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Richard DeCapua returns to BC after being named Associate Dean of Students in November.

Beyond framing and overseeing the conduct process, new Associate Dean of Students Richard DeCapua believes there is a second fold to his position—one centered on education and conversations.

“I’m responsible for how the community standards are written, formulated, and administered in terms of the conduct process,” DeCapua said. “My own personal philosophy is that there is a whole other half of that job description that is about education and preemptively giving students the tools to make good decisions.

Anything we can do to keep students out of the conduct process by making good decisions is what I’m looking for.”

DeCapua brings years of experience in higher education administration to his new role, which he assumed in early November.

His career in residential life began at Boston College when he served as a Resident Director on College Road after graduate school, and continued at Brandeis and Suffolk universities, where he was director of residential life and associate dean of students, respectively. Returning to BC, DeCapua said, was an opportunity he readily accepted.

“The more you move up in higher education, the fewer jobs there are, and when they become available at a place like BC and at this level, you have to jump at it,” he said.

In approaching his position, DeCapua emphasized that he seeks to facilitate productive conversations between students and

administrators and work with other departments within the University to give students the support they need.

“My hope for being here, like I’ve done at other places, is that conduct is really a way to work with students individually and sometimes filter them to other places on campus where they can get better support,” DeCapua said.

One way in which DeCapua and other administrators are examining how students think and act is joining forces through the Committee on Civility and Campus Culture.

Representatives from the Dean of Students’ Office (DOS), Residential Life, Student Programs Office (SPO), Office of First Year

See DeCapua, A4

L>9: gifgj\j i\m`j`fej kf Zfejk`klk`fe# jkXe[`e^ ilc\j 9P E8K?8E D:>L@I< 8jjk% E\nj <[`kfi Just two semesters after UGB C approved its new constitution, Matt Alonsozana, executive vice president and A&S ’14, presented to the Student Assembly (SA) on Tuesday a number of suggested edits and clarifications to the document that he helped draft.

“The constitution that we have been working off is a flawed document in every sense of the word—grammatically, interpretational [wise], and it also hasn’t been updated,” Alonsozana said after the meeting.

Alonosozana finished the edits last week and sent the revised constitution to the senators. Some in the SA were initially concerned that Alonsozana was overstepping his authority, but he explained at the meeting that his edits were only suggestions and that in order for the changes to take effect they would have to be approved by the SA. Most of the edits are clarifications regarding practices that UGBC was already carrying out—such as officially designating the press secretary as the vice president of communications, a change that brings the constitution in line with guidelines set by the Student Programs Office (SPO). Already considered a vice president by SPO, the press secretary was already receiving a stipend. Only vice presidents, the presidents, and the executive vice president receive stipends.

In an email sent to senators after the meeting, Chris Marchese, candidate for executive vice president, president pro tempore, and A&S ’16, said that the proposed revisions would blur the lines between the Constitution and the Standing Rules, a set of governing guidelines that are adopted at the beginning of each semester. His main concern was with the designation of the press secretary as a vice president.

“Aside from blurring the lines between the Constitution and Standing Rules, the revisions also include substantive changes, such as making the press secretary a vice president,” the email read. “This was neither included in the original Constitution, nor was the idea vetted by the legislature.”

Marchese said that the constitution should be a flexible document that broadly outlines the structure, roles, and mission of the organization, and that it should not be concerned with naming specific staff, as one of Alonsozana’s changes would.

“Marchese believes it to be a substantive change—it isn’t,” Alonsozana said.

“It really is getting the constitution in line the Student Programs Office rules and regulations regarding UGBC.” Marchese was at the meeting but left early.

“While [some] changes do reflect what we have done this year, I didn’t feel comfortable with them being added

See UGBC, A4

GRAHAM BECK / HEIGHTS EDITOR

The 30 BC football signees consist of 16 offensive players and 14 defensive players from 10 different states, 12 of whom are from New England.

8[[Xq`f j`^ej *' kf Ô ijk i\Zil`k`e^ ZcXjj 9P :FEEFI D<CC8J ?\`^_kj <[`kfi Steve Addazio’s first recruiting class is officially in, and the Boston College football head coach plans to feature many of the new student-athletes next fall.

“We’re going to be a very young football team next year, and we’re going to play a lot of young players,” Addazio said in a teleconference on Wednesday, National Signing Day. “That’s a good thing, and we’ll build for the future that way.”

Since arriving in Chestnut Hill, Addazio has stressed the need to dominate Massachusetts recruiting and then build BC’s recruiting footprint outward.

With many of his recruits coming from the New England area—seven of whom hail from the Bay State—his first class is

a leap in that direction.

“We want to make sure that we get the best players out of the state of Massachusetts,” Addazio said. “I mean, we’re building a fence. I said that when I took this job in my first press conference, and I’m sticking to it.”

In total, Addazio brought in 14 defensive recruits—six linemen, four linebackers, and four defensive backs. The defensive side of the local recruiting crop is highlighted by Connor Strachan, a 6-foot-2, 240-pound middle linebacker out of St. Sebastian’s, and Isaac Yiadom, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound defensive back from Doherty Memorial High School—players Addazio said could make an impact immediately. Looking outside of Massachusetts, Ty Schwab, a 6-foot-2, 280-pound linebacker and Harold Landry, a 6-foot-3,

258-pound defensive end, are primed to play in defensive coordinator Don Brown’s aggressive defense right away.

“I would say you’re going to see a large portion of these guys on the field, I mean, quickly,” Addazio said.

In the 2013 season, Addazio found success on offense with former head coach Frank Spaziani holdovers Chase Rettig, Ian White, Alex Amidon, Nate Freese, and Andre Williams, to name a few. Signing 16 offensive players—five offensive linemen, three running backs, three wide receivers, two quarterbacks, two athletes, one tight end, and Mike Knoll—a kicker/ punter—Addazio will begin to mold his own players to an offensive plan focused on power and versatility.

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Late Tuesday night, the University announced it would close for the entirety of Wednesday, Feb. 5 due to inclement weather.

The Boston College Law School and department of theology recently announced that Cathleen Kaveny, a scholar of both law and moral theology, has joined the faculty. Given her experience, Kaveny will teach law and theology, the first professor to hold such a dual position in the University’s history.

The Darald and Juliet Libby professorship is an endowed chair provided by the gift left by Darald R. Libby, a 1995 graduate of the BC Law School, to honor his mentor Michael G. Pierce, S.J., of Boston’s Jesuit Mission Bureau, who passed away in 1998. Current Libby Professor Emeritus, Sanford Katz of the Law School, was named the inaugural holder in 2000.

For Kaveny, the position offers an opportunity to pursue her two academic passions—law and moral theology.

“From the time I started my career, even as an undergraduate at Princeton 30 years ago, I wanted to combine the study of law with the study of ethics, particularly Catholic ethics,” she said.

“I prepared myself after graduation by pursuing a J.D. [Juris Doctor, a doctorate in law] and Ph.D. at same time,” Kaveny said. “It took a little longer, but I was able to complete both.”

Following her graduation from Yale, Kaveny practiced health care law in Boston for three years as an associate for the Ropes & Gray law firm. For the better part of her academic career, though, Kaveny has been able to combine law and theology, authoring Law’s Virtues: Fostering Autonomy and Solidarity in American Society as well as over 100 journal articles and book chapters, and most recently, serving as a John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law and professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame.

Given her background in health care law, she uses the recent debate concerning the Affordable Care Act as an example of the ways in which the law and ethics intersect in modern society.

“For instance, with the Affordable Care Act, and all the ethical challenges, legal challenges, and access challenges that have come with it, the intersection of

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Israeli Service Lecture

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Today Time: 12 p.m.

Location: Boisi Center

The Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life will host a talk by retired Israeli defense forces colonel Miri Eisin, who has served in a number of capacities in the Israeli government. She will discuss the overlap between religious diversity and military service.

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Today Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Gasson 100

The Islamic Civilization and Societies program is sponsoring a night of classical, folk, and sacred music presented by Orkestra Marhaba, a Boston-area consortium that performs Turkish music. Following the performance, traditional Turkish food will be provided.

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Saturday Time: 8 p.m.

Location: Robsham Theater

The South Asian Student Association is holding its 17th annual culture show, featuring traditional South Asian dance and a fashion show displaying South Asian clothing. The event will also feature a performance by Shaan, the only South Asian a cappella group on campus.

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The song extolls the virtues of the Communist Party: “the party, the party, she is always right. And Comrade, so it shall remain.”

She went on to explain that everyone in the period just after World War II sang this song, whether or not they agreed with it.

Applebaum covered the collapse of communism as the Warsaw correspondent for The Economist from 1989 to 1991. Since then, she has written for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, among others.

She has also written several books.

“Communism seemed to some people like the only viable alternative to the Democratic capitalism which had failed so spectacularly in the 1930s,” she said.

Communism spread so successfully in part because the Red Army and the Soviet Secret Police were well prepared to lead a totalitarian takeover. They had already practiced in Russia’s Central Asian republics in the 1920s and in the Baltic states in 1939. Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, was confident that all of Europe would be Communist at

EMILY SADEGHIAN / HEIGHTS EDITOR

Applebaum, a journalist and author, lectured on communism in the post-WWII Soviet Union. some point, Applebaum said.

The radio was a key institution that the Soviets took hold of because, at the time, it was the most effective way to contact the most people at once. The Soviets had faith in the effectiveness of their own propaganda, so they knew certain kinds of people—predominantly low-income and working-class citizens—would support them no matter what, Applebaum said.

The radio was the most effective way of communicating to all of these people at once. “In those days the Secret Police cared about radio far more than news-

papers or magazines partly because they reckoned radio was the medium that could reach the masses—the peasants and the workers whose support they expected to receive,” she said.

Applebaum then moved on to another of the Soviet Army’s techniques: targeted terror tactics. The Secret Police targeted prominent, elite people like ex-politicians and businessmen.

They also targeted athletics, charities, anything remotely religious, and in particular, children’s groups. Christian Democratic youth group leaders were also at a huge risk, she said.

POLICE BLOTTER

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Friday, January 31 9:25 p.m. - A report was filed regarding confiscation of alcohol from a minor in possession.

9:38 p.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance provided to a BC student who was transported to a medical facility by ambulance.

10:37 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a trespass warning that was issued to a subject in the Walsh Hall parking lot.

Saturday, February 1

assistance provided to a BC student who was transported to a medical facility.

1:38 a.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance provided to a BC student who was transported to a medical facility.

1:59 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a suspicious circumstance in Fitzpatrick Hall.

9:28 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a trespass warning that was issued to a subject at Corocoran Commons.

Sunday, February 2

1:19 a.m. - A report was filed regarding shoplifting in Corcoran Commons.

1:21 a.m. - A report was filed regarding property found at Gonzaga Hall.

1:26 a.m. - A report was filed regarding medical

12:04 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a fire alarm activation at Medeiros Hall.

1:02 a.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance provided to a BC student who was transported to a medical facility from Walsh Hall.

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Five UW schools are ranked among the top 20 schools for drug and alcohol arrests, and six of the top 50 colleges for drug arrests are UW schools. The report focused primarily on on-campus alcohol arrests, so it only looked at arrests on university owned property, buildings, or residence halls, where the report says most binge drinking and drug use takes place.

The report’s rankings are based on 2011 data from the Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education. The report does not include schools with fewer than 5,000 students and disregards off-

This was effective because they focused on anyone capable of leading or organizing a spontaneous demonstration. Applebaum also mentioned elements of society under control for seemingly no reason, like the Association of Christian Democratic Tobacco Workers in Hungary.

Indep endent music was also banned, as the Young Communist Movement demonstrate d when members stormed into a Polish YMCA and destroyed all of the jazz records in 1949. Oddly, hiking clubs were also completely prohibited, she said.

“Ultimately, they were determined not only to control the government, the police, the media, and the economy, but also all the elements of what we now call civil society,” Applebaum said.

The Soviet government and army intended to create a totalitarian regime in Eastern Europe. Although they did not always succeed, the goal was for everything to be controlled by the state. By about 1948, Communist regimes controlled the economy, property, the political sphere, sports, leisure time, hospitals, universities, summer camps, children’s afterschool activities, art, music, and museums, Applebaum said.

“That ambition to achieve total control put people in ethical and moral binds which we can hardly imagine today,” she said.

campus arrests.

“We as a campus and a system have opted not to turn a blind eye— we know it’s an issue,” said Petra Roter, the vice chancellor for student affairs of UW-Oshkosh, the university with the most alcohol arrests in the country, to Wisconsin’s local news station.

At UW-Oshkosh, 22.4 students out of every 1,000 were arrested in 2011 for alcohol-related incidents.

The university maintained that their high ranking does not necessarily mean that they have more of a problem with alcohol than other schools do.

“We on this campus have really looked at developing a culture that emphasizes accountability, responsibility, and education,” Roter said.

The University of New Hampshire was the only New England institution included in the top ten rankings. It was ranked eighth, with 12.41 alcohol-related arrests per 1,000 students in 2011.

1:26 a.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance provided to a BC student who was transported to a medical facility by ambulance.

1:38 a.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance provided to a BC student who was transported to a medical facility from Vanderslice Hall.

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12:50 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a suspicious person at O’Neill Library.

2:16 p.m. - A report was filed regarding property found on Commonwealth Avenue.

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8:09 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a vehicle stop on Brighton Campus.

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ALEX GAYNOR Blame it on the advertising industry, the American Dream, or even human nature, but our society has a tendency to resort to looking at the world through an overtly positive and kitschy frame of mind. The idea of kitsch is everywhere and, due to that, is almost unrecognizable in the modern mindset. So what is the meaning of this (slightly pretentious) notion? According to painters such as Nerdrum and authors like Kundera, kitsch is the denial of anything negative, painful, bodily unpleasant, or troublesome—it excludes all that is essentially unacceptable about human existence. While art and literature are typically outlets to expose the gritty, natural realties of life and the human experience, kitsch doesn’t always follow that path. All of the imperfections, tragedies, or corruption of the world are simply ignored and denied. As humans, we seem naturally to choose this kitschy frame of mind when given the choice, and why not, right? It’s easy to dismiss certain realities because they may not pertain to your life and thus deny that the world is wracked with pain and suffering. Now, I’m no cynic—well, at least not most of the time—but I challenge you to take a moment and look around at all of the kitsch in your life, especially at a school like Boston College.

BC prides itself on being socially aware and loyal to the Jesuit ideals of men and women for others and a lot of other buzzwords about social justice and education (Which I definitely support—it’s great to aim high to set the world aflame with passion, knowledge, and human understanding! No sarcasm intended here). Take a look, however, at the way BC presents itself to the outside world and to students. Admissions pamphlets with smiling, eager-looking students sitting on a picturesque Quad; scholars who always seem to exude happiness, care for the world, and a lot of over-involvement; and an exterior of classic, collegiate, gothic architecture. What isn’t shown, however, is the student who just failed his first chemistry exam and is now reconsidering his life path, or the group of students who have been up studying all night and whose cathartic remains are sprawled out over a desk cluster in O’Neill, or even the girl who had to spend the night at St. Elizabeth’s getting her stomach pumped after a crazy night in the Mods. The school doesn’t want those things to be known, it wants the kitsch. We all seem to want the kitsch. Why? Because it’s easy. It doesn’t push us out of our comfort zones, and it doesn’t make us engage reality if we would discover that maybe life isn’t just like the movies and the advertisements on television. Maybe life is more difficult for many people in the world than we’d like to think.

The same mentality goes for a view of the world. It is the general attitude of the elite of the world to assume that the poor and marginalized are an isolated group of people. In reality, however, the poor compromise a vast majority of the world’s population, and perhaps it’s the developed world that’s the anomaly in the situation. We have a “first world” tendency to think that our reality is this kitschy American norm, yet mass suffering still exists in the world at large. Through the plethora of service trips and immersion programs available on campus, BC students seem to be generally aware of this fact, yet the cycle still repeats itself. By investing in a kitschy world, we’re denying these realities that we should be engaging in. What I challenge myself and the rest of the BC population to do on a daily basis, however, is to: 1) check your privilege, 2) engage reality in the fullest way possible, and 3) tear down these ideals and boundaries that our culture has set for us. Only then can we start to build a new world together that acknowledges the realities of pain and suffering while discovering a way to incorporate that into a true understanding of the human condition.

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

DREW HOO/ HEIGHTS STAFF

In his Agape Latte talk Tuesday night, Rev. William B. Neenan, S.J. shared five things he has learned at BC.

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Rev. William B. Neenan, S.J. told students Tuesday night that they are on third base right now not because they hit a triple, but because they were born there.

“You didn’t hit a triple,” Neenan said. “You are on third base because of all the good things that have happened to you and your family generations and generations back.”

Neenan included himself in this group, as well. He described his background growing up in Sioux City, Iowa, his early love for the St. Louis Cardinals, and his bias against Notre Dame from a young age, given that his father’s alma mater was St. Louis University.

Neenan graduated from St. Louis University as well and from there entered the Society of Jesus. He later went on to receive his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, where he taught economics for many years and was the first tenure-track Jesuit professor at a large, secular university.

Neenan set up his speech with a first principle of Jesuit pedagogy: to tell the class what one is going to say, say it, and then tell them he said it. “The theme of what I’m going to say is summed up by that joke where the person was on third base and thinks he hit a triple,” he said.

His wry sense of humor was also on full display during the speech. “At some point I’m going to sit down here because I tend to fall asleep when I’m talking,” he said.

Associate Director of the Church in the 21st Century Center Karen Kiefer took the initiative in bringing Neenan in as a speaker, asking him if he would share five things that he has learned at Boston College. “If a BC alum founded Google, it would be called Neenan.com,” Keefer said after the speech before taking questions.

In his speech, Neenan listed the five things he has learned at the University. “I’ve learned that

there’s nothing to be learned from losing a game twice,” he said.

“When you lose once, you learn something. Second time around, you ain’t learned nothing. That’s one thing.”

Neenan joked that the second thing he has learned is that the Missouri River, not the Mississippi, is the longest river in the United States, before ribbing students for sneaking into BC without knowing this.

The third thing Neenan discussed was Rev. John Bapst, S.J., who ministered in Maine before becoming the first president of BC. Bapst would travel down from Canada to celebrate mass for the French Canadian Catholics of Maine, whom many locals were prejudiced against.

Bapst denounced the public schools in Ellsworth, Maine for forcing students to read the Protestant King James Bible rather than allowing some students to use the Catholic Douay-Rheims Bible.

“He got in trouble,” Neenan said. “The people of Ellsworth, Maine drove him out of town and said ‘Don’t come back, because if you come back you’re in a lot of trouble.’”

Bapst came back about six months later. According to Neenan, he was celebrating mass in a house and the people of Ellsworth knew he was there, grabbed him, tarred and feathered him, tied him to a tree, and were about to burn him to death when a Presbyterian minister intervened and saved his life.

“We are here today on third base because people like Bapst did what they did and founded Boston College,” Neenan said.

The fourth example Neenan gave for why students are here today at the University was president Rev. Thomas Gasson, S.J., who facilitated its move to Chestnut Hill.

The fifth and final example was former Athletic Director Bill Flynn who continued the football program even after the team could no longer play at Fenway Park in 1955. Many Jesuit universities have since discontinued

their football programs.

“If Boston College had dropped football in 1955, none of us or very few of us would be here tonight,” Neenan said. “I would have retired at the University of Michigan. I would be in Milwaukee now eating bratwurst and trying to understand what beer is all about.”

Neenan added that BC is not a national university because of football, but that it would not be one without football.

“There’s a context here,” he said. “We all think, ‘Here I am at third base.’ Well, good luck. You haven’t even hit [the ball] yet. So don’t pretend that you did this all by yourself.”

Neenan then critiqued the song “My Way” by Frank Sinatra and the poem “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley which ends, “I am the captain of my soul / I am the master of my faith.”

“I had an impact, I think, at the University of Michigan, and it was because I was a Jesuit,” he said.

“I didn’t wind up on third base.

I followed 450 years of Jesuits doing marvelous things around the world.”

Finally, Neenan took a more serious approach as a Jesuit, Catholic priest and said that traditions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have not endured for roughly 3,500, 2,000, and 1,300 years respectively because people have participated in spirituality rather than in organized religion.

“Those of us that are [Roman Catholics] have had it passed along to us,” he said. “You have an obligation to pass that on because people have been suffering for 2,000 years to pass it on to you.

You like the values you have. Well, you didn’t end up on third base accidentally.”

Neenan then responded to questions about what it means to be Catholic and about his vocation, particularly with regard to why he joined the Jesuits. He also offered reflections on prayer.

“I would suggest to all of us that during the day, ask ‘Am I happy? Am I said? Am I angry?’” he said. “Ignatius would say that’s a very profound type of prayer.”

Dawei Chen, an assistant professor in the mathematics department, was recently awarded a $429,359 grant from the Faculty E a rl y C a re e r D e v el o p m e nt ( C A R E E R ) P ro g r a m o f th e National Science Foundation (NSF) for his study of algebraic geometry.

As one of the most prestigious awards offered by the NSF, the CAREER program highlights the research accomplishments and educational pursuits of junior faculty. The award recognizes those “who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations,” according to the NSF website.

The CAREER program supports the career development of its recipients through an academic grant that spans five years. The program seeks to foster the integration of academic research and educational application b y p ro v i d i n g i n ce nt i v e s to universities to integrate research and education. It also looks to increase the participation of those typically underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering.

The CAREER grant size varies depending on the discipline and the scope of the research and education plans. The funding is intended to cover the costs of the future educational and research pursuits of the CAREER award recipients. The review and funding methods vary according to the practices of different directorates, divisions, and programs within the NSF. Chen’s area of research is algebraic ge ome tr y, w ith a centralized focus on the algebraic connection to geometric structures. Chen plans to use the analytic definition of surface geometry to identify geometric structures and, in doing so, bridge the gap between these two distinct components of mathematical theory.

“The main objects of algebraic geometry are algebraic varieties, which are geometric manifestations of solutions of polynomial equations,” Chen said in an email. “My idea is to bring in algebraic equations to study the variation of their geometric structures.”

By using algebraic varieties to study the geometry of surfaces, Chen seamlessly combines these two fields of study. According to Chen, the fusion of these two fields is essentially analogous to using linear algebra to study calculus.

C h e n’s c ur rent re s e arch focuses on the parameterization of surface structures.

“Through my research, I plan to apply polynomial equations to investigate the variation of surface structures,” Chen said. “As a long term goal, I plan to establish a correspondence between orbits of surface structure variation

and intersection loci of algebraic varieties.”

Chen’s mathematical research has been published in a variety of national journals, including Ad v a n c e s i n M a t h e m a t i c s , Geometry & Topology, and the American Journal of Mathematics.

The CAREER grant will finance Chen’s f uture research and educational efforts.

Beyond merely supporting research alone, the CAREER program seeks to cultivate a relationship between research and education, with research impacting educational goals and educational activities informing research. The candidates are expected to involve others— students , faculty, and the general public—in research by utilizing the broader community to gather data for scientific pursuits.

The CAREER recipients are also encouraged to be innovative in sharing their research with those outside of the immediate research community. A potential way of doing so is searching for new methods to deliver research results to a broader audience and partnering with people from other communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the sciences and engineering. The goal is to share, educate, and foster the curiosity of those outside of the research community.

“Besides intellectual merit, the CAREER grant highlights an educational component as well,” Chen said. “I hope to use the grant to invite collaborators to BC, organize seminars and workshops, attend conferences to disseminate my research results, and provide financial support to student research projects.”

Chen hopes that this funding will be an avenue of expansion for the mathematics department at B C . In re cent years , the Mathematics Department has gone through a transformative time period. With numerous research acclamations , an increasing population of students interested in mathematics, and the institution of a Ph.D. program four years ago, the department is improving and growing.

“The department has been recognized as one of the worldwide research centers in number theory/representation theory and geometry/topology,” Chen said. “We will continue expanding the research liaison in other areas such as algebraic geometry.”

Chen earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Pe k i n g Un i v e r s i t y a n d h i s doctorate from Harvard University. After spending time as a research assistant professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago and serving as a post-doctoral fellow at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Chen joined the BC faculty in 2011.

“My colleagues in the BC math department have provided me with a lot of support and guidance throughout my career d e v e l o p m e n t ,” C h e n s a i d .

“Receiving this grant award would have been impossible without their help.”

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Boston College joins over 500 colleges across the U.S. and Canada in the 2014 RecycleMania competition, a campus initiative led by the Office of Sustainability in coordination with EcoPledge and a student group from the Jenks Leadership Program.

“The competition is a good way to discuss and learn about recycling,” said Liza Degenring, A&S ’16, in an email. “I have noticed, as a student and the president of EcoPledge, that a lot of students don’t know what to recycle and what not to. I think that there needs to be more education on how BC recycles (single-stream) and why it is important to recycle. RecycleMania starts that conversation!”

During the eight-week competition, which runs from Feb. 2 to Mar. 29, colleges report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week. Rankings are updated each week as well, allowing colleges to compare their performances throughout the competition.

The competition categories

are Grand Champion, Per Capita Classic, Gorilla, Waste Minimization, Paper, Corrugated Cardboard, Bottles & Cans, and Food Ser vice Organics . The winning school in each category receives an award made out of recyclable materials and hosts the category’s trophy for the next year.

“It’s not about the rankings, really,” said Sustainability Program Director Robert Pion in an email. “The competition provides us with an opportunity to raise awareness about some sustainability practices in which we are engaged on the BC campus. It will hopefully prompt students, staff, and faculty to think twice about throwing something away that should be recycled.”

Pion is also a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional.

In last year’s competition, BC placed 50th in the Grand Champion category with a 43 percent recycling rate and sixth in the Per Capita Classic category with 48 pounds recycled per person.

The 2013 competition had 523 participating colleges, and 90.8

million pounds of materials were recycled, reducing 121,436 metric tons of greenhouse gas.

“We have been successful in this competition in the past, and our overall recycling rate for the entire year last year was 41 percent,” Pion said. “That’s good, but we can do better, and we are working to find ways to make recycling more convenient and easier for our campus community.”

Anyone in the BC community can participate by recycling and using fewer disposable items such as the black to-go utensils in the dining halls. At the end of each week, the University measures the weights of the recycled materials and trash to be reported to RecycleMania.

“The goal of the competition is to make recycling a bigger focus at Boston College, especially among the student body,” said Andrew Ireland, A&S ’14, in an email. “A lot of the trash generated on campus is made up of items that could be recycled, and this competition is a great opportunity to draw people’s attention to this issue and have people think about where their

water bottle or soda cans end up when they throw them out.

“Competitions are a great way to change what people do, and we hope this year we can make a big improvement in our campus’ recycling habits.”

Ireland and a group of students in the Jenks Leadership Program were assigned to come up with a service project that they were passionate about or could make a real difference with, either on campus or in the Boston area. After brainstorming, the group decided that sustainability at BC was something they all thought was important and feasible, Ireland said.

“It was the issue we as a group felt the most passionate about, so we started looking for projects we could focus our efforts on,” Ireland said. “We met with Mr. Pion, who gave us several options, and we thought that RecycleMania was a very worthwhile project to focus on and that we could come up with ways to get more people aware of the competition than in past years. Hopefully our results at the end of the eight weeks prove us right.”

In order to increase awareness of the competition, Ireland and his group ran a campus-wide contest on Facebook in which students submitted designs for a promotional poster for RecycleMania and voted on their favorite one. The winning poster, as well as the official RecycleMania posters, will be posted around campus. The competition itself will also be on Facebook, where the weekly standings will be posted. They can also be found on the Sustainability Office website.

EcoPledge has also collaborated with the Jenks Leadership Program group to create an upcoming event for RecycleMania.

Resident Assistants and Resident Directors are also helping to promote the event through social media.

RecycleMania was first held in January 2001 as a competition between Ohio University and Miami University of Ohio to encourage their students to recycle more.

“Boston College first participated in 2005, so our involvement is just augmenting the visibility of the competition on campus,” Ireland said.

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Prior to joining BC’s Dean of Students Office, Richard DeCapua served as director of residential life at Brandeis University.

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“We’re really exploring, from an institutional perspective, what do students—from the pipeline in to graduation—hear or feel about our community, what is accepted and what isn’t,” DeCapua said. “Since I’ve been here, I’m been calling meetings with campus partners to say, ‘This is what I think we do … and does this work?’ to try to figure out the best avenue for students.”

Beyond the core group of offices involved with the committee, DeCapua said his office has close ties with BCPD, University Counseling Services, and the Alcohol and Drug Education Program.

Considering the broader relationship between the University and its students, DeCapua hopes to see it regarded less bureaucratically and believes there is ample opportunity for constructive conversations to be occurring.

“I think reimaging how conduct looks and how it’s felt and interpreted will help with that relationship,” he said.

DeCapua said that, in terms of the student conduct process itself, seeds have been planted in the development of and transition to a new process to succeed the previous drug and alcohol matrix, particularly through

in-roads with the mutual resolution process.

This process puts more emphasis on the discretion of residential life staff in specific circumstances. For first-time, low-level offenses in scenarios that are common on college campuses, DeCapua said the first step in the process can be a conversation with a trained peer, residential life staff member, or member of the DOS staff.

“The less adversarial that conversation can be, the better off we are,” he said.

Through these educational conversations students can understand the implications of their actions and, ideally, not find themselves in the conduct process again. A majority of students who go through the process, DeCapua said, never go through it again because they either “change their action or get smarter about it.” He also noted that having conversations while offenses are still relatively low-level will help prevent any further offenses from becoming more serious.

“The higher the level of conduct, the less likely you are to have those types of educational in-roads,” DeCapua said.

This approach to administering community standards focuses on making it so that students do not perceive that reporting a potentially dangerous situation will cause a conduct issue and subsequently refrain from doing so.

“The biggest struggle for BC in my limited view here is that we have a community of extremely well-intentioned people all doing well-intentioned things that aren’t con-

nected,” DeCapua said.

“We don’t live in a vacuum, we know what’s going on out there,” he said. “More than anything, I don’t want anybody thinking the conduct at the meetings is about finger-wagging, ‘shame on you,’ ‘you should have known better.’ It’s more about, ‘we all know what is going on, but what were you doing? Bring me through your [thought] process when you thought this was going to end well.’”

In the transition away from the matrix, DeCapua said the goal should be finding a middle ground between a strict, prescriptive system and completely arbitrary sanctioning.

There should be a balance, he said, wherein students can be given a wide range of potential outcomes that can be narrowed down based on the situation, their offense, and how they interacted with staff.

“Students have been so against the matrix, they don’t want a matrix, but then you meet with them and they want to know exactly what’s going to happen,” DeCapua said.

He also pointed out that students frequently say they want to know more about the conduct process, and that information detailing the process is easily available for students.

“The nature of what we do is that you don’t read it until you get in trouble,” DeCapua said. “You’re going to become a lawyer on the conduct process once something happens.”

to the constitution because I think that they are things that can be in the Standing Rules instead,” Marchese said in a separate telephone interview.

Alonsozana also suggested that the SA amend an inconsistency in the budget process. According to the current document, a proposed annual budget will go into effect even if the SA does not pass it. His suggestion clarifies that the budget will go into effect only if the SA does not take it up for a vote. This change would prevent a rejected budget from taking effect.

“The budget is probably the most substantive clarification I made,” he said. “It didn’t make any sense—that clause meant no sense. I’ve never heard of a government which doesn’t have the power to reject its own budget.

“In consultation with the Rules Committee I made [the edits],” Alonsozana said. “I can’t officially propose an amendment or bill, so [these edits are] like a framework. The Rules Committee will have to propose [its] own set of amendments.”

The executive vice president, who is also the president of the SA, presides over the SA meetings, sets meeting agendas, and serves as the liaison between the SA and the executive branch of UGBC. The constitution does not grant Alonsozana the power to sponsor legislation on his own, but he can make suggestions to senators.

The structure of UGBC is modeled after that of the U.S. government.

Alonsozana serves as the vice president of the executive branch, and as the president of the legislative branch—much like the Vice President of the U.S. serves as the President of the U.S. Senate. These offices cannot propose legislation, but they do have substantial influence over what legislatures propose.

“It needed to be reedited and it was always a project of this year’s assembly to reedit the constitution and clean it up,” he said. “The problem was that nothing would have gotten done had the editing been done piecemeal. So, what I did was make all the edits myself, but each of those edits has to be approved

by the assembly.”

The unedited version will remain the official document until the SA votes on an amendment that incorporates the proposed changes.

According to Isaac Akers, chairman of the Rules Committee and A&S ’16, the suggested edits will be incorporated into an amendment that will be proposed either by his committee or by an individual senator.

He anticipates that the amendment will be drafted over the weekend and will be voted on at Tuesday’s meeting.

Most of the edits were grammatical changes that were consistent with the five drafts that were proposed last January, when eight of the top executives in UGBC formed a committee to draft a new constitution.

“The process last year was rushed,” Alonsozana said.

The committee members represented the heads of the executive branch, the SA, the AHANA Leadership Council, the GLBTQ Leadership Council, and members of SPO. “When that version of the constitution came out, there was a lot of controversy,” he said. “It wasn’t expected to pass all three voting blocks. It had to pass the [SA], ALC, and GLC.” After the initial document was released, the committee solicited suggestions from members of the three branches. The final edits were made by the committee in order to appeal to those who rejected the initial version.

Alonsozana was a member of the final drafting committee and is the only member who is still in UGBC. The final document contained a number of grammatical flaws and inconsistencies with section numberings.

The SA passed the constitution unanimously, but ALC and GLC passed it by slim margins.

“I’m not proposing in the edits any substantive changes, but the interpretative areas that have clearly hindered our effectiveness as an organization have been cleaned up,” he said. “We didn’t want to edit the constitution in that way until we saw where the constitution wasn’t working operationally, so that’s why we didn’t do it in the fall.”

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“The health care debate is going to be very important in this community, as well as on a larger scale, as we think about expanding global access to health care.”

She hopes to share this experience in both disciplines with BC. “What I’m most excited about is joining in the BC community,” said Kaveny. “It’s a fabulous law school and a fabulous theology department, and it’s an honor to be able to work with both.”

“Every institution has its gifts and I think one of Boston College’s is being part of one of the most vibrant intellectual cities in America,” she said.

“Boston is a diverse city, a city of people thinking about a lot of issues in a different ways, and the BC faculty is at the heart of these discussions.”

She is particularly excited by the Je-

suit character of BC. “The Jesuit mission is very unique,” Kaveny said. “The Jesuits are an international order, and so they’re already thinking about globalized challenges. I want to put law and theology in a global context.

“I’m really excited about the possibilities,” she said. “The global reach of Jesuit community means that BC is part of an emerging worldwide conversation, and I’m so excited to be a part of it.”

After officially joining the faculty on Jan. 1, Kaveny began her BC career with Faith, Morality, and Law, a graduate seminar in the theology department dealing with the intersection of her trademark subjects. She will then contribute to both departments alternately.

“Next fall I will teach Contracts to first-year law students, as well as an interdisciplinary seminar on ‘complicity,’ which deals with the question of whether and when it is wrong to facilitate the wrongdoing of others,” Kaveny said.

“In the fall I’ll be teaching mainly in the law school and in the spring more

in theology.

“I’m very honored to be on the BC faculty, and excited by the future here,” Kaveny said on her position as the first individual in BC’s history with a position in two departments. “I think that doing interdisciplinary work here is tremendously rich with possibilities. It’s a great honor.”

Ultimately, she hopes this type of interdisciplinary work will benefit not only the law and theology communities, but also the entire BC academic community, and that it will demonstrate how various disciplines can benefit from each other.

“There are so many conversations to be had,” Kaveny said. “I’ve found that it’s always enriching to talk to people in other disciplines, because they know things that you don’t know, and there’s always more to learn.

“That’s why it’s so important to be part of an academic community—no one could do on their own what we can do together as a community.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY The job is to ask questions—it always was—and to ask them as inexorably as I can. And to face the absence of precise answers with a certain humility.

-Arthur Miller (1915-2005), American playwright and Pulitzer Prize for Drama recipient

Addazio’s first full class brings improved rankings, still must compensate for departing seniors The numb ers were in Ste ve Addazio’s favor yesterday. The second-year Boston College football coach announced his first full recruiting class on National Signing Day, and all indications show it was a success for the Eagles.

BC finished 88th in the Rivals. com recruiting rankings last year, ahead of Memphis and behind Central Michigan, when Addazio and his staff scrambled to keep the players who committed under former head coach Frank Spaziani.

The Eagles were also ranked last in the conference, and only two of the top-10 Rivals.com Massachusetts players committed to come to Chestnut Hill.

The strong recruiting push from the football coaching staff, as well as the ability to sell playing time with the team’s significant roster

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Recruiting is the lifeblood of a

good college football program. Although ratings from recruiting services do not mean everything—BC regularly gives reminders that Matt Ryan and Luke Kuechly weren’t big- time re c r uit s out of hig h school—they are still important and give a fairly accurate reflection of a class’s strength.

There was plenty of pressure on the coaching staff to deliver with this group of recruits. The outgoing senior class dominated at nearly every position on the field last year, and replacing those players won’t be easy. By bringing in a 30-person class that is projected to have promising upside, Addazio has set up the program to continue to build on last year’s surprising success.

Addazio’s recruits will address skill deficiencies throughout the team and will compete for starting positions on both sides of the ball.

With the loss of seniors Chase Rettig, Nate Freese, Andre Williams, and others, key positions are up for grabs, and Addazio made his excitement for his first class very clear.

When Addazio took over, he pledged that recruiting—especially dominating the Northeast and building a wall around Massachusetts—would be a major focus for him and his staff. Yesterday was proof that he has, so far, followed through on that promise. His address sounded confident that these are the right student-athletes for BC, calling them students who want to get an elite degree and become a part of a championship team.

The next step comes in spring practice, as the staff will have to develop the new talent given what should be massive turnover among the starting 22 and the 2015 recruiting class, on which work has already been started.

Despite the promise in this year’s recruiting class, the challenge to win this fall might be as difficult as it was last fall, or even more so. Given BC’s treacherous back end of the season—including an away game against reigning National Champion Florida State—in order to finish next season with bowl eligibility and a good record, the Eagles will need to win early in the season and capitalize on their first five games, which are all in Massachusetts. This group of players will be tested greatly next season, but regardless, Addazio has helped the program with this recruiting class.

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Any doubts were dispelled before the puck even dropped, however, with a giant crowd cheering the Eagles on from the upper bowl as they took the ice against the Terriers. The student body maintained this electric atmosphere throughout the game, not letting up until the final buzzer sounded.

The volume of the BC fans—both in terms of number of students present and the noise that they made—was at least twice that of the BU students, as evidenced by the frequent “We can’t hear you” chants echoing across the ice from BC’s side of the TD Garden

toward the BU side. In fact, the BC students spanned six sections in the upper bowl, while the BU students struggled to fill two, even with the band sitting amongst them.

The cheers were also strong—the three “sieve” chants following each BC goal were some of the loudest and most unified in recent memory, partially due to the sheer size of the student section.

After Monday’s game, BC students should be proud of their school spirit and should be excited to show it again next Monday at the championship game against Northeastern. It is easy for most students on campus to take Beanpot championships for granted, with BC’s appearance in the finals a near certainty recently, but successful runs like these don’t last forever.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR BC Fossil Free should rethink strategy I respectfully disagree with the approach and message of BC Fossil Free. It may be cool to be green, and there are legitimate arguments to be made for sustainability. Divesting from the Boston College endowment fossil-fuel related assets, however, deserves further scrutiny and a willingness to debate openly its merits.

The folks at BCFF may think, “Why bother?” People should just accept that there is a foregone moral imperative to divest and that we must do so now, right?

Such a mentality doesn’t sound like the position of a supposedly “inclusive” movement as its supporters published in a Heights LTE and therockatbc.com seem to believe. This reluctance to address fundamental challenges to their worldview harms not only their own cause but advocacy for a more sustainable BC. As a former chairman of the BC Policy Caucus, I am not only familiar with BC Fossil Free; I saw its inception as its proposals were shuttled through my committee. Now, as UGBC’s chief policy lobbyist and head of the legislature, I can see how BCFF’s approach is misguided. They need to educate the general student body so that they understand the arguments at hand for what they are. Let’s take the counter-view for a moment.

For example, their notion that “pretty soon there won’t be any more fossil fuels in which to invest” is wildly off the mark. Pre-existing deposits would have lasted well into the next century. New deposits are being found, and the free market has made previously difficult-to-reach reservoirs economically profitable to develop. The fact of the matter is that fossil fuels are going to be around for a very long time. People shouldn’t be hoodwinked into believing that we are at the edge of some sort of energy precipice. There are more effective ways of driving that should be their point—that we should consider energy resources that can be replenished.

The context of BCFF’s message having been refuted, let’s examine another claim that divestment is “clean, moral, and financially smart.” Financially, there is little BCFF can claim since there is no set data on the relative composition of the endowment—at least that part of it related to fossil fuels—that is available to students.

Even without data, we shouldn’t trust BCFF as our financial advisors. In the long-term, energy investments are stable and earn healthy returns. The way energy prices and the prospects of the industry look, to invest even more in energy seems to be a more compelling argument than to divest.

And what do we do with those earnings? It gets put into resources here at BC. Our facilities, salaries, and programs to benefit all students are in some way funded by the returns made off funds that include fossil

fuel-related companies. The clearest moral imperative we have as BC Eagles is to help others—especially those who are our neighbor Eagles. Are we to risk a diminishment of resources by carrying through with divestment? In order to spur change in our society—in areas beyond climate change—we need to be able to educate leaders all across the spectrum and giving them the opportunity to engage in diverse experiences.

The resources funded by these investments help BC to accomplish this goal.

Now, the practical effect of divestment is nil. What will happen when BC divests its holdings? Someone snaps up the stock and will use it to benefit themselves, and BC is left scrambling to find an investment mix with the right combination of return and risk. It doesn’t take a financial wizard from CSOM to see that even if all the world’s elite universities dropped their investments fossil fuel companies would not be driven out of business or forced to change their business practices to people who are no longer shareholders.

This is the reality of the situation. In a cost-benefit analysis, it sure costs a lot to divest with comparatively little benefit. There is no forgone moral or pragmatic argument to be made. Instead, as people read deeper into the issue, they recognize that the roadblocks are imposed not by the administration but by reality. Suddenly, putting down one’s name on a petition for an issue morally and practically complex doesn’t seem like such an attractive thing to do for many students.

The effect is terrible. It turns people away from the sustainability movement as a whole—the advocates for which have done and continue to do great work here at BC. I give the BCFF folks credit for their energy. They should consider turning it to areas where they can have an effect. Get academic departments to integrate more geoscience aspects into courses. Reach out to clubs and to UGBC to debate the issue of sustainability in open forums. Lobby not to restrict BC’s endowment but to empower it by ensuring that BC’s buildings to come are LEED certified and that we can become an efficient, carbon-neutral campus. These goals are not only possible, but they can also be achieved with the passion exhibited by BCFF folks.

So far, BCFF has raised a fuss and blocked the key pipeline of ideas regarding campus sustainability efforts as a whole. Perhaps it’s time for a retooling and to free up the discussion regarding BC’s fossil fuels.

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STEPHEN SIKORA SNOW DAY - When we had a snow day in Januar y, the University was really just being a tease—we only had off until 11 a.m., many classes weren’t cancelled, and it really wasn’t much fun. This time, the University has stepped up its game and has given us a whole day off. While trekking through the snow has been less than fun, it is nice to see that people are taking advantage of the situation and snowmen have popped up around campus. Now if only we could get another….

FIDDLE KID - Every Boston College hockey game, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” draws out the excitement and air fiddling of the crowd. Noted among the many students is one small gingerhaired child, whom we shall refer to as “The Fiddle Kid.” Whenever he comes on the Jumbotron, the entire student body erupts into cheers and excitement. At the Beanpot last Monday, he was even held up and “Simba-d” while the BC student section erupted into applause. We hope to see him at games for years to come.

It was there for the taking.

Sixty minutes stood between Peyton Manning and NFL immortality. All year we watched Manning pick apart opposing defenses and set records for passing yards, team points, and passing touchdowns. With a win on Sunday, Manning would complete the best single season performance in the history of the quarterback position and become the greatest passer of his generation, if not all time.

Yet, after a 43-8 shellacking from the Seattle Seahawks and their Legion of Boom defense, we’re left wondering— what’s Peyton Manning’s legacy?

For 18 games this season, Manning brilliantly dissected defenses with the help of a stellar offensive line and the best collection of offensive talent the NFL has ever seen. With so many weapons, Manning almost always found the one man the defense left open, and he delivered the ball on point play after play. Peyton rolled through San Diego and New England in the playoffs, and as the Broncos were favored by 2.5 points over Seattle on Sunday, many believed it was only a matter of time before Manning would cap off his historic season with a Super Bowl win.

From the game’s opening snap, however, it was evident the Broncos were outmatched. Manning completed five of his first six passes, but only for a combined 19 yards. The Seahawks refused to give the Broncos’ receivers any cushion and instead smashed into them immediately after they caught the ball. While Manning was barely touched against the Chargers and Pats, the

Seahawks’ constant pressure forced him to throw two interceptions on third and longs. And as Seattle’s secondary dared Peyton to beat them with the long ball, he couldn’t make them pay. Manning totaled just 280 yards on 49 attempts, and the longest play of the game for Denver was a mere 23 yards.

Following Sunday’s game, Manning is now 11-12 in the postseason—the 12 losses an NFL record. Of the 19 QBs to start 12 or more playoff games, only Dan Marino (8-10) and Manning have losing records. Manning is just 7-6 at home in the playoffs and has lost nine games when his team’s been favored—in contrast, Joe Montana was 10-2 at home and 16-7 overall. Tom Brady is 12-3 at home and 18-8 overall.

Alongside Montana and Brady, John Elway, Roger Staubach, and Johnny Unitas are consistently mentioned in the discussion of the all-time great quarterbacks. Yet, there’s one thing that separates Peyton from that group—he doesn’t have multiple championships. A win on Sunday would’ve vaulted him at or near the top of the group, given his career stats—he ranks second only to Brett Favre in career passing yards and touchdowns.

As columnists Bill Simmons and Joe Posnanski have recently opined, though, comparing QBs between eras is hard— the game’s changed, statistics aren’t consistent, and expansion and the salary cap have each impacted the league in different ways. Instead, they argue that QBs are competing for the title of best of their generation—there’s Unitas in the ’60s, Staubach in the ’70s, Montana in the ’80s, and Elway in the ’90s. There’s one debate that’s still undecided—this generation—and that’s where Brady and Manning’s fates once again intersect.

Supporters of Peyton over Tom argue that Brady’s had better defenses behind him. A look at the numbers confirms that’s simply not true. Using the yearend ranks from Football Outsiders’

Defense-Adjusted Value Over Average statistic—an all-inclusive stat that tracks every play and adjusts for strength of opponent—Manning’s teams from 2001 to 2013 have finished with an average year-end ranking of 14.8. Brady’s Patriots are actually worse, achieving an average ranking of 15 over the same timeframe.

Another often-used argument in favor of Manning is his advantage in regular season statistics. Peyton was blessed to work with Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne—two of the best receivers in NFL history—in their absolute primes.

Meanwhile, Brady’s leading receivers for the first six years of his career were Troy Brown, David Givens, Deion Branch, and Reche Caldwell. Manning does have a higher career passer rating than Brady, 97.2 to 95.7, but from 2007 on—when the Patriots finally upgraded their receiving corps—Brady has a 102.2 to 101.1 edge.

So the decision comes down to postseason success, which clearly favors Brady and his three Super Bowl wins.

In Manning’s sole Super Bowl season, he threw for seven interceptions against three TDs in four playoff games, good for a 70.5 rating. In Brady’s three Super Bowl seasons, he had an 11:3 TD to Interception ratio and an 88.9 rating over nine games. And overall, Manning’s thrown 37 TDs and 24 Interceptions in the playoffs—in three more games, Brady’s ratio stands at 43:22.

So how will Peyton ultimately be remembered? He was a great regular season quarterback who consistently guided his team into the playoffs. Yet in the biggest of moments of his career, he often failed, including Sunday’s recent 35-point Super Bowl blowout. A memorable career? Yes. The best of his generation? No.

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Cfm\ Y\^`ej n`k_ i\jg\Zk STEVE ADDAZIO’S VINE - Have you se en one of Addaz io’s re cent vines? You know, the one where he notes his location in reference to the Eagles, or “Dudes,” who have played in the Pro Bowl and those who have been drafted into the NFL? Quite frankly, it’s a little strange. Look, we just think that this whole “dude” campaign has sort of run its course. How much more life does it reasonably have?

STAY IN SCHOOL PSA - There is a particular video that we have in mind here, but this could be equally applicable to other PSAs of which we are not aware. It starts how one would expect a PSA supporting staying school to start—with a bunch of kids playing hooky and taking an impromptu trip down to the beach. They are a bunch of attractive kids, they’re smiling and having fun, and there is upbeat happy music playing in the background. Then, BOOM, all of a sudden … well … quite literally, BOOM. They all start exploding. There’s blood, guts, and gore everyone and the one girl left at the end is crumpled on the sand, covered in blood, and bawling. Cut to the end and it’s telling kids to stay in school. Now that’s really messed up.

CELEBRITIES IN CONGRESS - Recently, Clay Aiken—of American Idol fame—has announced that he is launching a bid for Congress in his home state of North Carolina.

To be honest, we never thought we would see the day when an American Idol runner-up would be running for Congress , but we suppose we shouldn’t be surprised. After all, we have had Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronald Reagan both make the shift from acting to governing. But they both started out in California. This is the Old South we’re talking about here—the land of seersucker suits, mint juleps, yes, sir/yes, ma’am, Cotillion balls, and Old World propriety. We expect better of them than to elect a pop singer to Congress.

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VICTORIA MARICONTI While walking down the stairs from Upper Campus last Saturday, I happened to overhear a pack of first-year gentlemen trading stories from the previous evening’s revelry. Once we went our separate ways and the cloud of cologne and chauvinism cleared, it occurred to me that the 19-year-old male might in fact be the least attractive thing on earth.

Okay, statement withdrawn, that’s a bit unfair. But the way they spoke about the women they encountered the night before profoundly disturbed me.

Now, I consider myself fairly thickskinned when it comes to “guys being guys” (stay with me, ladies, it’s not an excuse). I am currently the only girl in the 19-piece instrumental section of the University jazz band BC bOp! Sometimes I feel like a mascot, and I shamelessly enjoy my self-appointed task of adding a little feminine charm amid a group of my 18 brothers. But back to the point—I’m no amateur to the group dynamics of uneven ratios. I’ve heard everything you could imagine, and probably much you could not. Many jokes are quite harmless, and the guys respect me when I draw the line. A wonderful catharsis comes from the ability to laugh at yourself and your sex—a strong sense of self-respect develops when exercised in an environment that forces you to speak up. I’m confident in the balance I’ve struck between playing along without compromise and calling them out. I know I can play the game.

If we can agree that my sensitivity scale is well calibrated, we can agree that my quick, adverse reaction to the conversation is … not irrational. Who

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wouldn’t cringe or bristle when four young men derisively gloat over their conquests, ridiculing their too willing collaborators? (It takes two to tango, after all). I supposed this is the place where I should mention that nothing was said/happened that would require legal action. But this brings us to the principle issue—these situations and the language used by those men are an engrained into our culture.

Press pause—so I have indicted our culture, brought us to that place where innumerable columns, psychologists, preachers, talk show hosts, soap boxers, etc. have brought us before.

Critiquing one’s society is as old as society itself. On the seventh day, God rested, and on the eighth, the complaints began to file in. I know that I, too, am acting within the confines of the western tradition. You may not agree with what I write, but we agree that this—the newspaper opinions column—is an acceptable medium and form for registering complaints. In spite of the little revolutions that spill out of our heads and onto the page or blog, we are still playing in bounds of our culture. So let’s be frank without apathy or cynicism—the next 400 words will solve nothing. It takes an interruption of time and history to alter tradition. What we can do is continue one of the most admirable customs of our inheritance—keep the conversation going and invite others into it. This is how we learn to think for ourselves, to practice the liberating arts.

Resume—I was disturbed by the lack of respect that these students advertised—both for others and themselves (But their attitudes and actions are neither new nor unusual. And far be it from me to charge only men. And further be it from me to prance around here on my high horse—I hope for mercy from everyone else when I slip.)

“Respect” is a word that we like to throw around and abuse—what does it mean here, or rather, what behaviors do a lack of respect imply? In the situation

I encountered, the failure to respect is the failure to revere our interconnected, sacred solitudes. One of my favorite authors on love and relationships is German poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926). He writes in his Letters on Love: “All companionship can consist only in the strengthening of two neighboring solitudes, whereas everything that one is wont to call giving oneself is by nature harmful to companionship: for when a person abandons himself, he is no longer anything, and when two people both give themselves up in order to come close to each other, there is no longer any ground beneath them and their being together is a continual falling.”

Many “love” relationships on American college campuses—or simply among our generation—are initiated by a willed loss of self, a chosen disintegration of our polyphonic selves via toxic substances or toxic beliefs that wrest the soul and body apart. Those who abandon themselves through these means cannot grow closer and create relationships rooted in authentic love because they are exchanging only violently extracted pieces of themselves in an effort to exploit. When we give ourselves up, we have nothing of meaning left to share. What remains? One takes, the others is taken from—no one gender more than the other. The “neighboring solitude” that Rilke considers a prerequisite for loving well demands that the two be whole beings willing to guard the mystery of the other’s individuality. Love is being-with—the “beings” remain as distinct entities in the “with.”

How can we prepare ourselves to love well? Prepare ourselves. Seek personal wholeness so that we can be ready for together-wholeness. Maybe that will be enough to change the culture.

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8 hl\jk`fe kf Zfej`[\i KRISTY BARNES As some of you may have noticed, last week there were quite a few young and eager faces on campus. Actually, most of you probably didn’t notice, as they were shuffled between interviews, mock-classes, and different adventures in Boston. But nonetheless, the little geniuses were here.

That’s right, ladies and gentleman—it was Presidential Scholar Week on the Heights.

I spend a lot of time running around the admissions office, and it has given me an inside look at many different aspects of the often-cruel, yet necessary, process of getting into college. While most of my time is spent simply herding around exhausted parents and mesmerized students, please ignore the overwhelming cliche when I say I’ve also learned a lot about myself during my time in Devlin.

The most mind-shattering moment came just this time last year. It was this exact weekend, and I was in the office putting together schedules. A tall blond, dressed from head to toe in J. Crew, emerged from behind the oh-so secretive back offices of admissions with a confident look, but a tear in her eye. While she tried to play it off smoothly, it was clear the interview she had just completed hadn’t gone well. As the poor now-not-a-prospective Presidential Scholar left the room, I turned to the admissions officer and gave her a questioning look. “She couldn’t answer one of my most important questions,” the counselor replied, answering the question she knew was on my mind. Intrigued, I pressed to know what could have been a tough enough query to stump a student who had probably gotten into every school to which she had applied. The counselor looked at me, shrugged, and said, “What was the first book to make her think?”

Well, I instantly knew why the poor girl had come out in tears. This was not the type of question you can simply b.s. in an interview, much less an interview that determines whether you get all of college paid for. This is a question that digs deep, asks about what shaped you and what penetrated your soul.

The truth is, we all should know the answer to this question. Not only because it could come up in a life-changing interview, but also because this book, whatever book it was, changed your life and thus, you should know what it was and how it did so.

So, take a moment. Think hard. Recall it? I’m not talking about the first time you read Dr. Seuss’ Red Fish Blue Fish or Goodnight Moon. I’m talking about the first book to get to you. It was the one that you couldn’t put down, and when you finally did, you were dumbfounded. You may have physically set it down on the desk in front of you and walked away, but you carried it with you in your thoughts for hours, days, or even months, since you turned that last page. It’s the one that is dog-eared and filled with underlines and thoughts scribbled on the side. It’s the one that made you pause in your hectic life, the one that made you re-evaluate.

Okay, so why is this book, and your consciousness of it, so important? Well, this book changed you—it challenged you.

And when something affects you in such a way, you should be aware of what exactly the change entails. Maybe it changed your mind about a social concept, a political idea, or literature in general. Maybe it sparked your interest or inspired you.

Maybe it made you understand what true love is, or true sacrifice.

Whatever the effect, if a text has the power to make such an impact, shouldn’t we be conscious of how the words on the page become thoughts in our minds and actions in our lives? Shouldn’t we be aware of our changed or affirmed opinions and beliefs and from where they came?

Shouldn’t we know what makes us who we are?

In reality, there will be many books that change us. It’s even hard to come out of a philosophy, Perspectives, or English class on this campus with the same exact views and opinions as you held when you first walk into it. That’s one of the great benefits of Boston College and a true liberal arts education. Each and every one of these books is equally important, and we should always be aware of what causes change in our lives. Consciousness is vital, and often it is the first thing that escapes our minds.

And while I argue for the same reflective quality to be given to each book that you carry with you, there is something special about that first one. Something sacred and precious. Something to be remembered.

The first book to make me think? Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. I suggest you pick it up one of these days.

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Thatcher Demko is living up to the hype.

Coming into the season as the No. 1 American NHL goalie prospect of his class and the youngest player in college hockey, Demko was expected to be good—and he was, going 41-2 in his first seven starts while trading games with junior goaltender Brian Billett.

“He’s been a good goaltender for a lot of years, you know, so I don’t think it’s a surprise that he could handle something like this and play well,” said BC head coach Jerry York after the game.

After victories against Maine and Merrimack and a solid performance against Penn State on the road, Demko took over as the fulltime starter and then posted his first career shutout with a 30-save effort at Providence.

On Monday night in TD Garden, after coming off four straight starts and four straight wins, Demko’s confidence was obvious as he made 27 saves to send BU to the third-place match.

“I thought we played well, but Thatcher, you know, kept them off the boards,” York said.

“We gave them a 2-on-0 break, there was one save, a remarkable save right around the crease area that they made a tic-tac-toe play and—I have to see the tape, I don’t know how it stayed out of the net. I think a lot of our good defense, that was the play of Thatcher.”

In terms of the usual physicality sparked by the BC and BU rivalry, the first period was

practically a jaunt in the park on a summer day, but it was a stroll led shot-wise by BU—Demko was forced to make 10 saves in the period, and his efforts combined with Ryan Fitzgerald’s power-play goal to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead going into the second.

Then, very quickly, what was tame became chaos. It took BC exactly 1:20 to double its lead in the second period. Bill Arnold gifted Kevin Hayes with a pinpoint pass right on top of the crease, and with a quick strike, Hayes smashed it home without hesitation.

The game turned ugly. At 11:33 BU’s Doyle Somerby checked a defenseless Hayes into the boards. In the blink of an eye, Arnold was there to throw a fist into the BU defender’s face. Another Terrier, Robbie Baillargeon, jumped into the scuffle, and by the time the scrum was cleared, Arnold and Baillargeon were heading to the box for roughing and Somerby’s night was over, courtesy of a game misconduct.

On the ensuing five-minute major, BC gave up a short-handed 2-on-0. Skating out beyond his crease and standing tall and then dropping back into ideal positioning, 6-foot3, 192-pound Demko defused the breakaway with the help of a last-ditch effort from defenseman Scott Savage. “[Demko’s] big, he’s square, he makes a great save at the end of the game where, just because, he’s in great position,” said BU head coach David Quinn. “He understands what his strength is, and it’s his size—he doesn’t waste any movement and he doesn’t waste

any energy.”

BC caught up on shots in the second period, forcing BU goaltender Matt O’Connor to make 14 stops, and Demko finished with nine saves of his own.

Not long into the third period, Demko made the save that would summarize BU’s so-close but so-far plight. BC’s freshman goaltender was knocked out of position, and BU forwards Kevin Duane and Matt Lane had an open net. Each failed to capitalize, but despite their misfires, the puck ended up inches from crossing the line. Flat on the ice, Demko lunged backward and somehow—just barely—succeeded in covering up the puck.

In a rare mistake, at 6:43, a botched clearance by Demko led to an opportunity and a goal for Baillargeon.

“He hit a trailer and the guy made a good shot, you know, through—I think it was Patrick Brown’s legs—and I just lost it through the screen,” Demko said. “It was a good shot.”

The goal didn’t haunt him. The freshman came up huge to fend off BU’s last-gasp, sixman surge long enough for Johnny Gaudreau to skate in an empty netter and secure BC’s matchup with Northeastern and a chance for a Beanpot five-peat.

“I think Thatcher, as I watch him, he’s getting more confident,” York said. “He handles the puck now, he reminds me an awful lot of Cory Schneider at the same age.”

In three seasons at BC, Schneider never won a Beanpot. Next Monday, Demko will look to win it in one.

The best indicator of a great team is its margin of victory. Boston College has the best goal differential in Division I college hockey and is driven by the best offense in the nation—a group that has racked up plenty of convincing, three-plus goal wins. Yet BC’s 3-1 victory—in which one goal was an empty netter—over a struggling Boston University on Monday night in the Beanpot semifinal may be just as good of a harbinger for the Eagles now that trophy season has arrived.

That’s because championship teams need to be able to win playing different styles and under different circumstances. The Eagles are one step closer to their fifth-straight Beanpot Championship because they displayed a capacity to do just that against a rival that was playing its best.

BC’s top line is the main force behind its offense—Johnny Gaudreau, Kevin Hayes, Bill Arnold, and the rest of the team showed how they can be dangerous without being explosive. The line’s center, Arnold, has been called the “best two-way forward in the country”

by Hayes, and in the senior’s potentially last game against BU, he lived up to that reputation, supplementing his assists of Hayes and Gaudreau’s goals with relentless play in all three zones.

That persistence can get Arnold in trouble at times—like it did when he received both of his penalties in an increasingly chippy game—but that edge is an invaluable part of his game and his team.

Gaudreau and Hayes especially are known for their offensive capabilities, but on Monday they were regulars again on the nation-leading penalty kill unit that held the Terriers without powerplay goals on five tries. While Gaudreau padded his goal total with the empty netter, his and Hayes’ presence on the ice in the final minute with Arnold to protect their season’s most important lead to date exemplifies York’s trust in them to do more than fill up the box score.

Just as BC’s offensive contributions go beyond its three Hobey Baker candidates, so did its defense Monday. After the game, head coach York credited goaltender Thatcher Demko for much of the defensive effort, but the Eagles played quality team defense throughout the night.

Even as the goal-starved Terriers ripped shots at Demko, there were few breakdowns that led to tantalizing chances for BU’s offense. More importantly, many of those shots came from less-than-ideal shooting positions.

The other aspect of BC’s team defense Monday night was that the Eagles got contributions throughout the roster.

Senior captain Patrick Brown played his normal defensively responsible game and preserved BC’s two-goal lead with about seven minutes left in the second period when he fought off Terriers forward Tommy Kelley and cleared a puck

in the crease that Demko lost track of.

Freshman defenseman Scott Savage, playing increased minutes due to Ian McCoshen’s absence, had one of his best two-way games of the season as well, which was highlighted by great hustle to break up what was a Terrier 2-on-0 rush just after Brown made his own goal-saving play.

Savage’s performance underlined another underrated dimension to York’s team: its depth. “They’re deep at all three positions: in the nets, on the blue line, up front,” said BU head coach David Quinn after the game.

Quinn knows the value of what he speaks, because in place of injured BU defenseman Matt Grzelyck—McCoshen’s defensive partner at World Juniors—was freshman T.J. Ryan, a converted forward who showed his inexperience on the back end Monday.

Worse, Quinn paired Ryan with senior Garrett Noonan at times against BC’s best forwards, because roster limitations left him no choice.

Compounding that depth is a physicality that seems to contradict what York’s teams are often known for. Steve Santini set the tone on the first shift of the game by checking BU forward Mike Moran—only one of two Terrier forwards whose weight resides near Santini’s 201 pounds—right in front of the bench. That tone was maintained without the menacing McCoshen because of a cumulative size that belies a typical York team. Even the forward group, where BC has gained its diminutive reputation in the past, features a depth line of Destry Straight (6-foot-1), Adam Gilmour (6-foot-3) and Chris Calnan (6-foot-2).

“They’re big,” Quinn said. “They’re huge. I mean, the days of people talking about the small BC teams, throw that right out the window. You look at their lineup, and they are big. And they are heavy, and they compete.”

Even before Santini made his mark, Quinn Smith, a player who embodies all of the ignored qualities of the No. 2 team in the country, careened into the right corner of BU’s end just after puck drop and discarded BU defensemen Dalton MacAfee and Doyle Somerby in one fell swoop to gain possession.

Smith is just 5-foot-8, but he is perhaps BC’s most physical forward and plays way above his listed weight of 166 pounds. He’s potted only two goals on the season, but he has dressed for as many games as Gaudreau because of his tireless work on the penalty kill and in his own zone.

It’s easy to get lost in Gaudreau’s magical stick work or Hayes’ transformation into an All-American power forward. York himself even remarked, when pressed regarding his team’s overall defensive game, “It’s fun to watch Johnny G, isn’t it?”

Another four-goal win powered by some more ridiculous stats from that top trio would have been fun for York and his team, certainly. It’s doubtful that he minded this one, though, and not just because it was the Beanpot.

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Once again, BC took advantage. Skarupa, who was denied a goal only a minute prior, slammed her 17th goal of the season past a helpless Sperry thanks to a fantastic backhand pass across the crease from teammate Taylor Wasylk. Due to its dominant special teams, BC was able to head to the locker room with a commanding 3-0 lead despite holding only a two-shot advantage.

“Our kids have started to take advantage of the opportunities they have and I thought today we were able to find some seams and put pucks on when we had the opportunity

which is great,” said BC coach Katie KingCrowley regarding the power play unit.

The second period was a tale of two BU teams. Less than a minute into the period, assistant captain Kaleigh Fratkin was sent to the box for tripping. BU killed the penalty but was forced to once again kill off a Fratkin penalty minutes later. These back-to-back kills appeared to energize the Terriers, however, as a completely different looking team emerged after their assistant captain returned from the box. Sophomore Sarah Lefort snatched a tape-to-tape pass from Caroline Campbell and flew down the ice, resulting in a 3-on-2. Lefort faked a pass and took it herself, rocketing BU’s first shot of the second period short-side over Boyles’ outstretched blocker from just outside the right dot.

Following a flurry of more chances, BU appeared to have finally made it a one-goal game as Maddie Elia snuck one through the legs of Boyles with 4:39 left in the second.

After further review, however, the officials disallowed the goal.

“Our player got her stick up and hit the goaltender in the shoulders, neck or helmet area,” explained BU head coach Brian Durocher after the game.

“Without a doubt I think that if that decision goes in the other direction, it’s 3-2

and one bad bounce, one lucky bounce, one good swing and the game’s tied and we’re still out there playing,” Durocher said.

Durocher had no complaints about the officials ruling on the call, however. “They had a chance to look at it and see the replay and I’m sure they were accurate,” he said.

Boyles was not completely sure about what the call was either. “They didn’t tell me,” she said. “I’m just glad it wasn’t a goal.”

After the controversy passed, Boyles was able to hold the Terriers at bay for the rest of the period. The Eagles headed into the second intermission with their 3-1 lead intact.

In the third period, BC’s defense clamped down alongside Boyles and closed the door on the Terriers. Sarah Lefort played a very solid period for BU, almost putting home her second goal of the game on multiple occasions, but Boyles was there to shut her down each time. As a whole, there were not very many chances on either side in the third, which played into BC’s favor. The lone goal in the third came immediately after Sperry was pulled. Haley Skarupa was able to pick off an errant pass, wrist it into the empty net for her second of the night, and punch BC’s ticket to the Beanpot final.

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The Boston College women’s hockey team beat BU on Tuesday night to advance to the Beanpot final where it will take on Northeastern. The No. 7 Eagles are currently unbeaten through 11 games, with two ties—one against Harvard in the beginning of January, and another against Northeastern less than a week later on Jan. 11.

That was not the only time that the teams have met so far this season. The Eagles and the Huskies also met back in November when the Eagles pulled off a 6-1 win, and again the day after the tie when the Eagles redeemed themselves with a 3-2 win. The Huskies advanced to the final with a 4-3 win over Harvard.

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“But we’re going to give the defense more conflict and make them defend the whole field more.”

True freshman running backs Myles Willis and Tyler Rouse played well at times when assisting Williams last year, but they’ll face immediate competition from backs Jon Hilliman and Marcus Outlow. Hailing from NJ, 6-foot, 215-pound Hilliman was Saint Peter’s Prep’s first 2,000-yard rusher and ran for 15 touchdowns his senior year of high school. Outlow rushed for 983 yards and 17 touchdowns during his senior season at Norwich Free Academy and is a similiarly sized runner at 6-foot, 210 pounds.

“These guys are going to come in here and they’re very talented,” Addazio said.

“They’re coming in to carry the rock, and

they’ll be able to do that.”

With four-year starting quarterback Rettig gone, and Addazio planning to explore long-time backup Josh Bordner’s potential as a hybrid wide receiver and special teams member, early-enrollee Darius Wade, University of Florida transfer Tyler Murphy, and freshman quarterback James Walsh will compete for the starting quarterback job and take the majority of snaps this spring.

In his senior year, Wade threw for 1,933 yards and 27 touchdowns and rushed for 197 yards on 49 attempts. In four years of high school ball, Wade made 45 consecutive starts, scored 100 career touchdowns, and racked up 7,778 passing yards.

“Darius is already here and just watching Darius, I mean I’ve gotta tell you, I’m so impressed with Darius,” Addazio said. “He is a big-time guy. He carries himself—his leadership is incredible.”

At Florida, Murphy started six games in 2013, throwing for 1,126 yards and six touchdowns and rushing for 270 yards and three touchdowns.

“They’re [Wade and Murphy] both very athletic guys,” Addazio said. “Both guys

throw the ball well, run the ball well, and are dynamic players, and both have really good arms. Obviously Tyler is an older guy, is a fifth-year player, and Darius is coming in as a mid-semester senior, but both those guys are really super guys that you can tell have great leadership qualities, but they’re dynamic athletes.”

While the starter under center will remain uncertain for the time being, one of the players protecting him will likely be offensive lineman Ian Silberman, another transfer from Florida. At 6-foot-5, 303pounds, Silberman will provide depth on the line and SEC experience.

Addazio’s first recruiting class is a talented group and a step up from the past few years—but if the Eagles plan on playing in the postseason next season, that group will need to find its legs quickly and win early, as there is little margin for error in a schedule that features Louisville, Florida State, and Syracuse down the stretch.

“My mindset is to play this class,” Addazio said. “Does that mean everyone of them is going to play right away? No, but my mindset is to play this class.”

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Olivier Hanlan’s 14 second half points were not enough to dig the Eagles out of their hole.

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Brogdon ended the evening with a doubledouble, accompanying the 17 points he dropped on the Eagles with 11 boards.

BC’s biggest problem was boxing out—something it has done sparingly all year. It is something that is taught at the game’s lowest levels. Even though it takes a bit of extra effort, it keeps the other team from chasing its missed shots. Virginia did it and the Eagles only came up with three offensive rebounds. BC didn’t and UVA finished the game with 12. Those recoveries led to 18 second-chance points, compared to the Eagles’ three.

With a sizeable lead throughout the game, the Cavaliers had the luxury of going on cruise control in the second half before BC began to make shots.

Hanlan, who failed to score in the first half, was able to influence the game in the next period. He began to attack the rim and found a bit of confidence from to help the team come close, but his 14 points would not be enough to topple the ACC’s hottest team.

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Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was willing to concede those shots, knowing his team could take advantage of the visitors down low. Having one of the top playmakers in the country in freshman guard Tyler Ennis, the Orange split Duke’s defense, to find forwards, C.J. Fair and Jerami Grant for points. Bodies were either plastered on the rim, the opponent, or the floor in scrambles for the ball from the tipoff until the final horn sounded. You will not see many games better than the one that took place in the Carrier Dome on Feb. 1.

When Notre Dame’s national title winning soccer team visited BC, the two teams produced one of the best soccer games of the college season.

Coach Ed Kelly’s underdogs had to give as much as they could in order to drain its rival’s attack.

Harrison Shipp, who will play for Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire this spring, forced the Eagles to team up to stop him from connecting the Fighting Irish’s top line to its midfield.

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As far as BC’s basketball game with Notre Dame is concerned, it was sloppy. It had just one more turnover than the Duke-’Cuse game, but it’s the way the teams played that makes the difference. It was a rivalry game and the emotion was lacking. Both teams looked like they would rather be home getting ready to watch the 6:30 p.m. tip. The defenders were loose on their men and casual in boxing out.

In the Beanpot, it was the atmosphere that made everything seem above average. While the Terriers were able to keep it close, did anyone think that with the team BC puts out each night, that its rivals would slip by?

Maybe it was chanting, “Sucks to BU,” or taunting the rival school’s admission process, or claiming that Jesus loves Superfans, that added to the excitement of the Beanpot.

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The Boston College women’s hockey team topped rivals Boston University 4-1 in the first round of the Women’s Beanpot.

BC’s power play efficiency proved crucial in its 4-1 win, as two of the Eagles’ four goals came off of the power play. Taylor Wasylk even managed a shorthanded goal to put BC up 1-0 in the first period when she scooped a deflected Dana Trivigno shot into the back of the net.

“Today, we were able to find some seams and put pucks home when we had the opportunity,” said BC head coach Katie King Crowley. “On the other side, I thought our kids did a nice job of blocking shots. I thought Corinne [Boyles] did a nice job of not leaving too many rebounds there for them, and our D did a good job of clearing pucks out of the way as well.”

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“We ask our kids to sacrifice a little bit on that penalty kill and they did a nice job,” Crowley said.

Her average size may make it easy for Haley Skarupa to blend in with the rest of the team, but when she has the puck, she is unmistakable. Skarupa’s stick-handling ability, combined with her speed, makes her one of the standouts among the Eagles.

This ability translates into goals, too, as she leads the team with 18 goals on the season. After coming back from injury in the Providence game, Skarupa has scored four goals in two games, as she bagged two against the Terriers.

“I think it is a really nice way to start coming back. Obviously it was hard not playing, and then coming back like this is probably the best way,” Skarupa said.

She netted her first goal on a first period power play, when a backhanded pass across the face of goal landed at her stick, and she swept the puck into the net. Her second was an empty netter, coming with around two minutes left in the third period.

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just before the under-three minute mark in the first half. The deficit was too big.

Donahue’s team kept putting up poor shots from a distance and looked afraid to work the ball inside, even though when it did, it worked.

Ryan Anderson put up 20 points on the night, as Joe Rahon and Hanlan were able to get the ball down low to the big man.

When he was able to make a quick move or just go straight to the hoop, he was bound to score, but when he took too much time, the home team’s presence in the paint was too much for him.

Outside of Anderson’s offensive production, though, he failed to recover the missed shots of his teammates. BC’s big man pulled down seven on the night, but other than him, the Eagles were sprayed with Windex by their ACC opposition and wiped clean from the glass as a result.

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“It’s been nice. It’s good to return and return like this,” Skarupa said.

The Eagles will next play Northeastern in the Women’s Beanpot Final. The Huskies upset Harvard with a 4-3 win over the Crimson at Conte Forum, directly before the BC vs. BU game.

Northeastern forced Harvard to make a late comeback attempt, leading them 4-1 midway through the game. Seeing as Harvard held the slight edge in shots for the game, junior goalie Chloe Desjardins provided 27 vital saves to help the Huskies outlast Harvard.

The championship game will be played on Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. at Conte Forum.

Crowley said that the Eagles’ primary focus will be their game on Saturday, and that they will prepare for Northeastern after that matchup.

“We can’t overlook that we have UConn over this weekend, so that will be the game that we focus on,” she said.

“Obviously we saw a little bit of Northeastern’s game today, and I thought they played really well against a really good Harvard team.”

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It should have been a goal. Nine times out of 10, that puck would have been poked, nudged, tipped, slid, or buried in the back of the net. If sports were fair and scoring goals was based on some sort of idealistic karma or merit system, it would have gone in—the Terriers had earned it. Sports are not fair, though, there’s no room for karma in hockey, and instead of counting as a goal for Boston University, that puck ended up trapped on the goal line in the snug captivity of Boston College’s sprawled-out freshman goaltender’s desperate glove.

BU would get a goal a few minutes later in the third period that would pull the game within one—but the Terriers just couldn’t score that goal, and instead they created a moment that perfectly encapsulated the essence of their 3-1 semifinal Beanpot loss to BC. On Monday night, the Terriers played a damn good hockey game, coming extremely close to breaking BC apart at times, but ultimately failing. Despite entering the Beanpot as an 8-14-3 hockey team struggling under the guidance of a new coach, BU came out shooting in the first, fighting in the second, and unwilling to surrender in the third.

The Eagles struggled heavily at times throughout the game. When the final whistle blew, the shot differential was minimal, 32-28 BC, but one per-

The No. 7 Boston College women’s hockey team took on the unranked Boston University Terriers at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Kelley Rink in the 36th annual installment of the Women’s Beanpot. Despite playing on their friendly and familiar Chestnut Hill ice, the Eagles were forced to play in front of a decidedly split crowd as those who made the 14-stop trek on the B-Line ensured they would be heard early and often.

Senior Corinne Boyles started the semifinal matchup in net for BC, opposed on the other end of the ice by fellow senior Kerrin Sperry. Both goaltenders entered the game sporting exceptional numbers. BU’s Sperry held a 2.15 goals-against average (GAA) and .922 save percentage while Boyles, who also serves as co-captain for the Eagles, possessed a Hockey East best 1.74 GAA and .939 save percentage.

BU appeared to hold some solid early momentum thanks in large part to two power-play opportunities. That was the case until BC sophomore Dana Trivigno perfectly read and intercepted an ill-advised pass at the BU blue line. After moving in all alone on a breakaway, Trivigno made a slick move to the backhand and almost snuck it by Sperry, who was completely fooled. The puck pinged off the post, but senior Taylor Wasylk was there to knock it home shorthanded, thus wiping out BU’s early momentum.

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Walking down the hallway of my dorm on Monday night, a kid in my hall asked me if I had gone to the Beanpot. I said I hadn’t. “Well,” he responded, “you missed a great game.”

Whatever you say, man, but the renewal of the Commonwealth Ave. rivalry wasn’t even that good.

I watched the Beanpot’s second fixture on TV, and three years, maybe even three months, from now, the goal scorers’ names will elude me, and I’m sure there are many others who won’t be able to name the trio of Eagles that beat Matt O’Connor twice before tallying an insurance goal thanks to an empty net.

Just because a game is close, or against a rival, doesn’t make it a classic matchup.

An example came on Saturday afternoon when the men’s basketball team nearly upset Notre Dame in South Bend.

Olivier Hanlan’s failed last-second trap with Joe Rahon was poor basketball. The former of the sophomore guards’ defending could have sealed the game, but sending Eric Atkins to the line with a chance to win with .7 seconds allowed the scorer of the final bucket that day to put the game into an extra period.

It was an exciting game, but not a great one.

A great game doesn’t have to put you on the edge of your seat. If it’s a thriller that gets the blood pumping, that’s fine, but a really good matchup has to consist of two excellent teams doing what they do best. They must be playing at full throttle and making few mistakes. They have to be well coached and the effort must be perfect on both sides. Games like this are rare, but they do happen.

Italian journalist Gianni Brera once wrote that the perfect game of soccer would end in a 0-0 tie. He wasn’t looking to suck the life out of soccer—he just wanted each team’s game plan to be carried out as well as it could be.

Brera wanted mistakes during a game to be a rarity. The journalist’s relationship with Nereo Rocco, who coached AC Milan and Torino, played a role in developing the Italian tactical system known as catenaccio. The highly organized defensive system looked to limit errors.

The matchups on the hardwood, ice, grass, or turf that produce pieces of sport to behold are those in which strategies are executed by either team.

After Atkins knocked down a 3-pointer to shatter BC’s hopes of securing back-to-back victories, as time expired, Syracuse and Duke tippedoff. The Orange is the best team in the country, and the Blue Devils, ranked No. 17 at the time, have a solid squad that can match up against any in the nation.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s strategy was to combat Syracuse’s active 2-3 zone by shooting from the outside.

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Olivier Hanlan got to the hoop and was fouled. He went to the line and hit his free throw. It capped a 12-0 BC run, cutting No. 20 Virginia’s massive lead, which at times doubled the Eagles’ points total, to just seven points. The problem for the Eagles is that the Cavaliers’ lead was at one point 21. BC was down by 19 at the break.

Digging holes and then filling them back up is what this team does best—in

fact, the Eagles won the second half against Virginia. Unfortunately for the ACC’s second-worst basketball team, it’ll fill up about three-fourths of the ditch and then run out of gas.

If the Eagles were in the movie Holes, they would be at the top of the warden’s list.

But they are not—they are in one of college basketball’s best conferences.

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team is not struggling any more—it’s floundering.

While Virginia might have the best defense in the country, limiting opponents to just 55.5 points per game coming into its battle with BC, the Eagles’ performance was dreadful despite shattering that average.

The Eagles missed 3-pointer after 3pointer in the first half even after Lonnie Jackson gave the Eagles a brief one-point lead in the game’s opening minutes.

As a team, BC missed nine straight triples in the first half, before Jackson bailed his side out with another one from behind the arc. Jackson’s shot pulled BC within 13

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The 2012 Showdown victory meant Sexual Chocolate could compete to win with any dance group on campus, and for the members of the organization, who identify

their community as the closest thing to a fraternity at BC, this was everything.

This year, Sexual Chocolate is celebrating its 15-year anniversary, and for its senior members, living up and moving beyond the standards set in 2012 is the driving force in rehearsals. Their work is a balancing act: keeping with tradition, while adding some completely new elements. When it comes to Sexual Chocolate’s choreography, there’s a constant impetus to add new steps into the playbook. The Scene sat down with Sexual Chocolate’s executive board, discussing their history of brotherhood—the quirky nicknames, the interchanging skits, the memories, the camaraderie, and the future.

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MICHELLE TOMASSI Dear Beyonce, It’s common knowledge that you are a goddess in the celebrity world. And I mean that quite literally—frankly, people worship you. If someone utters your name, it’s most likely followed by a chorus of gushing praise, including but not limited to: “Ugh, I love Beyonce. She’s literally perfect. Why can’t I just be Beyonce?” You are an inspiration for millions of girls (and even guys) across the nation. But Beyonce, I think your presence has become slightly overbearing in my personal life. I’m not necessarily complaining, because, as we all know, you are our queen—but I’m wondering if, or when, this obsession will ever cease.

First of all, your presence is ubiquitous. Last semester during finals week, I saw countless students posting motivational pictures of your regal self with the words “You have as many hours in a day as Beyonce.” Wait. Hold up. You’re a real person? You have 24 hours in your day just like the rest of us? Glad I had that little reminder—now I think I can get back to my homework, knowing that you’re out there being a human just like me.

You also manage to find your way into places I’d least expect. When reading an innocent Buzz Feed article called, “What does your favorite breakfast food say about you?” I was only past the first list item when, BAM—there you were again. Apparently, if bagels are my favorite food, I’m basically Beyonce. Not only was I curious as to whether or not bagels truly are your breakfast food of choice, but I was also wondering if there was legitimate reasoning behind this wellresearched claim. Most likely, it was just a way for Buzz Feed to get your name into that article. Paula Deen may claim that butter makes everything better, but let’s be honest—Beyonce, you make everything better.

Continuing with the food theme, a Brooklyn restaurant called Brucie will be offering a Valentine’s Day dinner inspired by you and your husband Jay Z. Some of these dishes include the “Breastiny’s Child” (veal breast), along with pasta dishes such as the “I Am Pasta Fierce” and the “Jay-Ziti.” Not only will couples everywhere be playing “Love On Top” on repeat on the 14th, but they’ll also be wishing that they could get in on this menu and eat a meal in your honor.

Of course, I can’t forget to mention that you can get away with pretty much anything. You dropped an album out of thin air, and suddenly the world seemed to shake from the impact of your bold and daring move. Your child has the same name as one of the crayons in my Crayola 64 pack—and you didn’t even try to go for one of the exotic ones like cerulean or indigo. Now that we all know it’s acceptable to name our children after primary colors, I wonder if we’ll be seeing some more Yellows in America’s classrooms. Maybe Taylor Swift will call her first child Red. There’s a rainbow of possibilities.

Americans are not only obsessed with your music—they’re looking at your body as well. I’m sure you’ve heard of the “thigh gap” and its accompanying mantra: “feet together, thighs apart.” Clearly this obsession has a negative impact on female body image. What’s the solution? You guessed it—it’s you, Beyonce! To combat the more negative posts on Tumblr, various social media platforms have been circulating the phrase, “If Beyonce doesn’t have a thigh gap, I don’t need a thigh gap.” I mean, maybe it might be nice to teach girls that they don’t need a thigh gap because they are beautiful the way they are and because each body type is unique in its own right, but I guess using you as a role model is another way to go.

Beyonce, I’m not saying that any of these things are your fault. Media, publicity, and consumer trends also have a role in shaping your image, to the extent where it has become somewhat obsessive. I just want you to know that, whether I’m deciding what I want to name my child or what I want to eat for breakfast, I’ll inevitably be thinking of you. All hail the Queen.

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Academy Award winner Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Feb. 2 due to a suspected heroin overdose. The beloved actor leaves behind his partner of 15 years and their three children. Hollywood and fans are mourning the loss of the iconic actor. Hoffman is best remembered for his work in the films Capote, The Master, Charlie Wilson’s War, and Doubt.

Although the Super Bowl halftime show only lasted 12 minutes this year, Bruno Mars and Red Hot Chili Peppers received a fair bit of praise. The unlikely pair brought energy to an otherwise dull game. Although some critics still believe a New Jersey-based act such as Bruce Springsteen or Jon Bon Jovi would have been a more compelling choice, few have criticized the halftime show itself, or the talent of Mars, who recently was an underdog favorite at the Grammys.

QK=Úebiil=_b^rqfcriÛ The Super Bowl wasn’t the only big thing happening in NJ this weekend. Kevin Jonas and his wife Danielle welcomed their first child, daughter Alena Rose, on Sunday. So there, one of the Jonas Brothers is a married, and a father, and capable of choosing an unfortunate name for his baby—making you officially old.

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In an open letter, Dylan Farrow, Woody Allen’s adopted daughter, accused the acclaimed writer of sexual abuse, casting a shadow over Allen’s recent acceptance of the Golden Globe lifetime achievement award and the Oscar run of actress ate Blanchett for her world in Allen’s Blue Jasmine. This is not the first time these allegations have come to light, and for many, it seems less of a surprise considering Allen is currently married to his former stepdaughter.

In a recent interview, J.K. Rowling revealed that, according to the nature of her characters, Harry and Hermione should have ended up together. She also added that Hermione and Ron would have needed extensive marriage counseling. Fan reactions are mixed, some loving the Harry and Hermione pairing and others hating it.

Regardless of fan reaction, Rowling unfortunately does not possess a Time Turner, nor can she erase our memories. Ron and Hermione got married, despite Rowling’s regretful statements.

THE CRITICAL CURMUDGEON

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If any of you did your patriotic duties last week of (1) watching the Super bowl and (2) reading my column, you’re aware that Chad Smith’s announcement last week that Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) would cover Led Zeppelin at the Halftime Show was, as I suspected, a prank. So, yeah: chalk one up for Heights’ investigative journalism.

What I did not foresee, however, was that Red Hot Chili Peppers would be playing without its instruments plugged in.

On Monday, some insufferably uptight people like myself started noticing in stillframes of the show that Flea and Josh Klinghoffer’s respective bass and guitar weren’t connected to the amplifiers, meaning that the instrumentals of “Give it Away” were prerecorded. Drummer Chad Smith was also fakin’ it: all of this was admitted in a letter that Flea wrote in response to those petulant Internet super-sleuths. It’s definitely true. Anthony Kiedis’s vocals, however, are supposedly real, and nothing has been said yet as to whether Bruno Mars’ performance was also staged (although it’s been con-

firmed that he knew the NFL had mandated a pre-recording for the Peppers). All in all, the band has been rather upfront about the fact that its Super Bowl performance (which broke record viewership levels) was thoroughly mimed.

I feel the need to write the same article every time this happens. Whether it’s Beyonce lip-syncing the national anthem at the inauguration, Chris Brown drowning himself out at the Billboard Awards, or any other phonies out there who prerecord “live” performances, I’ve always taken the opportunity to get on my soapbox and say why I think it’s so wrong that some people shirk the responsibilities of performance art for the path of least resistance. Shame them!

But this time, it’s a little different. See, perceivable lip-syncing used to be an embarrassing faux pas for pop music celebrities.

You could dismiss someone as over-the-hill, write them off as “all show,” or in the rather unique case of Ashlee Simpson, literally ignore the rest of their attempts at a career.

Granted, most of these celebrities could distract themselves from their embarrassment by, say, taking a relaxing money bath, but at least it seemed understood that lip-syncing

was the mark of a mediocre talent. Now, however, it’s a bit more nuanced than that.

More and more “legitimate” artists are admitting to lip-syncing shows with a wide variety of excuses for why, frequently involving cold weather or fear of technical difficulties.

It’s less of a faux pas at this point and more an accepted truth among the producers and performers at huge venue shows.

Many people have pointed out that just because an artist fakes risky performances doesn’t mean they don’t have incredible talent. Even in his 50s, there’s no question that Flea can rock the bass with the absolute best of them. Beyonce responded to her critics regarding the inauguration by performing an impromptu performance of “Star Spangled Banner” to prove, without a doubt, that she can sing the song without help. So yes, lipsyncing isn’t always a matter of not having the talent. But isn’t performing the song at the actual performance sort of ... the point?

This particular case is further complicated by the fact that Red Hot Chili Peppers was one of the many punk/alternative groups who swore it would never mime a performance as part of its career. In his Tuesday letter, Flea referenced the band’s

infamous “Top of the Pops” show, wherein the Peppers protested the fakeness of the prerecorded “live” performance by having a wrestling match, playing its instruments with shoes, and otherwise blatantly not participating in the act. These artists aren’t the only ones to do that: Nirvana also flipped “Top of the Pops” the proverbial bird on live television with a surreally out-oftune and sarcastic rendition of “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Apparently, “Top of the Pops” not only didn’t learn its lesson the first time but also figured it’d be a good idea to try the same exact thing with the pioneers of Seattle Grunge. More recently, Muse protested the prerecording of a televised live appearance in Italy by switching instruments with each other. What makes that joke funnier is that no one in the audience really noticed.

So what changed? Is it okay with people that RHCP goes back on its promise like that? I’ll leave that question out there for you folks to decide. Personally, I’ll write in favor of the live performance every single time.

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THIS WEEKEND in arts

BY: ARIANA IGNERI | ASSOCIATE ARTS & REVIEW EDITOR

1. AMERICAN IDIOT (FRIDAY 2/7 TO SUNDAY 2/9)

5. THE REFUSAL OF TIME (ONGOING)

Based on and featuring music from Green Day’s multi-platinum rock album of the same name, the musical American Idiot is on tour at the Boston Opera House through Sunday. For tickets and show times visit ticketmaster.com.

A 30-minute, five-channel video installation, artist William Kentridge’s exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art explores themes of science, globalization, and memory.

Admission to the ICA is free with a BC ID.

6. THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES (THURSDAY 2/6 TO SATURDAY 2/8, 8 P.M.)

2. MUSIC GUILD OPEN MIC NIGHT (THURSDAY 2/6, 8 P.M.)

A collection of Boston College musicians is slated to perform at the old Chocolate Bar on Thursday night. This space is located at the College Road entrance to McElroy Hall. Admission is free.

3. SEAVER’S EXPRESS CONCERT (SUNDAY 2/9, 7 P.M.) BC’s own indie-rock band Seaver’s Express is opening for Tommy and the High Pilots at The Middle East Club in Cambridge on Sunday night.

Tickets are $10.

Exploring different aspects of the female human experience, BC’s 11th annual Vagina Monologues will be held in McGuinn 121. Tickets are $10 through Robsham.

PHOTO COURTESY OF COLUMBIA PICTURES

4. THE MONUMENTS MEN (ONGOING)

George Clooney directs and stars in The Monuments Men, a comedy-drama war film about an allied platoon whose mission is to retrieve a collection of art from the Nazis in Germany.

7. YOUR DATE OF BIRTH & OTHER OBLIGATIONS: AN EVERY DAY PROJECT (ONGOING)

For his Every Day project, BC professor Karl Baden has taken a picture of his face every day since 1987. The new exhibit in O’Neill’s Level One Gallery features a collection of Baden’s images, edited by his Photoshop students and corresponding to the day they were born.

THE HEIGHTS

Thursday, February 6, 2014

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a&s ’15 | project manager The Heights: When did you first become a member of Sexual Chocolate, and why did you decide to join?

Peters: Freshman year, I remember walking by the tables on student activities day … I knew a lot about the camaraderie and the whole brotherhood-feel that they advertised.

Itua: I was just looking for a group or a place that could foster brotherhood, so once I joined the team freshman year I guess it gave me exactly what I was looking for.

Jean: I joined freshman year, as well. In college I wanted to join a fraternity, and SC performed at my orientation when I went … they said that they’re the best thing for that on campus because campus isn’t allowed to have fraternities. But they do believe wholeheartedly in the brotherhood aspect, so that’s exactly what motivated me to try out.

Wright:: Well, I’m the awkward one—I joined my sophomore year. I basically tried out because me and a current member said that we would try out together. And he made it his freshman year and I kind of left him, so I figured I’d join him my sophomore year and I happened to make it, so that’s why I joined.

Felix:: I became a member during my freshman year. I did a program called the College Transition Program. It was summer right before coming to Boston College. It was a 10-day program and I saw a few members from Sexual Chocolate already.

For me, my reasoning was I wanted a new challenge, a new experience … They were pushing for brotherhood, and that’s what really got me.

fair that you don’t need any prior experience, and you don’t need to know how to step. I was like, okay, let me try it out.

The Heights:: Did you have any dancing experience beforehand? If not, can you describe the transition into the group? What were your initial impressions?

Peters: No [laughs]. I’m probably the worst dancer that you could have imagined, at least before joining the team … Being real. It was hard, just learning basic choreography was something that I had to put a lot more effort into … You’re your toughest critic, so that was the hardest part—being able to loosen up and have a little bit of confidence in yourself.

Itua: Probably the last time I did any choreography was in middle school. I would say I thought I was a person that was able to dance.

I just never took the opportunity in HS and middle school to do it.

Jean: I had no dancing experience either. But I was able to pick up on the steps very quickly …

I had the guys to help me out along the way.

Wright: I had no dancing experience but I had natural rhythm, I guess [laughs]. For hardships, I’d say it would be not comparing myself to the other newbies.

Felix: I had no idea what step was, how to step, or anything. They kept stressing during the tryout week or during student involvement

The Heights Heights: The group sometimes incorporates skits into the performances. How do you think the skits enhance or affect the overall show?

Peters: It makes what we do accessible to the audience … It just makes for good entertainment ... I’d say we’re a pretty funny bunch.

Jean: It keeps a nice conversation with people.

Wright: The way I see it is that our comedy is like giving the crowd all the current events that we find funny and relating it to them in a funny way so we can enjoy telling you and you can enjoy hearing it.

Felix: Skits in general, I think that’s a big part of who we are, our team.

The Heights: What’s the tryout process like?

Itua: We have our annual showcase in Eagle’s Nest. Every year we take the students that try out and place them in the show condition.

Prepare them for what we do during the school year. It’s just our way of gauging how well they learn the steps and also how ready they are for a show condition, being in front of a crowd of students. It’s just our own kind of test for them.

Peters: Ours is a week-long tryout process, so it gives the people who really want it and the people who really need it the chance to work on it and then eventually prove themselves.

The Heights Heights: In your own words, how would you describe Sexual Chocolate’s style of dance, to someone who has never seen one of your shows before?

Peters: It’s a lot of energy. It’s a mix of power and sexy, I would say.

Itua: I think we do a good job of juxtaposing the powerful, energetic stepping with theatrical, more comedic and funny shows.

Jean: Very precise heavy stepping.

Felix: It’s a combination of claps and stomps to make a rhythmic beat … Along with being an expression of character and personality … We’re all in unison when we go perform, but I think everyone has their own personal style.

The Heights: How do you keep your performances fresh and different?

Peters: Different themes. A lot of our skits are based off of pop culture, so that’s everchanging.

Itua: We’re always looking to progress …

Especially when it comes to steps—our stepping has changed so much and it changed our reputation to one that people see us as a very respected step team, as well as just a

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team on campus.

Jean: I definitely think new choreo is big because for me it’s not only the captains that make the choreo. We’re definitely pushing our younger members to make steps.

Wright: Off of what Scott said, I think the steps are most important part. When I think of the steps, I think of the captains giving us the opportunity to leave an imprint on SC. The Heights: Your Valentine’s Day show is coming up—can we get a sneak preview of that?

Jean: Get ready for laughs and a great time.

The Heights: What makes Sexual Chocolate unique as a dance group?

Peters: I think what makes us different as a dance group is that we’re more than just a dance group … I feel like this team especially, internally and externally, it’s just brotherhood, brotherhood, brotherhood.

Itua: I think our tradition is what makes us most unique on campus. There’s a lot of different distinct rituals that we keep close to us. Very exclusive, so that’s one thing we hold onto.

Jean: We’re very embedded in our history. A big part is to know who we are and what we’re founded upon … it helps us guide our path down for how we take on challenges and go through obstacles.

Wright: I feel like an important thing for us is that what happens in the practice rooms stays in the practice rooms … unless you’re interviewing us.

Felix: Our philosophy and where we came from—the goals and aspirations we have as a team I think foundationally the brotherhood thing is such a part of it … It’s something that’s unique to our team and something that’s driven my experience in Sexual Chocolate.

The Heights: Aside from dancing, what else do you gain from being part of Sexual Chocolate, and what will you take from your experiences going forward?

Peters: The relationships, but also some values and personality traits, like worth ethic.

SC is also about discipline, it’s about learning how to manage your time. It’s about contextualizing your life and just knowing what it feels like to be part of something bigger than yourself.

Jean: What I definitely take from SC is a transformative process that developed me into the person I am today … You come into SC as you are, but you definitely leave as a man.

Wright: When I think of SC, I think of an invisible tattoo that only we can see … When I look back at BC it’s more than just I’m an Eagle. I’m an Eagle and I have a connection to a certain group of guys on this campus that’s more than just my friend circle. It’s kind of like an innocent gang [laughs]. It’s just a group of guys who, honestly, you’ve been

through a lot with after your four years, like an invisible tattoo.

Peters:: Tattoos and gangs, probably something you shouldn’t take out of context.

Felix: Just learning a new craft, and learning to step, something I’ve never tried before.

The Heights: What would you say is the most special moment you’ve had so far with the team?

Itua: That’s easy. ALC Showdown win in 2012 … That right there was a mark, for BC to say that we’re finally legit, and nobody can say anything about that.

Peters:: There are moments in the practice room when things relax and we’re all just being really goofy … It’s such a good feeling—there’s just little moments of happiness.

Wright:: I didn’t live that whole ALC Showdown moment when I joined my sophomore year, but I was here when we had our conversations after last year’s Showdown, even though we didn’t win ... I really liked what the captains said to us, as well as the alumni—it was like, “You know, you guys can move past this, you guys put your effort into this, and you guys put your all.” So I just really like when people are expressive about their feelings. I’m a big communication guy.

The Heights: What are some things you guys do to bond outside of practice?

Peters: We volunteer together, we obviously hang out on weekends, and we go to the gym together.

Itua: I know you asked outside of practice, but we just have a lot of practice time …

That alone creates a strong bond … so we just hold that around with us when we’re walking around with our gear or anytime we meet with each other.

Jean: For me it’s a lot of older brother, little brother moments, where you really have that one-on-one time with someone who’s not your year. Just with anything.

I’ve had alumni who have definitely taken me in Rubenstein and said, “Are you hungry? I’m cooking.

Come down.” Or, “You’re doing homework? Are you sure you’re doing homework? Come here and do your homework here so I actually know you’re doing it.” And I want that to happen with my younger brothers on the team.

Wright: The moments for me are when we live in our living room … I really like when we’re able to just connect with each other on a deeper level.

Felix: We’re always around each other and we’re just really cool with each other, too.

The Heights: What are your thoughts going into Showdown this year?

Peters: The whole idea of winning and losing to me isn’t really a thought to dwell on.

It’s more like, let’s put on the best show that we can, and you know there is a competitive dimension to it, but it’s like a healthy competition, I would say … It’s exciting, it’s like Christmas—you can feel it in the air.

Itua: I’m a very competitive person, and that’s something that will never change … But I think as I’ve grown, probably by junior year, you learn to appreciate the process more than the result.

Jean: Coming into Showdown, my mindset is just to go above and beyond the bar that’s already been set … The Toy Story show is still a fan favorite—people go on YouTube to watch it. Especially in my senior year, I want to leave that mark.

The Heights: What’s your Sexual Chocolate nickname, and what’s the story behind it?

Itua: I didn’t create my name. We get suggestions from girls and see what would be catchy and what we think people will like. This is a name we hold for years after you graduate, people remember you buy that name, and I went through a few ideas … I came up with Midnite Mocha.

Jean: Every name is unique, so we’re not allowed to have repeats. This is our 15th year of being on the team, so choices are not that many … I definitely settled on Chocolate Fixation because the girls are fixated on the chocolate.

Felix: They call me Dulce Delicious. It’s like Dulce de Leche, but it’s a little bit sweeter.

Wright: Mine is simple. I wanted my name to have the same first letters. My name is Double Dipped Delight.

Peters: The key name that anyone would go to is White Chocolate. I’m from the Boston area, and a friend came up with Boston Cream. And I went to Dunkin’ Donuts at one point and I saw the tag that said Boston Cream and I was like, yes. It was a weird interaction with the person who worked there because I started giggling to myself a little bit.

The Heights: So what’s your favorite kind of chocolate?

Peters: The Lindt truffles, milk chocolate ones.

Itua: My first show, I had one line that said, I have a Kit Kat bar, and that’s actually my favorite kind of chocolate.

Jean: I’m a Snickers man.

Felix: Hershey’s cookies and cream.

Wright: Anything with white chocolate.

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8ikj I\m`\n <[`kfi A 34-minute pseudo-narrative on the dying is an unlikely premise for a debut record, but for Edinburgh hiphop trio Young Fathers, “unlikely” is one of the few words that sticks. The Scotland group has a background extending far beyond the borders of the UK, with strong cultural ties to Liberia, Nigeria, and not in the least, the U.S. After signing onto Los Angeles label Anticon in 2012, Young Fathers has shown an extraordinary willingness to operate beyond borders.

On Dead, the group’s debut proper, it’s never quite clear which continent the trio is touching down on. On the album opener “No Way,” for example, Young Fathers very forwardly address the issue of violence.

But as the line “AK-47 take my brethren straight to heaven” is repeated throughout the track, there’s no knowing which “brethren” the song is in reference to, and in many ways, that’s the point.

Dead presents a transnational hip-hop, in which cultural context becomes only a nominal piece of the record. Lyrically, the album makes no plain reference to the politics of one nation, but plenty to poverty, to war, and to violence. In one of Young Fathers’ more graphic pieces of imagery, the trio imagines defecating on the floor of a palace in the open-

ing verse of “Low.” (“Now don’t go telling me it’s for the poorest / Now Imma take a sh—t in your palace / I just want to make life easy on your eyes.”) The portrait painted here, on a crude level, could be taken as a broad indictment of the rich, but perhaps more importantly, it’s an exhibition of anger and confusion. These emotions are especially made clear in one of the track’s repeating choruses: “You lied to me.”

At face a commentary on mortality, Dead is more broadly a narrative on authority. At points, this authority is a gun—other times a father, a lawyer, a rich man, or even the devil himself. Death, the ultimate authority, becomes an essential symbol in the album, ultimately bringing its disparate stories together. Dying, in Young Fathers’ telling, runs parallel to the coming of manhood, as it’s told in “Am I Not Your Boy,” the album’s penultimate track (“Am I not your boy / Your child / The kid that I once was is dead”).

The record ends with an incredible image: a man face down, castrate at the foot of the devil, spitting on Satan’s Prada shoes, longing for the embrace of his father. The album’s narrative ends with a gloomy outlook: authority is inescapable, even in manhood, even in death.

The manner in which Young Fathers reimagines common lyrical themes of hip-hop through this tell-

During one’s formative years, it sometimes takes awhile to know and understand “the self.” Most go through fads and phases growing up (and those who say otherwise are almost certainly liars) before finally growing into a persona and identity to be proud of. Sure,

it takes some time before this person is discovered, but at that moment, everything seems to click. The same can be said of musicians—between arduous tour schedules and album releases, an artist might not find his voice until quite some time down the road. Once they do, however, magic happens.

This is the narrative that best

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Young Fathers explore issues of global poverty and violence with striking lyrical images and unconventional sounds. ing lens of authority and power has everything to do with the actual orchestrations of its music. The project relies heavily on drum machines, and it uses a very malleable soundscape to introduce sounds atypical of hip-hop.

A nod to the trio’s Scottish heritage, the band places a layer of distorted bagpipe atop an irregular baseline during an instrumental break in “No Way,” and surprisingly, it works. It’s these unlikely choices that come to define the sound of Dead.

It’s subversive, almost mocking to

describes the British indie outfit Bombay Bicycle Club, particularly regarding its latest release, So Long See You Tomorrow. After three albums released in three years since 2009, it appears the band has finally found a voice and style worth preserving.

The record shows a band continuing to experiment with its sound, with So Long See You Tomorrow undoubtedly

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With experimental sounds, ‘See You Tomorrow’ seems to have solidified a musical identity for Bombay Bicycle Club.

hip-hop. The natural tendency here would be to frame Young Fathers with a list of popular names in hip-hop, and on some level, this is helpful.

Some of the more obvious comparisons to be made would relate Young Fathers’ work to that of The Weeknd or Childish Gambino. At moments, Dead would seem to fit best into this trippy, psychedelic category of hiphop, but there come other points on the album when Young Fathers sound something like the Postal Service, or Frank Ocean, or Tyler, The Creator.

Underlying this all is the most rewarding characteristic of Dead’s sound—there are many frames, but no one image, and at the end of analysis, there’s nothing two-dimensional about this music. There’s no one accent to the voices on the album. It’s sung, it’s spoken, it enters a rap verse only to soon break into spoken word or falsetto. Boxing this project is an impossible task—it operates beyond borders. It’s at once a story of authority and a narrative on escaping it. It’s spitting at the foot of the devil.

being Bombay Bicycle Club’s most adventurous LP release to date. Penned primarily by vocalist and producer Jack Steadman during his travels to India, Japan, and beyond, it would appear that Steadman’s travels have done more than enough for the making of a new and improved incarnation of the band.

In what can be best described as a blend between the passion of Arcade Fire’s Funeral, the instrumental psychedelia of Magical Mystery Tour, and the lyrical themes of Tame Impala’s Lonerism, So Long See You Tomorrow is a beautifully produced record that finds an ideal blend between easy listening and anthemic rock. And yet, even that description doesn’t do this record justice—Bombay Bicycle Club’s fourth full-length release is filled to the brim with instruments and electronic sounds that are perpetually vying for the listener’s attention.

Despite cosmopolitan influences, smooth beats, and dynamic production at the forefront of the record, it is Steadman’s delicate vocals that steal the show. Granted, Bombay Bicycle Club has done well enough on this album that the instrumentals could stand on its own, but Steadman’s voice meshes extraordinarily well with the

Bollywood-inspired instrumentals that adorn the album, adding an extra layer of sound that propels So Long See You Tomorrow from merely a good record to the status of being a great record. So Long See You Tomorrow shines brightest when Steadman’s vocals are complemented in duet by the crisp voice talents of Rae Morris and Lucy Rose in “Luna” and “It’s Alright Now.” The latter of these two songs perhaps best encapsulates So Long See You Tomorrow as a whole: it’s a catchy, anthemic tune with a carnival-like atmosphere, offbeat percussion, and Middle Eastern music samples that altogether sound like it shouldn’t cause the listener ear worm, but ultimately does.

Generally speaking, Bombay Bicycle Club delivered an album that, while a far cry from the styling found in the rest of its discography, is a welcome change of direction for this indie outfit across the pond. This is not to say that So Long See You Tomorrow is a perfect record —there are stretches of music that feel fragmented, made more noticeable by its lengthy 45minute running time. Still, this is an album that grows on you and may warrant a few additional listens to fully appreciate the work put into it.

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Broken Bells is the side project of the indie-mastermind James Mercer, frontman to The Shins, and uber producer Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse.

Danger Mouse most notably scored what Rolling Stone magazine called “the best song of the 2000s,” with “Crazy,” a track he recorded with CeeLo Green in the duo Gnarls Barkley. Broken Bells’ sophomore effort After the Disco is exactly what it feels like: a side project.

In Mercer’s main role as the last original member of The Shins, he creates earnest, mellow guitar music. In Burton’s most prominent work—which decidedly was his stint with Gnarls Barley—he blended his electronic production with the soulful vocals of Green.

Both projects work spectacularly well. With Broken Bells, the duo tries to combine all of these talents, and the result is what’s no more than a side of vegetables awkwardly on the same plate as the meat and potato-type careers of the two.

After the Disco is a much more cohesive and interconnected album than Broken Bells’ self-titled debut.

For many bands, this would be a positive attribute, but here it is a detriment. Each song on the album

blends into the others, anchored by the synths and Mercer’s vocals.

The synth layering lacks the poppy dubstep-dropping choruses that often create the tension that great synth-driven pop thrives on. As a result, Broken Bells fails to reach the greatness of its European counterpart Daft Punk. Similarly, After The Disco lacks the dark danceable ascetic of Nine Inch Nails or even its predecessor Joy Division.

Broken Bells is effectively in the middle—it does little to elate and even less to ruminate in the darkness of a steady backbeat. It is an apathetic synth-pop group.

This apathy is further enhanced by Mercer’s emotionless vocals, barely changing from track to track, and it is smothered by the lo-fi production and instrumentation of Burton. At least in these two things, Burton shows some of the experimental side that earned him the moniker of a “legendary producer.”

“A Perfect World,” the opener to the record, starts with a thumping and entrancing beat that sustains throughout the song, but nothing in the song seems to match its initial excitement. “Perfect World” bleeds undoubtedly into the next track, which happens to be most boring song on the record. The record’s title track, “After the Disco,” does nothing with its synth parts

TOP SINGLES

1 Dark Horse Katy Perry feat. Juicy J 2 Drunk In Love Beyonce feat. Jay Z 3 Timber Pitbull feat. Ke$ha 4 Talk Dirty Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz 5 Counting Stars OneRepublic 6 Let Her Go Passenger 7 Say Something Christina Aguilera feat. A Great Big World 8 Happy Pharrell

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other than provide sound.

The best song on the album is its first single, “Holding on for Life,” which is the only to mix all of the ingredients that the duo wants into a magical bite-sized pop song.

The track starts with the sounds of a theremin, the instrument that became synonymous with alien activity on ’60s TV shows like The Twilight Zone. This sound permeates the song, along with guitar and drums, giving the song an interesting sonic flavor. The star

of the song, however, is Mercer’s vocals, which are finally pushed to the forefront of production. The album on the whole is a more melancholic interpretation of the ’70s super group sound. The Bee Gees, however, were not afraid of a hook (whether that be a soaring chorus, guitar riff, or both) to truly pop production. Broken Bells, on the other hand, seems to be intent on drowning every catchy and memorable part of its music in overproduced moments and pretentiousness

sounds, marginalizing elements of the record like the interesting guitar part on its title track and the sincerely catchy ah-ahs in “Lazy Wonderland.”

After a disco, there should be no letdown. It was Tony Montero, after all, who used to strut after his nights out. On the title track, Mercer laments that, “After the disco / All the shine just fades away.” There’s hardly a more prophetic statement to be made about his music.

AFTER THE DISCO BROKEN BELLS PRODUCED BY COLUMBIA RECORDS RELEASED FEB. 4, 2014 OUR RATING

PHOTO COURTESY OF COLUMBIA RECORDS

Shins frontman James Mercer and Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) treat new record as simply a side project.

TOP ALBUMS

1 Frozen Soundtrack Various Artists 2 2014 Grammy Nominees Various Artists 3 Pure Heroine Lorde 4 Restoring Force Of Mice & Men 5 Beyonce Beyonce Source: Billboard.com

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK

BY RYAN DOWD

“MIDNIGHT MEMORIES” ONE DIRECTION

After teasing its hordes of fans and stoking the unquenchable fires of its fandom, One Direction finally released the music video for “Midnight Memories”—and it’s One Direction at its most adorably rebellious state.

“Midnight Memories” shows the band apparently cutting loose, but if you were hoping the boys would tear through the London nightlife like a well-gelled wrecking ball, you’ll be sorely disappointed. The video is a clean-cut, PG tale of our favorite boy band ditching a lame cast party, getting some late night grub, racing the elderly in scooters, and finally straddling on top of the Tower Bridge in London, all while belting out a catchy pop rock anthem—because normal people do these things.

A One Direction music video is good for two things. First, it helps the casual (rare) listener figure out which members sing when, because to a certain extent, all high-pitched male vocalists sound pretty similar. Second, a One Direction music video—in this particular case, “Midnight Memories”—is good for reminding one that he or she does not hate the boy band as much as initially thought.

There’s nothing wrong with the video. The production is smooth with editing just quick enough to match the pace of the song. Nothing in the video, however, really stands out. The video doesn’t add much to what was already a pretty catchy song, but it certainly reinforces the clean-cut image One Direction has built over the past few years.

The young rockers avoid anything remotely controversial, but still somehow project a certain cuddly edge. In the video, the band members do steal a boat, but they also appear to hand a check to the dock officer in the process. At least they’re polite, well-dressed hooligans.

SINGLE REVIEWS BY MICHELLE TOMASSI U2 “Invisible”

AFROJACK FEAT. WRABEL “Ten Feet Tall” U2 teamed up with Bank of America and (RED) for its new single “Invisible,” which was premiered during the Super Bowl and raised over $3 million for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. The song keeps honest to the Irish rock band’s style, allowing the vocals and meaningful lyrics to truly resonate.

Dutch DJ Afrojack may be taking notes from Avicii with “Ten Feet Tall.” Just as Aloe Blacc’s soulful acoustic vibe is present throughout “Wake Me Up,” Wrabel’s raw voice shines on Afrojack’s latest, with a hint of piano backing it up. While nothing strongly distinguishes this track from Afrojack’s other work, it’s a harmless addition to any party playlist.

LUDACRIS FEAT. WIZ KHALIFA, JEREMIH & CASHMERE CAT “Party Girls” If you thought the “Barbie Girl” theme has been exhausted to capacity, think again. Ludacris’ “Party Girls” features Jeremih shamelessly crooning about the party girls that he needs in his party world, and his incessant line “I don’t say sh—t and they be getting naked” is enough to make anyone run away before childhood images of Barbie dolls are tainted for good.

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SNOW HUMANS OF BOSTON COLLEGE

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winter’s day held together fine, indebted to their creators for sturdiness, if little else.

Others, however, were given extraordinary form, the most notable of which was the “Turkey Dinner” snow sculpture. A Stonehenge of sorts, this particular work was comprised of three turkeys in ritualistic formation. Colorized with Powerade and feathered with branches, these detailed sculptures were scaled to be far larger than the average turkey—and most any bird in-

digenous to the Massachusetts area. “Turkey Dinner” was a surrealist fantasy, a bold expression of youthful audacity.

“Hungry, Hungry Hippo” was another of the day’s finer works. The sculpture depicted the face of a giant hippo staring longingly into a field of chips. This particular snow creature was modeled after the popular Hasbro children’s game—it was more playful than “Turkey Dinner,” and admittedly, vaguely phallic in form. Perhaps a com-

mentary on consumer culture, but probably not, “Hungry, Hungry Hippo” was similarly adorned in Powerade.

Other works took shape in the Quad throughout the day, mostly figures of vague human form. The snow humans of Boston College took on a multitude of personas, varying greatly in dress (and anatomical detail). These sculptures were a series of tragically temporary pieces of the imagination, made to be alive, if only for a day.

TURKEY DINNER

THE HUNGRY, HUNGRY HIPPO

THE NEW ENGLAND CLASSIC

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FASHION FORWARD

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THERESE TULLY The snow is falling, the mimosas are being poured, and my roommate is apron-clad and cooking up some pancakes. It’s the perfect senior snow day here at Boston College. I turn on my computer and pull up my Pinterest page, just browsing beautiful images while the snow falls. I come across a new pin from one of my favorite sites, SET Boutique.

It’s an image of a beautiful woven basket, and suddenly I am dreaming of hauling one to the shore this summer, filled with books, magazines, snacks, and lots of SPF 80. So I go over to SET Boutique’s site to be confronted with a horrible message, “The SET Boutique shop is closed, but the passion remains.” I am floored.

During my sophomore year, I believe, I wrote a column about SET Boutique, which stands for “Support Ethical Trade.” The company’s mission was no small one, “to end modern day slavery and exploitation.” Lindsay Sullivan, SET Boutique’s owner explains, “We scour the globe for clothing, jewelry, bags, and unique gifts made by socially responsible suppliers. Your purchase supports hardworking people trying to make a better life for themselves and their families.”

When I heard this, I instantly started purchasing from, following, and rooting for SET Boutique. Ethical and fabulous fashion choices that I could be proud of?

Sign me up.

But this morning, I am so upset that its time has ended. I am left wondering: Will ethical fashion ever really catch on in the mainstream? Will it ever be a viable and lucrative business plan? Will the majority of consumers ever join the side of caring where their clothes come from?

It’s difficult, and I cannot actually say that I clothe myself in an entirely ethical and informed manner—I just don’t, and I think there are very few people who can say they do. But I can say that every step toward awareness counts and that every purchase we can make in good consciousness helps. Shopping ethically can become addictive. Wanting to know where your clothes came from, how they were made, by whom, and how they were compensated for their time? One ethical purchase can set off a chain reaction of awareness within ourselves and those around us who are admiring our fabulous fashion choices.

We all need clothes—except for maybe a few, faithful nudist followers of my fashion column— so why not shop in a loving, humanitarian way? To see this site that inspired me to think about my fashion choices and to learn more about fashion production not make it is so incredibly heartbreaking to me. To see SET Boutique’s good work end, and to hope that its mission was not for nothing, is a lot to handle on this snowy morning. I am left feeling hopeless. Sure, there are other sites that do this, too, but it’s hard to see one’s journey end. That’s one more strike against the success of ethical fashion online.

Luckily, this is not the end of the road for Lindsay Sullivan and SET Boutique, and you surely didn’t think I was going to leave you so disheartened. “We’ve” is a whole new site, with a new business

practice, and I would highly recommend that you check it out. We’ve works with artisans to provide handmade products to customers. To prevent waste, you preorder your items on We’ve. When enough of these items have been ordered that it is financially feasible for the artisan to purchase the materials, they do. During the creation process, artisans share videos and photos so customers can see exactly how their products are being made. Then they are shipped to you! I don’t know about you, but I would love to brag about exactly how my products were lovingly made and to share pictures of the fabulous new artisanal items I’m purchasing. As of now, We’ve offers a lot of scarves, accessories, and home goods, with little true fashion among the options.

Buying some ethical accessories is better than nothing, though I am longing for SET’s fashion choices. One cool feature of

the We’ve site is that there is a page where you can learn about the artisans themselves—you surely aren’t going to get that sort of thing on jcrew.com.

We’ve works smartly on all sides of production and will hopefully be wildly successful for the number of SET Boutique artisans who will be joining their team at this juncture. Although its mission varies from that of SET Boutique, we can’t always get what we want. For now, we can try our best to shop consciously and responsibly, to share opportunities to do so with our friends and families, and to hope that this sort of ethical fashion will catch on. I suggest checking out wevebuilt.com to see what it’s all about.

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Although the SET Boutique website has closed, other outlets still support ethical fashion.

JOHN WILEY A few days after my 12th birthday, I saw my first R-rated movie in theaters.

I remember peering sheepishly over the ticket counter—which was then only a little lower than my eye level—as my mother asked for two adult, two children’s tickets for Capote. In the moment, it felt as if I were getting let in on a secret, brushing against the great mystery of adulthood, if only for a couple hours.

Up to that night, I had only known film as child’s fare, so stepping into that small projector room in Clifton, N.J., I was aghast to see an auditorium full of adults.

Further scanning the dimly lit room, with sense of pure wonder, I observed many of these filmgoers could even be grandparents. I could only vaguely put thought to my feeling of strangeness, but in some way, I knew this movie was “more.” This notion of “more-ness,” however, was more than just a thought—it was a face.

Philip Seymour Hoffman had recently won the Oscar for Best Actor for his work in Capote, and while I didn’t quite understand the nature of this accomplishment, I knew it to be the reason my brother and I were taken to the film. I paid special attention to Hoffman’s character of Truman Capote that night, since the plot of the film was well over my head.

I took note of Hoffman’s unusual mannerisms in the film and the general flamboyance of the character, which at the time made little sense to me. I remember growing a little peevish by the end of the two-hour run, asking my mom why Capote and his friend Nelle Harper Lee (Catherine Keener) didn’t get together at the close of the film.

“They were just friends,” my mom explained. With that, I knew this was a very different kind of story. It wasn’t satisfying in the way of a Star Wars or Indiana Jones movie. The plot didn’t tie together so cleanly, and there was no big action sequence to resolve the conflict. The guy didn’t get the girl. (In this case, he wasn’t even interested in the girl.) For the purposes of my 12-year old mind, Capote wasn’t the male protagonist I knew—I loved it.

Hoffman’s Capote offered a completely new perspective of masculinity—he was a character who simply didn’t show up in movies for my age group. His motivation was decidedly more complex than that of Han Solo, and his problems more real. For me, a solid plot never required anything more than a giant ball of metal floating in space and a girl who to be impressed when that ball gets blown up.

I don’t mean to rag too much on the Star War franchise—on some level, sexual desire and a love of violence are the two tools most readily available in a young mind for understanding a complex plot.

In Capote, however, there was a whole new register of tools for understanding introduced to me: intellectual desire, curiosity, morbid fascination. The most formidable weapons in the film were the notebook and human eye. The film follows the American writer as he traces the tracks of a murderer, and it paints a world in which observation is far more important than killing.

Hoffman’s performance in the film was the beginning of much of what I’ve come to admire in acting, and on the end of the screen, people. Capote wasn’t wholly an admirable character, and indeed, the film calls into question many of his motives for writing about the murder case, but he was heroic in a very human way. It wasn’t quite the “manly” virtue of Han Salo—Capote wasn’t rugged, dirty, or crude, and his persona wasn’t built around his ability to accomplish feats of derring do. He was at once very real as a human and believable in doing the extraordinary. For most actors, this simply is not to be accomplished.

Hoffman died on Sunday at the age of 46, leaving behind him three children, all younger than I was when I first saw Capote. I wonder how they’ll remember their father—probably as far more than I do. They’ll recall more than just the actor.

His youngest, age five, might someday discover her father not all too differently than I did.

As we drove home from the theater that night, my mom mentioned how she felt uncomfortable asking for two children’s tickets to an R-rated film. I kept quiet in the back seat, smiling as I thought of the man I just met.

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That 9 dollar lunch is worth more than you think.

Like 19,000 dollars more.

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

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

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THIS WEEK IN...

BY VINCE RUBERTONE | FOR THE HEIGHTS

FOOD

ALCOHOL

CULTURE

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LOVE

The Boston-based organi z ation Fair Fo o d s a sk s p e o p l e to make the concept “food rescue” second nature to them in an effort to promote recycling. Food rescue concerns unsold food at grocery stores that must be thrown away.

These foods consist mainly of produce and unpackaged, natural foods like potatoes, bananas, lettuce, and oranges. Organizations like Fair Foods gather this food every Thursday and deliver it either to agencies for distribution or to the needy. The organization hopes to reduce hunger, while also keeping prices low for consumers. A bag of healthy fruits and vegetables will go for $2, but even if a person cannot pay the minimal fee, he or she will not be turned away. Volunteers are also welcome to go and harvest excess food from farms, again finding ways to rescue edible food before it goes to waste.

This Saturday, the Asian fusion restaurant and bar Moksa, which is located in Cambridge, will host a sold-out event to celebrate people’s love of whiskey. Over 60 varieties of the adult beverage will be available through a multitude of producers and suppliers, and customers will have the option of choosing from 12 samplings and a variety of snacks.

The event is geared toward those who already have an appreciation for whiskey and those who are interested in learning more about the drink.

Professionals will be on hand to explain the distillation process and perform cocktail demonstrations to all spectators. In between these explanations and performances, professionals will be available to answer any questions and concerns the guests may have regarding whiskey, and alcoholic beverages in general.

The $37 tickets were made available on Jan. 13.

The Boston Children’s Museum will have an e vent thi s Sunday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The activities are geared toward children, as the name of the museum suggests, but all visitors are welcome to participate in the Museum’s activities. These activities will occur throughout the entire museum for the remainder of the day. As it is the year of the horse in the Chinese tradition, people can make galloping horse puppets, or even witness a local martial arts group perform throughout the day. Visitors are encouraged to participate in the lion and dragon dances with shakers and noise-makers. They should also stay on the lookout for various red envelopes throughout the Museum. These envelopes will be handed out, or patrons can make their own, as they are believed to provide good fortune to others in the upcoming year.

B o ston’s public transit system was recently ranked by the private organization Walk Score as the second best transit system in the Northeast and the third best in the nation, just behind New York and San Francisco’s public systems.

Walk Score is a Seattle-based company that provides walkability services, and their hallmark is a transportation index ranking cities and their transport systems on a scale of zero to 100, in which Boston scored a 75. The index takes into account things such as the ease with which the general population can reach the system, as well as how the transit system affects the life of the average resident. According to the group, real estate adjacent to good transportation is not only practically placed, but also has a real and maintained value in home pricing.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, people are quickly making reser vations, finding gifts, and looking for fun, if not slightly flirtatious, activities. Some companies are trying to capitalize on this, offering special themes for speeddating or bar flirting prizes, but the Franklin Park Zoo has its own way of doing things. On Feb. 10, Rory Browne will be lecturing on “Sex at the Zoo,” specifically focusing on animal courtships and what attracts one species to another.

The event will take place at the Tropical Forest Pavilion. “Sex at the Zoo” will include various lessons and fun facts about the mating habits of gorillas, lemurs, and other similar creatures. The event costs $20 dollars for singles and $35 for couples . Parents should be advised that it is not suitable for children.

BOSTON FOODIE

BOSTON POLICE BLOTTER January 25

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Breaking and Entering Residence Suspect Pried Open a Door to Nowhere – At about 1:46 p.m. officers received a radio call to 1414 Commonwealth Ave. at Zocalo Cocina Mexicana Restaurant for an attempted breaking & entering. Victim stated suspects pried open a rear door. Fortunately, the door is no longer in use and does not provide access to the restaurant. The door was damaged and in need of repair in order to close properly.

Assault & Battery Victim Assaulted While Buying Newspaper – At about 3:40 p.m., officers took a walkin report for an assault and battery at 1219 Commonwealth Ave. that occurred on Sept.

11, 2013. Victim stated that approximately at 1:30 a.m., he was purchasing his newspapers from the store when an unknown white male approximately 5-foot-5, medium built, made vile, malicious, anti-Semitic remarks toward the victim. The victim, who is of Israeli-Jewish descent, was punched by the suspect in the eye. The suspect then fled out of the store and the cashier witnessed the whole incident.

January 30 Attempted Breaking and Entering Suspect Rings Door Bell Before Removing Packages – At about 3:38 p.m. officers received a radio call to 35 Bellvista Road for a larceny in progress. Officers spoke to victim who stated the suspect accidently rang his doorbell as he was stealing packages.

Victim followed the suspect as he stole packages from various addresses and placed them in his backpack. The suspect’s description was broadcasted and with the assistance of Brookline Police Department the suspect was located. A positive ID was made and the suspect was placed under arrest and transported to D14 for booking.

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Tucked away off Shawmut Ave., in the South End, Coppa offers a neighborhood feel that is difficult to come by in most of Boston. Couple this fun atmosphere with some of the best Italian food in the city, and it is no surprise this tiny 11-table restaurant can sometimes have a multiple-hour wait.

Since its opening in 2008, Coppa has been thriving. Together, chef-owners Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette have a laundry list of accomplishments in the restaurant world, including “Best Newcomer” by Top Tables issue of Gourmet and “Rising Star Chef” by the Improper Bostonian, respectively. They met at Toro, another South End restaurant started by Oringer.

Serving Italian small plates, Coppa specializes in “elevated comfort food,” as described by general manager Gina-Marie Ciccotelli. Coppa, like many of the newer restaurants in Boston, is dedicated to using local and sustainable food. With the colder weather, the menu is currently featuring dishes like wood over roasted Brussels sprouts or ricotta gnocchi with celery root and cerignola olives.

Ciccotelli explained that the chefs also believe in nose-to-tail cooking. “They use every part of the animals too,” she said. “We have pigs tails on our menu, which are really good.”

But the dining experience at Coppa goes beyond the local, sustainable food, the charcuterie, or even the homemade pasta. Ciccotelli emphasized the family and neighborhood cultivated at Coppa. “The servers know the customers down to the dogs’ names,” she said.

“We are so small, only 11 tables,” Ciccotelli said. “People sometimes expect a bigger restaurant, but it isn’t run that way. People dine a little differently here. It’s small plates so they come out as they’re made.” The relaxed pacing of the meals

and the semi-chaotic space only adds to the family-style feel. “Neighbors will stop in and say ‘Can you save a seat at the bar for me?’” Ciccotelli said.

“These are the people we really try to get in.”

Despite the constantly evolving menu to reflect the change in seasons, the arancini, the meatballs, and the grinder are static and what Ciccotelli considers Coppa’s signature dishes.

“Those are the things everyone is always asking for,” she explained.

Currently, Coppa is preparing for one of the busiest holidays at restaurants across the city—Valentine’s Day. There will be a special three-course menu featuring “Lady and the Tramp” spaghetti and meatballs, seared Foie Gras with tamarind and persimmon, and banana and Nutella bread pudding. With the holiday a little more than a week away, Coppa

LOCATION: 253 Shawmut Ave. CUISINE: Italian SIGNATURE DISH: Arancini is already expecting a crowd—currently all the reservations are taken except 5, 5:30, and 10 p.m. They are even allowing reservations at the bar, normally a commodity reserved for the neighbor regulars and those fond of spontaneity.

Customers have described the atmosphere as a little chaotic. “The owners wanted it to be fun, the music is loud, the lights are low,” Ciccotelli said. Coupled with the plates arriving as they’re ready, the tight quarters and the friendly service, owners Oringer and Bissonnette have achieved a fun, family-style feel while still managing to provide some of the most critically acclaimed Italian food in the South End.

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What’s remarkable is that Boston views itself as different, special—perhaps even better than others.

Just like any other sports nut, I’ve had a list of teams and athletes that have always received my full support through thick and thin, and I believed my home state of Minnesota was fortunate to have such a passionate fan base.

But as I hopped off the T at North Station and ventured toward the Beanpot with hundreds of students donning their school colors, I passed by the famous statue of Bobby Orr and the countless banners displaying the success of both the Bruins and Celtics at The Garden. It hit me that the all of the hype of Boston’s culture, tradition, and dedication to its sports was in fact true.

Here are a few reasons why Boston is the sports Hub of America: Success—There’s no better measure of a city’s sports dominance than the number of championships its teams have accumulated. Between all of the major sports teams in Boston— the Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics, and Bruins—Boston has collected eight championships since the turn of the century. This nudges Boston ahead of New York and Los Angeles as the most in the country.

Passion—Bostonians have no idea what it means to be a ‘fair weather’ sports fan. Boston has Pats Nations, Celtics Nation, Red Sox Nation, and B’s Nation—all of which are equally important, depending on the season.

They may be smug and voice distaste for their team’s misfortune, but that’s only because they care.

Whether it is a technical foul call on Rajon Rando, or a called third strike on David Ortiz, Boston fans make sure they let their opinions be known. Each year, Bostonians crave to see a Duck Boat parade capping off a championship victory. And, usually, they do.

History—Disregard for a minute the Bruins’ six Stanley Cups, the Celtics’ 17 NBA titles, the Red Sox’s century-old ballpark, and even Tom Brady.

Although Boston has a strong track record of winning teams, I want to talk about actual history. The Battle of Bunker Hill, the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, the midnight ride of Paul Revere—these are the stories of what Boston’s history is really about.

I learned about these events at an early age, but those lessons occurred far from here. If you’re a Boston kid learning about these great lessons in American history, you realize this is your home turf.

Much of the American Revolution took place in New England, and if you’re sitting in your eighth grade classroom listening to Ms. Flotten talk about John Quincy Adams and JFK, you appreciate the rich history Boston has to offer.

If you’re raised being told that your city is better than everyone else’s, wouldn’t you believe it? Sure the Patriots have the winningest quarterback-coach combo in NFL history, the Celtics have the most NBA championships in the league’s history, and the Bruins have 47 players in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Boston’s deep sports history, however, is not just made up of Super Bowls, Stanley cups, and Beanpots.

Instead, it’s part of something much bigger.

There’s no denying that sports are an integral part of Boston’s heritage.

Truly, sports fans are blessed here in the Hub of America.

We’ve got shots heard ‘round the world every day.

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RTCD has assembled a team of practiced constitutional lawyers who will lead the campaign in a case before the Supreme Judicial Court, the highest court in the state. Thomas O. Bean and H. Reed Witherby, both Boston lawyers who have worked in the state attorney general’s office, have extensive past experience in arguing appellate cases. Both lawyers took the case at discounted rates. “This case is not about whether casinos are good public policy,” Bean said in an interview with The Boston Globe. “It’s about whether the people will get to vote.”

As it stands now, residents of the state of Massachusetts do not have the ability to vote on a casino. The residents of specific communities in which casinos seek to build must approve the plan. In the past year, casino opponents have ended several projects in Milford, East Boston, Palmer, and West Springfield.

The casinos currently applying for state licenses are taking the repeal effort seriously. Five of the six applicants for gambling licenses in the state filed a legal motion on Monday, interjecting themselves in the case to prevent the question from appearing on the November ballot.

According to a survey taken in mid-January by The MassInc Polling Group, only 53 percent of voters support bringing casinos to Massachusetts. This poll significantly differs from earlier surveys, which cited over 60 percent voter approval last year, as well as in 2009 and 2010.

“We want to protect our own commu-

nities,” Ribiero said. What makes RTCD different from other advocacy groups, however, is its focus not on one community, but on the state as a whole. “Everyone likes to say, ‘Hey, I don’t want it [a casino] in my neighborhood, but it can go in somebody else’s,’” Ribiero said. He predicts that once casinos “get a foot in the door” in the state, the licenses will only expand, and he fears that there will one day be a casino “close to everybody.”

Contrary to popular belief, casino opponents are not necessarily anti-gambling.

Ribiero himself wishes he was better at poker: “That’s a game of skill,” he said. He visited a Mohegan Sun casino, the very company bidding to build on the Revere property at Suffolk Downs, to see comedian Ray Romano in 2000—he and his wife enjoyed the trip so much they ended up staying overnight. “I mean, who wouldn’t like to go hang out in a casino?” he said.

But on the subject of living near one, Ribiero said it doesn’t take much for people to find something they don’t like. “I’m a conservative, but this is a non-partisan issue,” he said. “It brings people together across the aisle.”

RTCD has collected over 75,000 signatures for the repeal movement—nearly 6,000 more than the required amount for an appeal to go to trial. Presently, RTCD is in the process of filing all the necessary paperwork to argue the case in front of the Supreme Judicial Court. “I’m not a lawyer, so I’ll leave it at paperwork,” Ribiero said.

The gambling commission is expected to award one slot parlor license in late February and two casino licenses in May. The repeal case is expected to be argued in May and decided by late June.

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Should Revere vote yes in February, a new casino plan could be constructed at Suffolk Downs.

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Back in New York, Bilsky heard news of the blossoming organization from a musician who asked her if she wanted to get involved.

Bilsky did not hesitate. She started attending meetings before she even completed her move to Boston, and, before she knew it, she was executive director—what Bilsky called a “daunting” task.

Although she herself is not a musician, Bilsky knew a fair amount about the jazz scene from her experience in New York. Still, she lacked knowledge about the key players in Boston’s jazz community. Eight years later, Bilsky finds herself introducing fellow members of the jazz community who have lived in the area much longer than she has.

“The first thing we did when we started was call a meeting of everyone we knew in the jazz community,” Bilsky said. They came out of that meeting with their first and most ambitious objective—bring back Jazz Week.

After a 25-year hiatus, the 10-day celebration of Boston’s jazz scene returned to Boston in 2007. Jazz Week will kick off this year on April 21, the day of the Boston Marathon, and will continue until International Jazz Day on April 30.

Plans are currently in the works for a live radio broadcast of a jazz marathon, in which musicians will play until the last runner of the Boston Marathon crosses the finish line.

Bilsky said that JazzBoston hopes Jazz Week will extend the celebratory nature of the Marathon, and that tourists visiting for the famous race will increase the length of their stay to appreciate a key component of Boston’s culture.

“A lot of cities have classical orchestras, and a lot of cities have ballet and opera companies—Boston’s clearly are among the very best in the world—but very few cities are great, year-round jazz cities, and that is really a distinctive feature of Boston’s cultural life,” Bilsky said.

To increase the prominence of Boston’s jazz community, JazzBoston created an iPhone app called JazzBird, in part to fill the gap left when WBHH cut back its jazz programming. Jazz lovers can use the app to

listen to jazz radio shows from around the globe—Boston-based jazz shows, however, are specially marked with a B. According to Bilsky, there are at least 35 jazz venues in the city and many more throughout greater Boston. Although Bilsky acknowledged that many musicians move to New York to try and make it big, she insisted that one does not need to leave Boston to find a place on the world stage. She cited Danilo Perez, a famous Panamanian jazz musician who keeps his primary residence in Boston, and Jason Palmer, a member of JazzBoston’s board, as key examples of musicians who have found success while remaining in Boston.

Palmer, who teaches at the Berklee College of Music, said that Boston’s identity as an education hub was one factor that kept him in the city. He frequently plays jazz at Wally’s Cafe when he’s in town, but also performs frequently in New York. Although he said that there are more music venues in New York, he said that he does not believe the pay scale is much better there than in Boston, and that both cities need to learn the same lessons—they need to promote the value of music, especially where it can bring people together from different backgrounds.

JazzBoston tried to bring that message to the transition team of Mayor Martin J. Walsh, WCAS ’09, in a meeting that the team dedicated to Boston’s arts community on Jan. 25.

“The meeting was good, and I’m very optimistic and hopeful that Mayor Walsh really is going to make arts and culture a priority,” Bilsky said, adding that jazz can help the mayor reach his goal of creating a united Boston because of its powers to bridge cultural and racial divides.

Indeed, Bilsky said that the board members of JazzBoston tend to reach a consensus on even some of the more difficult issues faced by the group during meetings around a table in her home.

JazzBoston is an all-volunteer organization, and Bilsky knows that the board members have busy schedules, so she tries to use their time efficiently. Still, she emphasized that the meetings are anything but stuffy: “It’s still jazz, you know,” she said.

cities across the country are seeing these kinds of increases, as rents go up and incomes don’t.”

D espite the overall incre a se in homelessness, there are some numbers that have undergone marked improvement.

The number of people who cannot find housing—whether that is in a shelter or a permanent residence—decreased during 2013, dropping by 6.7 percent. Only 2.5 percent of the total homeless population, or 180 people, are documented as living on the streets.

Additionally, there has been a tremendous undertaking to move the homeless population who use hospital emergency rooms as sanctuaries into alternate housing. Perhaps most significantly, there has been an increase in effort to find housing for veterans.

According to a press release from the mayor’s office, over 100 veterans were given housing within 100 days last fall as a result of collaborative imitative between city and state agencies.

Boston already has several successful programs that serve the homeless population. The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is the largest emergency shelter provider in Boston with two emergency shelters capable of housing 400 people each. They have been operating at capacity in recent months, largely due to seasonal demands. BPHC gives assistance to the homeless in ways other than providing shelter. The Wyman Re-Entry Center, for example, provides 90-day support for individuals struggling with sub-

stance abuse. Safe Harbor—a transitional housing program—helps those with HIV, and Project SOAR helps its clients stay sober and find stable housing.

Walsh appealed to the city agencies and the people of Boston to continue to help the less fortunate. He specifically called for the expansion of housing strategies with proven track records, but also insisted that there be new, innovative processes to deal with the rising homeless populations.

Walsh has indicated that giving individuals permanent housing options is the number one priority. The BPHC and the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) are partnering with organizations across the city to provide low-cost housing for as many people as possible. The BPHC and the DND are also working with the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Corrections to create a housing program designed specifically for individuals being released from incarceration.

This program would place recently released convicts into designated housing rather than simply into a general shelter. There is also a pilot program designed to reduce home evictions so that once individuals find their way into a permanent housing program, they can keep it. As of now, there are 250 housing units partnering with the reduced evictions plan, led by the non-profit organization Project Hope.

According to a press release, Walsh envisions Boston as “a city that works for all of our residents, where stable families have safe and stable housing, in stable neighborhoods.”

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This idea of accessibility in Design Museum Mornings is rooted in Design Museum Boston’s concept as a distributed museum, as it holds no permanent address but is made up of various temporary exhibits located across the city.

Aquillano started the museum in 2010 hoping only to “bring joy to people through design.” What began as a small nonprofit became an innovative means of presenting the public with information, as Aquillano was inspired by the success of pop-up retail. He was able to find similar success through the use of public retail space to house his exhibits,

saying, “design is all around us, so the museum should be all around us.”

Now complete with a full staff and many museum members, Aquillano and Design Museum Boston are still able to find success with what Aquillano called a “respectively opportunistic” method, so much so that the Design Museum Foundation has been able to start a second branch in Portland, Ore. Much of the museum’s success stems from support of the surrounding community that frequently sponsors the museum’s events or hosts exhibits.

The success seen in both Design Museum Boston and Design Museum Mornings have allowed the Design Museum Foundation to look not only to Portland, but also to other U.S. metropolitan centers, as it hopes to bring the concept to the Bay Area or Chicago.

As a result, Sam Aquillano and his team hope to further the organization’s vision and “educate the world on the role of design in our lives.”

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Last week, Walsh met with a group of the city’s top officials to discuss reorganizing Boston’s city government. Although all formal details were kept from the public eye, Walsh recently released his official plan to restructure his cabinet in order to meet his plan of efficiency and collaboration within the Mayor’s office.

“Our role as a government is to improve people’s lives, and the purpose of this reorganization is to better deliver services to the people of Boston,” Walsh said in an official statement. “As a new administration serving a rapidly changing city, we’ve had an opportunity to take a good hard look at what worked, what could work better, and make changes to become more efficient and improve outcomes for the people we serve.”

Walsh’s administration will formally have 12 cabinet members, compared to the 20 members that made up former Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s cabinet.

As many as 17 advisors, however, will sit in at the mayor’s meetings, including three key non-cabinet level advisers to the mayor. These include Chief of Policy Joyce Linehan, Corporate Counsel Eugene O’Flaherty, and Chief Communications Officer Lisa Pollack. This group of leaders will engage in small meetings, tackling Boston’s issues on a daily basis.

Given his position, Walsh has leeway to make these decisions to his liking: Boston’s city charter gives mayors freedom in organizing their personal administration.

In 1995 Menino implemented a cabinet with nine members, designed to include interdepartmental communication and strategic planning, according to the Boston Municipal Research Bureau.

Walsh hopes that synthesizing some of these departments will improve collaboration among departments with common goals.

“He is consolidating some departments so that there are fewer people who report directly to the mayor,” said Sam

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“We’re looking for more efficiency in government. This is kind of the first step we’re going to take into reorganizing and restructuring some of the way we deliver services in the city of Boston,” Walsh told The Boston Herald. “There are a lot of issues that need my attention, and I’m certainly going to depend an awful lot upon the Cabinet heads.”

Walsh’s appointed chief of staff, Daniel Arrigg Koh, was also a key influence in constructing this new cabinet. “This is more just a way of having more coordination and keeping a smaller group at the table when it comes time for weekly meetings,” Koh said, according to The Boston Herald.

The cabinet review and restructure process began in the transition period, as Walsh worked closely with his transition team co-chairs to seek input from

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“Mayor Walsh and his team took those comments and synthesized them into a draft proposal, which he presented to staff, offering them the opportunity to give him feedback before the new structure was made public,” Pollack said, according to The Boston Globe.

Looking to the future, Walsh may make additional changes to his administration depending on performance and feedback from the public. His cabinet changes will be implemented over the upcoming months, but the timeframe for some of these changes depend on the success of the upcoming fiscal year budget.

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“I’m sorry on behalf of the business school,” said Nohria, according to Poets & Quants. “The school owed you better, and I promise it will be better.” Nohria was speaking to a gathering of alumnae at the HBS Association of Northern California.

In 2012, HBS celebrated 50 years since its inaugural MBA class, which included just eight women in 1963.

Currently, women represent almost 40 percent of the total MBA class.

Nohria announced a few proposals to make amends

BOSTON UNIV. This past Lunar New Year, Boston University introduced a change to their menu—it has added 15 new Asian food items, according to BU Today. This move is in response to a recent survey of 100 Chinese students, which showed that dining was an important factor in determining their opinion of their overall college experience.

Throughout the past few years, BU has noticed the drop in Chinese students who choose to live on campus, which is fewer than half. In order to help students transition and feel more comfortable, BU has chosen to provide food prepared in an authentic way, addressing the differences in Eastern and Western preparations.

It is also trying to address smaller details such as the temperature of the water used when cooking. It plans to install new warm water dispensers for international students who are accustomed to water at such temperatures.

With a growing number of international students at BU, the university hopes that this change will help these students feel at home.

for some of the disrespectful behavior of Harvard Business School. First, he plans to reduce the gender gap at HBS. Nohria explained how he would double the percentage of case studies that represent women as protagonists in business situations to 20 percent. Currently, only nine percent of case studies at HBS include female protagonists, and Harvard’s studies represent the majority of cases studies worldwide, according to The Harvard Crimson. Nohria also explained the school would help connect female students with alumni and start a program to help women find places on its Board of Trustees.

Nohria’s apology was not surprising to his audience. Last September, The New York Times accused HBS of having problems with gender equality. This sparked a nationwide debate among business schools that have been, and remain, dominated by male students.

NORTHEASTERN Northeastern has embraced the technological revolution, conducting the fourth part of a series, which focused on “New Vistas in Emotion and Technology.” For this series, many of the professors at the university spoke about the recent advancements made in technology.

This event comes soon after the movie Her was nominated for five Academy Awards. It is a movie about a man who falls in love with a computer that is characterized as having emotions similar to those of a female human.

It displays advanced artificial intelligence that is capable of communication with other on an emotional level.

Through this event, speakers reminded the students at Northeastern that this future is near. The event informed students about different inventions, such as the creation of realistic virtual humans and even the possibility of robots with emotions.

“This film could not be made at any other time,” said Andrew Zolli, the executive director of Poptech and a speaker at the event, according to Northeastern’s official website. “It could only be made now,” he said.

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Tyler, according to The Boston Herald.

Tyler is head of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, and also served as one of Walsh’s co-chairmen on the transition committee.

Walsh also kept his campaign promise by creating two new positions in his cabinet. The first includes an economicsrelated cabinet. The creation of the Economic Development cabinet is focused on the factors that contribute to Boston’s economy—specifically tourism, employment, business, and real estate development. Over the past few months, Walsh emphasized the need for all Bostonians to share and benefit from the economic boom in Boston.

Walsh also created the Arts & Culture cabinet. The addition of this cabinet fulfills Walsh’s pledge to create an area where the city can increase diversity, as well as secure funding for Boston’s arts

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EMERSON In light of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Emerson College conducted a survey about racial issues in the U.S. The Emerson College Polling Society has recently released the results of a survey conducted two weeks ago. Students were asked questions about race relations in the U.S. and their assessment on the level of equal treatment in the country.

The results were starkly divided based on the race of respondents.

When asked about race relations, a higher percentage of African-Americans answered that they have worsened, compared to lower percentages of Caucasians and Hispanics who responded similarly.

As for equality and privilege, Caucasians said that different races have had a similar amount of opportunities, which stands in contrast to the opinions of African-Americans and Hispanics. The poll also assessed voters’ opinions on the bias of the judicial system—69 percent of African-Americans said the judicial system was biased, while only 28 percent of Caucasians had the same belief.

As a freshman, I have had this convenience-based fragment of advice thrown at me probably twice a week since orientation. Yes, the B Line does stop almost every 10 feet.

Yes, it seems to move exponentially slower than any other public transit system, ever.

But after the combined hour and a half I spent barely clinging to a ceiling bar in a dimly lit, B Line car on Monday, I have decided that the train Boston College students love to hate is a beautiful thing.

Hockey was never a big deal when I was growing up. Being from Maryland; I usually stuck to “crab cakes and football,” something that inevitably changed upon arriving at BC. This, however, meant that not only had I never been to a Beanpot, but honestly, I had never heard of the Beanpot before the anxiety of having enough Gold Pass points to get tickets swept campus.

Despite my apparent lack of long-time hockey-watching experience and my inability to explain what “icing the puck” really means without sounding like a confused third grader, my first Beanpot on Monday was amazing.

The thing that made it so memorable, however, was not the sea of maroon and gold lining the top rows of TD Garden, or what was arguably the loudest and most aggressive sieve chant ever to grace the sport of college hockey, but the process of taking the B Line.

There is something beautiful about three times the amount of people who should be allowed in a T car, packed together in matching outfits and buzzing excitedly about the upcoming drop of a puck. Although it may be slow, and annoying, and inconvenient, the B Line is camaraderie. It is a means of bringing the BC student body together in a way that I have yet to see in my first few months on campus.

As a fairly recent participant of the wonderful and stress-free college admissions process, I can say with confidence that BC isn’t the only university with school pride. I can also say, however, that it seems that BC doesn’t fit into the usual stereotype of one of those schools—we are much smaller, located above the MasonDixon line, and I would assume that far less than half of the student body owns a pair of cowboy boots. The B Line on Monday night, however, seemed to project us into such a realm, confirming the slogan on the front of the hundreds of bright yellow shirts that peppered the crowd I sat amongst at TD Garden.

Although I’m sure the three frightened Boston University students that were huddled in the doorway of the T car on the way into the city on Monday would disagree, that B line ride is a perfect example of the BC community at its best.

It is a place where the eternal, cult-esque BC pride, and superiority complex over BU, begin. It is a place where the true hockey fans, the fans of the hockey team, the Monday night drinkers, and the Saturday night studiers all come within inches from each other to celebrate their school together.

While I feared for my life in a Walmart-on-Black-Friday sort of way multiple times during my Monday night B Line experience, I can’t wait to board the train again at the BC station next Monday. If you are trying to catch a Sox game or planning a weekend shopping spree on Newbury Street, take that constantly echoed advice and avoid the B Line at all costs. It is annoying, and inconvenient, and slow, but the B Line is important. It is a Superfan staple, a community builder, and a great way to hate BU. So listen to the advice of those who know how irritating it can be to take, but always recognize the beauty of the B Line.

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In the opening monologue of Woody Allen’s Manhattan, the movie’s protagonist struggles aloud to write the opening of a book about a character in love with New York City: “To him, no matter what the season was, this was still a town that existed in black and white and pulsated to the great tunes of George Gershwin.”

One would be hard-pressed to find a line that better captures the way one can romanticize a city. It is hard to say whether one thinks of music when one thinks of a city because that is what movies condition people to expect—no movie character ever walks down a busy city street without some kind of soundtrack—or if there is something fundamentally rhythmic and melodic about city life.

In other words, does the music match the city, or does the city match the music?

It is likely that neither one is the absolute truth, that music helps define a city’s image just as a city helps inspire a certain kind of music.

Whether it be a percussionist playing music on a bucket in Faneuil Hall, a violinist playing on the platform of the Red Line, or a guitarist playing on Boylston Street, those musicians are defined by the structure of Boston. Passersby will experience music much differently while they are waiting for the T than if they are walking to a restaurant. At the same time, however, those musicians are working to influence the environment around them—they are sound architects, imposing a new layer over the physical structures around them.

Allow the point to be illuminated this way: If you walk through a crowd with your iPod playing a song that is slow and driven primarily by piano, you will read the countenances of those around you as more depressed and troubled than you would if you were to be listening to the upbeat Hall & Oates song “You Make My Dreams Come True” or Led Zeppelin’s aggressive “Immigrant Song.”

In this way, even a troubadour can affect the way one experiences a city. This principle can, of course, be applied to broader musical movements, as well. This past week, I had the privilege of interviewing Pauline Bilsky, the executive director of JazzBoston, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening Boston’s jazz community. Its mission is admirable: Maintain the important cultural force that is jazz music.

Unfortunately, many people associate jazz today with elevator music or their boring set of grandparents and forget that there is something distinctly citified about jazz. Anyone at least from the Northeast should have a hard time picturing a city without it. The powerful improvisation of jazz music is almost as tangible as any building. City lights are the backdrop of its brassy notes.

The way one understands a city would cease to exist without music, which is more fundamental to the fabrics of our being than any one might expect.

You do not necessarily need a musician on the side of the street to provide you with your soundtrack. Your ability to create music in your mind is innate—few infants will not react to a strong rhythm. If you pay attention closely, this instinct never leaves you.

Music is what you hear when you’re in the middle of the Boston Common and you see the lights of the financial district rise above the darkness of the grass. Music is that vibrating, improvised rhythm you feel when you take that step forward into a crowd of people walking down the sidewalk.

That music is called jazz.

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Nonprofit JazzBoston promotes key urban music scene 9P IP8E KFN<P Metro Editor In a photograph taken in front of Wally’s Cafe during August 2009, a group of about 100 people—young and old—shout at the viewer from in front of the brick building.

According to Pauline Bilsky, who stood at the heart of the exuberant crowd in a white shirt, they are all shouting, “What’s your jazz?”

Bilsky, who has been the executive director of the nonprofit organization JazzBoston since its founding eight years ago, said that the photograph cannot possibly capture the entirety of the city’s jazz community,

but it is the first group portrait of its kind—it conveys, better than words, JazzBoston’s dedication to connecting and promoting Boston’s jazz scene.

Originally from New York, Bilsky was formerly a trustee of the New York Foundation for the Arts, and her love of jazz grew out of an unexpected friendship.

She met jazz musician Henry Threadgill through friends who knew him from Chicago—he needed a place to hold a reception after one of his performances, and Bilsky offered her loft, athough she wanted to meet him first and hear his music.

“It changed my life because he introduced me to the whole downtown music scene and a whole

different kind of jazz, and he’s still one of my closest friends,” Bilsky said, who worked as Threadgill’s manager from 1990 to 1997. “From then on, jazz was just a very important part of my life.”

When Bilsky decided to move to Boston, the beginnings of what would become JazzBoston were already being put into motion by Bob Young, who had been a Boston Herald music critic for many years. According to Bilsky, Young was a major jazz fan, but he felt that the city’s jazz community was too fragmented, and that it would only grow if its members worked together.

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For The Heights Mayor Martin J. Walsh, WCAS ’09, discussed and released the findings of the 34th Annual Homeless Census at the Long Island Shelter on Jan. 31. Over the course of 2013, homelessness rates in Boston rose by 3.8 percent to 7,255, according to the Boston Public Health Commission census. There was also a relatively high increase in families and children who were homeless. The number of homeless families rose by 5.8 percent, and the amount of homeless children rose by 4.3 percent, cresting 2,000 to 2,056, for the first time since the census was first initiated.

Walsh connected the problems with homelessness that Boston faces to those faced across the country. “These numbers are very troubling and paint a stark picture of vulnerable populations in our city,” he said in a press release. “Major

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global creative breakfast lecture series, to organize their events. This year, however, Design Museum Mornings are now completely organized by the museum and businesses in the greater Boston area. Each event includes a local speaker, free breakfast, and space for any Bostonian who wants to participate, as the events are free and open to the public.

While the museum exhibits traditionally focus on design, the speakers that Design Museum Mornings have hosted range from CEOs of local media companies to representatives from the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center. “We are always trying to keep our finger on the pulse of what is happening in the design world and in the Boston area,” Aquillano said.

Each presentation consists of a 20- to 30-minute talk followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion, all of which is finished by 10 a.m. to accommodate those who have to head to work.

Along with times accommodating

It started with a traffic jam.

As a young boy growing up in East Boston, John Ribiero took the bus to and from school, spending at least two hours in transit every day. When he first heard of a resort casino plan at Suffolk Downs, Ribiero’s first concern was the congestion the resort would inevitably cause in surrounding neighborhoods.

Now, he is chairman of Repeal the Casino Deal (RTCD), a group of citizens who have banded together to stop casinos from coming to Massachusetts at all. The group, once largely disregarded as a few anti-gambling extremists opposed to the development, has recently garnered attention for their efforts amid growing support to repeal the law.

As he looked into other potential problems the casino could cause, Ribiero found that a greater problem lies in something much bigger than traffic jams. “It is not an economic development initiative—instead, it creates a black hole,” Ribiero said.

RTCD considers poor air quality, strain on infrastructure, and property devaluation as some of the biggest problems a casino can create for a surrounding community.

In 2011, Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill into law legalizing gambling in the state, giving the gaming commission the ability to license as many as three resort casinos and one slot machine parlor. RTCD came into existence that same year, yet some members of the group have been working together for far longer: RTCD is an extension of another group formed over seven years ago, when Patrick first entered

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Adam Connor spoke at a Design Museum Morning event at 179 Lincoln St. in Boston.

;\j`^e Dlj\ld 9fjkfe _fjkj jg\Xb\ij k_ifl^_flk k_\ Z`kp 9 P J 8I8? D FFI< Heights Editor Design Museum Boston is giving the city a creative way to wake up. As one of the museum’s most successful e vents , Design Museum Mornings bring local movers and shakers together over breakfast once every month for an atypical Friday morning.

Executive Director and Co-Founder of Design Museum Boston, Sam Aquillano started the morning events in 2010 as a more accessible opportunity for the community to get involved with the museum.

“We were thinking about the museum, about when people really have time to engage,” he said. He and his team decided that events, which worked around a typical workday schedule, would be the most accommodating. That’s when they decided that a before-work, exhibit-breakfast combo would be their route. “That is how Design Museum Mornings were born,” he said.

For the p a st two ye ars , Aquil lano and Design Museum Boston had worked with Creative Mornings , a

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh, WCAS ’09, unveils his plans for a newly streamlined cabinet.......................................................................................B9

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