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A look at the three BC juniors whose runs for the UGBC presidency are underway, A8

The South Asian Student Association celebrates Parivaar— their one big family, B10

BC kept it close, but North Carolina was too much for the Eagles on Saturday, B1

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Olympic-sized questions for Boston 2024 bid City residents raise concerns about the potential games

BY BENNET JOHNSON Metro Editor A crowd of more than 300 Bostonians— including city officials, prominent activists, business leaders, local residents, and college students—packed a first-floor meeting room at Suffolk University on Thursday night for the city’s first public Boston 2024 meeting.

For more than three hours, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, WCAS ’09, and leaders of Boston 2024 answered questions—many of them hostile—as members of NoBostonOlympics held up signs saying, “Better Schools, No Olympic Games,” “Better Transit, No Olympic Games,” and “Better Housing, No Olympic Games,” in the audience.

Boston 2024 officials began the meeting with a brief video that outlined the proposed

details of the Olympic bid, including the bid’s potential to bring improvements to the city in the future. John Fish, chairman of Boston 2024 and chief executive of Suffolk Construction, argued that the public process allows residents to consider the city’s goals for 2030, 2050, and beyond.

“It will be the next generation and the generation after that,” Fish said.

Fish previously recused himself and his company from any Olympic-related building.

He is also chair on the Boston College Board of Trustees.

While outlining the bid to the audience, Fish and Boston 2024 leaders highlighted many of the city’s attractive features, including a close proximity of athletic venues. According to Fish, 28 of the 33 planned venues are within a 10-kilometer radius of one another.

Many of the events intend to be held on college and university campuses across the city—what Boston 2024 officials referred to

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... AND THEY’RE OFF Candidates for UGBC president and executive vice president outline platforms in campaign kickoff event Sunday night

BY CAROLYN FREEMAN News Editor AND

ARIELLE CEDENO Assoc. News Editor

DREW HOO / HEIGHTS EDITOR

Under Mogan, next stage of student guide update begins UGBC leaders, dean of students proceed with student guide revisions

BY CAROLYN FREEMAN News Editor Last Thursday, Thomas Napoli, chairman of the Institutional Policy Review committee (IPR) and A&S ’16, and Elinor Mitchell, vice chair of the Student Organizations Board and A&S ’15, met with Dean of Students Thomas Mogan to consider the proposed changes to the University’s student guide.

During the meeting, Mogan and the members of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) finalized how they will be moving forward with the student guide revisions this spring.

Mogan has decided to split up the revision process: one team will handle formatting and making the guide more accessible, and another team will handle more of the policy, like the free expression proposal.

They hope to start meeting biweekly around Feb. 20, said Napoli, who will be on the team handling the policy of the guide.

“I hope that any new changes will first and foremost reflect our philosophy that the Office of the Dean of Students exists to support students and to enhance their experience here at Boston College,” Mogan said in an email. “Our hope is that the changes to the Student Guide will make it easier for students to clearly read and understand the policies that are in place.”

An audience of students, supporters, and staff lined both floors of a crowded Vanderslice Cabaret Room Sunday evening. Contenders in the upcoming Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) presidential and executive vice presidential election unveiled their platforms at the Campaign Kickoff event. This gathering marked the official start of the campaign season, with three teams seeking candidacy: Cassidy Gallegos, LSOE ’16, and Michael Keefe, A&S ’16; James Kale, LSOE ’16, and Jose Altomari, A&S ’16; and Thomas Napoli, A&S ’16, and Olivia Hussey, A&S ’17.

The teams presented abridged versions of their platforms, noting the key issues and overarching goals that their campaign seeks to address. The candidates also engaged in various friendly, competitive games, led by the Elections Committee—the energy in the room was palpable as supporters cheered on their candidates.

“There was great energy in all of their teams cheering them on, and a little competition here and there—but that’s healthy,” said Kiera Keller, co-chair of the Elections Committee and A&S ’15. “It’s much more of a friendly competition this year than it has been in the past, and they’ve gone about it with a great tone.”

The event closed with a straw poll that tested preliminary voter opinion by having members of the audience voting for their preferential candidates.

Napoli and Hussey won the straw poll vote with 107 votes, followed by Gallegos and Keefe with 47 votes, and Kale and

Altomari with 33 votes.

Cassidy Gallegos and Michael Keefe plan to present their teams as a collaborative front. In their campaign, they are emphasizing experience in leadership positions both in and out of UGBC, which they feel is important. The team’s slogan, “A breath of fresh air to UGBC,” exemplifies how they hope to run UGBC during their term.

“We want to bring UGBC out of Carney and into the quads and into the classrooms and really be relevant in students’ daily lives,” Keefe said.

Their campaign platform includes three main points: mental health, the freshman experience, and tangible student life issues.

Mental health is of particular interest to both candidates. About a year ago, Gallegos started the BC chapter of To Write Love On Her Arms, a club that aims to help those who are struggling with addiction, suicide, or depression.

The pair hopes to continue the Be Conscious campaign as well as add new initiatives and events. For example, they want to implement QPR training (question, persuade, refer), which is a suicide prevention platform.

“Coming into BC, I was really taken aback by the lack of dialogue surrounding mental health on campus,” Gallegos said. “I think programs like What I Be that happened in the fall, we want to do that again this year and invite more students to participate.”

Second, the team will focus on the freshman experience. They hope to establish a low-key, conversation-based, University-wide mentorship program between freshmen and upperclassmen.

They emphasized that there will not be an intense application process for this

program. Whoever wants a mentor will be able to get one, according to their platform.

Gallegos and Keefe also pledge to address student life issues during their candidacy. High on their list of related goals is the implementation of printing resources on Lower Campus. They also want to create a student activities period during the school day—this would be a specific time in which the University would not schedule classes so that students could attend club meetings and club events, like speakers, panels, and forums.

If elected, Gallegos and Keefe will operate using a lot of outreach: they plan to implement comment boxes and online forums to gauge student opinions. They want to represent the student body, so their platform represents not just things that they are passionate about, but also things that other students have shared with them. If they cannot accomplish all of their goals immediately, they plan to get the ball rolling for future administrations, Gallegos said.

“So many of these things that we have as part of our platform have come from the students,” she said. “We’ve heard from hundreds of people that have wanted all these different things on campus and we’ve taken the things they care about and combined them with the issues that we know are important and prevalent and needed to be discussed and we created this platform.”

James Kale and Jose Altomari split their campaign platform into three levels of tasks. First, they will focus on realistic and attainable goals for the first semester of their tenure. Their second level of goals involves tasks that may take more time,

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More snow means more delays for Beanpot Consolation and championship games will be pushed back two weeks to Feb. 23

BY MICHAEL SULLIVAN Heights Editor

ARTHUR BAILIN / HEIGHTS EDITOR

Here we go again For the fourth time in two weeks, Boston College cancelled classes Monday with 18 to 24 additional inches of snow expected. Monday classes are to be held Thursday.

On Sunday night, TD Garden officials announced that both the consolation and championship rounds of the 63rd Annual Men’s Beanpot Tournament have been postponed until Monday, Feb. 23 as a result of incoming inclement weather.

The tournament was initially slated for Monday, Feb. 9. Boston College was slated to take on Harvard in the consolation round at 4:30 p.m., while the Boston University Terriers were to take on the

Northeastern Huskies at 7:30 p.m.

With a Bruins game on Tuesday, a Celtics game on Wednesday, and Disney on Ice from Feb. 13 to 22, Feb. 23 was the next available date for the TD Garden to host the tournament.

The first round of the Beanpot was already pushed back from Monday, Feb. 2 to Tuesday, Feb. 3. In the opening game, the Terriers took down the Crimson in a thrilling 4-3 victory. Harvard goalie Steve Michalek shattered the Beanpot record with 63 saves, but it was fornaught as BU left wing Danny O’Regan notched his

18th goal of the year on the assist from Evan Rodrigues in double overtime. In the nightcap, the Eagles fell to the Huskies, 3-2. Plagued by six penalties, two of which led to NU goals, BC could not make up ground in time for the victory.

This prevented the Eagles from matching BU’s record of six consecutive Beanpot victories.

The National Weather Service is reporting that the Greater Boston area will accrue four to eight inches of snow overnight, with an additional seven to 12 inches coming on Monday. This will add even more snow to an already record-setting winter in Boston, with 40.5 inches already accumulated over the last two weeks. 

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Monday, February 9, 2015 MIT chemistry professor Elizabeth Nolan will lecture in Merkert Hall 130 at 4p.m. on Tuesday Feb. 10. The seminar, hosted by the chemistry department, will focus on Nolan’s work with the human innate immune response system and host/pathogen interraction.

A Bridge Apart will be screened Wednesday, Feb. 11 in Fulton Hall 511 at 7p.m. Hosted by community service groups on campus including the VSLC and Arrupe, the movie showing will also feature a reflection and discussion about immigration reform.

As part of the Lowell Humanities Series, Alison Bechdel will be discussing her most recent book Watch Out For Alison Bechdel on Feb. 11 in Gasson Hall 100 at 7p.m. Her illustrations have appeared in The New York Times and Slate, among others.

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Nursing School The Connell School of Nursing (CSON) has added a new partner to its Global Summer University program. The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile will be joining two universities in Switzerland— Haute école de santé Vaud (HESAV) and LaSource—and CSON in its partnership.

The Chilean university, located in Santiago, is considered a top university in South America and will be added to the rotation of hosting the summer course. The three-credit global health course is four weeks long and will be open to students of the four participating universities.

Taught by faculty from each of the universities, the course is to examine healthcare policies and systems that are established in the United States, Switzerland, and Chile. While visiting the partnering schools, students will be able to learn about healthcare outside the classroom. While in Chile, students on the course will visit public and private hospitals, as well as a community healthcare center.

Fifteen BC students and five CSON faculty will travel to Lausanne, Switzerland, in June for the 2015 summer course.

Immigration The Boston College School of Social Work (BCSSW) is offering a hands on class that attempts to examine the controversy surrounding the immigration issue in the United States. Taught by BCSSW faculty, Services to Migrants: A Border Perspective focuses on documenting the experiences of migrants attempting to cross the border between Arizona and Mexico.

Twelve students spent two weeks interviewing migrants— some of whom were locked up in detainment facilities after unsuccessfully crossing the border—learning about their attempts to find better opportunities.

“BC has a long, distinct history of border visits devoted to cultural immersion and service,” Westy Egmont, one of the co-teachers and an advisor on immigration to five Massachusetts governors, told The Chronicle. “But this graduate course was different: Its emphasis was on understanding the systems of national protection and migrant intervention currently in place.”

Record snowfall Classes are canceled all day Monday, the University announced Sunday evening. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for Massachusetts Sunday afternoon. The warning is in effect until 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Boston-area residents can expect 18 to 24 inches of snow, as well as gusts of winds up to 35 mph. At times, visibility will be one-quarter to one-half mile.

This snow day is the fourth one in 10 school days. Also in response to the storm, the Beanpot final between Northeastern University and Boston University has been pushed back to Feb. 23. Boston University and Harvard University have also canceled classes. The storm, which is slow-moving rather than a classic northeaster, is expected to be leave the area by Tuesday early morning.

There is a chance of more snow on Thursday, but this is not a certainty. As of this Saturday, 49 inches of snow had fallen. Boston’s previous 14-day snowfall record, set in 2003, was 40.3 inches.

Social change progress can be difficult to gauge, often because of how complex the issues can be. One professor at Boston College, however, has recently been distinguished for making quantifiable progress against intimate violence.

Professor Lisa Goodman of the Lynch School of Education (LSOE) was one of 10 professors at universities across the country recently awarded the 2014 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award, an honor bestowed annually upon faculty members who have inspired doctoral students to significantly contribute to society in their respective professional fields.

With a disposition towards human contributions to society, the Beckman Award distinguishes professors in the disciplines of psychology, medicine, and law, and awards a $25,000 cash prize to its recipients.

The selection process for this award involves a nomination by a student who has made noteworthy contributions to the community who must then write about his or her own work and the influence of the faculty on this work, then a final statement from a third individual must be written to confirm that this transformational work has been fulfilled.

Goodman is a professor in the counseling and developmental psychology department of the LSOE, and won the honor because of her work in the field of intimate partner violence. A former student of Goodman, Rachel Latta, LSOE M.A. ’01, Ph.D. ’08, nominated Goodman for the 2014 award. Latta is a research psychologist in intimate partner violence, and currently serves as the director of trauma initiatives at the Center for Social Innovation in Needham, Mass.

Latta’s work in the realm of intimate partner violence and domestic abuses and violence is largely approach-based with a particular focus on veterans and returning soldiers.

“Her work is on developing an approach to working with veterans who use violence when they get home,” Goodman said when asked about her former student’s recent projects.

“What she’s done is really help to understand that this comes often out of PTSD and prior trauma, and has taken a much more pathic approach to working with men.”

Since graduating from her doctoral program at BC, Latta’s experience in this field has included extensive work in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, a role which she largely credits Professor Goodman with preparing her for.

“Lisa helped me translate that initial work into a practice and a career,” Latta said in a recent interview with The Chronicle. “I ended up really falling in love with it.”

Goodman has been credited with inspiring Latta’s recent work.

Goodman explained that she merely provided the framework and that Latta’s work was entirely her own.

“If I taught her anything, it was an orientation to the work, an approach to how to think about people and systems and communities,” she said.

“This work at Bedford was built on a values frame that we developed at BC, but then she went off.”

Citing the domestic violence movement as one of the most successful social movements in the country as far as growth and response on the part of the justice system are concerned, Goodman acknowledged that there remains work to be done.

“We’ve really brought public attention to bear on this social problem, so in some ways it’s been hugely successful, but it’s not clear that the rates have gone down nonetheless, and we have a very long way to go,” Goodman said. “I think that recent events related to the NFL are good evidence of how far we have to go and how much impunity people who use violence often have.”

Goodman’s most recent work

continues to confront domestic violence with a focus on developing novel ways to assess violent situations with a “trauma lens.” This trauma-informed type of approach, which intends to bring a deep knowledge of the ways that trauma shapes people’s responses and perceptions of the world, has begun to be applied to cases of intimate violence in an effort to combat this form of violence.

Beyond the research and awards however, Goodman explained that the truly rewarding feature of this line of work is having the opportunity to work so closely with doctoral students that are working towards the same end. Receiving the Beckman Award was a particularly meaningful occasion for Goodman because it served as an affirmation that her favorite part of the job recognizes her enthusiasm.

“The research is very interesting and enlivening, but by far the best part is that I get to do it with doctoral students,” Goodman said.

“When you’re in a doctoral student program like this one, students are in those programs for five to seven years, so we get to really know each other and form a community. The award was just a nice affirmation that what I’m doing is OK and I get to keep doing it.” n

Hundreds voice concerns at Boston 2024 meeting Olympics, from A1 as the “University Cluster.” A cluster of universities, including Harvard, MIT, and Boston University would play host to the majority of athletic events.

“Seventy percent of the venues will be on college and university campuses,” Fish said. “Whether they be existing or temporary facilities at these locations, that is a substantial benefit to our bid.”

Temporary housing and an Olympic village for athletes was proposed near the University of MassachusettsBoston. About 6,000 beds would be portable, and would be utilized as affordable housing elsewhere in the city, according to David Manfredi, the architect of Boston 2024.

At this point, it is unclear whether BC plans to be involved in the potential 2024 summer games. The University was not referenced as a member of the “University Cluster” located near the Charles River, although Boston College High School was mentioned as a potential host to various athletic events.

“We have said that we are willing to see how we can be of help, if needed, and the committee has mentioned the possibility of using Conte Forum as a potential site,” University spokesperson Jack Dunn said in an email.

After Fish and other Boston 2024 leaders finished outlining their plans for the bid, Mayor Walsh addressed concerns about a lack of transparency in the process. Walsh explained that Boston taxpayers would not be responsible in financing the games,

12:34 a.m. - A report was filed civil posession of marijuana in Keyes North.

1:32 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a medical assistance provided to a Boston College employee who was transported to a medical facility from Middle Campus Lots.

5:56 a.m. - A report was filed regarding medical reportable in Commonwealth Garage.

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John Fish, the Chairman of Boston 2024, answered public questions regarding the city’s olympic bid. and pledged that the games had the opportunity to expedite much-needed improvements for the city.

“The opportunity to bring the 2024 Olympic games to Boston would speed up our infrastructure and improvements in the city of Boston,” Walsh said. “It’s something that has to happen. We saw it this very week when our MBTA system went down.”

On Monday, a local City Councilor proposed putting Boston’s bid to a citywide vote through four nonbinding questions on this upcoming ballot. Although Walsh had previously opposed this type of referendum, on Thursday night Walsh said the impact of such a vote would depend on whether the referendum was binding.

“If it’s a binding referendum and the voters say no, it’s binding and it’s done,” Walsh said. “If it’s not binding, that’s a different story.”

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Several local residents at the meeting explained their concerns about the absoluteness of the process and the absence of opponents of the proposal on the speakers’ panel.

Walsh noted that he was set to meet with opposition leaders on Friday.

“You’re pushing this down our throats,” one woman said. “Even the way you set this venue up tonight does not feel like a conversation to me.”

A Beacon Hill resident spoke out against the games, criticizing the idea of hosting beach volleyball on the historic Boston Common, arguing it would tarnish its legacy.

“We love the place, and it’s sacred,” he said. “Please protect it.”

Almost all of the audience members who asked questions or commented said they were opposed, but statements commending the bid also

received significant applause.

“We did the Big Dig,” another resident said. “We construct all the new roads and everything, and the city is even better now.”

Looking to the future, Walsh and the rest of the Boston 2024 officials stressed to attendees that the bid is currently in a concept phase, and that no final decisions have been made regarding venues and transportation. He also insisted that if the final proposal did not enhance the city and help it accomplish its goals, the city would walk away from the bid.

“This is a very early discussion,” Walsh said. “A lot of what you saw tonight is a concept and we don’t have anything in reality as far as to what exactly will happen. There are going to be many, many, many discussions about how we move forward in this.” n

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11:13 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a fire alarm activation in 2101 Commonwealth Avenue.

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Which dining hall would be the best to have a food fight in?

“Lower, so that you could throw from up top and get food from Addies.”

—Emily Ecker, CSON ‘15 “Lower has better warfare aspects and the option for higher ground.”

—Andrew Hammond, A&S 18

“Lower, for sure.

There’s a lot of places to hide.”

—Felipe Gastaldi, CSOM ‘18 “Mac because Mac has walls. You could take the inner section and throw food at people.”

—Austin Bodetti, A&S ‘18

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After 45 years, center for philanthropy and wealth closes

By Jennifer Suh Heights Staff Founded in 1970, Boston College’s Center on Wealth and Philanthropy will close this year.

The 45-year-old center examined patterns of charitable giving by the rich, examining why and how they give.

The center conducts research on the personal meaning of wealth and the transfer of wealth between generations, as well as financial planning and security.

It studies the fields of wealth and philanthropy in terms of their spiritual and religious meaning, specifically in an age of affluence, according to the center’s website.

“The center has made a national impact on the highlighting how much wealth existed in the nation,” said Paul Schervish, the center’s director.

Schervish and the center’s associate director John Havens have been working together for the past 30 years. Schervish, a sociology professor at BC, has a background in theology, philanthropy, and sociology. Havens has a background in mathematics, economics, and physics, and has conducted research in economic, public policy, and philanthropic analysis through the center.

“Paul Schervish and John Havens earned well-deserved reputations as two of the nation’s leading experts on the study of wealth, wealth transfer and philanthropy, as well as the moral, spiritual and ethical considerations that drive charitable giving in general,” said University spokesman Jack Dunn in an email. “Boston College is grateful for their service and for the unique and wide-ranging contributions they made to this academic area.”

The directors decided to close the center because they were unable to find a group of faculty

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The Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, which opened in 1970 and operates out of 142 Beacon St., will close around the end of August, once the current directors finish their research. members who could continue to pursue its agenda with the same combination of skills, Schervish said. They anticipate that the center will close at the end of August, once they finish their current research.

Schervish started working at the center in 1979, focusing his research on poverty and welfare.

Research at the center soon shifted to studying wealth and philanthropy after BC alumnus Thomas Murphy came to the center in 1984. Murphy raised the question of whether wealthy and financially secure individuals, who are not looking to raise their standards of living, become more

charitably inclined. The center’s answer was yes.

The center has since received funding from the T. B. Murphy Foundation Charitable Trust, the John Templeton Foundation, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the Lilly Endowment, Inc., and the Boston Foundation.

Schervish, who became the director of the center in 1984, credits Murphy with establishing the financial and intellectual cores of the center. Schervish and Havens began researching together a year later, in 1985.

“The most basic people all the way through this was the two of us working together as a team,

complementing each other’s strengths and our writing abilities,” Schervish said.

The first study that was funded was conducted by Schervish and titled “Empowerment and Beneficence: The Strategies of Living and Giving by the Wealthy.”

During this study, Schervish discovered the motivations and the meanings of philanthropy, as well as how wealth led to interest and participation in philanthropy.

In 1989, Schervish and Havens embarked on a study of statistical patterns of wealth and giving.

Almost a decade later, they published the final product on

their study, titled “Millionaires and the Millennium: Prospects for a Golden Age of Philanthropy.” This study became one of the most widely cited studies in all of philanthropic research in the U.S., according to Schervish.

“We also studied interviews that enabled us to learn the personal or moral path by which people who had a lot of wealth become engaged at higher and higher levels of philanthropy,” Schervish said. “We were able to identify the motivations, the engagements, the personal attitudes, the experiences of very wealthy people, and how much they were giving.”

The center also examines the Ignatian model of discernment, which can help the rich decide what they should do with their wealth in terms of charitable giving.

“The Ignatian model of discernment is the process of coming to understand in the light of your relationship to God, or, for non-religious people, their deepest meanings—what inspires you to not only have a disposition to contribute for the benefit of others, but to act on it,” Schervish said. “Discernment is a mobilizing process by which people learn what is to be done by tapping into their deepest inspirations.” n

Student guide revisions in flux Student Guide, from A1 Ideally, all of the proposed changes will be incorporated into the 2015 student handbook for the fall semester. The proposal, particularly the free expression proposal, has always been meant as a list of ideas rather than a set of specific changes, Napoli said.

“I don’t really view it as getting passed or rejected and when I handed it in I certainly didn’t mean it as a take it or leave it attitude,” he said. “I think compromise is a key word for us. That is how we’re going to move this forward and create a unified free expression policy.”

The team handling the formatting has committed to making the guide easier for students to read and use. It is working on taking out unnecessary language to make the guide more precise.

“Now, when you read through the student guide it’s very hard to go through it and find what you’re looking for—not all the language is very precise,” Napoli said. “I definitely don’t want to undercut what that team is doing. They’re trying to take out the fluff and make it more of a unified vision of what the guide is going to be.”

In addition, the policy team will focus on more ambitious chang-

es, including the free expression proposal, which changes policy relating to how registered student organizations can demonstrate and advertise. These changes will begin dialogue—the more restrictions are taken away, the more incentive students will have to express their beliefs and views, Napoli said.

“Real policy changes don’t happen overnight,” he said. “Free speech isn’t an end goal, it’s the beginning of a whole bunch of conversations.”

In these meetings, Mogan acts as a representative of the higher administration. In that role, he works on the details of what works with a Jesuit university. In addition, he has a legal counsel throughout the process, Napoli said.

“Anything that goes in the student guide needs to be airtight,” he said.

Despite this, Mogan does have concerns about some of the proposed revisions. In particular, the potential for unrecognized student groups to have some of the same rights as recognized student groups could present problems, he said.

“This concern arises from the desire to protect students from the liability that comes with being involved in unrecognized student groups,” he said.

Napoli hopes that the student

guide changes will positively affect how BC students express themselves, with the aim of lessening restrictive policies and making physical changes to BC’s campus.

He hopes to make the quads more active by adding poles for posters and more tables for clubs to advertise.

“If you look at the way the quad is handled, it’s literally a diagonal path right across it and it’s kind of just splitting the place students express themselves in two,” he said.

“The trees were taken down and yes, it’s aesthetically pleasing and that’s awesome, but what about student development and having all those clubs out there promoting themselves? That’s what I’d like to see.”

Though the process to revise the student guide is moving relatively quickly, it will still take time, Napoli said. Regardless of the changes, some students who feel that their voice is not heard will always attend protests and rallies regardless of policy, Napoli said.

“I wouldn’t discount how much of an impact that you can have,” he said. “It took two or three passionate students to start rallies that blew up the campus in conversation. I have a lot of hope for those changes to happen quickly.” n

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Thomas Napoli initially presented the Student Guide proposal changes at a Town Hall meeting in December.

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Campus School employs music-based therapy to enhance classroom

Kayla Famolare I’ve written many columns about the importance of music in my life—from the accessibility of Spotify to my unhealthy obsession with Taylor Swift. In the wake of last night’s Grammy Awards, we are reminded the true essence of music—how it makes us feel, develop, and come together.

Boston College’s Campion Hall, home to the Lynch School of Education, has become a place for me to experience the importance of music in one’s development. I joined the Buddy Program at the Campus School in the fall of my sophomore year (and first semester at BC). This program allows me to be paired up with a student and spend an hour or more a week with him in the classroom. Little did I know that my relationship with my buddy, Christopher, and the small time commitment would become one of the defining aspects of my BC career thus far.

I was originally introduced to the Campus School through Christopher’s family—our grandmothers are dear friends, and his mother

has often raved about the incredible work and efforts of the school’s faculty to promote a healthy educational environment for Christopher to develop and hone his basic life skills. When I was younger, I was confused by Christopher’s inability to speak and his lack of mobility.

When I asked my mom if he would ever talk or walk, she told me it was highly unlikely, rendering tears and frustration. As I grew older, I began to see Christopher less frequently, but every so often, I was painfully reminded of his inabilities.

I saw Christopher again on my first day as a student of BC, and I was astonished by his progress in communication and mobility.

Today, Christopher can walk and ride his red bike around Campion with me. Although he is still unable to talk, this does not stop him from communicating—he has developed signs for basic tasks and ideas such as “all done,” “sit,” and “my turn.”

The Campus School seeks to provide student-centered educational, therapeutic, and health care services to promote student growth in a stimulating environment, tailoring different approaches depending on a child’s specific needs. Not only does it offer hands-on, cognitive classroom learning, but it also caters an array of special programming to better enhance students’ education and to facilitate growth

in their life-skills. On days when I would visit Christopher, we would participate in music class, a form of educational therapy for all the campus school students, where music teacher Jeff would perform and run musical activities for the students.

In their study, “A Review of ‘Music and Movement Therapies for Children with Autism: Embodied Interventions for Multisystem Development,” Sudha M. Srinivasan and Anjana N. Bhat argue that musical training impacts various forms of development for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disorders—similar to disorders seen in children at the Campus School.

Music-based therapies consist of about 12 percent of all autism interventions and 45 percent of all alternate treatment strategies used within school settings. Improvisational music therapy is an individualized, patient-centered approach to facilitate social engagement and verbal and non-verbal communication skills in children on the spectrum.

In this approach, the therapist uses improvised, shared music-making experiences to connect with the student. Such moment-by-moment musical attunement of the therapist to the patient helps develop a medium of communication between the two, which in turn facilitates social skills such as turn taking, imitation,

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The BC Campus School, located within Campion Hall, promotes an array of therapeutic forms of education. and joint attention as well as verbal communication skills.

Christopher usually spots the music cart making its way into his classroom about half an hour into our buddy time, at which point a smile shines brightly across his face.

From there, Christopher becomes calm and at peace as we sit together and listen to songs. The administrator will sometimes have Christopher touch a set of wind chimes, where at the beginning of the year, he would rapidly bang against them and now softly and gently caresses

them to make a pleasing sound. It is evident through these types of programs that Christopher is receiving a well-rounded, cognitive education that is focused on improving all of his skills.

The experiences I have had working with Christopher in music class bring me back to the true meaning and origins of its purpose—to share and revel in an art form that also heals, both physically and developmentally. Music is often associated with the healing of emotions, and while Christopher

is motor-developing and relaxing in music class, I, too, have the opportunity to reflect on my own experiences as a Campus School volunteer. Christopher is my best friend at BC, and I could not thank him enough for making my first year so fulfilling. It is through this music class that the true nature of musical sharing facilitates memory making, emotional healing, and personal and physical development.

Kayla Famolare is the outreach coordinator for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com

‘#LikeABoy’ Twitter reaction to #LikeAGirl verifies ad’s societal relevance Corinne Duffy “Play in the Super Bowl #likeaboy” “#LikeABoy because I can actually run and throw” “Stop Feminizing American Boys or they won’t be the tough Men when we need them to be #likeagirl #likeaboy” “Sometimes I don’t listen to a word my girlfriend says when the tv is on #likeaboy” “Everyone’s self esteem drops during puberty. It’s called puberty #SuperBowlIXLIX #LikeABoy” “Make a sandwich #LikeAGirl” The aforementioned quotations comprise only a very small sampling of the #LikeABoy Twitter trend that shocked the Internet in the immediate wake of Always’ #LikeAGirl commercial that aired during Super Bowl XLIX—an instantaneous uproar from what antithetical “meninists” considered a controversial, sexist endorsement.

And (in my opinion), the tweets

only substantiate the irrefutable necessity of the one-minute advertisement in the first place.

For the few constituents of Patriots Nation who, unfortunately, could not witness the Super Bowl this year—or for those of you who boycotted the game for other reasons, cough, stillcan’tbelievet hePackerslost, cough, notbitter, cough—the Always commercial, which originally debuted in June of 2014, first features adolescent girls and boys being asked to run, throw, and fight “like a girl”—actions each individual weakly and passively reenacts—before asking the same of younger girls, who, rather than echo the feeble behavior, instead execute each task aggressively. Text then spans the screen: “A girl’s confidence plummets during puberty. But it doesn’t have to. Let’s make #LikeAGirl mean amazing things.”

Yes, it’s 2015, but that does not mean that sexism—or any other “ism,” for that matter—has magically disappeared.

The #LikeABoy response to the #LikeAGirl movement proves that increased education and conversation surrounding sexism is not only necessary, but also impera-

tive. As Huffington Post blogger Alanna Vagianos said in an article published on Feb. 3, qualifying an action as having been executed “like a girl” is similar to characterizing an idea, phenomenon, activity, or individual as “gay”—in both instances, individuals who employ the descriptions assign pejorative, offensive connotations to identities. “So when someone uses these identifiers—whether it’s sexual orientation, ethnicity, or gender—as an insult, it becomes very problematic,” Vagianos noted.

“Using the phrase ‘like a girl’ as an insult is proof that sexism is still very much a part of our everyday culture.”

Sexual assault and rape; the wage gap; female genital mutilation; the commercial sex trade; discrimination in the workplace; underrepresentation in the corporate sphere and public office; adolescent bullying and insecurity; widely descending confidence levels; sexual harassment; anorexia, bulimia, and eating disorders otherwise not specified; hostility regarding, resistance toward, and lacking access to female education; the objectification of women in the media and popular culture;

the restriction of female bodily integrity and autonomy; the commercial beauty industry; domestic and gender violence.

Wait, I’m sorry—it’s not completely transparent to me: Why, exactly, do young women desperately require empowerment? Tell me again what is so horribly offensive or erroneous about the promotion of global gender equality?

Within the 21st-century society, patriarchal precepts largely predominate, still arbitrarily dictating the course of history in many aspects of life. The Super Bowl—one of the biggest yearly events in American advertisement for which all of the players, coaches, refs, and announcers are male—is a glaring manifestation of this, representing the seeming epitome of masculinity itself, and the Always marketing team was obviously cognizant of that fact.

The discrepancy between expressions like “man up” or “be a man” and “[action] like a girl” underscores pervasive societal sexism.

Masculinity accompanies positive, valiant, assertive, confident, virile implications, while femininity, as indicated by the commercial, often

signifies the opposite: passivity, weakness, fragility, diffidence, and submission. There is a reason that characterizations like “whipped” and “mama’s boy” have such negative connotations: the world in which we live teaches young boys and men to consider themselves superior to and dominant over women—willingness to defer to or negotiate equally with women is comparable to emasculation.

While masculinity is coveted, urged, and excused, femininity is discouraged, frowned upon.

Yet, there’s no denying that these past couple years for the NFL and NCAA haven’t been great in terms of negative media coverage—e.g.

Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, Jameis Winston, Cory Batey, and Brandon Vandenburg. Recurrent domestic violence and sexual assault cases have painted an increasingly negative portrait of domineering masculinity and the detrimental effects of promoting excuses such as “boys will be boys.” Therefore, the fact that #LikeAGirl aired during the Super Bowl is particularly prudent—and, the controversial responses only confirm this. I am by no means, however, suggesting that doing something #LikeABoy

should be used as an insult.

But the difference remains that #LikeAGirl does have that degrading component, and it is imperative that this ends.

Although throughout the 1900s and 2000s alone women have already made significant leaps and bounds in terms of obtaining basic rights and freedoms, that there is a long road ahead is indisputable. Movements promoting “The Girl Effect,” human rights advocacy for female education, and “HeForShe” are hugely beneficial in terms of reshaping the perception of women and, ultimately, changing the course of their history. Empowering women is not synonymous with disempowering men. Rather than being threatened by feminism, perpetuating stereotypical gender roles, and provoking division with responses such as #LikeABoy, individuals must unite behind the cause for gender equality.

But, boys will be boys, right?

Now, go make me a sandwich.

Corinne Duffy is the features editor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@ bcheights.com

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Boston’s best study spots for upcoming midterms

By Madeleine Loosbrock Heights Staff Whether it is a classroom in Gasson or the cubbies in Bapst, everyone has his and her go-to study spot on campus. Come midterms, however, you may want to spice up your study life with a trip into the city. Here’s your guide to Boston’s best study places.

Trident Booksellers and Cafe - Just a short walk from the Hynes Convention Center T stop, Trident is easily accessible from campus. Walk into the store, and you’ll find one of Boston’s coolest bookstores on the right and a (most likely crowded) cafe on the left. Make your way upstairs—there is more seating there, and it is often less crowded.

Grab a spot at the communal table amid the stacks, there are plenty of plugs for your electronics and tons of table space. The waitresses cater to these workstations, so you can enjoy your breakfast or lunch while getting started on the day’s work. If you need a quick study break, feel free to walk around the bookstore—they have funny knick-knacks and gag gifts, as well as a great selection of books to peruse at your disposal.

Where: Newbury Street.

Wifi: Yes, but it can be very slow.

Crowds: If you arrive before noon, you should have no problem finding a spot.

Afternoons, however, can become very crowded on weekends,.

What to order: Fresh Complexion fruit and veggie juice with the Breakfast Sandwich.

Thinking Cup - Calling all coffee connois-

seurs: Thinking Cup is the only coffee shop in Boston to exclusively serve “Stumptown Coffee,” which has been named “Best Coffee in the World” by NPR, The New York Times, Food & Wine Magazine, and USA Today.

Old pictures, trinkets, and newspaper clippings of Boston decorate the tables, and glass chandeliers light this underground coffee shop. You most likely will have to wait for a table, as the shop is usually packed. The tables are small and do not offer a lot of workspace, so if you need to spread out, this is not your spot.

Where: Newbury Street.

Wifi: None.

Crowds: Usually very crowded—this is probably not the spot to head with your friends.

What to order: A customized grilled cheese and an iced chai.

Boston Public Library (BPL) - If you need absolute silence to get on your study grind, head to the BPL. A Boston landmark, the BPL is one of the most aesthetically pleasing study spots around. Its reputation makes it a popular destination, so it can be hard to find a spot here, and you may find yourself nestled between strangers.

Where: Copley Square.

Wifi: Yes, but spotty.

Crowds: Usually a lot of people there.

What to order: No food or drinks are allowed here, so if you need to be snacking while studying, this is not the spot for you.

Pavement - Similarly to Thinking Cup, Pavement offers an artistic vibe and great coffee. The shop is staffed by hip baristas

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The Boston Public Library provides a quiet study environment in Copley Square. and serves Counter Culture Coffee, a coffee roasting company committed to sustainable coffee. They have both soy and almond milk as options, if dairy just doesn’t do it for you.

Also, the shop plays music if you happen to forget your headphones, but is still quiet enough for you to read a book. If you’re looking to get an artsy Instagram out of this study trip, this might be your best bet.

Where: Newbury Street.

Wifi: Yes, but it’s only free for an hour.

Crowds: It is harder to get a seat here than in the Chocolate Bar. What to order: Vegan scone.

Museum of Fine Arts - The MFA is a little less accessible than the other study spots, but it’s probably your best bet on finding a seat.

The Taste Cafe, located right near the gift shop, is both a fun and relatively quiet spot for homework. Arguably the best part about studying here is exploring the museum as a study break. If you present your student ID at the ticket desk, you can gain free entrance.

Where: Boston.

Wifi: Yes. Crowds: Even if the museum is crowded, you should have no problem finding a place to study.

What to order: Coconut macaroon and a latte.

Study breaks For the fashion junkie: LF LF sells a wide variety of clothing, accessories, and shoes for women. They are currently amid their “60-percent-off sale”—obviously a good price tag for the college budget.

For the technology/art junkie: Makerbot Makerbot is a 3D printing store located on Newbury Street. You can watch the printers make new objects, take a class, or purchase objects made in the 3D printers.

For the book junkie: Raven Used Books If you are into books, this place is worth perusing. It sells books 50- to 80-percentoff cover price— once again, superb for the college budget. n

Gallegos to focus on open conversation, authenticity From Gallegos, A8 influenced the things I do now.”

When her own college application season rolled around, Gallegos had not initially considered BC a viable option. “I ended up applying to a lot of Jesuit universities without knowing what that meant, exactly,” she said. “Then, after BC did a session at my school, I was totally in awe.” Following her BC acceptance in December, Gallegos attended an Admitted Eagles session and fell in love with the University. “It’s such a blessing now that I’m here because of all of the great opportunities I’ve had.”

After her first semester in Massachusetts, however, Gallegos, an applied psychology and human development major with a minor in management and leadership, found that she did not enjoy the school as much as she had expected—in part due to the absence of conversation surrounding mental health. She felt as though an aura of perfection pervaded campus, as though anyone and everyone had his and her life together.

“It was so far from where I was, you know?”

Gallegos said. “I felt very, very distanced from the community.”

In light of her discontent, Gallegos decided to inaugurate a chapter of TWLOHA—a national, non-profit organization that aims to promote hope and provide aid for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicidal thoughts—at BC. “I just really think the initiative’s overall message of providing hope is a great one,

and starting it was really just a way of bringing that message to campus,” she said.

Gallegos worked diligently from the spring of her freshman year through the fall of her sophomore year to set the project in motion, officially instituting it and becoming its director in January of 2014.

Shortly thereafter, due to encouragement from Matt Alonsozana, UGBC executive vice president during the 2013-14 year and BC ’14, Gallegos was appointed into the SA in March and subsequently ran for and was accepted into student initiatives. “TWLOHA is really kind of the whole reason I’m involved in UGBC,” Gallegos said. “I kind of made a name for myself with this mental health project, and then there was this snowball effect.”

Last year, Gallegos was heavily involved in the UGBC campaign for the Lucas Levine and Vance Vergara, both A&S ’15, presidential team. She also became an inC (formerly Frosh.0) facilitator and partook in the PULSE program at BC during her sophomore year. “PULSE was a huge factor for my love of BC, definitely,” she said. She noted how PULSE, founded in 1969, was actually the brainchild of UGBC, descanting on the beneficial influence UGBC can have in the future. As student initiatives coordinator of mental health, Gallegos has sought to increase dialogue related to stress, mental illness, homesickness, suicidal thoughts, and self-harm, while simultaneously breaking down barriers to authenticity. Together with UGBC, Gallegos

helped lead and develop the Be Conscious initiative established during the summer of 2014 to raise awareness about mental health on campus, eventually launching the Mental Health Initiative blog—a website created by UGBC senator Alison Takahashi, A&S ’16, whereupon students can share personal stories and insights. During the fall, Be Conscious brought photographer Steve Rosenfield and his “What I Be” project to BC, a pictorial platform through which 70 students shared their personal insecurities in attempts to transcend societal conventions and promote honesty and diversity.

More recently, 21-year-old comedian and mental health activist Kevin Breel spoke to the University at Robsham Theater on Feb. 4 through TWLOHA-BC. “He talked about the importance of embracing imperfection to get the most out of life, and I think it’s so crucial that we communicate that going forward,” Gallegos said. She also serves as coordinator for BC CHATS (Creating a Healthy Atmosphere for Talking with Students), a campaign in collaboration with University Counseling Services that Michael Granatelli, A&S ’15, proposed to Gallegos and UGBC last year, which is coming to fruition this spring. “I’m really trying to start dialogue about [mental health],” Gallegos said. “Like, I’m trying to put it in everyone’s face. But it’s not my only initiative.”

She then spoke about her involvement in the Black Lives Matter movement and

similar issues. “It all comes back to encouraging difficult conversations—if we don’t do that, if we don’t confront issues, we’re just perpetuating the stigma,” Gallegos said.

Regarding her decision to run for UGBC president, Gallegos said, “Running was never really on my mind, at first ... initially I didn’t completely understand the vast ability UGBC has to effect change.” She and her running mate, Michael Keefe, A&S ’16, first sat down in November to discuss a potential team together. “It comes down to the fact that we’re both doing this for BC,” Gallegos said. “We both recognize the special relationship UGBC has with the administration—we want to take advantage of that. I’ve thought about this a lot, and often, UGBC doesn’t have a great connotation for students ... We are trying to make it a less exclusive, more active and dynamic voice for the student body.”

In terms of her overall experience at the University thus far, Gallegos said she has no regrets. “You know … there definitely have been learning marks along the way,” she said. “But I wouldn’t take them back …

Had I not dealt with things in high school, maybe I wouldn’t be so into mental health.

And, I love the mission of BC—the Jesuit ideals, the promotion of the whole person, men and women for others—I love it. However, I think there’s a lot that people might not necessarily love about the school, and I think there’s a lot of room for growth here.

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Napoli keys in on student interests, free expression From Napoli, A8 outset of his freshman year due to the breadth of time and opportunities he now had in front of him. He emphasises his own growth as he began to acclimate to life in Chestnut Hill.

“My first year and a half was really focused on personal development and then I started to see this transition where part of my personal development was to take ownership of what my passions are,” he said.

In the classroom, this ownership was first encapsulated in his pursuit of Arabic as a major. Originally looking toward a career in national defense with a particular interest in the Middle East, Napoli recalls a grueling five days per week class that constituted his first major challenge at BC. While his major has now shifted to International Studies with concentrations in economics and political science, Napoli’s long term interest in international affairs remains strong. While studying abroad in Kuwait this past summer, he had planned to write about national defense in the Middle East. However, his experiences interacting with local Kuwaitis led him to explore culture—specifically, gender roles and masculinity’s effect on women in Kuwait.

It is this interest in culture and human interaction that now drives the bulk of his career

goals in a broader sense, as well as many of his current perspectives and interests within the BC community.

“Something instantly attracted me at BC about racial diversity—it’s something I hadn’t encountered before to this extent,” he said, referencing Delbarton’s culturally homogenous student body. “Joining FACES was a big step for me because it was a culmination of stepping out of my comfort zone and beginning to explore.”

At FACES, an organization committed to educating the student body on race, identity, and systems of power and privilege, Napoli serves as co-facilitator of Hall Talks, a program designed to foster dialogue about race at regular points throughout the academic year. Here, as with many of his pursuits at BC, gaining a leadership position was never his goal at the start but rather a natural manifestation of his work in the organization—in this case, for diversity issues on campus.

“If you’re so passionate about something, you want to be the person leading those causes,” Napoli said. His involvement in FACES has been alongside the current president of UGBC, Nanci Fiore-Chettiar, A&S ’15, whom Napoli identifies as his main role model throughout his time at BC. “She’s the most interested and present person I’ve ever met in terms of being able

to connect with people and find out what they are interested in,” he said. Napoli cites Fiore-Chettiar’s ability to find passion in others and help them explore their interests as what originally led the two to become friends and work together in a variety of roles on campus.

It also spurred Napoli’s own views on how BC’s student body could be improved.

“The one thing that I saw at BC was how almost every single student I talked to had something that they were passionate about pursuing, and all in different formats,” he said, referencing a series of surveys and interviews he has conducted both leading up to his presidential campaign as well as his work on campus free expression.

“I think while everyone has their interests, students aren’t always so open about talking about them and showing their passions,” he said. “I really want to see BC as a place where students can feel that they have the power to create change and there is no shame in talking about their interests.”

Napoli describes this conundrum of students practicing apathy or having social fears of publicly pursuing their interests as what he most hopes to improve before his time at BC is up. Referencing a survey he administered in which he found that roughly only 60 percent of current students believe they have the ability to influence University policy and decision-

making, he optimistically looks toward a time in which students will feel confident in exploring their passions and trying to improve the world around them—both at BC and afterward.

Addressing the task of bringing these passions out of BC students, Napoli pointed to another role model of his: Woodrow Wilson. Oft-maligned for his blunders with the League of Nations and no-war efforts following World War I, Napoli believes the former U.S. president gets a bad rap, expressing respect for his idealistic pursuit of goals that would have made the world a better place.

“I’m idealistic,” Napoli admitted. “But I think it’s okay to be idealistic if you have concrete action plans for how to achieve your goals. From my experience, you never end up achieving what you want right away, but it’s the idea of shooting for the moon and ending up near the stars.”

While he may never have predicted being in this position during the fall of 2012, Napoli’s current presidential run coincides with a common theme throughout his time at BC. Continuing an ambitious streak, he’s pursued positions of leadership in all the areas he has been passionate about. With his goals of greater student expression at the forefront, he now finds himself one of three students vying for UGBC’s top office. n

for freshmen that were meant to help students adjust to college life were not representative enough of the entire student body, with endless application processes restricting the number of students receiving crucial guidance that all new students need upon arrival to college.” And then you wonder why some freshmen fall through the cracks,” Kale said.

He recalls considering as a freshman that he was not meant to be at BC. The events of last semester were catalytic in Kale’s undergraduate career, inspiring him to run for office in UGBC this year. “The integration of campus [with] the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement [made me realize] how we want more things on campus that supported students, that supported education, and that supported Jesuit ideals,” Kale said. “We wanted communication. We wanted things to be open, honest, and straightforward.”

Kale decided that his concerns with the social atmosphere on campus could be expressed through teaching.

Following the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y.—and the judicial responses to them in November and December, respectively—in solidarity with the disquiet throughout Boston and the nation, students and faculty participated in several on-and off-campus protests and staged a “Die-In” that took place in the newly renovated St. Mary’s on Dec. 9. As consequence, participants in the latter were initially told they would be subject to disciplinary sanction by the administration. Kale considered UGBC’s response insufficient throughout the entire ordeal, when it was meant to be the most prominent voice on campus. Additionally, throughout the protests surrounding racism, police brutality, and death, he considered the reaction from the University remiss and thoroughly inadequate. “I led movements as a student,” he said. “I was doing more as a student than the government was as a whole.”

Kale felt the time was right to run for a leadership position in UGBC and further student initiatives at BC, wanting to advocate for his fellow students and sympathizing with experiences, praises, and grievances similar to his own. “As a student, I like the fact that there are certain things that I can accomplish,” he said. He wants to apply his student experience to UGBC in the future, acting as a liaison between the University and its students and maintain a mutually beneficial, dynamic relationship as president.

Jose Altomari, executive vice presidential candidate and A&S ’16, is Kale’s running mate for the 2015-16 UGBC elections campaign.

Kale drew on his past experiences at BC to become a leader, and he urges students who are in a position similar to his to seek guidance as they continue their lives at BC. Additionally, he encourages the student body to take advantage of the spiritual, Jesuit atmosphere. “No one is used to college,” he said. “It’s a completely different ballgame, and I understand the struggle that comes along with it. There is someone here willing to help you and listen to you.”

Looking ahead to the campaign, Kale and Altomari’s platform is split into three levels—one for attainable goals within the first semester, another for attainable goals within the first year, and the last for goals that can still be met but which may require longer than one year of effort.

The first level focuses on smaller campus inconveniences that still leave improvement to be desired. These include a more comprehensive campus events calendar, increased visibility of campus resources, and improvements to the Gold Pass.

The second level of proposed platform points focus on larger issues that may take longer to gain administrative approval. These include an increase in available printers on campus, the availability of Charlie cards for nursing and education students doing their clinicals and practicums, more dining options for vegetarian and vegan students, and improvements to the University core curriculum.

The third level of longer term goals includes proposed improvements to the Career Center, more student involvement in the University’s day-to-day decision making and long-term direction, and more cohesive involvement between the heads of Registered Student Organizations (RSOs).

From the Bronx to the Heights, Kale draws on the importance of education to better inform others of the problems of today and create leaders who will find the answers for tomorrow. “A good leader is one who listens, understands, has a passion, and is willing to sacrifice,” Kale said. “Leaders must become a voice for all voices.” n

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Watching The Vagina Monologues critically

Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues returned to Boston College for three sold out shows this past weekend. Staged by the Women’s Center, the play first came to Chestnut Hill in 2002, its narratives enduring on campus now for 13 years.

The show unflinchingly tackles the female anatomy, and more importantly, issues that come with the female experience.

The argument more recently presented is that the 20-year-old show has grown out of touch with today’s movement for women’s rights, addressing a piece of anatomy before the lived experiences of all women, including those in the trans community. Ensler has been accused of excluding certain facets of femininity, linking womanhood to the vagina.

This winter, Mount Holyoke College, an all-female liberal arts college in western Massachusetts, decided to end its run of The Vagina Monologues, arguing the very title of the show is outdated and exclusive of transwomen. Ensler responded in a January interview with Time, stating The Vagina Monologues was never intended to be a play about what it means to be a woman. It always has been a play about a specific type of oppression, Ensler said, and it never defined a woman as a person with a vagina.

In what she calls her “offering to the movement,” Ensler is examining what it’s like with a vagina, and with that, she makes no claim to speaking universally to the trials of women. Ensler is after agency over vaginas. To open up the initial monologues to the trans community, Ensler wrote an annual “spotlight” monologue in 2005 detailing the struggle of a trans girl. “They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy” was written from a transgendered perspective. The BC production took on

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“History is the fiction we invent to persuade ourselves that events are knowable and that life has order and direction. That’s why events are always reinterpreted when values change. We need new versions of history to allow for our current prejudices.”

-Calvin, from Calvin & Hobbes

the piece in its production for this year’s performances.

The piece features four characters shunned from a female identity and they were harassed into a the male identity.

In part, this piece does exactly what the women of Mount Holyoke called for—an inclusion outside of the female anatomy.

And while Ensler includes this important addition, the show as a whole is still nonexclusive of womanhood—which again, was never Ensler’s attention. In each new staging, as in BC’s staging, the show must be re-examined and widened to reflect the current feminist movement.

While the trans experience is an incredibly important discussion, and BC’s production of The Vagina Monologues should be acknowledged and applauded for its inclusion of the 2005 transgendered perspective, it also offers a broad message, as well. What should come out of this discussion is the need for BC students to support alternative performances like The Vagina Monologues—and it rightfully should not be the exact show every year.

The Mount Holyoke decision should be a reminder that even widely celebrated performances like The Vagina Monologues should be watched critically and with the knowledge that the show doesn’t represent all possible perspectives. Each year, The Vagina Monologues challenges the BC audience, reminding us of the many difficult issues women still face and offering a measuring stick of sorts for our own attitudes to the many issues women have been facing since its first draft in 1996. “The Dialogues After the Monologues” is a wonderful opportunity for BC students to openly discuss many of these issues that may come up from viewing the performance.

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Olympic bid needs firm executive guidance On Thursday, over 300 Bostonians crowded a small room at Suffolk University for the city’s first public Boston 2024 meeting. For more than three hours, Boston 2024 leaders and Mayor Martin J. Walsh, WCAS ’09, answered questions regarding the bid.

Boston 2024 officials began the meeting with a brief video that outlined the proposed details of the Olympic bid, including the bid’s potential to bring improvements to the city in the future. John Fish, chairman of Boston 2024 and chief executive of Suffolk Construction, argued that the public process of the bid will allow Boston to consider its goals in the future.

Mayor Walsh also advocated that the bid will speed up the processes of building more affordable housing in the city and revamping an aged MBTA system. These are two key areas of much-needed improvement for the city. “The opportunity to bring the 2024 Olympic games to Boston would speed up our infrastructure and improvements in the city of Boston,” Walsh said. “It’s something that has to happen. We saw it this very week when our MBTA system went down.”

During the question-answer portion of the meeting, the majority of audience members who commented or asked questions said that they were opposed to the bid. Many local residents at the meeting voiced their concerns about the absence of opponents of the proposal on the speakers’ panel. Walsh met personally with opposition leaders on Friday, which

can be considered a step forward for a mayor that is currently on the side of the bid.

Last Monday, City Councilor Josh Zakim proposed putting Boston’s bid to a citywide vote through four nonbinding questions on this upcoming ballot. The proposal would have to get passed by a 13-member city council before the ordinance would end up on Walsh’s desk. Although Walsh had previously opposed this type of referendum, on Thursday night Walsh said the impact of such a vote would depend on whether the referendum was binding. “If it’s a binding referendum and the voters say no, it’s binding and it’s done,” Walsh said. “If it’s not binding, that’s a different story.”

It is our hope that Mayor Walsh keeps to his promise of not signing off on a bid document if he feels that it wouldn’t benefit the majority of Bostonians. Although we feel Boston 2024 leaders and city officials should be more transparent in this process and allow the public to be more involved as the bid progresses, we also feel it is necessary for a strong executive hand to move this process forward in a concise manner.

Wealthy stakeholders involved early in the process certainly should not be the end-all of discussion, and it is prudent for Walsh to open the discussion to the public. However, it is worth noting that the significant infrastructure improvements proposed for the Olympic bid are sure to be disruptive in the short term, and relying too heavily on a fickle public could cloud Walsh’s long term decision-making for the city.

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My ‘Hot Take’ on Mod of Cards

Nate Fisher

Google Docs- Along with cell phones, planes, and sliced bread, Google Docs is an invention that has regrettably lost the grand aura around it that it deserves. The collaboration possibilities are endless, and people are still so impatient with the thing, or they don’t use it at all. You can edit anything, anywhere, from any computer—don’t you understand how miraculous that is?

Three best friends from different sides of the world could write a novel without actually speaking to each other once. If you’re not using Google Docs to work on group projects together, then you’re doing it wrong. Hats off, Google Docs. Hats off forever.

Tan Stapler at Bapst - No one of stapler-replacing importance seems to realize that none of the staplers work at Bapst. And I say no one because the staplers are still there day after day when we show up to quickly get the economics homework together before we slip-and-slide our way through 12 feet of snow on our way to class. But God gave us the tan stapler, and we are so very grateful. It is crisp, quick, and it never jams. What more can we ask for from a metal appliance?

Bapst Bathroom - For one of the most beautiful libraries in America, Bapst was gifted with a brilliant bathroom that can manage, at most, four people at a time. The writing on the wall is the only thing keeping us from completely losing our minds.

Disclaimer 1: This certified Hot Take was written before the release of the second episode of Mod of Cards. For all I know, episode two of Mod of Cards is a hater-silencing opus ambitiously filmed over the course of 12 years that charts with grace and precision the ineffable passage of time in a bildungsroman of Joycean proportions. Or it’s Sharknado.

Or something in the middle.

Disclaimer 2: This certified Hot Take was written despite its author having seen only half of the first episode of House of Cards. In the first scene, Kevin Spacey kills a dog (quelle metaphorique, but awful call by Mod of Cards to play their version of this scene straight) and for the rest of the episode he and the show are very, very smug. I decided House of Cards was one of those shows that would never do anything I liked and turned it off.

Mod of Cards is a work of art, and a vital one at that. Based on the first episode alone it’s shaping up to be a sprawling epic of how and why we work and create at Boston College. Yet despite its noteworthy size and scope, it risks being dismissed as your average shoddy student production.

The reactions I’ve seen to the first two episodes of Mod of Cards generally fit two categories: faint and glib “at least they’re trying” condescension, or shock—utter shock—that it comes off as plagiarized and self-seriously silly.

At the very least Mod of Cards takes itself seriously, so let’s give it a serious appraisal.

The “plagiarized and silly” critique needs further investigation. The viewer has to wonder exactly what the show is accomplishing with its near-wholesale cribbing of House of Cards’ script and

characters. I hope for its own sake that the show isn’t trying to siphon the drama of House of Cards into a BC setting without assuming it’s going to lose any sense of atmosphere, theme, character depth, or urgency.

While it’s true that the same stories are always retold with only slight changes in setting or plot, there’s a reason no one’s taken the time to do a shot-forshot remake of Raging Bull set in the Plex. In the first episode, one character’s pursuit for the “not tip on the spring concert” hardly warrants the clinical humorlessness the scene projects. The rest of the proceedings all more or less follow this same rhythm, actors glowering into moody silence about God-knowswhat internal UGBC affair.

So its seeming inability to achieve tonal control would be a fundamental weakness, and we must look elsewhere

Mod of Cards, in short, is an impressionistic account of how it feels to go to the Career Fair. This is a cross-section of BC mass culture writ large, our collective self talking back to us. for the production’s merits. After all, why transliterate House of Cards wholesale when there’s genuine political drama to be found in contemporary BC student politics? A student-produced documentary about current struggles for free speech on campus would surely capture that spirit, so maybe we can fry different fish with Mod of Cards.

Truth be told, there’s something strangely revealing about BC students building the foundation of a show on the pomposity and braggadocio of a 20year-old Frank Underwood (my deepest apologies to the one Frank I know at BC, but I have a hard time associating the

name “Frank” with 20-year-olds). Mod of Cards discomfortingly straddles the line between genuine thriller and threadbare student film, and in doing so evokes how the BC student body tries to climb social and professional ladders: by awkwardly pretending to have professional credentials and flat cynicism.

Mod of Cards’ Frank Underwood says, “In other words, I network a lot.

And I use my networking to get things done.” What sounds in the scene like a trumped-up threat registers to BC ears as garden-variety job hunt rhetoric of Frank’s “resourceful entrepreneur friends.” The cinematography of Mod of Cards shifts abruptly between the functional but over-lit and the self-promotingly flamboyant. There are more than a couple of camera motions which for me seem hard to justify other than as lookat-the-directing-we-learned pirouettes, dolly shots which in vain defibrillate otherwise lifeless, jargony scenes.

This aesthetic is so in touch with the amateurishly boastful and conniving nature of collegiate “networking” that it becomes difficult to separate the show itself from its subjects. It speaks the cinematic language of a get-ahead resume builder, a mating dance to woo the immaterial “future employer,” no different from a thankless summer internship or a marketing degree. And in doing so it depicts exactly what it’s like for every BC student to stare into the abyss of uncertain 20s-hood and hopelessly pile sandbags of work cred against the typhoon of professional flux we will nevertheless experience. It’s tragic and quite unpleasant to watch.

Mod of Cards, in short, is an impressionistic account of how it feels to go to the Career Fair. You should all be watching this unfold. This is a cross-section of BC mass culture writ large, our collective self talking back to us. I look forward, despairingly, to every episode.

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

Love thy enemy, hate thy friend People Holding Spaces - Listen, we get it. There is literally too much snow for this city to hold anymore, and we don’t want our parking space covered either when we leave with our neighbors snow. That’s fine. But leaving lawn chairs out to hold the spaces. Even four lawn chairs? Don’t you understand that now, not only do we have to avoid the snow, but we have to avoid your stupid chairs that have blown out into the street while you’re gone, and you’re not even putting your lawn chairs in the right place. Please try less, neighbors. Please.

Snow Days- We never thought the day would come when we couldn’t stand snow days anymore, but that day is here. With another snowpocalypse forecasted for the beginning of this week, another snow day is almost imminent. Even if not this week, we will undoubtedly have more in the future, seeing how this semester has been going so far. If these snow days keep happening, we’ve heard rumors of Saturday classes, and that’s something we don’t want to even consider. No work gets done on snow days, we keep falling further and further behind, and we just cannot get a schedule settled with this entire stop and go every single week. We’ve also accepted that there won’t be any class on Mondays anymore, and for that once a week Monday class that we have, we’re definitely have conflicting feelings over it.

For those that grew up with snow days, having this many is like some kind of fantasy ripped straight from our youth. But too much of a good thing can make it all go bad.

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Will Flautt You’ve been told it all your life. Well, you’ve heard it mentioned sometimes.

Ok, maybe not, but you’ve probably heard it at least once. The Golden Rule: treat others how you want to be treated, love your enemy—something along these lines. Regardless of the exact wording, its message of love for those whose company you don’t particularly enjoy is a tall order.

However, I believe its corollary imperative is even more of a challenge, and of even more importance: Hate your friends.

Yes, hate your friends. I’ve never been told this before. I’ve never heard it mentioned. Nobody talks about the importance of hating your friends. If they do, it certainly is not given equal philosophical standing to the often grotesquely positive preachiness of love, love, and more love for everyone, all the time. But hating your friends is of the utmost importance. Bear with me here.

Hate has some serious linguistic luggage. Not only is the word subconsciously associated with being wholesomely bad, but it is also consciously seen as an action, as a practice, that must be corrected by mediated love. Hate is the hot potato of emotions. The rules say, “Get rid of this as fast as possible,” and we abide. Another common assumption about hate is that it is a very emotional sort of thing. However, just as you can treat your enemies with love without a deep, warm, emotional swelling in your heart, you can totally hate your friends in ways that are not fueled by a dark, inner fire bent on harming them. This is the kind of hate I believe deserves a deeper exploration.

Another important distinction to make is who these “friends” are. Broadly, I am referring to the folks that slide into your life naturally: moms, dads, brothers, sisters, roommates you choose to live with, teammates, yoga buddies—these are the people you see on the daily, the ones you care deeply about, the ones you con-

sider to possess, to some extent, redemptive qualities. More often than not, you stand by these folk. Why hate them?

Because as wonderful and great as your and my friends are, they sure as hell ain’t perfect.

Hopefully something just clicked.

Maybe you thought about that uncle at Thanksgiving who lightheartedly dropped a woman-in-the-kitchen joke and made you feel uncomfortable. Maybe you thought about your buddy who “only drinks socially,” but has acquired an astounding capacity for socializing after four years of college. Maybe you thought about your sister who seems particularly apathetic to the things that matter to you.

Whoever and whatever you thought of, the dissonance between the parts of you and the parts of the people you care about is an intensely difficult subject. These dissonant parts are the edges of you and your

Yes, hate your friends. I’ve never been told this before.

I’ve never heard it mentioned. Nobody talks about the importance about hating your friends. friend’s Venn diagram that don’t overlap.

While most of the edges are harmless, even trivial—you like basketball, your dad likes tennis—there are other parts that are not trivial, but we lack gumption to talk about what bothers us.

Loving your friends is easy and enjoyable. When you connect with someone on that next level, it can become a healthy addiction. Maybe you’ve fallen in with other people who care deeply about the environment and get a thrill from talking and planning ways to help that cause.

Maybe you and your mom volunteer at a soup kitchen together on Sundays instead of going to church. Maybe you enjoy talking with a friend about systems of sexism that affect her life, systems of which you were not aware. Profound friendships and powerful movements come together when there are shared interests. Generally, the

only thing holding us back is the initiative to actually talk to these people about what you both enjoy talking about.

With your closest friends, the middle of the Venn diagram is probably more spherical than elliptical due to how much you have in common. It is natural to love these parts of your friends. It is easy to preach to the choirs in our Venn diagrams. What is challenging, what I struggle with, and what I believe deserves our attention more than ever is figuring out how to talk to these wonderful people about their “Venn” edges—these edges are far less wonderful to talk about.

We can preach and practice “love your enemy,” and feel nice and good about ourselves. But how do you tell your uncle, someone you love, that when he frivolously made that sexist comment, you lost your appetite? How do you tell that best buddy of yours, someone you’ve spent countless hours with, that you don’t like how much he drinks, and you worry about him? How do you tell your sister, someone you’ve known your whole life, that her apathy invalidates what you care about because you value her opinion so highly?

I must be very clear here: do not tell any of these people you hate them. That is not the point at all. It’s also simply not true. My point is that to even begin tough conversations with the people you love, you need to acknowledge that there is a small fraction of their being that you do not love. “Hate your friends” is not a call to arms. It is a call to acknowledge that your friends aren’t perfect. It is the mindset you need in order to talk about the stuff that doesn’t get talked about. It is ultimately an invitation to sit down and have a difficult conversation with someone you care deeply about.

I am offering this as a place to start: hate your uncle, hate your buddy, and hate your sister, because it is as important a mindset, if not more so, as loving your enemies. Yes, it’s trickier to navigate. No, it’s not said very often. But yes, I believe it ought to be.

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

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Killing the death penalty

Sean McGowan “Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made He man” (Genesis 9:6).

As pieces of rhetoric go, I don’t know that it gets much better than this. There is little room for ambiguity, no avenues for further discussion. It retains much of the chiastic structure of the Hebrew Bible, coming easily to the ear and providing a gorgeously wrought poetic justification for one of the more basic human impulses.

To kill the killers; to cut out the cancer.

Of course, I’m not alone in my contention that its final clause rests on a bit of flawed logic. That is, I find much more comfort in assuming that the whole process happened the other way round—that it is not God who created man, but man who created God. And that he did it, largely, for the vindication of ugly, ruthless rules like the one above. In other words, we like to see bad men executed, and we like it even more when the boss says it’s okay (especially when he uses a pretty line like that).

“From the beginning,” as Salman Rushdie puts it in The Satanic Verses. “Men used God to justify the unjustifiable.”

But man didn’t stop—or begin, even— with God. He created the Devil too, out of his own image and likeness. He creates him every day. And what he comes up with often looks something like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the gruff, bratty looking kid behind the Boston Marathon bombings of 2013.

Devoid of any outward remorse or apparent humanity, he has come to be viewed (especially around the city of Boston) as some kind of vessel for evil incarnate. He has become, in our eyes, a sort of vile monster rather than the sick young man that he is.

In mistaking a chemical imbalance in the brain for total depravity, it would seem that we’ve made something of a devil out of him. And, if his trial continues along its current trajectory, we will use him, just like he used his god: to justify the unjustifiable act of murder. He will die, and we’ll all get to watch.

However, if the jury selection process is any indication, this will take time. And as the 1,363 potential jurors are examined, cross examined, and whittled down to 12, we might do well to ask ourselves a few hard questions.

Does this persistent—and nearly fanatical—pursuit of a death sentence for Tsarnaev send the wrong sort of message to the world? And, more importantly: Are we, the United States of America, still the sort of nation that systematically executes its own citizens? For an answer, we should contextualize a bit. Ranked among the 22 countries that still impose the death penalty by amount of sentences carried out, the U.S. is listed fifth, having put to death 220 people over a period from 2007-2013.

Though the number might seem low, we should be mindful of our company. A list of the top five, for instance, would include, in order: China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq.

Short of adding Mordor or Hell, I don’t know that we could make that any worse of a list to be on.

Even if we could, for a moment, cast common morality aside, there are simple issues of cost and practicality to be dealt with. Contrary to view of the death penalty as a quick, cheap alternative to a life sentence, recent inquiries into state and federal budgets have shed light on the astronomical cost of capital punishment. In the state of Nevada, for instance, death penalty cases cost anywhere from $1.03 to $1.3 million, compared to only $775,000 for cases in which the death penalty is not sought.

Nearly all of the jurors who have been dismissed, according to The Boston Globe, seem to have figured out either that capital punishment is, indeed, morally revolting, or that life in a small dark room might serve to better punish him, if that’s what we’re looking for. Isn’t life without parole, after all, just a very, very long death sentence?

So, it would seem that the only justification for allowing such a practice to continue is illusory. It is outdated, steeped in a flawed worldview which conflates the commission of wicked acts with intrinsic wickedness, and creates menacing abstractions of evil out of the mentally ill, the disturbed, and the misguided among us.

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

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Meet the candidates The three prospects vying for your vote and the UGBC presidency for 2015-16

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From initiating her own, highly-lucrative summer camp at 9 years old; to coaching gymnastics throughout high school; to launching the University’s chapter of To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA-BC) during her freshman and sophomore years and spearheading the Undergraduate Government of Boston College’s (UGBC) Be Conscious mental health initiative in 2014, Cassidy Gallegos, student initiatives coordinator of mental health, presidential candidate for the upcoming UGBC election, and LSOE ’16, has seemingly always been a trailblazer, pioneering miscellaneous leadership campaigns since her youth.

Born and raised as the eldest of four in Orinda, Calif., Gallegos founded Fun in the Sun when she no longer could attend summer camps personally. While the camp was originally based in her backyard and spanned a single afternoon of free, outdoor activities, the next year Gallegos decided to expand, asking for $5 from attendees to fund the program.

Ten years later, Fun in the Sun was an entrepreneurial success, with paid, teenage camp counselors supervising roughly 30 children during both of the two-week summer sessions.

“Honestly, I learned so much business knowledge from that experience,” she said. “I had to plan the budget, figure out how to make a profit, how to pay and hire employees—I even ended up writing college letters of recommendation for a couple of the counselors I hired. It really

Education played an important role in James Kale’s life growing up in the Bronx, N.Y. It was under the guidance of his high school teachers that Kale, a presidential candidate in the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) elections and LSOE ’16, began to view teaching as a way to inform others of the problems of society. “They definitely heightened my sense of the importance of education and respect for it,” he said. “When you’re a teacher, you’re more than just a teacher. You’re a parent, you’re a sibling, you’re a counselor—it’s so encompassing of a role.”

Kale’s high school experience inspired him to enroll in the Lynch School, declare a major in applied psychology and human development and a minor in African and African diaspora studies, and actively seek positions at BC that related to student life. He now serves as chairman of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gathering and co-director of Political and Social Activism for the Black Student Forum.

The current junior recounts several obstacles he has encountered in his time at BC. According to Kale, his unsatisfactory freshman experience left him voiceless and frustrated with what he considered an intimidating, unaccessible institution. “My freshman experience wasn’t that well-crafted,” he said. He felt that transition programs

Prior to the fall of 2013, the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) ran the Mentoring Leadership Program (MLP) for freshmen to connect with experienced UGBC members and explore different divisions of the organization. A predecessor to the Undergraduate Leadership Academy (ULA) that UGBC now operates for similar purposes, freshman MLP participants would often go on to take senior leadership positions within UGBC, with the program’s final class—this year’s current juniors—being no exception.

One candidate in this year’s upcoming UGBC presidential election, however, took a decidedly different path in developing his leadership aspirations.

“I don’t think I ever thought about leadership as a freshman,” said Thomas Napoli, chair of UGBC’s Institutional Policy Review Committee and A&S ’16. “All my friends were in MLP. I was doing service, teaching English, and participating in mock trial.”

Napoli arrived at BC to find a set of circumstances decidedly different than what he experienced during his four years at the Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J.—he was no longer a student athlete, he had class with females for the first time, and he had more time freed up to pursue interests than at any point before in his educational career.

Napoli recalls a brief period of feeling overwhelmed during the

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UGBC candidate teams present platforms at campaign kickoff Campaigns, from A1 but are still possible to accomplish during their tenure. Finally, the team will focus on achievements that are likely to happen, but may take more time past Kale and Altomari’s tenure.

Their first level of goals includes working with the Office of Student Involvement in order to produce a comprehensive calendar of events on campus. They also hope to create a mentorship program for transfer students and spring admits. In addition, Kale and Altomari would like to address student life issues, like making the Gold Pass more student friendly and petitioning for Hillside to return to the regular meal plan. They also plan to advocate for gender-neutral bathrooms to accommodate members of the LGBTQ community.

In their second level of goals, Kale and Altomari include efforts to raise awareness of sexual assault, mental health, LGBTQ, and AHANA concerns on campus. They also hope to revamp the way University counseling is set up because they are overwhelmed and understaffed, Altomari said.

“Over the course of your four years you undergo a lot of mental development and if you don’t have that kind of support … it could be detrimental to your own health,” Altomari

said. “So we do want to undergo some kind of reform.”

Finally, in the third category, the team will address more overarching, institutional problems, like influencing the long-term direction of the University and working with the Career Center on how to be a better resource. They also want to establish programs for those students who struggle with the transition back to BC after going abroad.

Kale and Altomari plan to establish a meeting each month between presidents of registered student organizations (RSOs) to discuss campus climate. These meetings will be a way to ensure that each RSO is relevant on campus, Kale said.

“That’s a way to bring people together and to make sure all aspects of student culture are finally met,” Kale said.

The team’s slogan—“including U in UGBC”—underscores its platform’s alignment with student-centric goals. The candidates emphasized that every item on their platform comes from student concern. To gather information, they spoke with people and included a section on their ballot to gather ideas from the student body.

Unlike the other two teams running for the candidacy, neither Kale nor Altomari are

members of UGBC. “We will bring a new and different perspective to UGBC, especially the fact that we are so integrated with the student community,” Kale said. “We know what students actually expect, demand, and desire from their student government. There are so many things that we can go in there and definitely shake things up and change the way UGBC functions.”

Thomas Napoli and Olivia Hussey have divided their campaign platform into three overarching sections: advocating, uniting, and improving. Within each section, Napoli and Hussey have outlined specific goals, initiatives, and changes they seek to implement throughout their tenure.

The “advocating” division within their platform serves as a frame for the advocacy work that they seek to do on behalf of students to University administration, ranging from policy revisions to the institution of various programming.

As part this advocacy division, Napoli and Hussey hope to institute a cohesive Free Speech and Expression Policy in conjunction with another proposal that addresses physical changes to campus. With these initiatives, they expect to create an environment that is more

conducive to activism and open dialogue in public areas on campus, like the academic quad.

The Free Speech and Expression Policy has been in development this past year as a part of the revisions made to the Student Guide—with Napoli spearheading this policy change, as the chairman of the Institutional Policy Review committee (IPR)—and is set to be voted on for the policy’s institution in the 2015-16 academic year.

The “uniting” division of their platform seeks to foster a collaborative environment between student organizations, and utilize organizational collaboration to create discussion on stigmatizes issues. This collaboration will be a way to explore intersectionality between many areas, such as race, gender, or LGBTQ issues.

“Olivia and I come from the perspective that you can’t just gloss over issues on campus and superficially mend the campus together,” Napoli said. “To really unite, you have to open dialogue about these stigmatized issues and then find a meaningful way to move forward by engaging the whole community.”

The stigmatized issues Napoli mentions include sexual assault and mental health.

The candidates plan to enact a mental health

awareness program that will inform students about how mental health affects every student, and train students to be active bystanders when dealing with mental health issues. At the start of the program, students will be able to apply to be trainers, but in the long term, Napoli and Hussey hope every student at the University will go through the training.

Third, the team hopes to improve how UGBC is perceived within the larger University community so that every student can see a clear change in the upcoming school year.

Students should be able to easily understand what the student government does, Napoli said.

If Napoli and Hussey win, they plan to implement changes that will make substantial and tangible changes in the day-to-day quality of student life. For example, they want to appoint three to four juniors or seniors willing to advise freshmen and sophomores in their own major.

“We certainly were ambitious in a lot of points in this platform, but we think the way we handle that—not making promises that don’t plan on keeping—is in our action plan, just creating measures of success for determining how students will judge us,” Napoli said. 

‘Threat level midnight’: BC under siege by the stomach flu CONNOR MELLAS Date: Feb. 20, 2015 Status: Pandemic Threat level: Midnight Three Boston College seniors huddle around a small fire as ash and snow fall from the unforgiving night sky. A frigid wind whips cruelly through their makeshift camp in the Stokes Amphitheater, threatening to extinguish their last source of hope, warmth, and life. An orange glow looms in the distance—Gasson burns. All will fall.

Survivor One: I heard Duchesne East totally imploded within hours. Once those hallway bathrooms filled up, the disease spread across the building and up into

Hardey. No one made it out.

Survivor Two: My little brother—I told him he should come stay with me, but by the time the Newton Bus finally left … it was already too late. [Breaks down in loud sobs] Survivor Three: Keep your voice down and hold it together, dude. We’ve all lost someone from this thing—and you damn sure better not forget what’s out there.

Packs of feral, pathogen-resistant freshmen and sophomores roam campus raiding survivors for food and skunked Natty. The Mods are their chosen stronghold.

Survivor One: [Looking around nervously] Thing is … this s—t was no accident. Weaponized. You hearin’ me? Carney basement. The New England Classic’s behind this, they’re working with the Stokes Arsonist to kill us all. The infirmary nurses are in on it too!

Survivor Three: You’re crazy man.

They tried to help as many as they coul— Survivor Two: Uuooaghhh. [Pukes]

Oh God, no! [Grabs his stomach and collapses, writhing in pain] It’s got me guys.

It’s here. I’m done for.

Survivor One and Three exchange glances. There is no hope for Survivor Two, and he knows it. Survivor Three hands a small, bundled package to Survivor Two. As he flails on the ground, they extinguish the fire, and walk away into the snow.

A single shot rings out in the night.

Spreading via fleas and rats, the Bubonic Plague killed over a third of Europe’s population in the 14th century. Spreading via solo cups and communal bathrooms, BC’s annual plague—which seems to be a fast-acting, gastrointestinal, 24-hour fluish nightmare this year—has taken no lives, but it did make me feel like I was close to the brink of death on Wednesday night before I finally made it to St. Elizabeth’s.

The bug operates viciously and quickly.

It’s highly contagious and all over campus.

Here’s how you can avoid it and do your

part to prevent any post-apocalyptic scenarios from arising.

1. Avoid using doorknobs and handles—only enter buildings, rooms, and secret lairs through windows, sewer systems, and air ducts from now on.

2. Burn all potentially contaminated clothing and belongings to prevent further contagion. Or maybe use Lysol.

3. Conduct an elaborate witch hunt to expose anyone in your hall who you think might be getting sick. Convene a tribunal of your peers and use this as an opportunity to give the nature of their character a full and totally biased workover.

4. Buy a 35-ounce tub of Cheese Balls and wear the plastic container over your head. Probably poke a hole in the top for filtration. Definitely bag the Cheese Balls and give them to me.

5. Wash your hands of this mess and move to somewhere where it doesn’t snow a foot every Monday.

6. Go to CVS and buy water bal-

loons. Fill them with Purell. Throw them at people that look ill or at least sort of unpleasant.

7. The best defense is a good offense.

Get the virus sick before it can get you sick by buying it Wok Away for dinner.

8. Spread your arms wide in the air and declare, “You don’t scare me, feeble disease!” Roar. Historically, viruses are frightened by loud noises and confident people.

9. Keep hydrated.

10. Catch a bus to El Paso, Texas, and arrange to be taken across the border.

Work your way down through Central America. Find a trusty guide and venture deep into the heart of the Amazon Rainforest. Learn about yourself and the nature of love. Return with anecdotes and an antidote. Clean up your roommate’s puke.

Connor Mellas is a senior staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at news@bcheights.com.

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BLUES

Promotion ideas for BC

A lack of depth among BC’s big men ruined hopes for an upset of UNC

MICHAEL SULLIVAN

ARTHUR BAILIN / HEIGHTS EDITOR

BY ALEC GREANEY Heights Editor The five Eagles jog back down the court, fresh off a drive and roundabout dish by Patrick Heckmann that gave John Cain Carney an uncontested slam. Nate Britt takes the inbound and 79 North Carolina 68 quickly moves the ball Boston College up the right side of the court. He pivots and swings it around the perimeter, where it eventually lands in the hands of Marcus Paige.

The guard drives in on the left side and, as he nears the baseline, kicks it back to Isaiah Hicks, who sinks the easy jumper over two Boston College defenders in the middle of the paint.

Twenty feet away on the sideline, BC head coach Jim Christian throws up his hands in frustration and spins around to his bench. He points straight to his only big man, Dennis Clifford, who is already rising out of his chair. Both men know it—honestly, everyone knows it—but there’s little Christian can do to make his team taller mid-season.

It’s a problem that BC (9-13, 1-9 ACC) has faced from the very outset, dating back even before the first game, when 6-foot-11 freshman Idy Diallo tore his meniscus. Will Magarity, who received three straight starts over Clifford in the past couple weeks, has also been out for the past two games with a concussion. With Clifford serving as BC’s only player over 6-foot-8, No. 12 North Carolina (18-6, 8-3 ACC) had little difficulty inside, picking up 46 points in the paint en route to a 79-68 win.

Without Magarity on Saturday, Christian turned instead to bench players Eddie Odio (6-foot-7) and Carney (6-foot-8) to help defend on the inside. Unfortunately, the two could do little on either end against a much taller UNC team. Even head coach Roy Williams, who made two lineup changes after suffering back-toback losses, recognized the advantage.

“The reason we chose to go a little smaller was because their lineup is a little smaller, too,” Williams said. “Clifford played 26 minutes, but he plays out on the floor a lot, so I thought we’d have a better chance of chasing two four-men in the game as opposed to our traditional lineup.”

Yet, even with the smaller lineup, UNC kept at least three men on the floor who were taller than everyone on BC except Clifford. The plus/minus result of the 14 minutes when Clifford was on the bench? Minus-10, compared to minus-one in the 26 minutes he played.

The one man who Christian truly couldn’t afford to let sit, however, was Olivier Hanlan. The guard, fresh off a 28-point performance in 40 minutes against No. 10 Notre Dame, played yet another contest without ever taking a seat on the bench. Although it took him four extra shots, Hanlan also set a new season-high, picking up 30 points.

Hanlan has always racked up high minute totals in his career at BC, and this season is no different—he ranks second in minutes per game, only behind Syracuse’s Trevor Cooney. But this recent stretch has truly demonstrated Christian’s reliance on his top guard.

“I think he’s playing as well as anyone in the league,” Christian said. “If you’re going to be relying on someone,

it’s going to be the best guy on our team. He’s just playing phenomenally.”

Williams could hardly fault Christian, either. “He’s a heck of a player,” Williams said. “I love his toughness and competitiveness. It’s hard to keep him out of the paint, it’s hard to keep him from making threes. He’s a big time load and a heck of a player.”

Hanlan also did something he hasn’t done much in recent ACC play—get going in the first half. From the outset, Hanlan looked to drive inside, and although he didn’t net a basket until the 10-minute mark, his efforts from the line kept BC in the game.

On a remarkable sequence in the first, which included two hustle plays from Heckmann, a 3-pointer from Brown, and a three-point play by Hanlan, BC to opened up a six-point gap, its largest of the game.

Whenever the Eagles managed to gain momentum like this, UNC responded by forcing the issue inside.

Although BC carried a tie into halftime, a renewed sense of determination for the Tar Heels gave them a double-digit lead. A 7-0 run orchestrated by Aaron Brown, who finished with 18 points, and Hanlan cut the lead to five with three minutes to play. Late Eagle threes fell short, and BC couldn’t sink a field goal in the final three minutes, allowing UNC to win.

Fortunately for the Eagles, things get a little brighter from here. BC is scheduled to face just one more ranked opponent: Notre Dame, a team that the Eagles almost came back to beat last week. Christian expects Magarity to return on Wednesday against Syracuse, which will help alleviate the pressure for Clifford to be BC’s only height. 

Two goals by Tuch lift Eagles in big win over MC

BY MICHAEL HOFF Heights Staff

A win at Merrimack on Friday for the Boston College men’s hockey team couldn’t erase the sting of losing to Northeastern in the first round of the Beanpot, but a loss would’ve made it a lot 4 Boston College worse.

2 Merrimack Adam Gilmour’s empty-netter saved the Eagles from that latter fate, and BC (17-9-2, 10-5 Hockey East) left North Andover with a 4-2 victory over Merrimack (14-10-3, 5-8-2).

Head coach Jerry York switched up his forward lines in the wake of Tuesday’s defeat. The most notable of the moves was bumping up Matty Gaudreau to the right wing spot next to Destry Straight and Ryan Fitzgerald. The maneuver paid dividends in the first period, but not before Fitzgerald and Gaudreau collided at center ice just after puck drop. They quickly overcame any unfamiliar-

ity, as Fitzgerald drew a Merrimack penalty after receiving a nice pass from Gaudreau.

Moments later, Alex Tuch opened the game’s scoring.

While York changed the first line, the top line of Tuch, Adam Gilmour, and Zach Sanford didn’t need any tinkering, proving that when Tuch redirected another point shot, this time from Steve Santini, past Merrimack goaltender Rasmus Tirronen just a minute and a half after Tuch’s initial tally.

Gilmour picked up the secondary assist, good for a team-leading 23 points on the season.

That second goal, just over half a period into Friday’s tilt, matched the Eagles’ total offensive output when Merrimack visited BC back on Jan. 21.

The Eagles pushed the lead to three just over eight minutes into the second, again thanks to the new forward triumvirate. York slid Teddy Doherty from defense to offense and dropped Austin Cangelosi from the wing spot next to Straight to form a new fourth line

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along with mainstay Cam Spiro for Friday’s contest. After an offensive zone faceoff, Spiro won possession on the end boards and got the puck to Doherty behind the net, who fed Cangelosi for a point blank strike.

Down three at home, Warriors coach Mark Dennehy called a timeout to, per BC radio announcer Jon Rish, “read his team the riot act.”

The move almost backfired before it worked.

On the next shift, Sanford and Tuch missed chances from in close to put the Eagles up four.

Tirronen turned away both looks, though, and Warriors’ forward Ben Bahe beat Thatcher Demko to make it 3-1 with 9:33 left.

Brett Seney then closed the lead to one with a 5-on-3 goal with a few minutes to go in the middle frame, a description that undersells the rare line brawl between the clubs that led to Seney’s score. Six players in total, Merrimack’s Braxton Bilous, Clayton Jardine, and Jared Kolquist, and BC’s Fitzgerald, Straight, and Ian McCoshen, were called for a combined 115 penalty minutes, including 10 minute

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misconducts on McCoshen, Jardine, Straight, and Kolquist. Somehow, the Warriors ended up with a power play out after the donnybrook, and Gilmour’s elbowing penalty following the fracas—which delayed the game upwards of 15 minutes—and Seney exploited the Warriors’ two man advantage.

BC spent most of its final frame in their own end, as Merrimack gained entry into the Eagles zone and kept the puck there for extended stretches against the tired BC defense corps that went between four and five deep all night because of Doherty’s move to forward and McCoshen’s extended stay in the penalty box due to the line brawl. The Warriors forced York to burn his timeout with 4:49 left after BC iced the puck on two consecutive faceoffs.

Merrimack couldn’t capitalize, though, and Gilmour iced the game just after Dennehy pulled Tirronen for an extra skater with two minutes remaining. 

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This time of the year for sports fans absolutely sucks.

No, really, nothing can be worse than February. January brings the end of college football, while the Super Bowl—the most anticipated sporting event of the year—throws many fans into an extended Groundhog Day-like winter.

The NBA and NHL hit their All-Star breaks, and, like the Pro Bowl before a few weeks before it, something about goalies who don’t care, nonexistent (or Dennis Clifford-style) defense, and a dunk contest without Blake Griffin lack in entertainment.

And we’re still two weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting in sunny Florida or Arizona, where the world shall see my straightjacket-worthy, insane passion for America’s Pastime.

Here at Boston College, the same sports lull happens. With no cameras fixated on Steve Addazio on the sidelines, fans begin to go stir crazy. Hockey fans panic about whether the Eagles will make a return to the tournament, a neurosis accentuated by a loss to Northeastern in the first round of the Beanpot. Most notably, many start to realize the precise talent level of the men’s basketball team, thus causing fans to treat Conte Forum as one would District 9 or Azkaban—unless, of course, you root for the opposing team.

How do athletic directors and marketing staffs combat this attendance issue?

One magical word does the trick: free.

There’s nothing Americans love more than free stuff, and sports teams love to lure fans in with the promise of plastic chotchkies or free Papa John’s pizzas—that is, of course, if your probably last place team can score a certain number of goals/points or (gasp) win the damn game.

As much as I adore my New York Mets, I will specifically plan some trips to Citi Field based on whether or not it’s David Wright Bobblehead Night. From free calendars to old ‘90s television-themed nights, they may not improve a team’s performance, but at least it gives the few, the proud, the 2,500 fans who actually showed up (and that’s being generous) a little something to remember that blowout defeat on a blistery Saturday afternoon.

BC desperately tried that tactic last night, throwing out all the shots it could.

Yesterday’s men’s basketball game versus the Tar Heels featured a t-shirt toss, sumo wrestling fans trying to play basketball, some odd featured hat that resembled a Seminole headdress, and an abomination simply known as the Human Slinky. Despite all of these efforts, North Carolina fans still came out to Conte in far larger droves than the Eagles’ faithful.

Cheap feathered hats and an odd halftime show—unless it features extremely talented children and jump ropes—simply won’t get the job done to bring fans back to the Forum.

It’d be easy to say “a strong recruiting class in 2015” or “a couple of home wins against ACC teams” or “talent” will do the trick, but I, rather, think the problem lies in the promotions themselves—they simply aren’t enticing enough to BC fans. They don’t actually relate to the true experience of what it’s like to be fans of Massachusetts’ premier (and only) Power Five Conference school.

To fix that problem, I offer several ideas for promotional gifts that BC could offer Superfans.

Ian McCoshen Boxing Gloves: Ever had someone who pushed you so far into the boards you need to show him who’s the boss of the ice? What if someone didn’t seem to provoke you at all? Well, at very least, make sure you protect your hands with Ian McCoshen boxing gloves. They’re guaranteed to help you win a fight, even if it means a

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THUMBS UP DEAN SMITH - University of North Carolina coaching legend Dean Smith passed away late Saturday night at the age of 83. On top of overseeing one of the most successful programs in college basketball, Smith helped promote desegregation in the late 1960s by recruiting UNC’s first African-American basketball player.

IAN MCCOSHEN  Two thumbs up for the first-ever back-toback appearance in TU/TD. Ian McCoshen was at it once again on Friday night, teaching the Warriors of Merrimack a lesson during a all-out brawl. Don’t mess with the Eagles.

Monday, February 9, 2015

Eagles return to form, beat Connecticut in rout

BY JOHN PUGH Heights Staff The University of Connecticut Huskies (715-6, 3-9-3 Hockey East) got caught howling at the moon Friday night as Boston College’s women’s hockey 0 Connecticut team (27-0-1, 6 Boston College 18-0-0 Hockey East) skated to a 6-0 victory.

Strong offensive play and relentless attacks on goaltenders Elaine Chuli and Annie Belanger were the key to BC’s play, and a lack of playmaking from the Husky forwards added to Connecticut’s woes.

At the 11th minute, BC struck hard. With an excellent series of passes that highlighted BC’s offensive play for the night, Emily Field passed the puck across the front of the crease to linemate Andie Anastos, who, looking upon a nearly wide-open net, drilled the puck into the top corner of the net.

Anastos’ first goal of the night epitomized BC’s play for the next 50 minutes: defensive

break-ups in the neutral zone followed by good passing discipline led to major offensive pressure in the Connecticut zone.

The next goal wouldn’t wait another 10 minutes to be scored but came instead in five minutes time.

BC stuck to the same gameplay strategy and generated a multitude of scoring chances, this one coming from senior forward Kate Leary.

Leary held off on the passing across the net, instead coming around the back of the net, pulling the puck over to the opposite side of the net before firing a quick shot above and past the goaltender.

Leary’s 16th goal of the season was still just the beginning to the Eagles’ scoring.

Field, Tori Sullivan, and Emily Pfalzer each scored a goal in the second period on top of the second goal of the night for Anastos at 11:10.

Two of the four second period goals were generated in similar fashions to the first two, but the highlight reel-worthy goal came

with just seven seconds left in the second period. Just shy of the end of period horn, Pfalzer hammered the sixth and final nail into Connecticut’s coffin with a power play goal from the point.

Anastos powered past the Husky forwards at the neutral zone and just as her rush reached the Husky defenders, she dropped the puck back to Pfalzer and skated through to set a screen on the goalie.

Pfalzer took the puck at the top of the circle and immediately blasted it back towards the goal. The puck fired off of her stick and whistled past Chuli.

When the players took the ice in the third, it was clear that UConn had changed its defensive strategy. Unfortunately for UConn, it wouldn’t be enough to generate offensive pressure.

The puck remained primarily in Connecticut’s own zone for the majority of the period, when BC amassed another nine shots for a game total of 40. Despite this, the Eagles seemed to struggle a bit more getting

the puck to the net as the Huskies began to play an even more defensive containment strategy, pushing BC’s flying forwards out to the boards and behind the net.

BC continued to execute an offensive passing cycle beautifully, but three third period penalties would make it incredibly difficult to capitalize.

The Eagles have rather noticeably struggled in the discipline department in the third period this season.

The third line received two penalties in the middle of the third, and Field sat for two minutes for interference late in the 17th minute.

It seems as if the Eagles’ knack for third period penalties is the only chink in their otherwise impenetrable armor. BC was keen to keep play out of its zone.

Freshman goaltender Katie Burt amassed a mere 19 saves on the night, which was good enough to secure her seventh shutout of the season, securing her spot as the second BC goaltender to have earned seven shutouts in one season. 

NEW DUDES  Unfortunately, you can’t #BeADude forever.

Senior dudes must move on at the end of the season every winter. But Steve Addazio has replenished his roster with 26 new dudes, ones with just as much heart and toughness as their predecessors.

THUMBS DOWN END OF AN ERA  Of course, it was going to happen eventually, but we weren’t ready for it to end now. We salute the hockey team’s five consecutive Beanpot titles, but wonder what could’ve been with a better game against Northeastern last week.

PROBLEMS IN THE PAINT - The Tar Heels’ big men absolutely dominated on the inside against the overmatched Eagles. With Will Magarity sidelined with a concussion, Dennis Clifford was the only true center for BC, and even he couldn’t stop Brice Johnson and Isaiah Hicks.

HARVARD PRESS BOX- And we thought that the Kelley Rink press box was bad. At the Bright-Landry center, it’s really cold in there, and you can’t see the closest goal unless you stand. The Crimson get props for having a classy media room, but the makeshift press box has to go.

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BC rebounded from a close win over Northeastern in the Beanpot semifinals with a spirited performance against UConn. Andie Anastos scored two goals and added two assists.

Shorthanded BC struggles against Notre Dame

BY VICTORIA JOHNSON Heights Staff Three. The fans lean forward in their seats. Two. The bench slowly rises in anticipation. One. Swish. “We made a 3-pointer! We made a 89 Notre Dame 3- p ointer!” a 56 Boston College group of little girls shout in the stands after Emilee Daley sinks a 3-pointer with one second left on the shot clock during the first half.

Throughout the afternoon, players and fans alike tried to stay positive as their team battled to keep up with a powerful No.4 Notre Dame.

The Boston College women’s basketball team struggled from the start as the Fighting Irish scored easy points. With Kat Cooper and Nicole Boudreau out, and Lauren Engeln off the team, the remaining Eagles had to sharpen their talons and come out ready to fight. Even with increased aggression, the BC squad was plagued by fouls, turnovers, and benched players as it fell to ND 89-56.

After ND won the tip, Michaela Mabrey, the Fighting Irish’s top scorer, made a 3-

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Boston College Boston Univ.

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Overall 27-0-1

13-4-0

18-7-2

Maine

9-7-1

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Northeastern

8-8-1

9-14-4

Providence

5-11-1

6-19-4

New Hampshire

5-11-0

8-19-1

Connecticut

3-10-3

7-16-6

Vermont

4-13-0

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pointer within seconds. ND coach Muffet McGraw could not have been more satisfied. “I love when she starts the game that way,” McGraw said. “She was really looking for a shot today and she did a great job.”

Daley put the Eagles on the board with a three of her own. After this it was a constant game of catch-up for BC. The Fighting Irish’s defense was strong and stole multiple passes on the Eagles’ offensive end.

Holes were apparent in BC’s defense and allowed ND to slide through with ease.

Daley and Kelly Hughes wanted to keep their team in the game and quickly scored five points. The Fighting Irish’s Mabrey had no problem answering, making the score 19-10 with 12 minutes left. The fast pace allowed the Eagles to be more aggressive but they committed four fouls early on that they would regret later on.

The Fighting Irish stole pass after pass and capitalized every time, making it a 30-10 game. BC attempted to stop ND but racked up more fouls in the process.

This gave the Fighting Irish the 1-and-1 advantage with a little over nine minutes left. With players in foul trouble early on, it seemed like BC would have to sub players

off of its already limited bench.

According to coach Erik Johnson, his team stayed positive. “You don’t worry about what you don’t have and you coach what you got,” he said. “When the players see you reacting to ‘Oh we got a short bench, oh we need to change our game plan,’ then they start thinking about it. But you know what, you don’t worry about it we just go.”

The Eagles took this aggression and soared to grab every rebound on the defensive end. Alexa Coulombe was the first BC player to break past ND’s defense and into the paint, allowing her to score the Eagles’ first layup of the game.

With two minutes left in the half, BC finally found its rhythm. The team successfully completed passes and made shots but the Fighting Irish had no problem answering. ND walked into the locker room at halftime with a comfortable 51-24 lead thanks to BC’s 15 turnovers.

The Fighting Irish’s Taya Reimer started off the second half with a layup, which Ashley Kelsick answered immediately with a jumper. After Daley dodged wide to the corner and drained a three, it seemed like

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the Eagles might make a comeback. The team came out aggressive but the run’s excitement caused three players to commit rapid fouls.

While ND continued to effortlessly break through BC’s defense, the Eagles discovered that they could beat the Fighting Irish defense on breakaway plays. After two steals and completed breakaway lay-ups by Kelsick and a three by Hughes, ND decided to slow down the pace.

Even with their 32-point lead, the Fighting Irish did not back off. Marti Mosetti got open and completed three jumpers in the last minute in order to make the 89-56 loss a little less painful. The Eagles committed 23 fouls and caused 26 turnovers, but even with these mistakes the team is proud of today’s game.

“What’s both hard and fun about playing Notre Dame is they’re an image of our team in the future,” Johnson said. “For those players I can preach all I want but until you get out on the court and you start to feel it, that’s when the growing really starts to happen. I really believe we took some steps today. Scoreboard may not show it but I’m excited about what we got in the future.” 

Quote of the Week

“This is the ACC— you can play hard and well and lose.”

The number of penalty minutes earned EMILY FAHEY / HEIGHTS EDITOR

by BC men’s hockey and Merrimack Emily Fahey / Heights EditorCupicatuidet L. Fulessedo, querfecta, nihilicii ineri fic College during a game marred by a brawl on Friday night.

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The number of points scored over the past three games by Olivier Hanlan.

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The number of shutouts for goalie Katie Burt during BC women’s hockey’s 28game unbeaten streak.

Men’s basketball coach Jim Christian after BC’s loss to No. 12 North Carolina.

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Without Gabriel, Eagles beat Clemson behind three freshmen

BY CONOR FINN Heights Staff

On a night when the Boston College women’s basketball team was without junior center Karima Gabriel—who was suspended for a violation of team rules—it was three freshmen starters who showed their mettle. Katie Quandt, Ashley Kelsick, and Martina Mosetti all came on strong to lead the Eagles (10-12, 2-7 ACC) to a victory over the Clemson Tigers (9-14, 1-9 ACC) by a score of 68-53.

Clemson features the youngest team in the entire country, with eight freshmen on the roster, who account for over half of the team’s minutes. The Eagles came into the game off of three straight positive results—the first an upset over No.

15 Duke at Conte, and two road losses against Pittsburgh and North Carolina, in both of which BC held late game leads before faltering.

BC got off to a good start in the first half, working the ball both around the perimeter and in the paint for a three from Emilee Daley and an easy lay in from Quandt before the first timeout on the floor. The first half featured a 14-1 run for the Eagles with 3-pointers from Daley, Kelsick, and Nicole Boudreau.

This run got the Eagles to a 28-16 lead at the 4:50 mark and prompted a timeout from head coach Audra Smith. This timeout was key in stopping the first half bleeding for the Tigers, as BC regained some composure and closed the deficit to eight by halftime.

Clemson’s Tiffany Lewis and freshman Shelbie Davenport accounted for 23 of the Tigers’ 26 first-half points, hitting from beyond the arc consistently. All seven 3-pointers from this undersized Clemson roster came from the DavenportLewis tandem—these threes keyed Clemson’s strategy to overcoming the Eagles’ tough 2-3 zone.

At the start of the second half, the story of the game remained largely the same for the Eagles, who came out in the second half and ran their lead up to as much as 15, with a lead of 41-26 at the 17:05 mark. The Eagles’ defense held the sharpshooting offense of the Tigers without a basket for the first 5:35 of the second half. BC’s attack featured a particularly well-rounded effort with none of its players dominating

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Women’s Hockey Championship Pennant: A pre-emptive suggestion about what will happen at the University of Minnesota’s Ritter Arena come April, while also a friendly reminder that BC’s best hockey team in 2014-15 isn’t coached by Jerry York.

On Eagle’s Wings Night: On this day, we congregate to memorialize all of those extra points we’ve lost this year, often at the expense of our hopes to just win a bowl game in our lifetime. A free hot dog if you wear all black, and two if you sign a letter of intent to try out as a placekicker in August.

Post-Game Comedy Show: We couldn’t schedule Amy Poehler since

she hates us, but BC can fall back on other alumni in the entertainment biz, like the original Spock on Star Trek Leonard Nimoy, or the belovedly impartial Elisabeth Hasselbeck, star of shows such as Fox and Friends, The View, and Survivor: Australian Outback.

Sherman Alston Size Chart: Ever wanted to suit up in the maroon and gold and find out what it’s like to play in some of the country’s biggest stadiums on Saturdays, but worried you weren’t big enough?

Have no fear with the Sherman Alston Size Chart. The miniscule chart will measure yourself against the Eagles’ pint-sized powerful wideout—three Sherms generally equals the average male American adult—proving that dreams really do come true when it comes to the playing on the gridiron.

Jim Christian Drinking Bird: You know those birds that use science to dip their beaks into water?

Same concept here! The only difference is that you have basketball coach Jim Christian as he dips his head into his hands repeatedly because of the mess he has to watch on the court.

Tickle-Me-Dude: I remember my first Christmas present in 1996, a Tickle-Me-Elmo that was furry and, when you squeezed it, it laughed and said “that tickles!” among a multitude of other phrases. Well now BC fans can enjoy the same thing, with a stuffed Steve Addazio that recites readings from the Book of Dudes or any one of his vines.

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

the scoring, and instead featuring an approach heavily focused on moving the basketball, reflected in its balanced scoring.

The Tigers made a run at the Eagles in the middle of the half.

Davenport hit three of three from the charity stripe and Lewis added a 3-pointer of her own to bring the deficit down to just three, forcing a time out from coach Erik Johnson.

Boudreau came from the timeout with a huge old-fashioned threepoint play for the Eagles, who scored seven straight to stretch their lead back to 10 with consecutive clutch baskets by Quandt and Kelsick.

Despite a second half surge from the Tigers, the Eagles showed maturity by not letting the game slip away. The Tigers, who scored most of their points on threes,

put up a fight, but the Eagles were ultimately the superior team in the battle of two of the ACC’s bottom four teams. The balanced scoring of Daley, Quandt, Boudreau, Kelsick, and Mosetti was just too much for the Tigers.

After an 0-5 start in the ACC, the young Eagles have displayed more consistency and competitive energy in their last four games, winning two of them. The team’s freshmen have been huge in this turnaround. Johnson shared that he told his freshmen, it’s February, and they don’t get to be freshmen anymore.

They seem to have taken it to heart, with the arrow pointing up for the future of this Eagles’ program. 

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Tar Heels control the paint with size despite Eagles’ best efforts

BY CHRIS NOYES Heights Staff Late in the second half, Dimitri Batten crumpled to the floor like he had just run into a brick wall, falling victim to a monster screen set by University of North Carolina’s Isaiah Hicks. Groaning, he rose to his feet, just about summing up how Saturday’s game went for the Eagles. As the game went on, Conte Forum sunk like a pit in the stomach.

The crowd could see the writing on the wall well before the final whistle, well before Batten tumbled to the hardwood. With each offensive rebound, rim-rattling dunk, or display of brute strength on the block, the pit deepened. It seemed like an endless loop, with the Tar Heels gleefully dumping the ball into whichever one of their post players drew the matchup with Patrick Heckmann or Eddie Odio.

UNC handed the Eagles a 79-68 defeat, the team’s ninth loss in 10 ACC games. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the team’s energy had been sapped, drained from an afternoon battling a seemingly unstoppable force. Despite BC’s hot start and a brilliant game from star guard Olivier Hanlan, UNC’s prowess on the boards in the second half, dominance in the paint, and championship-caliber effort ultimately led the Tar Heels to victory.

Reclaiming the Boards For the season, the Tar Heels rank second nationally in rebounds per game (43), buoyed by an impressive 12.7 offensive boards per contest.

A more complete consideration of the numbers, however, unearths a hidden weakness amid UNC’s supposed dominance on the glass. While UNC managed to grab an impressive 40.5 percent of all available offensive rebounds—good enough for fourth in the nation—the Tar Heels only grab 70.4 percent of available defensive rebounds, a mark surpassed by more than 200 teams.

Despite their overwhelming size advantage in Brice Johnson, Kennedy Meeks, and Hicks—in addition to that trio’s excellent vertical leaping ability—they struggle with preventing second chance opportunities. The issue manifested itself throughout the first half of Saturday’s game. With Dennis Clifford playing only eight minutes due to foul trouble and the 6-foot-5 Heckmann the nominal power forward, as a team, the Eagles amassed six offensive rebounds, leading to seven secondchance points.

Bench stalwarts Garland Owens and John Cain Carney spearheaded the gritty effort,

helping BC head into the half tied 36-36. The second half offered a different story, with the massive Tar Heels frontline recognizing its advantage and gobbling up any rebound in sight, allowing the Eagles to grab just one offensive rebound. Recommitting to physical boxouts, they turned the tide of the game by reasserting their physicality.

On the other end of the court, as expected, UNC crashed the offensive boards with reckless abandon. The Tar Heels collected 12 offensive boards, led by Johnson’s five. Showcasing their elite skill, they managed to rebound five of their nine missed field goal attempts during the second half.

Dominate the Paint Before tip-off, UNC coach Roy Williams altered the starting lineup that he had gone with during the entirety of ACC play, inserting power forward Hicks into the squad in place of 280-pound center Meeks. “The reason we chose to go a little smaller was because their lineup is a little smaller,” Williams said after the game.

At the time, the move seemed quite bold, given that Meeks ranks second on the team with 12.7 points per game and leads the team with eight rebounds per game. However, it provided immediate dividends and proved to be a boon for UNC throughout the afternoon, with Hicks dropping a career-high 21 points in a career-high 28 minutes. His ability to match up with Heckmann on the perimeter allowed the Tar Heels to play two post players at all times, avoiding the deployment of a smaller lineup and ensuring that they could focus on what they do best on offense: taking the ball straight to the basket.

The Tar Heels rattled off 46 points in the paint on Saturday, amid an endless parade to the front of the rim. Some of the points were on drives from the perimeter, but the vast majority came on old-fashioned post-up basketball. Johnson and Hicks combined for 41 points, bullying the smaller BC defenders on the block and getting any looks that they wanted.

In addition, the Tar Heel big men got numerous easy looks at the rim on dump-off passes from their perimeter players and on offensive rebounds. The pounding in the paint led the Eagles to foul frequently, putting UNC on the line for 27 attempts. Hicks attempted 11, while attack-minded wing J.P. Tokoto attempted eight. Hearkening back to the early days of basketball, UNC made just one 3pointer, getting a staggering 83.5 percent of its points in the paint or at the line, winning the game in a show of sheer physical strength.

Championship Caliber Effort While a compilation of numbers can tell you plenty about basketball, what ultimately completes the game is its human component.

Players’ motivations, desires, and competitiveness transcend things like rebounding rate or points in the paint. When the game is close in the final minutes, the outcome is not determined by a player’s statistics page but by his heart and by how he embraces the moment, secure in the knowledge that the countless hours he has spent honing his craft will help carry his squad to victory.

Jim Christian echoed this sentiment in the press conference. “The last five minutes is a byproduct of how much work you put in,” he said. He clarified that this work was not simply the effort given on the court in that specific crunch time moment, emphasizing that he meant the lifetime of shooting drills, dribbling practice, and film study.

He described the mentality of a winning player in that situation. “When you get to that mark, you’ve got to put in enough work where you’re unwilling to lose,” Christian said. Addressing why his squad has faltered in crunch time against Virginia, Louisville, and again on Saturday, Christian was unflinchingly blunt.

“They put in more work than us,” he said.

“When we put in that much work, when we invest in ourselves, we’ll win those games.”

To win in the pressure cooker that is the ACC, hard effort and hustle on the court are simply not enough, as Christian responded to questions about the Eagles’ intensity during the game. “That’s as hard as our whole team can play, but just that is not going to win at this level,” he said.

The winner’s mentality stems mostly from factors outside an individual game. Confidence and the belief in oneself, the resolve to not let your team lose, must be present on top of a determination to give everything on the court.

There is no room for doubt on the court in those final moments, no room for panicked thoughts when the ball finds you. A champion is one who embraces the moment, drawing from deep within his reserves, feeding off of the pressure in order to take his team where all teams want to go.

As currently constructed, in Christian’s mindset, the Eagles already give 110 percent on the court. Now they just need to develop that confidence, a sense of the moment and a sense of when to rise to the challenge at hand.

“You’ve got to have enough stuff invested in the bank where you deserve to win that game, where you don’t have doubt,” he said. “And we have that doubt.” 

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A career game for Hanlan was not enough to stop the size and athleticism of the Tar Heels.

Softball starts off season with Central Florida tournament

BY JOHNNY CAREY Heights Staff As the snow continued to fall in Chestnut Hill, it was all sun and blue skies in Orlando, Fla., for a perfect weekend to begin the 2015 Boston College softball season.

The Eagles played five games over the course of three days against two different teams, which saw the team finish with three wins and two losses.

It really was a tale of two teams for BC over the weekend, as the Eagles swept George Mason over a three-game series, thanks to an offensive output of nine, nine, and five runs, respectively. On the other hand, BC could not push across a single run in its two matchups against the University of Central Florida.

In the team’s season opener on Friday, the Eagles’ bats were hot. In the very first inning of the season, sophomore Tatiana Cortez blasted a two-run shot to give the Eagles a lead they would never relinquish.

Cortez would later chip in another RBI to pad the lead as did Annie Murphy, Jessie Daulton, and Taylor Coroneos. Coupled with the team’s strong offensive outing, starting pitcher and freshman Allyson Frei tossed three shutout innings to earn her first win of her career.

Next up for the Eagles was the University of Central Florida. Looking to finish the first day of the season with a sweep, the Eagles bats could not repeat their performance against George Mason. UCF’s Shelby Turnier shut the Eagles down, pitching a complete game shutout and allowing only two hits while striking out

11. Frei was once again on the mound for the Eagles, logging another five innings, however, could not keep the momentum rolling, allowing four runs and walking five in the team’s 4-0 loss.

On Saturday afternoon, the Eagles returned to the diamond for another doubleheader against George Mason and UCF, which yielded almost identical results. In the first game of the day, the Eagles’ bats once again came alive against George Mason to the tune of a nine-run afternoon. After spotting George Mason an early 1-0 lead, the bats came alive for BC. The middle of the order for BC, consisting of Jordan Chimento, Chloe Sharabba, Taylor Coroneos, and Jordan Weed, could not be contained, combining to go 8-12 at the plate, with seven RBIs and six runs scored. Furthering the

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The Eagles played host to Bryant University on Saturday, defeating their guests in a close battle, 4-3.

In doubles play, BC pair Kyle Childree and Hank Workman pulled off a 6-2 victory over Corey DiPaola and John Templeman of the Bulldogs Success would not be found, however, in the remaining matches, in which Bryant won both by scores of 6-1.

After going behind early, the Eagles’ singles play turned around BC’s misfortunes.

After two tough losses at the hands of Matt Kuhar and Oliver Welsh, Workman and Childree both won their hotly contested matches with tough first sets and easy second sets.

Kent Mukai and Will Turner completed the comeback, adding two more points to BC’s score and giving the Eagles the win.

Mukai led the Eagles later that day to a 7-0 rout over Hartford to bring their record to.3-3. BC’s next match is against Brown University on Feb. 19.

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Boston College rallied after a tough loss last week to shut out UMass 4-0.

The team came out strong in doubles play, winning all three matches by scores of 6-2, 6-3, and 6-1.

The Eagles moved into singles play with a 1-0 advantage over UMass.

Freshman Asiya Dair made short work of her opponent, topping off her first set’s 6-3 win with a 6-0 finish.

Sophomore Lexi Borr faced a tougher matchup, but won both of her sets as well, 63, 6-3. Jessica Wacnik also finished her match in two sets, after which singles play ended, with BC clinching the win after just three singles matches. Borr and Wacnik have still not lost a doubles match this season.

With the victory, the Eagles improved to 2-3 on the season.

The women stick around the great Boston area for the next week, playing matches against Bryant College, Boston University, Brown, and Syracuse.

almost identical nature of the first game against George Mason, Frei once again got the start and the win on the mound.

Frei finished three innings, allowing one run and striking out four.

Deja vu? After scoring nine runs and taking down George Mason, the Eagles fell in the second half of Saturday’s doubleheader to UCF in a shutout. Another UCF pitcher, Mackenzie Audus, went the distance, tossing a complete game shutout again against the Eagles in the 3-0 final.

In the fifth and final game of the weekend for the Eagles, BC must have been happy to see the familiar faces of George Mason in the other dugout. Once again, BC earned the victory, by a final of 5-1 in what was the most exciting game of the weekend. Tied 1-1 in the seventh, the Eagles’ bats once again showed up against

Mason. Megan Cooley got the big inning started for BC with a huge RBI single, which was followed up by three more runs knocked in by Murphy, Daulton, and Cortez.

The real story of the game, as well as the tournament as a whole for the Eagles, was the pitching of Frei. The freshman capped her first series in a BC uniform with her first complete game, earning the win while pitching lights out in the final game.

The outcome of the weekend was undoubtedly a mixed bag for the Eagles, but exiting with a 3-2 record, it’s certainly something the team can build off of moving forward. Consistency at the plate will definitely be something to watch. The arm of Frei, however, has to have the team excited as the season progresses. 

BY JOHN PUGH | HEIGHTS STAFF

TRACK Boston College Track and Field journeyed to Boston University for the Scarlet and White Invitational this past weekend.

The men’s team struggled to find the podium in the sprints, but they managed to come closer as the races grew longer. A trio of Eagles secured second, third, and fourth place in the 500-meter race, led by junior Kellen MacDonald.

Freshman James Zingarini managed third place in the 1000 meters while seniors Joseph McConaughy and Anthony Bellitti secured fourth and fifth place respectively in the mile.

The women fared better than the men’s team. Robin Gross performed the best for the Eagles, finishing well in the 400meter dash.

The team will spend its fourth consecutive weekend at Boston University for the BU Valentine Invitational next Friday and Saturday.

SKIING The ski team headed to Hanover, N.H. to battle at the Dartmouth Carnival this weekend.

Men’s Giant Slalom racers Carter Robertson, Chris Keating, and Chase Ryan all finished their races today. Robertson finished fastest of the three, notching a time of 1:58.75 for 35th place.

Robertson returned for the slalom, finishing in 30th place. Ryan was just 0.62 seconds behind Robertson, placing 34th.

Dartmouth’s women’s GS team nearly swept the top five spots, interrupted only

by UVM’s Elli Terwiel, who finished in third.

Four BC women finished the race, where Bug Pech finished in 36th place with a time of 2:04.41.

BC received 131 points to finish in 15th, ahead of University of Maine–Presque Isle.

The team heads to the Middlebury Sugar Bowl next weekend for the Middlebury Carnival.

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SpongeBob SquarePants handsomely resurfaces in ‘Out of Water’

BY CHRIS FULLER

Assoc. Arts & Review Editor When Nickelodeon put out a trailer for the sequel to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, I was both shocked and scared— though the trailer did illicit a few soft laughs. Especially facing the fact that it appeared the majority of the film would actually take place on land, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge THE SPONGEBOB Out of MOVIE: SPONGE OUT Water did OF WATER not at all Paul Tibbitt impress me at first glance, nor did I have any desire to see it.

After much internal debate and the realization that my inner SpongeBob fan would never let me miss out on this (probable) last opportunity to see the little guy’s hilarious escapades on the big screen, I geared up, with high hopes and low expectations, to see everybody’s favorite sponge get back his treasured Krabby Patty secret formula.

To my surprise and great relief, not only did

Out of Water outperform its weak trailer, it delivered a stunning 2D-3D experience that could bring any disgruntled fan to his knees, cringing with laughter.

Out of Water spends most of the film in or around Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob’s hometown. Although the film opens with the dastardly Burger-Beard the Pirate (Antonio Banderas) treasure-hunting on the show’s reputable little island, it quickly descends to the depths of the abyss, where Plankton, as usual, is trying his best to nab the secret formula from his rival, Mr. Krabbs. The formula vanishes, much to everyone’s surprise, and SpongeBob and the gang must hunt down and rescue the secret formula.

Their journey eventually takes them up to the surface, but much less time is actually spent on land than the film’s titles and previews suggest. This is much to the film’s advantage, as most of the onshore gags and sequences have been exposed and wornout through the film’s previews. Although the landlubber scenes look gorgeous and provide many “unaware” or “out-of-place” gimmicks for the group to traverse across, the film’s strength really lies in the original

home of our favorite sea creatures, Bikini Bottom.

Bikini Bottom actually looks amazing in this film. Our heroes are meticulously and impressively crafted in their scenes on land, and the environments deep in the depths of the sea are equally well-designed and implemented. One of the first shots that really stood out to me was an assortment of condiments and toppings for the delectable Krabby Patty, beautifully layered through the film’s 3D design. This is one of the best 3D experiences that I have had in a movie theater, arguably the best. There are some stranger segments of the film, filled with multitudes of lavish colors that fully utilize the 3D technology available to help draw out impressive palettes.

Speaking of strange scenes, there is a lot more than SpongeBob and his pals at play in this movie. Intergalactic security, talking seagulls, and the inner workings of our favorite sponge’s brain (a scene which might actually have disturbed me if I were still a little kid) are all brought into fruition. These scenes detracted from the film and did not feel like they fit in with the atmosphere of

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SpongeBob is back and more ready than ever to protect the Krabby Patty secret formula. the rest of the film or the traditional SpongeBob universe, but I guess anything is really up for grabs when dealing with a talking sponge. Parts of these seemingly unrelated characters and scenes are actually used as major plot points of the film and, for any conscientious viewer, take a lot away from the drive of the narrative as a whole.

SpongeBob has been around for a long time at this point and, though the show

might have lost some of its original fan-base over the years, (we all have to grow up at some point), Out of Water does a fantastic job reviving an audience’s inner sponginess.

It might not be anywhere near receiving the Best Picture award for next year, but Out of Water reminds us of one our favorite childhood companions and emulates the originality and atmosphere in which the show prospers. 

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For The Heights The month of February is often spoken of as the dumping ground for new movies— which would explain why the release of Jupiter Ascending, Andy and Lana Wachowski’s latest project, was pushed back, originally meant to be released in July of last year. Despite its allstar cast, Jupiter JUPITER ASCENDING AscendLana & Andy Wachowski ing falls short on just about everything—with a completely ridiculous plot line (if there even is one) and cringe-worthy acting throughout.

Where to start? After a blunt opening in which her father is shot dead for no apparent reason, the movie tells the story of Jupiter Jones (yes, that really is her name) played by Mila Kunis, a seemingly normal American girl who wakes up at the crack of dawn to clean toilets for a living. Channing Tatum’s character, Caine Wise—a partly albino, half-wolf, half-human warrior—arrives, however, Jupiter soon discovers that Earth is being harvested by beings from another planet, in order to prolong their youth and live forever.

As well as making this bizarre discovery, she is also told that her genetic makeup is an exact match with that of this planet’s

dead queen, thus entitling her to ownership of Earth and making her a fascination with the queen’s three heirs—Balem (Eddie Redmayne), Kalique (Tuppence Middleton), and Titus (Douglas Booth)—all of whom wish to destroy her and claim Earth for themselves.

It is impossible to keep on top of the numerous twists and inconsistencies within this plot, which do nothing but confuse the audience and leave them questioning whether or not even the writers could possibly comprehend the world that the Wachowskis have created for themselves.

The fact is that this film has no element to it that has not been seen many times before. It tells the all-too familiar story of the lost heroine whose monotonous life leaves her longing to break free and “find herself.”

It’s the Cinderella story that has been done a thousand times before, but in order to add some spice to this tired fairy tale, the Wachowski siblings have gathered together every possible element of science fiction: aliens, spaceships, cloning, the lot.

In fact, the film seems fit to burst with over-complicated ideas and fantastical creatures, while the special effects team seem to have run riot throughout, playing a game of “How many explosions can we fit into two hours?” The answer is A LOT. While the movie is undeniably a visual spectacle and a costume designer or make-up artist’s dream, the storyline has taken a back seat, denied the care and attention that has clearly been given to the numerous pairs of prosthetic

ears on the set.

With Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis playing the protagonists, the film just would not be complete without a budding romance between the “plain-jane-turned-spacequeen” and hybrid warrior. The writers, however, seem to have forgotten to build up any kind of chemistry or attraction between the two characters and instead have Jupiter declare her love for Caine practically moments after meeting him. The actors themselves seem to have picked up on this bizarre turn of events as the seduction scene between the two is nothing but awkward and uncomfortable from start to finish.

The only real flash of light in this production is Redmayne’s performance. He does the best he can with a shallow and badly-written script, though he is at times strikingly similar to Ralph Fiennes’ Voldemort. Moreover, Redmayne’s character is absent for most of the action, only appearing briefly at the start and end, making him the light at both ends of a very dark tunnel.

Jupiter Ascending is a shoddy attempt to unite the world of science-fiction with that of a chick flick or rom-com, resulting in every pun falling flat and leaving the audience deflated. At one of the movie’s many cheesy reflective moments, Jupiter observes that “time is the most precious commodity in the universe,” which does nothing but urge the audience to grab their jackets and popcorn and run for the nearest exit. Life is simply too short for a film like this. 

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Compared to fantasy predecessors, ‘Seventh Son’ lacks originality

BY CALEB GRIEGO For The Heights

Dragons, witches, and other fearful creatures prove to bore in director Sergei Bodrov’s first English language film Seventh Son. Based on the popular book series The Wardstone Chronicles, this film is likely to leave fans writhing in their seats. Riding on the coattails of the booming fantasyepic era with The Hobbit trilogy winding to a close, SEVENTH SON Seventh Sergei Bodrov Son fails to create any meaningful scope or scale and leaves viewers ultimately with an empty and unfulfilled feeling. Even with stars Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges all decked out, nothing will stop this paper-thin adventure from sinking into forgotten obscurity.

As the name would suggest, the story follows Tom Ward (Ben Barnes)—the seventh son of a seventh son—as he is taken under the wing of John Gregory (Bridges), the last of an ancient witch-slaying order of knights called the Spooks. In

their quest, the duo must destroy Mother Malkin (Moore), the queen of the witches, who has broken free from her centurylong entrapment. As Malkin assembles her forces, young Ward must learn the ways of the order and find a way to reconcile its brutality with his own nature in time to save the kingdom from the onslaught of darkness.

The whole of the story is very dull—unforgivingly so for a fantasy-epic. Viewers are thrown into the universe with little to no backstory, which would be fine under the veil of an expansive and engrossing world (think Lord of the Rings), but with virtually no substance to begin with, one can say we enter a pretty generic fantasy world, with generic characters who must combat generic awoken evil.

As a result, the stakes in the film never feel real. The outcome is seemingly already known, and the presentation of the film suffers as a result. The progression seems too quick and the fluidity between scenes is frankly terrible. The progression is so rapid here that the audience nevers gets attached to any of the characters. Because of this narrative gung-ho attitude, the cuts

in the film are odd, and characters seem to simply teleport around. It is unclear whether this is an effect of magic or the close proximity of everything in the world, but this lack of scope really downplays the severity of the impending doom of Mother Malkin. What world does she wish to destroy and moreover do viewers care as they have seen relatively little of it?

The sets are as cookie cutter as they get, with classics such as “walled city whose walls prove ultimately useless,” “evil mountain dwelling, peaceful agrarian village,” and “dramatically placed waterfall.”

Though these did not have to scream originality, there was nothing to set this world apart from any other 13-year-old’s fantasy.

The cast members appeared to give it their all in the roles and it would seem that the fault of the film lay not in the performances, but the writing. Bridges had the best performance, embodying the character well, even sporting a mushmouth drawl throughout the duration of the film. That being said, Bridges also suffered from the film’s lack of depth, and aside from a few humorous one-liners, he

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Based off ‘The Wardstone Chronicles,’ ‘Seventh Son’ loses itself in its lackluster world. ultimately fell into his flat character. As the witch queen, Moore felt out of place and seemed to be uncomfortable in the role. The character was fairly sterile, likely adding to the overall feeling of impotence in the film. Kit Harington, in the short time he was in the film, looks as if he stepped freshly off the Game of Thrones set and somehow stumbled in the middle of this mess. The rest of the cast, namely Ben Barnes, best known for his portrayal

of Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia, and Alicia Vikander, of 2015’s Ex Machina, have proven themselves to be accomplished actors, which would lead one to believe that the weight of this flop lies not on their shoulders, but on that of the writing staff.

Seventh Son plays off the vestiges of the greats before it does an injustice to the immense talent of its cast and quality of its source material. 

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Parivaar offers a window into the South Asian experience

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From individual performances on the electric violin and drums to traditional form of the pastoral Garba and more modern Bhangra, SASA brought together folk traditions with modern sensibilities to honor South Asian culture.

From Parivaar, from B10 The performance was a sign of things to come in the show—traditional south Asian culture with a modern twist.

MASTI took the stage and—in more traditional fashion—told the tale of the fictional Rahul and Riya and their big fat Indian wedding with a series of energetic and clever numbers. In one of the funnier bits of the show, Rahul (played by Vebhab Garg, A&S ’15) and his buddies go on a bachelor party mimicking the rhythm of a car in their seated position on stage. The boys’ number was a clever move away from the typical “just jumping around”

guy number. In the end, as if there was any doubt, Rahul and Riya, played by Aashani Shrivastav, A&S ’16, joined onstage in a mock marriage.

What followed was a parade of different dances with their own style. The freshman took the stage in the first inwhat became a spread out series of class dances. In typical freshman form, the dance started out a bit awkward before settling into a rhythm. The sophomores took the stage later in the show with the a larger contingent and put on a bigger though less intimate show than the freshman. The juniors took the stage in the second act and in typical junior fashion put on a strong show, though

it couldn’t match the sheer scale of the sophomore dance.

SASA introduced the audience to two forms of Indian folk dance—the newer Bhangra and the more traditional Garba. The Bhangra is combination of western and eastern dance traditions.

It has a folk heart but a more modern execution. The Garba is more of a traditional, circular folk dance with twisting and overlapping motion.

Toward the end of the show, two individual performances slowed the pace of the show before the senior dance finale. Kiran Mani, A&S ’15, performed a rendition of Sanjawan from the Bollywood Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania.

Most couldn’t really understand what she was singing given it wasn’t in English, but her voice stilled the usually restless crowd, a remarkable feat.

Sourabh Banthia, CSOM ’17, performed a drum solo dedicated to all the fathers who made the trip to Robsham. Banthia’s performance brought a simplicity to a show that often went for spectacle.

It’d be easy to overlook the minimovie directed by Bob Martignetti, A&S ’16, and Ed George, A&S ’16. It aired through intervals throughout the show, chronicling the drama of the Sharma family and the trials that lie in front of a typical south Asian-American family.

The video segments which focused on how parents lean (with good intentions) on their American children played into their own absurdity drew some hearty applause from the crowd.

The senior dance brought the show to a close. It was a hectic, high-energy medley of moves that—while not as efficient as the MASTI performance or as culturally tied as the Bhangra or Garba—was the most visually compelling performance of the night given the size of the group and pace of the dance.

Parivaar is the night we get to catch up with SASA, see old and new roll together on stage. n

Vagina Monologues opens dialogue on domestic violence From Monologues, from B10 “pieces of dry f—ing cotton.” She took the audience on a visit to the gynecologist with “would it be so hard to warm up the duck lips?!” The acting by these two women immersed the whole audience in the experience, whether they could relate or not.

Eve Ensler focused some of her other monologues on questions like “If your vagina could talk, what would it say?” and “If your vagina could dress itself, what would it wear?” so that the women being interviewed were forced to think of their vaginas as something very much a part of themselves. Something that shared their identity, not just something that was there that you mostly tried to forget about. In each of the monologues, the women came to the realization that their vaginas meant something and damn well deserved to be appreciated.

Eve Ensler put it all out there, she didn’t

shy away from topics like moaning, odor, or the female orgasm, and the performers didn’t exactly shy away either.

T h e Va g i n a Mo n o l o g u e s w a s presented as part of the V-Day initiative at Boston College, a global movement to stop violence against women and young girls by raising money and supporting anti-violence organizations. One such organization is the Justice Resource Institute, which is a pre ventative initiative that helps adolescent girls in the Boston area identified as being at risk for sexual exploitation. 90 percent of this year’s proceeds will be going to this organization, and the other 10 percent will be directed towards the global V-Day campaign, as well as local grassroots efforts to end gender-based violence. In short, this year’s Vagina Monologues was a huge hit with three sold-out shows and if you missed out, come back next year. n

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YouTubers Hank Green, GloZell, and Bethany Mota take YouTube beyond the limits of the internet by engaging with President Barack Obama.

Youtube arrives as true cultural touchstone From Youtube, B10 creators everywhere, it would undoubtedly seem inappropriate for these three to interview President Obama. Various news corporations proved to have an outof-touch understanding of the Internet as they chastised Obama for wasting time in humoring this small, immature, niche community. Hank Green took to medium.com to defend himself and his fellow YouTube creators, and his points stood strong.

The Internet is entirely taking over media and culture. If it’s not YouTube alone, it’s Twitter or Facebook. People rely on Twitter for news updates—not only is it more accessible, but it’s often more honest and less jaded than TV news

sources. YouTube, over the last five years, has become a way for people to explore the world alongside creators that they trust. Whether they’re making videos about fishtail braids, hunting and fishing techniques, symbolism in The Catcher in the Rye, or racial profiling by police, YouTube creators are protecting, representing, and promoting their followers.

It is a form of media based on trust and communication, and it’s so much better than the often overbearing, irrelevant big time media industry.

YouTube is a perfect marriage of entertainment, culture, and real-world concern.

Simply because it is a platform that celebrates all types of interests and lifestyles, it provides a more accurate picture of what

this generation cares about. It gives more options than just Fox News or CNN, and it feeds no power-hungry industry. The immeasurable expansion of YouTube’s creative community has made way for tangible changes in discernment of media sources.

It has created a place where you can watch someone swallow cinnamon without shame, and immediately transition to an informational video about rural health care in Ethiopia. It’s multifaceted, honest, and communicative. YouTube works.

Marian Wyman is a staff columnist for The Heights. She can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

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A group of BC ladies found their voice in Cushing 001 to celebrate global V-Day movement.

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THE DAYS OF SUMMER

‘Friends’ and homophobia SUMMER LIN If any “You Know You’re a ‘90s Kid If…” article is indicative enough, there’s nothing Gen-Y millennials yearn for more than the rose-colored nostalgia of the 1990s. And in some ways, they aren’t wrong. Economic prosperity and GDP growth surged throughout the Clinton administration, children played outside before the dawn of the Digital Age, and Brad and Jen reigned as the golden couple of Hollywood. Issues of race, gender, and sexuality were beginning to shape American consciousness, while sitcoms such as Seinfeld and Friends depicted white, straight, middle-class Manhattanites navigating their way through their 20s.

While LGBTQ rights and gender politics took hold during the new millennium, you were unlikely to find such diversity on your television screen.

It’s not completely fair to examine Friends from the modern vantage point of a more socially conscious 21st century, but the sitcom about six single 20-somethings dealing with love and life in New York City defined an entire generation. Since the finale aired in 2004, 36 states have legalized same-sex marriage, hate crimes based on sexuality or gender identity have been made punishable by law, and the military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy was repealed in 2011.

Writers David Crane and Marta Kauffman created the series when the Defense of Marriage Act forbade same-sex unions so it’s easy to defend the show as a “product of its time.” Since its Jan. 1 arrival on Netflix, viewers have tuned in to see how the sitcom holds up 11 years after its finale.

Aside from calamity of Ross and Rachel’s “we were on a break” argument, the most popular running joke in the series is Chandler Bing’s assumed homosexuality.

Chandler, defined in the first season as having a “quality” of gayness about him, remains in constant paranoia over his inadequate masculinity. We watch as Chandler admits to liking the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, express a lack of knowledge of football, and is set up by his co-worker on a date with another man. Chandler’s “gay panic” becomes the butt of every joke—he can’t give Joey a prolonged hug or listen to show tunes without questioning his sexuality.

Coupled with this fact is the show’s treatment of transsexuality through its portrayal of Chandler’s father, played by Kathleen Turner. Chandler recounts his humiliating childhood with gender specific digs at his father—showing up to his swim meets dressed as Hollywood starlets, sleeping with the pool boy, and performing in a Las Vegas burlesque show titled Viva Las Gaygas. Chandler openly mocks his father, who identifies as female, with such contempt that he refuses to invite her to his wedding until pressured by Monica.

Masculinity itself is constantly questioned on Friends. Ross, who is viewed as sensitive, can’t enjoy a melon-flavored cocktail, wear a pink sweater, or bring his “girly” detergent to the laundromat without becoming the punchline of every joke. Ross himself is susceptible to gender policing when he deters his son from playing with Barbie dolls by pushing him to play with Tonka trucks and G.I. Joes. Ross even fires a sensitive male nanny, Sandy, out of discomfort with his assumed sexuality and male emotion. One scene sees a bunny-outfitted Chandler and a potato-clad Ross literally duking out their masculinity, arm-wrestling to affirm who is the more physically strong of the two.

In retrospect, Friends wasn’t perfect, just like the 1990s wasn’t perfect and 2015 isn’t perfect either. While the show contained misogynistic, homophobic, and transphobic humor, Friends also depicted Carol and Susan, the show’s token lesbian couple, as one of the most stable and well-developed relationships of the series. Maybe in 2015, Chandler would have come to terms with his femininity, Monica wouldn’t have to shed 100 lbs. to be deemed worthy of romantic fulfillment, and Ross wouldn’t have cheated on Rachel with that copy girl—I’m confident on all but the last one.

Summer Lin is the Assist. Arts & Review Editor for The Heights. She can be reached at arts@bcheights.com

AMELIE TRIEU / HEIGHTS STAFF

The ladies of Boston College starred and shocked in Eve Ensler’s signiture work in three sold out shows in what has shortly become an alternative campus tradition.

Vagina Monologues

BY LIZ HOLMAN Heights Staff In Cushing Hall this past weekend, an extremely talented group of ladies represented a diverse group of female voices on one topic: the vagina. I’ll say that one more time.

Vagina. Are you comfortable with it yet? That’s exactly what Eve Ensler was aiming for in the writing of her play which first premiered in 1996. She wanted to be able to talk about something so fundamentally female, yet so taboo. She interviewed women from around the world, ranging from little girls to old women, from a participant in a vagina workshop to a Bosnian rape survivor, from a feminist who was just glad to have met a guy

who “liked to look at it” to a transgender girl who was discovering what it means to let her girl out.

This play is proof that the female body can be talked about in a way that isn’t sexual or shameful or even labeled, but rather just acknowledged.

The play began with a performance by Kelly Hoff man, A&S ‘15, Ella Jenak, and Marwa Eltahir, both A&S ‘17, in which they listed all of the different names that women from across the globe call their vaginas.

These were mostly hilarious, sometimes treading the line of too descriptive, and a great way for the audience to get comfortable with the word “vagina.” The ladies even took it a step further and thought up a list of names for Eagles t o c o n s i d e r, like “Lower Live” or “Hillslide” among various other

hilarious combinations. The performances that followed kept the bar high.

Although all cast members deser ve ack nowle dgement for how e vo c ative their performances were, two ladies really brought the house down. In her monologue “The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy,” Maddie Schmitz, A&S ’15, fearlessly left it all on the stage as she demonstrated all of the moans, I mean all of them, characteristic of the female orgasm. She lied on her back and threw herself on the floor, as the audience laughed and cheered, delivering a truly hilarious performance. The second spotlight would have to be put on Rowan Charleron for her monologue “My Angry Vagina,” in which she talked about how angry her vagina is that all of these people without vaginas are making products for it. “You need to work with my vagina!” she yelled, describing tampons as

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YouTube moves beyond the Internet MARIAN WYMAN

Unknown to many, YouTube’s creative content is far broader than music videos and bootlegged movies. In the past five years, YouTube creators have completely revitalized the Internet: Whether in personal vlogs, special interest videos, educational tools, or purely comedic content, YouTube now has a niche for most anyone. After long strides battling Google and AdBlock, YouTube creators can make a living catering to this new entertainment need. When these creators can zero in on YouTube audiences, their content becomes better and more personal.

When the Internet is more personal, interconnected, and thriving, it grow into its own culture.

Here’s how it happened to YouTube.

Perhaps the biggest sign that Internet culture is more than just viral cat videos was the wildly popular #YouTubeAsksObama interview, in which three top YouTube creators got to field their subscribers’ most pressing questions in authentic, unedited conversations with the President. Hank Green, GloZell Green, and Bethany Mota each engaged President of the United States Barrack Obama with real concerns held by their viewers––something that could not have happened without YouTube’s commitment to community.

These three creators represent YouTube’s incredible diversity in creative content. GloZell Green is primarily a comedic YouTuber. Her challenge videos average more than 5 million views, and even get close to 20 and 40 million.

They ridiculous videos, to be sure, but they have gained her a subscribership that allows her to continue producing great content. GloZell’s vlogs maintain

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a more personal connection with her viewers—the fewer, but more loyal subscribers who watch GloZell’s vlogs It’d be easy to overlook her as a woman who uses wit to confront discrimination and prejudice—she’s more than just a funny daredevil.

Bethany Mota carved out her space in the YouTube community by developing into a beauty instructor. As soon as makeup and hair tutorials became popular a few years ago, more and more people began to make content to fit this need. As the creators and their fanbases expanded, cosmetic companies entered the scene to encourage sponsorships and other partnerships. YouTube has entirely shifted how advertising works for an impressively large community of Internet users—and for the better. YouTube users trust who they’re subscribed to, more than anyone can trust advertisements on TV. A sponsorship from a trusted creator is just as good as a recommendation from a close friend.

Hank Green is a young environmentalist who makes up half of the Vlogbrothers with his brother John (yes, of The Fault In Our Stars fame). Together, he and John have spearheaded various educational and artistic channels, and are most highly regarded for Project For Awesome: a YouTube-wide fundraising project that perfectly represents YouTube’s success model. Project For Awesome is a livestream “telethon” of sorts, where viewers choose the charities they want to support—after reviewing video submissions—by buying their favorite creators’ donated merchandise. This year alone, YouTube was responsible for over $1.25 million in donations.

Without a real understanding of YouTube culture, and the hard work put in by

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SASA molds traditional and more modern forms of South Asian culture with Parivaar.

SASA brings South Asian culture to Robsham Theater

BY RYAN DOWD

Arts & Review Editor For one night, the South Asian Student Association (SASA) owns Robsham theatre. SASA owns the stage, the audience, and everything in between.

From the charm of Suraj Mudichintala, CSOM ’16, and Deepa Prasad, A&S ‘15, the show’s two hosts led the audience, a large and vocal SASA contingent making up the right side of the theater, through a multi-dimensional culture show. Saturday night’s Parivaar was a chance to show off—not obnoxiously—the SASA family, which has artistic

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skills not usually seen on campus.

The 18th annual culture show featured performances from modern Indian dance group MASTI, as well as three individual performances and a recurring mini-series/skit that aired onscreen to give the performers a break.

Christian Rougeau, A&S ’17, of Juice ushered in the festivities in a rendition of the Indian “Vande Vatarem” with his signature electric violin. Rougeau warmed up the crowd, and after his short set had ended, did some yeoman’s work carrying his own amp off the stage.

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