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Monday, February 20, 2012
Vol. XCIII, No. 10
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42 students vie for 15 UGBC Senate positions 14 freshmen, 9 sophomores, and 9 juniors will run By Samantha Costanzo Asst. News Editor
Despite the focus on UGBC presidential and vice presidential elections the past two weeks, Senate campaigning started in earnest last Saturday. Elections for the 20122013 Senate will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 20, and Wednesday, Feb. 21, the same days as the UBGC presidential elections. “In the coming weeks, Senate will be looking at ways in which to have a closer working relationship with the Student Organization Funding Committee (SOFC), and this is something that really needs to be worked on,” said Vanessa Gomez, vice president of Senate and A&S ’14. “Senate should also work a lot more on addressing
the fact that students do not feel as though their voices are being heard.” The candidates for the Class of 2015 are George Fabrikarakis, A&S ’15; Daniel Jung, CSOM ’15; Christopher Marchese, LSOE ’15; Sean McBride, A&S ’15; Brock Menard, CSOM ’15; Alexander Moore, CSOM ’15; Erich Mosley, A&S ’15; David Peters, A&S ’15; Brian Riccio, CSOM ’15; Michael Rosella, A&S ’15; Katherine Scully, CSOM ’15; Jennifer Sidney, CSOM ’15; David Velasquez, CSOM ’15; and Ann Weber, CSOM ’15. The candidates for the Class of 2014 are Matthew Alonsozana, A&S ’14; Gordon Callender, A&S ’14; William Coughlin, A&S ’14; Kent Coleman Gay, A&S ’14; Ricky Knapp, A&S ’14; Joseph Manning, A&S ’14; Nate Schlein, A&S ’14; Stephen Wu, A&S ’14; and Coleman Younger, A&S ’14. The candidates for the Class of 2013 are Matthew Flynn, CSOM ’13; Rohan
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Ricky Scheiber and Julianne Quaas, both A&S ’15 (above), won this year’s BC Idol charity music competition. See page A10 for the full story.
Rev. Michael Himes gives lecture on sacraments Popular lecturer brings crowds to Gasson 100 By Andrew Skaras For The Heights
“Why does the universe exist? In short, because God loves it,” said Rev. Michael Himes on Thursday, Feb. 15 in Gasson 100. The Irish Room was standing room only, as students, faculty, and many guests were drawn in to hear Himes speak about why Catholics are sacramental people. Ordained in Brooklyn in 1972, Himes is a professor of theology in the College of Arts and Sciences. A recipient of the Phi Beta Kappa Award for Outstanding Teaching, Himes is known especially for his engaging teaching style and his Introduction to Christian Theology class. After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, Himes served as the Dean of Studies at the seminary in Macklin, N.Y., and as a professor of theology at Notre Dame before coming to Boston College. Sponsored by the Church in the 21st Century (C21), this lecture was the first in the center’s spring series. Founded in 2002, the center strives to stimulate the renewal of the Catholic Church in the United States in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal. It addresses four main issues: the role of different people in the U.S. Catholic Church, Catholic teaching on sexuality, passing on the faith to
the next generation, and the Catholic intellectual tradition. This lecture introduced the theme of the sacraments that this semester’s program seeks to explore in the coming months. An easy answer to the question of why Catholics are sacramental people is that the whole universe is sacramental, but Himes was not about to leave the subject at that. He described everything in the universe as possibly sacramental, with some key things being explicitly so and the rest being so only implicitly.
Stressing the question of the universe’s existence, he dismissed some possible answers such as an exhibit of God’s glory, power, or justice, because they implied that God gets something from the universe. “It’s not that the universe gives something to God, but that God gives something to the universe,” Himes said. “God doesn’t need the universe—He is
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Students sampled Mardi Gras themed food and purchased beer and wine in the Rat on Thursday.
Themed pub night brings the Rat back to its glory days By Joseph Pasquinelli Heights Staff
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Rev. Michael Himes (above) gave a lecture on Thursday about Catholics as sacramental people.
Thursday evening, the Rat was home to po’ boy sandwiches, jambalaya, Creoleinspired music, and reasonably priced beer and wine for an early celebration of Mardi Gras. The 21+ event was sponsored by UGBC Campus Entertainment and was their second Pub Series event of the academic year. Despite limited methods available for publicizing the event due to the serving of alcohol, over 100 students attended the event. Kristen Mount, co-director of campus Pub Series and A&S ’12, said the advertising obstacle was overcome by students telling each other about the event. “Students found out about the event through word of mouth because of the 21+ restriction,”
Mount said. “The University is strict about [how we advertise].” The event also had a Facebook page. Joseph Bini, A&S ’12, said that he had a great time at the event but wished that more students were in attendance. “It was fun, but they need to publicize the event better so more people will come,” Bini said. Mount was pleased that so many students were in attendance, especially considering the limited success of last academic year’s pub series events. “At the first event, we had 600 people for the first time,” Mount said. “I’m happy people are here.” Mount thought the food offering was a significant factor in the number of students attending. “The increase in attendance is great. People respond well to
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Wall brings years of experience, positive attitude to BC libraries By Devon Sanford Heights Editor
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Thomas Wall, above, has served as University Librarian at Boston College for three years.
Thomas Wall, the University Librarian of Boston College, has never been afraid of an adventure. Since his four years as an undergraduate at Richard Stockton College in New Jersey, Wall has traveled the country as a student, teacher, and librarian. His office walls are decorated with an eclectic collection of posters, pictures, and paraphernalia that capture his many adventures. A classic Steelers end zone picture hangs next to an iconic Lonesome Dove movie poster. A John Deere hat sits beside a large stack of
classical texts. A family photo sits next to university degrees. Wall’s adventures as a student and librarian have brought experience, knowledge, and great passion to the BC campus. March 1 marks Wall’s three-year anniversary as Boston College’s University librarian. Wall has been working as a librarian for over 20 years. After receiving an undergraduate degree in philosophy and religion from Richard Stockton College, Wall went on to obtain his graduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His adventures continued as he traveled back north. Wall studied philosophy at Duquesne University in
Pittsburgh, Pa., where he received his master’s degree. He then joined the Chicago Public Library staff as head of research under the Harold Washington Administration. Wall went on to receive his Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh, where he worked as the head of public services for 13 years. With his wife and family, Wall returned to the south, where he worked as the associate university librarian for public services at Duke University for eight years. As the associate university librarian for Duke University, Wall renovated the campus libraries and modernized their facilities. His goal was to connect the
student body and faculty with Duke’s libraries, and he was extremely successful. The campus’ main library had an average gate count of 600,000 students when he began working. After eight years working at Duke, the gate count had reached over 2 million. “The student body saw the library as an important part of the academic campus,” Wall said. “We were innovating, building, and really listened and responded to the students and faculty. That’s what we want to do here at Boston College.” For the past three years, Wall has
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