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THE HEIGHTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010

Vol. XC, No. 32

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH

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Boat Cruise draws 600 students Event organizers report few conduct issues this year BY DANIEL TONKOVICH For The Heights

ALEX TRAUTWIG / HEIGHTS EDITOR

The Eagles lost to Notre Dame 31-13 on Sat. night. For more on the game, see page B1.

More than 600 students donned semiformal attire on Friday for the AHANA Leadership Council (ALC) Boat Cruise on Boston Harbor. Student organizers and those in attendance expressed satisfaction with the annual boat cruise, which accounts for $18,000 of the ALC budget for the academic year and is one of its three signature events. “When planning the event, we wanted to create a comfortable and safe environment in which all could have fun and share in diverse company,” said Wintanna Abai, ALC programming co-director and A&S ’11. “Judging from the sellout crowd and positive student responses, I believe we accomplished what we desired to do,” she said. Student disc jockey MacCalvin Romain, CSOM ’11, along with a boatprovided disc jockey, entertained the crowd for more than three hours on the multi-level ship. “Having two levels, each with distinct selections of music, including student suggested songs, allowed for a diverse

Fewer alums holding full-time jobs, data show For The Heights

Boston College graduates are feeling the effects of the still unstable job market, according to a survey recently released by the Career Center. Data compiled by the Ofﬁce of Institutional Research for the BC graduating class of 2009 exposed a prominent drop in the number of students working fulltime after being out of school for six months. Of the 50 percent of 2009 grads who responded to the survey, only 58.7 percent identiﬁed themselves as working full-time for pay, indicating a 5.8 percent drop from the Class of 2008 and a full 8.3 percent drop from 2007 graduates. Theresa Harrigan, director of the Career Center, pointed to the effects of

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the 2008 recession as the primary factor for many graduates’ inability to secure employment. “It was very challenging for 2009 grads to ﬁnd work,” Harrigan said. “Jobs that were available a year before were not a year later. If there was a job available [in 2009], students had to be ready and much more strategic about how they approached it.” While the number of graduates working full-time saw a visible drop from the Class of 2008, the number of students engaged in full-time activity, such as those working full-time, attending graduate school, volunteering full-time, and those engaged in post-graduate internships remained relatively static, hovering right around 94 percent. Students were forced to consider alternatives to full-time employment,

ARTS & REVIEW

Actor Chris O’Donnell talks family, acting and his CSOM degree, A10

FEATURES

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Kevin Porter, CSOM ’11, lies in a circle with a group of friends at the edge of the Dustbowl early Monday morning. It is approaching 1 a.m., and the exterior lights shining from McGuinn Hall are the only source of illumination – allowing Porter and his friends to wrestle playfully on a sliver of green. “Order and progress, my friend,” Porter said. “Order and progress.” In less than 24 hours, the Dustbowl on which Porter and his friends frolic will be enclosed by a chain link fence that won’t

Harrigan said, such as volunteering or post-graduate internships, as many were unable to immediately ﬁnd jobs heading into the unstable 2009 job market after graduation. Among BC’s individual schools, graduates from the Carroll School of Management (CSOM) and the Connell

See Employment, A4

be taken down until the spring of 2012, leaving a fraction of an area that has served as ﬁeld space for the University since it moved to Chestnut Hill. Other students gathered late Sunday night to commemorate the closing of the Dustbowl. For juniors and seniors, it’s a farewell. For freshmen and sophomores, it’s a “see-you-soon.” “It’s not so much a celebration,” Porter said. “It’s more of a mourning.” The construction project for which the fence will be built is for Stokes Hall, the ﬁrst major construction performed under

See Dustbowl, A3

Read about keeping the BC spirit all in the family, B10 Classiﬁeds, A5 Editorials, A6 Police Blotter, A2 Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down, A7 Weather, A2 Numbers to Know, B2 Box Ofﬁce, A8 World Record, B7 He Said, She Said, B8 Inside the Locker Room, A2

See Boat Cruise, A4

KEVIN HOU / HEIGHTS EDITOR

Students celebrate last night in the Dustbowl BY MICHAEL CAPRIO

Government of Boston College (UGBC) Web site, a free photo booth, and a number of complimentary tickets available to those unable to afford the cost of attending the event. “The additions are part of a continuous effort to improve events in order to ensure the best possible student experi-

The Career Center (above) collects annual data on BC alumni employment statuses.

Construction site fences to go up today Notre Dame ambushes BC, takes Holy War, 31-13, B1

selection of music that hopefully satisﬁed all in attendance,” Abai said. “We were especially fortunate to have student DJ MacCalvin Romain of Swag Media Entertainment to entertain the crowd throughout the night with his music selections.” Several new features were added to the cruise this year, including an event commercial featured on the Undergraduate

Two attempted robberies reported in the Mods

Many volunteers in post-grad internships BY LUCAS HARTY

CECILIA PAVVORINI / HEIGHTS STAFF

Hundreds of BC students attended the ALC Boat Cruise on Boston Harbor Friday night.

MICHAEL CAPRIO / HEIGHTS EDITOR

Students gathered early this morning to honor the Dustbowl, which will be closing later today.

MICHAEL CAPRIO / HEIGHTS EDITOR

A stabbing that occurred last weekend outside Mods 14 A and B led to increased security in the area. Two attempted break-ins were reported by the BCPD in the week following the stabbing.

Security increased in response to recent incidents BY DANIEL MORRISON For The Heights

The Boston College Police Department (BCPD) continues its investigation of two attempted break-ins that occurred in the Mods on Friday, Sept. 24. A resident in the living room of one of the Mods called police around 4 a.m. after hearing someone trying to open the sliding glass door. Police arrived within minutes of being called and set up a visual perimeter around the Mods, said Captain Margaret

Connolly. No one was found ﬂeeing the immediate area and there are no current suspects in the investigation. Lawn furniture strewn about in the backyard of a Mod abutting the one that placed the call led police to what they believe was the second attempted break-in, Connolly said. “Someone thought they heard someone jiggling the slider. But they didn’t really pay that much attention to it,” Connolly said. Police determined that the attempted break-ins did not involve the use of speciﬁc tools. “There was no evidence of any kind of burglarious tools whatsoever,” Connolly said.

See Break-ins, A4

Actor returns to speak

BY JENNIFER SCHIAVO AND LEAH HUANG For The Heights

Chris O’Donnell, known for his role in a number of movies and television shows and BC ’92, returned to Boston College on Friday to speak with students about how his time at BC as an undergraduate shaped his values and personal development. The speech, presented to an eager crowd of students in the Heights Room and sponsored by the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics, touched upon lessons in O’Donnell’s life that helped to build his career. After graduating, O’Donnell starred in multiple roles in both the movies, including two Batman ﬁlms, and in television shows, such as Grey’s Anatomy. Currently, O’Donnell is featured in the series NCIS: Los Angeles, a television show on CBS. In his speech, O’Donnell stressed three main points that led to his current success: learning from one’s mistakes,

ANDREW POWELL / HEIGHTS STAFF

preparing for success, and living a “life in balance.” Throughout his presentation, he told students how his experiences at BC contributed to his core values. “I have such great memories from BC, it has been such a huge part of my life,”

See O’Donnell, A4

TopFive

Monday, October 4, 2010

THE HEIGHTS

things to do on campus this week “After Life” (1998)

NCOW Kick-off barbeque

Today Time: 11 a.m. Location: Dustbowl

Come celebrate the start of National Coming Out Week at a free barbeque with hamburgers and hot dogs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the McGuinn lawn.

Today Time: 5 p.m. Location: Higgins 300

As part of the Global Asia initiative, which promotes discussion about Asia and Asian-American life, there will be a showing of the Japanese ﬁlm After Life.

True Life: I’m Bisexual at BC

Agape Latte with Fr. Butler

Tuesday Time: 7 p.m. Location: Cabaret Room

Tuesday Time: 8:30 p.m. Location: Hillside Cafe

Participate in the first of the GLC’s ongoing True Life series. The event will explore life as a bisexual at BC with a panel of faculty and students and a discussion.

NATIONAL NEWS

Students remember classmate

Join the Campus Ministry and the C21 Center for the Agape Latte series, which brings students and faculty together to discuss the intersection of faith and life.

Guess Who’s Gay

Wednesday Time: 7 p.m. Location: Cabaret Room

Come to one of National Coming Out Week’s most popular events, at which you can ask questions of a panel of students.

IntheNews

The University of California system estimates that 39 percent of its undergraduate students come from lowincome families, according to a report by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The number represents a record for the university, and amounts to an 8 percentage point increase from two years ago. The Chronicle reported that the estimate was based on the number of Pell Grant recipients currently enrolled in the university system, which now stands at 70,000.

Local News Police arrest suspect allegedly connected to Mattapan shooting MEL EVANS / AP PHOTO

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — The death of a Rutgers University freshman stirred outrage and remorse on campus from classmates who wished they could have stopped the teen from jumping off a bridge last week after a recording of him having a sexual encounter with a man was broadcast online. “Had he been in bed with a woman, this would not have happened,” said Lauren Felton, 21, of Warren. “He wouldn’t have been outed via an online broadcast and his privacy would have been respected, and he might still have his life.” Gay rights groups say Tyler Clementi’s suicide makes him a national example of a problem they are increasingly working to combat: young people who kill themselves after being tormented over their sexuality. A lawyer for Clementi’s family conﬁrmed Wednesday that he had jumped off the George Washington Bridge last week. Police recovered a man’s body Wednesday afternoon in the Hudson River just north of the bridge, and authorities were trying to determine if it was Clementi’s. The lawyer has not responded to requests for comment on whether Clementi was open about his sexual orientation. C l e m e n t i ’s r o o m m a t e , Dhraun Ravi, and fellow Rutgers freshman Molly Wei, both 18, have been charged with invading Clementi’s privacy. Middlesex County prosecutors say the pair used a Web cam to surreptitiously transmit a live image of Clementi having sex on Sept. 19, and that Ravi tried to Web cast a second encounter on Sept.

21, the day before Clementi’s suicide. A lawyer for Ravi, of Plainsboro, NJ, did not immediately return a message seeking comment. It was unclear whether Wei, of Princeton, had retained a lawyer. Collecting or viewing sexual images without consent is a fourth-degree crime. Transmitting them is a third-degree crime with a maximum prison term of 5 years. ABC News and The StarLedger of Newark reported that Clementi left on his Facebook page on Sept. 22 a note that read: “Jumping off the gw bridge sorry.” On Wednesday, his Facebook page was accessible only to friends. Even if the young violinist was not well known at his new school, his death stirred outrage. “The notion that the video of Tyler doing what he was doing can be considered a spectacle is just heinous,” said Jordan Gochman, 19, of Jackson, who didn’t know Clementi. “It’s intolerant, it’s upsetting, it makes it seem that being gay is something that is wrong and can be considered laughable.” Other students who did know Clement were upset that they didn’t do more to help him. “I wish I could have been more of an ally,” said Georges Richa, a freshman from New Brunswick. About 100 people gathered Wednesday night for a vigil on campus. They lay on the ground and chanted slogans like, “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re not going home.” Several gay rights groups linked Clementi’s death to the

troubling phenomenon of young people committing suicide after being harassed over their sexuality. On Tuesday, a 13-year-old California boy died nine days after classmates found him hanging from a tree. Authorities say other teens had taunted the boy, Seth Walsh of Tehachapi, for being gay. Steven Goldstein, chairman of Garden State Equality, said in a statement that his group considers Clementi’s death a hate crime. “We are heartbroken over the tragic loss of a young man who, by all accounts, was brilliant, talented, and kind,” Goldstein said. “And we are sickened that anyone in our society, such as the students allegedly responsible for making the surreptitious video, might consider destroying others’ lives as a sport.” Rutgers University President Richard McCormick wrote in a letter to the campus, “If the charges are true, these actions gravely violate the university’s standards of decency and humanity.” Coincidentally, the university on Wednesday was launching a new two-year Project Civility, designed to get students thinking about how they treat others. Meanwhile, for some of Clementi’s new classmates, the ﬁrst time they learned much about him was when they got word of his death. “I guess the only person I haven’t talked to is Tyler ’cause he’s like really quiet and shy,” said Justin Lee, a freshman from Princeton who lives on Clementi’s hall. 

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On Friday, federal and local police officers arrested Kimani Washington, of Dorchester, at a Manchester, N.H., apartment for his alleged involvement in the fatal shootings of four people in Mattapan last week. Boston police said that they plan to bring Washington back from New Hampshire to face two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition and marijuana, and one count of receiving a stolen motor vehicle, though police wouldn’t say whether they believe Washington was the shooter, according to a report by The Boston Globe.

On Campus Research team’s findings shed light on mosquito-borne diseases Marc A.T. Muskavitch, professor in the biology department, is a member of an international team of researchers who recently had a breakthrough in the prevention of mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, West Nile, and encephalitis, according to a release from the Office of News and Public Affairs. The researchers were able to sequence the genome of the Southern house mosquito, which Muskavitch called the next step towards uncovering the building blocks in the genome that make it a deadly transmitter of disease.

National New York City police investigate death threats to Imam Rauf, wife. NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of an imam planning an Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero said Sunday that she and her husband have received death threats. Chief police spokesman Paul Browne confirmed that Khan had told authorities about the telephone threats she’d received. Rauf would be a spiritual leader of a 16-story Islamic center and mosque planned for lower Manhattan, two blocks north of where Islamic extremists destroyed the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, and killed nearly 2,800 people.

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Police Blotter 9/27/10 – 9/28/10 Monday, Sept. 27 10:27 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a past indecent assault and battery on Upper Campus that has been classified as a forcible sex offense. The matter is being investigated. 2:38 p.m. - A report was filed regarding lost property that was found and turned over to the BC police department. 2:45 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a past indecent assault and battery on Lower Campus that has been classified as a forcible sex offense. The matter is being investigated. 4:29 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a laptop computer that was reported stolen from 21 Campanella Way. A detective is investigating. 10:10 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a subject who was observed in the area of More Hall who appeared to be disoriented. The subject was identified and medical assistance was provided. The subject was later transported to a medical facility by ambulance.

Tuesday, Sept. 28 3:12 a.m. - A report was ﬁled regarding a

BC student who was transported from the Cushing Hall clinic to a medical facility by ambulance. 6:01 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a fire alarm activation in the St. Ignatius Gate residence hall. The cause was determined to be burned food, and the alarm system was reset by BC electricians. 10:48 a.m. - A report was filed regarding assistance provided to a subject who had fallen down the St. Joseph’s stairs. The subject was transported to the Primary Care Facility for further evaluation and treatment. 2:19 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a suspicious e-mail received by an off-campus student. The e-mail was determined to be a rental scam attempt. No loss was suffered by the victim. A detective is investigating. 5:11 p.m. - A report was filed regarding the theft of a laptop computer from an off-campus residence. A detective is investigating. 5:24 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a BC student who was injured at Conte Forum. The subject was later transported to a medical facility by a friend.

—Source: The Boston College Police Department

Voices from the Dustbowl “Do you ﬁnd Facebook to be intrusive?”

“I don’t think so. I have mine on all the privacy settings.” —Theresa Lengauer, LSOE ’11

“Yeah, although you do have a choice in the matter.” —Julia Juska, LSOE ’11

“Yes, I do. A lot of the stuff, you don’t even know they’re giving it away.” —Gordon Fickett,

A&S ’11

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Culture of infancy at Rutgers

Sean Talia Perhaps some of you have heard about Tyler Clementi, a young man who attended Rutgers University. I say “attended” because he unfortunately is no longer a student at the university. Last Tuesday, he decided to jump off the George Washington Bridge after having discovered that his roommate used Twitter to stream a live feed of Clementi having a sexual encounter with another male student in his dorm room. The story in its full detail is online, so I won’t bother giving a synopsis. I will, however, give my commentary. This sad story demonstrates that, despite our country being more than 200 years old, it is very much still in a sort of cultural infancy. It reminds us that not only have we not yet learned how to embrace the GLBTQ segment of our own population, but it seems we have yet to learn how to use social media without behaving like savages. And this, no doubt, was a savage act indeed. When Dharun Ravi decided to set up a webcam in his room in hopes of catching his roommate with another guy, he was well aware that he was not about to simply commit a comical, innocuous act. He knew full well that it would result, at the very least, in anguishing embarrassment, if not much worse. And, obviously, it was much, much worse. A post by Ravi on Twitter the night of Sept. 19 reads, “Roommate asked for the room till midnight. I went into Molly’s room and turned on my webcam. I saw him making out with a dude. Yay.” This is what’s considered humor? It’s pitiful that someone would go to such trouble to embarrass another person in this way, but it would be dishonest of me were I to say that I’m shocked. When it comes to such matters as GLBTQ rights, the United States is one of the most regressive countries in the West – not only with respect to legal matters, but to cultural ones as well. That is why I will not be surprised when something similar happens in the future, only to catch the media’s attention for a few fleeting moments before dying in the most remote obscurity. Ravi and his friend Molly Wei could see up to five years in prison, though I question what good would come of such a punishment. They may very well come to accept that what they did was wrong (I would venture to call it evil), but it won’t make the slightest difference if the rest of us aren’t prepared to combat this sort of ignorance. Perhaps the saddest thing of all is that most students across the country will remember this as an isolated incident, a tragedy that’s bound to happen somewhere, but just “wouldn’t happen here.” I think we would all be wise to admit to ourselves that this is nonsense – it can happen here, and if it ever does, it will leave an indelible black mark on our school’s reputation and our memories.

Sean Talia is a columnist for The Heights. He welcomes comments at editor@bcheights.com

The Heights

Monday, October 4, 2010

Late night celebrations honor Dustbowl Dustbowl, from A1

the University’s Institutional Master Plan. Stokes Hall, which will be constructed on the side of the Dustbowl closest to College Road, will include 36 new classrooms and faculty offices for the English, classical studies, history, philosophy, and theology departments. The building plan also includes a common area, coffee shop, conference rooms, outdoor gardens, and a plaza. Jennifer Adams, A&S ’13, sits near Porter and his friends as they jump on top of each other. The night invokes memories of freshmen year on the Dustbowl – the place where she met many of her closest friends. “I understand why it’s happening,” she said. “I saw the plans online and it’s going to look really nice. But it’s going to be a long time.” Anna Han, A&S ’14, was walking back from the library while students were playing Frisbee and relaxing on blankets. Han said that, since she has been at BC, she has regularly read in the Dustbowl, studying for her biology classes. “I remember going to all the freshmen barbeques, too,” she said. “We had all our games out here. I knew they were going to do construction, but I didn’t think it would last that long. I really can’t believe it.” n

Michael caprio / Heights editor

Students played games on the Dustbowl early this morning, commemorating the closing of the campus’ largest and oldest green recreational space.

WRC welcomes new interim director

By Rebecca Kailus Heights Staff

The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) has welcomed a new interim director, Jill Hartman, who will serve as the center’s director until a permanent replacement can be found. Hartman began as the interim director at the WRC in August. The WRC was in need of someone to fill this position after the former director, Shelia McMahon, decided to pursue her PhD at Rutgers University. Currently, there is a committee looking through applications to fill the director position permanently. Hartman said she was contacted for the position after working in the Office of Student Affairs. “Shelia went back to get her PhD at Rutgers, and I finished my higher education program last summer. I was working at the Student Affairs office and they asked me if I would be able to fill the spot before the new director is hired,” said Hartman. The WRC provides resources to the Boston College community on various topics that affect women, including spirituality, eating disorders, sexual assault, women’s history, balancing work and family, and women and diversity. One such program that Hartman said she wants to see expanded on campus is the Bystander Initiative. “The Bystander Initiative is hoping to have students receive training from other students. We want to encourage the members of the BC

community to look out for each ognize situations that are going other and be participants on this south quickly,” Hartman said. campus,” she said. “We’re trying to promote acHartman said that students tive participation on this through who filled out applications last dialogue, so that it doesn’t get year to lead the campus in train- pushed to the side. We want the ing sessions were selected and campus to participate in this began training this September. dialogue and take an interest in “We trained about 30 new people the well-being of other students. for the BEST team (Bystander BC students are men and women Education Stufor others, and I dent Team), who think this really will then pair up into that,” she “We trained about fits and give informasaid. tion sessions to 30 new people for the In addition students on cam- Bystander Education to the Bystander pus,” she said. Initiative, the Student Team, who WRC provides reThe program began last year, sources for those will then pair up and the WRC is who have been hoping to expand and give information victims of sexual its reach on cam- sessions to students of crimes. SANET, pus. “We want to a conf idential campus.” continue to work support service, on this program connects victims and train students of sexual crimes —Jill Hartman, in the classroom, to SANET adInterim Director for club meetings, vocates through the Women’s Resource Health Services residence halls, Center and work with the so that victims residential assisfeel supported tants,” Hartman said. and have the resources to report Supporters of this initiative the crime. are hoping to incorporate it into This year, a major change a mandatory program for fresh- has been made to this program. men on campus. “We are training “This year we’ve switched from men and women, as many people a pager to a cellular service. So as we can get. We’re hoping to when Health Services gets the make the training mandatory for information, they can connect all freshmen when they arrive on the victim to SANET quicker,” campus,” Hartman said. said Hartman. Hartman said this program Hartman said that SANET is is important for the safety of a great resource for victims, and students on campus. “We are all hopes that victims are aware of part of this campus, and we need its existence. “We’ve had people to look out for each other and rec- say it’s good that you haven’t got-

ten calls. But it isn’t necessarily good, because it doesn’t mean it’s not happening. We’d like to offer the victims help and support,” she said. Hartman said that when a victim calls SANET, a report is filed, but this report can be anonymous and doesn’t go to the police unless the victim specifically requests that it does. “It depends on what the student wants to do. They do not have to go to the police. The file doesn’t even have to have a name on it, it can be anonymous, they don’t have to report it, but it stays on file so that if the victim decides later on to go to the police, the file can go there,” Hartman said. Although the WRC provides many of the resources for women who are victims of such crimes on campus, Hartman said the WRC does not know the numbers for how many people were the victims of sexual crimes on campus. “I don’t have those. I’m still looking into some of this. Where some of those numbers are, I’m not sure.” The WRC is currently looking for new applicants to participate in SANET training next January. Other changes to the WRC include the new digital archives. “Michael Wolf [A&S ’12] spent the summer digitally archiving everything. We will also be including a video component. We had our launch for this on Tuesday. It was great to see where the WRC came from and what it has grown into. Everyone can access these files. This is an exciting

time,” Hartman said. The WRC will also continue to offer its support services. Healthy Options for the Pressures of Eating (HOPE) will continue offering its support groups as soon as new graduate students are selected to lead discussions. “We are currently looking into picking graduate students to lead these groups. As soon as they are chosen they will continue with the meetings. In the past, these programs have been able to offer a confidential space for supportive environment and place to talk,” Hartman said. The WRC has also continued its Big Sister, Little Sister program to help freshman women as they adjust to the pressures of college life. “Right from the start of this school year, we kicked off the Big Sister, Little Sister program. We have almost 400 students participating.” During her time as the interim director, Hartman said she hopes to continue the WRC groups and events it has put on in the past, while expanding many of its initiatives and programs. “There are so many other programs coming up, like Love Your Body Week,” Hartman said. “I think that it’s a very exciting time at the WRC. We have seven undergraduates and three graduate students all extremely dedicated in providing continual education to the campus,” she said. “They are all such engaging people. I would encourage anyone to come in and stop by to say hello and engage in really good discussions.” n

St. John’s seminary rector ordained a bishop By Taylour Kumpf Asst. News Editor

Rev. Arthur L. Kennedy, rector of St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, was ordained a bishop during a ceremony on Sept. 14 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. Kennedy, who was joined by Rev. Peter J. Uglietto in the ordination, is now one of the auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Boston and will assume his duties after serving as rector for one more year, according to the Allston-Brighton Tab. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Kennedy and Uglietto, Boston’s other seminary rector, to their new positions in July.

The auxiliary bishops will assist Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, also of the Boston Archdiocese, with the administration of the archdiocese, according to The Boston Globe. Their duties will also include visiting parishes and celebrating confirmations. “I look forward to collaborating with him in the rebuilding of the Church here in this most important archdiocese in the United States,” Kennedy told reporters. O’Malley said that the pope’s decision to name two seminary rectors as auxiliary bishops would help the archdiocese improve the “ongoing formation’’ of priests, guide them in continuing their theological education, and

solidify their friendships with one another and their shared prayer and spiritual life. “I am most grateful to our Holy Father Pope Benedict, who has recognized in them the qualities necessary to be bishops in the Church,” O’Malley said. “I am also very grateful to bishopselect Kennedy and Uglietto for their willingness to accept the Holy Father’s call to serve.” The ordination ceremony included the presentation of a ring, mitre, and crozier to the bishop. All of which are symbolic of aspects of the bishop’s office. In attendance at Kennedy’s ordination were friends from across the country, including colleagues and former students

from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, where he taught for 30 years, most recently as chairman of the theology department. Kennedy, who also served at local parishes years ago – St. Monica in Methuen and St. Joseph in East Boston – attended Boston Latin School and earned his doctorate from Boston University. Kennedy, 68, has served as rector of Saint John’s Seminary since July 1, 2007. He will continue in this position until the cardinal chooses a successor. Since being appointed rector, he has quadrupled the size of the seminary community from 20 to 80 for the incoming fall 2010 class.

“It is with honor and fidelity that I give thanks to our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI for his naming me an auxiliary bishop with a share in the apostolic responsibilities and missions that flow from the Cross of Christ,” Kennedy told reporters. The ongoing problems with sexual abuse that the Church is facing, both here and in Europe, have required seminary leaders to find new ways to help priests think about and keep their vow of celibacy, Kennedy said. “As rectors, we have had to be sure the kind of formation given covers the kinds of dangers, temptations, and problems that have led to difficulties that we have faced in the scandals.” n

Monday, October 4, 2010

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ALC Boat cruise a success, organizers say Boat Cruise, from A1

ence,” Abai said. “The donated tickets, in addition to the subsidy ALC already provides in order to keep the cost of tickets affordable for the general student body, are part of our desire for all to be able to enjoy in the celebration regardless of their economic status.” Student conduct during the event was not a problem, Abai said. This year, students had to sign a doce of conduct when purchasing tickets. “The student code of conduct signed by all purchasing tickets made sure that students were aware of expectations prior to the event, and overall, students abided by the terms outlined in the contract,” Abai said. “We were pleased with how those in attendance presented themselves at the event.” Janelle Lee, ALC programming assistant and A&S ’11, said she

was grateful for the efforts of the ALC members whose work made the cruise possible. “We have been working hard not only as an individual organization, but also by collaborating with UGBC to uplift the entire community at ALC events, not just the AHANA population,” Lee said. “The staff works hard to create the most inclusive community possible through our programs and events.” Students who attended the event said they were pleased with the way it brought attnetion to issues of diverstiy.“The event brought a diverse student population together to encourage socialization among races and hopefully diffuse any racial tensions that may exist,” said Binh Nguyen, A&S ’13. “I believe ALC fulfilled its mission with this event as evidenced by its popularity with the students and the positive responses heard from those in attendance.” n

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This year’s AHANA Leadership Council (ALC) Boat Cruise attracted a large group of students from inside and outside the AHANA community, organizers said.

CSOM employment rate fell by 14 percent in 2009 [the recession] at all, so it was very unfair for the Class of 2009.” She said that the amount School of Nursing (CSON) saw the most severe drop of employers attending on-campus career fairs among those working full-time, while their em- and recruiting students had dropped from the ployed counterparts from the College of Arts amount that had come prior to the recession. & Sciences (A&S) and the Lynch While employment data for School of Education (LSOE) saw “Recruiting numbers the Class of 2010 has yet to be negligible changes from 2008 to Harrigan said there are definitely up compiled, 2009. is qualitative evidence that the For CSOM graduates, employthis year. I think, 2010 graduates did not face the ment fell from 89.4 percent in same limited job opportunities hopefully, [the 2008 to less than 75 percent in that were available in 2009. Haremployment rate] rigan said she would not go as far 2009. This was accompanied by a spike in CSOM graduates volunwill be a little bit as to say that the job market has teering full-time, from only one recovered, but she was able to better than last out of 20 respondents in 2008 to give some anecdotal evidence of more than 14 percent of the Class improvement. “We’re hearing stuyear.”” of 2009. dents are getting jobs,” she said. CSON graduates found themHarrigan said that there has selves in a similar situation, with — Theresa Harrigan, b e e n a l a rge i n c rea s e i n t h e some forgoing employment to Director, Career Center amount of employers attending work as volunteers. The survey inon-campus job fairs and that more dicated a drop in those working full-time, from companies are conducting on-campus recruit90 percent of 2008 respondent, to less than 75 ing compared to 2009, demonstrating that percent in 2009. This drop was complemented employers are moving toward hiring graduates by a surge in those working full-time as volun- in pre-recession numbers. teers, up from zero in 2008 to 7.3 percent of “Recruiting numbers are definitely up this the graduating class in 2009. year,” Harrigan said. “I think, hopefully, [the “The class of 2008 had many more opportu- employment rate] will be a little bit better than nities,” Harrigan said. “We did not anticipate last year.” n

Employment, from A1

“Two walking patrols have been dedicated to the Mods, in addition to plainclothes officers in the area.” — Capt. Margaret Connolly, Boston College Police Department

BCPD increases patrols in Mods in wake of incidents Break-ins, from A1 After investigating, police concluded that the stoppers securing the door and window prevented the burglars from gaining access to either Mod. Police investigated surrounding Mods and determined that no other Mods were damaged or disrupted. “A check of the rest of the area showed that there was no damage to the sliders or the windows, and that everything was pretty locked up,” Connolly said. Continuing police investigations, such as the attempted break-ins and the stabbing that took place last weekend, have been based on student input and the help of local departments. “We don’t have cameras down

in the Mods.” Connolly said. “We rely on our students. Typically, in a situation like this, we would reach out to other local law enforcement agencies.” “Cameras and camera placement are sort of a delicate issue. I have not been involved in any conversations [to install cameras in the Mods] as a result of last weekend’s events,” Connolly said. In light of the attempted breakins and the recent stabbing, police have increased their presence in the Mods. “We have officers on foot or bicycle, depending on availability,” Connolly said. “Two walking patrols have been dedicated to the Mods, in addition to plainclothes officers in the area,” Connolly said. In addition to increased surveil-

lance, officers continue to remind students living in the Mods to lock their doors. “We try to remind students that, while BC is a very safe campus, they need to remember to lock their doors,” Connolly said. The problem with the Mods is that seniors living there often don’t think about locking their doors if they visit their neighbors, Connolly said. It is important to improve communication among members of one’s Mods, he said. “Have a doorperson, so you know who’s coming in,” Connolly said. “Work out a plan so that one person is making sure the doors are locked, and that another person is checking to make sure the stoppers are in place.” n

O’Donnell reflects on lessons he learned while at BC

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Chris O’Donnell, BC ’92, who has starred in ‘Batman’ films and in the television show ‘NCIS: Los Angeles,’ returned to his alma mater last Friday afternoon, and gave a speech on “living a life in balance” for the Winston Lecture Series.

O’Donnell, from A1 O’Donnell said as he reflected on his Jesuit education. However, he said that it was the lessons he learned outside of the classroom that helped him gain knowledge of the real world. Taking on his first film role at the age

of 18, O’Donnell said that he anxiously began with a vision of a successful future. At Friday’s event, he discussed his fears and anxieties as he became a more experienced actor and was forced to step outside of his comfort zone in order to pursue new and challenging roles. He said it was through the obstacles

presented to him by the entertainment industry that he learned to turn his mistakes into life lessons, face his fears, and conquer self doubt. From this, O’Donnell said he also learned how to prepare mentally for success. “It is important to be ready when opportunity strikes,” he said.

The presentation concluded with an interactive question and answer session, during which the students could ask questions of O’Donnell about his career path and speech. Members of the audience asked about a variety of subjects, ranging from movie roles and influential people in the acting business,

to important experiences and how to handle fame. O’Donnell said that, for him, his return to BC was his way of giving back to the Jesuit community that helped him a strong moral foundation, telling students, “Whatever you end up doing, make sure you stay true to your values.” n

Splash program takes first steps toward holding classes By Logan Gallagher For The Heights

“The Economics of Harry Potter,” “Intermediate Zombie Defense,” and “Entrepreneurial State of Mind,” are examples of the classes that might be held when the Splash program comes to BC on Nov. 6. The program, which places local high school students in classes taught by college under-

graduates, has been adopted by Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) organizers and is modeled off similar programs held at MIT and the University of Chicago. At the information session on Sept. 30, Splash organizers encouraged students to teach topics that interest them. “If you are passionate about the subject, the high school stu-

dents will get excited,” said Lisa Piccirillo, a Splash organizer and A&S ’13, addressing the group of potential “professors” at last Thursday’s meeting. At the meeting, Splash organizers reiterated their goal of hosting 500 high school students and 125 teachers. “We have contacted clubs on campus and we think Splash would be a great way for them

to teach about the topics that interest them,” Cheng said. The Splash program hopes to attract high school students from the Boston area to the new program. “The MIT Splash program is allowing us to use their listserv of 20,000 high school students. They are happy to see the program grow and have a second Splash event in the Boston area,”

Piccirillo said. MIT hosts thousands of high school and middle school students at their Splash event, according to their Web site. “The average student comes from suburban Boston, but all socio-economic levels are well represented in the Splash program. We even had a student fly on a private jet from Nantucket to attend our event,” said Mi-

chelle Bentivegna, a Splash organizer and MIT undergraduate. “Splash is just the beginning, in the future we hope to hold a High School Summer Program, and ‘Junction’ which teaches college level, academic courses,” Cheng said. Teachers must sign up online by Oct. 8th, and the BC Splash will be held on Nov. 6th. n

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Editorials

Etymologies

Concert accountability After sustaining financial losses from the last Spring Concert, the UGBC must evaluate its infrastructure to prevent future losses.

During the 2010 spring semester, the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) booked The Fray to perform for the Spring Concert, resulting in unforeseen monetary losses. Though the UGBC was slow to release specific numbers regarding the deficit, information recently revealed that the non-budgeted losses amounted to $80,000. While the UGBC finally released the concert’s final figures, The Heights feels that this event should be viewed as a learning opportunity, and that internal standards within the UGBC need to be re-evaluated. Transparency, which is always reactive, cannot be the only response. Certain standards need to be set from year to year that hold individual members of the UGBC accountable for their actions. In being more proactive, setbacks like this can be avoided before they take place. Should a loss of this magnitude occur again, The Heights suggests that the UGBC take immediate responsibility for its actions. We believe that a more effective way to have handled this situation would have been to come forward with a timely public statement detailing what occurred. We understand that there is a high turnover rate within the UGBC. This does not, however, mean that present leaders may not learn from past mistakes. One option that the UGBC has for developing better methods of accountability is

to consult Mark Miceli, associate dean of the Student Programs Office (SPO), who has been an adviser to the organization in the past. To make up for budgetary losses, some of the deficit from The Fray concert was covered by a reserve account managed by SPO. Therefore, The Heights feels that Miceli and other SPO officials can serve as mentors in addressing weaknesses within the UGBC infrastructure The series of events surrounding The Fray concert were a cautionary tale, and The Heights fully commends the efforts of this year’s Campus Entertainment Committee. With the success of the Fall Concert, these members of the UGBC have shown that they are listening to students. The Campus Entertainment Committee is still reminded to treat the funds they are allotted, funds that come from the student body, with prudence and consideration. We reported previously on an executive discretionary fund that the UGBC debated this year, which, as originally proposed, would have totaled $63,021. Though the fund has now been allocated toward financial withholdings, University speakers, and discretionary funds, The Heights would like to advise the UGBC to be cautious when using this money, as it, too, comes directly from students. In all situations, we ask that the UGBC keep student interests in mind when allocating money and planning events.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Failgate (fail•gate) (n) 1: A foiled attempt to enter the Modular Housing on game days, resulting in sanctions by the BCPD and an ironic resultant loss of Modular Housing privileges. Example: My roommate jumped the fence by the Mods, and the police caught him. Total failgate.

Defining a generation The release of ‘The Social Network’ should help to foster a dialogue on campus about the role of online communication.

The Internet has been abuzz of late with news of the recently released film The Social Network, an unauthorized look at the turbulent early years of Facebook and its creator, Mark Zuckerberg. News sources all over the country have been analyzing the film as more than just an entertaining movie, but also as a commentary on the current generation, with Peter Travers from Rolling Stone going so far as to say the film “defines the decade.” The Heights won’t pass aesthetic judgment on the film, but believes that it is a good jumping off point for an honest and critical conversation about social media and how it affects our lives both at and beyond Boston College. The hypothesis that increased electronic interaction doesn’t necessarily create relationships, but can actually break them down, is not a new one. However, we are the first group of young adults for whom Facebook is an ubiquitous and often necessary aspect of our social existence. As such, we are pioneers in finding the balance of what to reveal online and what must remain a solely per-

sonal interaction. Now, with a quick scan of upcoming events, students can find how they can volunteer their time or support a cause. We can see the adventures of our friends abroad with a quick click through their photo albums. We can be connected to a larger section of campus than was ever previously possible. The drawbacks and pitfalls of this public existence have been illustrated to us in many ways. Want to get an internship? Better take down those photos of you shotgunning Natty Light in the Mods. Parents on Facebook? Be careful about what statuses you put out there, as they’re likely not to appreciate knowing you are “so hungover.” Beyond these obvious techniques for ensuring privacy, we need to consider how this Web site dictates our lives. The university is a place to examine just what it means to have something like Facebook in our lives, and to prepare us to decide for ourselves whether we want to use it. Facebook is a tool, and a much-hyped one at that. Do we want our generation to be defined by a Web site?

Be good or be gone ‘The Heights’ fail-proof guidelines for how to avoid ruffling feathers and safely navigate the BC party scene.

In light of the rowdy weekend of tailgating and boat-cruising behind us, and with Homecoming and more celebrations ahead, it is a fine time to reevaluate party etiquette at Boston College. After careful research and observation, The Heights has come to several conclusions regarding how students should respect fellow guests and hosts. First of all, parties are not a scene for self-promotion. In the age of Web sites like Facebook and Flickr, photos taken at the pong table are uploaded before you can yell, “I love Justin Bieber.” As nice as photo comments like, “Looking good, girly!” can be, the party setting is not the backdrop for a personal photo shoot. Photos do not assert your dominance at a party. Similarly, changing the music mid-

song is also completely unacceptable. You may hate Miley Cyrus, but if “Party in the U.S.A.” is blaring full blast, do not hit the shuffle button. Music taste varies, but at a party, any song with a solid beat is acceptable. Changing the song to one that you deem more hip does not make you seem more so. Show respect to fellow partiers and, as Rihanna urges, “Please, don’t stop the music.” When in doubt, consider this mantra: You do not make a party cool, but being at a great party makes you cool. Enjoy the festivities, have fun with friends (or, if you wander in from the sidewalk, make new friends), and be an active participant as a guest. Embrace the experience, don’t try to shape the events to your own ego, and the rewards will be great.

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Letters to the Editor Hanyin Cheng Want to make a splash at Boston College? Teach a class on something you love. On Nov. 6, 500 high school students from all over Massachusetts will be on campus taking classes taught by the undergraduates. As a teacher for Splash, you will have your own classroom to teach anything you are interested in. Classes can be related to an academic interest like “An Introduction to Organic Chemistry” or an extracurricular interest like “The Art of Improvisation,” or something completely random like “Intermediate Zombie Defense.” Think back to when you were in high school. Do you remember taking a bunch of required classes that you had no interest in? What

if, for a day, you had the opportunity to explore a college campus while taking a wide variety of classes that would never be offered at your high school? What if the teachers were actually interested in the topics they are teaching, because they were students themselves? Splash is a program started with these questions in mind. We are proud and excited to bring Splash to BC this fall. As a teacher for Splash, you will have the opportunity to display your particular interest in a classroom setting. In sharing what you love, you will show high school students that learning can be fun and exciting and remind them that they should never let schooling dictate their education. To make Splash a success at BC, we want to get as many undergraduates involved as pos-

Hanyin Cheng is junior in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Show your support during NCOW Kelsey Gasseling The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Leadership Council (GLC) would like to extend a warm welcome during National Coming Out Week, Oct. 4-8. The GLC has put together a number of programs throughout the week that are open to all members of the Boston College community, regardless of their

sexual orientation or gender identity. Our week’s events include: Monday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the McGuinn Lawn, BBQ and Support Love shirt tie-dye Tuesday: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. in the Cabaret Room, True Life: I’m Bisexual at BC Wednesday: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. in the Cabaret Room, Guess Who’s Gay! Thursday: 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in Lyons 207, Opening Boston’s Closet Friday: 12:55 p.m. in the Quad,

Show Your Love Day! The GLC’s goal this year is to explore the intersection of many different identities, including race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender, in order to raise awareness about issues that affect us all. Please come out to our events to show support for the GLBTQ community! Thank you. Kelsey Gasseling is senior in the College of Arts & Sciences.

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sible. We are trying to recruit over 120 undergraduate teachers for our first program this fall. Currently we have 25 classrooms all over campus reserved for Splash on Nov. 6. They will be running concurrently every hour, for six hours. You can teach by yourself or with a couple of your friends. This event is going to be huge. We are literally taking over the campus for a day. If you are interested in participating please e-mail bcsplash@gmail.com and we can forward you a short application to become a teacher. If you have any questions, please come to our office hours in the UGBC office on the second floor of Campanella from Monday, Oct. 4 to Friday, Oct. 8 from 3 – 6 p.m.

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Monday, October 4, 2010

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A letter from the past

Celebration – In the grand tradition of the New Orleans funeral, students held one last hurrah in the Dustbowl Friday, in the form of a water balloon fight. Although the drizzle that persisted throughout the day made the soaking less severe, the jubilation wasn’t dampened. Proposal – Two BC alums made it official in Hillside this Friday, inspiring envy among the entire female population. Couples on campus: The bar has been sufficiently raised; better call the florist and the skywriting company. Creativity – Superfans and those who supported the guest team really brought their A-game gear and goodies this weekend. From offering some truly gourmet spreads on Shea f ield to breaking the bank on enough red and gold bodypaint for a small army, we could never be accused of not getting into the spirit. Gliese 581g – Astronomers revealed this week that this distant planet has the correct atmospheric conditions to support water and therefore life! So act fast, human race, or this beautiful waterfront property will be scooped up by those pesky Martians. Open House is this weekend, a convenient 20 light years away! Rahm – Everyone’s favorite White House curmudgeon is heading for greener pastures in the Midwest, specifically the mayor’s office in Chicago. The president’s posse now has a very short hole in it, and TU/TD doubts that any replacement will be able to live up to the silver fox’s unique P.R. style.

Benjamin Key You are from the future. If you’re reading this, that means the weekend has happened, which means you survived the great flood, which means Notre Dame has come and gone. But as I write this, it’s Friday. The first few raindrops just hit my window, and an armada of Notre Dame supporters is racing toward us like a pack of rabid wolves – really, really, astoundingly overrated wolves. I never write about sports, it’s just not my bag. There’s a whole section for that in this newspaper (see page B1). I don’t write for those guys. But lo and behold, I’m breaking form. However, there’s something you, as the reader, need to keep in mind. I’m writing this column about the Notre Dame weekend, and I’m doing so before the weekend ever happened. You, however, are reading this from someplace else entirely. It’s Monday for you. You’re either: a. Tickled pink by our righteous victory over the wicked Notre Dame. Hungover. b. Crestfallen, morose, and otherwise glum due to our loss to the Notre Dame villains. Also hungover. c. Regretful that you never made it to the game. Still drunk. So you, as dwellers of the future, have the privilege of reading the following list. It is a special list. A list of hope. A list of dreams. This is a list of what I hope will and will not happen this weekend: 1. I hope we win. Damn, I hope we win. This is really the only game I care about. I apologize if that makes me a bad fan. 2. I hope Notre Dame loses. That may seem redundant, but it’s really not. Because when people ask, I won’t be saying say, “BC won”. I’ll say, “Notre Dame lost.” I’ll say that gleefully. I want them to lose hard. 3. I hope the alumni association pays for a trained bald eagle to fly around the stadium, crying majestically. I hope it inspires our team (see

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Rearrangement – Maybe TU/TD is too stuck in its ways, but messing with the table arrangement in Gargan Hall is too much for some dedicated studiers to handle. Also, we foresee some difficulties come finals season–seat selection will be even more cutthroat than usual (hopefully not literally). The Dustbowl – 1913 -2010. May she rest in peace. Taunts – Yes, Notre Dame is terrible, but let’s not let them off too easily with such sophomoric insults as “sucks” or “Notre Flamers” (really? not cool). Instead, let’s use our superior intelligence to point out actual f laws. What’s the matter with Notre Dame? Their campus is in the middle of a cornfield, they’re riding on the legacy of a formerly great football program, etc. Be creative next time, Eagles. Klum - This German beauty announced that af ter 13 years as a model she will be hanging up her panties and bidding Auf Wiedersehen to the Victoria’s Secret catwalk to “make time for other projects.” Heidi, we hate to tell you, but if your other projects involve you being fully clothed, we’re less interested.

and girlfriends of every member of the opposing team. Was that a bit much? Maybe. But at least it was clever. Adding the word “b—h” to the end of a cheer doesn’t make us seem like better fans. It makes us seem like eight year

olds who giggle when they hear a naughty word. 7. I hope we don’t all die. I just checked the weather forecast. It seems like Mother Nature wants to make things interesting. And if God is angry at the Catholics, he’s not going to get more in one place outside Vatican City than Chestnut Hill this weekend. I hope he doesn’t get all Old Testament on us. I have a kayak, but I don’t know what the rest of you are going do in the instance of a Biblical flood. a. Incidentally, if God wants to purge the earth of some Catholics, I can give him directions … I wouldn’t say jack if South Bend, Ind., went down in sulfur and brimstone. One last thought: There is nothing wrong with tribalism. There is nothing wrong with wanting a team to win, or better yet, wanting a different team to lose. It’s fundamentally human to feel swept up by competition. Life is chockfull of important things. Football is not one of them. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t feel good to lose your voice screaming for humongous men playing with a leather ball. And it’s good to forget those important things sometimes. So, from the past, I hope you had a good weekend, Boston College.

It’s the first day of classes. With eyes still full of sleep, you walk into your 9 a.m. class to see a number of strangers gingerly seated in a circle, ready for the semester. Anxious to break the ice, you ask your neighbor the only thing that comes to mind: “Hey! What’s your name?” How many times at parties, social events, or in everyday life have you been asked that question or been the one asking it? Names, as I have come to understand, are more than just conversation starters. What you don’t realize about your name is that it is more than five, six, or even seven letters joined together to form syllables – it is the most authentic mark of your identity. My Asian-American literature professor made me appreciate how significant a name can be. While discussing the evolution of a main character’s name in a novel we’re reading, it struck me how a name is the foundation of your personality, the one “tag” you can’t get rid of because it carries the weight of your nature no matter where you are. In the novel, the name the main character is given at birth is one that he eventually grows into, shaping his experiences and his life as he moves from his homeland to the United

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States. He then faces the dilemma of assimilating his name to his new environment. So why care? How does this relate to Boston College, where chances are, you will probably come across someone who has the same first or last name as you in a pool full of thousands of faces? Unfortunately, though BC is stereotypically thoughtto be a homogenous campus, as perceived by rankings in the Princeton Review, our names are one way for each of us to stand out. Whether it is our first name, last name, or combination of the two, it sheds light on the roots of our heritage and where we come from. As an example, consider my name Pooja, meaning “worship” or “prayer” in Hindi or Sanskrit. Even if one was uncertain of where my name comes from or what it means, based on the pronunciation and the distinctiveness of it, it is easy to make a judgment of who I am – which illustrates my next point. In our lives, whenever we encounter someone’s name, we immediately stereotype them into a certain group. The name John or Bob may make you think someone must be caucasian, whereas the name Pooja or Dev Patel may cause you to assume that a person is South Asian. So often do we focus on where the name comes from that we forget to explore and delve deeper into the complexities of the character of the person behind the name. However, if we all want to get to know people past the surface of their names, why are unique names a source of discomfort for some? Why are so many individuals desperately chang-

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ing their first names or altering the original pronunciation of it to appease those around them? According to a survey, more than 50,000 people apply for legal name changes in the United States, and, of those, 16 percent are immigrants who become citizens and change their names. According to a poll in The Boston Globe, name changes are especially common among Asian, Arab, and Muslim immigrant groups. Though recently The New York Times published an article discussing the decrease in number of immigrants changing their names to compensate for their new lives in America, this issue still exists among college students. But that’s when it occurred to me that the more we try to escape the stereotypes emerging from a name, the more we feel as if we are forced into a foreign identity that does not belong to us. We must understand the importance behind names by realizing that though on the surface they have the ability to reveal one’s ethnicity, religious affiliation, or even political views, they are a pigment of one’s character, skills, and most importantly, one’s story. Each one of our names is symbolic of our heritage, and often represents generations of familial connections. Imagine wandering around namelessly and being referred to as the “blue-eyed football player” or the “tall girl with the purple jacket.” We aren’t because we are adorned with the most important possession available to us, our names.

During my first month of college, I was always asked three questions: What’s your name, what’s your hometown, and what’s your major? Sometimes it was easy to tell at first glance which major the student had chosen. Carroll School of Management (CSOM) kids were either wearing a snazzy, expensive suit and tie while holding a BlackBerry, or wearing their high school lacrosse jersey and throwing a football. The brooding, dark-haired boy in the corner listening to Sufjan Stevens was a little harder, generally an English major, but if he had Birkenstocks on, could easily be a philosophy major. The kids with heavy backpacks coming out of the library at 3 a.m. on a Friday with frazzled looks on their faces were definitely science majors, most likely pre-med with a double major in biochemistry and molecular biology. And yet, if each of these stereotypes were completely true, would anybody ask the question? I felt like everyone I met in the past year asked me what my major is – but what is the point of asking? Does your major really say that much about you? Obviously these stereotypes arose from somewhere, but I really hope people do not choose their majors because they feel like they fit a certain mold. As an English major with a pre-med concentration, I get both sides of the spectrum. If I say I’m pre-med, most often the response is, “Woah, have fun with that.” If I only say English major, people tell me I’ll never find a job. I usually end up saying both, which also doesn’t seem to help peoples’ confusion much. One of the biggest stereotypes associated with majors is the one about which graduates will have steady jobs immediately after graduation, and which graduates will still be unemployed years later. It is true that many majors pretty much guarantee you a job after graduation, while some majors are not so secure. Studentsreview.com compiled a survey of unemployment rates for every major after polling more than 17,000 college graduates. In looking at the charts, however, no one major is above a 20 percent unemployment rate, and most majors are between 4 and 6 percent. True, the chart does not list what types of jobs are most likely to be filled by graduates with that major, but most college graduates get jobs. So yes, even you English majors can get jobs. The work may not be exactly what you dreamed of or the highest paying job in America, but you will have one. And if it is related to the major you picked, you will most likely be doing something you enjoy. That is, as long as you enjoy your major. Stereotypes did have to come from somewhere, but that does not mean that they are all true. The fact that the “major” question is asked so quickly after meeting someone new seems to emphasize our need to categorize people before we really know them. For the most part, your major is a big part of your life. It has to be something you really enjoy, or you wouldn’t spend four years of your life focusing on that subject. But that does not mean that you have to like wearing Birkenstocks to be a philosophy major, or want to enter the priesthood if you are a theology major. Stereotypes come from observation, or, as its definition says, a simplified and standardized conception. The “simplified” part of that definition is the real problem. People do not wish to be simplified and made generic. Knowing a person’s major may be the first step in getting to know someone, but that’s just it – it’s a first step. Your major is related to what you enjoy, not who you are.

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

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

Benjamin Key is a staff columnist for The Heights. He welcomes comments at bkey@bcheights.com.

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hope #1) and horrifies the cowardly other team (see hope #2). I know that’s asking a lot, but hey, I’m a dreamer. 4. I hope the freshmen who cut their Superfan shirts into complex, sports bra-looking things aren’t let into the game. This is a reputable university. We don’t want our girls to look like they were just mauled by cougars. That goes for the boys, too. Leave the sleeves on, Chief. The gun show is after the game. 5. I hope the students show up. I hope they don’t decide they’re just too hip for football. This is a big game, and it’s not even about football. This is a match-up between two of the best schools in the country, to see who’s more Irish-Catholic. a. Kidding. i. But not really. 6. I hope people cheer. You’re at a football game. A big one. This one’s on national TV. This isn’t tennis or golf or whatever other ridiculous sport that you can’t cheer during. You shouldn’t have a voice left at the end of this one. a. Also, while I’m on the subject, I hope we don’t say the following thing: “First down… b—h!” Enough. I don’t know what frat boy wannabe kicked off this new idiotic tradition, but it’s time to end it. I don’t care that we’re swearing. I don’t care that it’s derogatory. I went to an all-boys school. At one of our hockey games we handed out spreadsheets with the names of the mothers

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Return of an Eagle

In defense of bedbugs ALLISON THERRIEN Last week, The New York Times ran a piece about the so-called “plague” of stunt casting, which writer Alessandra Stanley dramatically compared to “that other maddening afﬂiction, bedbugs.” She references such recent guest spots as Justin Bieber’s appearance in the season premiere of CSI as a bomb-constructing teen with daddy issues, Jennifer Aniston’s stint as Courtney Cox’s therapist on Cougar Town, and Betty White, who appeared on Community as a urine-drinking anthropology professor. Stanley doesn’t hate all stunt casting. Her argument is that most stunt casting isn’t done thoughtfully and is done merely to achieve better ratings. It is the “self-mocking” or just plain “unlikely” roles that she champions (Cher being mistaken for a male Cher impersonator by Jack of Will and Grace, or Stephen Colbert crashing a House subcommittee hearing to talk, in character, about immigration issues). It isn’t far off to call CSI desperate, since it would be hard to make a more obvious attempt at relevance than grabbing America’s “it” teenager to counteract the show’s recent dip in ratings, but random guest spots are by no means a new ploy in the world of CSI. Have we forgotten about Travis Barker’s season six stint as a gang leader, or Taylor Swift’s appearance as a murder victim? And we can’t talk CSI stunt casting without recalling the gem of a performance that was Kevin Federline’s role as a thug named “Pig.” If “self-mocking” and “unlikely” are the keys to a successful guest spot, then has CSI ever really done us wrong? What’s more unlikely than America’s pre-pubescent mommy’s boy with a wispy bowl cut playing a member of a terrorist group, or our very own pristine cowgirl playing the dark and twisted victim of an unsolved murder mystery? And if we’re looking for self-mocking in these guest spots, let’s look no further than Mr. Britney Spears himself, who must have some self-mocking tendencies if he was ready to jump into the role of “Pig the Thug.” Stanley’s claim that stunt casting on 30 Rock takes away from the show also seems harsh, since, as an avid viewer of the comedic gem, I can’t get enough of its tendency to constantly surprise us with a new celebrity guest. John Hamm was hilarious as Liz Lemon’s accidentally-drugged love interest, as was Steve Martin in the role of an agoraphobe. Oprah Winfrey’s appearance in a plane-ridden hallucination was short yet memorable, and Tracy Morgan’s on-show appearance on Conan O’Brien was entertaining to say the least. Yes, stunt casting is reaching an admitted peak, but I still appreciate what it represents. The appearance of Brad Pitt on one of my favorite Friends episodes as Rachel’s high school enemy felt like a joke that we were all in on, because it was more than common knowledge that they were dating at the time and therefore endlessly funny to see them giving each other the cold shoulder. Surprising us with legends like Steve Martin is like honoring them in a sense, and that’s refreshing, since the majority of television’s most popular shows are carried by 25 year olds with prior modeling careers. I don’t even mind that stunt casting is becoming increasingly common on some of my favorite television shows, because it feeds into my increasing fascination and appreciation for the interconnectedness of the entertainment world – musicians on television shows, television stars in hit movies, movie stars hanging out with reality stars on shows like The Rachel Zoe Project, and reality show stars hosting the VMAs. It’s as if they’re all playing for the same winning team, and their slogan is: “Sure, we’re prestigious, but aren’t we allowed a few laughs?”

Allison Therrien is the Assistant Arts & Review editor of The Heights. She can be reached at arts@bcheights.com

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Chris O’Donnell, pictured here in the thriller ‘Max Payne,’ returned to his alma mater last Friday. to explain how he transitioned from the Heights to Hollywood.

Chris O’Donnell, A&S ’93, spoke in the Heights Room about his career. Later, he sat down with ‘The Heights’ to discuss college and how he met his wife.

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n Friday, the Heights Room was standing room only as members of the Boston College community gathered for the eagerly anticipated return of BC alum Chris O’Donnell. A distinguished actor in the entertainment industry, O’Donnell is known for his success in many roles, including Robin in Batman & Robin and Batman Forever, and for his role opposite Al Pacino in Scent of

a Woman. He currently stars as Special Agent Callen on the television series NCIS: Los Angeles. BC was fortunate to have O’Donnell back on campus as a featured speaker for the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics Chambers Lectures. “Learn from mistakes, prepare for success, and maintain balance in life.” These were the three key points that O’Donnell so eloquently drove home in his lecture on Friday. With an easygoing demeanor and with quick-wit,

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1992 O’Donnell graduates from the Carroll School of Management with a Bachelor of Sciences in Marketing 1992 Stars as Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman, with Al Pacino 1995 Stars as Robin in Batman Forever 2006 Guest stars as Dr. Finn Dandrige, Meredith’s love interest in Grey’s Anatomy 2008 Stars as Jason Colvin in Max Payne 2010 Stars as Shane in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 2009-2010 Stars as Special Agent G. Callen in NCIS: Los Angeles

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LCD Soundsystem and Sleigh Bells regale the Orpheum Theatre BY BRENNAN CARLEY For The Heights

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Jesse Eisenberg, second from right, plays a calculating, cold, even diabolical Mark Zuckerberg. This upsets some Harvard students.

Debunking some ‘Social’ myths A look at two sides of the Facebook flick’s buzz BY KRISTEN HOUSE & ZAK JASON Heights Editors

Is The Social Network emblematic of our generation’s spirit of innovation? I sure as hell hope not. The last thought I had upon leaving the theater of The Social Network was – if this story is capturing the zeitgeist of the late 2000s, it’s time to rework the zeitgeist. If anything, all I wanted to do was get home, open up my computer, and de-activate it. But I know, as every-

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one else does, that this will put me in the category of the Facebook conscientious objectors, composed of the 80+ crowd and others opposed to the commodification of our lives in a profile. The total number of these people in the 18-30 crowd that don’t have Facebook probably fit in the Hynes Convention Center. Sure, the movie was well done – Aaron Sorkin’s script reading Gilmore Girls with Mark Zuckerberg portrayed as a techie genius incarnation of Boo Radley. The moral of this movie should serve as a warning. Instead of concerns about poking,

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In the world of live music, there are several different kinds of concerts. Last week’s sold-out LCD Soundsystem show fell into the most prestigious category, that of the best kind of concert, the kind of show you leave with a goofy grin plastered across your face. As I wandered toward the Park Street T station on my way out I was drenched with sweat and rain, and as I looked back on my night, I realized that LCD Soundsystem had just put on one of those “I was there” types of shows. The opener, Sleigh Bells, arrived on stage right on time, but their audience was almost nowhere to be found. It didn’t seem to faze the hard rock-pop group made up of Alexis Krauss on lead vocals and Derek Miller on guitar, with an iPod providing the beats. The band delivered an intense but predictable opening set, one nearly identical to their stint at M.I.A.’s “HARD NYC” in July. Their set was fantastic, covering almost every song on their debut album Treats, but when you boil it down, their live act is a bit skimpy. Krauss has a perfectly lovely voice and

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A reassessment of the ‘Network’ Social Network, from A10 posting, de-tagging, and public events, why aren’t we – to put it simply – living? If you want to poke someone, extend the pliable joints in your index finger and touch him or her. I can’t enjoy this movie because it promotes a creation that has spun exceedingly out of any one man’s control. Zuckerberg’s personality is devoid of everything that composes an ethical and sympathetic human being. Friends of mine speak of Facebook in relatively bleak terms, most of the time. It’s something that they’re trying

If you want the “truth” about Zuckerberg, read his profile in The New Yorker, or better yet, get to know him. to “give up,” something that they wish they could spend “less time with” because all it does is distract them, or tap into some bizarre propensity to stalk other people and dissect their faraway lives. It’s gossipto-be with photo and textual evidence. I’d just as readily give up my Facebook, but I’m running up against a wall, full of posts and links to places I haven’t even heard of. - KH A question of authenticity Do Harvard students spend their weekends snorting cocaine off fellow students’ stomachs and ordering caravans of strippers? Did Facebook spark from one man’s contempt for snobs? No, not at all. The Social Network would have you believe this. The Social Network may extrapolate the truth, it might even spew some vicious lies about the culture at Harvard and the life of Mark Zuckerberg, but this is

not a problem. Since its release three days ago, the Internet has imploded with commentary on David Fincher’s film. The overwhelming majority of the articles praise The Social Network (some even dubbing it “the Citizen Kane of our generation”) but many have scorned the film for its inaccurate portrayal of Harvard, Zuckerberg, and Facebook. In an article in The Boston Globe on Saturday, a group of Harvard alumni who know Zuckerberg asserted some of the film’s flaws. One alumni even said he felt “physically uncomfortable” watching something that portrayed Zuckerberg as a cold villain and Harvard as an outlandish meritocracy of superficiality. Another commented, “This movie’s going to sell really well, even get an Oscar nod. But people will walk out of there thinking about a Mark Zuckerberg that doesn’t exist.” The problem is, those “people” don’t really exist themselves. Basing your entire understanding of Zuckerberg on how a director, an actor, and a screenwriter create him is like basing your entire vote in the 2004 election on Fahrenheit 911 or forming your entire opinion on mid-Atlantic Italian-Americans solely from The Jersey Shore. They’re all exaggerated and morphed and angled for both entertainment and commentary value. None of the film’s creators pitched The Social Network as “The Mark Zuckerberg biopic” or “The History of Facebook” or “A look at Harvard.” It’s a drama based on a book, The Accidental Billionaires, a book rife with dubious sources and one Zuckerberg didn’t authorize. If you want the “truth” about Facebook, watch the documentary Catfish. If you want the “truth” about Zuckerberg, read his profile in The New Yorker, or better yet, get to know him. - ZJ

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Eisenberg plays the controversial misanthrope, Facebook creator, and subject of many lawsuits Mark Zuckerberg in the acclaimed ‘Social Network.’

Eisenberg has a friend request By Darren Ranck Heights Editor

During a hazing ritual gone wrong, Harvard student Eduardo Saverin buries his face in defeat as his roommates heckle him. Eduardo committed an animal rights faux pas The Social NEtwork a f te r David Fincher feedColumbia Pictures ing his chicken charge pieces of grilled chicken. Following a heated discussion on cannibalism, Eduardo comically yells, “Fish eat other fish!” Comedic in nature, the phrase reflects all too well on the status of ambitious youth. Cannibalizing one another is part of the game, and if there is any moral to be found in David Fincher’s The Social Network, it is to keep your friends close and your Facebook friends closer. Since its trailer hit the Internet last summer, everyone started buzzing about The Social Network. Its topic, the multi-billion dollar social media Web site Facebook, is about as relevant as it gets, and the seemingly dark depiction of its origins sparked great interest. The film meets and exceeds early expectations in its portrayal of the meteoric rise of anti-hero Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO

of Facebook, and the destructive wake he leaves behind. Adapted from Ben Mezrich’s The Accidental Billionaires, the film focuses on the origins of the Facebook empire. After getting dumped by his girlfriend, Harvard student Mark (Jesse Eisenberg) creates a misogynistic revenge site that rates women, which receives an astounding 30,000 hits in three hours. His notoriety gets notice from the hyper-masculine Winklevoss twins (both played by Armie Hammer), who enlist Mark to create a site for them. Mark adapts their idea to what eventually becomes Facebook along with the help of his only friend and co-founder Eduardo (Andrew Garfield). With site expansion comes deceit and backstabbing, leading to two separate lawsuits against Mark by Eduardo and the Winklevoss twins and forcing the public to wonder, “What’s your problem, Mark Zuckerberg?” Eisenberg’s performance does not necessarily answer the question, and thank goodness for it. Eisenberg plays Zuckerberg with great layered complexity. Dressed in a wrinkled hoodie, shorts, and flip-flops even in the dead of Boston winter, Mark is a walking question mark. On one hand, he’s ruthless and selfish, skewing the line between dedicated creator

Predicting this year’s Oscars By Dan Siering For the Heights

Okay, I’ll admit it. With the award show four months away, these predictions are grossly premature. But with the film festival season just wrapping up, a flurry of buzz and anticipation has begun to surface. After a rather dismal summer movie season, critics and bloggers alike are raving about numerous upcoming fall films that may have a chance at Oscar supremacy. I’ll try to cut through this jungle of preliminary hype and lay out a forecast of who has the best chance at walking away a winner on Feb. 27.

Best Picture Top Three: The Social Network, The King’s Speech, Black Swan Other Candidates: 127 Hours, True Grit, Inception, The Fighter, The Town Director David Fincher (Fight Club, Se7en) has said that his newest film, The Social Network, is “the Citizen Kane of John Hughes’ movies.” If this is true and the film lives up to enormous expectations, Fincher and his buddies could go home with some serious hardware. But will the Academy acknowledge a film that is so acutely addressed to a younger audience? Looking at the history, the voters might be more inclined to pick The King’s Speech. The film, which revolves around King George VI (Colin Firth) and his reluctant

ascension to kingship, was met with a standing ovation at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month. Another favorite at Toronto was Black Swan, a dark psychological thriller by Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler) that dives into the strange and competitive world of ballet. Despite having Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman at the helm, this film might be a tad too wicked and obscure to snag Best Picture. Rave reviews for 127 Hours erupted from Toronto. Directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) and starring James Franco, this film tells the remarkable true story of Aron Ralston, the American hiker who became famous for performing a self-amputation of his right arm. One aspect of the film that might dissuade Academy voters is how gruesomely realistic the amputation scenes are, which, reportedly, resulted in some critics fainting. Lastly, never count out the Coen Brothers. The two created some serious movie buzz last week when they released a teaser trailer for their latest film, True Grit. In this remake of the classic western, the brothers finally reunite with the Dude, Jeff Bridges. Opening on Christmas Day, this film will certainly have the artistic merit to shake up the Oscar scene.

Best Actor Top Three: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Javier Barden (Biutiful) Other Candidates: Mark Wahlberg (The

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Colin Firth may have a shot at the Oscars come January for his role in ‘The King’s Speech.’

and sociopath. In brief flashes, one wonders if he’s driven by a torturous need to be wanted. Eisenberg’s body language says one thing while his eyes deliver a completely different emotion, and the audience is left wondering what truly motivates Mark Zuckerberg. While Eisenberg’s performance draws the audience in, Fincher’s fascination direction keeps them invested. After coming off the sleepy success The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fincher returns to more genre-based direction, pitching the story as a corporate thriller. He still maintains an artistic lens, though, particularly in a regatta scene shot beautifully in shift-tilt. The fast pace keeps the two-hour film moving as it flips between the two depositions and the narrative story with ease. Fincher fills the screen with glossy sleaze, showing esteemed individuals, Harvard students, administrative adults, and corporate executives, in an unflattering yet wholly realistic light. This is the world as Fincher and Zuckerberg see it – a classy rat race in which the most well-connected prevail. The only person exempt from this scathing vision is Eduardo, played with unfailing naivete by Andrew Garfield. While it can be argued that Eduardo is written

as much too angelic (Eduardo was the key contributor to the source material), Garfield regards Eisenberg with the perfect mix of regard and disappointment. His final scene is a knockout, and the buildup in Garfield’s performance is done very well. As Sean Parker, Justin Timberlake finally finds a film role to fit his performance style. Timberlake carries himself with swagger while emitting bits of charm and venom. A snake in the truest sense of the word, Parker’s paranoia and overconfidence are fully formed in the hands of Timberlake. In the small but pivotal role as Erica, Zuckerberg’s exgirlfriend, Rooney Mara delivers solid work and puts Zuckerberg in context quite well. The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin’s script is composed of spot-on dialogue that fills every scene, but it always remains conversational. It’s current, it’s youthful, it’s ambitious. The thematic elements and subject matter make it the film of Generation Y. Zuckerberg works for success, but what determines success? In this day and age, money is one thing but status is another. Through the lens of Fincher, the words of Sorkin, and the performance of Eisenberg, we can recognize that now and are compelled to, pardon the pun, like this. n

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Natalie Portman stars in the eerie ballerina thriller ‘Black Swan.’ Yes, we’re curious. Fighter), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), James Franco (127 Hours)

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Firth, who was nominated in this category last year for A Single Man, most likely is the preliminary favorite in the minds of the voters. It’s somewhat questionable whether the Academy would recognize the young and comparatively inexperienced Eisenberg, even if his performance is as good as advertised. It wouldn’t be surprising, however, if in fact Javier Barden takes the award. Winner of Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Biutiful is supposedly Barden’s performance of a lifetime, as he plays Uxbal, a family man in emotional freefall, searching for a glimpse of redemption.

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Portman definitely has an early lead in this race. The general consensus is that her role as an ambitious yet psychologically unstable ballet dancer contains a great depth of both gloom and sex appeal. However, the Academy might feel that it’s time to give the veteran Bening her moment in the spotlight. Hathaway also has to be in the running when looking at the initial reviews of Love and Other Drugs, but the Academy might find her a little too one-dimensional as the endearing love interest of Jake Gyllenhaal. n

bestsellers of hardcover fiction 1. Safe Haven Nicholas Sparks 2. Freedom Jonathan Franzen 3. Wicked appetite Janet Evanovich 4. the girl who kicked the hornet’s nest Stieg Larsson 5. the help Kathryn Stockett

6. getting to happy Terry McMillan 7. the postcard killers James Patterson & Liza Marklund 8. no mercy Sherrilyn Kenyon 9. warlord Ted Bell SOURCE: Publisher’s Weekly

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The Music Behind the Woman Maegan O’Rourke grew up with a series of blunders. In second grade, she wrote a letter, featuring a mammoth sad face, to her parents about how the teacher never called on her to participate. In fourth grade, she played the ﬂute, but soon loathed the instrument so much she deliberately left it at home, much to the chagrin of her music teacher. In ﬁfth grade authorities had to remove her from her elementary school’s chorus because she laughed too much during rehearsal. Against all odds, however, Maegan has risen from the depths of her Scituate roots and thrived at Boston College. When she’s not interviewing athletes or covering games as the associate sports editor, O’Rourke volunteers for Hoops 4 Hope and runs amok through the city with her friends. – Zak Jason

O’Donnell revisits his BC experience O’Donnell, from A10

O’Donnell relayed to the audience his journey from Illinois boy to Hollywood actor. The doors began opening for a teenage O’Donnell in Chicago. There he met success in commercial roles, which led to appearances on television shows, and shortly after, movie roles. O’Donnell was beating out other accomplished actors for roles, making a nice paycheck, and the opportunities were increasing in number. However, O’Donnell began to wonder if he was just simply lucky. Having little acting background at the time, the teen began to fear that he was not skilled enough for this particular craft. Instead of seizing the challenging roles he was being offered, O’Donnell allowed his fear of inferiority to coerce him into selecting safer roles. It was these safer choices that would curb his success for a short time. After releasing a few of what were considered in the movie industry to be “ﬂops,” O’Donnell realized that he had made a mistake by letting his fear get the best of him. Accepting his mistake, the Illinois native decided that, in order to rejuvenate his career, it was time for a change. After switching agencies, O’Donnell was offered a different sort of opportunity, the chance to make the transition to the stage. Although somewhat intimidated by the notion of stage acting, O’Donnell realized that success would

come by moving outside of his comfort zone. He would not let his fear get the best of him this time. Initially stage acting was quite challenging for O’Donnell, but he had learned from his previous mistakes and immersed himself in his work. Reaching outside of his comfort zone proved to be fruitful for the actor as he realized that with hard work, he could accomplish anything. By acting in the play, The Man Who Had All The Luck, O’Donnell received a great boost in conﬁdence for his career and stated, “I faced my fear and it was gone.” O’Donnell’s experience in The Man Who Had All The Luck, an Arthur Miller play, involved quite a few life lessons. The protagonist in the play, O’Donnell’s character, feels that he does not deserve the great luck he has acquired in life. But what appears to be “luck” is truly a result of the protagonist’s hard work. O’Donnell explained to the audience that he really responded to the play’s theme, the message that success comes with hard work. O’Donnell advised listeners to prepare for success, and to be ready when opportunity strikes. It was this idea of preparing for success that O’Donnell really applied to his approach to acting and his career. While acting is a large part of his life, O’Donnell explained that he wanted to be deﬁned by his family and his faith, rather than simply his career. It was on this note that the actor explained the importance of being true to oneself and maintaining balance in life. For

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Chris O’Donnell returned to Boston College to discuss his journey from a CSOM student to a professional Hollywood actor. O’Donnell, it was through being true to himself and following his beliefs that he came to be a student at BC. Education was important to the O’Donnell family, and although Hollywood beckoned, the actor answered the call to go to college. O’Donnell graduated from BC with a B.S. in marketing and has continued to build

his acting career, but at the end of the day, he considers himself a family man. For the actor, it is his family that keeps him grounded. He said that he decided to take the job on NCIS: Los Angeles to be closer to his wife, whom he met at BC, and his ﬁve children. “iChat just didn’t do it for me,” he said.

Soundsystem enlightens Orpheum LCD, from A10

a stellar stage presence, but sometimes Miller’s soulful but guttural guitar swallowed her vocals up, forcing her to howl like a banshee. On softer songs like “Rill Rill,” Krauss stood out. But on numbers like the actual-heartpounding “Crown on the Ground,” her phrasing turns into a muddled string of words. I really look forward to watching Sleigh Bells in the future because the band is really a fresh and exhilarating one to see live, and it’s clear to see that its members still have a lot of musical maturing to do. Following a brief intermission, a steady stream of people trickled onto the stage one by one, all positioning themselves in a sort of semicircle around a microphone in the middle of the stage. As the opening drums and synthesizers jumpstarted “Dance Yrself Clean,” one of the standout singles on the band’s newest album, This is Happening, James Murphy slid onto stage sheepishly glancing at the overwhelm-

ingly uproarious crowd. The lead singer of LCD Soundsystem, Murphy grabbed the microphone and closed his eyes as he pensively half sang, half talked “talking like a jerk / except you are an actual jerk and living proof / that sometimes friends are mean.” The band harmonized on a series of “oohs and aahs” and suddenly the drums kicked in full force as Murphy took hold of his synthesizer and let loose a stream of thumping, tinny notes, wailing passionately, “I miss the way the night comes / with friends who always make it feel good.” Glancing around at the audience, it was impossible to spot a soul who wasn’t dancing like his or her life depended on it. Bodies were pulsating and thrashing, undulating like a collective wave of techno-joy as Murphy and his band ﬁlled the Orpheum with their sweet, sweet music. As the song drew to a close, I had genuine chills. If this was how LCD Soundsystem chose to start its concert, there was no telling what the band had in store for Boston. Over the course of the next 90

minutes, which ﬂew by faster than any concert I’ve had the pleasure to attend, LCD Soundsystem reinterpreted its greatest hits in electrifying and lush ways that made them even more intoxicating. The audience literally squealed with delight as Murphy and his band mates (including Hot Chip’s Al Doyle, substituting for regular bassist Tyler Pope, out on new-daddy duty) powered their way through classics like “Tribulations” and, of course, the band’s biggest song, “Daft Punk is Playing at My House.” Unlike Sleigh Bells, LCD doesn’t have a backing track for any of its live songs, so Murphy and the band were able and ready to improvise as they saw ﬁt. Insane drum solos ensued, but some of the most exciting improvising came from Murphy’s righthand woman, Nancy Whang, who was a true whirlwind of musical energy on the stage. As she dashed around from synthesizer to drums to keyboard while songs like “Drunk Girls” and “Yr City’s a Sucker” throbbed in the background, Whang barely batted an eyelash as she

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James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem summoned the Orpheum crowd to its feet for a night of sweaty dancing.

took control of the harmonies. As the temperature in the ancient Orpheum reached near catastrophic heights, people doused in sweat carried on furiously dancing like it was cool and breezy. Coming back for an encore of (my personal favorite) “Someone Great,” the Lou Reed inspired “Losing My Edge,” and “Home,” Murphy and company never let their energy diminish for even half a second. Their time onstage was, for both them and us, pure euphoria. A huge rumor circulating around this tour is that Murphy is treating it as his last, and to this I must give protest. I would understand his wanting to take some time off. Even if This is Happening serves as a bookend to a glorious trilogy of albums by the band, I could handle that. What I can’t deal with is never seeing LCD Soundsystem in concert again. To James Murphy: Take all the time you need, but when you come back around, I’ll be ready to dance myself clean in a heartbeat. 

O’Donnell said that BC holds a lot of special memories for him and that he is excited to be back on campus, especially with his wife and their children, who will be on campus for the first time. And like any true Eagle, O’Donnell cleared his Saturday night for the Holy War of 2010. 

Upcoming at the Orpheum Oct. 3 — The XX Oct. 10 — Primus Oct. 16 — Lifehouse & Kris Allen Oct. 19 — Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation Nov. 1 — Vince Vaughan & Kevin James Comedy Road Show Nov. 11-12 — Sufjan Stevens Nov. 17 — Ben Folds Nov. 18 - 20 — The Allman Brothers Band Dec. 14 — Weezer

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Monday, October 4, 2010

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010

Refusing to sing their praises

CHASED OFF Offense halts after Rettig injures ankle

ZACH WIELGUS “Guys, we need to stay. It’s our last Notre Dame game, we have to stay for the ‘Alma Mater.’” With eight minutes left in Saturday’s embarrassment against the Fighting Irish, my roommate pitched this argument to a few of us. It made sense. After all, it would be our final Holy War as Boston College students. We watched the glory of Matt Ryan undress Jimmy Clausen and the Irish on TV as freshmen, reveled in a night game as the Eagles shut out a legitimately better Notre Dame unit as sophomores, and braved the 40-hour roundtrip in an RV to get our hearts broken as juniors. My final chapter of BC-Notre Dame was drawing to a painful close, but it still needed to be finished. We couldn’t just put the book down with a few pages left, could we? I could. In fact, I had to. I knew how this story was ending. I didn’t need to stay standing on a shaky bench to know that Mike Marscovetra would fail to put points on the board for a third straight quarter. I didn’t need to even go to Alumni Stadium to know that offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill would live up to his new nickname, Gary Nyquil. Montel dive left, Montel dive right, throw inaccurately to insert-newreceiver’s-name-here along the sidelines, punt. Sound about right, Gary? Oh, sorry, did I wake you? It’s remarkable how far along this team really is. We played a guessing game at quarterback all week, perhaps because Spaz wanted to keep Brian Kelly off balance, or perhaps because he genuinely didn’t know who he should put in. Everyone from reporters to the receptionist in the admissions office knew it would be Chase Rettig, but instead of confidently benching his starter and backing his appealing wild card, Spaziani hid. He hid behind jokes about unnamed sources and hid behind more ambivalent quotes about what needs to

BY ADAM ROSE For The Heights

After a hush-hush week that didn’t reveal Boston College’s new starting quarterback until game time, Chase Ret31 Notre Dame tig had initial trouble Boston College 13 finding a rhythm. While the true freshman looked confident in his progressions, his first couple throws missed their mark, and through five attempts, he had completed just one for negative yardage. All that changed when Bobby Swigert broke free against cornerback Gary Gray on a stopand-go route. Rettig fired a strike to the streaking Swigert down the right sideline for a 58-yard touchdown, the first of his collegiate career. “It was like a dream come true,” he said. It all came crashing down shortly after that. Rettig showed a little fancy footwork on a third down and short, spinning back into the pocket as he tried to connect with tight end Chris Pantale. A defender slid into his ankle, and as Nate Freese connected on a 49-yard field goal, Rettig limped into the locker room with 12 minutes remaining in the second quarter. X-rays came back negative, but the severity of Rettig’s injury remains unknown. “What exactly is wrong with the ankle, right now I am just not sure,” said head coach Frank Spaziani after the game. Rettig was less frustrated with the injury and more frustrated that he had to leave the game. “It’s tough to get into a game and have things start flowing, and you get pulled out and

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See Staying Silent, B3

Women’s soccer falls to Cavs for first loss BY ROBERT T. BALINT Heights Staff

For the first time since last season, the women’s soccer team felt the sting of defeat. The No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers upset the pre3 Virginia viously undeBoston College 2 feated No. 2 Eagles, 3-2, in double overtime. It was the program’s first-ever victory over a top-ranked team. BC is ranked No. 1 by a few publications, but remains No. 2 in the NSCAA polls. “We made some mental mistakes in the box,” said head coach Alison Foley. “They capitalized on three of them. The players are really upset because they knew they had chances. This was frustrating.” The Cavaliers jumped to a quick 1-0 lead when Lauren Alwine scored just five minutes after kickoff. Sinead Farelly crossed the ball in front of the Eagles goal, which was picked up by fellow midfielder Erica Hollenberg. Hollenberg passed it on to Alwine, who sent the shot past Eagles goalkeeper Jillian Mastroianni for the score. Fifteen minutes later, Amy Caldwell

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and Victoria DiMartino joined forces to put their team on the scoreboard. DiMartino beat out a Virginia defender and executed a give-and-go with Caldwell, and finished it off with a boot into the wide-open net. The pair brought the Eagles even in the 20th minute, scoring against Virginia goalkeeper Chantel Jones. The teams went into halftime tied 1-1. Twelve minutes into the second half, DiMartino found another opening. The sophomore striker from Long Island struck again in the second half to give the Eagles their first lead of the game. DiMartino took possession of the ball at midfield, wheeled, and sent an unassisted rocket from 30 yards out into the net. The goal is DiMartino’s ACC-best 11th in as many games, and put the Eagles up 2-1. The two goals also helped DiMartino increase her streak of consecutive games that she has scored in to seven. The Eagles held the lead for 20 minutes, until Cavaliers forward Colleen Flanagan shot and scored off a corner kick from Alwine. Flanagan’s first goal

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We made some mental mistakes in the box. They capitalized on three of them. The players are really upset because they knew they had chances. This was frustrating.

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BC midfielder Stefan Carter and NC State goalkeeper Will Mackvick collided on Carter’s go-ahead goal, sending him flying through the air.

BC slips by with bizarre goals BY DJ ADAMS Heights Editor

It is an unwavering truth that in sports, there is a focus on the extraordinary. The big plays become Boston College 4 legendary, while 3 NC State solid fundamental performances are often overlooked. On Friday night, the No. 15 Boston College men’s soccer team’s match-up with North Carolina State was no exception, as the constant downpour in Newton allowed two incredibly bizarre goals to ﬁnd their way to the back of the net, perplexing the

Young Ager captains Eagles

A freshman from Norway, Chris Ager serves as a co-captain and starting center back...........B5

small crowd in attendance and putting the Eagles ahead for a 4-3 win. But it wasn’t overcoming NC State’s first goal, an amazing 35-yard chip over BC goaltender Justin Luthy’s extended reach, or an odd 70-yard score in the second half from Eagles center defender Sacir Hot, that carried the Eagles to their victory over the Wolfpack, giving them their longawaited first ACC victory of the season. Instead, it was a quiet but compelling game from their soft-spoken midfielder, Amit Aburmad. “I stepped up today, because I felt like it was my job today to step up,” Aburmad

Men’s golf takes ECAC Championship

The men’s golf team won its ﬁrst tournament since 2006, winning the ECAC by 11 strokes......................B4

said. “I didn’t play good the past week, and today it was my turn to step up and keep the team together.” After dominating the opening 15 minutes, the Eagles suddenly found themselves down 1-0 by the unexpected chip goal from Wolfpack forward Craig Sutherland. So Aburmad did what he had to do. He stepped up. Receiving the ball from sophomore Colin Murphy along the right sideline, he sneaked around multiple defensemen and

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Numbers to Know..........................B2 Game to Watch..............................B2

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Trying to see the silver lining in disappointment ANDREW KLOKIW Climbing the stairs to Upper Campus (something I thought living in Walsh Hall would solve … thank you, Gasson!) on Monday morning for class, my friends and I noticed a whiteboard perched in the window of a room in Roncalli. The whiteboard posed a question to all those who passed by: “What is worse? A) Dave Shinskie, B) McElroy Food, C) Genocide, D) All of the above.” As if those reading the board had not already been considering it, the author answered for them. “I’ll take A.” I should take this time to point out that I’m not here to beat up on Uncle Dave. I may not have been his biggest fan, and may not know anyone who was, but enough has been said already in this publication about our new third-string quarterback. Being a New York Knicks fan myself, I’d like to think I know a thing or two about pessimism. In a little over a year in Chestnut Hill, though, I’ve seen more negativity surrounding the Boston College football program than was present at Madison Square Garden after LeBron James decided to take his talents to South Beach. Prior to arriving on campus last fall, I had heard, as many others had, of the renowned football tradition here at BC. After all, along with having 25 active players in the NFL, aren’t we O-Line U? Haven’t we earned a spot in a postseason bowl game every year for the past decade? Yes and yes. So how has a school with such a rich athletic tradition built by athletes such as Doug Flutie and Matt Ryan fallen into such a damaging pattern of pessimism? Starting with our Week 1 match-up against Weber State, last year’s sense of doom on the gridiron (how is a bowl game against USC evidence of underachieving?) carried over to the tailgate at Shea Field. Absent was the buzz so often talked about surrounding the ﬁrst home football game of the season. In its place was the popular punch line, “I wonder how many picks Shinskie’s going to throw today?” Okay, so Uncle Dave (last time his name will be mentioned, I promise) did line up behind the wrong lineman

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Although the loss to Notre Dame this past weekend was hard to watch, Superfans can still take away some positives from this season so far, like the return of Mark Herzlich from cancer. on the ﬁrst play of the season, but why have we as fans allowed this to become our expectation? It wasn’t so long ago that Matty Ice had our program ranked No. 2 in the country, so why does it feel like we attend a school with a steeper losing tradition than the Chicago Cubs? The answer is it shouldn’t. We as a fan base owe it to ourselves not to take losses like the one to Virginia Tech last Saturday as if they are the end of our season. I understand how hard it is for students to take any positives from a 19-0 score line, but here’s one. Behind Shinskie, we have two more-than-capable quarterbacks who we’ll ﬁnally

get to see, one of whom (Chase Rettig) chose Chestnut Hill over top national programs like Tennessee, USC, and that one school down in South Bend. Here’s another. All-ACC running back Montel Harris held a consistent spot among the national leaders in rushing yards and average. And here, unbelievably, is a third positive to take away from the rubble. We’ve got former All-American and ACC Defensive Player of the Year Mark Herzlich and reigning ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year Luke Kuechly in our linebacking corps. Maybe now without he-who-Ipromised-not-to-name throwing to

the wrong color, the Eagles will have a chance to “protect this house,” as the scoreboard in Alumni Stadium claimed we would deep into the fourth quarter against Virginia Tech. But alas, the Fighting Irish arrived at Chestnut Hill on Saturday night and blew us right out of the stadium. Rettig struggled as we thought any true freshman would (and hoped he wouldn’t). Armando Allen hurt us in every way possible. Montel Harris rushed for 28 yards on 15 carries, and the Irish sucked the air out of the stadium with a 14-play drive capped by a touchdown in the third quarter. We were all there

to see it, we all know what happened, and we all took it like a bitter dose of medicine. Yes, we should expect better than to be embarrassed by the Irish, and yes, we should reasonably expect to “protect our house,” but I guess I’ll be realistic for the ﬁrst time in this column. I’ll take that McElroy food over a couple more interceptions and a whole lot of home-ﬁeld embarrassment any day. Andrew Klokiw is a guest columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at sports@ bcheights.com.

Field hockey withstands Duke for first ACC win

BY GREG JOYCE Heights Staff

SPORTS in SHORT

After being on the losing end of a few close games, the No. 12 Boston College ﬁeld hockey team finally came out on top, Boston College 1 winning a 1-0 decision 0 Duke at No. 13 Duke (5-6, 0-3 ACC). The Eagles (7-4, 1-2 ACC) got the winning goal in the second half from Emily Kozniuk, and it was all the offense they needed. “The girls have been working so hard and persevering through a lot of tough losses,” said head coach Ainslee Lamb. “As a coach, you keep hoping that at some point that the table’s going to turn for them. Today really felt like they were working hard, and we got the side of that luck. It just happened for us today, which was well-deserved, and I’m happy for them for sure.” Kozniuk scored on a pass from Marlotte van den Bergh at the top of the arc. The goal was the sixth of the season for Kozniuk, and she now leads BC in the category. “It was a breakdown from the corner,” Lamb said. “Marlotte van den Bergh got the ball and just passed it to [Emily] at the top of the circle. She was wide open. She executed just an incredible shot. It was hard, right at the corner, just really well done.” The Vancouver native has scored a goal in two straight games, and it was the third time this season that the senior captain has scored the only goal in a 1-0 win for the Eagles. “That is Emily,” Lamb said. “She’s a difference maker. She is the player that when we need to win the game, she wants the ball. She wants the opportunity to win the game, and obviously she’s demonstrated that three times. “She’s not the kid who’s like, ‘Who is going to step up?’ She’s the ‘I’m going to step up’ kind of

player. That’s why she’s our captain, that’s why she’s one of our leaders.” Lamb also said that there were some differences with the ﬁeld at Duke, so they changed where the backup was on the ﬁeld, which may have helped make the goal possible. The coach credited Van den Bergh as the player of the game for her ability to set up Kozniuk for her game-winning goal.

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Virginia Tech Miami Georgia Tech North Carolina Virginia Duke

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thanks to a stellar defensive effort and an overall team effort. “I thought it was a great game,” Lamb said. “I think the biggest thing for our team today was that we really had a will to win. I think it was a critical game for us with our program goals. So a critical game that they stepped up and played really well in.”

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Senior Emily Kozniuk scored the game-winning goal in the Eagles’ 1-0 victory over Duke on a pass from Marlotte van den Bergh. The win was BC’s first in the ACC this season.

ACC Football Standings Atlantic

In a defensive game, the Eagles were outshot 7-4, yet all four of BC’s shots were on goal, while Duke only had one on line. Goalkeeper Kristine Stigas had one save for the Eagles, recording her ﬁfth shutout of the year. The Eagles had lost their previous two games by one goal apiece, both coming in overtimes. This time, though, they were on the winning side

Overall 4-1 4-1 4-1 3-1 2-2 2-2

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Game to Watch Men’s Hockey

Number of yards gained by the BC football team during quarterback Mike Marscovetra’s ﬁrst 10 drives against Notre Dame on Saturday.

1998

Last time the BC football team lost two consecutive games at Alumni Stadium. It was also the last time BC did not make a bowl game.

Consecutive games in which midﬁelder Kristen Mewis of the women’s soccer team has recorded a point.

Boston vs. Northeastern College The Boston College men’s hockey team opens its 2010-2011 season at Northeastern this Saturday. The No. 1 Eagles will look to defend their national championship from last year against the Hockey East rival Huskies, who are picked to finish fifth in the Hockey East in the preseason poll. BC was picked to finish first. Saturday, 7 p.m.

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FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

Irish expose Eagles defense on early drives BY IAN BOYNTON

“There are certain things we have to be able to do, and we have to be able to run the ball,” Spaziani said. The Eagles were unable to do it. After finishing the game with twice as many punts as net rushing yards (11 punts to only five total net rushing yards), it is fair to say that the Eagles rushing attack did not live up to expectations. Harris logged only 28 yards on 15 carries, and Marscovetra lost 29 yards on six rushes, most of which were due to sacks. Asked how concerned he is with the running game, Spaziani was as direct as he could be: “very concerned.” Notre Dame’s defense allowed over 100 yards rushing in its first four games, but Harris, fresh off a 111-yard performance against Virginia Tech, was held to 1.9 yards per rush. “We have a good back, and it wasn’t that they were loading up the box on us either,” Spaziani said. “If they were, then we throw it, but if they’re not, then we should be able to run it.”

For The Heights

Before the Eagles could even blink, Notre Dame had struck, struck again, and struck once more. After receiving the opening kickoff, Notre Dame marched down the field unopposed, scoring in just 1:41 on a drive highlighted by an Armando Allen 30-yard rush, the longest of his career. With the Eagles offense struggling, being held to several three-and-outs, the Fighting Irish fireworks show continued, scoring twice more and jumping to a 21-0 lead before Boston College would respond. “We spotted them 21 points,” said head coach Frank Spaziani. “Obviously, in our situation, that’s not very good for us. Especially the way we were playing and going into the game.” Defensive end Alex Albright was downright mystified. “I felt like the first drive was a dream,” Albright said. “I couldn’t believe that a BC defense would let them, or anyone, run down the field like that, two straight times, three straight times.” At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles trailed Notre Dame 21-7 – a deficit that could have easily been larger. With the game on the brink of being a blowout heading into the second quarter, the Eagles defense finally responded. “After three scores, we took it to heart. We [needed] to wake up,” Albright said. “Luke [Kuechly] was yelling, I was yelling, Herzlich, everyone. We finally

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Armando Allen had no trouble slicing and dicing his way through the BC defense on an early 30-yard run. Notre Dame scored three quick touchdowns. came together and ﬁnally became a BC defense.” In the remaining three quarters, the Eagles defense did just that, holding the Fighting Irish to just 10 more points and forcing three turnovers. The defensive effort, however, came too late, as the offense was unable to overcome the early deﬁcit. “We forced a couple turnovers, which

is good,” Kuechly said. “But forcing turnovers and letting up 31 points, you’d rather not get any turnovers and only allow seven points.” With the Eagles about to enter ACC play, they cannot afford to perform as poorly on defense. “It exposes a lot of the problems that we have,” Albright said. “And maybe it is a good thing that it happened now before

we hit this run in the ACC, because we are going to need to run the table if we are going to be in contention for anything.” Run Game Grinds to a Halt Heading into the game against Notre Dame, BC knew that if its quarterbacks were to be successful, then Montel Harris and the Eagles running game would need to be successful.

Quick Notes This is the second straight year that Notre Dame has defeated the Eagles, after having lost in the previous six meetings. BC had not lost two straight home games since 1998. The Eagles also had not lost two straight meetings to Notre Dame since 1998. Freshman Bobby Swigert recorded seven catches for 137 yards, including a 58-yard reception that went for a touchdown. 

Marscovetra unable to generate offense Chased, from B1

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After entering the game for Chase Rettig, Mike Marscovetra had trouble staying on his feet. Marscovetra was sacked five times by the Irish.

it’s tough,” Rettig said, who entered the post-game press conference with a walking boot and a dejected look in his eyes. “It’s hard to swallow.” What was even harder to swallow was the performance of Rettig’s replacement, Mike Marscovetra. Marscovetra completed just one pass over three drives for seven yards. BC’s lone score under Marscovetra, a 25-yard field goal, occurred only because the Eagles started on the Fighting Irish’s 14-yard line. Those are the only points BC has scored with Marscovetra at the helm. “I am very concerned,” Spaziani said. “There are certain things that we have to be able to do. We have to be able to run the ball. We left a lot of plays out there. We dropped a few passes that would have helped. We can’t go back and keep throwing the ball all over the place. We have to be able to run the ball.” The Eagles couldn’t do that, either, as Montel Harris was stifled again by Notre Dame. Harris gained only 28 yards on 15 carries, a year after he was held to 38 yards rushing on 22 carries in South Bend. The offense’s inability to open up holes and generate a running game put more pressure on Marscovetra, who was unable to lead any scoring drives for the entire second half. “We needed to score to start out the second half, but we stalemated,” Marscovetra said. Marscovetra finished the game with 22-of-37 passing for 193 yards and two interceptions. Outside of the game’s final drive, which was stopped when the clock ran out, Marscovetra’s longest drive was a six-play, 59-yard effort that was cut short

on his second interception. In his ﬁrst 10 drives, Marscovetra and the offense gained 71 total yards, punting on nine of them and throwing an interception on the 10th. There were also seven three-and-outs. Spaziani did not fully buy into the dismal numbers. “Mike was all right,” Spaziani said. “There were certainly some things that were similar to things that put him in the position to be number two.” It was hardly all on Marscovetra, Spaziani said. “We had entirely too many penalties,” he said. “We couldn’t run the ball. We had a lot of drops. So, it was not a very good performance. Some of that has to do with Notre Dame, but we have to be better ourselves.” The staff wants to stay with Rettig, but until it can discover more about the extent of his injury, the situation remains in ﬂux. “He looked like the guy we thought he was,” Spaziani said of Rettig. “He did some good things and made some freshman mistakes.” If Rettig’s injury keeps him out for an extended period of time, the same controversy and debate will begin about whether to reinsert Shinskie as the starter or leave Marscovetra in. During a week that appears to be full of more uncertainty, one thing remains clear: Without a true starting quarterback, the BC offense will continue to struggle. 

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Taking a dignified stance to earn the ‘Alma Mater’ Staying Silent, from B1

be done to improve the team. Come out, come out, wherever you are, Spaz, because the secret is out. This team is lost, and no one is emerging as the man who will put it back on track. These Eagles look nothing like the Eagles who won eight games last year with a freshman Dave Shinskie and a younger team across the board. Other than gaining more experience at every position except receiver and center, what changed? Last year, this team was bent on proving wrong the pundits who called for a 2-10 year. This year, the Eagles are only proving the predictions were a year off. The current four-game October test was said to serve as a barometer for the team’s chances in the ACC, and so far, the Eagles are failing miserably. Three quarterbacks have seen the ﬁeld, the defense has given up 50 points, and the offense has put up 13. Taking a snap in opponents’ territory is becoming rarer than campus buildings not under construction. Nothing, and I mean nothing, is going right, and now BC has to take this mess on the road to Raleigh and Tallahassee. And when nothing is going right, it’s too late to bother with scouring for redeeming positives.

“It definitely exposes a lot of the problems that we have, and maybe it’s a good thing it happened now before this run in the ACC,” Albright said. “We’re going to need to run the table if we’re going to be in contention for anything. So I guess that’s positive, too, if we’re able to figure out the problems now before it’s too late.” To be frank, I can’t see the good in this situation. A rebounding Virginia Tech team shut out the Eagles, and a 1-3 Fighting Irish team won the battle before the end of the first quarter. This team’s flaws are exposed, and even Tom O’Brien isn’t vanilla enough to not attack where the Eagles are weak, let alone the craftier and more aggressive Jimbo Fisher and Dabo Swinney. It’s premature to write off the season after four games – especially given how soft Maryland, Wake Forest, Duke, and Syracuse are – but I’ve seen nothing that signals the team can rebound. Could they eke out four wins against bad teams and secure a bid to the Independence Bowl? Probably. But when does a mediocre bowl stop being enough? About the same time I can no longer stay until the “Alma Mater.”

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

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Montel Harris, Chris Pantale, and the rest of the offense saw the bench a lot, thanks to 10 three-and-outs Saturday.

Monday, October 4, 2010

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Point / Counterpoint: Will the football team make a bowl game? Easy schedule makes six wins probable

Lethargic offense will hold Eagles back

Heights Staff

BY GREG JOYCE

Despite losing the past two games in an embarrassing manner, Boston College’s schedule should be easy enough to get itself six wins and a bowl game. With eight games remaining in the season, the Eagles only have to win half of those to be bowl-eligible. They should have easy home wins against Maryland and Virginia, while two more easy wins should come on the road at Duke and Syracuse. If one of those fails, the road game against Wake Forest could also be a winnable one assuming the quarterback competition is resolved by then. If Chase Rettig is able to return from his injury in a short amount of time, reaching the bowl should be no problem. In the interim, however, Marscovetra or Shinskie should be able to step up enough to get the four additional wins. If Marscovetra starts, hopefully he will become more comfortable and be able to put points on the board. If Shinskie returns to the starting spot, hopefully he returns as the quarterback who won eight games for the Eagles last season. Regardless of who starts at quarterback, the defense should be able to step up and basically win a few games for the team. They may have looked clueless in the ﬁrst half of the Notre Dame game, but the four games the Eagles should win are against teams that don’t have a quarterback like Dayne Crist or a play-caller like Brian Kelly. The secondary looks questionable, but the linebackers should be good enough to make up for that weakness. If the BC team doesn’t impress you enough to win four games, the teams remaining on the schedule should be unimpressive enough for you to believe in the bowl game. Duke has allowed a whopping 39.8 points per game, which should be perfect for a struggling BC offense to take out its frustrations on. Syracuse is 3-1, but its wins have come against Akron, Maine, and Colgate, which are even more unimpressive than wins against Weber State and Kent State. Maryland is 4-1, but hasn’t had a real test yet,

besides its loss against West Virginia. Virginia has won two games, but again against mediocre FCS teams. Finally, Wake Forest is 2-3, and has allowed 36.8 points per game, although two of its losses have come against top 25 teams. Yes, the last two weekends have seemed like the end of the world for the football team. But maybe we are overreacting a little bit. Virginia Tech and Notre Dame have had tough seasons so far, but if we think rationally, they are actually good teams, and have much more experience than BC. We were able to win eight games last year with a true freshman quarterback who struggled often. We should be able to win at least six games this year. Even with the two straight tough losses, all is not lost in this season. Before the season started, BC was seen as a potential underdog for a BCS Bowl. That is out of reach now, but the reason we were seen as a potential BCS Bowl team was because of our easy schedule. So let’s not give up on a bowl just yet. The AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl is calling. 

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Neither the elements nor the competing golfers could stop the Boston College men’s golf team this weekend. The Eagles captured the ECAC Golf Championship after two days of play at the Twisted Dune Golf Club. “It’s definitely a confidence builder,” said Kevin Melnick. “It’s great to go into the next tournament knowing we can win and have that ability. A win is a win, so we know we can do it, and it will definitely help us going forward.” The golfers hit the links against nine other schools, including Colgate University, Monmouth University, and Fairfield University. They battled for most of Friday against strong winds and rain. “Friday was basically a monsoon, and it was tough and was one of those days you wish you had a caddy,” said Kyle McCartan. “We were out there in rain suits and umbrellas. It was a tough day to manage the game, but we hung out there, and Luke Feehan posted a great number on the first day.” Feehan was the only man on the team who managed to beat par, finishing the day with a 4-under 68. With his standout performance, the Eagles ended the first day with a tournament-leading score of 305, edging out Fairfield by two strokes. “I’m really impressed with Luke’s performance,” McCartan said. “He is a very good ball striker, and he putted well last week. He had the most tournament experience of all of us coming in from the summer,

and it really showed.” With Saturday’s improved weather came improved play, as nine out of the 10 teams competing posted better scores than Friday’s. The Eagles again led the pack, finishing with a score of 289 on the day and 594 on the tournament. Melnick broke par with 3-under 69, his lowest tournament score ever. “[Kevin] may get overlooked a bit, but his 69 on the last day was huge,” McCartan said. McCartan shot a 4-over 76 on Saturday. He gave credit to new assistant coach Bill Poutre, who gave the team “a fresh perspective.” “[With Poutre,] we went to more of a practice, preparation style team, so we could be the most prepared team coming into each tournament.” Feehan had another quality round, shooting a par 72 along with Craig Kublin. The sophomore’s final score of 140 was the best of the tournament, earning him the top place in the ECAC all-tournament team. Melnick also cracked the top five, tying Monmouth’s Greg Etimos for third place with a score of 146. The competition in this tournament, McCartan acknowledged, “isn’t as good as what we’ll see in ACC play.” The Eagles will see that at the Brickyard, a tournament in Georgia with some of the best teams in the country. “But,” McCartan said, “you can’t take away from winning, because we got out there and got the job done. We shot 289 on the last day … and that’s the lowest team score we’ve had in at least 10 years, maybe in the history of BC. You can’t take away from that win.” 

Volleyball stays winless BY DIANA C. NEARHOS Heights Senior Staff

Boston College’s struggles on the volleyball court continued this weekend against Duke and Wake Forest. Friday night, the 3 Duke team fell to the Demon Boston College 1 Deacons, 3-0, and then to the Blue Devils, 3-1, the following night. The Eagles have lost their ﬁrst ﬁve ACC contests and are now 8-10 overall. Neither match started off well for the Eagles. They lost 25-18, only connecting on nine kills to Wake Forest. The match against Duke started even worse, as the Eagles lost 25-12 with an attack percentage of .097. “One of the things that a young team has to learn is preparing for a match and making sure your game walks into the gym at the same time you do,” said head coach Chris Campbell. In both matches, BC came back and had its best set in the second of the match. Against Wake Forest, the team lost by only two points, 25-23. The Eagles won the second set against Duke, 25-22, and had their best attacking performance of the game by far. “We seem to toughen up a bit, play better in game two,” Campbell said. “We’ve been resilient to a certain degree, which you see in that second set performance. But this is the ACC, and you need to be able to push back in the third set.” The Eagles, however, couldn’t do it. They fell 25-14 to the Demon Deacons and 25-11 to the Blue

Boston College will not make a bowl game. There is no question about it. It’s an unavoidable fate at this point, for three reasons. First, the shutout loss the Eagles suffered at the hands of Virginia Tech was the ﬁrst time BC had been shut out at home since 1998. Secondly and thirdly, with the second straight home loss, and the second straight loss to Notre Dame, the Eagles have accomplished a feat that they haven’t since – who would have guessed it? – 1998. But the icing on this fate-frosted cake is that the last time the Eagles did not make a bowl game was 1998. That is enough of the past. There are also plenty of present reasons for why BC will not make six wins, the magic number to be bowl eligible. The Eagles offense is sputtering and lethargic. Over the past two games, they have scored only 13 points. Discounting the impressive 38

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Devils. The match against Duke continued one more set. It was BC’s worst attacking performance, featuring more attacking errors than kills. Captain Dani Moskitis started both matches at setter for the Eagles, but freshman Cagla Sen replaced her against Duke and played three and a half sets. Sen recorded 27 assists and a service ace in the match. “We had to give our setters the opportunity to see who could get the ball to the hitters most accurately,” Campbell said about the change. “At least on offense, everyone else’s ability to do well depends on the setter. The biggest thing to do with that is consistency with tempo and accuracy of the set. We didn’t do our setters any favors this weekend.” BC’s passing left something to be desired this weekend. The team recorded 49 digs against Wake Forest and another 55 against Duke, but the setters often had to chase down the passes. This led to the .127 and .109 attacking percentages, respectively. Defensively, the Eagles struggled in both matches, letting up a few points at once before getting the sideout. The match against Duke ended with the Blue Devils winning six consecutive points. Many of the sets featured stints in which the Eagles let up two or three points, won one, and then gave up another two or three, before winning another. “We do have a tendency, not all the time, but we do have a tendency to give up streaks of points, but we do have the ability to play very good sideout volleyball,” Campbell said. “It comes back to expanding our skill set so that we are able to handle those points. We can do it, but not consistently.” 

points that the offense racked up against an unimpressive Weber State, they have averaged only 13 points per game over their past three games. The passing game has its obvious issues. With uncertainty still looming over the quarterback position, the offense must look to the usual stalwarts for leadership: the offensive line and Montel Harris. The only problem is that the Eagles have rushed for a combined 162 yards over the past three games, including a mere five total rushing yards against Notre Dame. The main reason BC has struggled to push the ball forward on the ground is because of the issues in the passing game. At this point, defenses can easily plan for the Eagles. All a defense needs to do is stack the box and prepare for Harris to come its way. There is a chance, then, that passing lanes could open up, but the Eagles receivers have had trouble catching the ball, and all three quarterbacks have also had trouble getting them the ball. Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill has also demonstrated time and time again his penchant for a run-oriented offense. With struggling quarterbacks, no one could blame him, but it also makes for a wholly unimaginative offense. The only thing that the Eagles have going for them is that their schedule, upon first glance, seems very winnable. They would only need to go 4-4 over their final eight games to qualify for a bowl game. That doesn’t sound too hard. But after failing to score against the Hokies and showing little life against the Fighting Irish, games that initially seemed winnable are now toss-ups. The Eagles will not make a bowl game. They have fate against them. More importantly, though, they have shown no signs of life on offense. As the season wears on, the defense will begin to wear out because of the unbalanced brand of football BC has been forced to play. It will be the first time since 1998, but so far this season, the Eagles have shown little to indicate that the past will not be repeated. 

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Monday, October 4, 2010

Freshman soccer captain solidifies defense

BY PAUL SULZER

Asst. Sports Editor At ﬁrst glance, Chris Ager looks like a typical Boston College freshman. He walks into the dimly-lit interview room wearing a navy blue long-sleeve shirt and khaki shorts. He’s tall and lean, with a spiky crop of brown hair. He’s 20, but you’d never guess it. With a face so clean-shaven, he can easily pass for much younger. When he speaks, though, he commands attention with his body language, his self-assuredness. Leaning forward in his seat, he chooses his words conﬁdently. Ager’s poise is one of several reasons why men’s soccer coach Ed Kelly made him a team captain before he had even played a game for BC. The Eagles (5-22, 1-1-1 ACC) need him more than ever as they enter the heart of their schedule, which includes important match-ups against No. 2 North Carolina and No. 4 Virginia. “He’s captained every team he’s played for,” Kelly said. “We’re so young that we almost had to have a freshman or sophomore captain. He came here in the spring and showed he was responsible and had good character.” Leading the team is not a charge Ager takes lightly. “It’s a great honor,” he said. “It’s a big challenge, too. You want to rise to it. [BC] is a great program with a lot of history. A lot of great players have been up through the years. You realize you have to work hard every day to keep it going.” As a central defender, Ager has the added responsibility of organizing the defense. Center backs must have excellent instincts for player movement, or they’ll get burned by attacking runs and through balls. They have to be complete defenders, capable of both playing one-on-one and challenging for balls in the air. “Most clubs around the world have central defenders as captain because you have such a good overview of what’s happening around you,” he said. “You have time to organize, time to talk to people about where you want to be positioned.” All of this organization requires a tremendous level of discipline. Ager received that structure during the six years he spent with his previous club team, Stabaek. While playing in the Stabaek youth academy, he attended the Norwegian College of Elite Sports, which is like boot camp for aspiring athletes. His daily routine began with training from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Then, he went to class from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. before practicing from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Other countries in Europe, like England, budget even less

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Freshman Chris Ager was chosen as a team captain by head coach Ed Kelly before he had even played a game at BC. After serving a five-game suspension, he has returned as a starting centerback. time for academics. “College sports in America are something special,” he said. “You don’t ﬁnd that back home in Europe. You go professional. You play your sport 100 percent. You practice once a day and lie around on the sofa for the rest of the day, or you go to school. There’s nothing in between.” Coming to the United States to play soccer was something Ager began considering when one of his Stabaek teammates, Mikkel Diskerud, was looking at colleges. Diskerud, a U.S. under-20 national team player who has gone on to play for Stabaek’s professional team, mentioned Ager to the BC coaching staff. A few months later, when Stabaek’s under-19 team traveled to Mexico for a tournament, Ager met a few of the coaches. They stayed in touch. Academics were a big part of the decision to leave his home behind, he said. But he wanted something more. He wanted a challenge. The challenges go beyond differences in culture. Language was never an issue for Ager. He was born in Brighton,

England, to an English father and Norwegian mother. When his parents split three months later, he moved with his mother and sister to Norway. Most Norwegians speak English as a second language anyway, but he kept his English especially sharp by talking on the phone with his father. Adjusting to the American style of soccer has been the most difficult challenge he’s faced so far. American players compensate for their traditionally poor technical skill with rougher play. The stakes are much higher in the college game than at foreign academies, too, because colleges focus on results and academies focus on player development. “Here it’s a lot more direct, a lot more physical,” he said. “It tends to be more of a possession game back home, where you take your time and you play around a bit. Then you attack.” The NCAA complicated Ager’s assimilation to American soccer by ruling him ineligible for the first five games of the season because of confusion over his

amateur status. Some of the players on Stabaek’s youth team were professionals working their way back up to the senior team, so the NCAA classified him as semi-professional even though he never played for money. The rule was simplified over the summer to make it easier for foreign players to get on the field. Ager, though, had enrolled in January, so he was still subject to the old rule. “It was no fault of his own,” Kelly said. “It’s like a major leaguer rehabbing in the minors, if minor leaguers were amateurs. “We knew the legislation was on the table. Come August, all bets were off. We hoped logic would prevail. If he had come here Aug. 31, he would have been fine.” Without Ager, the Eagles got off to a fast start. They were undefeated, allowing one goal in the previous four games, when he returned in a 2-0 win over Rhode Island on Sept. 21. Since then, BC has allowed six goals in three games, losing to

Duke, 1-0, and Connecticut, 2-0, before rebounding for a wild win Friday against NC State, 4-3. The defense may seem shaky, Kelly said, but the goals allowed are more the function of increased competition and bad luck. Connecticut (No. 3) and Duke (No. 9) are two of the best teams in the country. The NC State game was played in pouring rain, which led to fluke goals for both teams. Additionally, the teams the Eagles played at the beginning of the year weren’t at full strength. “We weren’t the only ones missing players,” Kelly said. “Now, losing him would be drastic. It happened at the perfect time, so to speak.” That’s high praise for a player who has only played four games. Clearly, the team leans on Ager for his leadership. He’s a rock on the back line, directing traffic and inspiring confidence. His experience gives the Eagles the sturdy backbone they need at centerback to compete in the most competitive conference in the country. 

Virginia rallies to beat Eagles in OT Overtime Loss, from B1

of the season could not have come at a better time for the Cavaliers, as they found themselves right back in the game with only 13 minutes left in regulation. Neither offense could convert in that time, and with that the game went into extra time. The Cavaliers only needed seven more minutes. Farelly duplicated her cross earlier in the game, sending a pass inside the box to forward Meghan Lenczyk. Mastroianni, despite making eight saves in the game, couldn’t reach this ball in time, and Lenczyk had enough room to pop the ball over the Eagles’ goaltender and into the net. Just like that, the Eagles’ perfect season came to an end. It was Virginia’s eighth win of the

season and its second home win against the Eagles in two years. The win draws the Cavaliers another win closer in the alltime standings between the two teams, which the Eagles still lead 5-2-2. DiMartino generated the entire offensive production for the Eagles. Kristie Mewis, who was named the NSCAA National player of the week last week, was held quiet throughout the game. Mewis was instrumental in the team’s win last week over then-No. 1 North Carolina, contributing a goal and an assist in the 3-2 win. “We’ve already started preparing for next week,” Foley said. “Each game, win or lose, we want to get better for the next one. “We already watched the ﬁlm on the bus of the three goals.” 

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Karl Reddick chased down a pass during BC’s 4-3 win over NC State on Friday. He tied Charlie Rugg for the team lead with three shots on goal.

Behind three second-half goals, men’s soccer outlasts NC State Slipping By, from B1

played an excellent through ball to Charlie Rugg, who finished with a flurry. The forward sent a missile across the goal that hugged the left post for the equalizer. That was just the beginning of a fantastic 90 minutes for the midfielder, and his head coach took notice. “I thought Amit played really well today,” said head coach Ed Kelly. “He had some beautiful passes here, then some more later on. [His performance] was just good.” Aburmad’s passes were instrumental in establishing the offensive pressure that led to a 16-6 BC advantage in shots

during the first half. The midfielder then offered some scoring chances himself, as well. He led the team in shots, registering six and barely missing the net on several free kicks. Despite such an advantage, the Eagles offense couldn’t convert opportunities into goals, and NC State took a 2-1 lead into halftime behind another Sutherland score. Then, in the 59th minute, from the most unlikely of circumstances, BC received a boost. Hot, simply attempting to clear the ball from his defensive zone, scored his first career goal as the shot slowly rolled through Wolfpack goaltender Will Mackvick’s legs and into the back

of the net to tie the game at 2-2. “It’s crazy because me and [Kyle] Bekker are always talking between us that we are trying to get goals all the time, and we can’t score,” Aburmad said with a laugh of Hot’s strike. “We’re shooting and passing, and then this guy shoots from 70 yards and it goes in. It was important, because it shows if you work hard, things will come to you. It’s part of the game.” 

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Victoria DiMartino scored twice in the Eagles’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Cavaliers yesterday.

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Monday, October 4, 2010

By Courtney Finkel For The Heights

Flashback to high school science class (I know, bear with me). Maybe you took AP physics, or calculus, or maybe you struggled through geometry. Either way, you’ll probably recognize this equation: Distance = Speed x Time. The equation is all about proportions. Traveling farther either takes more time or requires a faster speed. Traveling more slowly makes a place feel further away. And if it takes more time to get there, both distance and speed will feel different. The point is that, since the equation involves numbers, you may think it will never change. But our perception of each of these factors is actually quite individual and very much based on our environment.

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Over the last four weeks, this equation has become totally scrambled in my mind. I’m not really sure yet how it all balances out here in Spain, but so far, I’ve noted many of differences in how I perceive each of these factors – distance, speed, and time – in the time I’ve spent speeding vast distances across the country. First and foremost, Granada is a sizable city, but it’s made up of a number of little neighborhoods. I live in the center of the city and walk everywhere. It takes a while even though the city feels small. City buses run to every corner of Granada in case, for whatever reason, I don’t want the fresh air and exercise that comes with walking. On a larger scale, the rest of Europe feels insanely close, as well. I’m about 2,000 kilometers from my boyfriend in

Italy – that’s Boston to South Bend and halfway back, for all you football fans – but I could leave my house at 8 a.m. and be with him by lunchtime. Last weekend, I traveled from Granada to Madrid, more than halfway across Spain, in a mere five hours. I have friends who live down the street but are originally from France. Thanks to Skype and BBM, people across the world feel like they’re in the same room. My perception of distance has become totally warped, and I love it. In terms of speed, one thing I’ve noticed is that Spaniards actually obey the highway speed limit. The norm is 100 km / hr (about 62 mph), and that palpable sense of urgency found on I95 or the Mass Pike just doesn’t exist here. It’s also interesting to observe cars from the perspective of the pedestrian. Whereas I’m a self-proclaimed “speed demon” when I drive during the summer, in Granada, I’m less worried about getting somewhere quickly and more focused on not being hit. Mail services in Spain are also more “relaxed” (i.e. obnoxiously slow), but that makes snail mail all the more exciting and unpredictable. On the other hand, I recently bought a BlackBerry, so several times a day I’m reminded of the wonderfully instant service that is e-mail. My perception of time has definitely changed the most over the last four weeks. I can’t believe it’s been less than a month and I’ve already completed 25 percent of the semester. The days feel so much longer here: the sun rises late, but the city is alive well into the

night. In the United States, having an undivided day encourages us to plan every hour and then crash from trying to do everything. Comparatively, the subtle lifestyle differences in Spain seem obvious. The Spanish day is divided into large segments with time set aside for rest and meals. Food is meant to be enjoyed with others, not ordered “para llevar” (“to go,” as in fast food). More

until the sky is dark. I take naps, and I sleep whenever I feel like it. I even waited a week before buying an alarm clock! Every student studying abroad right now is adapting to a new perception of distance, speed, and time. And even though we have so many of the same tools – Skype, e-mail, cell phones, sunrise and sunset, our own two feet – we

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time is devoted to relaxation, personal time, and literally walking around and smelling the flowers. And so, I have adapted my lifestyle to my new perception of distance, speed, and time. I eat more slowly. I have more conversations face to face. I walk just about everywhere, whether I’m bored, up for exploring, or looking for an energy boost. I’m no longer glued to iCal and an assignment book. Deadlines here are flexible. I can talk to my parents via Skype in a matter of seconds. Morning classes go by quickly, afternoons pass slowly, and “nighttime” doesn’t begin

each get to choose for ourselves what to make of it. Personally, I’ve found comfort in the slower, simpler pace of life here in Granada. I love that I don’t have to travel huge distances to get to class, find good food, or visit friends. And, for once in my life, I feel like time isn’t a limiting factor of the activities and pastimes I enjoy while I’m here. Maybe I have figured out my own perception of that D=RT equation after all! On that note, it’s a beautiful day and I still have a few more hours of sunlight. I think I’ll go for un paseo (a walk). Hasta luego, Superfans!

Burns Library steps out from behind Bapst’s shadow Tessa Trainor I felt like I was about to walk into a cathedral. The dark wooden doors with black bolts towered over me. Above them a beautiful stained-glass window like that of a church allowed sunlight to pass through. I had never been to this side of the building and now I was venturing through its gothic doors, anticipating what I would see on the other side. Pushing them open, I no longer felt like I was walking into a cathedral. The inside looked like a castle. Dim lighting, an echo, concrete floors, stone stairs, and stone walls. I felt like I had left Boston College and entered the Middle Ages. I was in another time period and should have been wearing a grandiose dress. The stairway to my left wound up to a balcony where I could envision Juliet waiting for her Romeo. Where a sword fight between knights in armor would ensue. Where a king would dwell. My imagination ran wild with possibilities as I stood there gazing at the high ceilings and steel lamp chandelier. How could I have never known about this place? Tucked behind Bapst Library is this beautiful library that is frequently overlooked by students: the John J. Burns Library. Upon arriving, I discovered that it is home to rare books and special collections, a library that is not very well known around campus yet it is one of the most fascinating campus buildings I have seen. What it holds is even more fascinating. Its collection includes more than 250,000 volumes and about 16,000,000 manuscripts, as well as important collections of architectural records, art works, newspapers, maps, films, photographs, prints, artifacts, and ephemera. This climate-controlled and secure environment allows Burns to house these materials because of their rarity or importance as a part of its special collection. Everything is treated with special care and the holdings are available for all qualified students, faculty, and researchers. The Burns Library also features an ambitious exhibits program. It maintains an ongoing schedule of physical and virtual exhibits detailing the holdings of Archives and Special Collections.

As I walked down the short hallway lined with a dark green carpet, there were glass cases that held all of the current exhibits. The Irish Room on the right contained ancient harps and over 60,000 Irish books. The table sitting in the middle looked like it could be covered with a feast, seating royalty in its elaborate wooden chairs. The room to the left featured the current exhibit. Making my way to the reading room, I was surprised by how small it was compared to what I would think could house all of those archives. Books of different colors and authors covered every wall, and six perfectly aligned tables had all of the chairs facing the front. It was full of books yet empty of people. It wasn’t until Robert O’Neill, the Burns librarian, enlightened me about the things I had not yet seen, that I finally realized the significance of this library. O’Neill went on further to explain that this library has “treasures to be enjoyed and used.” He referred to two fragments Dead Sea Scrolls, which are ancient scrolls that were found in a cove near the Dead Sea in Israel. Other treasures awaited me, including a copy of Newton’s Principia, which was a watershed moment in teh history of science, to their entire Irish collection, the biggest collection of Irish literature west of Dublin. From the first edition of Galileo’s work on sun spots in 1613, to the letter that Francis Xavier wrote before he set sail for the East. Upstairs, the stainedglass windows feature educational themes. They represent a cathedral of learning, each picture depicting a story from Dante, the Iliad, The Legend of the Holy Grail, and El Cid. As I learned and looked at all of these amazing archives, I was taken into another world. With every room I entered, every book I gazed into, I immersed myself in historical moments of the past. I could see myself next to Newton as he wrote his theorems. I could imagine scouring the cove to discover the Dead Sea Scrolls. I could imagine myself stepping foot in Ireland. Everything was within my reach, treasures that I have learned about were contained in this building. My imagination did not stop at any

point as I explored. After three years of being a student at BC. I was still oblivious to this building and the world into which it welcomed me. Right here on campus is this library waiting to be discovered by every student so that it can enlighten his or her mind like it did mine. It is BC’s purpose to help us explore new places, take us away from

the busy hectic college life, and let our imaginations fill with possibilities we never knew existed. The Burns Library does just that. The only thing I was left wondering was where the rest of the books that weren’t shelved were located. Running underneath the entire building of Bapst and Burns, they are stored and care-

fully kept in a subterranean room. But I couldn’t go down there. It is just another world I’ll have to discover another day. Until then, I’ll let my imagination do the rest. Tessa Trainor is a staff columnist for The Heights. She welcomes comments at features@bcheights.com.

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Home to more than a quarter million books, Burns Library is a noteworthy sight to see on BC’s campus for both visitors and students alike.

Monday, October 4, 2010

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Putting together a frightfully good costume for Halloween Megan Cain Last week marked the official start of fall. The change of season brings cooler weather, colorful foliage, pumpkin-flavored ice cream at White Mountain, and Halloween. It seems hard to believe, considering that most students moved in only a month ago, but Halloween is right around the corner. Soon, campus will be full of pumpkins, witches, and an array of movie star look-alikes. The perfect Halloween costume is the quintessential item to have in late October, so start planning now. Can’t decide what to be? Consider following these steps in order to find the right costume. 1. First, decide whether you will be wearing an individual costume or going out with a group. Do you like to travel with a posse or go it alone? This makes a big difference in choosing what to be. Heading out on Halloween night as Justin Timberlake is not nearly as cool as doing so with Lance, JC, Joey, and Chris by your side. Conversely, Superman can always fly solo. Individual costumes can draw more personal attention, but group costumes are usually more visible because there are several people dressed according to the same theme. If you have

your heart set on a group costume, round up your friends, suitemates, or even some random people from the bus, and start planning. 2. What do you love? Choose a general category for the costume. This can include a wide variety of motifs – movies, celebrities, animals, professions, TV shows, sports, or games. Choosing one general theme first really helps when trying to narrow down costume ideas. Are you a movie fanatic? Go with that. Love sports? Show off your football knowledge by dressing up as a Patriot. 3. Pick your favorite three characters from your category of choice. Now that you have chosen your motif, give yourself a few options within the theme that you like best. For instance, if your theme was celebrities, you could now select your favorite three singers, actors, and socialites. Pick whichever three are your absolute favorite because you should like the costume you wear! 4. Determine which of those three characters best matches your persona. Which one acts like you do? Which one has the same hair color as you? Figure out which character you would have to expend the least amount of energy to resemble. Pulling off the costume is much easier when you

already bear a natural resemblance to the person you are trying to mimic. Also, on Halloween night, you’ll essentially be acting as that character, so you should feel comfortable acting the way the character would. Pick whichever one feels the most like you. 5. You’ve got it! Now, that you’ve chosen the character, work on the costume itself. If it’s a character that doesn’t always wear the same thing, look for frequently used colors or their typical style of clothing. Another solution to that problem is to choose a very iconic outfit that epitomizes the character. Maybe he is wearing this outfit on the cover of a movie or during a TV show’s opening credits. You want the personality of the character to shine through the clothing. If your particular character usually wears bright, preppy clothing, then you don’t want to be wearing clothes that are dark and subdued. 6. Now, it’s time to either make the costume or buy it. College kids are pretty resourceful, so I would not put it past you to make a fabulous costume with your own two hands and the contents of your closet. Bring out those neon pants from a few years back, the hat that you won at a carnival, and any other item that could be molded into the perfect costume. You

might wow yourself with what a great costume you can make with a little effort and less than $5. If you feel that you do not have the time or extensive wardrobe to make a costume, there is always the option of buying it at a party store or online. 7. Lastly, you must accessorize. Think sunglasses, ribbons, the perfect shoes, jewelry, and more. These are all crucial parts of a Halloween costume. After all, a witch cannot be missing her broom, and it’s not Matt Ryan unless he’s carrying a football. Make sure you have every piece of your costume. Go to a store, search your room, or ask a friend, but don’t go without accessories. Halloween is a holiday when you can show off your creativity and have a good time. Decide on a character you like and resemble, and the rest should be easy. If you like the character itself, then you also probably know enough about it and can produce a detailed, awesome costume. Impress your friends, and make this year the best Halloween yet! But start thinking now, because Halloween is just a few weeks away.

ways felt that the safety escort service is advertised as an extreme last resort that a student should only call if, and only if, they truly feel endangered. One time my freshman year, my girlfriends and I missed the last bus back to Newton one weekend and had to debate whether we should call the escort service for fear of getting in trouble. After deciding to call, we even got in the car and went out of our way to make up an entire story about how we were scared of some group of guys chasing after us. Note: There were never any guys nor were we ever scared, we just needed a ride and didn’t have cab money to get back to our dorm. I just don’t think it’s right for students to have to feel like they’ll get in trouble for trying to use one of the services BC gladly offers. No one should ever have to have a full-blown debate about whether to call the escort service out of fear for the consequences, because with that fear comes the potential safety hazards that could have been avoided if BCPD only advertised its services more clearly. Let me be clear in saying that I don’t think there should be cops everywhere we turn. All I’m suggesting is that BC keeps one guard at each of the gates at night. Maybe not even every night, perhaps just on the weekends, because it has become very apparent that just anyone can walk onto our campus and cause a problem. Francesca Bacardi is a staff columnist for The Heights. She welcomes comments at features@bcheights.com.

Michael Wolf is a staff columnist for The Heights. He welcomes comments at features@bcheights.com.

Megan Cain is a staff columnist for The Heights. She welcomes comments at features@bcheights.com.

- Lookin’ for love in all the Walsh places

Julia Responds:

How do you know he has big parties all the time? Do your friends or other Don’t let a Walsh soiree be your only opportunity to see if your spark people you know go? If so, there’s probably nothing wrong with tagging along is still caliente. Why not try coffee at Hillside or conversation over grilled and seeing what happens when you’re there. You can also try and find some cheeses in the Rat to see if you still have a thing for this guy? Sophomore year other connection, maybe a common friend you didn’t know you had and is the perfect time to explore all your options, and maybe your hunch that perhaps an opportunity will arise from that. Boston College isn’t the biggest he could be more than just a homework buddy is right. Instead of waiting for school around, so the chances of being able to find a link to this guy, besides your invitation to arrive on a silver platter, you should invite him to do someyour Spanish class, are pretty good. thing. Even if you’re not sure whether you really like him, it’s worth a try. As Reconnecting with people, whether it’s an old high school friend or somefar as I know, a couple of Eagle’s Nest sandwiches never killed anybody, and one you had a crush on from a class, is always the Piano Guy’s melodies in the background difficult. Fortunately, the 21st century has “Make the first move and put the ball in his court. Don’t worry, would only help set the mood for a lunch made this a little easier, I’m not condoning date. there is no worst-case scenario. If this falls through, you can serious communication via Facebook (in fact, Another option is to show up to one of his always take up French.” in most cases I would discourage it) but that parties anyway – invited or not. Stop by his – Julia, on the benefits of being headstrong might be the easiest way to contact him. Just eight-man on your way to your friends’ suite strike up a conversation somehow, and that (unless you’re too cool for that ID-check line could possibly lead up to a, “What are you doing this weekend?” . After that, I that snakes out the double doors on weekends). I’m not saying you should would rely on face-to-face or phone communication, and ditch Facebook. stand awkwardly by the jungle juice waiting for him to talk to you, but there’s Facebook may be the easiest, but, to me, the best way to reconnect with a no reason why you couldn’t invite yourself over just to say hello. As you guy is to see him. If by chance you run into each other, try to stop and have a certainly know by now, plenty of randos come through Walsh parties. At least conversation, and suggest that you should hang out sometime soon and see you’d be a pleasant surprise. Don’t rely on your College Road residence as a what the reaction is. If it’s good, get his number (assuming you don’t have it way to delay your trek down to Lower Campus. Just when he remembers how already), and go from there. Don’t stalk him and arrange a “chance” meeting, fun it was to do Spanish homework with you before your walk to late night tobut if you do see him, make sure to capitalize on the situation so you don’t gether, you’ll already be out the door. Make the first move and put the ball in regret it later. The worst that could come from it is learning how he really feels. his court. Don’t worry, there is no “worst-case scenario.” If this falls through, But you never know. Maybe he’s been trying to reconnect with you as well. you can always take up French. Alex Trautwig is an editor for The Heights. He welcomes comments at features@ bcheights.com.

Julia Wilson is a senior staff columnist for The Heights. She welcomes comments at features@bcheights.com.

College Connections

BC should foster a safe environment for students, no matter what

Francesca Bacardi Let me start out by saying that I admit I am part of the problem. I know what I’m supposed to do and what I’m not supposed to do, but I do it anyway. In other words, I probably bring it upon myself. Yes, I’m the girl that listens to her iPod every single chance she gets, especially at night after staying in the library for far too long, a tendency I’ve learned is “dangerous.” I’m aware that it’s sad and pathetic, but I know I’m not the only one who has the same addiction. I know there are many students just like me that just can’t stay away from their iPods. So, what problem am I referring to? The problem that the Boston College Police Department (BCPD) constantly tries to acknowledge by sticking up signs at every bus stop: the safety issue. Now, like I said, BCPD has doled out tips in the past on how to stay ‘safe’ on campus, especially at night. What I’ve gleaned from these incredibly informative signs, is that the one way to stay safe is to not listen to my iPod when I’m walking alone at night because someone may just jump out of nowhere and attack me. However, like I said earlier, I’m addicted to my iPod, so when I’m walking home to

my house off campus at night all by my lonesome, I’m not going to ignore the musical genius that is my iPod all because someone might come out of the blue and jump me from behind. The odds of that happening are slim to none, or so I thought. After the horrible stabbing that took place in the Mods, it occurred to me that BC has zero security, and I mean zero. I understand that BC is an open campus, which makes it more difficult for tight security, but is it too

Rape Agression Defense (R.A.D.) classes, as I’ve seen advertised on the shuttles (why is the advertising solely on the buses and at bus stops?), but is that really enough to prevent anything? When it comes down to it, if someone is about to attack me, I’m going to run for my life while screaming my head off trying to find the nearest door, not take the time to think rationally and decide what karate move I should bust out. That leads to another problem, the fact that our

“When it comes down to it, if someone is about to attack me, I’m going to run for my life while screaming my head off trying to find the nearest door, not take the time to think rationally and decide what karate move I should bust out” -Francesca Bacardi, A&S ’12

much to ask for one security guard at the various entrance gates at night? Recently, it has become a joke among my friends and me that anyone could just walk onto campus and cause serious safety issues for everyone at BC. Case in point: My freshman year a homeless man was found wandering around my residence hall, Keyes North, and last year various strangers were found loitering in Vandy. When is it going to be enough? Does it really take someone getting stabbed to finally wake up the BC community? As far as I can tell, nothing has changed and nothing seems to be heading in the direction of change. I’m aware that BCPD offers the

cards only work for the building we live in. If I’m running for my life and my dorm is on the other side of Guam, I think I should have the right to be able to run into the nearest building rather than risk sprinting across campus with zero endurance, only to be captured because my card doesn’t let me in anywhere and I’m not in top shape. Obviously there are steps we could all take to help improve school safety, such as not listening to an iPod while walking alone late at night, or even opting for the BC escort service after we’ve stayed out too late on the weekend. One thing about the latter, I don’t know if it’s just me, but I’ve al-

Michael Wolf Baby, I love you. I love you like a sunrise. Or a swan. I love you like a swan that wakes up at sunrise, stretches its freakishly long neck in the amber dawn, and then decides to go back to bed because – what the hell? He doesn’t have anything to do. He’s just a stupid bird. Baby, I love you like a fine wine from France. Something really fancy too, not that cheap stuff I bought you for our anniversary. That wine was really just old grape soda. I thought that since it was flat and I mixed it with vodka, it was essentially the same as wine. But I was wrong. It was disgusting. I don’t love you like that. I love you like a rich Merlot, a Shiraz, or a Blank Cabinet Sauvignon. Baby, I love you like a flower. Imagine the smelliest flower you can and then dip that flower in potent Gorgonzola cheese fondue. Now take that dairy coated flower (be careful, it’s still very hot from the melted cheese) and place it in a scented candle. Maybe peppermint stick or ocean scented. Either way, this candle reeks. As the candle burns up this cheese-covered flower, the whole house will start to smell like my deep, overwhelming love for you. By the way, baby, we’re all out of cheese, so you should probably pick some up on your way home from work. Also, there’s wax all over the kitchen and I can’t get it off. And someone has been in your garden. Baby I love you. This is true love. Want to know how I know that it’s true love? I’ve been acting crazy. That is what your love is doing to me, making me act crazy. I sold my houseboat. “WHAT?!” You’re surely thinking, “But baby, that houseboat was one of your most prized possessions.” I know that baby, but your love has got me acting illogically. I sold my only houseboat on a whim, with no foresight, to that guy Terry who lives down the road. “But baby, I paid for half of that boat. It was a huge investment, which would only appreciate in value over time. Did you at least get a good price for it?” You’re probably thinking. No, I did not. And I’d “appreciate” it if you “valued” me a little more than some glorified waterbed. I ran the numbers and we lost a lot of money on this one. I should have gone to a respected houseboat company or at least consulted our lawyer, but your love has got me acting rashly. I know you know how much I hated cleaning the barnacles off the boat part of the houseboat and cleaning the seagull poo off the house part, so I just acted on my gut. My gut told me to listen to my heart. My heart was thinking of nothing but you, baby. I know you’re probably thinking, “Hmmm … isn’t it a bit suspicious to keep insisting how much you love me? I didn’t have any doubts until you relentlessly insisted it was real. Now it seems like you have ulterior motives.” WOW. That’s all I can say. Here I am, pouring my soul out to you like grape vodka soda onto the kitchen floor (I’ll mop it up later), and you think that I’m merely trying to get something from you. Well ain’t that just swell. Baby, I love you! This love isn’t just some word like relationship or restraining order – love is a state of mind. I would never abuse and misuse your feelings for my own personal gain. This isn’t about how your sister-in-law slept in the guest room for the better part of last month without so much as doing the dishes after she helped herself to our food right from the fridge. This isn’t about trying to get you to forget about last Saturday when I took little Timmy to visit the dairy farm and drove all the way home before realizing he was trapped in a bale of hay. This isn’t even about you making me give up my tickets to the monster truck rally this weekend so I could take you out to dinner for our anniversary even though our anniversary occurs every year but there will never be another monster truck rally this extreme and kick ass as long as I live. I mean, they’ve got the Skullsplitter going head to head with the Camry of Death in a pit fire! This has nothing to do with that. I just want you to come back home because baby, I love you. I figured if I get this printed in enough newspapers, you’re bound to see it and come back to me. I love you. On an unrelated note, if there are any attractive singles out there who enjoy fondue, fine wine, and monster trucks, please drop me a line!

“I’m a sophomore girl who had an eye on this guy since we did Spanish workbook exercises together in my common room freshman year. We both lived in Keyes North. Now he lives in Walsh and I live on College Road. Every weekend he has ridiculous ragers, but I’m never invited. What should I do?”

Alex Says:

‘Baby, I love you’ isn’t enough

The Heights

Monday, October 4, 2010

Nugent brings joys and challenges of Joyce to BC

By Lauren Ruvo For The Heights

Kevin Hou / Heights Editor

Homecoming is just one of the activities that UGBC’s Campus Entertainment department organizes and hosts for BC students

UGBC campus events take time, effort to create By Francesca Bacardi Heights Staff

Semester after semester, the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) bands together to put on events for the BC community. The Fall and Spring Concerts, the athletic pep rallies, and other social events have been put together due to the efforts of the UGBC and other student groups on campus. When students first hear of these events, this typical scenario occurs: They decide to go, wait in line for tickets, and then attempt to have the night of their lives (depending on the choices they decide to make prior to each event). However, it is probably rare that a student thinks of the effort that goes into planning each and every event, especially the Fall and Spring Concerts. Unlike what most students probably believe, these concerts with their big ticket artists do not appear out of thin air and magically land in Conte Forum. The UGBC and its campus entertainment team embark on a tireless journey each and every semester. This effort is unseen by most. Michael Kitlas, executive director of campus entertainment and A&S ’12, understands what it takes to put on concert after concert and other events that take place on campus. After joining the UGBC his freshman year as part of the Mentor Leadership Program (MLP), Kitlas would eventually learn all of the ins and outs of UGBC life. Two years later, as executive director, it is Kitlas who helps plan and coordinate each event, from the Christmas tree lighting to the concerts, and everything else in between. However, Kitlas does not just appear the day of said events – he and the rest of Campus Entertainment begin planning them months in advance, much to the student body’s unawareness. For this past Fall Concert, the UGBC and campus entertainment began searching for artists over the sum-

mer. BC uses a booking agent to help find available artists through their talent agents, so the members of the UGBC do not have to deal with the stress of working with an artist directly. That is not to say that this is a stress-free job for those hardworking students in the UGBC. “We actually can’t place a formal bid to any artists until we get approval from BC Athletics to use Conte,” Kitlas explains. “Once we get approval, we can begin to place bids to two or three artists, and then we hope for someone to say ‘yes.’” Pitching various artists in hopes of finding one or two who will agree is not so black and white. “Artists are on tour a lot, so it’s hard to get in touch with anyone sometimes, creating a stressful time delay in communication,” Kitlas says. “Booking events in advance can be difficult because a lot of the time, agents will say the price will increase because the artist is expected to explode,” says Michael Cavoto, director of event management and A&S ’13. Booking the talent is only the first step in a long process. In fact, the day of this year’s Fall Concert, every member of campus entertainment arrived at Conte at 6 a.m. and did not leave until 2:30 a.m. the next morning, “I had a four-hour long break and slept the entire time, but Kitlas was there start to finish, with zero break. Set up, the actual concert and break down is nuts,” Cavoto explains. Because this is the UGBC’s first year using teams, only seven to eight experienced team members helped with the concert. After all was said and done, this year’s Fall Concert was a success, selling out quicker than any other in recent memory. The concerts are not the only events that the UGBC puts on for students. Homecoming, a staple event for juniors and seniors, also takes a great amount of manpower

to plan. After problems at last year’s Homecoming that were out of the UGBC’s hands, they have decided to hold the event at the House of Blues this year on Oct. 16, featuring special guest The White Panda. Since the House of Blues is home to a stage, lighting, and other production items, the UGBC decided to find an artist for the students. “Because the House of Blues lends itself to this type of event, we didn’t have to worry about a lot of the costs like we do for the concerts we hold on campus,” Kitlas says. Unlike the Fall and Spring Concert, members of the campus entertainment team will be able to truly enjoy Homecoming, as the House of Blues will be responsible for most of the setup for the event Although the UGBC is in charge of planning many events on campus, Nights on the Heights (NOTH) and other organizations that develop steudent programming should not be overlooked. This year, the UGBC is trying to collaborate more often with NOTH. “Even though our budgets are completely separate, we are trying to work together more and coordinate more events,” Cavoto says. This year seems to be the year for collaboration, as the UGBC has banded together with BC Athletics for the ultimate event: Ice Jam. Unlike Midnight Madness, which is held at other campuses across the country, BC will be the first and only college campus to have a half-basketball, half-hockey event with special guest Bob Costas as the host. “We’re trying to bridge the student / athlete gap. It’s a problem that’s there, but for no reason,” Kitlas says. With all of the behind-thescenes work from each and every member of the UGBC, BC is able to experience events that are truly one of a kind. Along with help from the Student Programs Office and oother offices, the UGBC is able to continue to plan and put on these programs each year. n

Students walk slowly into Carney 206. As they take their seats, they begin to talk about random subjects, ranging from what they did that day, to how tired they are, to what they thought of the reading for that week. Suddenly, the banter quiets down when a man dressed in jeans, a white, buttondown shirt, and white sneakers enters the room. The man then proceeds to ask a student why he did not show up to office hours and once he receives an answer, he passes out a quiz, much to the students’ dismay. This is a typical beginning to Professor Joseph Nugent’s class, which solely focuses on the James Joyce novel Ulysses. Nugent was born in Mullingar, Ireland, a town located in the middle of the c o u n t ry. “ Th e only thing of interest about it at all is that James Joyce spent two summers there along with his father, and in the novel Ulysses he has one of his characters, Molly Bloom, living there,” says Nugent. The fact that both Nugent and Joyce are Irish is not the reason that Joyce is Nugent’s favorite writer. Instead, it is because Joyce wrote the best novel of the 20th century, in Nugent’s opinion. Ulysses is the most exciting novel I know, and you don’t often get an opportunity to teach one novel over the course of a semester,” says Nugent. Nugent first came to the United States almost 20 years ago. He lived in San Francisco, a city he says anybody with any taste would like. It was in San Francisco, at the University of California Berkeley, that he discovered he wanted to become a professor. “When I was 10 I realized that I wanted to teach, and then under the influence of a professor at UC Berkeley, I realized I wanted to become a professor,” says Nugent. The quiz is over, and Nugent delves in to background informa-

tion on Joyce. This discussion shows how much knowledge Nugent truly has on not only Joyce, but the novel as well. After discussing Joyce, he goes right in to the student’s own stream of consciousness writing that they do online. As Nugent reads some of the students’ submissions, he relates it back to the novel, demonstrating the difficulty and intricacy of Joyce’s work. In the middle of the class, Nugent talks about how, in the 19th century, the primary function of the novel was to help a person figure out their misfortunes by living vicariously through the characters, and by the end of the

it is not unusual for the group to only get through 18 lines. Nugent is very involved with all of his students, and when his student’s talk he listens intently. He has involved students in his research work, enlisting their help in his latest technological projects. Nugent is trying to find a way to gloss Ulysses in a modern way so that people will have a less difficult time reading it. He is trying to have this gloss be available on an iPad or another kind of e-book so that when a person gets to a difficult passage, they simply have to roll a cursor or finger over it and sources will open and help the reader. Students are helping him f ind the different sources that he will use throughout the semester. Nu ge n t i s also involved in another technological project. “I am working on an application for smart phones for the novel where if people are traveling in Dublin, they are able to trace the movements of the characters. Students compile the data from the text and then the instructional design people here employ an outside software designer to come up with information. The Web site is incomplete, but it gives an idea of where the Lauren Ruvo / For The Heights project is going,” explains novel they were supposed to have Nugent. For more information had their issues resolved. This visit, Ulysses.bc.edu. philosophy is modernized with Another form of dedication regard to what Nugent wants his to his passion for Joyce, but also students to take from his class, his students, is shown through “I want my students to be moved Nugent’s summer program. Stuand improved by the humanity dents can go to Dublin over the of the characters they read,” he summer, where Nugent teaches says. Ulysses and has the students Although Nugent teaches follow the movement of the difan entire course on the novel ferent characters as they read the Ulysses, it is surprisingly not his novel, something he hopes his favorite. Joyce’s Finnegans Wake application will help with. Any is. Nugent has been running the interested students can contact Finnegans Wake weekly reading Nugent for more details. group at Boston College for the “Joyce teaches us to notice,” past five years. The novel is very says Nugent, which is something challenging, so much so that dur- that Nugent himself seems to ing one hour and a half session, have mastered. n

Students follow tradition Legacies, from B10

would have definitely supported my decision wherever I wanted to go, but he was totally happy to see me going in his footsteps,” MaryKate says. Mahler, whose father graduated from BC, was encouraged by him to consider his alma mater, and she is thankful for his advice. “When I was looking at schools, I kind of felt like my dad was pushing it a little bit,” Mahler says. “I think my dad knew which school would be a good fit for me, and that was hard for me to know at the time. But since I’ve been at BC, it’s been the one school for me.” Regardless of whether their parents pushed them to attend BC or secretly hoped they would choose their alma mater, legacies say that their final decision to attend BC filled their parents with pride. Tim Oates, A&S ’12, was ecstatic upon learning that he was accepted to BC, the University from which six of his relatives, including his father and grandfather, have graduated. “I called my grandfather right away, I called my parents right away,” he says. “It was just a big deal for my family because BC has always been not only a college, but it’s been our life.” Vinnie Costello has nothing but positive things to say about the time that he and his daughter have spent at BC. Having recognized the strength of the relationships he formed while playing basketball at BC, Vinnie Costello is very

optimistic about the development of his daughter’s friendships post-grad. “In fact, I called three of my teammates today to join me at a tailgate before the Notre Dame game,” he says. “Having graduated in 1971, which is almost 40 years ago, we’re still weekly communicants with one another, and I think that’s very special. And I know some of the friends that Mary Kate has at Boston College now, and that will continue over her lifetime.” Attending the same university is often a source of bonding for parents and their children, as they are able to compare their experiences and share in the Eagle pride. “It’s a good bonding thing, definitely, when we get together for the holidays and talk about BC,” Oates says. “My grandfather calls me every week and we talk about BC athletics.” Jeff Fleishman, CSOM ’13, enjoys sharing stories of life on Newton Campus with his father, who lived there his freshman year as well. “I actually chose Newton because my dad really liked it a lot,” he says. His parents, who met at BC when they were neighbors in Rubenstein junior year, also like to tease him about following in their footsteps in a different respect. “They just joke around and say, ‘Well, if we met here, then you could meet your wife here,’” he says. Many legacies are driven to succeed in order to disprove one of the popular stereotypes surrounding legacies, which is that their

familial connections have greater weight than their academic credentials in the college application process. “I worked really hard in high school, and it meant a lot to me that I had good enough grades to get into BC,” Oates says. He adds that if he didn’t think his grades were competitive, he might not have even applied. Though others may assume that legacies have an easier time adjusting to life at BC because of connections to the University, MaryKate says that nothing was laid out for her, and that she had to learn to navigate BC just like any other freshman. “I feel like most BC students, in general, kind of make a claim to their name as students here, no matter what,” she says. Just as their parents did in years past, legacies have had to learn the ins and outs of the University and make their own reputations. Though they are on their own hunts for excellence, legacies are still following in the tradition of their parents, a tradition that is valued by all in the BC community, as Vinnie Costello explains. “A great word in life is the word ‘tradition,’” he says. “Tradition surrounds itself with family, it’s something that’s a community. It’s many times humorous, it’s many times serious, but it’s a great, great word.” Legacies honor this tradition, embracing BC and giving meaning to yet another phrase adorning the backs of Superfan shirts. Whether family by birth or family by choice, here all are one. n

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Monday, October 4, 2010

B10

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010

Time for a gender role call

KRIS ROBINSON

And that’s the way we became the

BC Bunch

BY BROOKE SCHNEIDER Heights Editor

Every so often, especially on game days, hidden among the crowd of students, parents, and alumni in their Superfan gear, are children dressed in maroon and gold with baseball caps atop their heads. From this group of children, who elicit “awws” from the passersby, the future legacies of Boston College are drawn. Honoring the legacy, pursuing greatness. Printed across the backs of the sesquicentennial class’ Superfan shirts, such a phrase exempliﬁes an important part of what it means to be a student at BC. Visibly demonstrating this spirit of tradition are students who are legacies whose parents have spent hours in the depths of Bapst Library and too much time eating in McElroy Commons. Though BC’s students come from all over the

world and from all walks of life, when they arrive here, the campus becomes their own. “Boston College is an institution where family values are so important, and it’s a place where a sense of family and community has been fostered throughout the years,” says John Feudo, associate vice president for alumni relations and BC ’82, in an e-mail. “That’s why we encourage the children of our alumni to take a good, long look at BC. We want them to experience the same great education and culture that helped form the future for their parents.” Many legacies count Boston College as two of the earliest words in their vocabularies. Whether it means that they had BC cheerleader uniforms as a toddler or sat on the bleachers of Alumni Stadium before their legs could reach the ground, many legacies grew up knowing and loving BC. Caitlin Mahler, A&S ’11, still wears a BC t-shirt from the early ’90s. “I have a t-shirt still

from when I was like, three, and I still wear it,” she says. “[It was] of one of the bowl games, I think it was the UVA-BC game.” Mary Kate Costello, A&S ’11, has been tailgating on Shea Field since her early childhood. “I always had little BC cheerleading outﬁts as a little kid, and my family used to say that we’d bleed maroon and gold because we had such pride for being an Eagle,” she says. Mary Kate Costello’s father, Vinnie Costello, BC ’71, was a member of the BC basketball team throughout his four years as an Eagle, so she has felt connected to BC athletics since she was a little girl. “I always loved coming here and I was always part of the athletic community that BC has.” When the time arrived to select a university to attend, legacies felt varying degrees of pressure from their parents to consider BC. “He [my dad]

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Kris Robinson is the Assistant Features Editor for The Heights. He welcomes comments at herderj@bcheights.com.

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The World Record

Learn from fellow students studying abroad. This week, read about experiences in Grenada, Spain......................................................................................................................... B7

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Since 2000, women have consistently outperformed males in high school, are earning more PhDs, and make up 57 percent of enrollment at colleges in the United States, according to a recent article in Newsweek. In the past three weeks, five teenagers have committed suicide. These teenagers had two things in common: one, they were all GLBTQ, and two, they were all males. These two citations share no common link on the surface, but they both provide a basis for some commentary on the state of masculinity. I can’t say how many times I’ve either read or heard the phrase “be a man.”I also can’t say whether or not the people who’ve used this phrase could, if asked to do so, explain what it means to “be a man.” I can say, however, that this is one time that looking up a word in the dictionary isn’t going to be any help. In fact, this one definition of “man” does exactly the opposite, raising more questions than it answers: “a male having qualities considered typical of men or appropriately masculine.” What exactly is “appropriately masculine”? Being 6’5” and 250 pounds of pure muscle? Being able to easily pick up girls? Or how about never shedding a single tear because “real men don’t cry?” I could probably go on listing these socially contrived male attributes, but frankly, I’ve never been one to perpetuate stereotypes. Because really, that’s all that they are. They’re not guidelines or instructions – they’re just stereotypes. Too many of us are buying into this artificial notion of manhood, and it’s having some very unfortunate consequences. Scholars have hypothesized that one reason men may not be experiencing as much academic success as women has to do with what males view as acceptable or unacceptable according to other males. Particularly, boys don’t find academic prowess to be very masculine. Had it not been for my own middle school experiences, I would have found this idea as farfetched as it sounds. Getting good grades never earned me any public recognition from my classmates. Instead, I was subject to ridicule that occasionally got under my skin and prompted me to cut back on my efforts in the classroom, buying into what I thought was the “cool” thing to do, or in this case, to not do. As I got older and went to high school, the pressure to not do well in school was slightly alleviated, but the shared inclination that homework wasn’t a priority was still pretty prevalent, especially among my group of guy friends. There’s no way I could possibly know what was going through the minds of those five teenagers as they contemplated suicide, but I think it’s safe to say that they were far from comfortable with their sexuality and even less comfortable being GLBTQ in a society where, on a whole, complete acceptance is but a distant, perhaps even fantastical prospect. They were taught that homosexuality isn’t masculine and therefore, they wouldn’t be accepted by other people. If they didn’t get that message clear enough, the bullying and persecution they endured made it crystal clear. Unfortunately, men are not the only sex suffering from gender role expectations –of course, women do, too. I’ve chosen to merely highlight the plight of the male gender since it’s one that I’ve been taking exceptional note of during recent weeks because of school related research I’ve been doing. The two, however, are inextricably tied together. As the role of the male in society changes in some instances but remains obstinate in others, the socially perceived role of females shifts along with it. In an age in which bros, metrosexuals, juiceheads, and gangstas rule, perhaps it’s time we all, both men and women, take a step back and reevaluate what it means to be a man in our society. Perhaps it’s time to put aside the biological implications and bring to the forefront the social implications and criticize them appropriately. Perhaps it’s time we take the responsibility for these social stigmas and do what we can to make sure we’re not propagating the wrong ideas to the younger generation. It’s never too early to start or too late to begin.