger generation often becomes engrossed in social media and online

communication such as Facebook, Facetime, and Skype. “I think the context of Facetime and the context of email robs you of some of the interchange that college should be about,” Fishman said. Nonetheless, he recognizes thatEDITOR using GRAHAM BECK / HEIGHTS technology in the classroom is necessary for today’s “Digital Natives,” the term used to describe this generation of students who were raised in the technological culture and never had to use a typewriter or a payphone. The downside to using an excessive amount of technology is that it can have a numbing effect—something students have definitely experienced at least once with a professor who chooses to read PowerPoint slides without any supplemental engagement. Now, with the presence of methods such as Lecture Capture, which allows students to view their lectures online, Fishman predicts the increase of “hybrid courses” at BC, and hopes that professors learn to find the right balance between technology and personal interaction. “This new communication revolution is disrupting traditional media,” Fishman said. Although many predicted printed books as the first to disappear, the music industry was actually the first one to be reformed, as record

stores became obsolete and the use of iTunes and Spotify became unavoidable. Television has also changed drastically, and Fishman explained how viewers will soon be able to click on an advertisement with their remote and have it linked to their credit card account, providing for fast and easy purchases. Aside from his involvement in communication studies, Fishman is an active member in the Newton community, currently serving on the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Community Preservation Committee. He is also the president of the Eastern Communication Association, an organization that publishes scholarly articles that highlight issues in communication for graduate and undergraduate students. His office wall is adorned with several awards, most recently the Phi Beta Kappa Teacher of the Year award in 2012. He’s also a dedicated father, spending time with his daughter and new Australian Shepherd puppy, proudly displaying photos of them in his office. Whether you want to discuss the changing world of communication, the Canon Rebel camera that’s on his wish list, or anything else that’s on your mind, Fishman would love to have you drop by and have a real

HE SAID, SHE SAID My girlfriend and I have a long distance relationship, and she started talking about transferring to my school so that we could be together during the school year. I’m not sure if it’s the best idea, but how do I tell her that without sounding like I want to break up with her?

Have you ever seen the movie Inception? Leonardo DiCaprio and his group try to plant an idea within someone’s mind, but the key part is planting it in a way that the person thinks they came up with the idea themselves. Any sort of idea or opinion is always going to be strongest when a person comes up with it, or believes she came up with it, all on her own. In your situation, this should be your goal. If you honestly think this is a bad idea, then you have to get her to think that same ALEX MANTA thing without straight up saying, “I don’t want you to transfer here.” A lot of this depends on why you think this is a bad idea. For most people, it’s that the person is doing what they think is best for the relationship, not in terms of their individual educational goals. For example, if they want to be an engineer and they’re at a really strong engineering school, then they should not be transferring to Boston College where there is no engineering school, because they’re sacrificing their educational career for the benefit of the relationship. This is the angle you’re going to want to approach the conversation with as best you can. Try to explain that although you would obviously like her to be at the same school as you, you would feel terrible if she were to transfer out of a good situation somewhere else and give up on that just to be with you more. If she wants to transfer, make sure that she is doing it for the right reasons—a better education, more future job opportunities, or if she is unhappy in her current situation, rather than just wanting to be with you more. If you present that in a clear and fair way, then you’ve done all you can and you just have to deal with whatever decision she makes.

This is definitely a tricky situation. I definitely don’t blame you for thinking it’s not the best idea. You two have cultivated your own respective lives at your own respective schools, and while long distance is hard, you’ve gotten used to that being a fundamental part of navigating your relationship. While her offer is no doubt selfless on the one hand, it’s also a bit too much on the other. I’m sure that she has some romantic notion that any problems in your relationship that arise from the distance will be eliminated, but she’s not TAYLOR CAVALLO realizing that a whole new host of problems will arise. The world that you have established autonomously at your school will inevitably change (watch the Seinfeld episode where George’s “worlds collide”). It sounds like you don’t want that, so you have to talk to her. There is a way to address this issue honestly without sounding like you want to break up—tell her that you value the relationship, and despite the difficulties, you’re happy with it as it is. She will take this harshly, as it implies that you don’t want to be close to her if given the option, but in response to that, tell her that she has to think about all the new problems that will arise if you two are in such close proximity—things that are not an issue now, such as how much time you spend with friends, what you do on the weekends, and being able to have time alone. The fear you’re feeling right now is the fear of being smothered, and this will change your college experience if she transfers. To alleviate this future problem, you have to be honest with her and explicitly say that you don’t want to end the relationship.

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

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

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Striving for a greener future on campus

EAGLE DATES

EDITOR’S COLUMN

MEET THE DATERS:

Embracing morning peace

Addie’s, from B10 to help with the gardening and experience the aims of the Real Food movement in the most tangible way. Over the years, Real Food BC has made significant efforts to change the way we eat on campus, and overall, they have been pretty successful. Since BC does not contract its dining services to an independent company like many other local colleges and universities do, Real Food has been able to make significant changes to policies without having to deal with too much red tape. Important steps include starting a partnership with Dean’s Beans fair trade coffee company, switching to fair trade bananas, and changing tomato providers from a company in California to one in Pennsylvania, cutting down on carbon emissions from food transportations. “It’s been the model that if we source something better and it works well for Addie’s it will get into the general dining,” Cermak said. Today, Addie’s ser ves about 500 students a night. But both Kavner and Cermak see the need for the club to keep progressing in creating more sustainable, humane, and organic eating options on campus. “We’re not on a good enough trajectory,” Cermak said, noting that while BC has been on par with other schools’ Real Food movements, the Univeristy still lags behind others. For example, UMass Amherst has a student-run market called Earth Foods, where the food is sourced as locally as possible and students can eat there as part of their regular dining plans. The trouble at BC has been in getting the food from the garden actually incorporated into the regular dining menus, which Kavner notes as the “long-term goal” of the organization. “At the end of the day I believe if we had enough student power behind this we could get around these things,” Cermak said. “Even if its just student-grown basil on the pizza for five nights, it’s a symbolic start.” Still, the movement to make our food more sustainable is a growing one, at BC and across the country. For now, Real Food BC is focused on raising awareness among students and making sure the garden remains a part of campus. But their goals of creating a more sustainable University reflect a shift in our national conscience, as environmental issues come to the forefront of our plans for the future. “It’s not a static thing that’s out there, it’s getting more attention and energy,” Kavner said. “I think it will grow on the BC campus as it grows nationally as well.” She calls the sustainability movement “a little niche” of BC, but that niche is growing. “There’s a lot going on, you just have to break into it, and you’ll see there’s a lot of energy here behind sustainability movements.” It appears Addie’s will remain a staple of BC Dining, as students continue to strive for a more efficient, greener campus. Just by the long lines of people there on Sunday through Thursday nights, it’s clear the Loft at Addie’s is a success. But who’s Addie? Actually, she’s a beloved long-time employee of dining services. The Loft is named after her as a testament to her continued service to BC. “She loves to grow her own stuff and handmade some of the food back when she was working the restaurant,” Cermak said. “We called it Addie’s as an homage to her service and real food lifestyle.” 

NAME: Dana Sarni YEAR: 2016 MAJOR: Communication FAVORITE HILLSIDE SANDWICH: Tuna Melt FAVORITE MOVIE: ‘Titanic’

NAME: Allegra Donadio YEAR: 2015 MAJOR: Mathematics FAVORITE HILLSIDE SANDWICH: Burger FAVORITE MOVIE: ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ and ‘Fight Club’

NAME: Patrick Ebbert YEAR: 2015 MAJOR: Biochemistry FAVORITE HILLSIDE SANDWICH: New England Classic FAVORITE MOVIE: ‘LOTR: Return of the King’

Valentine’s Date down the C line has future potential HEIGHTS: How did you prepare for your date?

HEIGHTS: How did you prepare for your date?

ALLEGRA: I braided my hair in a crown, and I put on a pretty dress.

PAT: I will admit that I was a bit nervous about going on this date, but I guess I just relaxed and thought about how fun it would be to get to know someone new.

HEIGHTS: How did your date begin? ALLEGRA: My date gave me a rose and a bag of goodies and then we were off. We went to Beacon Street Tavern. HEIGHTS: What was it like when you first encountered your date? ALLEGRA: He looked very dashing in a red pullover. We were both dressed for Valentine’s Day. It was very thoughtful that he had brought me Valentine’s chocolates. HEIGHTS: How was the conversation? What did you guys talk about? ALLEGRA: We talked about how important we think it is to have nationalistic pride as an American. We discussed our upbringings, and also the mood lighting in the restaurant. HEIGHTS: Were there any awkward moments? ALLEGRA: After dinner we went to go get ice cream, and Pat said he knew how to get to the place, and we walked down St. Mary’s street to where the ice cream store allegedly existed and it was a dead end. It was just a fence and a hotel and a garage. So then I was afraid he was an axe murderer. He said we should try going around the garage, so we went around it but it led us deeper into the dead end and then finally we went around another building and made our way to the actual ice cream store. So he wasn’t actually an axe murderer.

HEIGHTS: How did your date begin? PAT: I showed up at her room and I had prepared for her a rose and a Valentine’s Day candy bag. She was highly enthused with these gifts, and I knew it was off to a great start. We went to Beacon Street Tavern down the C line. HEIGHTS: What was it like when you first encountered your date? PAT: Allegra was a truly fascinating person because she was sweet and serene, yet possessed the confidence and demeanor of a strong and independent woman. HEIGHTS: How was the conversation? What did you guys talk about? PAT: We discussed matters large and small, talked mostly about our families, how we liked school, the friends that we hung out with, and a variety of other topics. HEIGHTS: Were there any awkward moments? PAT: There were no awkward moments that come to mind. Our conversation flowed as smoothly as the Amazon. HEIGHTS: How did the date end? PAT: We headed off after a filling dinner and took a stroll around Boston and we grabbed some ice cream.

HEIGHTS: How did the date end?

HEIGHTS: What does the future hold for you two?

ALLEGRA: We ended the night getting ice cream across from the movie theater and then we took the T back.

PAT: The future is as of yet a mystery, but from my deepest inclinations it does seem promising.

HEIGHTS: What does the future hold for you two?

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ALLEGRA: Endless romance.

NAME: Allegra Donadio

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RATE THE DATE ON A SCALE OF 1-5 (5 BEING BEST)

4.89

NAME: Patrick Ebbert

RATE THE DATE ON A SCALE OF 1-5 (5 BEING BEST)

4.75

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Navigating the mac and cheese line in the Rat MICHELLE TOMASSI It’s a Thursday afternoon and you just finished class, with 45 minutes to spare before your next one. While there are several dining options on campus, there’s only one that has you salivating in anticipation: mac and cheese at the Rat. Some students, if not most, prefer the Rat’s mac and cheese to the create-your-own version in Mac and Corcoran Commons. The latter is a hit or miss—sometimes the popcorn chicken is overcooked, leaving you with crunchy bits rather than pieces of actual meat—sometimes they run out of broccoli, which is the only worthy vegetable to include in the otherwise extremely unhealthy dish— and often it’s just a liquidy, stomach-churning mess. But the Rat’s mac and cheese is beautiful in its predictability—always perfectly cooked, cheesy, and warm. And you even get to serve yourself, which is a huge advantage over the enormous portions that we are

served in the other dining halls. There’s only one downside: the inevitably long line. Usually I don’t mind waiting in lines, especially if the food is worth it, but when you need enough time to eat before your next class, it can be quite a predicament. You could easily forgo the mac and cheese for some soup, but mac and cheese is only served in the Rat on Thursdays, and there is no way you could pass it up. So you wait in this line, hoping students will scoop a little faster, just so you don’t have to scarf down your meal before your Econ discussion. Watching students as you wait in line is probably the most rewarding part of the experience. There are typically three types that will stand out the most: the confused newcomer, the overly anxious tall guy, and the sneak-attack student. The confused newcomer will wander into the dining area, and smile when she sees that mac and cheese is on the menu for the day. She’ll approach the serving area, then look at the

long line of students staring her down. “Is this the mac and cheese line?” she’ll say to her friend, who will also shake her head in disbelief. Yes, honey, this is in fact the line, which you would know if you were a regular like the rest of us. She’ll wrongly decide that it’s not worth the wait, and go for the chicken noodle soup instead. Then we have the overly anxious tall guy. He’s tall enough to see over the heads of students in front of him, constantly watching the container to make sure it doesn’t empty before his turn. He’ll occasionally glance to the back corner, hoping to see an employee wheel out another fresh batch. But of course, the last of the noodles have been taken by the time he approaches the counter, and he’s pretty distraught. You can tell he’s contemplating a “mac and cheese” chant to get everyone’s attention, because he’s hungry now. Instead, he politely decides to ask a passing worker to refill the container, quickly becoming the hero of the line of students behind him.

Finally, there’s that one kid who thinks he can go for the meatballs and sneak in some mac and cheese while he’s up there. Most students know better, and wait in line with the rest of us, but I did witness it once. And of course, if you are the one serving yourself mac and cheese when this student asks if he can quickly add some to his container, you feel obligated to be polite, even if you really just want to yell “Back of the line!” Thankfully, not many students attempt this move, but there are occasional rare sightings. If you have no idea what I am talking about, then you need to get yourself to the Rat next Thursday. Observe those around you, and maybe you’ll find a new type of student that I forgot to mention. And make sure you wait in line—it will be the best decision you make that day.

Michelle Tomassi is the Features editor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

CATHRYN WOODRUFF It’s 7:45 a.m. and I have already staked out one of the many open tables at Lower. It’s just me, an omelet, the newspaper, and some homework. I treasure the mornings. They bring no burdens or interruptions. I can wake up and begin my routine without small talk or obligations. No one asks anything of you in the morning, which is exactly why I section off this time as “me time.” Being a morning person is more of a recent development. In high school I’d pull the whole adolescent act of rolling over and groaning at my mother for trying to shake me out of bed. Having any sort of obligation before noon was analogous to a trip to the dentist without anesthesia. Recently I’ve been noticing many parts of myself that have begun to take shape as I’ve grown older that are characteristic of my mother. I’ll notice a phrase that’ll slip out of my mouth that I used to roll my eyes at when she said it. Or I’ll literally feel my facial features morph into an idiosyncratic expression I’ve seen a million times on her face. I used to be told I look exactly like my dad, but I’ve always known I take after my mom personality-wise and in the way she gestures and expresses emotions. I guess it took a year and a half in college to finally realize how much of an impact my parents have had on me—and how they continue to mold me, even from states away. So when I began waking up earlier and starting my days soon after the sunrise, it didn’t surprise me when I connected this behavior to my mom’s own relationship with the morning hours. She’s always been a huge swimmer, and most mornings she’d get up before sunrise, get a work out in, and be back home writing with a cup of coffee hours before anyone else in the house had even entered REM sleep. She used to tell me mornings are the most peaceful time of the day. As a writer, she found her head was the clearest in the quiet hours of the day’s beginning. I admired how upbeat she was in the hours when I used to feel most groggy. Breakfast was always literally served with a [beaming] smile. Ben Franklin once said “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” Although I can’t say transforming into a morning person has made me any wiser (and it definitely hasn’t made me any wealthier), I do feel healthier. I feel productive, aware, and more optimistic. I can’t always get to bed incredibly early, but I try my best, and it’s not hard when you’ve been up since 7 a.m. My morning rising tendencies began last semester when I had mostly 9 a.m. classes. I was also training for a half marathon, and found that by the end of the day I had a completely depleted supply of motivation to run. So I tried waking up at 7 a.m. one morning, getting my 4-mile run in, showering and eating all before my 9 a.m. For the first couple weeks, it was extremely exhausting. But eventually, it just became part of my routine and I actually found that I looked forward to feeling that sense of accomplishment before my roommates even stirred. My love of mornings has seeped into my overall mentality about finding time to feel calm and grounded. I enjoy walking to class alone, and you can definitely find me at Lower eating alone. I’m not embarrassed about this at all, and I don’t think this makes me an anti-social person. In fact, I would be miserable if I didn’t have people surrounding me that I feel comfortable around and enjoy hanging out with. I crave human interaction, and would consider myself very personable. But I also don’t think enjoying people’s company has any correlation with the human need to be alone at some point during a 24-hour span of time. The ability to be comfortable alone and to find the necessary time to be with yourself is a vital part of being a happy, functioning person. The acronym “FOMO” (fear of missing out) has become a new edition to the lexicon of Boston College students. To go out this Saturday night or not to go out Saturday night? The fear of suffering from FOMO sometimes seems to deter us from pursuing this much needed alone time. I definitely feel the pressures of FOMO also, but I challenge you to try to let go of this fear every once in a while. You never know what you could potentially miss out on, but don’t cheat yourself by skipping time to be happily alone.

Cathryn Woodruff is the Asst. Features editor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

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Begin Career

Start School CSON Begin semester clinical sequence

LYNCH Chose secondary A&S major, begin practicum

POST GRAD Take State Board of Nursing exam

POST GRAD Fifth year graduate program option

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by Cathryn Woodruff

LSOE and CSON offer varying and intersecting paths with A&S sion to “enhance the human condition through education.” The school has grown to house 800 undergraduate students, 1,000 graduate students, and more than 25 academic programs in education, human development, and psychology. Collaboration is a key component of Lynch, as students work to not only understand, but also to ameliorate real issues such as discrimination, violence, and social inequity in the surrounding communities. LSOE’s promotion of community outreach is seen through programs such as the Jumpstart program, and through the practicum experience. Elementary education and secondary education majors in Lynch must complete three pre-practica and one full practicum. Pre-practicum requires eight to 10 hours per week in the field under the supervision of a cooperating teacher for 10 weeks. One is completed either first or second semester sophomore year, and the timing of the rest is dictated by whether or not the student goes abroad. A concerted effort is made to ensure students are exposed to a wide range of experiences—and complete their practicums in urban schools, suburban schools, as well as private parochial schools. One universal aspect for all BC students is the core curriculum. Freshman year is a general time of exploration for all incoming students. In the Lynch School, students are required to complete the University core, along with a Child Growth and Development course, and Family, School, and Society, which exposes students to issues that are central to the LSOE’s mission. Over the past

few years, the human development major has been revised and is now called applied psychology and human development, which allows students to explore multiple areas. Students can pick up a minor across the university, and many students double major in applied psych and an A&S major (such as sociology or Communication). Within the applied psych major, there are numerous focus areas a student can take. In some ways, the applied psych major provides more flexibility than the secondary and elementary education majors. The requirements for

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he College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College is the oldest and largest of the undergraduate colleges of the University. A&S enrolls nearly 6,000 undergraduate and 1,100 graduate students, and offers a diversity of courses, programs, and research opportunities. Although smaller and narrower in scope, the Lynch School of Education (LSOE) and The Connell School of Nursing (CSON) provide analogous opportunities for variety in courses, research opportunities, and graduate programs. The Lynch and Connell Schools offer interesting intersections with A&S that many students may not be aware of. The most defining feature of BC is its alignment with Jesuit ideals. BC’s mission is to foster intellectual development, and the religious, ethical, and personal formation of its students in order to prepare students for citizenship, service, and leadership. The core curriculum, although under analysis right now, is one avenue by which BC works to provide students with a wide range of opportunities. LSOE and CSON have their own distinct mission statements, although they are grounded in the same Jesuit principles and work very much in tandem with the overall core mission of the University. The Lynch School “endeavors to improve the human condition through education and applied psychology,” which is pursued through excellence and ethics in teaching, research, and service. Lynch students benefit immensely from their proximity to the city of Boston, which offers a hub of diverse schools—from private K-12 schools to urban charter schools. LSOE began as BC’s first coeducational school on the Chestnut Hill campus, with the mis-

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Addie’s gives a taste of ‘Real Food’

Unearthing the history of the O’Connell House

By Kevin Toomey

Perched atop the hill that is home to Boston College, Upper Campus is where more than half of the freshman class resides. On the campus, eight red brick dormitories surround recreational spaces like a basketball court and open areas that will be suitable for football and frisbee when the snowmen melt away. Also encircled by the dorms is an old Welch-inspired mansion, the O’Connell House Student Union. This building is equipped to provide members of the BC community with more resources than many may realize, resources including five managers, all of them BC students, who call the O’Connell House home. The Storey family built the O’Connell House in 1895, but it was the Liggett Family who, in 1937, donated the property to the Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal William O’Connell. Just four years later, the Cardinal donated the estate, a total of nine acres of land, to his alma mater, BC . The rooms of the O’Connell House were originally converted into classrooms that were used by BC’s College of Business Administration, an early Carroll School

By Kathleen Fahy For The Heights

Heights Staff At dinnertime, The Loft at Addie’s has a consistent line, as students skip the usual dining options and instead go for the pizzas, sandwiches, and salads offered from local, sustainable sources. The food is good enough to forget the cause, but Addie’s is not only an eatery—it is an aspect of the national Real Food movement that challenges students across the country to rethink how they think about their food. Real Food Boston College started in November 2007 when Mike Cermak, part time faculty member in the sociology department and GA&S ‘13, and Sarah King, BC ’10, attended the national Real Food Summit at Yale University. There, BC signed on to an intercollegiate pledge to initiate more sustainable food practices across the nation. Cermak and King returned to BC eager to bring the movement to campus, starting with the dining halls. “We thought it was going to be a long fight, you know, with nego-

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From pizzas to hand-tossed salads, students have a variety of tasty options at The Loft. tiations,” Cermak said, but actually, BC Dining was right on board with the idea. The space that now holds Addie’s used to be called “Tamarind” and featured an Asian themed menu, and it was not doing too well. Cermak noted that Director of Dining Helen Wechsler has always been a “good supporter” of the Real Food movement at BC. “She said, yeah, let’s make it happen,” Cermak said. “And we made it happen.” In the spring of 2008 Real Food took another big step in starting the campus garden. Five years later, it is still maybe one of the best-kept secrets on campus,

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but Real Food BC is looking to change that. “We found that a lot of students had no idea,” said Kat Kavner, Real Food President and CSOM ’14. “We want to keep raising awareness about the garden. Everyone that comes always loves it. It’s a great thing to have on campus.” Located on the Brighton Campus, the garden grows a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs, greens, roots, and flowers, from tomatoes to chives to sunflowers. When the Heights are not buried in the snow, students come together on Sundays

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of Management. The house was later used as a residence for Jesuits. At one point, it was even used as a residence for the football team. But, in 1972, the O’Connell House became a student activities center and began serving the purpose it still serves today. If you walk into the O’Connell House, you walk into a two-story ballroom with beautiful dark wood floors and paneling. To the left are white parlor doors with mirrored windows and behind them is a room with a fireplace, decorative molding, and an old grand piano. Next-door is the game room where there are two ping-pong tables and a large television. Beyond the game room is a meeting room. When you walk into the meeting room, you are bound to notice the long conference table, but you may not take notice of a wooden plaque hanging on the wall. A heading on the plaque reads, “In honor of the O’Connell House staff members whose loyal and dedicated service founded the student union, developed its living tradition and cared for it lovingly.” Below this inscription, the names of all of the student managers who

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