The Heights January 25, 2016

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Boston braces for another harsh winter, A4

Ramiro Gomez brings his socially relevant cardboard paintings to Boston College in his Devlin Admissions Office exhibit, B8

Women’s hockey set a new program record with its 26th consecutive win, B4

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9P D@:?8<C JLCC@M8E 8E; 8C<O8E;I8 8CC8D ?\`^_kj <[`kfij Yashar Montoya, a student accepted to the class of 2019 who chose to defer his acceptance for one year, has not been seen since Nov. 7, 2015, according to members of his family. On Jan. 14, 2016, a Facebook page was made titled, “Come Home, Yashar,” telling those who know Montoya of the circumstances. The page included pictures of Mon-

toya, and informed viewers of his last appearance near Times Square on Nov. 7. This morning, the page went public for a few hours, before returning to its private state. Montoya, who his family says also goes by the names Yashar Tesori-Montoya and Yashar Tesoriero-Montoya, was accepted as a member of the Carroll School of Management Class of 2019 in April 2015. His family has said that he attended the final orientation session on Aug. 21, 2015, but went on a leave

of absence for the Fall 2015 semester seven days later. Montoya is in the Agora Portal student roster—however, according to Dean of Students Thomas Mogan and University Spokesman Jack Dunn, Montoya deferred his acceptance and was never enrolled in classes. BCPD said that it takes matters like this seriously and acts upon them immediately, but could not comment further. “Yashar Tesori-Montoya is not enrolled at Boston College,” University Spokesman Jack Dunn said in a phone

call. “Records show that he was accepted from Regis High School, but deferred his admission and never enrolled.” “We wish the best for Yashar and his family during this difficult time,” Dunn said. According to BC’s Missing Student Notification Policy, students residing in on-campus housing can register a student to be contacted through the Agora Portal if he or she goes missing for more than 24 hours. In these circumstances, the student’s Confidential Contact

will remain in confidence, where only authorized campus officials and law enforcement officers conducting the missing person’s investigation have access to the information. Yashar Montoya’s brother, Joshua Tesoriero, said that Montoya returned home in September and lived with his father in New York, N.Y. He got a part-time job and was trying to work, but in early November, Montoya left

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Jerry York wins

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9P D@:?8<C JLCC@M8E ?\`^_kj <[`kfi AMHERST, Mass. — It came a little later in the year than many expected, but for Boston College men’s hockey head coach Jerry York, it was a moment he never saw coming. York has reached many coaching milestones in his career. Despite leaving more than 20 years ago, he is the all-time leading

winner at Bowling Green State University. Last season, he surpassed John ‘Snooks’ Kelley as the leading winner at BC, his alma mater. On Dec. 29, 2012, York became the all-time wins leader in the history of college hockey. With a 5-2 win over the University of Alabama-Huntsville, the 925th of his career, York put the legendary Ron Mason in the rearview mirror. In this, his 44th year at the helm of a Division I program, York has reached a milestone

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once thought unthinkable. Following an 8-0 win by the Eagles (16-4-3, 9-1-3 Hockey East) over the University of Massachusetts (7-13-4, 2-8-4) at the Mullins Center, York has become the first head coach in the history of college hockey to win 1,000 games. He joins ninetime Stanley Cup winner Scotty Bowman as the only hockey coaches, amateur or professional, to reach this milestone. BC got off to a hot start, scoring five goals in the first, each one prettier than the last.

Just like in last Friday’s game against BU, Ian McCoshen sparked the Eagles, this time with the first goal instead of the final one. The defenseman blasted a rocket from the blue line for his sixth of the season and third in the past week, unassisted, high over UMass goaltender Nic Reynard. The Eagles kept the pressure on a depleted UMass defense that was missing star defen-

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at BC, he noted that he drew on his background as a math major to forge a gameplay that engages both strategy and chance. “I have always loved board games,” Kisgen said. “I loved board games when I was a little kid and played games of a wide range throughout my life. So it’s something I’m definitely very passionate about. If there’s something you really care about, that you really think is fun, trying to do something with that

is a big help.” In Dragonwo o d, players act a s travelers in a magical forest trying to capture creatures like bears, ogres, and dragons, represented by illustrated cards. Each person starts with a certain hand of numbered cards that he or she must combine into poker-like straights or groups of the same colors or sequences. The person can then roll a special set of dice to try to match their total with a number on one of the

visible creature cards. The players can also draw enhancement or event cards that randomly advantage or disadvantage them. “At a simple level you’re doing addition with the dice, and you’re doing addition with trying to add up your score given different points,” Kisgen said. “It teaches different number patterns. On a more complex level, you can do some pretty sophisticated probability calculations to try to figure out based

on the dice and the numbers what’s your probability of achieving a certain creature given their points. And it also teaches strategy and planning.” The game was originally designed with a younger age group in mind. While the Dragonwood box says that it is best for players ages eight and older, and Kisgen quotes the best age for it as between six and fourteen, it has reached

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As a part of this year’s Duffy Lectures in Global Christianity, Professor Agbonkhianmenghe Orobator, S.J., from Kenya will lecture on “The miracle of a century: promises and myths of African Christianity in the world church� on Monday at 5 p.m. in Gasson 305.

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Claudia Escobar, former Guatemalan judge, will speak in McGuinn 521 on Wednesday at 12 p.m. about how repressed judicial independence in Guatemala leads to corruption in society. She will offer suggestions for how it could be addressed.

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Lev Golinkin, the author of A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka and BC ‘04, will speak about his memoir and experience travelling to the United States as a Ukranian child refugee. The event will be held in Gasson 100 on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.

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Gif]% =`e[j 9fjkfe Gf\dj Over the last three years, Boston College professor Paul Lewis has been working with a group of undergraduate students to recover poems written by Bostonians in the years following the American Revolution. The research team sifted through over 4,500 poems in 59 literary magazines, which were originally published from 17891820. Lewis is republishing the poems in a book titled, The Citizen Poets of Boston: A Collection of Forgotten Poems, 1789–1820. The book will be released in April. The poems range in topic from the citizens’ ďŹ rst recounts of Boston to criticisms of local doctors, ministers, and lawyers. Most of the works are written by anonymous authors. The three-year project was sparked after Lewis organized an exhibit for the Boston Public Library and the Massachusetts Historical Society in 2012. He featured Boston literary history, which gave him the idea for his research project. “For one part of the exhibit, we studied long-forgotten poems published in early Boston magazines. Many of the ones we read were unimpressive, but a few were so interesting that they made us think there might be treasures waiting to be found,â€? Lewis said in an email. Lewis specializes in literary Boston, American humor since 1980, American literature from 1790-1860, and Gothic fiction. He received his Ph.D from the University of New Hampshire and continues to teach English at BC.

On Jan. 15, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston College President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., announced that Boston College and the City of Boston will give the Allston-Brighton neighborhood a $450,000 grant to improve its public spaces. The fund will help pay for the construction of a Medal of Honor monument for Private First Class Ernest W. Prussman, who was killed during World War II. The project also includes the installation of two speed alert display boards, two solar powered trash and recyclable compacting stations around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, gateway signage and an interactive wayfinding kiosk that provides information about local businesses and public transit, two bike share stations, and the improvement of McKinney Park. This initiative is part of BC’s Neighborhood Improvement Fund—a $2.5 million program set up in 2014 by the University and the Boston Redevelopment Authority to support programs and services in the nearby community that are not otherwise covered by public funding. “We know the neighborhood here has all kinds of connections to Boston College and we in turn have all kinds of links to our neigh-

borhood and to the surrounding community,â€? Leahy said to the OďŹƒce of News and Public Aairs. “Today we are able to show even stronger partnership with various entities in our neighborhood and in our city.â€? The Neighborhood Improvement Fund is part of the Ten Year Institutional Master Plan. The Plan was drafted in 2009 and aims to improve both BC’s campus and the greater community—this includes scholarships for Allston-Brighton students. BC hopes to improve public safety and focuses speciďŹ cally on helping the elderly, the youth, and the needy. They also seek ways to beautify the community. The grants will be given twice per year—one in the fall and one in the spring. This was the ďŹ rst grant given under the Neighborhood Improvement Fund, but BC has helped the Allston-Brighton community in the past. After building Alumni Stadium in 2003, BC established 3,000 micro-grants for the community. They also have a $25,000 beautification grant every other year that is given to nonproďŹ ts and community groups. “Boston College is certainly a great and wonderful partner with the city of Boston,â€? Walsh said in the press release. “These projects are certainly going to have an impact on the quality of life in Allston-Brighton.â€?

This semester, Brian Harrington, CSOM ’89, joined the Shea Center for Entrepreneurship as the entrepreneur-in-residence. Over the past 25 years, he has worked for various startups, including serving as executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Zipcar, head of his own consulting company, Little Harbour Group, the leader of Boathouse, a brand communications agency, and I’m in!, a leisure travel website he co-founded. In his position at the Shea Center, Harrington will guide and mentor students interested in entrepreneurship and pursuing their own ventures. “It’s great to be here and I look forward to contributing,â€? Harrington said. “I’ve seen and done a lot, and I’d like to use my experience to emphasize thoughtful decision-making by founders during the early stages of a company’s existence.â€? The program, which was ofďŹ cially launched last November, aims to help students interested in startups by fostering collaborations between students, faculty, and private sector experts. “We are very excited about our EIR program, and Brian is the perfect person to kick this off for us at the Shea Center,â€? Jere Doyle, the executive director of the Shea Center, said. “He brings a wealth of entrepreneurial experience to campus and students will get immediate and up-close personal access to him through office hours, drop-ins and larger group sessions. The consistent mentoring that Brian will provide will be invaluable.â€?

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Cedric King spoke about serving in Afghanistan and his life-altering injuries. By Karl Salzmann For The Heights “After ďŹ ve minutes with Cedric, you feel like you can conquer the world,â€? Patrick Downes, BC ’10, said. Army Ranger Master Sgt. Cedric King spoke at Boston College on Jan. 21 about his two tours of duty in Afghanistan. The event was sponsored by the Human Resources Department on Institutional Diversity, the Athletics Department, the Veterans’ AďŹƒnity Group, and the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC). Susan Sheehy, a friend of King, organized the event through the Collegiate Warrior Athlete Initiative, which seeks to bring together

veterans and college athletes. Sheehy’s son, John, is currently in the early stages of helping King write a book based on his life. In his speech, King told the story of how, three years ago, he was given the assignment to bring back evidence that enemy soldiers in his sector were killing Americans. As he and his fellow soldiers entered a booby-trapped house, King put his weight on his right foot, inadvertently triggering an improvised explosive device (IED). That day was July 25, 2012, which he now celebrates as his “Alive Day�—the day that “death comes knocking on your door and you say, ‘No.’� When the bomb detonated, he was immediately

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The grant will bring solar powered trash compacting stations to the Reservoir. BC worked with the AllstonBrighton community to implement these new measures, said Jeanne Levesque, director of the Institutional Master Plan. Citizens of the neighborhoods applied for grants by ďŹ lling out at an application and dropping it o at the BC Neighborhood Center on the corner of Lake and Washington Street. The BC Task Force—a community-based group of people who are members of community organizations—then reviewed the applications, she said. The applicants also presented their proposed programs to the public. The general guidelines were that the projects must beneďŹ t the community and be on public property.

The Task Force then made a list of the programs they believed should be considered and gave it to Leahy and BC and to Walsh and the Boston Redevelopment Authority to review. Together, they decided which programs will be funded. The improvements to Allston and Brighton, Levesque said, will beneďŹ t both the BC students and the greater community. They hope to improve public safety with the speed signs and community alert board. “People were very, very excited and very pleased with the ďŹ rst round of funding,â€? Thomas Keady, vice president of the Institutional Master Plan, said. “It all goes to make Allston-Brighton a better place to work and go to school.â€? „

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to give up. “As soon as you pull o the road, there is somebody there who will try to make you feel better,â€? King said. He paused for a moment as his audience took the statement in—and then he screamed: “But that’s not what you came for.â€? King said that his family and his faith allowed him to keep fighting, despite his life-altering injuries. He will not let those injuries define him, he said. King will be running the Boston Marathon again this year. First Lady Michelle Obama recently narrated a video featuring King’s story. In it, he shares a message for the people who tried to kill him. “[You] meant to hurt me. Instead of hurting me, you made me better,â€? he said. Before answering questions from the audience, King told a ďŹ nal anecdote. He said that while he was still completing his training, he was able to shoot the 50-meter target and the 100-meter target, but he could not shoot the 150-meter target. His instructor told him that he was failing to understand the trajectory and path of the bullet. Looking at a captivated audience, he showed the tale’s poignant metaphor both for his story and for overcoming one’s own pain in life. “The target is possible to hit,â€? he said, “but we have to know how to aim.â€? „

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Friday, Jan. 22 12:32 a.m. - A report was filed regarding assistance provided to another agency. 12:38 a.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance provided to a BC student who was trasported to a medical facility.

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dents, per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), according to Tesoriero. He also said that he spoke with ResLife. The family believed Montoya would return for the holidays—when he did not, they believed Montoya wanted space and did not actively pursue him further. Montoya’s family assumed he would return to BC for the Spring 2016 semester, but do not know if he has reenrolled, according to Tesoriero. “I don’t know why he’s doing what he’s doing,” Tesoriero said in a phone interview, “but if he kinda wants to do his own thing, hey, I just wanna make sure he’s okay.”

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After last being seen in Times Square in November, a student who deferred his freshman year was reported missing by his family in New York.

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According to data collected by the Washington, D.C.-based Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), college textbook prices rose 82 percent between 2003 and 2013, triple the rate of inflation of the Consumer Price Index. Two separate Boston College initiatives are looking to make it easier and cheaper for students to buy course materials. Starting this semester, the BC Bookstore, which is run by Follett Bookstore Management, is offering a price-matching program. Follett Corporation is a separate company that offers a range of educational products to K-12 schools and colleges and universities. The program allows students to present a price from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Chegg, or a local competitor. It must be an in-store purchase, and the program

excludes peer-to-peer exchanges. There are some other caveats: The book must be in stock with both the Bookstore and the retailer advertising the lower price. Advertisements must be dated at most seven days prior to the transaction date, although prices can be matched for up to seven days after a book is purchased or rented. “It’s something that we had tested out chain-wide,” Bob Stewart, director of BC Bookstores, said, referring to other bookstores run by Follett. “We found that it was very successful and well-received by students, and so then we rolled it out to the rest of the chain this semester.” Stewart added that, in addition to saving money on the book itself, students who use price-matching are saving money on shipping fees, too. “It’s new, so people are still learning, so I think that as each semester progresses we’ll educate people about it. … I think it’s going to grow,” he said.

Kat Murphy, MCAS ’18, is a biochemistry major who looked to Amazon instead of the Bookstore when buying her books last week, after seeing their prices on the Bookstore Web site. “This past semester my books for both cell biology and molecular biology would have cost $170 if bought from the bookstore,” she said in an email. “Instead of $340, they came to a grand total of $63, thanks to Amazon textbook rentals.” Another BC program, the Affordable Course Materials Initiative, seeks to help professors rethink the resources they use. The program’s philosophy is based in part on research by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, which advocates the use of Open Educational Resources—using portions of multiple resources for free, rather than one entire resource, to avoid requiring students to get expensive books. The initiative, spearheaded by librarians Margaret Cohen and Jane Morris,

8ik`jkj Jg\Xb Fe Gfc`k`Zj# :lckli\ By Yolanda Bustillo Heights Staff Edward Hirsch, American poet and critic, opened up a discussion in Devlin on Thursday by asking the audience why artwork is necessary. He then noted that art looks at culture in a different way. According to the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, contemporary visual art serves to create, define, and critique the American democratic vision by transfiguring what is often seen in ways that suggest new patterns and interactions. The Clough Center developed The Arts and the Culture of Democracy Lecture Series in order to explore these relationships. Liza Lou, Ramiro Gomez, Lawrence Weschler, and Edward Hirsh discussed the role that their contemporary visual art has played in the relationship between democracy and the arts. Weschler and Hirsch offered commentary and encouraged discussion of both Lou’s and Gomez’s visual art. Series Director Kim Garcia opened up the discussion with her own experiences as an artist interested in democratic relations. Garcia won the White Pine Press Poetry Prize, Backwaters Prize, Lynda Hull Memorial Prize, an AWP Intro Writing Award, a Hambridge Fellowship, and an Oregon Individual Artist Grant. She teaches creative writing at BC. Hirsch was the recipient of an Academy of Arts and Letters Award, an Ingram Merrill Foundation Award, a Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Writers’ Award, and the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome. In 2008, Hirsch was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. Hirsch is currently the president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Hirsch first emphasized the importance of the arts and its role in politics. “Why do we need artwork at all?” Hirsch asked the audience. “Art brings out things that the culture needs. It’s a way of looking at things that are not utilitarian. This is because art carries a certain type of information that is not demonstrated in culture.” Ramiro Gomez, a Los Angelesbased artist, utilizes his visual art to highlight what is invisible to most. Students could visit his pop-up gal-

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The Clough Center hosts artists as part of The Arts and the Culture of Democracy Lecture Series lery Los Olvidados (The Forgotten) on display in Devlin Hall on Jan. 21, 2016. Through cardboard cut outs, magazine reappropriations, and digital drawings, Gomez focuses on domestic labor in unconventional locations. “I am an artist practicing an interesting form of art, focusing on domestic labor inside spaces that aren’t displayed in the arts,” Gomez said. “It’s a necessary visual statement demonstrating that time gets lost. I work in ways that draw attention to labor itself.” Liza Lou, an American visual artist, is best known for her large-scale glass bead sculptures. She has received an Anonymous Was a Woman Artist Award and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Her art often takes years to complete, which makes her contemplate time as an element of the artwork itself. “I set out to describe an environment through objects and wondered if objects could tell a story. I set out to do a kitchen project in five months, but it took me five years,” Lou said. “I think in a way what I was trying to do was make a monument to a woman who was maybe living in the 19th century and had fathoms inside of her and found herself making pies. If she was washing dishes for all eternity, I wanted to honor her labor.” Both Gomez and Lou contemplate how art has helped them evolve not only as artists, but also as individuals. Gomez and Lou both discussed how the art may have been intended for a specific audience, but the forming of

the art came from an intrinsic desire of their own. “In the process of making the work, I changed fundamentally as a person,” Lou said. “I wasn’t given to slow, painstaking work, but that curiosity kept me going on the project. Working on one work of art for five years made me think about time in a different way.” Although both artists develop visual arts, they both lamented the work that is not shown at all. The artists explained the sadness that is associated with creating art, more specifically the passing of time and the invisibility of it all. “The thread remains underneath everything, but it is invisible,” Lou said. “It is present in each one of our lives, no matter what we do.” Gomez also discussed the importance of the location of his pieces of guerrilla art. Intending to make audiences think deeply about his visual art, Gomez focuses on the people and occupations that are often ignored entirely. Gomez explained the importance of the location of the art, telling the audience that he puts the images in public places. “Art is important to me and it needs to be brought to the attention of the public,” Gomez said. “My art is an example of me taking the same idea and using the cultural reference—locations—and always using this work to think about what it means to do work which is ephemeral and represent people who aren’t supposed to exist in art or art history.”

was launched last spring and continues again this year. Faculty members apply for a competitive $2,000 grant to help them revamp the books they are using, either by putting together a new combination of resources or creating their own content. BC Libraries and the Center for Teaching Excellence offer assistance with the process. Revamping course materials involves putting together an array of sources: For example, a professor could use excerpts from multiple books on the library’s course reserve, self-created material, and articles in subscription databases. Copyright law does not allow entire books to be scanned and posted online, so the initiative’s support system seeks to help professors figure out what they can legally do. One of the concerns prompting the Affordable Course Materials Initiative is financial aid. According to an email from Director of Financial Aid Mary

McGranahan, aid maxes out at $625 each semester for textbooks, as mandated by federal law. McGranahan said that BC’s financial aid counselors do not receive many requests for additional assistance, although she thinks some students do exceed the allowance. “We certainly would like to hear from any students struggling financially, whether it’s because of book costs or other issues, and we will do our best to help,” she added. Cohen, one of the initiative’s leaders, said that surveys of students in last spring’s revamped courses showed strong support for the program. This spring, the initiative is looking at economics and biology courses as two target areas, as those programs tend to require the most expensive textbooks. “We don’t want people to not require the highest quality of resources, but just to think a bit differently about what’s out there,” Cohen said.

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families and older players. “I love the fantasy setting, I just always have,” Kisgen said. “I think it’s fun, it’s great for the imagination, it’s great for creativity.” Dragonwood was especially successful over the Christmas season and received five awards, including the Mensa Select, awarded by the American Mensa high IQ society, and the Parents’ Choice Silver Honor, awarded by the Parents’ Choice Foundation to honor, “the best material for children.” The combination of awards granted to Dragonwood seems to indicate both its popularity and its potential for education and intellectualization. “I didn’t want it to be 100 percent strategy because I think that’s just like chess, where everybody’s very serious and only the best strategy will win,” Kisgen said. “But I also didn’t want it to be 100 percent luck. And I also wanted it to be something that was accessible to a lot of people. I think the fun thing is that it’s 20-30 minutes, but you still get that fantasy feel. You feel like you’re going in a forest, taking on creatures.” Kisgen got the idea for Dragonwood over

two years ago and made a publishing deal with Gamewright in a matter of months. The company illustrated the game pieces while Kisgen developed the original rules and pieces. Much of the design was also made with his children, a 7- and 9-year-old boy and girl. He tried to include characters that would appeal to both boys and girls. “We play it all the time,” he said. “My kids still love it. I mean, we must have played it over 100 times by now. I still really enjoy it even though I have played it a lot.” Kisgen was delighted with the success of his game and said he already has a few next steps in mind. Besides working on cards for an expansion pack to the original game, allowing players to extend the gameplay time beyond the usual half an hour, Kisgen is working with some other game designs and has already finished developing another idea. “I don’t know what I’ll do, but it’s a fun thing for me to do” he said. “It’s sort of like solving puzzles to try to come up with a game. So I enjoy it, whether it ends up being successful or published. I’m just playing with my kids.”

CSOM Professor Darren Kisgen promotes his newest board game, Dragonwood, an award-winning fantasy game for players of all ages.

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The last day of my trip to Ecuador was spent in the touristy city of Banos. I clambered over a railing and stood on a bare, wooden platform attached to the side of a bridge. Hundreds of feet below, a small river snaked its way through jagged rocks. Only a harness hooked up to a system of worn-out ropes kept me from falling to certain death. In honor of the occasion, I had decided to wear my Superfan shirt for what was probably going to be my next Instagram post—and as a favor for the search and rescue team that would have to identify my remains on the ravine floor. For such a small country, Ecuador is a land of extreme contrasts. It’s a place where traditional and modern fashion brush past each other on the street, where bustling urban centers pale in comparison to waterfalls that have carved out natural sanctuaries since time immemorial, and where the lonely Andes Mountain Range wraps around the people in a welcoming embrace. I spent the last week of Winter Break in Riobamba, Ecuador, on a medical mission as part of the Boston College student chapter of MEDLIFE, traveling and working in mobile clinics in isolated communities with little to no access to health care. We were assured that we wouldn’t be going to the Galapagos

Islands on this trip—instead, we’d come face-to-face with the most extreme cases of physical hardship and economic poverty. It’s one thing to hear about life in developing countries and see pictures of such communities, but another thing entirely to actually find yourself in the middle of it all. Right away I felt a disconnect between us American college students and the Ecuadorian mountain folk. We made a spectacle every time we walked down the street. While we were used to the way we looked, we were gawked at by locals used to cultural homogeneity. We couldn’t speak Spanish well enough to communicate with the locals as much as we wanted to, with this linguistic inadequacy amplified by working alongside bi- and trilingual students from Puerto Rico and Montreal, respectively. We couldn’t even use the tap water to brush our teeth for fear that unfiltered water could harbor bacteria and parasites that would wreak havoc on our delicate digestive systems. For the first time, I felt self-conscious about every move I made and its implications. On the streets, it meant either perpetuating or debunking the stereotypes of being an American tourist. In the mobile clinics, it meant trying to explain to locals who have never had adequate health education that the proper way to apply topical cream was to rub it on your skin, not eat it. For myself, it meant accepting the fact that I was definitely not in Kansas anymore. Yet we strove to break our mindforged manacles, going outside of our comfort zones to find common ground. As it turned out, a smile helped a local as much as a prescription for ibuprofen. A pick-up soccer game brightened up the

children’s day as much as giving them their own toothbrushes and toothpaste. Nature’s handiwork at creating cascading waterfalls and towering mountains was as awe-inspiring as the artisans’ handiwork at creating colorful crafts and traditional clothes. In the end, we were able to be immersed in a different culture and forget about ourselves for a little while. It’s reasonable for you to assume that we were on a medical mission because we wanted to check off the boxes next to “clinical experience” and “awareness of global health” on our list of things to do before medical school. Part of me knows you’re right, but another part of me wants to tell you there was so much more to it. I never thought I’d be able to form meaningful relationships with people from all around the world. I never thought I’d be brave enough to eat roasted guinea pig or jump off a bridge. I never thought I’d find myself standing at the top of a mountain with a view that stretched as far as the eye can see. I never thought I’d feel so small. So I guess the whole point of my medical mission was not to add to the inflated ego of the premed student, but to accept the fact that I know very little of a very big world. As Boston prepared itself for the first blizzard of the year, I couldn’t help but think of the word “nieve,” the Spanish word for snow. The locals I met in Ecuador know the word “nieve,” even though the only snow they’ve probably seen is on the tops of the distant Andes. The snowcapped peaks are as far away from them as my experiences in Ecuador are now far away from me, but it’s important to remember that even though the mountains

are mere outlines in the background, their omnipresence is a testament to the fact that they’re not going anywhere any time soon. I hope my memories of Ecuador’s rich history, welcoming people, and vibrant culture stay with me like the steadfast mountains—maybe in the background, but always there. As I waited for the signal to jump, I thought that though paying $20 to jump off a bridge was a huge risk in itself, I had

already taken so many risks in Ecuador and had changed as a result. If I could make it through all of that, this time would be no different. So I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and jumped for

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impact upon the men’s basketball team, the news made headlines across the nation and the world. BC responded with drastic measures, temporarily putting an end to self-service food stations and introducing sanitation stations throughout campus. The hysteria that ensued left many students sick, but countless more students fearing for their health and sanity during a crucial part of the semester. The impact of the virus was felt broadly, and those who were not directly affected by the virus itself undoubtedly felt the indirect aftermath. Here at The Heights, we attempted to reach out to many

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of the victims of the nationally-acclaimed norovirus. Many declined, even more outright ignored our requests, but we received a couple of words from victims and individuals in the periphery of the crisis who could muster it. Here is a small sample of perspectives from the recent health crisis.

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K_`j `j ?fcp >ifle[1 8 D\jjX^\ kf k_\ >iX[lXk`e^ :cXjj f] )'(Nick Genovese Dear BC Class of 2016, “Take the shoes from your feet, because the place where you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:5) For me, Boston College is holy. I realized this from the moment Fr. Michael Himes referenced the passage above during freshman orientation. BC, however, is not holy because of its top-30 academic ranking, Division I athletic program, or beautiful Gothic architecture. Nor is it holy due to its Jesuit, Catholic tradition. No, I believe BC is holy for a different reason. I guess I should first define the word “holy.” In this context, I believe holy is an adverb. After all, it does have the –ly at the end. To make sense of the word in this context, perhaps you can substitute “holy” for its actual adverbial form, “holily.” So just as an adverb does not describe a noun, holy does not describe BC. Therefore in my first sentence of this letter, the adverb “holy” refers not to “Boston College,” but to the the word “is.” In this way, Boston College is not holy unless it is an action. I will return to this idea later. For now, let me continue to explain what I mean by the word holy. BC is not exceptional—it is no different from anywhere else. If you care to disagree, take a look across the Charles River. At Harvard, they are doing many of the same things we do at BC. In Cambridge, we find a place where people come together to learn and develop in the pursuit of truth. In fact,

pthere are institutions of higher learning, perhaps like Harvard, that are higherranked, even more prodigious than BC at doing so. The school we attend is not the best, although it is certainly not the worst. Rather, I believe it is the same. In this way, I contend that BC is unordinary. Maybe it is extraordinary. It doesn’t matter. What I do believe is that although Boston College is not different, it sure does do things differently. In other words, it is not what BC does, but how BC does that is different. More importantly, I believe it is how BC does that is holy. I believe BC is different than other schools. It brings people together differently than other schools. It pursues truth differently than other schools. It delights differently in the encounter and conversation to consider the most important questions of our human existence. I could spend countless hours trying to pinpoint how BC does things differently, although I have a feeling that I will continue to ultimately arrive at more questions than answers. Maybe the closest word to BC’s way of proceeding—what I mean

by holy—is special. But just as I will never be able to fully describe to you how BC does things specially, I will never be able to exactly explain to you why BC is holy. Rather, it is an intuition—one I’m sure I share with many of you. We don’t know why BC is holy. It just is. I believe if we truly knew how BC does things differently, more universities would try to do the same.

I promised you that I would come back to an idea. As I move forward in the Exodus passage from the word “holy” to the word “ground,” I return to this idea: Boston College is not holy unless it is an action. So if holy is an adverb, then ground is a verb. In this way, ground does not refer to a place or a location, but to an action or a type of experience. In this context, I find the word “ground” to be the experience in which your parents “ground” you. Usually being grounded is the result of getting caught with a plastic water bottle full of tequila or lying about staying home to babysit your little sister (both from

personal experience), but hopefully the punitive quality is not too relevant here. The importance of the word is its passive nature. It is not something you do, but something that is done to you. In being grounded, we are placed somewhere by someone else. Therefore, we are grounded at BC—not because we are the actors who determined to bring ourselves to Chestnut Hill, but because instead we are the recipients of those people and circumstances that have placed us here. The truth is that we ourselves are not the ones who ABBY PAULSON / HEIGHTS EDITOR

placed us here at Boston College. Honestly, I don’t know many friends my age who decided at birth to attend BC and currently make $60,000 per year. Therefore, it is God or a transcendent being, along with friends and strangers (at least those in the Office of Admisson) that have somehow shaped our life circumstances and experiences in order to be here. It is our parents or caregivers who are determined to fund the immensely expensive gift of a Boston College education. In the end, we are grounded at BC because we are meant to be here. This is no accident. But why us and not others? Again, I couldn’t tell you. What I can tell you is that we are meant to be at this place that does things differently. We are placed, grounded, here on purpose so that we can proceed differently, more holy. That is why Boston College is the most holy ground I know. So here’s the deal: I truly love this place, but that doesn’t mean I want to be grounded here forever. You probably (definitely) won’t hear me ever saying or captioning a photo “Never Leaving” or “Eagles Forever,” but I’ll gladly take one more semester on the Heights. I have no idea what the future holds. Hopefully by this point I’ve convinced you that you don’t either. I’m immensely excited for the future, but the future must always wait. Right now, we have one more semester here on holy ground.

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What happens to an abroad dream deferred? To be completely honest— speaking from experience—not much at first. The first couple of weeks of the fall semester pass at a fairly normal pace, you navigate your new schedule, pick up your books, and settle into a new residence. Some kids with flights booked for somewhere exotic later that month linger around campus on weekends and crash on a couch or two, but as time passes, the numbers dwindle. The pack of abroad-bound kids thins as it turns its sights temporarily home or to the airport, but otherwise the early days of junior year proceed much like those of years and semesters past. An occasional reminder finds its way into your mind, maybe in the form of a link to a blog your friend promises to write or a contact information update on your Facebook feed, but you manage to stay entertained by the excitement of being back on campus. Junior year’s first green is the hardest hue to hold, however, and inevitably the

early flowers of summer subside to the leaves of late September as the mid-semester drudgery intensifies. This is where the FOMO becomes evident. Every day, new photo albums emerge featuring familiar faces against backdrops of unmistakable landmarks and foreign cityscapes, or dreamlike beach and mountain scenes. Filtered images from your classmates’ weekend travels dot your Instagram feed, and heavily meditated captions highlight his or her curious destinations with quirky, multilingual wordplay. As the photo album descriptions steadily grow to include the names of countries you’ve only seen written on maps, the extent of the Comm. Ave. direct shuttle route seems to shrink daily. It becomes apparent at this point, that maybe, regrettably, you’d rather be somewhere else. As an individual with nearly a medically viable case of wanderlust, this timeline of disgruntlement was particularly manifest in me. Anchored to Chestnut Hill by academic obligations that could not be fulfilled abroad, I felt ensnared by the harshness of reality. It often occurred to me that every second of every day, I was actively missing out on a life-changing experience and instead going through the highly forgettable motions of the “MWF” and “TTh” schedule. In my eyes, pages of my passport, which longed to be

swiped and stamped all around the world, were blindingly blank. I kept this widening wound largely to myself, highly aware of its absurdity. Coming from someone fortunate enough to be attending a highly-regarded school with little other to worry myself over other than academics and finding employment (with a little norovirus mixed in for laughs), absurd was an understatement, in fact, when the issue at hand was that I wasn’t gallivanting around Europe. Regardless, these thoughts plagued me. The fleetingness of time and my youth weighed heavily on my psyche as I started to stare down job applications and resume critiques, all while simultaneously being inundated with images of Oktoberfest and the Great Barrier Reef. As I sulked in this indulgent but nevertheless unpleasant reality of my domestic confinement one day in late November, in the interest of procrastinating for finals, I decided to make a visit to my camera roll to revisit the past semester in search of lighter moments. As I began the long scroll starting from my first move-in photos, moving eventually into football games, Halloween, and onwards, I came to realize something about the last three months on The Heights and, more importantly, myself. While I was busy waking up daily wishing I were somewhere else, instead of finding the beauty in the experiences

I was enjoying at BC, I was preoccupied with longing for the adventures I wasn’t experiencing. In my mind, the time I found myself surrounded by confused fans at a hurling match at Fenway Park was less memorable than it would have been feeling out of place in Dublin. And the time my car was keyed by a disgruntled Bostonian who was displeased with my perfectly reasonable parking job was somehow less unique of an experience than navigating through hoards of tourists and selfie-stick peddling vendors at some extravagant European city. To my disgruntled self, the countless pictures of breakfast sandwiches that I had cooked by myself using my own kitchen could easily be exchanged for any number of experiences across the pond. I realized that though the pages of the passport that contains my name and birthday may lack the marks of airports around the world, this has no bearing on my past. The contents of my camera roll, though perhaps less Instagram- or Facebook-worthy, were no less worthy of a review. Each photo, regardless of how unimpressive to the uninformed viewer, came with its own narrative and its own emotional weight. I had almost fully convinced myself that these experiences had not even occurred—that my entire semester could be summed up as “not abroad.” I am the sum

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of these photos and of these experiences, and to discount them as unimportant to the point of non-existence would be to deny myself the fond memories of late nights, formidable Ikea furniture, and new faces. Surely with pieces like this, inevitably the question arises—if you went back in time and made the decisions that would have allowed you to go abroad, would you go? In short—yes, absolutely I would go abroad (the aforementioned wanderlust is incurable). But looking back (and now looking to the future), I know that I could never wish a day away. Who in their right mind would wish away an entire semester of bacon, egg, and cheeses?

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snow-buried Boston resurfaced this week with news of winter storm Jonas sweeping the East Coast. More than 33 million people were in a blizzard warning awaiting Jonas. The Associated Press reported 12,000 flight cancellations, up to 42 inches of snowfall, and at

least 28 deaths related to the storm. Fourteen states received more than a foot of snow, and six states reported more than two feet. Jonas was Juno on a much larger scale, affecting millions of people from Massachusetts to Mississippi. While temperatures lingered in the low

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Boston College anticipates the winter season with emergency preparedness plans to ensure the safety of students, faculty, and staff.

20s and students were forced to trudge through unplowed sidewalks on Saturday night, Boston came away relatively unscathed by Jonas. Luckily, 2016 has yet to bring snow anywhere close to the amount we saw last year with winter storm Juno. During the snowpocalypse, The New England Classic hosted an epic snowball war, students cleaned out the shelves of Res, snow tunnels lined the streets, and BC miraculously had four snow days. Logan International Airport recorded 108.6 inches of snow—the most Boston has ever seen. While it was fun to ‘darty’ in the dorms and build snow forts on an unplowed Comm. Ave., the snow posed many problems for the City of Boston. Frankie Ippolito, owner of Ippolito Snow Services, told The Heights last winter that we received the amount of snow we usually get in an entire winter in a span of just three or four weeks. This sent Boston into a state of emergency. As The Heights reported last year, over 600 snowplows were put into action after Juno to try to clear the snow. The T was shut down, and Boston proved ill-equipped to handle the massive amount of snow that drowned the city.

Considering last year’s nightmare, it’s no wonder many New Englanders have been on edge this winter. While temperatures have been warmer on average, and CBS Boston reports that this winter will end up having slightly above-average temperatures in New England, the worst could still be yet to come. CBS predicts that the coldest and snowiest parts of winter will fall between mid-January and mid-March. The forecast calls for less than half the amount of snow we had last winter, with more snow and rain mixtures instead. All the more reason to head south for Spring Break, right? However, if we do experience another snowpocalypse, the University is prepared. “We are in frequent contact with local and national weather services, and we receive routine updates from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency in advance of and during storms,” Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police John King said in an email. “While last year’s storms were very challenging, the University was prepared and the campus community responded very well to the unusual weather.” Though this is comforting, and the snow days are fun, let’s hope BC doesn’t pick up a #snowpocalypse geotag anytime soon.

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:fe^iXklcXk`fej kf A\iip Pfib fe (#''' N`ej The Heights would like to congratulate Boston College men’s hockey head coach Jerry York on his 1,000th win. As college hockey’s all-time winningest coach, York has already been at the top of his sport for quite some time. To reach a height of 1,000 wins, however, truly exemplifies the dedication York has to the University, his players, and the sport of hockey. In an era when teams and programs often quickly cycle coaches out for poor performances, very few ever reach this milestone. NHL head coach Scotty Bowman, a nine-time Stanley Cup winner, is the all-time winningest coach among all ranks of hockey, with 1,244—no other coach has more than 800. Mike Krzyzewski of Duke is the only Division-I men’s basketball head coach to surpass 1,000 wins. That added perspective makes York’s achievement even more impressive. But aside from individual accomplishments, York has also turned BC into a college hockey dynasty. Between 1917-18, the program’s first season, and 1993-94, the year prior to York’s arrival, the Eagles won only one national championship, in 1949. In his 22 years at the helm, York has led BC to 11 Frozen Fours and eight national championship games. The Eagles have won four national titles: 2001, 2008, 2010, and 2012. No other sport at BC has been as consistently successful for this length of time. Additionally, there are currently 18 players in the NHL who were coached

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by York at BC, and many more who were once in the NHL but are no longer active. Most of all, York has shown an unparallelled dedication to this University. A graduate from the Class of 1967, York played four seasons in the Maroon and Gold. He was team MVP and an AllAmerican as a senior in 1967. After that, he joined Clarkson University’s coaching staff as an assistant, becoming the head coach in 1972 when Len Ceglarski claimed the vacant head coaching position at BC. His journey through the coaching ranks took him to Bowling Green State

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“How wrong to have been so negative, how wrong to have been so gloomy, how wrong to have run away from life, how wrong to have said no, again and again, instead of yes.” -Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A Response to “Why Bernie Sanders’ Policies Make Sense” It is not surprising to see Boston College students “Feeling the Bern,” but I believe Mr. Behrens’s column supporting Sanders misses a few points. A full debate about health care is too complex to cover here, but it should be noted that Bernie’s home state of Vermont recently attempted to institute a single-payer system, only to see it defeated because of the massive tax increases that would have been necessary to pay for it. Bottom line: Americans don’t want single-payer and the burdens that come with it. The government-run health care that we already have—for our veter-

ans—has proven to be a disaster, as many have died after being put on long waiting lists. The reality is that Sanders’s claims rely on the government’s delivering health care at unrealistically cheaper costs than our current system, which could only be achieved through aggressively rationing care. Ultimately, the health care issue will have to be solved through the introduction of market forces, while also assuring that those who cannot afford care are taken care of, not by socializing our medicine.

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University, where he won a national title in 1984, before returning home to BC in 1994. York has spent the past 22 years representing the best of the University both on and off the ice, ensuring excellence from both himself and his teams. York and his wife, B obbie, have brought nothing but positive things to BC since the time they were students in the 1960s up through 2016. We commend all that he has done for the University over the years, and all that he will continue to do for the duration of his tenure.

Gifdfk`e^ k_\ 9ffbjkfi\ Gi`Z\ DXkZ_`e^ Gif^iXd A new program by the Boston College Bookstore, run by Follett Bookstore Management, is helping students better afford their textbooks. Students can now present prices of identical books sold by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other textbook sellers. As long as these prices are not from a peer-to-peer exchange, the Bookstore has the book in stock, and the price is dated seven days prior to the transaction, then the Bookstore will match its competitor’s price. Students have been using Amazon and other online retailers to save money for some time now. It is heartening to see the Bookstore acknowledge the sometimes exorbitant prices of its textbooks and take steps to address this. The program encourages students to shop at BC by incentivizing them. Now, when the Bookstore matches an online price, students will be able to receive their books immediately and save ship-

ping costs. While this program has received positive feedback from students, many are still not aware of its existence. The program was promoted through flyers and an email sent in late December. Beyond this, it did not receive extensive advertising recently and could easily go unrecognized by students who would otherwise be interested. It would have benefited the Bookstore to promote this program more aggressively, ensuring that every student worried about textbook prices would know about this new way to save money. This new price matching program, which Follett is implementing in all of its stores, will attract more Bookstore customers while also helping save students money. Future programs such as this should have more widespread promotion in order to spread the benefit to the maximum amount of students.

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Boston College will give a $450,000 grant to the Allston-Brighton neighborhood to improve its public spaces. This money is part of a $2.5 million program, the BC Neighborhood Improvement Fund, that will support services in the community around BC not covered by public funding. University spending going toward Allston-Brighton beautification is a commendable project. This specific $450,000 will go toward constructing a monument for a Medal of Honor recipient, improving McKinney Park, building a wayfinding kiosk, and other local improvement projects. Investing in the community surrounding

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BC shows genuine interest in improvement. While this money went to beautification, further installments of the $2.5 million will be used for causes to be determined. Hopefully, this money will go to various and diverse programs that will help people who live in Allston-Brighton, many of whom are disadvantaged and would benefit from funds allocated toward social programs and educational initiatives. It is important to take pride in and work toward improving the area surrounding our campus, but as more of this money is released into the community, other issues facing Allston-Brighton should be addressed in order to wholly improve the community.

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THE NEW STAIRS - An entire year passed, a year that will live in legend, when students hoping to cross from McElroy Commons to McGuinn Hall had to descend rickety, temporary stairs. The herds of students were uncertain, and their future looked grim. Will there ever be real stairs on this small hill again? Will we forever live in this terrible limbo? But finally, with the dawn of the new semester comes a new set of completed stairs. They’re bigger, they’re better, and they’re steeper. They almost make you want to act absurdly excited and devote an entire paragraph to their existence. So next time you walk up those freshly constructed stepping stones of freedom, take a moment to recognize what you’re standing on: a monument to victory. GRILLED CHEESE - A little cheese, a little bread, a whole lot of tasty. SAVING MONEY ON TEXTBOOKS Whenever you manage to subvert the textbook racket, you always feel like a winner. However you pulled it off, congratulations. The academic establishment can’t hold you down. Now go spend those $60 on some well-earned victory cheese. I recommend muenster.

PAYING EXORBITANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR TEXTBOOKS - There is no way around it. You absolutely need 17 gigantic tomes for each of your classes or you wouldn’t be able to do any of the homework, and then you would fail, and your life would be down the toilet. The bill comes to a total of $7,942.17. You’ve been beaten down and forced to shell out cash for a bunch of stinking wordybookers. You’re ready to turn it in, admit defeat, and go home, but you still have an entire semester ahead of you. Oh, joy. INEXPLICABLE SMELLS - You’re sitting in class, listening to your professor emphatically declare the importance of neo-romantic tooth-cleaning supplies in relation to existential cartography, when a strange and unexpected odor hits your nostrils. An odd mixture: something chemical to it, maybe chlorine, an odd dose of spoiled milk, a pinch of fish entrails, and, of course, the required cherryon-top—fecal matter. You wonder what this smell could possibly be. Your nose twitches like a thing that is very twitchy. You subtly sniff at your armpits, filled with paranoia. OH, THE STANK! It just grows worse and you sink lower in your seat, positive that everyone thinks it is coming from you. And there is no relief for the next 30 minutes of class, only you and the stench until the bitter end.

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The United States is experiencing a dangerous and dramatic shift within the 2016 presidential elections. Two extreme candidates, one from each party, have emerged at the front of the pack. Senator Bernie Sanders and businessman Donald Trump have both taken the political world by storm with their unlikely and unexpected success thus far. The rise of both of these candidates is nothing short of shocking, but perhaps should be expected. Both Trump and Sanders, political opposites, have used the same populist message to garner support and achieve leads in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. Trump has shocked the Republican establishment with his unexpected rise, and Sanders has mounted a serious fight against Secretary Hillary Clinton. The unfortunate increase in prominence of both of these extreme candidates is very worrisome. Has America lost her way this much? Have we descended into a country where all that we care about is what we will gain? The success of Trump and Sanders says just this. The populist appeal is nothing new. Leaders have used the concept for centuries as a means of acquiring and maintaining political rule. In most American elections, populism is not a significant or expected approach for a candidate seeking to become president. In this election cycle, populist appeals have taken root on both sides of the political spectrum. Trump’s main points in crafting his populist message have been immigration and terrorism. Trump’s trademark plan is to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it. This proposal includes deporting some 11 million illegal immigrants from the United States, a highly improbable, yet attractive plan to many. Similarly, Trump has played on the fear of terrorism across the country and converted it into bigotry. He proposes a ban on all Muslims entering the United States, an extremely controversial and ignorant idea. Sanders, on the opposite side of the spectrum, is perhaps the most radical presiden-

tial candidate of this decade, and instead of trying to shake off the socialist label, Sanders embraces it, calling himself a “democratic socialist.” Sanders’ success with young voters makes considerable sense. The rising burden of student loans provokes a growing sense of anger toward the establishment, and Sanders’ free tuition proposal is a rather appealing option. A sense of entitlement has also developed within the millennial generation, with more people feeling that the government owes them ever-expanding services, a drastic transformation from past values, which explains why Sanders is saying he would not be opposed to taxes nearing 90 percent on the most successful Americans. Both of these candidates pose significant threats to the country. For Sanders, his problems are widespread. It is easiest to tell people what they want to hear, but getting things done is a much more difficult exercise. Sanders is the most radically left member of the U.S. Senate, a body that has been notorious for not getting things done. As a president, Sanders and his radical policies would only add to the dysfunction of Washington by creating more partisanship and creating a gridlock between the White House and Congress. On economic issues, Sanders raises serious concerns as someone who believes that all colleges should be completely free, a laudable goal, but an impractical one at best. Even if the wealthiest one-percent was taxed 100 percent of its income, it would still not be enough to pay for free college for every American. Furthermore, the essence and greatness of America come from the success of capitalism, which allows for the American dream and the potential success of anyone. High tax rates will inevitably damage our economic structure. Furthermore, Sanders’ lack of foreign policy experience is evident, and the country cannot afford another senator without substantial foreign policy positions. Donald Trump, perhaps less benevolent than Sanders, is also an unacceptable choice for our nation. Trump has run on a dangerous populist platform. He preaches racism and bigotry, yet remains the front-runner. as he speaks to people’s fears. It is unacceptable that a presidential candidate would propose a ban on all Muslims entering the country. Trump lacks the intellectual characteristics or experience to be president, and his insulting rhetoric will not suit the job.

Trump’s positions are vague and spoken without genuine conviction, almost all of his plans lack clarity, and Trump has laid out few real policies for the country other than saying that he will “Make America Great Again.” From a global perspective, Trump’s campaign has been a massive blow to the American image, and it can only get worse. Fortunately, there are alternatives in this election cycle. America must resist the temptation of populism and unify behind a rational candidate. It is true that this election cycle lacks extremely strong candidates, but some more moderate ones are capable of leading our nation. Hillary Clinton is not that candidate. Clinton’s service has been praiseworthy, but both her lack of real conviction and slick personality discredit her. It is hard to know if Clinton believes what she is saying, or if she is just saying it because Sanders’ success has forced her farther and farther left. Beyond that, her integrity and trustworthiness are not issues to be overlooked. Clinton is under investigation by the FBI and has been involved in other scandals. American voters should look to qualified, dedicated, and moderate candidates like Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, and John Kasich. In response to Trump, these moderate candidates need to push back and paint a positive vision for America. Christie finds his strength in foreign policy, as he is willing to do what it takes to defeat ISIS. Jeb Bush is a critical thinker whose moderate tax plan and economic vision would benefit this country, but his last name would likely not help in a general election. For John Kasich, his moderate nature and his solid executive experience make him an excellent candidate who should not be disregarded. Whether it is Bush, Kasich, Christie, or even Clinton, America would be better served than with Sanders or Trump. In a critical time for America, a strong moderate leader must emerge and gain support. America cannot afford to waste four years by electing an entertaining or radical president. It is time for the moderate opposition to mount, and for the country to think about the future.

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M8C<I@< :?<I9<IF They dine in packs, with menus in one hand and iPhones in the other. When the food arrives, they purse their lips in quiet concentration, any hunger silenced by thoughts of angles and flash, of filters and cropping. Anticipation clouds the air. With a shot in mind, they hold up their phones, maybe edge a fork or a water glass into the frame, and then snap a few pictures. These photos later pop up on Instagram, subtly filtered to perfection and tagged with #foodie or #foodporn. This highly choreographed routine has been dubbed the foodstagram, and unbeknownst to most, it’s currently under attack. Scores of articles condemn the foodstagram, calling it a symptom of millennial narcissism and Web addiction. “Put down your phones,” they scream, armed with anecdotes of Instagram-obsessed friends and relatives, much like the ones above. Yet amid all these quip-filled stories and accusations, these articles offer little in terms of research or scientific proof. They know Instagram doesn’t belong at the dinner table, but they can’t quite articulate why. But what if they’re wrong? What if Instagram does more than prolong the period between your food arriving at the table and you taking that first glorious bite? In response to these questions, I’d like you to picture a heaping plate of paella, with its vibrant yellows and reds and gleaming clamshells. A dish like that deserves more than a quick glance. It deserves the aesthetic appreciation of the eater, the physical and—dare I say it—spiritual response that a well-served dish evokes. In photographing their meals, foodstagrammers immortalize that rever-

ence for food. The moment may pass, the meal may be eaten, but the feeling lives on via Instagram. More importantly, these amateur photographers share that feeling with the world, or at least as much of the world as can be found in their follow count. Within this whole foodstagram debate, I see more than just a question of whether or not social media belongs at the dinner table. Beneath all those flimsy arguments and accusations, I see fear. Fear of new traditions and lost values. After all, whenever articles condemn foodstagrams, they always frame their arguments in terms of the social and familial values that theoretically exist at an Instagram-free dinner table. I don’t mean to condemn

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doesn’t threaten their mealtime rituals— rather, it celebrates them. Besides the emotional benefits of the foodstagram, critics might also consider the culinary ones. Not just coincidentally, my cooking improved significantly once I started caring about the grammability of my dishes. No more bland pastas or boiled vegetables for this foodstagrammer. I learned to adopt fresh, colorful vegetables and garnishes and a rainbow of spices. Luckily for me (and my followers) these touches added more than visual appeal. They also added more flavor and required ample experimentation and taste consciousness. Ultimately, my passion for the foodstagram brought me a passion for healthy, varied, high-quality food. I may not be Ina Garten, but I can try to make my plate, and my Instagram, look like hers. Even without these benefits, I simply find foodstagram critics blind to more pressing issues. Rather than blaming social media, we could also point to exorbitant workweeks, academic pressure, and the draw of quick, easy food as distractions from family mealtime. In the face of all these demands, can we really begrudge someone for taking a photo of their food? After all, they had to make it to the dinner table to take the photo, and in current American culture, that counts for a lot. The next time you see a pack of foodstagrammers, please don’t scoff. They may not be participating in a traditional mealtime ritual, but it’s a ritual nonetheless, and a meaningful one, if you ask me. In fact, I’d like to challenge you. When you sit down to eat, don’t rush into the first bite. Take a pause. Look at your food. Smell your food. Think about what you’re eating and why you’re eating it and all the miraculous things it does for your physical and emotional health. Be grateful. Maybe even take a photo or two for Instagram, then by all means, dig in.

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J<8E JL;FC In recent years, mental unwellness rates among college students across the country have dramatically increased. Some in higher education believe that these issues stem from an increased number of distractions and students’ mismanagement of their time, but it is the increasing pressures of the ‘total work day,’ inculcated by modern education, that are at the heart of this epidemic. According to a 2014 study by the American College Health Association, 86 percent of college students reported feeling overwhelmed by “all they have to do.” Further, a report from the Center for Collegiate Health published this month shows that the percentage of college students seeking counseling services has risen in the past five years at a rate far greater than that of matriculation growth. These numbers also underrepresent the population of students who face mental health issues as a whole, since many students go without treatment during their four years. This is especially true for minority students, and the issues and stigmas they face with mental health at university. One way the University is working to address this rising epidemic of mental unwellness is through the Office of Health Promotion’s Got Time? campaign. The materials prepared for the campaign tell students how to better manage their time by organizing their work space and planning ahead. The University is right to begin addressing the clear concern. This issue, however, is not caused by students’ inability to manage their time, but rather the competitive drive for greater achievement in modern education. College does bring with it new challenges and more rigorous material than high school education, but these changes have always been a part of matriculating. Additionally, high school students across the country show great time-management skills. Young students demonstrate a superb ability to juggle multiple advanced classes with sports, work, and other activities—not to say, necessarily, that this behavior is healthy. This is true especially of students enrolling at elite universities which demand multiple high achievements for admission. Rather than fault students for their temporal mismanagement, the Got Time? campaign should consider how modern education reinforces and ingrains a lifestyle that leads to increasing mental unwellness: the ‘total work day.’ The ‘total work day’ describes the condition in which one plans meticulously every part of the day and centers activity around optimizing ‘real work,’ the socially productive tasks that one does for a salary or benefit, in order to maximize achievement. Because of this, students’ schedules provoke feelings of constant busyness and competition. The pressure caused by this need for higher achievement reflects itself in two ways among students. First, it demands increased ‘real work’ productivity. This is seen in the ever-increasing pressure on students to be higher achievers in classes and professional experiences. These pressures are considered beneficial because they encourage results, but their tendency to lead to over-extension, competition, and self-deprecation is problematic. The second manifestation is the demand for increased productivity in ‘nonwork’ time. As students try to juggle their ‘real work’ schedules, they begin to feel guilty about the neglect they give to personal and social needs because of the way this neglect adversely affects ‘real work.’ This begins a vicious cycle when any deviation from the ‘total work day’ schedule leads to increased anxiety, as it affects students’ opportunities for ‘real work.’ These pressures are greatly impairing student’s abilities for critical thinking, depth, and connection. The ‘total work day’ leaves no room for reflecting on the world outside of work and connecting work to a greater understanding. Instead, students are left with repetitive schedules that leave little room for detours into new and potentially greater possibilities. Some in higher education, including Director of Admissions John Mahoney, rightfully recognize the detriments of this ceaseless drive for achievement in education and have recommended ways to cut short the competitive drive in education and promote passion and humane connection. It’s always challenging to address the culture of a problem, but until greater institutional emphasis in modern education is placed on depth and critical thinking rather than optimizing achievements, students will increasingly experience high rates of mental health issues as a result of the ‘total work day.’

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of the game. During a UMass power play, the center picked the pocket of a defender at the point. He skated all the way down the ice before dishing the puck to Wood, who waited just long enough for Cangelosi to join him by Reynard’s left pad. Captain Teddy Doherty got on the scoreboard during a power play, knocking a shot through Reynard’s five-hole. It was an incredibly patient play for the BC swingman, who has shown his excellence as both a defenseman and a forward throughout his career on the Heights. Not to be outdone, Ryan Fitzgerald regained his team lead for goals, with 14, by tipping in a long pass from first semester freshman Michael Kim to make it 8-0. The third period was quiet, only delaying an inevitable seventh shutout by BC goaltender Thatcher Demko, who is now four away from the team record for shutouts in a single season. With the game in hand, the focus

turned back to #JY1K. Instead of the battles he has had over the year with the likes of Boston University, Notre Dame, North Dakota, and other longstanding rivals, the win was just another typical game against the Minutemen. York’s Eagles have dominated them throughout his tenure in Chestnut Hill. Since York took over, BC is 52-12-4 against the Minutemen since his first season back in 1994-95, including a 7-0 win earlier this season at Kelley Rink. But the blowouts just seem to come in milestones for York. This one looked fairly similar to his first career victory, a 13-0 win over the University of Queens while still at Clarkson. Naturally, the coach refused any applause for this milestone accomplishment. “It’s not part of my fabric, it’s not part of my makeup,” York said. “You leave your ego at the door, you’re a family.”

York, who is now 1,000-595-108 in his illustrious career, gave many thanks to his former players and coaches, as well as to his current staff of Mike Ayers, Greg Brown, and Marty McInnis. He also thanked his captain, Teddy Doherty, for helping keep the focus on the team instead of on his achievements. That doesn’t mean Doherty let him forget it. The captain grabbed York the game puck before skating off the ice. He gave a speech to the team in the locker room, with many, including ESPN’s John Buccigross, a close friend of the head coach, and York’s wife, Bobbie, looking on with cheers. His only regret? “Just wish we could’ve done it earlier,” Doherty said. York isn’t one for praise, he never has been. The humble gentleman behind the BC bench just wants to get another win—and down the road, another trophy—for his beloved alma mater. He’s looking forward to the next 1,000, a

feat that a close friend told him to go out and get now that the first 1,000 are over with. He prefers not to look at the old games, only forward to the next ones, like Saturday’s slate against his old assistant, Mike Cavanaugh, and the University of Connecticut. After all, York, ever the sage, had some wise words for what happens when you keep taking a peek at what’s behind you. “Otherwise I’d crash the car pretty quickly,” York said. Now that focus can be taken off his personal accomplishments—at long last, for his sake—we can turn our attention solely back to the Eagles and their success on the ice. And with UMass Lowell’s 4-2 loss to Providence today, York would prefer to be reminded of only one thing. BC—for the time being—was back in first place.

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Prowess of goaltenders Thatcher Demko and UConn goalie Tanner Creel each faced 31 shots and let in three of them. Both played better than the .903 save percentage. BC’s sleepy defense resulted in an unusual number of high-quality looks for the Huskies. Demko was there to turn almost all of them away, as he is accustomed to doing. Creel’s performance was less expected. The backup to the injured Rob Nichols, the 5-foot-10, 175-pound sophomore, came up big in a huge spot. “We buy equipment for him, he has a jersey, you gotta expect that he’s gonna play,” UConn head coach Mike Cavanaugh said. “And, to his credit, [Nichols] is our No. 1 goaltender, but [Creel] works hard every day and prepares himself.” Creel was prepared at the end of regulation, when he stoned two of the highest-octane threats BC could throw at a goalie. With the game tied at three, Creel gloved an Ian McCoshen clap bomb from the high slot before turning away Ryan Fitzgerald on a breakaway a couple of minutes later. He stopped all of BC’s other offerings in the third period and overtime, and stole a point on the way back to Storrs, Conn. “It’s always been [Nichols] that’s been the key to how well [UConn] has played defensively, but this kid’s pretty good,” BC head coach Jerry York said. Injury bug Before the season, BC captain Teddy Doherty said he was looking forward to being a full-time defenseman after jostling back and forth between forward and defense last year.

In recent weeks, he got bumped up to forward, but had to jump back to the blue line on Saturday as BC’s defensive corps took another loss. Steve Santini joined Casey Fitzgerald in the injury brigade, leaving the game with a neck injury. “ We’re not sure yet ,” York said of Santini’s ailment. “He kind of got a whiplash, his neck kind of went back a little bit. We’re hoping it’s a short-[term] situation, but we’re not positive.” York brought in Michael Kim midseason to help shore up the back end, thus freeing up Doherty’s move up front before Fitzgerald and Santini went down. If either injury lingers, freshman Josh Couturier, whom Kim knocked out of the lineup, may see more time than the BC brain trust anticipated (or hoped for). Return of the transfer Last season, former BC forward and current UConn junior Evan Richardson scored the only goal in UConn’s 1-0 win over BC. He hurt his old school again on Saturday with an assist on Patrick Kirkland’s goal, but it could have been so much sweeter. With the game tied late in the third, Miles Wood turned it over at the Huskies’ blue line, and Richardson picked it up and took off. Wood caught up in the Eagles’ zone, but Richardson put a vicious toe-drag move on the freshman and lost him. With revenge, and the game, on his stick, Richardson made his final foray toward Demko and proceeded to lose his edge and his chance at glory as he fell to the ice in remarkable fashion. The game went on, as will Richardson’s season, but he will never get that opportunity back.

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A night after head coach Jerry York won his 1,000th game, his Eagles looked sluggish and bruised against its rivals from Connecticut.

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didn’t really understand how to react the first time I met him. OLs and RAs told stories of this mythical creature they called Jerry York, a man who had led Boston College to athletic greatness in a way no other coach had been able to in the school’s 175-plus-year history. People described him using only the most dignified labels: loyal, faithful, hardworking, competitive. Never did someone have a bad word to say about him. And most hadn’t even met him, other than the occasional scoreboard appearance at a basketball or football game. When I applied to BC, I didn’t know anything about college hockey. In New York, when it comes to collegiate athletics, you’re only obligated to cheer for St. John’s on the rare occasion that the Red Storm wins. Other than that, you’re on your own. I took up a fandom with the Florida Gators—something about their blue and orange brought me a warm consistency with my MetsKnicks-Islanders fandoms. Needless to say, they don’t play hockey in Gainesville. So when BC took on Southern California last season in football, one that would go down in Yik Yak lore as the “‘Yeah…but we beat USC” game, my excitement for the Superfan Zone’s meet and greet with Jerry York was muted at best, apathetic at worst. Nevertheless, given the freezing rain and abnormally cold wind chill for a September evening, I donned my BC hockey jersey over a pullover and stood in line with one of my best friends to get a picture with the legend himself, expecting yet another person involved with athletics to grunt and feign a smile before moving to the next person. But that’s quite the opposite of what happened. Coach York immediately asked me what hockey team I rooted for with a big smile on his face. We chatted about the Islanders for three minutes, holding up the line as he talked about how close I lived to the Nassau Coliseum, what was the best game I had ever seen—he laughed when I men-

tioned a playoff game in which former Eagle Brooks Orpik beat the Isles with an overtime goal—and his connection with Marty McInnis, a BC grad who now serves as his assistant coach. We then took the picture, shook hands, and as I left, he said, “I hope to see you again in the future, Mike.” It’s funny how those things turn out, huh? I mention that story because everyone who has been involved with Boston College over the last 22 years seems to have a similar tale about Jerry York. But he hates any individual praise. After all, that’s why York coaches a team sport, a fact he constantly makes clear to the media. But on Friday night, against the University of Massachusetts, York won his 1,000th career game. And with a milestone like that, it’s hard not to recognize the most outstanding career that any coach has ever had in the history of the sport. Only NHL great Scotty Bowman has won more games in his career as a hockey coach than York, with 1,244. What’s hard is boiling down why he is so successful. A few former players, coaches, writers, and friends helped explain that to me as he approached this milestone. Molder of men

In his 44-year career split between Boston College, Bowling Green State, and Clarkson, York has coached some of the best players ever to take the ice in a collegiate setting. He has had three winners of the college hockey’s highest honor, the Hobey Baker Award: George McPhee, Mike Mottau, and Johnny Gaudreau. Several of his recent Eagles have become some of the NHL’s biggest stars, including Chris Kreider, Brian Gionta, Cory Schneider, and Kevin Hayes. One in particular, former BGSU star Rob Blake, is now in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Many credit York’s dedication as the biggest key to his success. “I never saw him take a day off in my four years at BC,” former forward Brooks Dyroff said via Twitter direct message. “His approach to coaching the

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THUMBS UP GOOD NEWS FROM THE NCAA  At long last, Mark Emmert and the boys in Indianapolis proved they have souls ... sort of. After the horrific fire that claimed the lives of Emmanuel Omogbo’s parents, niece, and nephew, CSU rallied around the basketball player to offer its support. A GoFundMe account set up by the university raised more than $37,000 for Omogbo and his family. RECORD SETTERS  Shoutout to the women’s hockey team for breaking its own record for consecutive wins. Now it’s time to go out and win a trophy. AN ODE TO TB12 - “Ground control to Major Tom / Your circuit’s dead / there’s something wrong / Can you hear me, Major Tom? / Can you hear me, Major Tom? / Can you hear me, Major Tom? / Can you ... ”

THUMBS DOWN HGH YOU TASTE SO GOOD - Really, Tom? Against grandpa-turnedquarterback Peyton Manning? Maybe it was the little extra motivation that a $2 million dollar Super Bowl incentive provides that pushed the Broncos over the Patriots. That’s a whole lot of Papa John’s. GOSTKOWSKI’S GAFFE - An early missed PAT doomed the Patriots yesterday as they were forced to go for two late in the game and could not convert. This coming after a new rule moving extra point attempts back to the 15-yard line (from a chip shot to a slightly longer chip shot), New England fans were obviously up in arms. CLEARLY, Roger Goodell and the NFL are out to get these guys. LEBRON SUCKS - What the hell? The Cavs’ decision to fire Blatt after a 30-11 start was puzzling, to say the least. After all, Blatt coached the Cavs to the Finals last year in his first season as head coach. But when you’re the coach of a team that includes LeBron James, nothing is guaranteed. Sorry, Coach Blatt!

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It must’ve been a fun party for Boston College men’s hockey Friday night. The Eagles didn’t have a typical drub3 UConn bing— Boston College 3 an 8-0 win over a weak UMass team. No, yesterday was a cause for celebration. The victory was the 1,000th in the career of legendary head coach Jerry York, extending his lead as the sport’s all-time college wins leader. Many players cheered in the locker room afterward, and York’s friends and family all made the trek out to Amherst, Mass., to share in his special night. But with every great party comes a little bit of a hangover. The Eagles (16-4-4, 9-1-4 Hockey East) followed their excellent performance in the Mullins Center with a letdown back in the friendly confines of Kelley Rink. Mike Cavanaugh, a former longtime BC assistant, and the University of Connecticut (814-3, 4-8-3) prevented York from starting on his next 1,000 wins, forcing a 3-3 tie thanks to a late goal by Max Letunov. With the tie, BC drops into a second-place tie in Hockey East with Notre Dame after UMass Lowell’s 3-1 win over Providence at the Tsongas Center. Throughout the game, the Eagles were plagued by their own streakiness. The first period commenced with a cold one. Huskies defenseman Joona Kunnas got called for elbowing on Steve Santini early, a hit that contributed to a rough game for the BC stalwart from the blue line. Santini was sent to the locker room later in the game to be evaluated—York couldn’t confirm in the post-game what exactly was hurting, but implied that it might be an upper body injury. With Casey Fitzgerald also sidelined, Santini’s injury forced Teddy Doherty to move back to defense. Moments later, the #icebus struck first. Jesse Schwartz took advantage of a juicy rebound by Thatcher Demko, slapping it past the goaltender, high on the glove side, to give UConn a 1-0 lead. When the Eagles got another power play opportunity following a Johnny Austin hooking call, they still couldn’t deliver.

But then began one of BC’s hotter runs, thanks to its fourth line. Chris Calnan gobbled in the puck in the left corner, after it was sent deep in UConn’s own defensive zone. Calnan centered it, shooting the puck across the ice to senior Travis Jeke. The goal was the fifth of Jeke’s career and second of the season, as York lauded his and the entire fourth line’s performance. “That has to be a huge boost to [Jeke’s] confidence,” York said. Early in the second, the Eagles kept the pressure on sophomore goaltender Tanner Creel, who was filling in for sidelined UConn starter Rob Nichols (ankle). Alex Tuch blasted a similar snipe to Friday’s, past Creel’s left side from the circle—the shot rattled the net and caused the pipes to ring out. The goal, Tuch’s 10th of the season, represents his huge secondhalf turnaround. It appeared at the beginning of the season that the Minnesota Wild prospect was in the midst of an elongated sophomore slump. But since Thanksgiving, Tuch has amassed 10 points while becoming the dominating physical force York expects of the 6-foot-4 forward. In fact, York thinks that this might be the high point thus far for Tuch. “I thought that’s the best game he’s played,” York said. But, the Eagles couldn’t keep the momentum in the middle 10 minutes of the second. UConn captain Patrick Kirtland slotted a rocket that looked a lot like Tuch’s past Demko to knot up the game at two. It was the only one of an onslaught from the Huskies that attacked Demko during this time—at one point, defenseman Derek Pratt nearly trickled the puck slowly into the goal, but the San Diego, Calif., native sprawled out to pull the puck back. In the final five of the second period, BC caught fire again. Tuch and Ryan Fitzgerald both rung shots off the posts to no avail. Zach Sanford’s clang off the crossbar, however, landed perfectly in Colin White’s lap to give BC the 3-2 lead. The goal came with an extra attacker after Johnny Austin was sent to the box for slashing. When the Eagles couldn’t convert on that power play—despite a breakaway opportunity for Fitzgerald—their momentum ceased. And

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University of Notre Dame (14-5, 5-2), the smaller unit Christian trotted out for the final eight minutes of the first half defibrillated BC’s offensive attack and cauterized the bleeding on the other end. For the second game in a row, senior center Dennis Clifford had to be yanked after committing two quick fouls. Enter redshirt freshman Idy Diallo—and exit redshirt freshman Idy Diallo. The backup big man picked up a trio of penalties in just four minutes of play. BC emerged from the under-eight media timeout with a lineup featuring A.J. Turner, Eli Carter, Darryl Hicks, Jerome Robinson, and Owens. That means they played no one taller than 6-foot-7 and four players 6-foot-5 or shorter.

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on a man advantage of their own in the third courtesy of an Austin Cangelosi high-sticking call, the Huskies made the sluggish Eagles pay. Letunov, the captain from Moscow, Russia, saw daylight from the middle of the crease, slotting the puck past Demko to knot the game up at three. Both teams had breakaway opportunities for the remainder of the third and overtime, but none were enough to give either team a win. The Eagles still come away with a three-point weekend, their third in a row, and rose to No. 8 in the PairWise rankings. York, however, appeared disappointed that his team couldn’t build on its momentum from the UMass game. He left his press conference with a solemn reminder that his team has an even bigger one upcoming: a Friday night rematch with Jeff Jackson’s red-hot Fighting Irish at Compton Family Ice Arena, who are on a 9-0-3 streak. Last time out, BC squandered a third-period lead, allowing Notre Dame to steal two points at Kelley Rink. Although we are still weeks away from season’s end, York gave the impression that this may be a must-win situation for BC. But as the head coach of a team on the other end of Hockey East’s spectrum, Cavanaugh was pleased with the effort of his men. Last season, their first in Hockey East, the Huskies often had to fight with conference opponents to earn points. Nowadays, Cavanaugh believes his team can compete with anyone. He was especially impressed with Creel. Entering today, the sophomore had only played nine games in his career, amassing a 1-3 record with an .878 save percentage and a 4.03 goals against average. But he gave Creel a key piece of advice prior today’s game. “I told [Creel] before the game that even Tom Brady was a backup,” Cavanaugh said. And while he’s happy for the great accomplishment of York, his longtime friend and confidant, Cavanaugh was more pleased with his own team. After all, Cavanaugh conceded, York needed his help to get to 1,000, too. “I’m glad he got it last night,” Cavanaugh said. “I helped him get enough.”

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there was virtually no offensive silver lining. In fact, Carter was the only Eagle to reach double digits, tossing up 16 points on 5-of-13 shooting. He scored nine of those 16 via highly contested 3-pointers, shots he’ll make only 15, maybe 20 percent of the time. Notre Dame forward Bonzie Colson punked the Eagles down low once again, his third straight game against BC in double digits, and Irish guard Steve Vasturia, who looks as much an entry-level accountant from Iowa as a high-major Division 1 college basketball player, consistently blew past BC’s guards and drew fouls on interior defenders. The Eagles’ on-ball defense was so shaky that Christian, hands in the air

in exasperation, reverted to an assortment of zone schemes, including an extended 1-3-1 and a 2-3, the latter of which we haven’t seen too much this season. Desperate times call for desperate measures. But no matter what defense Christian called for, it didn’t help. Notre Dame took 27 shots from the charity stripe and drained 25 of them. The Irish only turned the ball over eight times, and their low assist total of 11 belies the amount of passes that led directly to free throws. The Eagles haven’t just lost every game in the ACC this season: they’ve been obliterated. The final eight minutes of the first half proved the lone bright spot of an otherwise bleak road trip.

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Natural-born winner Then again, it’s easy to recruit when you win everything in sight. And his 1,000 wins are even more impressive when you look more closely at them. As the head coach of the Eagles, York has a record of .500 or better against each of the 11 teams in Hockey East. He has dominated

several in particular: UMass, Northeastern, UMass Lowell, Providence, and Merrimack . York’s combined record against those five schools while skipper of the Eagles is an unfathomable 242-82-31, for a winning percentage of .725. Mike Cavanaugh, head coach at UConn, knows a thing or two about those wins. York is 2-1 against his Huskies in the short time they’ve spent thus far in Hockey East. But for much of his career, the rising coaching star sat on York’s bench as an assistant for 18 years. And he still is in awe of everything his former boss has accomplished. “A 20-win season in college hockey usually gets you to the NCAA Tournament,” Cavanaugh said. “He’s averaged 20 wins for nearly 50 years.” York also has a wealth of individual awards to his name. He holds three Hockey East Coach of the Year titles (2004, 2011, and 2014), a CCHA Coach of the Year Award from Bowling Green (1982), and the Spencer Penrose Award for Best Coach in College Hockey (1977 with Clarkson). His most distinguished honor comes from the NHL. In 2010, he won the prestigious Lester Patrick Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to the Sport of Ice Hockey. Fittingly, he earned it alongside Jack Parker, the Hall of Fame head coach of BU. But, as Joyce remembers, when it comes to wins, York prefers to stick to one primary mantra: “The big wins are the ones that are for trophies.” Not a problem. York has done that plenty of times, too. York has led his teams to the NCAA Tournament 22 times, getting as far as the Frozen Four in half of those chances. He has 10 conference titles—nine in Hockey East—and eight Beanpot wins. And, of course, five national championships. Even then, he usually stays subdued. He rarely moved when the Eagles essentially clinched a trip to the NCAA Tournament with Thatcher Demko’s

brilliant shutout on the road last season against Notre Dame. Don’t let his calm demeanor fool you, Cavanaugh says. He is a fierce competitor, whose drive to win is unparalleled, even if he won’t throw a chair across the ice like Bobby Knight. He was particularly excited following the 2001 National Championship win against North Dakota, his first as head coach at BC. The Eagles had plenty of disappointment in the three years prior to that. BC reached the Frozen Four in each of those seasons, including two national championship games. But they never came out on top. When BC finally broke through in 2001, York displayed an enthusiasm that, according to Cavanaugh, cannot be topped. “For Jerry to do that at his alma mater, and his face that night, the excitement,” Cavanaugh said, “that’s one of the best memories I’ve ever had with him.” Keeping everything relative

You can’t focus solely on hockey forever without going a little stir crazy. But York knows how to balance the grind with a little personal touch. York is a devout Christian who often gives the homily at the weekly athlete masses. He has an admirable relationship with his wife, Bobbie, who Joyce says gets more excited for York’s wins than he does. He’s an avid reader who enjoys mystery novels. And of course, he loves grabbing Dunkin’ Donuts on Commonwealth Ave., especially on Mondays after his good friend, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, earns him a free iced coffee. I could go on filling out the 70year-old York’s highly impressive dating profile. People truly remember the personal connections that York takes the time to foster. One is Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna, who recalls his first encounter with York. Bertagna, a goaltender at Harvard, faced off against York in the final game of his playing career. Clarkson

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played the Crimson in the ECAC quarterfinals—Bertagna came out on the losing end, 7-4, handing York his 17th career win. To this day, the two are still close friends, considering how long both have been in the conference, and Bertagna has had a plenty successful career. But it doesn’t mean he forgets that day. “[Following last week’s BU game,] I have reminded him that he would be two wins away without me!” Bertagna said via email. None have appreciated it more than Mullane. The year before he was due in Chestnut Hill, Mullane was playing in Omaha, Neb. One day, York visited Mullane to check in on his prospect. This excited the young recruit, who was looking to impress his future coach. Instead, York had a stern message for Mullane: lose 15 pounds or you’re not going to play next season. So for the rest of that year, Mullane sent York a log of everything he had been eating and how much he was working out. Sure enough, he was ready for practice on day one at the proper weight. “It will always stick with me that Coach York flew to Omaha to tell me to lose weight,” Mullane said. One of Mullane’s favorite memories of York comes from the locker room. When not on the ice, he and Cross spend a lot of their time at the golf course—Mullane describes them as not professional level, but fairly good. York, an avid golfer himself, found this out. Desperate to work on his game, York would often corner them in the locker room, grab a piece of PVC pipe, and start taking long swings. “Pat, how is my hip rotation on this?” York would say to his two forwards. “Do you think that is why I’m slicing? Tommy, what do you think of my grip? I think I need to bring my hands a bit here.” It wouldn’t take long for the entirety of the Conte Forum weight room to start figuring out

their best way to help York on his golf game. “He wants to be the best at whatever he does,” Mullane said. “Golf included.” a love affair with chestnut hill

When he’s not with his players at Conte Forum, York can be found chatting with players from other sports. Whenever he has a spare moment during the year, York attends every BC sport imaginable, from football and basketball to baseball and women’s soccer. The rest of the student body can see York at the Plex, swiping cards or at weekly yoga classes. It shouldn’t come as a surprise for a man who is a lifelong Eagle. York went to Boston College High School, graduating in 1963 before moving on to the Heights. He played center under legendary head coach John ‘Snooks’ Kelley, notching 64 goals and 70 assists. York earned national recognition for his play—he was named to the All-America team in 1966-67, and was captain and team MVP as a senior. His greatest moment, of course, came when York was first hired in 1994. His first call was to his brother, Bill—York rejoiced, asking Bill to go out and celebrate the moment he finally got his dream job. Bill of course said yes, expecting to party at a local bar and grab a beer. But as soon as York picked him up, they drove straight to the ice cream parlor to get a sundae. Never too crazy, but just crazy enough for York. “When Jerry talks about BC, you can see how much he loves the University,” Joyce said. His love for BC has rubbed off on his players, too. Take a look at any former Eagles’ Twitter account. Whether they’re in the NHL, AHL, USHL, Europe, or elsewhere, they all say a derivation of the same thing: proud BC alum. It’s the first thing Mullane says that York instills in his players. “Once an Eagle,” Mullane said, “always an Eagle.”

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to grab an early lead. The offense struggled to hold on to the ball while finding a good look at the basket. The opponent’s defense pushed up against the 3-point line, denying splash sister Kelly Hughes from making any of her signature deep three’s. The Demon Deacons successfully broke the BC defense and put up a 10-6 lead halfway through the first quarter. Luckily for the Eagles, Wake struggled to maintain possession of the ball, and easily coughed it up. Unfortunately, BC responded with plenty of turnovers of its own. With both teams playing a game of hot potato, it remained 18-13 Wake for the first two minutes of the second quarter. When BC finally took control, it put up six unanswered points for the lead. Wake responded in order to remain neck-and-neck with the Eagles. With three seconds left on the

shot clock and seven seconds left in the quarter, Kailey Edwards dished the ball off to an open Emilee Daley. With the shot clock down to one, Daley released the ball, making a buzzer-beater 3-pointer to give BC the 28-26 lead going into the locker room. The second half is typically when the Eagles shine in close games. They make corrections in the locker room and come back to defeat their opponent every time. “I feel like we’ve played this game a bunch of times already this year, we’ve just come out on top,” coach Erik Johnson said. “Eventually, that kind of cycle is going to come back to get you.” To open up the second half, Alexa Coulombe fouled Milan Quinn. In the pre-foul shot huddle, Deacon Kandice Ball loudly questioned, “Are we playing zone or man-toman?” With confusion evident on the Wake side, the Eagles had an

opportunity to break away. Boudreau and Hughes had been held to three points each in the first half. Most teams usually target the two star players, but BC finds a way to spread the defense with its inside-out game. “We’re used to Kelly Hughes coming down to save us with a big deep three,” Johnson said. “You can’t just wait for the big three.” Boudreau and Hughes knew that, and they constantly penetrated the paint in order to get a look up close. A few possessions later, Boudreau laid it up with two seconds on the shot clock. She missed, but got her own rebound and brought it back around. Boudreau tossed it to Fasoula, who made the layup, giving BC a 34-32 lead. To keep the momentum going, Katie Quandt spun and nailed a jumper, causing Conte Forum to burst into a huge uproar. But Ariel Stevenson kept Wake

in the game and helped push the Demon Deacons to a 46-45 lead going into the fourth quarter. With three players in foul trouble, it seemed the Eagles would have an easy time coming back and sealing the win. BC was down 52-51 with less than three minutes left. The Eagles had every opportunity to come away with a victory, but instead decided to hand it to the Demon Deacons. With the help of all-star freethrow shooter Elisa Penna, Wake won the game from the charity stripe by going 20-of-23. Penna went 12-of-12 from the line, with eight of those coming in the fourth quarter. The Eagles were unhappy about this. “We made undisciplined fouls. We bailed them out of situations where they were taking a tough shot,” Johnson said. With 15.9 seconds left, BC was down by six. Daley missed

her 3-pointer, but Boudreau was right at the rim and one-timed the rebound in. The Eagles were down by four with 4.1 seconds left. Penna was fouled off the inbound and drained both free throws in order to score 22 points and lead her team to a 65-59 victory on the road. The Eagles were disappointed with the play against a beatable ACC opponent. “We shot 50 percent from the field, and they shot 38 percent and we lost,” Johnson said. “That should not happen. We are an efficient basketball team, we’re a skilled basketball team.” The team had all the tools necessary to win, but BC did not play its best basketball tonight. “When we had our opportunities, we weren’t able to come up with something,” Johnson said. “Our team has got to get better, there’s no question.”

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Eagles imposed their will for the full 60 minutes. Despite the puck residing almost exclusively in the Vermont half, the Eagles were only able to find the mesh once in the first period. The Eagles outshot the Catamounts 14 to six, but it was the way in which the Eagles killed two power plays that best demonstrated the upper hand they had established. Despite being down a skater, the Eagles’ defensive line pressured the UVM puck-handlers well beyond the midline. Not only did they kill the penalties, but they forced turnovers leading to promising offensive chances. Working with just a single-goal lead, the Eagles came out in the second period with the intention of putting away the Catamounts for good. Just 3:14 into the second period, senior Haley Skarupa dazzled the UVM defensive line with precise stick-handling en route to her 21st goal of the season to make the score 2-0. This opened the floodgates for BC, as the nation’s second-highest point-scorer, senior Alex Carpenter notched two consecutive goals. Carpenter scored her second goal of the afternoon with a crafty shot off the back of Vermont goaltender Molly Depew landed just over the goal line. Megan Keller added a fourth goal through Depew’s legs to cap off the BC-dominated second

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period. With the score at 5-0 entering the third period, it was apparent that the Eagles were poised to capture their 26th straight. The third period featured more of the same puck dominance by the Eagles, as a beleaguered UVM squad skated without the same heart that it had displayed earlier in the contest. The BC front line was reminiscent of a firing squad, as it fired 46 shots at Depew. Vermont managed a single goal with 3:21 remaining, taking advantage of a 5-on-3 power play. The single goal might have provided some reassurance, but it was simply not enough. It was not only a day of milestones for the program, but also for Carpenter. With her three-point afternoon, Carpenter became the eighth player in the NCAA to reach the 250-point mark for her career. “She came to the rink today ready to take control of the game,” head coach Katie Crowley said of Carpenter’s performance. Despite the dominant showing and the significance of the win, Crowley believes there is still room for improvement. “I would like to see [them] continue to come to the rink with a little bit more energy,” she said. Crowley, however, was still pleased with her team’s performance. “I thought it was a good win, a good weekend overall,” she said.

For the majority of the game, Burt faced the shots with ease. During the first period, she stood stock-still while a puck hurtled toward her and caught it without flinching or having to crouch down in case of a rebounded shot. Twenty-one seconds into the third period, BC took revenge on Vermont’s goal. After a pass from her offensive counterpart Haley Skarupa, Carpenter launched the puck into the net, which ricocheted off the pipe and and sent it to its final resting place on the goal line. Barely minutes after Carpenter’s goal, Trivigno received her recompense for the goal that was taken away. While BC’s forwards drew Litchfield off the line, Trivigno shot laterally toward the left pipe, giving the goalie no chance to save the puck. The Catamounts answered back immediately, as Saana Valkama sent Burt struggling to stay on her feet while she tried to keep the puck out. To make sure the game wasn’t close, Carpenter added another one to the scoreboard, taking the puck from far out and launching it at Litchfield, who was just an inch too far to the right to block it. Puck met net for the sixth time of the night, and the Eagles were guaranteed a high-scoring victory. Despite the two goals from Carpenter toward the end, the game was dominated by BC’s fresher faces. Half of the Eagles’ goals came from a freshman, a sophomore, and a junior, proving that next year’s offense should work just as well. Burt, too, is only a sophomore, so it’s likely that the youth on this team will bring the the Eagles to similar glory. After the showing against Vermont, it’s easy to see that BC will be in good hands.

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Underclassmen helped BC shine at Boston University’s Multi-Meet on Thursday. The Eagles were successful in the 400-meter, 500-meter, 800-meter, and 1,000-meter events, showing off strong competition and setting several personal records. Junior Obinna Nwankwo, sophomore Nicholas Nash, and junior Darren James took first, second, and third, respectively, in the 400-meter event. Freshmen Michael Saxon and Oliver Boucher each set personal records on their way to third and fourth places in the 500-meter event. Evan Gray’s 800-meter time of 1:53.83 gave him a personal record as well as second place in the event. Sophomore Gabriel McLarnan and freshman Johnny Kemps captured second and third places in the 1,000-meter event. In addition to their strong showings at the meet, Nwankwo and Gray each qualified for the IC4A championships. On the women’s side, sophomore Madeline Adams came in fourth for the one-mile run, while freshman Johanna Celli captured second for the 400-meter event. BC dominated the 800-meter event, with five runners finishing in the top six of the event, including first-place finisher Molly McCabe.

Skiing competed in the Colby College Carnival at Sugarloaf Mountain in Franklin County, Maine, this weekend. BC came in 14th place out of 16 total teams competing, earning 151 points on the weekend.

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Toni Ann Miano (18, left) and Alex Carpenter (5, right) shined in BC’s demolition of the Vermont Catamounts.

As the regular season nears its end and Boston College women’s hockey prepares to enter tournament time, it’s 2 Vermont hard not Boston College 6 to think about how the year will end—especially after BC’s last run, which ended with the team collapsing in the Beanpot, Hockey East, and NCAA tournaments. Will the Eagles (25-0-0, 17-0-0 Hockey East) have their hot winning streak run ice cold once more, or will they finally hold up some hardware? These questions are important, but there’s another important question, too: what will BC do next year? With superstars like Alex Carpenter and Haley Skarupa graduating in the spring, the Eagles will surely be lacking in the win department come next season. Or will they? BC answered that question Friday night as it defeated the University of Vermont, 6-2. The Eagles saw several plays come from the sticks of their non-seniors, culminating in the victory against the Catamounts (6-18-2, 4-10-2). The first period proved entertaining for attendees in a rare night game for the women’s team, as UVM put up an aggressive front against the Eagles, who were unusually slow to start. BC went toe-to-toe with the Catamounts for the first half of the period, both teams streaking toward the other’s goal. UVM looked threatening on the ice, at one point outshooting BC 3-1. “Coming off a game like Harvard, it’s kinda tough to get yourself going after a game like that,” head coach Katie Crowley said. “I thought the first period for sure was a little bit flat.”

Eventually, the Eagles evened up the shot count, and Makenna Newkirk snuck the puck past Madison Litchfield. While the women began their lead at home, BC men’s hockey scored at the same time, en route to an 8-0 win over UMass, giving head coach Jerry York his 1,000th career victory. Immediately after the goal, BC amped up its energy, swarming the net to earn another one. The shot count diverted in favor of the Eagles after the goal, with BC dominating the Catamounts’ side of the ice for 12 shots while Vermont notched one more for five. Toni Ann Miano opened up the second period with a goal, launching the puck past Litchfield from the blue line. While several Eagles and Catamounts flocked to the goal, Miano’s shot found its way through the traffic to earn BC its second goal of the night. After a shot by another Eagle that didn’t quite make it in the goal, Dana Trivigno tipped it in, further expanding the lead. The play went under review, however, sending the cheering crowd into silence. The referee’s outstretched arms that indicated the goal was not valid garnered boos from many of the disgruntled fans. The missed opportunity lit a fire under BC, making the team want another goal even more. Alex Carpenter almost earned her first goal of the game when she sent the puck flying to the goal, but it clanged off the right pipe. Later during a power play, Andie Anastos earned her 10th goal of the season. The Catamounts managed to put one past the Eagles when a shot went over Burt’s head and landed past the goal line. A goalless effort for Vermont would have meant a three-game shutout streak for Burt, as well as her 10th shutout of the season.

Swim and dive headed up to Hanover, N.H., for the Dartmouth Colle Invitational this weekend. The men’s team captured first place after earni 1,153 points on the day. The men’s 200-yard free relay team of Dan Kelly, Con Chamness, David Hunter, and Colin Derdeyn captured first place. The 200-ya free relay team of Anthony Richardson, Nico Junghahn, R. Emmet Johnson, a Drew Cuttic captured fourth place. Richardson also came in second place for t 500-meter free event. Freshman Taylor Cortens won the 200-yard IM race, wh Kelly won the 50-yard free. Diver Cole Malatesta enjoyed success in the 1- a 3-meter diving events. He finished in second place in both events, capping another strong weekend of diving. The women were less successful on the d finishing in third place behind host Dartmouth and Northeastern University. Th 200-yard free relay team of Maureen Barron, Gracie Kunkel, Julie Dobson, a Elizabeth Manning secured third place in their event.

BC hosted the Northeast Fencing Conference Duals in Chestnut Hill this we end. The Eagles emerged victorious throughout the afternoon. Both the men a the women defeated competing schools Massachusetts Institute of Technolo Tufts University, Brown University, Vassar College, Smith College, and Dartmou College in foil, epee, and sabre events. Brandeis University narrowly defeated in those same events. On the men’s side, the Judges outscored the Eagles 15Brandeis women defeated BC 14-13 on the day.

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One of the most fascinating traits of the music industry—or any industry responsible for an art form—is that excellence can come from even the most unknown places. It is refreshing to find a new artist that is not only extremely talented, but unique THE WAITING in his or ROOM her style Tindersticks a s well. Tindersticks’ latest album, The Waiting Room, though undeniably flawed in certain areas, represents the effort and originality required to produce an above-average concept album. The Waiting Room is an interesting mesh of several genres, featuring everything from a very mellow style of alternative rock, to a tempo-heavy, spoken-word-style track. The album opens

with “Follow Me,” an instrumental track that sets the tone for the rest of the work. From the very beginning, the flaws in Tindersticks’ album become apparent. It takes far too long for The Waiting Room to distinguish each individual track as unique—the first four songs have a tendency to blend together, without any real defining features to make them individually special. Thankfully, this issue dissipates with “Hey Lucinda,” the fi fth track on the album. Without question, it is the best track on The Waiting Room, masterfully blending the voices of Tindersticks’ lead singers in a sorrowful, heartfelt lamentation of love. Stuart Staples’s smooth tone is incredibly relaxing, as he sings about an odd mixture of themes. It is here that Tindersticks’ songwriting style truly stands out. Though it takes an extra level of effort to process the witticisms of The Waiting Room, it only serves to deepen the enjoyment of the music. The back half of The Waiting Room only progresses more and more beautifully from there on out. In a way, it

thematically reflects the first half of the album in its progression of ideas. “This Fear of Emptiness” mirrors “Follow Me” as an instrumental track and leads into a spoken-word piece, “How He Entered.” Transitioning from vocals to instrumentals, to poetry, and back again is a risky artistic decision, but it works surprisingly well for Tindersticks. Most mainstream bands would likely be unable to successfully craft this strategy, but the relaxing echoes of Staples’s voice make it feel remarkably natural. In fact, smooth progression seems to be the goal of The Waiting Room. Any life and happiness that exists at the beginning of the work seems to completely drain from Staples’s tone by the time that the last song plays. “Planting Holes” is an example of instrumental music done well—the piano becomes softer and slower, leading the audience into a pit of unexplainable sadness. Make no mistake, The Waiting Room ends beautifully, but it does not end happily. By the time that “Like Only Lovers Can” rounds out the album, listeners will

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Despite having disjointed musical elements, the musical quality of the album remains high. likely feel a complex wave of emotions: a type of sadness, mixed with contentment in the beauty of the music. Fans of Earth, Wind & Fire will appreciate the musical style, but the tone of the work is considerably more melancholy than anything Earth, Wind & Fire has released. The Waiting Room falls into a strange category of undefinability, simply because the style is such a mishmash of parts pulled together to create something rather beautiful.

Tindersticks’ 11th studio album is not for everyone. The band comes from a position of musical obscurity, which, though unfortunate, makes sense. The style is not something that appeals to wide audiences or casual listeners, meaning that Tindersticks is not likely to ever rise to a wide level of popularity. Despite this, The Waiting Room as a whole is a very enjoyable experience— one that would serve other musicians well to model themselves after.

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Moth to a flame is an idiom that has been used in many situations in the English language, but not in pop music. On Chairlift’s third and latest album, Moth, it is used to describe a lover that the singer cannot get away from. That’s exactly what it means for the indie-pop darling and Beyonce collaborator. In this case, the idiom does not seem to be misused, but is rather a perfect fit. This MOTH is in part due Chairlift to the opener, “Look U p ,” i n which the duo uses insect sounds and hard-edged drums to create the beat. It is mesmerizing, but it’s also an indicator of the direction that the group is going with this record. Though its trademark metallicsounding drumbeats are not completely gone, for most of the tracks they are no longer the centerpieces. Instead, singer and arranger Caroline Polachek and producer Patrick Wimberly decide to round out their hard edges with guitars and horns that give the album a soulful touch. This is probably best seen on the second track, “Polymorphing,” where, for the first few seconds, you think the

track is going to be carried by a wobbling synth. Suddenly, it completely cracks open with a bouncy guitar riff and a funky, slapped bass line. But it’s the horns that really fill out the track. They ride under the guitar and bass, and at times the synths add that extraspecial color. If the song were a vibrant pink without the horns, with them it is a show-stopping magenta. The horns are similarly awe-inspiring on “Chi-Ching,” where they provide the overarching musical melody and, along with the snare-heavy beat, sound like something that would find its home in a Bollywood movie. Even the songs where the beats get all the attention are wonderful. “Romeo” recalls Shiny Toy Guns’ last album and begins with a man saying “On your mark, get set, go!” The song fulfills its prophecy, racing toward a finish line that holds the most important prize: “If I win, you can’t stay / But if you win, you win my heart” states Polachek, as though it is a matter of fact. While “Romeo” wants you to run, “Moth to a Flame,” the semi-titular track, can’t help but stay put and dance. The beat and clap-like overtones owe themselves to ’90s house music and would perfect the soundtrack for any party. While all of these songs are excellent, “Crying in Public” is the crown jewel of the bunch. It has a rhythm that recalls Michael Jackson’s best ’80s slow jams, with simmering synths and a sneaky,

sultry guitar. The musical arrangement itself would be dazzling, but the lyrics and Polachek’s voice—whose falsetto and upper range are high points of the entire record—make this song exceptional. On the second verse she sings, “Like the peach you split open with two thumbs / I’m the half without a stone / My heart is a hollow with a space for your own / Or whatever you want to do with it.” Polachek recites these lines so nonchalantly that you don’t even realize the emotional toll taken by giving herself up. That is, until she gets to the chorus where she laments, “I’m sorry I’m crying in public in this way / I’m falling for you.” She reaches for her upper vocal register, yearning and terrified. On the last syllable, her voice breaks into a falsetto that is sublime. This song makes you want to fall in love at sunset and feel horrified about it. There are no bad songs on this record, just ones that you like more. The production on “Ottawa to Osaka” is wonderful. Unfortunately, with a bridge where a woman recites a Japanese monologue over strings, it’s not as memorable as the aforementioned tracks. Much like Carly Rae Jepsen’s critically acclaimed Emotion, which also featured horns heavily, Moth could be the sleeper pop hit of 2016. Once you hear it, you’re drawn to it like a moth to a flame.

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“I am a clown!” shouts comedian Zach Galifianakis into the receiver of his shoddy, motel-room telephone. “I’ve always been a clown, and I always will be a clown!” If the 46 year-old had been discussing the acting roles he’s usually typecast as, the actor’s overly-assertive statement would have accurately fit his filmography thus far. Over the course of his Hollywood career, the man has played m a ny a BASKETS bumbling FX Productions fool. This particular line, however, is delivered by Galifianakis with gusto, spoken with unquestionable confidence rather than embarrassment or shame. The actor delivers the line not as himself, but as the down-on-his-luck Chip Baskets—a clown and college dropout whose passion for performing in the circus is thwarted on more than one occasion. This time around, Galifi-

anakis really is a clown—and the pilot episode of unique new FXX series Baskets suggests he is ready to really put on a show. The episode begins at the prestigious Académie de Clown Française in Paris, France. An arrogant instructor stands before his eager students to deliver the day’s lesson, which is taught entirely in French. As the camera pans over to a discouraged Galifianakis, viewers soon discover that his sadness stems from an unfortunate language barrier. Consequently, Chip flunks out of clown college and flies home to Bakersfield, Calif. With nothing to show for his European endeavor but a verbally abusive girlfriend and a crappy blue motor scooter, Chip returns to the States, hoping that his remaining (but ever-dwindling) dignity will be enough to fuel his pipe dreams. Written by a trio of some of Hollywood’s most notable goofballs (stand-up star Louis CK, Portlandia director Jonathan Krisel, and the great Galifianakis himself), Baskets is a contemporary, 2016 take on comedy. Refreshingly original, it adopts an uncommon style that strays far from recorded laugh tracks and overdone physical bits tossed in for a cheap laugh. Instead, this series sports a puzzling

melange of contradictory genre pairs. In the span of just one 30-minute pilot, viewers chuckle and smile during one scene, and feel sympathetic and sad the next. For a series whose protagonist is an aspiring clown, this new comedy is deliciously depressing. Chip is a good guy—he means well, is passionate about pursuing a clowning career, and is repeatedly jabbed by the sharp pang of unrequited love. In spite of this, the 30or-40-something Chip oozes an inexplicable arrogance and exudes an off-putting vibe of rebellious teenage angst. He’s moody, broody, and an utter disappointment, if you ask Chip’s mother (Louie Anderson). A literal sad clown who just wants to love and be loved, Chip is A. A. Milne’s’ Eeyore, personified. Unexpectedly entertaining, Baskets’ quirky combination of dry humor and bleak plotlines add a charming air to an odd show. Much like the show’s main character, the events that transpire throughout the first aren’t all that interesting, either. Highlights include glances at the Baskets family photo album, a humorous drive-through experience, and the awkward antics of rodeo clowns. Despite the layer of boredom that

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Unprecidentedly witty, ‘Baskets’ is full of crafted comedy amidst a dark, depressing premise. shrouds every scene, Baskets is peppered with witty throwaway lines and blink-andyou’ll-miss-it jokes. This weird kind of comedy paired with well-executed, deadpan deliveries identify the show as one of the smartest series out there. Another notable aspect of the unique FXX comedy is the way it plays like an indie song. Moody but mellow, Baskets carries a creative and cool tone throughout with its impressive cinematography. Playing with colors and sets, shadows and lighting, the

creators’ keen attention to detail is evident in the impeccable quality of each inventive and beautiful shot. Baskets does little to elicit the hearty, cheap laughs expected of a Galifianakis in film.In spite of this, it is a shining example of a risky crafty comedy. Galifianakis is like a circus performer in his own right—one who is willing to juggle conflicting genres and run with it. Satisfied with the series premiere, viewers just hope he will not end up dropping the ball.

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of g ardeners , nannie s , and housekeepers all around campus. Sure, BC probably doesn’t have the best weather for cardboard paintings to be standing outside all day, but a cardboard nanny walking through Stokes South would have been noticeable and easy to maintain. That kind of exhibit would have gotten an actual conversation going

among the student body. With the exhibit in Devlin however, it’s doubtful that many students saw or noticed Gomez’s exhibit. Ap p a r e nt l y, G o m e z w a s supposed to appear unscheduled at the gallery himself, but with the Admissions Office staff not knowing when he would arrive, few or no attendees were able to meet with the artist in person.

There was, however, a short video that played on a loop which featured Gomez talking about work and the message that he hopes viewers walk away with. “I hope to help develop a conversation about what it is people are doing to strive and work here and how they’re doing it,” Gomez said in the video interview featured in Devlin.

“These paintings work as a good conversation starter, and I hope to bring these people more of the recognition that they deserve. With issues that are springing up in states like Arizona and Alabama and, generally, with th e c r i t i c i s m th at i s o f te n given to ‘illegal immigrants,’ I seek to speak about things without pointing any fingers at

anybody.” Gomez’s work should have, by its public and visually arresting nature, started the conversation that Gomez wanted it to on campus, but the exhibit’s minuscule and lackluster promotion and content made it difficult for many students to notice or think about what Gomez was working at.

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The painting and video exhibit, which was hosted in the Devlin Admissions Office last Thursday, attempted to jumpstart a discussion concerning Hispanic influence in the United States, but was not able to really grab the student body’s attention.

>\Xi`e^ Lg ]fi K\ee\jj\\Ëj 9feeXiff )'(LEIGH CHANNELL I am very good at puzzles. Like, really good. Crosswords, word searches, jigsaw, Sudoku—I take an unusual pride in my success rate in finishing them. With that in mind, you can imagine my frustration with being unable to solve Bonnaroo’s 10 “Roo Clues.” For those who are not in the know, “Roo Clues” are clues regarding Bonaroo’s yearly lineup that are posted on the festival’s social media accounts before the full lineup is announced. I bought my ticket during the first round of pre-sale in November—after such a great time on “the Farm” last year, I knew I’d be coming back in 2016. Knowing that I had already committed to the festival, it was a nightmare to not figure out the clues. The two months between pre-sale and Jan. 19, the release of the lineup, felt instead like two tedious, unbearable years. Now, I’m happy with the lineup that has been released. Dead & Company, Tame Impala, Death Cab for Cutie, M83, Halsey, Band of Horses, Leon Bridges, Father John Misty, and Two Door Cinema Club are only a few examples of billings that had me jumping around my room and

(lovingly) punching all my friends out of excitement. Not to mention that The Chainsmokers will be playing a set—as one of the many unable to get Plexapalooza tickets, I’m pretty excited about that. Unfortunately, it seems like not everyone agrees with me. While that is to be expected, it’s very disappointing seeing comments on the official Bonnaroo Instagram page claiming that “2016 is the year Roo dies.” Bonnaroo has always been considered the more indie-based of the major music festivals in the United States—a fact that isn’t appealing to a lot of teenagers. Festivals like Firefly, Governor’s Ball, and Lollapalooza are quickly coming to the forefront of the summer festival scene. Even smaller and shorter events like Maryland’s Sweetlife are gaining traction since they’re cheaper, more accessible than the Farm in Manchester, Tenn., and book superstar headliners as well as supporting acts on the up-and-coming pop culture scene. Headliners at Bonnaroo are generally more aged, appealing to a larger part of the adult population. This year’s top billing of Pearl Jam, Dead & Company, and LCD Soundsystem is chock full of timeless music, but not the current top hits. As I write that out, I realize how finely I’m walking

the line between Roo enthusiast and pretentious, “I only listen to real music” jerk, but bear with me—that is neither my thoughts nor intention. It’s a question of the overall experience as well, since Bonnaroo is nearly impossible to do as a dayto-day event. Unlike Lollapalooza, where patrons can spend the night in downtown Chicago and commute in every day, Bonnaroo is practically based in the experience of camping on the Farm for four days. While there are some showers, it’s still a gritty, dusty, and hot time, spent sleeping in cars, tents, or under the stars. But with that, the festival can offer so much more during the hours wasted at daytime events. Anyone who says that going down an inflatable “Big Ass Waterslide” (yes, it is actually called that) to cool off from the Tennessee summer heat before catching your favorite artist’s first set doesn’t sound like a great time is just wrong. Bonnaroo isn’t the perfect music festival. None of them are. But for me, the four days I spend on the Farm are the best days of the year, and I can’t wait to see what 2016 has to offer.

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A Fine Arts professor deviates from normal style to make a poignant statement on war and violence around the world.

<o_`Y`k `e FËE\`cc NXiej 8^X`ejk NXi 24 Hour Exhibit, from B8 media’s coverage of the war in Iraq. This exhibit was shown in 2006 at the Victoria Munroe Fine Art in Boston. “Armstrong’s works blend goofiness, grief and sheer painterly beauty— an unusual and stirring combination,” Cate McQuaid of the Boston Globe said in her 2006 review. While goofiness is perhaps too optimistic, the exhibit is certainly captivating. These paintings are a meditation on war, needless suffering, and violence. The photographs from the Abu Ghraib Prison, combined with quotes which highlight the generally

apathetic attitude of political leaders of the time, had a particular influence on these paintings. The images contain an attempt to express a meditation on the violent, devastating consequences of the war that resulted from the arrogance of the decision to go to war in the first place. Collectively, the use of color in the images is brilliant. The various shades of red and blue and the shifting contrast of the pigments is captivating. There is a clear connection to the gory events that influenced the images, but the mix of the cooler colors works to evoke a sense of escape. Many of the paintings contain images of isolated

organs, which serves as a stark reminder of the terrible atrocities that came out of the war. The exhibit is located on the third floor of O’Neill Library, behind the newspaper stacks, and will be on display until May. They offer the opportunity to sit and reflect on the past and the world of war that we live in. But 24 Hour News is also a meditation on the importance of our actions and the ways they influence the future. Next time you are in O’Neill, take a moment from the rush and stress of being back on campus to visit the exhibit and see how Armstrong’s paintings capture the essence of a society at war.

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Modern television viewers revel in the drama that innately exists in the high-tension programs that we watch today, but television didn’t always used to be as full of blood-and-guts violence. What happened over the years?

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of popular television consisted of either straight comedy or sketch shows. In no case in the ’60s do we see a program driven by the death of its characters to the degree that shows such as The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, or Breaking Bad are today. 1975 saw much of the same. In fact, at that time very little action or drama could be found in the limelight—ABC’s The Bionic Woman being the single exception. As the years continued to roll by, so did the same basic principles of television: create dramatic situations, tell a story, allow a bit of tension to exist, but preserve the life of the vessels who

tell the story in the first place. The more I began to research the topic, the more I realized that there had to be a clearly defined line where it suddenly became not only socially acceptable, but required by the plot that the main characters of the work perish. Where exactly is this line? To be completely honest, it can be hard to find. Themes in our society come and go, and nothing is ever absolutely objective. In my pursuit of an answer, however, I did happen upon one interesting case. In the year 1983, Nicholas Meyer and Edward Hume created The Day After, a television movie that showcased the effects of

nuclear war on society. Meyer and Hume’s work spent the majority of its time exploring the lives of citizens in a rural Kansas suburb, only to kill many of its main characters in the hours and days after the warheads drop on the town. Though tame by today’s standards, The Day After created a significant shockwave in households across the country for its stark, brutal depiction of nuclear war. As far as I could discover, this was the first instance a television program focused on character death was broadcasted directly into the homes and minds of American audiences. The effects were neither

immediate nor absolute, but it seems that the world began to ever-so-slowly embrace a darker tone in its everyday programming. Law and Order arose in 1990, followed by The Sopranos in 1999 and Band of Brothers in 2002. More modern examples are Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Dexter, Boardwalk Empire, and many, many more. What makes us so prone to witnessing the deaths of our favorite characters? If The Day After is any answer, perhaps it’s our subconscious acknowledgement that death is looming around any corner, and that we

must embrace the time that’s given to us. Or maybe, if my favorite TV show is to be believed, it’s the reminder that the only thing we all have in common is that we’re bound to die. Most likely, it’s a combination of both. Either way, our newfound fascination with death, not life, undeniably exists, and it can be a depressing reality to come to terms with. But at least it makes for some excellent entertainment—that can’t be denied.

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SUMMER LIN As we broke through the clouds, the city of Albuquerque revealed itself, light pouring in from its precipices. Stretching from the Sandia Mountains and hugging the winding turns of the Rio Grande, every sporadic glance led the eye miles in each direction. On the horizon, the condensed city lights gave off a hazy glow of places in it and beyond it. From this vantage point, one could see that this city was built out, not up, like the cities back east. This was my father’s home and it was different than mine. Adobe and stucco replaced cape and saltbox houses. There was more sand than grass. Mountains and flat mesas replaced hills and dense forests. This place was painted with a different color palette, giving each aspect of it its own personality. Though different, it still was just another place, just the same as mine, growing and changing. It had been about two years since our last visit to the Valley and with each visit, as with this one, the urban sprawl continued to make new ground, enveloping the surrounding areas. My father, who gets to visit his home as infrequently as we do, embraces the changes with both sadness and awe. Driving, he points out fields he once played in that now house large urban developments, and small water pools that the neighborhood kids of his day would venture to, now dried up or filled in. One poignant reminiscence came from a water tower he used to run by every day. It was a visual certainty in his life as he would go for his morning run. The water tower was always there, marking the halfway point in his run. To the tower and back. A parking lot was now in its place. On this trip, we had a couple of days to explore and go out into the town. We decided to see a movie. As we approached the massive IMAX theater, my dad was in disbelief. “A movie theater in the Valley? I would have never thought. And look! A sushi place! If you told me that this stuff would have existed here as a kid…It shouldn’t be here. Sushi in the Valley...” A lot of this went over my head because I did not grow up there. I would never be able to experience the place before it had changed, but the notion that certain things come to pass, change with or without you, was interesting. It was clear that the current status of the city was a far cry from the streets, fields, and pools that my dad had grown up with. Now living in Boston, hours and hours away from the place he grew up, my father missed the changes that went on back home. This may seem like a pretty standard observation, but it makes an interesting point about the nature of development and how we experience it. Thinking in conjunction with my last column, in which I spoke about art and how we perceive it around us, I began to wonder what had changed more, my place or my father. Using him as more of an analogous form for everybody, I would say that he did, moving to a faraway land and dealing with people composed of different worldviews and mindsets. Descending upon the city, he found that not only had the landscape changed, but so had he. I spoke of seeing the beauty in the world in my last column, and I focused a lot on finding those things in plain view all around us. In many ways, I neglected to mention the more important variable. Ourselves. When our dispositions and demeanors change, we change how we see things. For my dad, the place of his childhood outgrew him. The changes on the landscape marked a change not only in the place, but in him as well. Without the water tower to look to, the place felt foreign. In many ways it was a new man visiting a new place. I think Alice, from Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, sums it up nicely. “I knew who I was this morning, but I have changed a few times since then.”

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Thursday afternoon, there was something in the Devlin Admissions Office that was both very familiar and fascinatingly foreign. Right next to the main desk was a cardboard cutout of the little girl in a regal dress found in Diego Velazquez’s 1656 painting, Las Meninas. While seeing the little girl from Velazquez’s masterpiece depicted in this medium was strange enough itself, the rest of the cardboard cutout provided a novel and intriguing modification to the worldfamous painting. In Velazquez’s Las Meninas, this little girl is being distracted and quieted by what appear to be two of her sisters. In Ramiro Gomez’s cardboard cutout, the little girl’s dress is being adjusted and puffed out by two modernday Hispanic women dressed in jeans, sweats, and matching black t-shirts. By seeing just this cutout alone, it was evident that Ramiro Gomez’s

“pop-up gallery” would prove more poignant, sophisticated, and striking than a “cardboard cut-out” gallery could ever sound. Gomez lives in Los Angeles, Calif. and bases his work off of gardeners and housekeepers working in the Beverly Hills area. In Los Angeles, Gomez will put these cardboard cutouts out in public, hoping that pedestrians will mistake them for real people. He’ll throw up a painting of a gardener next to some hedges on a street corner or a nanny walking a stroller down a residential street. Generally, these cutouts appear pretty deceiving. It’s interesting that, working on a 2D canvas and integrating it into a 3D world, these cardboard paintings can actually fool the eye for a few seconds. Especially in the pictures framed on the walls in Devlin, it was difficult to tell where the cardboard cutout was for a few seconds. Eventually, of course, you could notice the painting in the picture, but it would take a few seconds’ gaze to really pinpoint where the

cutouts were. While these cardboard cutouts appear to compose the majority of Gomez’s body of work, there were also some paintings on display that, while made on cardboard, are not put out in public. Gomez’s Mulholland Drive: On The Road to David’s Studio and No Splash are two drastically different examples of these types of works. No Splash is a very minimalist painting of a pool cleaner fishing leaves out of a singleshade pool, while Mulholland Drive is a very dense, almost surreal painting of a Ford parked next to an expansive and diverse landscape. These paintings may intrinsically be less of a social statement than Gomez’s public cardboard cutouts, but they still maintain his theme of Hispanics working in Southern Calif. The Devlin exhibit should be praised for highlighting and promoting this unique artist

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Shows like ‘Game of Thrones’ thrive off the deaths their most beloved characters, but why?

KMËj FYj\jj`fe n`k_ ;\Xk_ CHANDLER FORD Those who know me best know how big of a fan I am of AMC’s critically-acclaimed series, The Walking Dead. I’ve been watching since nearly day one, I’ve read and re-read the comic series that the show is based on, and I’ve converted countless family members and friends to watching along with me every week. As the credits rolled for the season six mid-season finale this past November, I found myself endlessly

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discussing the lackluster ending. Much to my surprise, I heard a very common complaint no matter who I talked to: “No major characters died in this episode. It was really boring.” Though this took me aback, I wasn’t noticing the existence of a problem with the episode, but rather the nature of a cultural problem itself. Why is it that we, as the audience of any long-running, drama-oriented television program, are so interested in fictional deaths? What makes a

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Capturing the audacity and terror of the U.S. war in Iraq, the 24 Hour News: Paintings exhibit by Professor Mar y Ar mstrong is an e vo c ative collection of paintings sure to leave their mark on all that pass by it. Mary Armstrong received her B.F.A. from Boston University in 1977 and has since divided her time between Georgetown, Maine, and Newton, Mass. Armstrong has been a professor in the fine arts department at Boston College since 1989. Her work is often displayed at Victoria Munroe Gallery in New York and Boston, The Orsman Gallery at

Smith College in Northampton, Mass., The Portland Museum of Art, and The Maine Center for Contemporary Art. Her paintings often combine themes of space, light, time, and the earth. Aesthetically, they contain vibrant, gorgeous colors. Relying on shading and formless figures and shapes, her paintings expertly evoke a sense of vast openness. While certainly not landscapes, the beauty of the earth and humanity’s connection to it is clearly presented in her works. This particular exhibit, however, takes a slight turn from her usual themes. Instead, it was influenced by

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Prof. Mary Armstrong highlights the terrors and misfortunes of war in her O’Neill gallery.

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