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UGBC PROPOSES POINT SYSTEM BC alum nominated for SENATE COMMITTEE ADVOCATES FOR NEW ALCOHOL POLICY

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UNDER 21 (ON CAMPUS) & ALL STUDENTS OFF CAMPUS: Possession of beer and/or wine (less than 20 percent alcohol), failure to comply with University officials due to intoxication, hosting a large, off-campus party with more than 60 people (alcohol present), open container of alcohol in public, possession of alcohol paraphernalia and/or “empties”

UNDER 21: Possession of liquor (greater than 20 percent alcohol), possession of a fraudulent ID FINE: $50 (for ID only)

ALL STUDENTS: Public disturbance and/or lewd behavior due to intoxication (disrespectful behavior at Late-Night, public urination, streaking, etc.)

FINE: Restitution if applicable

ALL STUDENTS: Intoxication leading to infirmary stay, intoxication leading to hospitalization, possession and/or consumption of Class D and/or E drugs (small quantity) FINE: Associated Costs

ALL STUDENTS: Possession and/or consumption of Class A, B, and/or C drugs (small quantity), possession of related drug paraphernalia FINE: $100

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ALL STUDENTS: Possession of a large quantity of any drug (Classes A-E), intent to distribute any illegal substance and/or marijuana FINE: $150

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ALL STUDENTS: Driving under the influence, sexual harassment and/or sexual assault (regardless of alcohol intoxication) FINE: $400 MAGGIE BURDGE / HEIGHTS GRAPHIC

A committee in the UGBC Senate has issued a proposal for a new alcohol policy (above) based on a points system for various infractions.

BY GIANNI MATERA Heights Staff In the last few days, a Senate committee has been at work publicizing its proposed alternative to Boston College’s “Community Standards Sanctions,” more commonly referred to as the alcohol and drug matrix.

UGBC is proposing a point-based system that they claim would increase the clarity and transparency of sanctions as well as help promote healthier drinking habits.

Chris Marchese, A&S ’15, is a sophomore senator in UGBC and chairman of the select committee that has been working to revise the

alcohol policy. Last year, he ran on a platform to reform the alcohol matrix and has continued to work toward his vision this year.

According to the committee’s own study, 93 percent of BC students surveyed think the matrix needs to be reformed. They say that the system is unfair due to ambiguity and misleading language. For example, the word “probation” causes many students to think that once their probation period ends, they are forgiven. This is, in fact, not the case, and for many students, the sanctions imposed for subsequent violations are up to the discretion of the administrator at their hearing.

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ing habits is also a top priority for UGBC. An anonymous comment published in their recent study said that the current matrix “encourages students to drink liquor and drink it quickly to avoid getting in trouble by RAs.” The point system would address this problem by giving hard liquor violations a higher point value. In the most recent draft of the new system, alcohol that is less than 20 percent alcohol per volume, effectively applying to beer and wine, would be valued at one point.

Violations involving beverages with a higher alcoholic content, on the other hand, would

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BY ELEANOR HILDEBRANDT News Editor If the Senate confirms Ernest Moniz, BC ’66, as the next U.S. Secretary of Energy, two of the 15 members of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet will be Boston College alumni. Secretary of State John Kerry, BC Law ’76, assumed office on Feb. 1 this year—the date of Moniz’s confirmation hearing is as of yet undecided.

He is poised to inherit the position from current Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, who served during Obama’s first term.

Moniz was the associate director for science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 1995 to 1997, and was undersecretary of energy from 1997 to 2001.

He currently serves on Obama’s council of advisors for science and technology, as well as the Department of Defense’s Threat Reduction Advisory Committee.

Old issues of The Heights highlighted various awards Moniz earned during his time at BC. In April of 1965, Moniz was one of seven students nominated as a Scholar of the College, who would conduct research with faculty support.

“Ernest Moniz is directing his efforts in the field of Physics,” the article read. “In particular Mr. Moniz will study Magnetic Resonance Physics in the solid state.” Moniz also qualified as a semifinalist in physics for the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in 1966, the same year that he was one of 55 seniors inducted into the Order of the Cross and Crown, the honor society of the College of Arts and Sciences.

After graduating from BC in 1966 with a B.S. in physics, Moniz went on to Stanford University, where he earned his Ph.D. in theoretical physics, and then joined the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1973. He is currently the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems and directs MIT’s Laboratory for Energy and the Environment. He is also the founding director of the MIT Energy Initiative

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UGBC campaigning officially begins today

BY ELEANOR HILDEBRANDT News Editor The campaigning season for president and vice president of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) during the 2013-14 academic year will begin today. Three teams are competing: Tim Koch, A&S ’14, and Chris Truglio, CSOM ’14; Molly McCarthy and Ricky Knapp, both A&S ’14; and Matt Nacier and Matt Alonsozana, both A&S ’14. The team of Nick Barrett, CSOM ’14, and Tim Strakosch, A&S ’14, removed themselves from the running last week.

Although campaigning does not officially start until tonight, each of the teams have found ways to get their name out ahead of time. Last week, Koch and Truglio created a Twitter account and a Facebook page, and several members of their staff changed their Facebook profile pictures to a campaign photo.

“We did receive a complaint that multiple of Tim and Chris’ campaign staffers had changed their profile pictures to their team logo,” said Carter Bielen, co-chair of the UGBC Elections Committee and A&S ’13, in an email. “In keeping with the new elections code, we informed Tim and Chris that their team was required to stop immediately, which at this point they have. We do not anticipate any additional sanctions at this time.”

The other two teams have also created Facebook pages for their campaign, and the Koch-Truglio and Nacier-Alonsozana teams have begun Twitter accounts as well. There have been no sanctions as a result of this social media activity, however.

“As of now, there have been no official sanctions,” Bielen said. “Candidates are allowed to create groups/events and invite people, but are not allowed to put forth any platform information. [Koch and Truglio] have been instructed to delete one Facebook post, but will incur no sanctions because of it at this point. All candidates have been told to refrain from posting on Facebook and Twitter until the start of campaigning.” He noted that all teams have been cooperative about not posting and have been quick to take down any unacceptable content at the Elections Committee’s request.

The UGBC elections kickoff, at which the three teams will be introducing their platforms, will be hosted by the Elections Committee tonight at 7 p.m. in Merkert 127. The first UGBC presidential and vice presidential debate, also hosted by the Elections Committee, will be Wednesday at 9 p.m. in Hillside Cafe, and a second, town hall-style debate, hosted by the Bellarmine Law Society and dealing primarily with RSOs, will be Thursday at 7 p.m. in the third floor Voute lounge. 

Professor reflects on recognition of Irish Magdalene Laundries crimes Smith contributed to McAleese Report, which prompted Irish government to apologize formally

BY JENNIFER HEINE Heights Staff

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James Smith has worked since 2007 to shed light on the Magdalene Laundries abuses.

Although last month’s McAleese Report detailing the abuses of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundry workhouse system and the government’s subsequent apology stunned and dismayed many at Boston College, especially given the school’s Irish Catholic heritage, it proved particularly meaningful to professor James Smith, who, through extensive research and advocacy on the subject, played a vital role in bringing the scandal to light.

Although the Magdalene Laundries, in operation from the 18th until the 20th century, have today come to be associated with the most infamous Irish examples, they were not specific to Ireland, according to Smith.

“There was one here in Boston,” he said. “The laundries were not a specifically Irish institution, or even specifically Catholic.”

“Originally, the mission of these institutions was rehabilitative,” he said. “That mission, certainly in the Irish context, seems to have become skewed. They became incarcerative institutions, in which women were incarcerated and worked for no pay.”

That new mission reflects the perception the entrants into the Magdalene Laundries began to take on. “In the Irish context, these were women who, for a variety of reasons, were deemed problem women,” Smith said.

“Historically, they were considered, in quotations, ‘fallen women.’” This term, used in the 18th and 19th centuries as a euphemism for prostitution, lent a sense of shame and sexual degradation to the women who were committed.

In reality, though, few of the Magdalene Laundry workers could be so categorized.

“Only a small percentage of those in the Magdalene laundries were single mothers,” Smith said. “The vast majority, by the 20th

century, were women who had come from an industrial school.” The industrial school system, a program of institutions to house abandoned and orphaned children, ended at the age of 16, and, by the latter part of the Magdalene Laundry era, many schools found it easiest to transfer its charges directly into laundries.

Beginning with his 2007 work Ireland’s Magdalen Laundries and the Nation’s Architecture of Containment, winner of the American Conference for Irish Studies Donald Murphy Prize, Smith has sought to address the Irish government’s lack of recognition of these crimes. He also serves as a member of the Justice for Magdalenes advisory committee (JFM), an advocacy group dedicated to promoting the rights of those who emerged from the Magdalene Laundry system.

Following 2009’s Ryan Report on the industrial schools and in particular the state’s involvement with the system, which made no mention of the laundries, Smith drafted a report highlighting the Irish state’s sup-

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UGBC Elections Kick Off Catholic Teaching Lecture UGBC Debate

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Location: Merkert 127

The Elections Committee will be hosting a kick off event for the UGBC presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Students will hear candidates platforms for the upcoming election.

Today Time: 4:30 p.m.

Location: Heights Room

Bishop Robert McElroy will present in his lecture, “The Challenge of Catholic Teaching on War and Peace in the Present Moment.”

McElroy will discuss the importance of a faithful and ethical reflection on violence.

Wednesday Time: 9:00 p.m.

Location: Hillside

The Elections Committee will be hosting the first debate of the election season. UGBC presidential and vice-presidential candidates will discuss issues on campus and goals for the upcoming year.

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McNellis offers advice on college relationships

BY GIANNI MATERA Heights Staff

On Thursday, Rev. Paul McNellis, S.J., gave a talk entitled “Where are the good men?: Women Want to Know.” The talk explored the damaging effects of the hookup culture, its possible causes, and other problems that arise when students look at college as “a bubble.”

McNellis was a Green Beret in the Vietnam War, an Associated Press freelancer in Vietnam, a refugee worker on the Cambodian frontier during the Killing Fields, and is currently a philosophy professor at Boston College. The talk was sponsored by the Sons of St. Patrick and the St. Thomas More Society.

Movie posters from films such as The Hangover, Knocked Up, and Animal House were shown on McGuinn 121’s projection screen to show that there has been a cultural shift in what it means to be a man. McNellis argued that in many cases males are depicted not as men in the higher sense of the word, but as mere “man-children” who only think of themselves and have no sense of masculine duty.

“When I talk to men on campus about this I often hear them say, ‘Well, no, I don’t hear women asking that question—Where are the good men?—That’s something they’re going to ask after they graduate,’” McNellis said. “That’s strange because when I talk to women I hear them asking it in different ways all the time.”

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McNellis spoke about the BC hook-up culture and its harmful effects on college relationships.

McNellis used two famous shipwrecks to talk about the larger cultural problem. He mentioned the 1912 sinking of the Titanic and the more recent 2012 sinking of the Costa Concordia, an Italian cruise ship.

“For the Titanic, 66 percent of the passengers were men and 34 percent were women. Seventy-four percent of the women survived, 50 percent of the children and 16 percent of the men … this idea of women and children first, which is part of an idea of chivalrous or gentlemanly behavior on the part of men, was a reality,” McNellis said.

“It wasn’t for the Costa Concordia. We went from women and children first to ‘Dude, where’s my lifeboat.’”

McNellis referenced a handful of prominent books and articles on this topic such as the The End of Men: And the Rise of Women by Hanna

Rosin and Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys

by Kay Hymowitz.

This behavioral shift, from chivalry to boy-like selfishness, has come to be known most kindly as “extended adolescence.” It has seemed to propagate the hookup culture both as a whole and at BC. “[Several authors] say that the hookup culture has replaced dating and I think, to a large extent, that’s true—but it’s accepted as entirely normal and unproblematic,” McNellis said. “And that, it seems to me, is a problem. It doesn’t make sense in your 20s and early 30s to complain about men who won’t commit if their default position from college has been thinking primarily about themselves.

The background ideology seems to be that you can engage in this kind of

POLICE BLOTTER

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Wednesday, March 13 10:20 a.m. - A report was filed regarding vandalism in Rubenstein Hall.

9:19 a.m. - A report was filed regarding an investigation of suspicious circumstances in Carney Hall.

9:18 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a fire alarm activation in Alumni Stadium.

10:06 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a BC employee needing medical assistence in Lyons Hall.

The employee was later transported to a medical center by cruiser.

11:24 p.m. - A report was filed regarding vandalism in Carney Hall.

4:42 p.m. - A report was filed regained an investigation in an off-campus location.

Thursday, March 14

5:18 p.m. - A report was filed regarding the arrest of a non-BC affiliate for breaking and entering, and trespassing on 9 Lake Street.

8:15 a.m. - A report was filed regarding an investigation in an off-campus location.

6:37 p.m. - A report was filed regarding police ser-

College Corner NEWS FROM UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

BY DEVON SANFORD Assoc. News Editor An anonymous blogger leaked emails from a Georgetown University secret society, the Second Stewards Society. The emails reveal discussions between members of the secret society, including a chain of emails in which students deliberated over which kind of cufflinks to purchase and whether to buy matching Brooks Brothers ties. The emails also prove that Jack Appelbaum, the top candidate for Georgetown’s student government president, was a secret society member. The expose was published days before the university’s student government election and Appelbaum was narrowly defeated.

The Second Stewards Society is an all-male group rumored to reside on Georgetown campus. According to the Huffington Post, the society is either a sequel or splinter group to the original group, the Society of Stewards. The Society of Stew-

behavior with no commitment, basically selfish, and then sometime in your late 20s and 30s when you want to get serious, you can flip a switch and that will happen. Why does that make any sense?”

McNellis completely dismissed the idea of college as “a bubble” calling it “harmful” and “a lie.”

He argued that the bubble mentality invites college students to make unwise decisions and that it inhibits personal maturity. He reminded attendees that adult life begins around the time when you enter college, not after.

At the end of his talk, McNellis gave a list of virtues that he thought, if followed, would help males become real men.

“Treat all women with respect, whether they ask for it or not,” he said. “Treat all women the way you would want someone to treat your sister. Always finish what you start. Never be afraid to ask for advice, this is an important part of self-knowledge. Watch your speech and avoid vulgarity ... Develop a sense of honor. Don’t walk around or avoid the question about God, men have to address it. Be honest enough to admit that what you might claim are intellectual problems might really be a failure to address moral weakness. Now if you do all this, you’ll be a minority. But if one of the things you’re aiming for in the future is to be a good father, that will take all [of these] virtues.

That requires a serious approach to life, one that won’t wait until you graduate.” 

ards was an all-male organization exposed in 1988 by the Georgetown Voice, a student publication. At some point after the society’s expose, the Second Stewards Society was formed.

The anonymous blogger, dubbed “Steward Throat” according to the Huffington Post, released the emails late last month. After the release, the Hoya, the student newspaper, was overwhelmed with web traffic.

The site recieved a record 32,000 views the day the emails were leaked, compared to an avergae 2,500 daily page views.

Appelbaum has yet to comment on the expose. Maggie Clearly, Appelbaum’s running mate, was bitter the emails leaked because she believes they prevented her from taking office, the Huffington Post reports. Candidate Nate Tisa defeated Appelbaum in the election, becoming the first openly gay president of the Georgetown University Student Association. 

vices provided to a student in Walsh Hall.

6:58 p.m. - A report was filed regarding the arrest of a non-BC affiliate for breaking and entering, receiving stolen property over $250, and trespassing on 9 Lake Street.

1:22 a.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance provided to a student in the Flynn Sports Complex.

—Source: The Boston College Police Department

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VOICES FROM THE DUSTBOWL “If you found a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, what would you do?”

“Put it in the bank.”

—Sofia Zenzola CSOM ’16

“Use it to pay my college tuition.”

—Toquynh Vu, A&S ’16

“I’d tweet about it first.”

—Mai Hoang, A&S ’16

“I’d go around the world.”

—Deanna McWeeney, A&S ’15

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Students explore tech firms in San Francisco

By Devon Sanford Assoc. News Editor

Taylour Kumpf Most college students, if they have the will, are going to find a way to drink—whether they’re underage or not. This is true at Boston College, as I’m sure it is at countless schools across the country. Moreover, college drinking is inevitably paired with some method of keeping that drinking in check. At BC we recognize this method as the alcohol matrix, an inconsistent system that focuses more on punishment than on rewarding smart behavior.

Recently, the UGBC Senate unveiled a proposal to update our current alcohol policy, which involves a switch from the existing matrix to a graduated point system. The ultimate goal is to have a system in place that’s both clear and fair. Students should know what to expect from poor conduct, but they should also have the ability to redeem themselves. In a college environment, coming into contact with alcohol is nearly unavoidable, and for this reason, I believe one bad decision should not be punished.

We’re at college to learn, and a great deal of our education takes place outside the classroom. An updated alcohol matrix should reflect this reality, and the Senate committee’s proposed changes are a move in the right direction.

As it reads now, the matrix almost encourages students to drink liquor, simply because it’s easier to hide and drink quickly without getting caught. If the matrix differentiated between beer and liquor offenses, more students would likely opt to drink beer, a relatively safer alcohol to consume in reasonable quantities.

Additionally, a student’s first violation should not be punished with disciplinary probation, but rather, it should provide an opportunity for education without penalty. I’m not saying that the University should condone underage drinking—I realize why it cannot—but if students felt they even had marginal room for error, I think the habit to binge drink in the secrecy of one’s room would be reversed.

If safer drinking practices are promoted freshman year, these habits will continue through graduation.

I’m a huge proponent of positive feedback and rewarding smart decisions, and this is an area where BC’s current alcohol matrix is lacking.

One of the committee’s proposals says that students should have an opportunity to “wipe clean” their records, and I wholeheartedly agree.

Many students plan to attend graduate, law, and medical school after graduation, and a minor infraction during one’s freshman or sophomore year when they may not have known better should not have to negatively affect the application process. I support the committee’s effort to work with administrators to implement a system for students to appeal to get their records cleared.

In addition to fostering safer drinking on campus, the proposed changes to the alcohol matrix have the potential to improve residentRA relationships. By its nature, the existing matrix often drives a wedge between RAs and their residents because students view them as the enemy. In the same vein, students have a tendency to demonize the administration when considering the matrix’s shortcomings. Believe it or not, the administration actually accepts and acknowledges that students drink. They are not naive to the norms of college social life.

Nonetheless, it’s their responsibility to create drinking policies that effectively protect our health and well-being. From the student perspective, it’s easy to write off the administration as the bad guy, but in reality, their job is much harder than it appears.

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to speak to various administrators about underage and binge drinking on campus, and I can tell you any faults with the current system are not due to their lack of trying. Administrators have to find the perfect balance between cracking down and being too lenient, and the ideal formula differs from year to year. In my opinion, the matrix absolutely needs to change, but we need to change, too. We need to recognize that RAs and administrators are not out to get us—they’re simply trying to provide a safer environment.

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

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Brianan Kiernan works with villages in Ghana to develop water treatment plants and local distribution businesses.

Alumna partners with water treatment non-profit in Ghana

By Gabby Tarini Heights Staff Last June, Brianan Kiernan, BC ’12, joined the non-profit organization Community Water Solutions (CWS) as the Ghana country director.

CWS partners with rural communities in developing countries to establish sustainable water treatment businesses. The organization is currently working in 49 communities in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Kiernan graduated from Boston College with a degree in international studies and was interested in pursuing a career in development.

“I was interested in development and microfinance and wanted to work at an NGO after graduation,” Kiernan said. “But it’s very hard to get into the NGO world right after school.”

Kiernan had gained experience with CWS during Winter Break of her senior year when she traveled to Tamale, Ghana.

She participated in the organization’s fellowship program, which teaches students about the global water crisis and inspires them to become leaders in the field of international development.

“Right before graduation I didn’t have a job lined up,” Kiernan said.

“I had enjoyed my experience with the fellowship program so much that when CWS posted a job for the Ghana country director it seemed like the perfect opportunity.”

As the country director, Kiernan rotates through the 49 villages where CWS has implemented water treatment centers, spending four to five days in each village.

The organization uses a hands-on approach to engaging communities as owners, operators, and customers of

the local water businesses.

“The businesses have to be owned and run by the communities because the villagers are the ones drinking the water,” Kiernan said. “People wouldn’t take us seriously if we were there every single day running the whole operation.”

CWS trains two women in the village how to use locally available technologies to treat enough water for their entire community. These two women ultimately run every aspect of the water treatment business.

The technologies used to purify the water are simple and inexpensive.

Kiernan said that water purification techniques used in high-income nations, such as filters, are neither economically nor technically feasible in developing countries.

“Kate [the co-founder] was working with another NGO in Ghana before CWS that worked with ceramic water filters,” Kiernan said. “She found that the filters were breaking and that it took days to get only a few cups of water which ended up being really, really muddy anyways.”

Instead, CWS treats the water with two products: alum, which removes the muddiness and turbidity from the water, and chlorine, which disinfects the water. Both of these products are sold in local markets throughout the Northern Region of Ghana.

In addition, the water businesses do not use containers that have any mechanical parts or pumps that have to potential to break and would take months to repair.

“CWS distributes safe water storage containers to every household in the community,” Kiernan said. “The women transport the water from the dugout [the water source] to the business by hand, treat it by hand, and then

it is carried by the consumer back to their home.”

Every one of the water businesses that CWS has launched are still in operation today.

“We have a strong commitment to monitoring and evaluating every business in every village that we set up,” Kiernan said. “For the first six months of the business, we go to the village once a week to supervise the progress of the business.”

CWS will not work in a new community unless it has the funding to follow-up and monitor the business for a minimum of five years.

Every water treatment business is a for-profit business. Community members pay a small fee to fill their containers with water from the treatment center, which allows the women working at the center to generate enough capital to sustain the business while making a small profit.

“CWS trains the women running the businesses how to manage the revenues from the water sales,” Kiernan said. “This ensures that the businesses will be sustainable in the long run.”

Right now, CWS only works in sustainable water treatment. But in the next few years, Kiernan says that the non-profit may expand its horizons.

“We just invited all of the fellows to submit their own ideas for a project based on the same model as the water treatment center,” Kiernan said. “The winners had this great idea for a solar panel project.”

The winners of the fellowship contest will come to Ghana in the fall to launch a pilot of their project.

“If the project is successful, who knows, CWS may be working in both water and electricity in the future,” Kiernan said. n

As Boston College students unpacked their bathing suits and sunglasses from Spring Break, 24 students were tucking away Apple sweatshirts and WePay t-shirts— merchandise from their TechTrek trip to San Francisco.

The 24 BC students joined John Gallaugher, associate professor of information systems, and Gerald Kane, assistant chairperson and associate professor of information systems, on a week-long trip to Silicon Valley.

Students visited 22 firms and met with over 75 employees and executives, many of whom are BC alumni.

The firms included Google, Cisco, and Highland Capital.

TechTrek is a course offered yearly to all BC undergraduates.

Those accepted to the highly competitive program attend an intensive class once a week for two and a half hours until Spring Break. Taught

by Gallaugher, the class focuses on

“The point [of the program] is to get an inside perspective on the application of technology to business.”

- Erin Cullen TechTrek participant and CSOM ’15 tech industry strategy and competition, entrepreneurship, and venture finance. Students analyze case studies of prominent companies, learn the difficulties businesses face in a modernizing world, and interact with visiting alumni.

“The point [of the program] is to get an inside perspective on the application of technology to business,” Erin Cullen, TechTrek participant and CSOM ’15, said in an email. “In addition, we learn how a startup company is funded by venture capital firms and how they are able to grow from a startup to a huge company.”

Gallaugher, recognized for excellence and innovation in teaching

by The Heights, BusinessWeek, Entrepreneur Magazine, the Decision Sciences Institute, and BostInno, led the students through both the TechTrek class and the trip to Silicon

Valley. Cullen praised Gallaugher’s leadership.

“Professor G always says that BC alumni entrepreneurs, such as WePay’s Bill Clerico, are the match that are inspiring student entrepreneurs to set the Heights aflame and do great things,” Cullen said. “However, I would like to add that without the passion and dedication of Professor Gallaugher, it would be very hard to keep that flame going. He is a match for every student at Boston College.”

After 22 weeks of intensive training, Gallaugher, Kane, and the students flew out to San Francisco for a series of master classes. Within each master class, companies presented their experience and personal insight to starting and running a business.

Even more inspiring, students met and spoke with BC alumni who have launched their own startups. The alums offered experience for BC students and provided connections for those looking to make their way into the startup world. TechTrek participants tweeted their thanks and appreciation for the alum’s support during the trip.

The 24 students visited and spoke with executives from a total of 22 firms, including Sequoia Capital, Highland Capital, WePay, Kiwi, True Ventures, Cisco, and Google. For Cullen, Leap Motion, a company that develops advanced motion sensing technology, thredUP, an onlinebased children consignment store, and Google were the highlights of the trip.

Students who have participated in the TechTrek program in the past have achieved significant entrepreneurial success. Students have won competitions at MIT, achieved slots in Y-Combinator, an American seed accelerator, Summer@Highland, a summer program for prospective company founders, and MassChallenge, a $1 million global startup competition and accelerator program.

Students have also launched several successful products and services, raising millions in capital, and some have even been named BusinessWeek’s Young Technology Entrepreneurs of the Year.

Upon return from this year’s Spring Break trip, TechTrek participants praised the experience they gained from the program.

“Students are expected to learn not only about the companies,” Cullen said. “They are given an insider perspective about the company’s culture and the characteristics necessary to succeed at their particular firm. The personal conversations with employees and executives are by far the most valuable aspect of the trip.” n

DiPasquale sheds light on Islamic response to liberalism

By John Wiley Heights Editor “A great deal of interest has been focused on the Middle East, and in particular on North Africa—rightly, I would say,” said David M. DiPasquale, professor of political science at Boston College. “However, we have a cautionary tale from the end of November into December, that is after the fall of Mubarak: in the construction of a new constitution for Egypt, there appears to be an increasing emphasis on Sharia.

And here, we note, in article two of the draft constitution, Sharia has been placed the primary guide for legislation.”

DiPasquale presented his lecture “Islam and Liberal Democracy” on Thursday night, under the sponsorship of The Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Association. In his remarks, DiPasquale considered a return to a tradition of medieval Islamic philosophy as a possible resolution to the conflicts stemming from Arab Spring, an event he describes as “the crisis of our time.”

“We have to be alive to the difference of democracy on one hand and liberal democracy on the other,” DiPasquale said, noting that although most people in the Arab world favor democracy, this desire often comes alongside a want for Islamic republics, modeled after Sharia law.

“If God, Allah, sent down by means of the prophet Muhammad a book meant to guide our lives in all its component parts, and does not make an easy separation between religion or religious matter on the one hand and politics as

we understand it on the other, why wouldn’t it rule your country?” he said. Liberalism, from the perspective of much of the Arab world, is the resignation of divine law to that which is human. “Why should God submit to manmade laws?”

DiPasquale said.

“Sharia is a comprehensive law—there is, in Sharia, no obvious separation of church and state,” DiPasquale said. “The Quran is the literal word of God, and in this context, man is viewed as a political animal. It also therefore offers a definition of happiness.” Notably, under Sharia law, the government is the caretaker of the soul. This belief is quite unsettling to much of the Western world, according to DiPasquale, and respectively those holding such convictions are often described with a host of unattractive words, including “Islamofascists” and “extremists.”

“Prior to the emergence of liberalism in the 16th and 17th centuries of our era, this older view was the standard understanding of what politics was and meant to be—law, happiness, man as a political animal,” he said.

Liberalism, according to DiPasquale, works under the presupposition that man existed in a prepolitical state, in time escaping from this state of nature and forming communities without the help of a divine entity. “Liberalism’s basis is a hypothesis, and you can say therefore that liberalism is less natural, in a certain decisive respect, than a government created on the basis on a law that is regarded as sacred,” DiPasquale said. “The idea we have innate human rights is a modern

invention … The liberal experiment is indeed a radical experiment,” a departure from governments founded on highfalutin ideals in favor of rights. “Can we as human beings live under laws that we ourselves create?” he asked. The founders of liberalism, according to DiPasquale, were aware of this possibility. However, he reckoned the liberal experiment would likely confuse ancient thinkers like Aristotle and Plato.

“If a Plato, somehow—like Star Trek-like—were able to be beamed back onto this era, right now, and he was given a list of regimes in the world today, America would confuse him, but a regime like Iran?

Not so much,” he said. According to DiPasquale, it was only in the modern period that theoretical and practical edifice have been created to promote the rejection of governments like Iran, based on religious texts. This separation of church and state is quite compatible with religions like Christianity, which find function in faith and hold virtue as an internal state. Judaism and Islam, as legal-based religion, are far more difficultly reconciled with the liberal experiment.

DiPasquale perceived the possible reconciliation of Islam and liberal democracy particular in the writing of medieval Islamic philosopher Averroes, which many young Muslims today are using to recover a liberalizing heritage within Muslim tradition, operating outside of liberal western ideals often opposed on the Middle East.

“Where do our rights come from?” he asked. “Are we not forced to do so at a time when the pre-

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David DiPasquale explained different religious responses to liberal democracy. modern alternative is once again so forcefully reasserting itself? It seems to me if we do not engage this most difficult task with real seriousness, that our current war may be best described as a war of two beliefs—one, namely the Islamic, which never claimed to be based on unaided human reason, but on God, and the other liberalism, that was once rational, but is no longer, and is merely believed in.

“It appears to me the best and most respectful way to begin this

arduous task is for both Westerners and Muslims to return to those books that define their respective traditions, and then to engage the Holy Quran not as simply a historical document, but rather as a font of living wisdom, to take its claims at face value as true,” he said.

“By understanding Islam as a real alternation to liberalism, we not only understand our Muslim brothers and sisters better, but we pay tribute to the finest qualities of our own tradition as well.” n

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Moniz poised to take on Sec. of Energy job Moniz, from A1 (MITEI), which was launched in the fall of 2006 and focuses on energy-related research, education, and outreach.

According to the program’s information page, “A key driver of MITEI is development of the capabilities needed to provide for a low-carbon future …

At last count, more than two-thirds of the research projects supported through MITEI have been in renewable energy, energy efficiency, carbon management, and enabling tools such as biotechnology, nanotechnology and advanced modeling.”

“His background, coupled with his long history of constructive engagement with, and at, the Energy Department, will serve the American people well,” said Frances Beinecke, the president of the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council, in a public statement. “We look forward to working with him to advance a clean energy future based on efficiency and

renewable power.”

Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, also released a public statement about Moniz’s nomination.

“As a theoretical physicist from MIT and a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Dr. Moniz will help ensure that the nation’s energy decisions are based on sound science,” Krupp said.

“He has shown that he understands the complexities of the nation’s energy challenges, as well as the connections among the energy choices we make, the health of our communities and environment, and the opportunities for growth and jobs from clean energy innovation.”

The response to Moniz’s nomination has not been entirely positive, however. Food and Water Watch, a Washington, D.C.-based NGO and consumer rights group, reported in early March that the group Americans Against Fracking was circulating

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President Obama officially nominated BC graduate Ernest Moniz (far left) for Secretary of Energy on March 4. a petition in advance of the official announcement about Moniz’s appointment.

“As director of MIT’s Energy Initiative, whose founding members include Shell, Saudi Aramco, ENI and BP Technology Ventures, Inc., Moniz has been a vocal proponent of natural gas obtained through the dangerous and controversial method of hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking,’” the press release read. “The rumored appointment of Moniz to Secretary of Energy comes on the heels of President Obama’s State of the Union address, in which

he pledged to address the increasing threat of climate change. But extracting, transporting and burning natural gas all contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and worsen global climate change.”

According to an MIT press release, Moniz’s research has focused mainly around theoretical nuclear physics, energy technology, and policy studies. The release also included testimony from MIT faculty in support of Moniz.

“Professor Moniz is well prepared to take on this critically important

role,” said Susan Hockfield, former president of MIT. “When I called for the establishment of MITEI, I knew that it would require superb leadership. Professor Moniz has provided it, and he has shown a remarkable ability to discern how best to bring groundbreaking research to bear on both immediate and longer-term energy problems. He has brought together industry, government, and the academy to address the global challenge of sustainable energy.”

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Smith’s work prompts redress for Magdalene Laundries Smith, from A1 port of the Magdalene laundries and calling for an apology and redress.

When the Irish government largely ignored the report, he submitted his work to the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC), which in 2010 recommended a state inquiry into the allegations. The parliamentary dismissal and governmental turnover of 2011, though, left the inquiry in limbo.

Undeterred, Smith and his colleagues appealed to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT), alleging that the laundries had been in breach of the committee’s conventions. In June 2011, UNCAT published recommendations for an independent inquiry to prosecute and punish perpetrators of human rights violations and to ensure that

women obtain full redress and right to compensation.

With the cooperation of the religious orders involved, the state established an interdepartmental committee, chaired by Martin McAleese, to address the allegations. Smith and his colleagues at JFM contributed substantially to the work of what came to be called the Magdalene Committee, with Smith presenting to McAleese in September of 2011 and taking a sabbatical in Ireland in the spring of 2012 to conduct more research, ultimately contributing approximately 800 pages of transcribed survivor testimony and 3,400 pages of archival material.

Primarily, he sought to address the state’s involvement in the Magdalene Laundry system.

“Our argument asserts that the state was involved in three ways:

sending women to the laundries and ensuring that they stayed there, helping to fund the laundries, both directly and indirectly, and by failing to regulate and inspect in accordance with domestic labor laws,” Smith said. In spite of the evidence, he recalls, “Even in front of the U.N., the head of the Irish delegation argued, and I quote, that ‘the vast majority of women entered the institutions voluntarily, and if they were minors, with a parent’s consent.’ It was a farcical argument, but that’s what we were up against.”

On Feb. 5, the committee finally released its findings, known as the McAleese Report. Smith acknowledges the drawbacks to the document: “The report asserts that the institutions broke even, but popular perception is that they were profitmaking. Our only figures, though,

are based on the institutions’ own reporting. But the most problematic part of the account is that there is very much a sense that the report minimizes the abuse of the women.”

Still, he emphasizes its importance: “We have for the first time a clear assertion that the state was involved, and access to the statistics.”

The apology, issued Feb. 19 by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Smith considers even more important. “His apology was unqualified,” he said.

“It was unequivocal in addressing the pain, the suffering, the stigma, the shame of those working in these institutions.”

Furthermore, the apology has empowered the women of the Magdalene Laundries to overcome the stigma attached to those years. “The apology was instrumental in allowing the women to own that part of

their past, to enable them to come forward and speak about it,” Smith said. “It was deeply meaningful to the women, not only that they were being believed, but that the stigma was being lifted from them, and the state was taking it back.”

Despite what some might call a conflict of interest with regard to Smith’s work for the University, given BC’s Catholic identity, Smith emphasizes that the school has played a vital role. “My work has never been questioned,” Smith said.

“Boston College has been nothing but supportive of me. This is a story about abuse within the Catholic Church, but it’s also about human rights, and justice, and I’ve always seen it as being consistent with the school’s values.

“This story is not about me, this story is about these women.” n

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A recent survey conducted by the UGBC Senate’s committee on alcohol policy found that 93 percent of respondents would favor revisions to the University’s current alcohol matrix (above).

UGBC Senators push to revise University’s alcohol policy Alcohol Policy, from A1 be valued at two points. Infirmary and hospitalization incidents, as well as higher drug violations, would be set at even higher point values and in many instances include a monetary fine. The system also includes point forgiveness, which would subtract one point from a student’s records after they go 60 days without a violation.

A formal response from BC would begin if a student accumulates four points. When that happens the student’s parents would be notified in writing and the student would be required to have a formative discussion with an administrator to discuss his or her actions.

If a student accumulated between five and eight points, his or her parents would be notified and the student would have to complete an alcohol and drug education course (Choices, BASICS, or AIM). For drug violations, students might also have to complete an e-Toke education course. For a student with eight or nine points, his or her parents would be notified in writing, the student would have to complete AIM, and the student would have to write a reflection paper outlining his or her goals for moving forward.

If a student accumulated more than 10

points, he or she would risk University suspension, a forced medical leave of absence, or expulsion.

The plan also proposes that seniors who have six or fewer points before Sept. 1 of their last year at BC would receive a clean slate, in effect for applying to graduate school.

“The Dean of Students Office actually did their own internal review this year and the report came back saying that our conduct system is flawed, the matrix is flawed, there is no consistency, students resent the matrix, they resent administrators, ResLife needs to change its policies,” Marchese said.

“So this report means that there is going to be change next year, and we think in that the change needs to be a point system.”

Assistant Dean for Conduct Christine Davis also mentioned the internal review process. “I think that it is important to note that the overall student conduct process has recently undergone an Administrative Program Review (APR), in which three external reviewers spent time meeting with campus constituents and looking at our processes in comparison to national best practices,” she said in an email. “So it seems to me that the interest from UGBC about the matrices coincide well with the APR process as

we wait for final recommendations from the external reviewers.”

The committee is promoting this initiative not only as a judicial reform but also as a health reform. Under the current system, according to their surveys, RAs are seen less as “resident assistants” and more as “resident police.”

“We really do think that it is a health campaign,” Marchese said. “Given the tragedies that we had on campus last year, we think mental health really needs to be ResLife’s main goal and we think that RAs should be mentors not disciplinarians. In order to do that I think that BC has to realign its goals.

Obviously the administration has to say that they don’t support underage drinking, but how forceful do they have to be? At what expense is it coming at?

We think it’s coming at the expense of students not seeing their RAs as mentors or someone that they can talk to, but as someone who just has to enforce policy and that’s not right.”

Matt Alonsozana, A&S ’14, is a junior senator, the UGBC’s policy caucus chairman, and is also on the committee. He described the point system as a good first step for improving the alcohol culture on campus.

“I think it really moves the conversation that we have about this

issue from being one which is mostly revolving around punitive measures to one which is really focused on education and public health,” Alonsozana said. “I think it encourages students to make healthy decisions about their drinking. I think one thing which the Dean’s Office is quite frank about is the rise of binge drinking and how that seems to be a big cultural shift from even a decade ago. I think one of the reasons for that is because students are really trying to get as drunk as possible because … the penalties are often times the same for drinking beer as they are for drinking hard liquor. This [point] system, on the other hand, when we’ve seen it implemented at a number of different schools, tends to shift the culture away from binge drinking towards more social drinking situations and a decrease in hospitalizations.”

Committee members have consulted heavily with other schools that have had similar problems with their drinking culture.

“We have the most direct contact with Colgate and Hamilton, and a bunch of our administrators have actually gone to conferences with their school administrators about the point system,” Marchese said. “The system is liked all around by our own conduct board, our own administrators, our

students seem to like it, and then the other schools, who already have it in place, like it. So it seems like a win-win, but change at BC is very slow which is why we’re going to put it at a referendum vote. Of course, that doesn’t mean the administration has to respond, but they are looking to make changes.”

Davis echoed the sentiment. “I am excited that students have taken an active interest through UGBC to voice their opinions as well as to present some ideas to consider for suggested revisions to the sanctioning matrices,” she said. “I look forward to working collaboratively with UGBC on continuing to review the current sanctioning matrices, gathering data and feedback from several campus constituents, considering recommendations from the APR reviewers, and determining what type of sanctioning model will work best for the Boston College community. As I have told Senator Marchese on several occasions, review and potential change to the current matrices will not be an overnight process, but rather one that will take some time and careful consideration.”

The referendum vote is scheduled to close on Tuesday and is available on the UGBC Elections page on OrgSync. n

Horizon, a support group for gay, bisexual, and questioning men, is welcoming new members. Horizon was created in 2011 and modeled off of the Women’s Resource Center’s (WRC) similar group, Prism, which is for lesbian, bisexual, and questioning women. The group strives to offer a comfortable, safe environment for men in the Boston College community to discuss concerns or successes. Meeting once a week, the group is completely confidential and free.

Horizon was created by Katie Dalton, director of the WRC, along with two graduate students who were noticing that students were reaching out for help, but there were no real supportive resources for them. The group never actually met with students until the fall of 2011, and Matthew Paek, co-facilitator of Horizon and GSSW ’13, explained that it has been a slow process, but attendance has increased.

Hori zon facilitators have reached out to faculty, staff, the GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC), and many other organizations on campus to publicize the group and extensively get the word out.

They plan to get more involved with Residential Life as well, and do more outreach with students in their own environment, which might be more comfortable than a support group setting.

“Initially this group was intended for undergrads, but due to the recruitment, we brainstormed the idea of inviting graduate students as well,” Paek said. “It’s just for men who attend BC, and this group is intended for anyone who identifies.”

The group sits down for an hour once a week, and “checks in” with students to see how they are feeling, and what issues they might want to discuss.

“It’s basically a very formal hang out for these students, and safe environment,” Paek said. “I think part of it is you want them to be able to drop in and chat, and unleash things that they aren’t able to talk about with maybe their classmates or roommates.”

Paek also explained that the group has brought many people together too, helping students find other people who are having the same experiences and being able to connect with them. He mentioned that there are a lot of recurring themes that are constantly discussed in the group as well, and that the facilitators work to address them and provide a safe, comfortable environment to vent.

Two of the most common topics in the group are the experience of coming out, especially to family, and what it feels like being a gay, bisexual, or questioning man in the BC community. Paek explained that on the BC campus, students have a lot of concerns about being at a Jesuit, Catholic University and being gay, bisexual, or questioning, and feeling as though they have to hide this part of their identities.

The group monitors these issues and tries to answer these questions of how to cope with this environment and make students feel more comfortable with who they are and where they are.

Horizon plans to conduct extensive outreach in the coming months to get more people involved and attending meetings. They plan to become much more involved with Residential Life, and working closely with other GLBTQ groups on campus to promote the group. They plan to connect with Rainbow Alliance, another group on campus, and establish more regular attendance. They also have been working and will continue to work with diversity groups on campus, like AHANA and other multi-cultural groups, as diversity within gay culture can also present itself as a difficult issue.

Paek explained that Horizon is a great example of the positive support BC is trying to offer to all of its students. Not many Jesuit institutions have programs that offer support and other resources for their gay communities, Paek said, and Horizon hopes to stand out to make sure students know they are welcome and accepted in the BC community. n

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QUOTE OF THE DAY A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

-Roald Dahl (1916-1990), British novelist

Students must be ready to compromise in order to bring about much-needed changes in alcohol policy A UGBC Senate committee led by Chris Marchese, UGBC senator and A&S ’15, has created a proposal advising the administration to convert the existing alcohol sanctions matrix to a point system. The proposal was based on feedback from more than 500 students gathered through an online survey, in which 93 percent of students surveyed stated that the current matrix needs revision. The proposal is currently in petition form, and could become a referendum on the upcoming elections ballot this spring.

While the initiative shown by both the students who participated in the survey and those who composed it is encouraging, the proposal should be considered with a heavy dose of realism—it is very unlikely that the administration will approve the point system as it stands. With that being said, there are many excellent suggestions outlined in the proposal that the administration should consider seriously.

The best suggestion among the proposed changes is the differentiation between hard liquor (greater than 20 percent alcohol), and beer and wine (less than 20 percent alcohol). In the past, this page has advocated for this distinction to be made, and the administration must consider it when moving forward. As indicated by the quotes used in the Senate committee’s proposal, many students have expressed the belief that equal sanctions for hard liquor and beer and wine encourage students to choose hard liquor, which poses a greater health risk. This is logical—if students want to avoid getting caught, they drink smaller amounts of stronger alcohol more quickly, because it is easier to hide, disguise, and dispose. In the proposal, more than 50 percent of students surveyed indicated that they would be likely to choose beer or wine over hard alcohol if the sanctions were different for each, indicating that a change in policy could result in a change in behavior. To promote students’ safety, the alcohol sanctions matrix should outline less severe punishments for students who drink responsibly than for those who do not.

The point system, in theory, is an excellent idea for a sanctions system, for several reasons. First, it is unambiguous—even in the initial proposal distributed by the senate committee, students can understand after a brief reading the punishments that equate to particular violations. This is an improvement upon the current sanctions matrix, which leaves the large majority of sanctioning up to individual cases, putting forth only the “minimum sanctions.”

If a point system were put in place, students would be able to keep track of their disciplinary standing more easily, making them more likely to identify problems in their own behavior and make responsible choices to ensure that their disciplinary standing doesn’t worsen. In addition, the administration would be better equipped to keep track of and address problems that may be developing across the student body as a whole.

Despite its many positive aspects, the current point system, as mentioned above, will likely not pass administrative review. The idea that those who have accumulated points should be able to gain point forgiveness by taking voluntary alcohol education classes could turn the disciplinary system into a game, with students violating the policy frequently but signing up for many classes to keep their point total low. Even if the proposal were to include a limit on the number of classes allowed, students frequently complain that these alcohol

education classes are not effective at changing behavior, and include students who committed offenses that range widely in severity. While classes should be mandatory at a certain point for repeat offenders, other options, such as meeting with a psychologist from University Counseling Services, should also be considered as a way of serving a sanction.

In addition, the idea that points are automatically forgiven after 60 days without a violation is a good idea, but will likely not be passed as it stands. This would allow students to forgive more than 20 points during their time at BC from freshman to senior year. The Senate committee and the student body should be ready to compromise—it is likely that the number of days will need to be increased to 90 or 120 for the proposal to be considered more seriously by the administration.

The automatic forgiveness of six points or fewer before graduation is also a slippery slope. Students in college, though still maturing, are adults who should be held responsible for their actions. Major acts of vandalism, large public disturbances, aggressive actions toward police and emergency personnel, and other serious violations should stay on students’ records, regardless of how many days they have gone without a violation. Yes, this is college, and yes, many students apply for professional schools after graduation, but this is not reason enough to clear the records of so many students automatically. If these future aspirations are so important, students should consider the consequences of their actions before committing significant violations. Point forgiveness before graduation should be granted only after a meeting with and subsequent approval of the Dean of Students Office (DSO). Not only will this make the point system more attractive to the administration, it will also ensure that students who need to be held responsible aren’t let off the hook too easily. Approval from DSO should be applied liberally, however, in the case of minor infractions.

The most disconcerting part of the proposal is the inclusion of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the point system. The proposal seems to imply not only that sexual harassment and sexual assault are equal offenses (each 10 points), it also seems to imply that these acts are only 10 times worse than underage possession of beer or wine (one point).

These violations are far more serious than alcohol violations, and including them in a points system that deals mostly with drugs and alcohol trivializes their grave nature. These violations should be dealt with on another, more serious level by police and administrators.

It is likely that some of these flaws will need to be edited out and compromises will need to be made to ensure that the alcohol matrix is changed so that both the students and the administration can agree.

The proposal being circulated is encouraging, however. It includes very good suggestions that should be taken seriously by the administration, and it is supported directly by student feedback. Modifying the matrix has the potential to improve the health and safety of students drastically, as well as to ensure more fairness and transparency. Students advocating this heavily for a specific cause shows how much it really matters to them—the administration should recognize this activism with tangible change to a sanctions matrix that is at best confusing and at worst blatantly unfair.

To promote students’ safety, the alcohol sanctions matrix should outline less severe punishments for students who drink responsibly than for those who do not.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR The following letter is in response to “Plan for core renewal expected by end of April” by Samantha Costanzo, originally published on 3/14/13:

Core should incorporate business classes In regard to Samantha Costanzo’s Mar. 14 article, “Plan for core renewal expected by the end of April,” it seems timely and appropriate for the administration to be reviewing its core course offerings and requirements.

The reality is that the job market is still significantly harder to navigate than it was prior to the recession—and I feel that a new core should reflect those challenges.

While I fully respect Boston College’s mission to educate the whole person, any college’s first priority should be to prepare their students for life beyond campus. In other words, colleges—including BC—need to do more to help their graduates hit the ground running once they enter the workforce.

I think one of the biggest weaknesses of the current core is that Arts & Sciences students can potentially graduate without ever having taken a business course.

In comparison, their CSOM cohorts experience both the University core curriculum and a CSOM core cur-

riculum, so while they might be focused on finance or accounting, they also have a foundation in the liberal arts.

Regardless of one’s preferred career choice, having a basic understanding of how business works represents a significant advantage for graduates. It is better to learn those lessons in school, rather than trying to learn on the fly while also attempting to find and/or successfully transition into one’s first job.

BC’s administration and the individuals charged with refreshing the core would do well to require all students to take courses such as basic finance, macro and microeconomics, and operations management—courses that this graduate missed out on but ultimately had to learn anyhow.

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Evan Goldstein Time For Class - Course pick times are up, and everyone is once again filled with the academic enthusiasm that he or she possesses at the outset of each semester and at every course registration time. You pore over the class offerings, thrilled by the seemingly endless possibilities for intellectual avenues your mind can embark upon. The fact that you will stop doing the reading approximately 2.5 weeks into the semester is irrelevant. The immense potential you have for sleeping through classes before 11 a.m. is ignored. No, you are a star student and the world is your oyster. Unless, of course, you are a senior and you have no course registration time because come May, you’re an adult. We do not envy you.

Spell On, Good People - We were very proud this weekend to see the extent to which people aggressively used social media to remind everyone that it is “St. Paddy’s Day,” not “St. Patty’s Day.” Several news sources, including gawker.com, featured extensive articles explaining the origin of the nickname “Paddy.”

Such commitment to spelling , especially when the audience was largely too inebriated to spell even their own names correctly, is really an inspiration to all spelling enthusiasts, and we hope such devotion to orthography continues throughout the year.

Boston College students are always happy. We all have a gazillion friends, spend our days with no stresses beyond our outfits, our raucous weekend plans and our oh-so-burdensome academic workload. We do things like First Year Service Program, Perspectives, and reflections galore, leaving us insanely well-adjusted and ready to tackle all challenges unfazed. We go to the Plex approximately nine times per week, because our health is a priority for us and we absolutely love exercising. We are, essentially, superhumans in a four-year incubation period before wildly successful careers as executives, senators, and crusaders for social justice. Clergy? Probably not, because we’re spiritual, but not religious, you know? We rock at everything except football and basketball.

Except not really. Not the football and basketball part, we really do suck at those (unless Hanlan drops another 41). The rest, though, is pretty much false. We actually spend a good bit of time unhappy, with our grades, our bodies, our clothes, our friends (of which we generally have fewer than we’d like), our futures, basically everything. We think reflections are pretty lame and are too self-conscious to truly open up, so we sort of just sit awkwardly and muse about the evil of poverty. Our weekends are actually quite stressful, tending to merge too much alcohol with too many people with not enough rest or regard for our health, with the result often being that we spend our Sundays in a regretful, headache-y haze. We spend time in the Plex because other people are prettier/stronger/cooler than we are, and we impulsively blame ourselves. We not only doubt our ability to become executives and senators, we in fact question whether those are actually desirable career paths—

perhaps we’d be happier as a high-school philosophy teacher in a safe neighborhood and with a partner whom we love (but don’t say that word). We actually don’t care much for football and basketball.

Maybe I’m just projecting too much from my own experience—I’m certainly exaggerating to an extent. Still, the worst-kept secret at BC is that we do an abysmal job of living up to our marketing materials—just check out the BC Confessions Facebook page. The intellectually stimulating, emotionally safe, and accepting environment we were sold at orientation gives way to a superficial, judgmental, homogenous culture. This is not to say that BC doesn’t have cultural variety (three percent international students, c’mon), but simply to say that there is a dominant sense of societal expectation from which it is difficult to deviate. I’ve found myself discussing this anti-intellectual, anti-individualistic culture in a variety of forums, from a small gender seminar to a theology course to private meetings with professors. Every single conversation has yielded the same result: Everybody knows that this is the case, almost nobody likes it, and nobody has any clue how to combat it. Everybody would prefer a more open, accepting society. But how do we get there?

There aren’t any easy answers—it won’t happen overnight and probably won’t happen while any of us are still at BC. But maybe we’re already on the right path.

We’re discussing it in some of our classes— that’s a start, that’s better than nothing. It seems pretty widely acknowledged, albeit not publicly, that there is a problem—that’s a start. The next step will take true courage, courage that goes far beyond simply writing a column in The Heights or throwing in your two cents in class. The next step will take the courage for people to stand up and say, I’m not happy all the time. I’m not comfortable all the time. Those two statements could apply to almost anyone, and yet to publicly admit weakness in a community that places a premium on strength is incredibly, incredibly difficult. I don’t know if I could do that—I write columns in a

newspaper, I don’t confront anybody, I don’t reveal anything of myself to another human being. So maybe it’s somewhat hypocritical for me to snipe at our culture on these pages, to pass judgment on BC after seven months and call for a solution that I myself am not willing or ready to participate in.

But maybe somebody reads this column and talks about it with their roommate, maybe somebody reads it and feels less insecure about the insecurity we all conceal, maybe somebody reads it and thinks I’m just a stupid, bitter freshman. Whatever.

That’s better than nothing.

The point is that we need to enter into a campus-wide dialogue, asking ourselves tough questions about the culture of BC and whether it comports with our expectations and desires. We need to confront the questions that reveal our most authentic selves, questions that reveal the insecurities that we may be unwilling to face. These questions are tough to ask, because horrid as it is, the dominant culture is safe—it protects us from having to confront unpleasant truths about ourselves as individuals, truths that society has conditioned us to repress and be ashamed of. It isn’t going to be fun, and it isn’t going to be easy, but only when we are able to stand up and profess that which makes us different, that which we may not like about ourselves, only then can we ever hope to be comfortable with our vulnerabilities and celebrate our differences. Only then can we truly evaluate whether the priorities we’re living accord with the values and beliefs we hold. If Boston College were as wonderful as it is in the brochures, on tours, at orientation, it’d be a truly incredible and beautiful place—it isn’t yet. If it’s ever going to be, we need to be open, we need to be vulnerable, we need to be weak. I truly believe that we’re on the road to improvement, that discussions in class, in dorms, in private are the first step—there’s a long way to go. Personally, I’m holding out hope.

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

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Weezy’s Last Rights? - There has been great ambiguity as of late surrounding the state of Lil Wayne’s physical health. The question of his mental health has long since been abandoned. But, rest assured, the Twitter accounts of Mack Maine and Birdman tell us that Weezy is alive and well despite the fact that he suffered a seizure after he binged on his infamous “Sizzurp.” We hope you are as horrified as we are that we live in a day where the previous sentence actually makes sense and is not jibberish. #hashtagsonhashtags - Hashtag is coming to Facebook. While this is probably a good thing for people who actually use social media to garner attention for worthy causes or their business, this development does not bode well for your average college students. Hashtags are literally taking over the world. Don’t believe us? #jesusiscoming is now trending on Twitter. That lovely little synopsis of the New Testament is being spread worldwide.

So, on the day of reckoning, none of us can be surprised, cuz we read it on Twitter.

A Misguided $2 million - Last week, Kristen Bell and a handful of other members of the Veronica Mars cast and crew released a video on Kickstarter essentially asking for donations from fans who wanted to see a Veronica Mars movie. The video clip said that if they received $2 million, they would be able to produce the film. Eleven hours later, they had the money. Our question: these thousands of donors had a collective $2 million burning holes in their pockets and they chose to spend it on a Veronica Mars movie??

When attempting to come up with a list of causes more worthy of receiving a donation of $2 million movie, our brains shut down due to overload.

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Saljooq Asif It was during spring break while I was sitting at my dining room table that I first found out the news. Instead of focusing on my copious and abusive amounts of organic chemistry homework that were spread out in front of me, I was perusing my Facebook news feed when I came across a few shocked and exclamatory statuses. A bit skeptical, I went to my trusted news source (the Yahoo! homepage, of course) and saw the breaking news in capital letters.

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez had died at 58.

I was in a state of slight disbelief. The infamous political leader who called former President Bush the “devil” and President Obama a “clown,” the controversial man who claimed, “Capitalism leads us straight to hell,” was dead. Even now, nearly two weeks after his passing, who knows what the future holds or how American foreign policy will be affected.

Chavez’s death is a good thing, right?

When I told my younger sister the news, she was excited to go to school the next day and visit her AP European History teacher, who had vowed he would bring in cupcakes the week the corrupt Venezuelan dictator died. He was joking, of course, but he definitely isn’t alone in his feelings of happiness.

Chavez’s death has been met with not only speculation and lamentation, but also unbridled welcome and celebration.

The day of his passing, Venezuelans in south Florida were reported to have been rejoicing by waving Venezuelan flags and singing the national anthem. Even chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs Ed Royce declared, “Good riddance to the dictator.”

Later that day one of my friends

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posted a Facebook status, claiming death should not be celebrated and we should all hope Chavez rests in peace. Her declaration faintly reminded me of another friend who posted a similar status about death in May 2011.

Who can ever forget the momentous spring of 2011? The royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton took place that year on April 29 and became the fixation of the entire world. The full ceremony was broadcast on the televisions in my high school, and even one of my professors this semester remarked on how many English department faculty members woke up in the early morning that day to tune in to the ‘fairy tale’ wedding.

And who can ever forget what happened about three days later.

A quick YouTube search will yield more than a dozen videos showcasing exactly what transpired that night here on the Boston College campus. The jumping and screeching of the more than ecstatic students, their thunderous applause and unbreakable unity, are honestly quite astonishing to watch—and even a bit disturbing. I still remember that night vividly, too, along with the deluge of Facebook statuses all expressing joy and delight and cheer over the death of a single man.

It was in the ensuing days that my aforementioned friend posted her status, informing people that we should never find happiness in the death of a human and celebrate his or her passing. I agreed with her then, and I wholeheartedly agree with her now. No one’s death, no matter who they were, should be met with any type of pleasure. As one of my good friends on campus stated, don’t such deceased individuals have families that are mourning the loss of one of their own, families that are going to have to live and remember how the passing of their loved one was met with such unrestrained elation?

When celebrations like this tend to occur, I find myself confused at how so many people can join together and blatantly express their glowing emotions.

Similarly, my older sister maintains that

those who watched and obsessed over the royal wedding in 2011 were deluded and foolish. Why champion the alliance of two filthy rich aristocrats during a ceremony upon which so much money and time were wasted? But despite all its flaws and what my sister thinks, the royal wedding was something more than just a grand parade and fairy tale fantasy—it was a loving union of two individuals that in turn unified more than an entire nation.

William and Kate’s royal wedding and the death of one of the most infamous men in history occurred within days of one another, almost purposely inviting a comparison. The dissimilar events essentially share the same core: whereas the former brought people together in a moment of love and hope, the latter consolidated people in a moment of hate and detestation toward Osama bin Laden.

Chavez and bin Laden were both polarizing leaders with their individual notorious qualities, but that doesn’t change the fact that they were also humans with their own loved ones and families. Both brought vitriol and terror into the world, but that doesn’t mean that we should respond with hate either.

It’s better to rejoice and find comfort in something overtly positive and optimistic, and I feel that’s where the royal wedding got it right. Nevertheless, the wedding was totally overshadowed in the days that followed—there’s even a Facebook page entitled “And That’s how the USA outdoes a Royal Wedding.” People were more ecstatic in the death of a single man than in a matrimonial union, and I think that says enough.

Not only are happiness and celebration over death inappropriate, but they also will never be able to help in changing the world. If there is anything we should actually be happy about, let it be the possibility that the world can genuinely progress and develop into a better place—and us along with it.

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

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The opinions and commentaries of the staff columnists and cartoonists appearing on this page represent the views of the author or artist of that particular piece, and not the views of The Heights. Any of the columnists and artists for the Opinions section of The Heights can be reached at opinions@bcheights.com.

Huckleberry finished Matt Beckwith “The American novel is dying.“ Literary critics have been writing these words for decades now, as they either criticize the changing tastes of the American public or eulogize a far more romantic literary yesteryear. And people have largely ignored these critics, because of the shameless melodrama of their writings. Dying? Murdered? These words add a hysterical mood to the arguments, and people are less likely to take them seriously as a result. You would think that literary critics would be more careful in choosing their words.

But I do think that underneath the illadvised wordings, there is a more profound point that the American public ought to consider. The American novel is receding into the background of the cultural landscape. This is not the result of a concerted effort by any one group or coalition, but it is an unfortunate and potentially damaging side effect of the technological revolution.

Novels used to be one of the major forms of entertainment in our culture. They were frequently serialized in newspapers and magazines, and they occupied the part of our societal dialogue that is now occupied by movies and films. The commencement of the age of images meant that there was a technological challenge to the old world order. But initially, those were only available to a limited portion of the population. Obviously that is no longer the case. TV, movies, and the Internet have inundated our culture, creating a technological society that no longer makes reading the only available form of sedentary entertainment.

The emergence of social media has also reduced the public appetite for heavy reading.

Twitter confines the everyday reading for most people to 140 characters. This sort of reading habit does not promise growth in the number of readers in society, especially in the younger generations.

Society’s increasing disregard for the novel has lead to diminished role of the novelist as well. Novelists like Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald were national celebrities, who were the documenters of the national conscience.

But now, where are the celebrated novelists?

No modern writers have truly stepped into the void left after the deaths of David Foster Wallace and John Updike more than a decade ago. Jonathan Franzen has been called the best American novelist alive, but he could only be considered a minor public celebrity.

He has won the National Book Award, and written the two most acclaimed novels since the turn of the millennium (The Corrections (2001) and Freedom (2010)). Franzen himself has written famously on the precarious future of the novel, saying that he foresees a time when Americans no longer look as reverentially to the novelist. The film director has taken the place of the novelist in not just American culture, but worldwide.

So where does that leave Americans and the novel? It is unclear. The novel will never truly be dead, in the sense that it will never completely disappear from society. The great novels that already exist will be treasured in all times. And certainly people will continue to write books. But a technologically induced visual age is not conducive to promoting public interest in novels, nor to encouraging writers to strive to write the next “Great American Novel.” And we should consider that to be a serious problem. The Great American Novel strives to depict and deconstruct an era, not just for those living in it, but also for posterity.

It is a symbol of America in a particular time, written in such a moving and poetic way that it can be considered timeless.

The novel is unique in the realm of entertainment, because of its length and ability to allow characters and plot to develop over time. What other form of entertainment can allow for such slow paced and organic complexity? Movies are far too time-constrained to match the narrative richness of the novel, and are actually limited by the capabilities of cinematography. The possibilities of the written word are only limited by the author’s imagination. And in terms of character development, the only other form of entertainment that could possibly match the novel is the television series. Even then, only the most ambitious series could ever hope to match the capacity of the novel.

By letting the novel be submerged in the cultural landscape, we have all unwittingly let something desperately important to our culture slip away. The novel helps to define who we are, and it helps us all make sense of the complicated times we live in. I do not deny the pleasure of modern entertainment.

I tweet, skim the web, and went through the first season of House of Cards on Netflix in a day and a half. But I know that nothing can match the sheer joy of opening a John Updike novel and rediscovering the charisma, tragedy and underlying beauty of the American experience.

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

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‘Stoker’ transcends typical horror genre conventions

By Sean Keeley Arts & Review Editor “Just as a flower does not choose its color, we are not responsible for what we have come to be. Only once you realize this do you become free.” Those words are uttered during the opening voiceover of Stoker, in a cryptically fascinating opening scene that at first seems more like an exstoker cerpt from a Terrence Chan-wook Park Malick film Fox Searchlight ( s ay, T h e Tree of Life) than the beginning of a horror movie. Using freeze frames, graceful handheld camera work, and elliptical editing, director Chan-wook Park gives us a series of images whose beauty is clear but whose significance is initially less so—a teenage girl leaving a car on an abandoned road, then standing in a wheat field, then lying in a tree, then opening a mysterious package. By the film’s end, the horrific import of each of these images—and that enigmatic narration—becomes clear, as the movie comes full circle back to its opening. Stoker is the rare horror movie that has patience, as well as the respect for its audience to withhold its

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secrets and delay its scares for maximum effect.

It’s a slow-burner, building an atmosphere of chilly suspense and barely repressed tensions until the ending, where the film’s implications become all too horrifyingly clear.

The action proper begins after the death of Richard Stoker (Dermot Mulroney), who dies off-screen in a sudden car accident, leaving behind his estranged wife Evelyn (Nicole Kidman) and daughter India (Mia Wasikowska) at their sprawling but isolated Connecticut estate. As the mourners gather at the funeral, a strange spectral figure watches from a distance: a handsome stranger soon introduced to India as her long-lost Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode). Charlie decides to stay on at the house indefinitely and begins to carry on a romance with Evelyn. As the film unravels, India grows increasingly suspicious of Charlie even as their fates become intertwined in disturbing ways.

The script, written by Prison Break star Wentworth Miller, has a number of obvious precedents. Classic film fans will recognize seeds of Shadow of a Doubt, Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller that also features a mysterious Uncle Charlie arriving under suspicious circumstances. Stoker’s title references the author of Dracula, while its exploration of loaded

Freudian themes, and its thematic conflation of sex and violence are also familiar staples of the horror genre.

What distinguishes Stoker from its genre counterparts is its superb execution. Chanwook Park, a Korean director known for ultraviolent revenge films like Oldboy, brings a refined sense of craft to his Hollywood debut, as well as just the right amount of strangeness.

Though set in modern Connecticut, the film has an undeniable otherworldliness, subsuming Victorian and Gothic elements in its design and evoking curiously cold performances from its fine cast. Such stylistic strokes are likely to offend those who demand that films adhere to strict standards of realism, but they are essential components of the chilly, sealed-off world that Park so vividly establishes. Indeed, the movie’s few miscalculations come from scenes that leave the confines of this bizarre environment for more realistic settings, like India’s high school.

But when Stoker stays in its element, penetrating the unsettling and creepy world of the Stokers, it really cooks. Park is able to extract incredible tension out of seemingly mundane domestic moments. By the end of Stoker, plenty of blood has been spilled, but

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Park’s ‘Stoker’ thrills and disturbs with its subtle evocation of creeping dread and mystery. the movie’s most uncomfortable scenes are often less explicit—one of the most disturbing being a piano duet between Uncle Charlie and India that carries a palpable erotic charge.

Throughout the film, Park creates visual motifs of banal objects like shoes, hairbrushes, and belts and invests them with violent, sexual connotations that contribute to the movie’s atmosphere of dread.

Stoker is a perfect example of a director

transcending formulaic material to create something truly unique. Miller’s script, in the hands of a master like Park, becomes not just an effective display of showmanship and a first-rate thriller but a disturbing meditation on fundamental themes. Stoker gets to the heart of horror, examining the demons that live inside us and showing that they can only be temporarily repressed, never fully eradicated. n

‘Oz’ prequel is predictable, but memorable

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The real magic of ‘Oz’ rests in performances from its cast, including James Franco, Mila Kunis, Zach Braff, and Michelle Williams.

By Matt Gruby For The Heights

In a world bursting with by-the-numbers, predictable character arcs about nasty, selfish anti-heroes who learn the error of their ways just in time to climactically redeem oz The Great And themselves Powerful b efore the Sam Raimi credits roll, Walt Disney it’s almost Pictures refreshing to see a hero who remains an unlikable mess throughout the vast majority of the movie.

The titular wizard of Oz doesn’t make much internal progress until the very end of the movie, and in a way it makes him a much more believable character, since he seems much more unwilling to renounce his long-honed habits than most leads with his cliche personality. If this comment seems a bit specific, it’s because you look pretty hard to find things that stray outside of cliche and predictability in Oz the Great and Powerful.

This prequel to the beloved classic starts off in a grainy, black-and-white version of (where else?) Kansas, where the circus magician Oz plies his trade. A vain, selfish, sleazy, womanizing fraud, Oz is quickly sent out of our world via tornado to a land that bears his name and is being terrorized by a wicked witch. With nothing more than a flying monkey and a tiny talking china doll, he must defeat said witch in order to claim the throne

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and massive treasure pile that he’s fooled everyone into thinking he deserves. While James Franco puts on a great show as the smooth talking, self-obsessed wizard, his character is so unscrupulous that it becomes hard to find any sympathy for him at all. The man has Mila Kunis practically throwing herself at him, and he’s still worried about being “tied down?”

An audience’s sympathy can only be stretched so far before it’s replaced with incredulity.

Speaking of Kunis, she is undoubtedly the star of the show, grabbing the spotlight in every scene she’s in. Michelle Williams is also impressive, playing Glinda with all the grace and charm that you’d expect from the character. And the most heartfelt character of the show is a tiny china girl, so sweet she practically gives you a toothache. Her every motion as well as how gingerly the other actors move around her reinforces how delicate she is, and by the finale you’ll end up wanting to protect her too. But even with all these star-studded performances, the wicked witch of the west is the most impressive creation of the movie, by far. I can’t reveal who plays her (spoilers!) but that is the one area where this movie blows the original out of the water. After 60 years of reinterpretations, parodies, and alternate stories from her point of view (sorry, Wicked), Oz succeeds in reminding us why the wicked witch terrified every child in the audience way back in the ’30s. The sneer, the laugh, the tangible wickedness are all back and

better than ever.

Speaking of children, they’re the ones who will enjoy this movie most, being the only age group that won’t be able to see the big act two plot twist coming.

Overall, the story is very by-the-book and predictable, rarely bothering to deviate from the norm except in tiny details, like Oz not bothering to change his ways until he’s screwed the pooch so badly that things will never be truly right again.

But these small changes do make a big impact—starting with the fact that most of the main characters are fully aware of Oz’s deceit right from the get-go. This isn’t your typical “outsider comes in and fools the natives into thinking he’s all-powerful” sort of deal—Oz’s fellows aren’t being taken in by his hasty lies and overblown mysticism, they’re just playing along for reasons of their own, which makes for a refreshing alteration to the formula. And even though you can pretty much predict how the final “battle” turns out before it starts, the visuals are impressive enough and the mechanics behind Oz’s “magic” creative enough that you won’t mind watching anyway.

While cursed with a predictable plot and a CGI world that doesn’t pop so much as assault your eyeballs, Oz has enough twists and memorable performances to be more than just a kid’s movie. If you have a free weekend, a full wallet, and some children you want to keep entertained, you could do a lot worse than Oz the Great and Powerful. n

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6. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn 7. Damascus Countdown Joel C. Rosenberg 8. The Chance Karen Kingsbury 9. Calculated in death J.D. Robb 10. The last threshold R.A. Salvatore Source: New York times

Carell, Carrey, and Arkin entertain in ‘Burt Wonderstone’

By Caroline del Busto For the Heights

In the glamorous pseudo-world of Las Vegas, an aging magician struggles to stay relevant. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is actually about the Incredible Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton—the “incredible” applies The incredible Burt to both of wonderstone them. Burt and Anton Don Scardino New Line Cinema have been doing the same routine at the Bally’s hotel in Las Vegas for over 10 years, and their show, “A Magical Friendship,” is about to become hard to perform when the magical friendship has dissolved.

Steve Carell plays the beautifully oblivious and self-indulgent Burt Wonderstone, while Steve Buscemi fulfills the dutiful role of sidekick as Anton Marvelton. It’s always easy to see Buscemi playing a sidekick and getting kicked around, but it’s a little farfetched to imagine Carell being a womanizing ladies man—perhaps that exaggeration adds to the humor.

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Burt and Anton have been friends since childhood, and since both were outcasts in school, they found each other and began learning magic tricks—because ladies love magic, apparently. But fame and age change people, and so does the threat of becoming replaced by a new style of magic trickery.

Rivalry is essential to any great story— especially a story about magicians—and in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Jim Carrey plays Burt and Anton’s younger competitor.

The irony here is that Carrey, Carell, and Buscemi are all over 50 years old—and look it—so it was a little weird to attempt to portray Carrey as a new, hip, younger magician in the film.

Weird as it may have been, Carrey’s Steve Gray was equal parts disturbing and hilarious. Maiming himself for wonderment, Carrey’s character is a combination of Criss Angel, “mind freak,” and street magic performer David Blaine. His show is called “brain rapist” and he performs on the streets of Las Vegas.

Also in the film were Olivia Wilde, who plays Burt and Anton’s assistant Jane, and Academy Award winner Alan Arkin as the retired magician Rance Holloway.

Arkin’s roots are in comedy, so he doesn’t disappoint, but Wilde’s character was a bit forgettable.

Though most of the humor seems trivial and sometimes forced, there are plenty of moments that will make you laugh—however, more chuckles than guffaws. One aspect of the film that certainly adds to the humor is the severity of Burt’s costumes. For starters, his skin is so tan it looks like Spongebob Squarepants after he’s been drenched in caramel so he can get into that tan-only party. And the wig—the wig!—looks like a giant cat died on his head. But the icing on the cake has to be the red velvet, deep neck, bedazzled jumpsuit. Yet, oddly enough, Carell did seem to pull it off.

A fun part of the film was its cameos.

Famous Las Vegas magician David Copperfield was featured giving Burt some friendly, magician-to-magician advice. One of the movie’s writers, John Francis Daley, squeezed in some screen time as a paramedic and even delivered a funny one-liner.

And if you pay close attention and squint just a bit, you’ll recognize the two goofs from the YouTube parody video, “David Blaine Street Magic: YouTube Edition!” who appropriately

appear in a promo video for Steve Gray’s “brain rapist” street show.

The initial idea that drives the film’s plot is actually kind of sweet. Lost underneath the sparkles and velvet is the story of a little boy who falls in love with the wonders of magic, grows up only to lose his way, and eventually finds his passion once again and learns that the biggest illusion is being

untrue to yourself.

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone might not strike the same funny chord with everyone, but it’s definitely for fans of Carell, Buscemi, and Carrey. One thing that’s for sure is that you’ll walk out of the theater with the Steve Miller Band song “Abracadabra” stuck in your head—it’s going to reach out and grab ya. n

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Though it’s not incredible, Scardino’s latest comedy does have a few tricks up its sleeve.

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BC Dance Ensemble collides with greatness ‘Collide,’ from A10

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The Vietnamese Student Association’s culture show ‘A Journey Through Time’ celebrated the past, present, and future of Vietnam.

VSA culture show rolls back the clock VSA, from A10 showcased the development of flirtation between males and females that emerged over time. These passionate dances symbolized the youth and vibrancy of the new generation of Vietnamese youth.

VSA then asked the Chinese Lion Dance to come up on the stage and perform. Sophia Trinh, A&S ’15, the AHANA Caucus representative said that their reason in doing this was to celebrate the influence that the Chinese had had in their culture as well as to wish the audience good luck and great fortune. It was a gratifying experience, to see the inclusive nature that VSA displayed with this act, a theme that resonated all throughout the show and into the night. It showed how VSA, as a community, is truly a welcoming one with respect and admiration for everyone who chooses to participate in the community.

The show then became more modern-day and picked up the pace of rapid success that Vietnam has experienced and would like to experience in the future, with dances like the

umbrella, ballroom, and modern dances, as well as modern couples, girls, and boys. It was a great way to show the vibrant nature of the Vietnamese culture. Also, by both sexes being equally represented in the dances, they showed that the contributions of both men and women are valued to make the Vietnamese culture what it is today.

In the midst of all these acts were multiple giveaways, E-board introductions, and the skit. In the skit, Thinh Nguyen, CSOM ’15, played the dashing male protagonist who showed the beautiful way in which the Vietnamese culture advocates the boy getting the girl. Kimberly Nguyen, A&S ’13, showed that these relationships clearly take time and active pursuit because she doesn’t give in so easily. Through this dynamic, VSA showed that the Vietnamese culture is one of persistence, that even when the going gets tough, they don’t give up but instead pursue what they want with even more passion than ever.

The highlight of the show, though, was not the acts, the giveaways, the introductions, or the skit. Instead, it was the time between the modern sets that VSA set aside in order to

honor their seniors. Each senior was called up to the stage and was honored with a flower and the reason why they joined in the first place. The overall consensus was that VSA had given them a home, a place of rest, in which they could find community and peace inside the larger BC crowd. Through this act of honoring their seniors, whether they’d joined as freshmen or as seniors, VSA embodied the idea of unity and willingness to embrace all. They exemplified the fact that Vietnamese culture is not only limited to itself but is made up of the people who choose to work to contribute to it, Vietnamese or not.

The VSA culture show ended with a finale of a medley of dances, having all the performers come up at the end to finish it.

Vice president Eric Phung, CSOM ’14, came out to thank the audience for coming and to direct them to refreshments of Banh Mi and fried rice that the members had prepared.

Overall, it was a satisfying night of fun, performances, and food that showed not only the beautiful Vietnamese culture but also the enveloping nature of VSA as a whole. n

were effortlessly floating across the floor, with their range of movement covering the entire stage. Every single ballet-focused piece featured the dancer’s ability to lengthen their bodies beautifully and the natural grace that each dancer of the ensemble possesses.

The Dance Ensemble choreographs all of their routines themselves. In Collide, there were featured members who choreographed their own routines and had the opportunity to dedicate those routines to a multitude of people. Many of the senior members of the ensemble dedicated their pieces to their fellow seniors—other members dedicated them to the dancers that participated in the routine they created, and others to the ensemble as a whole. From both these endearing dedications to each other and the way these dancers performed on stage, it is not hard to tell that this group truly loves to dance and love each other. Each piece was never short of oozing emotion. The senior members were absolutely glowing, a testament to how proud they are to have been a part of such an amazing group.

The seventh piece, “This Gift,” was a flowing ballet routine that felt like a waterfall and was incredibly moving.

That was immediately followed by a powerful, punchy routine entitled “I’m a Woman”—a piece which exuded femininity and girl power. That one definitely got the crowd excited. The last piece before the intermission, “Spotlight It’s Not Right,” had the audience singing and dancing along with the dancers. The ladies were vibing with their audience without a question.

Right before the intermission, BC Irish Dance made a guest appearance, performing two pieces—one to tradi-

tional Irish step dance music, and the other to the ever-popular and loved

by BC students “For Boston” by the Dropkick Murphys. Given that it is St. Patrick’s Day weekend, this cameo by BCID was fitting. Following the intermission, the dance ensemble collaborated with the Bostonians, an a capella group on campus, for two pieces: “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men and “You Make My Dreams Come True” by Hall & Oates. This collaboration was definitely an unexpected twist but a very special moment. It is always great to see different performance groups come together and support each other in their respective shows. At one point during the Hall & Oates number, the soloist forgot the lyrics to the second verse and promptly pulled out his iPhone for aid.

The crowd loved it.

The final two performances were especially outstanding. The second to last, “Water Lilies,” at first seemed off because of the strange abrupt change of music from the opening of “Thrift Shop” to “Taking Chances,” but it actually felt right. This piece featured the class of 2013 members of the ensemble, which they themselves choreographed together, and ended with the song “I Love You Always Forever.” It was a beautiful illustration of the love these seniors have for each other and their group, and it got the audience singing and dancing along. The final piece, “Collide,” was as explosive as the opener, and featured the entire group. It was an excellent way to end the show.

In my humble opinion, the BC Dance Ensemble doesn’t get enough credit.

These ladies are exceptionally talented and they put on a magnificent show. At one point during the performance an audience member exclaimed, “I’m so happy!” which is exactly how I, and probably the entire audience as well, felt. n

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Though it couldn’t commandeer the traction of the first two, it was outside of the box and a real class act for that.

The next band was Mamojam, which they explained after the show is meant to pun on “mammoth jams” as opposed to “mammograms,” which this reporter originally thought.

Name confusions aside, these dudes tore it up. They’re funk-rock with a New Orleans twist, a squiggly, high-speed punk amplified by the sax-and-trumpet “Mamohorns.” The drummer was positively killing it, the bassist was all over the neck, and the guitarist was in a groove somethin’ fierce. Mamojam played mostly instrumentals and brought the house down: you can check out their album, The Funky Flamingo, free online right now.

Jimmy of “Gooch” fame returned to the stage with Lucid Soul, an electric jam band wearing PJs to underscore their “pa-jamming.”

Jimmy played wicked lead and brought back his stellar vocals for another original called “Wasting Daylight.”

Bringing on a short-and-sweet follow up was dynamic duo Black and Bruised, who started out with a cover of White Stripes’ “Hotel Yorba.” After, they rocked out an original called “Independent Band,” which did stupendous riff work with a rollicking drum thump that would make Meg White blush.

This freshman group has excellent potential, not to mention their kinetic tour-de-force.

Gray Matter followed with Apocalyptic Rock, a boy-and-girl vocal harmony that distracted from the fact that the rhythm guitarist couldn’t play and sing simultaneously. The lead guitarist hung in the cool back-wing of the stage shredding hot licks, and the female bassist was belting out verses dressed like a punk-rocker.

They’re a motley crew of a band, but it works for them. The closing act was The Stoop Kids, boasting a strong lead singer and a spin on the Three Doors Down “Here Without You” riff.

Their stuff was last but not least, a brief but powerful send-off worth not glancing over.

Choosing the winners must’ve been tough considering the talent, but the final say awarded Bobnoxious, Jimmy/Gooch, and Lucid Soul. n

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The third annual B.A.D.A.S.S. performance brought together B.E.A.T.S. and Dynamics for a vibrant and diverse night of a capella.

B.E.A.T.S. and Dynamics unite A capella, from A10 solo while his mates backed him up with the now infamous dance beat. Having warmed up the crowd, Ryan Galvin, A&S ’14, struck an emotional cord with the audience with his rendition of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Under the Bridge.” The Dynamics capped off their first set with a mellow cover of Beyonce’s “Smash Into You.” The performance filled the room hushing the sometimes restless crowd.

The B.E.A.T.S. took the stage and opened with staple “Unchain My Heart” soloed by Priscilla Restagno, then, like the Dynamics, really hit their groove with their second song. For their second performance, Molly Fitzgibbons, A&S ’13, performed “There’s Hope” by India Arie. The whimsical, catchy tune captured the general theme of the concert—a free a cappella gathering of a cappella enthusiasts in the basement of Devlin.

The B.E.A.T.S. ended their first set with “Hit ‘Em Up Style” by Blu Cantrell. The audience didn’t seem to know the song at first, but that didn’t stop them from mumbling along to another catchy B.E.A.T.S. tune by the end of the set.

After a short break, the Dynamics returned for their final set. They set back their time turners and unleashed an ’80s classic, “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Andrew Jones, A&S ’15, soloed and led the charge to what was the most energetic performance of the night. The performance seemed like a lot of fun on stage and surely was off stage. The Dynamics, in an interesting swing, then turned to a somber rendition of Michael Buble’s “Lost” soloed by Colt Beyer-Johnson, A&S ’13. The transition from one of the ’80s great pop songs to a slow, somewhat obscure pop ballad worked well for the Dynamics and was perhaps the best part of the concert. Beyer-Johnson gave an impassioned performance as the heart of the song, but the Dynamics backed him with a subtle group performance behind their soloist. To cap off their final set of the night, the Dynamics continued their pop inspired performance with a medley of Rihanna’s “We Found Love” and Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” Kristina Rex, A&S ’15, proved yet again that she has the pipes to pull off a cover of two pop icons in one song.

The Dynamics exited the make-shift stage to a hearty applause and stayed to watch the B.

E.A.T.S. close out the casual concert.

Just like the Dynamics, the B.E.A.T.S. began their second set with a bit of fire. In a cover of Soul II Soul’s “Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)” the B.E.A.T.S. trotted out three separate soloists. Each performed a verse virtually on their own before the full force of the B.E.A.T.S. came in to roar through the chorus. The first song of their second set did what they hoped it would. It brought the once mellowed audience back to life. Like their first set, the B.E.A.T.S.’s second song caught the audience’s full attention. With a rendition of “I Need a Dollar”

by Aloe Blacc, the B.E.A.T.S. implanted a tune in the audience they most likely sang themselves for the rest of the night. Thomas Evan, A&S ’14, one of only three males in the group, had the solo and crooned his way into the heart of the crowd. The B.E.A.T.S. closed the concert when Bernice Togher, A&S ’13, serenaded the audience with Adele’s “I’ll Be Waiting.”

The concert ran for just under an hour.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Defense of Jackson’s First Prequel Maximillian Adagio The orchestral theme of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy is one that resonates deeply with any fan of Peter Jackson’s film rendition of the epic Tolkien fantasy tale. It leads us through hours of monotony in the library, and imbues a run around the reservoir with a sense of grandeur and purpose. Its powerful brays and booming tones leave a mark on our minds that join all the other impressions left by masterful artistic representations of both director and author. This is a truly great trilogy—an unforgettable one. And, if you’re like me, it’s one you have strong allegiance to—I don’t want anyone to muck it up. Some would say that Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit did. I’m here to tell you that it didn’t, but not because it lived up to the same standard as LOTR.

Those of you who haven’t seen The Hobbit in theatres will soon have the opportunity to view it at home—it comes out on DVD this Tuesday. To save you from your preconceived notions about the franchise before you see its next movie (as these notions could hinder your viewing pleasure), I offer the following analysis.

Before I say anything, let me quell the rumors that have been going around. The Hobbit is not a work that has any power as a detriment to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Idiot friends of mine whimper: “It betrays the first three,” or “It ruined LOTR” because the movie wasn’t their taste. Their arguments are erroneous.

It’s apples and oranges, people. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are completely separate writings/films from each other—artworks meant for different audiences and different age ranges.

Confusion can arise here because both

works are set in the same “world,” so to speak and do inform each other, but saying the former can “ruin” the latter is like saying that Reservoir Dogs can ruin Pulp Fiction (another two works that exist in the same world). That being said, people expecting to get the same LOTR entertainment value out of The Hobbit are destined to be disappointed for one simple reason.

The Hobbit is a children’s story.

Tolkien did not write it to be fodder for literati or, really, people older than 17 (not that they shouldn’t read it or can’t enjoy it). Bilbo’s story is more satisfying to a different appetite. It was meant for entertainment and instruction of its audience—youth. The book was, after all, born out of Tolkien’s bedtime stories for his children. The film, too, is written for children (there is, of course, plenty to enjoy for adults). It, like the book, lacks seriousness, scope, and many of the

more mature and complex elements that so enthralled us in LOTR. But The Hobbit by definition doesn’t need them, and is not hurt by not having them. The film is supremely enjoyable within its own genre. Jackson relates the nature of the children’s book inventively in two ways that are standout differences in style from LOTR. First, and most notably, the CGI and digital effects of The Hobbit make the visuals delightfully whimsical and rich. Pixie dust is in the air, and we are removed from reality to a place of magic and imagination. Many screenshots are easy proxies for book illustrations.

The movie is very amusing to the eye in different ways than LOTR—it’s more surreal, controlled, and theatrical.

Second, evil is a less powerful force.

Instead of one hulking amalgamated antagonist, the system of evil is distributed and comically feudal. The villains

exist in their own separate little camps across Middle Earth, and do not share power, reputation, or strong affiliation for that matter. They don’t have much of a combined force, so they are less scary.

Evil personalities are more caricatured and quirky—more entertaining than bone chilling.

But in the back of my head, I do think to myself: “Pixie dust is just OK, and I do miss those sweeping naturalistic vistas from the original trilogy. Feudal-type evil is fun and novel, but I want that one, quintessential, epic bad-guy.” Liking one over the other is a matter of taste. My take? Compared to LOTR, The Hobbit just seems trivial, but compared to a novel, a children’s book seems trivial too.

Maximillian Adagio is a contributor for The Heights. He can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

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A journey through time and Vietnam

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exactly what the title suggests. The ensemble exploded on stage and demonstrated very difficult dance skills, such as multiple pirouettes and high kick combinations, which take a lot of power and strength to execute. The dancers illustrated their multiple skills and strengths they hone in their craft right off the bat, which got the crowd pumped.

Throughout the production, the dance ensemble exhibited a wide variety of dance styles and music genres.

Pieces ranged from classical ballet to Arabian themed, from hip-hop influenced to tap-dance. The music was equally as dynamic, moving from strong emotional ballads to punchy hard rock. The second piece was an elegant ballet routine entitled “All I Need.” It felt like the dancers

The Heights room was abuzz with excitement on Mar. 16. The Vietnamese Students Association (VSA) had their fifth annual culture show that marked their 12th year of existence as a club. Needless to say, it was a monumental point in their history, and it was only fitting that they titled their show A Journey Through Time.

The show truly showed the hard work and dedication that the executive board and the members of the club had put forth to make this show a reflection of the rich and fruitful Vietnamese history—past, present and future. It also showcased how VSA had come so far in their history at BC, and how they’d used their club to unite students from all different backgrounds, both Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese.

The show started at 7 p.m. when the doors were opened and the BC community had the opportunity to come inside, go to the photo booth for fun pictures, and play games in the back room. Attendees then went to the show in the main room that started at 8 p.m.

Ha Che, CSOM ’15 and Kelly Le, CSOM ’13 the culture chair and the president came out for introductions and a welcome to the audience. Fittingly, they addressed both the English and Vietnamese audience, speaking in both tongues. Then Mai Hoang, a freshman representative of the association, came out to beautifully sing the national anthem, the first official act of the show.

After the national anthem came the native dance, which showed the beginning of the Vietnamese culture and how the vibrant culture was started. The interpretive dance followed, showing the Chinese influence on Vietnamese culture. In both of these dances, stunning girls in long flowery dresses went up on the stage to enthrall their audience with both dignity and beauty, showing the grace that the Vietnamese culture has embedded into their daily lives.

The show slowly became more modern as acts like the Hat Dance and Student Dance

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ARIANA IGNERI “War is hell,” explained my history professor last week, “But in WWI,” she continued, “soldiers were so disillusioned—manipulated by the propaganda of the period—that they felt that war was, actually, heroic and glorious.”

During the early 1900s, government agencies solicited artists to create cleverly designed illustrations, enticing men to fight in the Great War. These images appealed, strongly, to citizens’ emotions, challenging their sense of nationalism and even their ideas concerning their masculinity. Bold and bright, such politicized posters incited romantic, optimistic notions of war in men, notions that, clearly, were not true.

My professor’s lecture made me wonder about the relationship between propaganda posters and the fine arts—broadly speaking: is all propaganda art? And, moreover, is all art propaganda? The question seems, to me, to be a double sided one—one whose answer rests in an understanding of the essence of both terms. Through the years, propaganda’s definition has changed, and recently, its connotation has become quite negative. Most basically, propaganda is termed as a “manipulation of information to influence public opinion.” The posters from WWI evidently fit this classification, “manipulating” and “influencing” by engaging individual emotions—art, too, has the same purpose: provoking and inspiring personal feelings and sentiments. So, it would seem that fundamentally, propaganda is art, and art, likewise, is propaganda.

Printed in 1942, Howard Miller’s Rosie the Riveter poster is probably today’s most recognizable piece of propaganda. With her firm, determined features, rolled-up blue sleeves, and red and white polka-dotted bandana, the image of Rosie is so iconic that its original purpose is likely to have been forgotten. Circulated throughout WWII in order to boost female morale in the workplace, the We Can Do It! propaganda poster didn’t only inspire a single generation of females, but rather, it inspired many—being adopted and reinterpreted even today as a symbol of feminism. Miller’s print, thus, displays how versatile propaganda and art can be, and more importantly, it exhibits just how vague the line dividing the two really is.

Initially meant to be simply the subject of a piece of persuasive propaganda, Rosie has evolved, becoming the subject of a favored work of art as well. But just as propaganda becomes art, art, too, can become propaganda.

The pop art of Andy Warhol is one of the more obvious examples. Known for blending politics with pop culture, his commercial artistic style—characterized by jolting hues and exaggerated graphic elements—is incredibly similar to the propaganda techniques of the period.

It wasn’t just Warhol’s silkscreen printing methods that resembled those of propaganda artists, though—his work actually took on a political purpose at times. His series on dictator Mao Zedong, for example, was a direct counter to the propaganda that the Communist party plastered all throughout China then.

Vote McGovern, 1972, similarly, is another overtly political piece of Warhol’s. In fact, he was commissioned by the Democratic Party to contribute the print for Presidential candidate George McGovern in his race against Republican candidate Richard Nixon. With a ghoulish green complexion, flaming orange eyes, and a menacing golden smile, Warhol depicted Nixon in a striking range of political shades, inducing viewers to vote for McGovern.

With his politically and aesthetically charged pieces, Warhol was blatantly both an artist and a propagandist—but what about other artists? Rembrandt, Picasso, Monet, were they propagandists too? What agenda could their art possibly have had? Propaganda and art share the same central purpose—the same agenda—of engaging emotions. The two, thus, to some degree, are principally interchangeable. Even George Orwell once described how “Every work of art has a meaning and a purpose—a political, social, and religious purpose … Our aesthetic judgments are always colored by our prejudices and beliefs.” According to Orwell, the idea of “art for art’s sake” has been, and is, “debunked.”

Ultimately, the distinctions between propaganda and art aren’t all that important. The close relationship between the two of them, however, is a reminder—a reminder that no matter what we’re looking at, we need to be vital and aware—open to the pretty, attractive aesthetics of art as well as to the persuasive powers of propaganda.

Ariana Igneri is the Assoc. Arts & Review editor of The Heights. She can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

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This past weekend the Boston College Dance Ensemble put on their annual spring production, titled Collide. The show ran from Thursday through Sunday and all proceeds went toward funding the Campus School, an organization on campus that educates students aged three to 21 with multiple disabilities and complex health care needs.

The Saturday night crowd was especially enthusiastic in light of St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and definitely added an extra entertainment factor to the ensemble’s performance. Audience aside, Collide was an extremely energetic and captivating production. The show began with a number entitled “Power and Control,” which did

Arts Festival issues call for student art works

BY SEAN KEELEY Arts & Review Editor If you’re a student artist looking for an outlet for your work, look no further: the 2013 BC Arts Festival is calling.

The Arts Council is currently on the hunt for talented student artists to display their works at this year’s Arts Festival, running from Thursday, April 25 to Saturday, April 27. “Out of the

Studios: Work by Student Artists” is a collaborative effort curated by BC Arts Faculty and set to run all weekend in the Stokes Art Tent.

All forms of art are welcome for submission—including paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, video art, and various other multimedia works.

Artists selected will attend the Gallery Opening on Thursday afternoon

and participate in a Gallery Talk, giving them an opportunity to discuss their artwork and meet with renowned festival guests.

With a long tradition of excellence and popularity, the Arts Festival is the perfect exposure opportunity for promising artists. Students interested in submitting their artwork should visit http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/ artscouncil/festival/artsubmit.html. 

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Battle of the Bands preliminary rocks the Vandy Cabaret Room Bobnoxious, Jimmy and the Gooch, and Lucid Soul advance

BY MATT MAZZARI Heights Staff That racket you heard this weekend in Vanderslice was the sound of eight groups busting out their music chops at Battle of the Bands, sponsored primarily by the Arts Council. The crowd was loving it (they even formed a faux-mezzanine on the second level), as well they should have: tremendous talent took the stage that night, representing a fantastic range of styles. Every band rocked, but a panel of judges had to choose what three bands rocked the hardest, one of whom will be chosen at Arts Fest to open for Macklemore at Modstock. No one let pressure drag them down: it was a great show, a great way to see some rising talent, and a good time had by all.

Let’s talk about the bands.

Kicking off was Bobnoxious and the Master Craftmen, who scored points off the bat for biggest turnout. They stormed the place with classic assemblage, explosive surf-rock

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style, and high energy as a saving grace: the instrumentals were never short on power and showmanship. The guitarist tore up his solos, the keyboardist shook like one of those inflatable-dancing-men you see at car dealerships.

Everyone there, Bobnoxious included, was having an amazing time.

Next up was Jimmy and the Gooch with an indie-folk set list: a big shift that the crowd dug right away. Jimmy played acoustic guitar while Gooch swapped between mandolin and banjo. The Mumford and Sons influence was evident, but rather than rehash, the duo went their own direction with original songs “Found my Way ” a n d “Daybreak,” anchored

by Gooch stomping a bass drum. Overall, these guys stole hearts with a tight and talented display.

For another genre shift, the next act was Times New Roman with hiphop/electronica, a one-man/one-Mac show. Synthesized music is always a risky move for an amateur playing live, which is why modern rappers perform with laser-lighting, costumes, and gimmicks to keep the audience’s attention. But Times New Roman never faltered, singing three songs

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The B.E.A.T.S. and Dynamics delivered a joint performance in Devlin 008 on Friday night.

B.E.A.T.S. and Dynamics unite for a capella powerhouse

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“There’s hope. It doesn’t cost a thing to smile,” sang the B.E.A.T.S. Friday night. “You don’t have to pay to laugh. You better thank God for that.”

The Dynamics and B.E.A.T.S. (Black Experience in America Through Song) joined voices for the third annual B.A.D.A.S.S. concert in Devlin 008. The two Boston College a cappella groups each played two three-song sets. The Dynamics displayed some versatility tackling both up tempo dance hits and slow pop ballads. B.E.A.T.S. stuck to more Jazz inspired tunes—tunes they do very well.

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of the House of Blues, the common lecture hall gave those in attendance a comfortable, familiar concert experience. There is something to be said for seeing friends sing familiar songs in a familiar setting. The groups turned the usually mundane lecture hall into a dark, intimate experience. The acoustics were for the most part solid, it being a lecture hall after all. Devlin 008 held a snug, but not necessarily packed house. The audience had for the most part a quiet, mellow disposition, aside from a few rabble rousers in the back.

The Dynamics kicked off the show with the popular David Guetta dance jam “Without You.” Kyle Humphrey, CSON ’13, led the

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The Boston College women’s hockey team advanced to the Frozen Four for the third year in a row with a 3-1 win over Harvard on Saturday. After falling 1-0 behind late in the first period, the Eagles took over the game and put in three unanswered goals to secure a win at Conte Forum.

The game opened with even play from both teams. Harvard generated a number of chances, but BC goalie Corinne Boyles stayed strong for the majority of the period. The Crimson struck first, however,

when Mary Parker took a wrist shot on the power play that found its way into the back of the net.

Their lead lasted only a minute however, when Haley Skarupa saw a great individual effort end with some good fortune. She carried the puck into the offensive zone and got past a Harvard defender before losing the puck and seeing it trickle into the net. BC coach Katie King Crowley summed up the effort, and the game, as best as she could.

“Our kids really beared down and created some of those opportunities themselves,” Crowley said. “Whether they were pretty or not.”

After the first period, the game was all BC. Caitlin Walsh took a soft wrist shot just a few minutes into the second that found its way past Harvard goalie Emerance Maschmeyer, and BC took a lead that they would never surrender.

The goal was just the third of the year for Walsh, but it proved to be a massive momentum swinger against a goalie who had been allowing just over one goal per game for the season. As Crowley said, the goals were not a result of just one good play, but a solid team effort that was noticeable in all areas.

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BY AUSTIN TEDESCO Sports Editor

AUSTIN TEDESCO If offseason workouts started at 2:13 on Friday, it looked like the Boston College men’s basketball team would have been okay with it.

Every member of the team carried himself like Power Gym was waiting at the other end of the tunnel in Greensboro Coliseum.

They came within three minutes of an upset over top-seeded Miami and a visit to the ACC Tournament semifinals, but when it was all over, their faces were more determined than demised.

When Olivier Hanlan’s shot flew wide left against Duke in February, those faces showed shock and heartbreak. When Bryant stole a victory at Conte Forum in November those faces showed anger.

All these faces showed yesterday was a business trip cut short and more work to be done. No one collapsed onto the hardwood in defeat. No one had to be coaxed into the handshake line. There were a few assuring fist bumps with reminders to keep their heads up, a few knowing nods, and a confident understanding that they weren’t going to let this happen again. A season had ended, but for them nothing was close to finished.

“Oh there’s no doubt about that,” freshman guard Joe Rahon said when asked if the loss added extra motivation for the summer. “All the close games we had this year that we lost, it definitely gives motivation and it just shows us how good we can be if we keep heading in the right direction.

We’re excited for the offseason to work hard and to get in the gym again.”

Rahon spoke with confidence, not breaking eye contact and not allowing emotion from the loss to creep in. He was disappointed, but he was also proud.

“I think we accomplished our goals,” Rahon said. “Our goals were to definitely

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Miami finished the game on a 14-3 run to finish the Eagles’ season in the ACC quarterfinals.

They knew what was coming, they did what they were supposed to do, but it still didn’t work.

Down 57-55 to top-seeded Miami with three minutes left in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, Boston College head coach Steve Donahue played into the Hurricanes’ aggressive traps.

He set up Olivier Hanlan and Ryan Anderson on the left side of the court after a timeout, and hoped Hanlan could fire a pass that Anderson would then swing to an open shooter.

As Hanlan came off the screen, the Miami defenders quickly rushed out at him. He jumped up, fading away from the pressure, and tried to hit the slipping Anderson. Miami’s Shane Larkin jumped up with Hanlan, timing it perfectly, and stole the ball.

“I was not strong with the ball enough,” Hanlan said.

The Hurricanes then went on a 12-3 run that sealed a 69-58 victory and ended the season for BC men’s basketball.

“We knew they were going to trap,”

Donahue said. “I think Shane and the other defender did a better job. We kind of wanted that trap to get it out of there.

We have four shooters out there and we spread it out and get a good look.”

Instead, the turnover led to Miami taking the ball out on its own baseline, and the Hurricanes started to put the Eagles away. Larkin caught BC’s Joe Rahon in between two staggered screens and Hanlan didn’t switch on the rotation. Wide open, Larkin swished a 3-pointer that gave his team a five-point advantage.

“I don’t know if it was fatigue or what it was, but we messed up on defensive rotations and we messed up on little things like catching the ball in the paint and finishing out plays and making free throws,” Anderson said.

BC took another timeout with one more opportunity to keep the game within reach as the clock wound past the two-minute mark. Rahon isolated his defender on the right wing and forced extra help as he drove. Then, spinning and creating separation from his defender, he found Anderson cutting to the lane, but the ball slipped

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Role players spark win in game one of series

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After the final horn sounded on Saturday night, BC’s six seniors saluted to the crowd 1 and skated out Vermont of Kelley Rink 4 Boston College for the last time.

They had kept their perfect class record in Hockey East tournament play intact. More importantly, the senior six had advanced the Eagles to their ninth consecutive Hockey East semifinal at TD Garden.

“My hat’s off to the senior class,” said associate head coach Mike Cavanaugh. “They’ve had an incredible run here, and it’s always nice to watch your seniors finish their last home game with a win. They get to keep moving on, which is exciting for them.”

Despite facing a physical battle against the

Entering Friday night’s quarterfinal matchup against Vermont, BC’s six seniors 2 looked to build Vermont upon their flaw4 Boston College less 12-0 career record in Hockey East Tournament play.

Yet it took key contributions from freshmen and upperclassmen alike for the Boston College men’s hockey team to skate away with a 4-2 victory over the Catamounts. Claiming the first matchup in a best-of-three home set while watching nine different players tally a point, the Eagles began their journey through “Trophy Season” with a complete effort on both sides of the puck.

“It’s always a different type of atmosphere with playoffs,” said head coach Jerry York in

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Highly ranked Georgia Tech dominates BC in three game series

By Marly Morgus Asst. Sports Editor

A Boston College baseball team that has been plagued by big losses this season traveled to Georgia Tech this weekend for its second ACC series of the year. Ranked 12th in the USA Today Baseball Top 25 Coaches Poll going into the weekend, the Yellow Jackets are an impressive 17-2 on the season and the highest ranked opponent that BC has faced yet this year. They continued their successful pattern with three commanding wins over the Eagles.

The first game of the weekend was on Friday evening at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta. Junior Eric Stevens started on the mound for BC, but fast Georgia Tech bats took eight runs off of him in his five innings pitched.

Despite the high volume from the Yellow Jackets, it was the Eagles that struck first, scoring in the top of the first and the top of the second before Georgia Tech managed to put one on board, and BC maintained their 2-1 lead until the bottom of the third.

It took until the fifth inning for the Yellow Jackets to gain the outright lead when their two runs made the score 4-2. It was then that the Eagles put up their biggest inning of the game, but the three runs would prove to be their last of the game.

Though there was only one big multirun inning for Georgia Tech that came in the form of four runs during the eighth, consistent scoring throughout the duration of play proved to be too much for the Eagles, as they fell with a final score of 12-5.

The day was not without bright spots,

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The baseball team continued to struggle this weekend. In three games at Georgia Tech, the Eagles were outscored by a total of 32-9. as Matt Pare had two runs and two hits in the Eagles’ designated hitter position. Joe Cronin also proved effective with three RBIs off of three hits in his four attempts.

Pare, however, was the only Eagle with multiple hits, whereas six Georgia Tech players put up more than one.

The Eagles and the Yellow Jackets took the field again the next afternoon, and once again consistency on the Georgia Tech side, both offensively and defensively, overcame BC. The Eagles were scoreless until the fourth inning when Chris Shaw and Pare

Eagles post .500 weekend

Eagle Roundup

BC sailing finds success

By Chris Grimaldi Assoc. Sports Editor

By Marly Morgus Asst. Sports Editor

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Coming in with nine straight losses, the prospect of six games in three days is daunting. The Boston College softball team had to face exactly that situation this weekend as they participated in the University of South Florida tournament.

Despite the negative trajectory that the team was on leading into the weekend, the Eagles saw an upturn and came away from the weekend with three wins and three losses.

The first contest of the weekend for BC was an early game against Temple on Friday.

An error to start the bottom of the third inning for BC sparked an offensive flurry for Temple, who struck first. Things opened up as the Owls put three runs on the board. The Eagles put up a small response in the top of the fourth with a run of their own. They ended that inning, however, still down by one.

Two more runs by the Owls led Temple into the final inning up by five, and a three run effort in the bottom of the seventh was not quite enough to secure a win, with a final score of 6-4.

The day was not over for the Eagles, as they faced a 1:15 start against Colgate. After a 10th straight loss, BC finally snapped the streak with a 7-5 win.

The Eagles started the game right with a run in the top of the first while holding the Raiders scoreless, but the game had a back and forth nature until the very end, as the Eagles entered the seventh inning down by one. Megan Cooley, Maria Pandolfo, and CJ Chirinchigno came through for BC when it mattered most, though, and their three runs set up the 7-5 BC win.

Coming off of the encouraging win, the Eagles did it again the next day with another late inning win over Radford.

It took until the top of the first for either team to get on the board, when the Highlanders broke through with an unearned run on a wild pitch. Unable to respond in the bottom of the third, the Eagles went down 2-0

both put up single-run homers to cut the Georgia Tech lead to one.

Georgia Tech, not to be overshadowed, answered with a run of their own in the fourth and then three more in the bottom of the fifth, increasing the lead to six with seven runs to the Eagles’ two.

Another scoreless drought, this time by both teams, until the eighth inningshowcased both teams’ defensive strength as batters fell swiftly. In the bottom of the eighth, however, five Georgia Tech hits resulted in four runs, giving the Yellow Jackets their final tally of the day.

BC scored once in the top of the ninth, but the massive nine-run deficit proved too much as they took another loss with a final score of 11-3.

Batting averages fell for the Eagles during the game with Travis Ferrick the only Eagle to make more than one hit, and five batters going without ever getting on base.

Hoping to end the weekend on a more positive note, the Eagles came out on Sunday morning in celebratory green hats for one final game against their opponent. Despite these hopes, BC fell short once again, this time scoring only one run in the 9-1 decision in which the Yellow Jackets dominated both offensively and defensively.

The game remained close with only three runs, two by Georgia Tech, one by BC, scored in the first six innings, but during the seventh the Eagles’ defense slackened and allowed five runs, setting up the eventual 9-1 victory for Georgia Tech.

Once again, the bats were slow for BC with only four hits in the entire game versus the Yellow Jackets’ 14.

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The BC softball team broke a 10 game losing streak this weekend, winning 3 of 6 games. in the fourth.

It was then that the stagnant BC offense kicked into gear, and three hits resulted in three runs. Two more scoreless innings led the teams into the seventh with the Eagles leading 3-2. Radford tied the game for a fleeting moment, but as Tory Speer took the field as BC’s first batter of the seventh, she put the game to rest with a walk off homer that gave the Eagles the 4-3 win.

The next contest was against LIU Brooklyn. Though the Blackbirds took an immediate 3-0 lead, the motif of the weekend continued, as later innings saw increased scoring by the Eagles, allowing them to pull out a lastminute win.

The teams entered the final segment of play tied at four and the Eagle defense came through late in the game to keep LIU Brooklyn at four runs.

A walk and a single for the Eagles left the two runners on base when Speer took the plate and slammed home her second walk-off homerun of the day, this time batting in three runs and giving the Eagles a 7-4 win.

The Eagles awoke early on Sunday morning for a 9:30 start against Rutgers. This time it was early offensive efforts that kept the Eagles in the game, but in the end the Scarlet

Knights proved too much for BC at the end of this long, play-packed weekend.

High scoring innings were the story of the game as Rutgers scored four, three, five, and another three in the first, second, third, and sixth innings, respectively.

The sheer volume was too much for the Eagles to keep up with, and a sixth inning mercy rule ended the game 15-6.

With their final opponent of the weekend, Cornell, in front of them, the Eagles had one final chance to finish off a long weekend of play on a positive note.

The Big Red went on board first, scoring one run in the bottom of the second, but Speer quickly answered with yet another homerun, this time scoring one run to tie the game. Cornell quickly regained their lead, though, and led by two until a Pandolfo two run homerun put them up 4-3.

Cornell answered and took the lead in the fourth, and eventually extended their margin to 8-5. Though they put up one more in the sixth, the Big Red held them off for a 8-6 win.

Though the weekend ended on a negative note, the Eagles put up three wins to snap a ten game slump and give them a boost heading into regional play during the week. n

Final ACC Basketball Standings

Numbers to Know

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Miami 15-3 Conference Team Duke 14-4 11-6-1 Boston College North Carolina 12-6 10-5-1 New Hampshire Virginia 11-7 Boston NC StateUniversity 10-6-1 11-7 8-6-3 Providence Florida State 9-9 8-6-2 UMass Lowell Maryland 8-10 8-6-2 Merrimack Boston College 7-11 6-9-1 Georgia Tech 6-12 Massachusetts Wake Forest 6-12 4-9-4 Vermont Clemson 5-13 4-10-3 Northeastern Virginia 4-14 3-9-4 Maine Tech

26-6 Overall 27-5 14-7-2 24-9 15-6-2 21-11 13-9-1 24-10 10-10-4 18-15 14-7-2 22-12 10-10-5 16-17 9-12-2 16-15 13-18 7-13-4 13-18 7-12-3 13-19 7-14-4

Last weekend, the Boston College sailing team traveled to Connecticut College to participate in the Wood Trophy. Finishing with 80 points, the Eagles placed third behind Connecticut College and Boston University, who each tallied 76 points in the competition. Junior Shone Bowman and classmate Shelby Hamilton led BC’s A Division team to a fourth-place showing, tallying 46 points in the effort. Sophomore Ryan Schmitz and junior Isabelle Salvaterra clinched a 34-point, first-place finish for the Eagles B Division squad.

Meanwhile, the sailing team was also busy competing at the St. Mary’s Team Race at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

The third-ranked Eagles finished second with a 10-4 record, falling to Stanford, but defeating Georgetown. A multi-class effort, including freshman Erika Reineke, sophomore William Bailey, and senior Patrick Hession, propelled BC to a second-place finish in the regatta.

Yesterday, the men’s tennis squad traveled to Blacksburg, VA, to take on conference rival Virginia Tech. The home team dominated the match, as the Hokies swept the Eagles by a score of 7-0. Philip Nelson and Michael McGinnis fell to the duo of Andreas Bjerrehus and Amerigo Contini

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The sailing team split up and placed in the top three at two different regattas this weekend.

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The number of walkoff homeruns that junior Tory Speer had on Saturday in The number of losses that the men’s the Eagles’ double header. hockey team has since the start of January.

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as part of a perfect Hokie performance in doubles competition.

Over this past weekend, the BC crew team collected two trophies at the Jesuit Invitational on the Cooper River in Camden, NJ. For the second year in a row, the Eagles took away the Cannonball Trophy for overall points and the Robert M. Gillin, Jr. trophy for its win in the varsity eight amid a pool of Saint Joseph’s, Loyola (MD), Fairfield, and Canisius.

On Saturday evening, the women’s tennis team looked to continue its strong start to the season with a home match against Virginia Tech. Despite doubles and singles wins from freshman Heini Salonen, the Eagles fell by a final score of 4-3. BC claimed the doubles point but couldn’t find an answer to the Hokies’ dominant performance in singles competition, as the visiting team won four of six solo matches. Salonen tallied a singles win, 6-3, 6-4, over Kelly Williford while joining Olga Khymylev to win in duo competition.

A day earlier, however, women’s tennis swept Massachusetts in a 7-0 victory. The Eagles won all of their singles matches and two of three doubles matchups to clinch the doubles point. Senior classmates Kelly Barry and Alex Kelleher each notched singles victories before teaming up to win in doubles competition. n

in ACC play. Before Saturday, that number was 3.5.

The number of shots that Corrine Boyles stopped en route to the women’s The number games that the women’s hockey team’s 3-1 win over Harvard on ice hockey team went unbeaten before Saturday. losing to Mercyhurst on January 19.

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Combined margin BC was outscored by in first five minutes of both games

“It’s definitely motivation and it just shows us how good we can be if we keep heading in the right direction. We’re excited in the offseason to work hard and get in the gym again, but right now we’re just disappointed because we thought we had it.”

-Joe Rahon Men’s basketball freshman guard, on the loss to Miami

Increase in winning percentage from last year to this year

Standouts

Memorable Play With less than a minute left in the first half and BC tied with Georgia Tech after a 15-point comeback, Olivier Hanlan stole the ball with one hand on the press and finished at the rim with contact to give BC the lead.

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Olivier Hanlan scored the most points ever for a freshman in an ACC Tournament game. Patrick Heckmann had his most consistent play of the season.

ACC Tournament round one

Hanlan sets scoring records in opening win Austin Tedesco Sports Editor

Olivier Hanlan was a forest fire just waiting to be lit.

Down 14-0 after five minutes of play, the Boston College men’s basketball team found saving grace in a timeout. Georgia Tech had turned up the defensive intensity in this opening game of the ACC Tournament, and head coach Steve Donahue’s Eagles were playing timid offense.

As his players made their way to the coach, Donahue looked at Hanlan.

“We’re down 14 nothing,” Donahue said.

“We can’t be tentative.”

The message was directed at the whole team, but for BC to win, Donahue needed the ACC rookie of the year to listen. Hanlan started the game with two misses from deep, and then passed up an open 3-point attempt before the timeout.

“We’ve got to keep shooting when we’re open,” Donahue said, before sending his players back out onto the floor.

“It kind of all snowballed from there,” said freshman guard Joe Rahon.

Hanlan then erupted for 41 points, the most ever scored by an ACC freshman, and led the Eagles to a triumphant 84-64 comeback win.

Hanlan connected on his first shot out of the timeout. Dribbling the ball up the

floor after a Georgia Tech miss, he crossed over his defender as Ryan Anderson set a transition screen. Hanlan passed Anderson’s shoulder, stepped back quickly off his right foot, and drilled a jumper for his first points.

The fire grew, and so did his swagger.

Three minutes later he used a spin move to create separation and sank another shot that bounced around the rim. He would miss his next two shots, and then he wouldn’t miss again for the rest of the game, making all eight of his next 3-point attempts.

Once he heated up, every BC player started looking for him.

“You try not to get caught up in it and you try to keep playing and doing your best,” Rahon said, “but there is no doubt whenever you’re penetrating you’re looking at wherever his defender is at. There was no doubt I was trying to get him the ball and he was doing a great job of moving without the ball. It was a great performance.”

As Hanlan let the ball fly, Rahon controlled the offense. He would direct traffic and get Hanlan the looks he needed, which included working inside-out through Anderson.

“If we don’t have a kid like him sharing it, I don’t think [Hanlan and Rahon] get shots and no one gets shots,” Donahue said of Anderson.

When BC runs the pick-and-roll, Donahue likes to consider Anderson the point-

guard of the play.

“They hit me and I try to make the right decision with the basketball, whether it’s to attack or to find the shooter,” Anderson said. “Any time you have a guy going like Olivier was today you really try to get the ball in his hands.”

Anderson even sacrificed his own scoring because he knew Hanlan was feeling it.

With a secure 80-59 lead and barely two minutes on the clock, Anderson fought for position inside and received the ball with an easy chance to score. Instead, he kicked it out to Hanlan who was wide-open on the arc.

Hanlan made the shot, his final one, and with it tied for the third-best scoring performance in tournament history.

“I had the shot, but I just dished it out to him because you know when a guy is feeling it like that it’s probably going to go in.”

It wasn’t just Hanlan and the BC offense that sparked the victory. Donahue had his team run a full-court trapping press and then a half-court zone trap to take Georgia Tech out of rhythm. The Yellow Jackets didn’t have a problem scoring off of it at first, but the Eagles’ confidence grew as the pressure wore down their opponent.

“It built up and then we started getting used to what they were doing to try to beat it so we could counter that and take advantage,” Rahon said. “[The press] was a great weapon for us today.” n

BC freshman guard Olivier Hanlan made his last 12 shots against Georgia Tech, including eight straight 3-pointers, and tied for third all-time with 41 ACC Tournament points.

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“I thought I did a good job of making plays when I caught the ball the whole game and then the two key ones at the end—the one that slipped out on the layup and then I didn’t go get the ball— those are things that we pride ourself on in practice,” Anderson said. “We want to get the ball and go up strong with it. I just didn’t do that on those last two plays at key points where the momentum kind of turned down the stretch.”

Before Hanlan’s turnover, Anderson had missed a floater that would’ve given BC the lead.

Anderson and Hanlan led BC with 14 points each. The Miami defense was especially locked in on Hanlan, who scored 41 points in the first round game against Georgia Tech. Hanlan took 10 shots to get his 14 points.

“I was out there just trying to make plays,” Hanlan said. “Miami did a terrific job on me and denying me. I kind of had a hard time and I could’ve done a lot more today but I had a bad game.”

Donahue disagreed, though.

“I don’t think he had a bad game,” Donahue said. “I was very proud of him.

It’s very difficult to come back from that type of performance and not expect one of the best defensive teams in the coun-

try to put you on lock down. I thought he handled it well, and I thought we played off of it well.”

After holding a 27-25 lead at halftime and coming within three minutes of advancing to the semifinals, the young BC team was extremely disappointed with the loss.

“It’s tough to swallow this game knowing we were so close in the last five minutes and we just kind of let it get away,” Rahon said.

Still, Rahon said the team can take the motivation into the upcoming offseason. BC is a longshot for the NIT and Donahue has ruled out the CBI or the CIT. “Knowing we’re playing this top-10 team in the country, knowing we played them so close—we basically played them even for 37 minutes,” Rahon said.

“It’s definitely motivation and it just shows us how good we can be if we keep heading in the right direction.

We’re excited in the offseason to work hard and get in the gym again, but right now we’re just disappointed because we thought we had it.”

Donahue said that he told his players after the game that the disappointment will help them going forward.

“Unfortunately to get to where you want to get to you’re going to have to do these excruciating, frustrating failures to figure out how to get better,” he said. n

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improve in the ACC and we came in eighth so after a slow start that was a good finish for us. We finished around .500 with our record. All in all I think was a pretty successful season considering we are so young and where we were last year, but it’s tough to swallow this game knowing we were so close in the last five minutes and we just kind of let it get away.”

Sophomore forward Eddie Odio, who had a breakout year, also saw the positives after a difficult defeat.

“It was an exciting season,” Odio said.

“I was just glad I was able to bring more energy to the court and help my team. I definitely need to improve my shooting. I’ve been working on it a lot in practice but they haven’t been falling in the games, and I just need to be more confident.”

The positives came more slowly to head coach Steve Donahue.

“I think when I take a step back I’ll be extremely pleased and proud of our development this year,” he said. “These guys have done a tremendous job of working through a lot of things. Basically our core group, our eight scholarship players, are freshmen and sophomores. I just thought we did an incredible job over the last month and a half

of really starting to play and believe and compete. I’m very excited for the future.”

There won’t be postseason play for this team. Donahue has ruled out the CBI or the CIT, and the sub .500 record knocks the Eagles out of NIT contention. The loss will sting, but that pain and the constant reminder of failed execution might be the best way to go out.

“We did a poor job,” Donahue said of his team’s play down the stretch. “I said to these guys that winners want the truth.

That’s the truth. You can spin it any way you want, but if you want to win that basketball game you’ve got to execute better and we didn’t and they did.”

Olivier Hanlan didn’t need to hear it.

He knew. Hanlan has a difficult demeanor after losses, especially when he doesn’t have very good games. He’s dismissive, but not to others. He’s dismissive about himself and his own performance.

“Miami did a terrific job on me, and I had a hard time,” Hanlan said. “I could have done more today, but I had a bad game.”

He speaks quickly and turns his head away when he’s done with his brief comments. His statements trail off with an open-ended “So...,” and most of those statements are filled with his own shortcomings.

Although it looked like Rahon allowed Miami’s Shane Larkin to get wide-open

for a dagger three late in the game, Hanlan shares that he missed the assignment.

Donahue then jumps in to save face for his point guard. Strangely it’s not out of concern over Hanlan’s confidence, which seems unbreakable, but rather to stop the freshman before he lets anyone else think the loss was his fault.

Then there was the captain, who shouldered more pain than the rest of them. Sitting in the locker room, sophomore center Dennis Clifford couldn’t take his head out of his hands. The second year of his career had passed him by, and he never got a real chance to improve or help his team. Against a dominating Miami frontcourt, Clifford could only come in to give the other bigs temporary rest. All of his team’s close losses hurt him even worse, knowing their captain’s knee may have been the difference.

Yet even he eventually walked out with his head up. His team had come within three minutes of being among the last four teams standing in the ACC. With the core group not going anywhere for the next two years, the only thing to do was get back to work.

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

Hockey Notebook

Alber adds comfort, confidence on defense

By Greg Joyce

Heights Senior Staff Entering the third period of play on Saturday night, Vermont had more penalties (10) than it had shots on goal (eight).

The Catamounts’ time on the penalty kill had an effect on the low number of shots they got off, but the bigger influence was a tightened-up Boston College defense.

The Eagles’ back line never let Vermont get settled in its offensive zone, limiting the Catamounts to just 17 shots on goal for the game, and only one goal.

Part of that improved defensive effort can be contributed to the return of senior defenseman Patch Alber, who played in his first series since tearing his meniscus and undergoing surgery in January.

“It’s incredible what he brings to our team,” senior forward Pat Mullane said.

“A guy that’s been out three months and has barely played, the impact that he had this weekend was remarkable. It’s fun to watch him.”

Alber played big minutes on both Friday and Saturday night alongside his defensive linemate Michael Matheson.

“The game is totally different when he’s on the ice because he can slow everything down,” Mullane said. “He makes simple plays and makes the plays that he’s supposed to and even the ones that he’s not supposed to. When you have such a solid player back

there logging a lot of minutes, it makes the forwards’ lives a lot easier. The team as a whole feels more comfortable and confident when he’s on the ice.”

Goaltender Parker Milner was only forced to make 16 saves on the night, as his defense didn’t allow the Catamounts to play their offensive game. The Eagles blocked seven shots on the night, and did not allow their opponent to get off many high-percentage shots.

Vermont had four power-play opportunities in the game, but only got off three shots on goal while on the man-advantage, a credit to the BC penalty kill unit.

Earlier last week, head coach Jerry York said he was hoping to see the Eagles tighten up on defense and have more of a “five-onfive tenaciousness on our defense.” Alber and the blueliners certainly made sure that happened, as they outmuscled and overpowered Vermont’s offense for the majority of the 60 minutes on Saturday night.

York misses game, surgery today Head coach Jerry York was not behind the bench for game two of the series, as he suffered a detached retina in his right eye for the second time since early January. York had been at Conte Forum for team meetings on Saturday morning, but soon realized that there was some grayness in his eye and that something was wrong.

Associate head coaches Mike Cavanaugh and Greg Brown took over on Saturday night in York’s absence.

“Obviously it’s unfortunate not having coach York on the bench,” Mullane said.

“He’s so enthusiastic and he brings so much to the locker room that it’s noticeable when he’s not there. But it’s one of those things where whoever’s name is called, they have to perform, whether it’s players or coaches.

I think coach Cavanaugh and coach Brown stepped up and handled our bench and the locker room just the way coach York would have wanted it.”

When the team got back into the locker room after the final buzzer sounded, they were greeted with a congratulatory text message from York, telling them how excited he was they’d be moving on to the semifinals next week.

York is set to undergo surgery today at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston. After the procedure, it will be determined how much more time York could miss. When he underwent the surgery in January, York was forced to miss four games during his recovery.

It is possible that York could miss one final shot to coach against Boston University head coach Jack Parker in Friday night’s semifinal matchup. Parker announced his retirement last weekend, signaling the end of his historic career that will be effective once the Terriers’ season ends. n

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“It’s hard to describe, but the dressing room, the feel of the game is just different.”

The playoff intensity brought itself to the forefront early in the contest, as both sides played hard-hitting hockey against the boards while trying to gain the upper hand. Bolstered by the presence of senior defenseman Patch Alber, who made his return after being sidelined for 20 games by a knee injury, BC worked to rattle Vermont’s offensive attack.

“I thought there was a physical part of the game tonight,” York said. “That’s part of hockey.”

Amid a scoreless deadlock, however, the Eagles drew first blood with just over five minutes left in the initial frame. After being denied at the net by the Catamount goalie Brody Hoffman, senior forward Brooks Dyroff corralled his own rebound and fired a wrister as his momentum led him away from the goal. The puck eluded a surprised Hoffman to give BC a 1-0 advantage.

As the Eagles thwarted Vermont’s power-play opportunities thanks to sharp play from goaltender Parker Milner, who recorded 24 saves on the night, BC’s offense continued to chip away. Almost halfway through the second period, captain Pat Mullane controlled the puck in Catamount territory as his squad looked to capitalize on a power play of its own. Mullane sent a perfect feed that was one-timed into the goal by a wide-open Michael Matheson, who completed the senior-to-freshman connection for the Eagles’ second score of the game.

Despite Vermont’s physicality, BC’s offensive attack remained persistent. Less than four minutes after Matheson’s slap shot beat Hoffman, sophomore Cam Spiro collected a loose puck behind his opponent’s net and quickly skated past the front of the net. He sent an off-balanced, backhanded attempt into the goal right as he fell to the ice, collecting his second career goal while giving the Eagles a commanding 3-0 lead entering the final frame.

With their backs against the walls in a pivotal postseason matchup, the Catamounts began to rally less than five minutes into the third. Senior Ben Albertson

took advantage of the Eagles’ inability to clear a puck behind their own net, found an opening, and beat Milner for Vermont’s first goal of the game. Albertson’s effort was soon matched by teammate Matt White, who stole an errant BC pass and deposited a breakaway score to draw the Catamounts within one at 3-2.

Yet late in the game, the Eagles displayed veteran poise in order to maintain their slim lead, finishing off a defensive performance that left the visiting team scoreless in seven power-play opportunities. Sophomore Johnny Gaudreau provided all the insurance York’s squad needed with a late empty-net goal–the 40th goal of his career–en route to a timely 4-2 victory.

Alber recognized the significance of BC’s widespread contributions and the importance of depth heading into a postseason run.

“Those guys are unbelievable,” Alber said of his teammates. “They come to practice every day and work so hard.

They’re staying out, they’re skating in the mornings, and do everything they could to improve their skill. It really shows that all their hard work is paying off.” n

Emily Fahey / Heights staff

Defenseman Patch Alber returned to the ice this weekend, strengthening the BC defense.

BC advances to semifinals Saturday Hockey, from B1 boards and playing without head coach Jerry York on the bench, the Boston College men’s hockey team swept its quarterfinal series against Vermont with a 4-1 victory.

From the outset, it was clear that the hard-hitting of playoff hockey from the night before had carried over into the second meeting. Vermont came out in a fit of aggression that resulted in a total of six penalties and a number of body checks, one of which sent BC junior Bill Arnold down to the ice in pain.

Yet the Catamounts’ dependence on the penalty kill to compensate for their miscues caught up with them halfway through the first frame. Working the puck around Vermont’s net amidst a power play opportunity, BC captain Pat Mullane wound up in a shooting motion as if he was about to single-handedly challenge Catamount keeper Brody Hoffman.

Instead of following through with the shot, however, Mullane fooled Hoffman with a pass near the goal’s unguarded corner to wide-open classmate Steven Whitney, who notched his 25th score of the season to give BC a 1-0 lead. Thanks to the senior-to-senior connection, the Eagles had finally managed to capitalize on an advantage.

“Even when Vermont was doing a terrific job on the penalty kill and it started to get frustrating, the guys on the bench kept a positive attitude and we kept things moving forward,” said associate head coach Greg Brown. “When the game did settle down a little bit and there was some five-on-five hockey, they were ready to go. In that way, it was a whole team effort.”

After Whitney’s goal, Hoffman and the Catamounts managed to maintain a one-goal deficit despite recording more penalties than shots over two periods. Yet the Eagles struck again soon before the second intermission, as junior Patrick Brown corralled a loose puck off of a faceoff and forced it past Vermont’s rookie goaltender to put BC up by two with a period to play.

In addition to the contributions of other role-players on BC’s roster over the weekend,

Brown’s score reinforced the importance of depth on a championship-caliber team’s roster—especially during the postseason.

“When you’re chasing trophies, we’ve realized over the years that it’s not always your marquee players that win you those trophies,” Cavanaugh said. “It’s the entire team that wins you championships.”

Conscious of Vermont’s ability to claw its way back into a game, the Eagles sought more insurance on the scoreboard in the third period. After maneuvering through traffic created by Catamount defenders, Arnold quickly dished the puck to a waiting Johnny Gaudreau.

The sophomore received the pass and sent it into the net before Hoffman could cover the unguarded corner, putting BC up 3-0.

Yet a night dedicated to BC’s seniors was fittingly capped by one of their own. Returning to the ice after being shaken up from a hit against the boards, Mullane received a pass from Whitney and wristed his 16th goal of the year into the back of the net to give his squad a 4-0 advantage.

Although Matt White soon responded with Vermont’s lone score, goalie Parker Milner and the BC defense limited their opponent to 17 shots over three periods to crush any hope for a Catamount comeback. A complete performance on both sides of the puck sent the senior Eagles away with a win in their final game at Conte Forum.

“I try not to think about it too much,” Mullane said, “but I almost got emotional there skating off the ice, knowing that it was my last time in Conte Forum. The fans and everyone involved with BC hockey have made it so special. It’s been a great four years.”

As the veteran leader of a team with a multitude of postseason experience, however, Mullane realizes the importance of leaving Saturday’s bittersweet goodbye in the past to concentrate on the Eagles’ next challenge—a date with archrival Boston University at TD Garden this Friday. Even so, Saturday’s home victory may provide BC with as much momentum as nostalgia.

“Obviously we have a long way to go,” Mullane said, “but for right now, it was nice leaving here with a win.” n

Hockey Notebook

Club hockey goalie picked up for stretch run

By Alex Stanley Heights Staff

Graham Beck / heights Editor

New goalie Ryan Polishcuk was added to the roster this week due to Brian Billett’s injury.

For a game with 13 total penalties, penalty killing came to define the Boston College men’s hockey game on Friday night against the Vermont Catamounts in the Eagles’ 4-2 victory. BC managed to capitalize on this, while the Catamounts did not, in this first of a three-game series at the start of the Hockey East tournament. Defender Mike Matheson not only helped defend many of the eight power plays against BC, but he also scored a low, hard effort while BC had a man advantage.

The BC defense didn’t allow a single goal in on the power play, even when they had to defend a five-on-three power play,

while Matheson and Steven Whitney were in the penalty box. “[Killing penalties] was instrumental to the game—if they get that five-onthree goal or any of the power plays in the third period,” said head coach Jerry York.

Head coach of Vermont, Kevin Sneddon, noted his own team’s inability to finish as crucial to his team’s inability to convert on the power play.

“We create chances at times—we just don’t finish. I’m kind of sick of talking about it to be honest with you,” he said.

This game also marked a new addition to the Eagles lineup.

Ryan Polischuk, just joined the team as a third-string goaltender, after Brian Billett suffered two concussions in three weeks.

Polishcuk isn’t the typical BC hockey player. He’s a Presidential Scholar, a National Merit finalist and a physics major.

Before joining the Boston College club hockey team, he played for the Philadelphia Jr. Flyers.

“Brian Billett has a concussion—his second in three weeks,” York said. “In college hockey, with two goaltenders, if a goalie gets hurt the next game you forfeit with just one goaltender. We scrambled a bit, and went to our club team. The young boy from Philadelphia, Ryan Polischuk, was able to go through clearing house.

His dad got his equipment back from Philly and brought it back up.

“I asked him the other day, I said ‘What’s your class schedule like?’ He says, ‘Well, I’m taking four physics classes.’

Our team GPA has just gone way up.” n

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Monday, March 18, 2013

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Kelleher provides veteran leadership for resurgent tennis squad

By Pat Coyne Heights Staff

For most of the spring during her junior season, Alex Kelleher, a senior on this year’s women’s tennis team, played through pain.

She entered the season ranked as the No. 11 singles player in the northeast, and No. 1 ranked doubles pair along with her partner Olga Khmylev. With both of these rankings being the highest preseason marks in program history, taking to the sidelines because of the pain she was experiencing in her foot was to be a last resort.

But by the end of March, the pain was simply too much to be ignored. With it being unclear whether or not the pain was the result of simply tendinosis, or if it was a more significant stress fracture, Kelleher began to have her foot treated with a combination of physical therapy and sports medicine. When it was discovered that the injury being dealt with was in fact a stress fracture, Kelleher’s treatment immediately took a much more serious turn.

To begin her recovery, she would have to spend two and a half months in a walking boot. That meant her season would effectively be brought to an abrupt, and early, conclusion.

“It was devastating when I found out I

was done for the season,” Kelleher said.

And why wouldn’t she be devastated?

All the hours that Kelleher had devoted to the game of tennis throughout her life had landed her as one of the northeast region’s premier players. Less than a year before the injury, at the end of the team’s previous spring season, Kelleher and the Eagles were one spot away from making it into the NCAA tournament and were now poised to complete that goal a year later.

Yet, throughout her career, spanning back to her Worcester Academy days where she was an All-American who went undefeated in singles competition during her four years and served as co-captain during her junior and senior seasons, Kelleher has been a leader. Although she couldn’t be on the court with her teammates in competition for the remainder of the spring, she still had duties to fulfill for the rest of her teammates and for herself.

“I guess I was pretty emotional,” Kelleher said about her reaction following her season’s early end, “but I knew that I had to be there for my team and support them.”

In Kelleher’s absence, the Eagles would once again fall short of making the NCAAs, and finished the season with an overall record of 10-13, placing them at 75th in the nation.

While in the boot, Kelleher did everything she could to provide both support to her team and keep her own skills as sharp as she possibly could, with her sights set on returning to full form by the start of her senior year. Given that she could not allow any impact on her injured foot over the two and a half month span, Kelleher was forced to be creative in how she would continue to practice.

“I would actually come down [to the Plex] and hit off of a chair, just sitting down so I could keep my timing without having impact on my foot,” Kelleher said. “[I] just had to adapt and make the best out of a bad situation.” Kelleher also emphasized the significance and benefit of her coaches making it possible for her to still get on the court at this phase of the injury even though she was limited in what she could do.

When her two months in the boot had finally expired, Kelleher was then able to move on to more conventional forms of rehab. Biking, swimming, and lifting were all central to her routine of getting back into tennis shape.

By the time her final fall season as an Eagle rolled around, Kelleher was physically ready to get back on the court and pursue her goal helping lead the team to NCAAs. Still, despite how physically well-prepared the extent of her rehab had made her,

there was also a mental adjustment that had to be made before returning to top form.

“My foot definitely didn’t bother me during the fall season, but being left out of competition for so many months kind of left me a little bit rusty,” Kelleher said. “I just didn’t have the fall season that I would have liked to have, but I think its all coming together and it feels really good right now.”

Things certainly are coming together now for Kelleher and the rest of the team, and it couldn’t be happening at a better time.

The Eagles are 7-2 overall on the season, including 1-1 in ACC competition. With her own record of 7-2 in singles, as well as a record of 8-1 with her partner Jessica Wacnik in doubles competition, Kelleher has been off to one of her best starts in her four years as an Eagle.

It’s not just on the court that the Eagles are finding success this season either.

Kelleher makes it a point that, relative to the previous seasons, chemistry this time around has been stronger. While the team has traditionally been a very close one, she explains that this season it seems like all the girls are getting along even better than in the past.

“We’ve been trying to do a lot of team bonding, stuff off of the court so that when we’re on the court everything is just more

comfortable and everyone is having a good time together,” Kelleher said.

When it comes to building and maintaining chemistry this season, Kelleher points to certain activities, such as getting dinner as a team after lift twice a week, as being crucial.

Generally, though, the team simply tries to spend as much time together as possible and not take anything off the court any more seriously than it needs to.

“We try to make light of the little things,” she said. “We turn a lot of things into a joke, everything’s funny. Because of the way we train, everything is so hard and time intensive that you kind of have to make the little things more enjoyable.”

As enjoyable as the little things are to Kelleher and the rest of the Eagles, it’s certain that they wouldn’t mind enjoying some of the bigger moments either, such as a chance to play in the NCAA tournament.

Kelleher has the goal of not only making the NCAA doubles tournament with her partner Wacnik at the end of the season, but also hopes to make the NCAA team tournament with the rest of the Eagles.

She believes that this group of girls definitely could make a run at it if they play as well as they have been during their upcoming competition against ACC opponents. n

Maggie Burdge / Heights Editor

BC offense silenced by Terrapin D

By Chris Grimaldi Assoc. Sports Editor

Alex Gaynor / Heights Editor

The Eagles tried for a second-half comeback, but were halted by a 5-1 Terrapin run.

Looking to record an upset victory in its ACC home opener, the Boston College women’s lacrosse team dueled with undefeated No. 1 Maryland on Saturday afternoon.

Despite a second-half comeback attempt, however, head coach Acacia Walker’s Eagles suffered their first conference loss of the season by a final score of 13-5. BC remains winless against the Terrapins in 10 meetings.

Maryland’s high-powered offense struck right out of the gates, as freshman Taylor Cummings tallied two scores in the first two minutes of regulation to hand her team an early advantage. The Terrapins’ rookie standout was well on her way to a dominant four-goal performance.

Yet the Eagles soon provided an answer to Maryland’s attack and fought their way onto the scoreboard thanks to junior Moira Barry. The BC veteran launched a free-position shot past Terrapin goalie Kasey Howard for the home team’s first score of the game. Just when it seemed that the Eagles were bound to stay even with the visiting ACC powerhouse, Maryland struck back. Cummings and teammate Haile Majorana

scored within 20 seconds of each other to extend the Terrapin lead to 4-1.

Though BC sophomore Covie Stanwick notched two of her three goals on the afternoon before heading into the break, Maryland’s Kelly McPartland and Beth Glaros each snuck a score past Eagle keeper Emily Mata to bring a 7-3 Terrapin lead into the half.

The second frame opened with nearly seven minutes of scoreless lacrosse—an offensive duel had suddenly turned to a defensive struggle. After McPartland sparked the second-half scoring with her second goal of the game, Stanwick provided a strong BC response with an unassisted score of her own and completed the hat trick.

With a little more than 12 minutes to play in the second half and only trailing by four goals, BC was still threatening to hand Maryland its first loss of the 2013 season.

Yet the extended possessions and tight defense that had kept the Eagles in contention for the first 48 minutes of regulation suddenly gave way to a devastating Terrapin run. Cummings catalyzed a 5-1 scoring run with a freeposition goal past Mata, and teammate Alex Aust responded with two freeposition scores of her own to push the

visiting team’s advantage to 11-4.

Although BC freshman standout Sarah Mannelly tried to stop the bleeding with an unassisted goal, Aust fired back with another score at the 5:43 mark. The Maryland senior had completed a second-half hat trick in just over three minutes of play.

Maryland sophomore Brooke Griffin put the finishing touches on the squad’s eighth victory of the year with a late goal, delivering an eight-point loss to Walker’s Eagles.

Aside from the eight-goal deficit that appeared on the scoreboard at the game’s end, BC’s defense had held the Terrapins to their lowest single-game goal total of the season. Mata recorded seven stops in the losing effort, six of which came in the second half.

On the offensive end, however, BC struggled to create scoring opportunities. The Eagles were outshot by their opponents 29-8 over 60 minutes of play, and limited chances near the net stifled any hope for a late BC run.

After Saturday’s loss, the Eagles will look to muster another gritty defensive effort to go alongside consistent execution when they travel to play rival Boston University on Wednesday. afternoon. n

Eagles advance to the Frozen Four semifinal Women’s hockey, from B1 “I thought our first forecheckers were great, on every line, which really helped keep them in their zone when we needed to,’’ said BC head coach Katie King Crowley. “And I thought that led to our goals and led to the positive energy.’’

After Walsh’s goal, the Eagles seemed much more comfortable and solid defensively. Harvard managed some decent shots, but overall BC stayed very strong in their own zone.

Then, with five minutes left in the second period, Alex Carpenter netted her 32nd goal of the season to put the Eagles up 3-1.

The goal came off of a tipped shot, when defenseman Blake Bolden took a shot through traffic that Carpenter was able to get to. It was a backbreaking goal for the Crimson, but as Bolden said, it was much more than a case of Carpenter being in the right place at the right time.

“I knew if I shot it, it was probably

going to get blocked,’’ Bolden said. “I saw [Carpenter] busting her butt to get to the net so I just threw it at her, and I knew most likely she would put it in the net.’’

The win puts the Eagles back in the Frozen Four for the third consecutive year. Despite being outshot 31-24, BC put up a number of great chances and watched Boyles make some great stops to propel them to victory.

During the win, Bolden notched the 82nd point of her career, moving her within one for the all-time record for a BC defenseman.

The win sets up a massive Frozen Four contest with top-ranked Minnesota. Minnesota is unbeaten in 39 games this season, and BC is 1-4-1 all time against the Golden Gophers.

However, it took Minnesota three overtimes to beat North Dakota in the quarterfinals. The matchup will take place on Mar. 22 at Minnesota’s home rink while the other semifinals matchup, Mercyhurst and Boston University, will take place on the same date. n

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Monday, March 18, 2013

That 9 dollar lunch is worth more than you think. Like 19,000 dollars more.

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

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

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Monday, March 18, 2013

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Health&Science

The truth of the hangover

Hire Jake, from B10

Parisa Oviedo Given the current state of mind of many of our readers this morning, I thought it’d be appropriate to address the science behind hangovers. St. Patrick’s Day weekend celebrates the predominant presence of not only Irish students on campus, but also of Irish drinks like Guinness. Whether or not you participated in St. Patrick’s Day festitivities, understanding what exactly the human mind and body goes through the “morning after” may help you be better prepared for Marathon Monday and other “big weekends” on BC’s campus. You may be surprised about how little you really knew about what’s in your red Solo cup.

You already know that alcohol doesn’t have any health benefits (ok, we’ll give you that red wine has antioxidants in it), but this column isn’t meant to address the downsides of alcohol, rather to simply explain why exactly you might wake up with a pounding headache or dehydration.

A hangover and any negative symptoms are not solely based on how many drinks you have, but what types and in what combination.

Believe it or not, it can actually be better for you to have straight-up vodka instead of red wine. Darker alcoholic beverages like red wine, tequila, whiskey, and brandy have a higher concentration of toxins called congeners than clear liquors like vodka, gin, rum, and white whine do. The higher the concentration of congeners, chemicals produced during fermentation of alcohol, the more severe the hangover. One study had a group of people drink a certain amount of vodka while the another drank the same amount of bourbon. While only 3 percent of the vodka drinkers reported a hangover, 33 percent of the bourbon drinkers woke up with headaches, nausea, and fatigue.

Mixing different types of alcohols is an extremely poor decision because combining drinks of substantially different concentrations of congeners results in severe hangover symptoms. Mixing beer with various liquors is an especially bad idea because beer is extremely carbonated and therefore increases the rate of alcohol absorption. Thus, your body doesn’t get as much time to process the toxins from alcohol, and your hangover may be fiercely worse than usual.

Ever notice that people tend to make frequent trips to the restroom after they start drinking? Consuming alcohol leads to the prevention of the creation of an antidiuretic hormone called vasopressin, and thus disallows water to be reabsorbed from the body and instead be sent directly to the kidneys. Because your body can’t reabsorb the water and you’re expelling it instead, studies show that a typical drinker loses at least four times as much liquid than gained, causing the diuretic effect: the reason why you may feel dehydrated in the morning. And because your body’s organs are so desperate for water after a night of heavy drinking, they steal water from the brain. This lack of water from the brain causes the grey matter in the brain to temporarily shrink, causing pain and thus a headache.

Aside from dehydration, another reason why many wake up fatigued after a heavy night of drinking is because they probably did not reach the deepest stage of sleep, REM. Glutamine, a natural stimulant produced in the body, is immediately inhibited by alcohol—thus, when the drinker stops consuming alcohol, the body is desperately trying to regain its glutamine concentration and produce more. Because glutamine is a brain stimulant and is reproduced after the drinker has stopped drinking (most often, when he or she is asleep), the brain cannot reach the deepest levels of sleep. Thus, because the drinker was not able to reach the most restorative stages of a full night’s sleep, they may wake up tired, restless, and anxious.

Body weight, age, and tolerance have a large effect on the severity of a hangover, but another reason why women tend to wake up in more pain is because they have less of an enzyme called acetaldehyde dehydrogenase and glutathione. These two enzymes help break down alcohol in the liver. Thus, having a smaller concentration of the enzymes makes it harder for one’s body to break down alcohol, and because women have much less, they should not try to keep up drink-for-drink with men.

When Marathon Monday is looming around the corner and you start making plans to drink, be smart about your drinking decisions and plan your night accordingly. You may not be helping your liver, but if you feel the need to drink anyway, then you might as well do so wisely.

Parisa Oviedo is an editor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

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Students are encouraged to stop by McElroy 141 at any time to learn about the various programs and resources offered by the WRC.

Striving for female leadership and influence Women, from B10 Godenzi said.

The kickoff event was last Tuesday, Mar. 12, which involved a keynote address by Grace Simmons, chief of staff and strategy of Chobani and BC ’05, followed by a documentary screening by the CWBC. Katie Dalton, director of the WRC, commented on the strong effectiveness of such presentations, and hopes to bring similar events to campus in the future.

“Certainly the Council [CWBC] has so many strong female alums, so we can put together some of the series where we are bringing in the council members to have an intimate conversation with our student leaders so they can continue to learn from that individual, but also have that individual learn more about what are the pertinent issues at BC now,” she said.

In addition to the other panels and presentations, the WRC also helped establish a gallery exhibit on the third floor of O’Neill called Reflections Through Time, which will be open until Aug. 30.

“It shows what several alums accomplished during their time at BC and what they’re currently involved with now,” said Laura DelloStritto, co-director of the Month for the WRC and A&S ’13. “A main goal is to show current students what they can get involved in at BC and where they can go in the future. We hope it will act as an impetus for people, especially female students, to reach their full potential at BC.” The Reflections Through Time exhibit is also a reflection of the mission of the CWBC, and the Council offers various programs to help establish the prominence of these alumnae, focusing largely on their “journey” after graduation. McGillycuddy noted the value of each and every program that is available, specifically citing “Preparing for the Journey,” offered to junior and senior female undergraduates in order to gain career and networking advice from successful alumnae. This Thursday, Mar. 21, the CWBC will offer a similar career planning panel for LSOE students, and next Tuesday, Mar. 26, there will be a program co-sponsored with the Graduate Women in Business entitled “Networks, Mentors, & Sponsors: Finding and leveraging relationships to help guide and progress your career.”

The Council also offers the opportunity for students to engage in day-long externships—“It gives students a first-hand look inside a company,” McGillycuddy said. The Council members also collaborate with their Student Advisory Board, which is composed of undergraduate women representing all four years and schools in order to provide advice for effective student programming.

While the programs certainly offer an opportunity for female students to further their careers, McGillycuddy emphasized a deeper mission of the Council.

“It’s not just the programs—it’s the end relationships that continue the health and vibrancy of women from the University,” she said. “The continued vitality and longevity of the Council, and that women continue to maintain leadership roles, is the main goal.”

Several Council members have been elected to the Board of Trustees, and some are active members of alumni associations, indicating that this goal is currently being realized.

While females at BC have made significant contributions to the University, there still seems to be some need for improvement when it comes to self-image among undergraduate women. After a recent review of data resulting from surveys administered by the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment (IRPA) indicating that female students at BC graduate with lower self-confidence than they had as freshmen, Dalton, who is part of the committee responsible for recommending a course of action to deal with this situation, noted that this serves as an opportunity for the WRC to take a more active role in promoting a more positive environment for women at BC. “We have, on our own accord, just by looking at those results, been able to put together a retreat for first and second year students that will go off mid-April, which is called Surface,” Dalton said. “It’s an opportunity for women to really think about what it’s like to be a woman here at BC, to be guided by female graduate students as

well juniors and seniors, to really expose their authentic selves and be able to let that guard down.”

Reaching out to members of the BC community is a common objective for both the WRC and the CWBC, which is not always a simple process. “Reaching students and using the right medium is a challenge,” McGillycuddy noted, although the Council has taken steps to further their presence, such as their attendance at Student Activities Day. “I think in that regard we can continue to grow and reach as many students as possible, and if there’s a need that is out there we can try to fill it,” Godenzi said. “For example, with this survey, that’s a great opportunity for our office to step in.”

While Women’s History Month serves as a timely opportunity to learn about the role of women at BC, students can expand their involvement throughout the entirety of the year by exploring the numerous opportunities through the WRC and CWRC. “I would encourage students at BC to see what we have to offer,” McGillycuddy said.

“It’s a wonderful way to stay connected to Boston College.”

Dalton encourages both men and women to attend the Women’s History Month events, and Godenzi echoed her sentiments.

“It really is an opportunity for the whole community to learn about where BC came from and to also use that to see where we can go in the future,” Godenzi said. So much progress has been made within a relatively short period of time, and that should be encouraging to both female and male students.” n

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Grace Simmons, BC ’05, spoke during the kickoff event for Women’s History Month.

town 35 minutes south of Boston. Abrams is an avid sports fan and his enjoyment of athletics goes beyond being a spectator, having played basketball, soccer, and tennis in high school and continuing to play basketball on an intramural team here at BC. He also has a job working as a tennis instructor on campus, giving lessons to beginners at the Plex.

Abrams’ love of sports is what inspired his first website, FunnyAthleteTweets.com, now called LockerSplash.com. The website, which includes recent posts such as, “5 Pope-Related Tweets from Jose Canseco” and “6 Sports Stars Who Know How To Photobomb,” has had features picked up by sports outlets such as Fox Sports and Sports Illustrated. The site also caught the attention of SnapApp, a marketing platform based in Watertown, Mass., and the company that offered Abrams his first internship.

This year, Abrams plans to run the Boston Marathon. Although, prior to training, he had never run more than a 5K, Abrams decided to run the marathon when a roommate expressed doubt that he could. While training for what will likely be the longest run of his life, Abrams was also in the midst of a job search. “I had been applying for jobs the normal way,” he says, “submitting cover letters and resumes, like everyone else. But I wasn’t getting anywhere.”

And then he had an idea. After experiencing firsthand the benefits of channeling his creativity in a public forum, Abrams was inspired to pursue additional exposure online.

With about half of a million spectators each year, the Boston Marathon is the most widely viewed sporting event in New England. So, with an audience filled with potential employers and people to spread the word, Abrams decided to run with #HireJake on his clothes.

He began using the hashtag on Twitter, including it in tweets with content relevant to marketing and advertising, and last month, he launched a social media campaign.

Abrams made a Facebook page, “Hire Jake Abrams,” and bought a domain name, starting a blog at HireJakeAbrams.com. The blog chronicles his quest to reach two goals in his final semester at BC: to run the Boston Marathon and to get a job. The campaign itself is evidence of his creativity and his understanding of marketing and advertising. It also demonstrates his comfort with computer programs like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro. When he purchased his domain name, Abrams was given $50.00 of free Facebook advertising money. He created a simple ad, with his picture, a link to his page and the heading “Hire Jake Abrams.” He targeted the ad to appear on the pages of people living in the U.S., who are 24 and older, who graduated from college, and who work at one of 10 companies that Abrams is interested in. Just a month ago, with the same transcript and the same relevant experiences, his quest for a job had made little progress. Now, with his campaign underway, Abrams has had three interviews and multiple phone calls from potential employers.

Abrams described his campaign as “shamelessly self-promoting” and said, “I’m actually pretty quiet, but you have to find a way to stand out. It’s the reality of the situation. If you come up with something creative, people are more likely to take notice.”

After he finishes the marathon in April and graduates in May, Abrams hopes to work in Boston, close to his family and friends. But he’s keeping an open mind. “I’ll go wherever I get a job,” he said, “I mean maybe not if it’s in the middle of nowhere, but really, I just hope someone will give me shot.” n

unsung hero

Head Equipment Manager shows skills off the field

By Molly Connor For The Heights When w alk ing around B o ston College’s campus, one can easily identify the student-athletes among the herd. The ubiquitous Under Armour sweatpants and sweatshirts serve as a warm reminder that we are at home, that we are Superfans, and that we matter. Many people probably don’t stop to think about who makes this all possible for these athletes.

BC’s Head Equipment Manager, Kelly Kenny, oversees equipment for every sport besides football and men’s ice hockey. She oversees a whopping 29 sports, including baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer, sailing, crew, and many, many more.

“There’s two full-time assistants, and these are two of the students,” Kenny said as she pointed out the window of her office where her two coworkers watched a TV showing the BC men’s basketball game against Miami.

“We’re all just watching basketball today,” she said jokingly.

After hearing the full extent of this team’s responsibilities, there is

probably not much time for watching television.

“In a lot of ways, our area, equipment , the training room, and the sports strength and conditioning , we’re kind of a vital part, but we’re behind the scenes.”

Since July 2010 when BC signed a six-year deal that made Under Armour the provider for all 31 BC varsity sports uniforms, Kenny has had her work cut out for her.

“It’s a good and a bad thing,” Kenny said. “Now that we’re with Under Armour, all of the teams have a lot more money.” That means that each studentathlete gets a hoodie and sweatpants, a warm-up suit, and a runner. The “bad” part is the work that goes into helping these teams prioritize their money, by first making sure they buy all of the essential uniform pieces before looking into surplus items.

In addition to working out the logistics of the team budgets and sizes, Kenny is also responsible for placing the orders, purchasing them, keeping in contact with all of the coaches, and staying on top of the day-to-day schedules for these teams.

“It’s just really a lot of communication, with so many teams and with so much going on,” Kenny said. In addition to communicating with other teams, Kenny and her assistants must communicate who will be responsible for which sports.

Even more impressive is the amount of time Kenny has dedicated to BC’s athletics program, as she is currently finishing up her 10th year of working here. “I actually came to Boston College as the women’s basketball director of operations. I worked with them for three years, and then just felt like I needed a change.” Kenny started as assistant equipment manager, and then moved up the ranks to become the head manager.

A s He ad Equipment Manager, Kenny gets to see a lot more of the student-athletes and coaches on a daily basis, though she does not know them as intimately. “The drawback to that is that when you’re with basketball and you’re traveling, you really get to know that team really well. I miss that part.”

When asked about the hardest part of her job, Kenny mentioned yet

another aspect of this management that some may be unfamiliar with: the van organization. BC has a fleet of 15 full-size vans, an expedition, and two mini-vans that come through Kenny’s department. She helps make possible the athletes’ transportation to and from practice.

As one can imagine, Kenny and her assistants could easily be in the office every day of the week and still have unfinished business. Organizing budgets and uniforms for 29 teams at a Division I University is no small feat.

Amidst all of this responsibility, however, Kenny insists on the importance of leisure time.

“I believe in having a day off a week.

I know some people say ‘oh, I haven’t had a day off in four months.’ I don’t really believe in that. You just need a break.” Kenny said in jest, “We do a lot more than your laundry!”

Though this unsung hero may wish to remain behind the scenes, we should thank Kenny for her 10 years of dedicated service to the University and for making possible that “warm reminder ” e ver y day a s we cro ss campus. n

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Lose a BC guy New England students accept an early start to spring in 10 days KEVIN TOOMEY

MEGAN CAIN The popular movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, introduced women to a fool-proof method of how to get a guy to break up with you. If her guy of choice had not been in a bet himself, character Andie Anderson’s irksome methods most likely would have driven him away. Her rules apply for a typical guy, but what about a guy at Boston College? Here is how to lose a BC guy in 10 days.

Bring on the Beanpot. TD Garden is full, and you are watching BC play for their fourth straight victory in the Boston Beanpot. Your guy tells you that the team is wearing their special gold jerseys for tonight’s game. Conveniently ignore his explanation that they have never lost a game while wearing these jerseys, and instead, remind him that nobody looks good in mustard yellow. Then, as the game is in the third period as a tie game, explain how much you desperately need a Diet Coke right away. But how can you have soda without a snack? You’re going to need to ask him again to get you a pretzel right before the game ends and “For Boston” begins. It’s essential.

The lunch date. As your guy waits in the line for the steak and cheese, gently point out that the salad bar has no line and he should really probably switch because, after all, you hate sitting by yourself in Lower as you wait for him to get food. Once that is settled and you are enjoying a nice conversation, make sure to switch the topic and tell him about how many days this week the dining hall has been out of blueberry Chobani and how you simply do not think you can survive one day more if you have to keep eating plain or strawberry yogurt.

Make it public. It’s time to take the next step in your relationship—make it Facebook official. Once you have received an invitation to his party this weekend (along with your entire eightman and all of his 200 best friends), go ahead and send that relationship request on Facebook. There is no need to wait until you talk to him at the party on Friday—you just know your love is real. Then, make sure you tweet at and about him at least 10 times a day. Bonus points if you Instagram the back of his head in your class together.

Nobody has hair as cute as him.

Home is where the heart is. You and your guy have gotten serious, and it’s time to lock him in for good. Set up an appointment with a real estate agent to ensure you can live in the same neighborhood of Boston after graduation. If he tells you he has class at that time, remind him that you already took care of it by talking to his professor, who by the way, also thinks Longwood is a great area for a young couple! In the meantime, leave your feminine touches around his Mod. They didn’t want that signed Kid Cudi poster anyway.

Lyrical touch. As the 2 a.m. offcampus bus rolls back onto campus, and everyone on board starts singing “Sweet Caroline,” stop them. You have a more important song to sing. In front of all of his friends, loudly proclaim Sweet _______ (fill in the name of your guy) and improvise the rest of the lyrics about how much you love him.

You’re not sure why they don’t sing that new better version at the football games anyway.

The big game. On the night of the Hockey East quarterfinals, call him to let him know how you got last minute tickets to tonight’s event! He will be so excited to hear this, and you are looking forward to a great night. Don’t tell him until you arrive at Robsham that the event you were referring to was the DOBC show, not the hockey game.

A couple that plays together, stays together. It’s time to convince him that he and his guy friends need to switch to the co-ed intramural league just so you can join their basketball team. He might be a little upset about this at first since they are reigning champs, but he should understand once you explain to him that playing basketball will help you exercise more. After all, you don’t get exercise from taking the stairs, since the combination of wind and possible sweat would be truly detrimental to the hair that you spent an hour on. Playing basketball would help you exercise and you would get to spend quality time together. Perfect combination. What is the name you give the intramural team? Princess Sophia, of course.

Megan Cain is a contributor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

It’s springtime in New England, and that means—well, in reality, it means very little. Spring doesn’t really come to Massachusetts—it’s more of an extended winter while we wait for May to finally get here. Sure, there’s a few nice days here or there, but while much of the world transitions between seasons, it always seems like we’re stuck in perpetual “eh” weather. I never feel the need to check whether or not some groundhog saw his shadow. After a lifetime lived in Massachusetts, I know that spring isn’t coming anytime soon. It feels good to set the clocks back, but it can feel like we’re just extending days of gray, dreary weather.

Still, I always look forward to March. In fact, it’s one of my favorite months of the year. To me, it means three great things: St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness, and pretending that it’s warm when it’s really just winter without the snow. And even after I’ve celebrated my Irish roots and failed

at bracketology, I can still enjoy the tantalizing feeling that sometime soon the weather will improve.

March means “spring” in New England is just around the corner. I say, “spring,” because the season doesn’t really exist here. It’s more of an excuse to celebrate the few unusually warm days every few weeks or so while we wait for summer to finally arrive.

And it’s still fun to pretend. March is the easiest time to spot hardened New Englanders on campus—they’re the guys defiantly striding across O’Neill Plaza in basketball shorts and a sweatshirt even though it’s only 38 degrees out. If you dress by the temperature in Boston, you really only need two sets of outfits: hot and cold.

Instead, dress by the date. Sure, it may feel miserably cold, but it’s worth it just to imagine that the dreary winter days are finally behind us. I remember one year when I was a little kid there was a huge blizzard on April Fool’s Day. It didn’t really affect outfit choices at all. In fact, there were still people out shoveling their driveways in shorts and pullovers, talking about

the Red Sox Opening Day lineup. I gain more and more knowledge every year of my life, but I will never, ever, go through an entire month of March without being absolutely freezing in an ill-advised pair of shorts. Somehow I think if I dress like it’s warm it will be warm. And maybe it works, because in reality, in New England, spring is just a mindset.

Truth be told, I may like our three days of spring better than any other season of the year. There’s nothing quite like seeing the whole city come out from the depths of winter when the first sunny day comes. It’s as if everyone across six states all agree: “We know it’s only 62, but everyone’s going to act like it’s 85. Alright?”

Don’t be caught dressing reasonably on those days—you’ll out yourself as someone who has lived with nice weather. I myself like to take advantage of those days by making a batch of pina coladas, taking my lawn chair to a nice parking lot and watching the snow piles melt while I work on my farmer’s tan. It’s a New England tradition, I think.

So embrace our very own version of spring. If you traveled for warmer weather for Spring Break and are disappointed to return to dreary Massachusetts, I have one piece of advice: mind over matter. Sometimes, all you need to do to make it feel warmer is to do warm weather activities: play a round of freezing whiffle-ball, or sit on a bench by the reservoir and wonder loudly about when the ice cream truck is going to show up. People may think you’re crazy, but you’ll feel better than anyone around you.

There is no way anyone can feel cold and miserable on St. Patrick’s Day, so I am officially declaring this weekend my first weekend of spring.

I’m going to put away my winter coat and start working on the farmer’s tan and there’s nothing meteorologists can do to stop me.

So step outside and embrace the “eh” weather. It’s certainly not going to be spring any time soon.

Kevin Toomey is a staff writer for The Heights. He can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

PROFESSOR PROFILE

Accomplished economics professor is in high demand

BY ALISON TAKAHASHI

WHO: Danielle Taghian WHO: Richard Tresch

For The Heights The first day of class is usually filled with nostalgic chatter like, “I haven’t seen you in forever” and ”Let’s get coffee to catch up!”

Like any other lecture hall, the microeconomic students of Devlin 008 were jabbering quite rapidly about what they had done over break, but there was also an excited angst that was palpable among all. “I heard he’s like the hardest teacher ever” said one, while another shared, “Someone told me Harvard tries to out-compensate BC year after year to get him on their staff!”

Whether or not any of these conjectures hold true, professor Richard Tresch inevitably sparks curiosity among his students because he’s an unquestionably accomplished and likeable teacher. Even professor Richard McGowan has included him in his statistics lectures, referring to him as “Tricky Dick.”

As interesting as uncovering information behind Tresch’s curious nickname may be, it is more worthwhile to learn about Tresch’s life beyond what one could gather in his 250-student lectures.

Tresch joined the Boston College faculty in 1969, which means he has been stuck in the “BC bubble” for 44 years. He was chosen out of 585 other eligible teachers to be the Massachusetts Professor of the Year in 1996, and has written countless editions of his own textbook that is studied by all who are in his Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics classes. He attended Williams College as an honors undergraduate student who served as a principles of economics teaching assistant then, as well as during his graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. When asked of his focus and current works, Tresch said that his “specialty is in the government and public sectors of the economy and that [he] is currently in the process of revising [his] graduate book.

“I knew all along that I wanted to write

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my own textbook after so many years of experience being a teaching assistant in economics,” he said. The process of actualizing this dream was a “major undertaking since the publishing industry at the time was in complete turmoil and authors got flipped in and flipped out.” Tresch lightheartedly admits that he was ousted from two different publishing houses until he finally settled on one. What sets Tresch apart from his colleagues is “[His] unusual tastes, because [he] writes books while others write journals.”

The enjoyment that Tresch gains from his job can be easily discerned when one notes the smile that spreads from ear to ear when he affirms, “Oh yeah, my job is the best!” He recounts that at one time he was in the same situation many BC students find themselves in post-graduation because he wasn’t sure “if [he] wanted to go into the business or teaching world.

“I would’ve found something I liked in the business world,” he said. “Though I’d probably be a lot wealthier, it wouldn’t be a close second to what I do now.” He also feels that students should not worry how much

specific majors affect their opportunities in the job market, because though “it may be important to get your first job, what you do with the rest of your life is really up to you.”

GRAHAM BECK / HEIGHTS EDITOR When asked if he had any regrets regarding his academic pursuits prior to economics, Tresch said, “If I could’ve done undergraduate all over again I would’ve taken more English classes because it’s the one chance you can learn to read carefully. I keep telling myself I’ll sit in on an English class, but it’s been 40 years now and I still haven’t done it. Maybe I will, maybe I won’t.”

Concerning his interests outside of the classroom, Tresch shares that though he is not necessarily a well-traveled person, “I enjoy seeing another part of the world for no other reason than to be a tourist.” He also insists that New York City is his favorite place in the world because he can “wander into a museum, walk up a new pathway along the Hudson River, and enjoy the food.” Not only does Tresch find pleasure in travel, but he’s fond of sports, though he unreservedly admits that he is no good. “I’m an awful tennis player, I really stink,” he said. “I can hit the

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WHY: skdfjlskdfjsldksd dfjs When asked how his college experience compares to those of BC students today, he replied, “The ways are infinite.” During his undergraduate experience at the once all-male Williams College, same-sex universities were an accepted norm, which he admits made the “dating scene bizarre” thanks to “a number of blind dates.” He admits to have been in a fraternity himself, so it’s possible he assumed a very laid-back likeness during his youth. Learning of these things, I was no longer afraid to ask Tresch the one and only ridiculous question I was nervous to pose, but dying to ask.

“If you could be anyone in the Bapst Harlem Shake edition, who would you be and why?” This question was met with a confused look. “What is that?” he asked.

In case this situation arose, I had the video on the ready and after showing it to him he looked slightly confused and a little taken aback, concluding with “I wouldn’t be anywhere near that, I would be absent.” Well said, Tresch. Well said. 

HE SAID, SHE SAID My friends and I had a lot of drama with housing, and unfortunately my current roommate got left out of our 8-man. It’s really awkward in the room now and I don’t know how to act around her because she won’t respond to my apologies.

Is there a chance that we can restore our friendship, or should I just let it be?

It’s no secret that housing at BC has a history of complicating friendships. Trying to find that right group to fit that right size room often leads to some tears and hurt feelings, so don’t think that you’re alone in this one. But if the friendship is important to you, you should make every effort to restore it with this person. It’s especially hard if it is just one person on the outside, so do your best to show that you recognize that position and be sensitive to how she is ALEX MANTA feeling.

Your best option here is unfortunately to just keep trying to apologize to your roommate. Let her know how sorry you are and ensure her that you will remain friends next year. Let her know that you still want to hang out with her regularly. Sometimes it’s best not to live with your best friends, so don’t think that just because you won’t be living together that it means your friendship has to suffer as a result. If your friend remains unreceptive, I would just give her some space and some time to get over the fact that she was left out of your eight-man. I think she will move on and maybe begin to spend more time with her new roommates and then eventually she’ll forgive you. Try and remain friendly, because you’ve still got a decent chunk of time left in this year. Make the best you can of it, but in the end, it’s inevitable that the rest of this semester will be more tense than before.

Overall, I would just recommend trying to keep things as normal as possible. Drama during housing is (unfortunately) something that is inescapable no matter what sort of system ResLife has in place. Be apologetic and understanding, and let your roommate deal with this situation however is best for her.

There is definitely a chance to restore the friendship in some way, but I would say you have to give it time. Your roommate is probably shocked, upset, confused, and nervous about what her plans for next year are, so you need to give her the space she needs to get over it. As everyone at BC knows, housing is the most stressful time of year and when plans fall through, it’s nerve racking. Your roommate is probably scrambling behind closed doors looking for another housing option, which is never a fun thing to do. I would TAYLOR CAVALLO start slow with her, don’t bombard her with apologies all the time, and definitely don’t try and reason what you did to her because that will just make her angrier. Tell her you understand why she’s upset, you’re there to talk about it if necessary, but you don’t want to pressure her into talking. You might not restore the friendship to where it once was, but there is definitely still time. If you act awkward in the room, things will definitely be awkward, so just try and be normal around her as tough as it may be. Trying to dilute the situation can only help, and don’t be afraid to make small talk with her (not about housing...), she’ll probably appreciate it, even if she’s cold in the beginning. The worst thing to do right now is to ignore this girl. Housing decisions, good or bad, always seem really important, but the truth is, it doesn’t really matter. She’s in a position where she can act like this is the end of the world because she got screwed over in a particularly bad way, but she will get over it. No one likes living in a hostile dorm environment, and I’m sure you two can work it out.

Alex Manta is a senior staff writer for The Heights. He can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

Taylor Cavallo is a senior staff writer for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

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Accessibility of faculty texts Highlights, from B10 faculty author. There are two different ways that faculty publications are brought into consideration of being highlighted.

Very often, the faculty themselves suggest that there be a video interview of their new publication to Rapple and Bogdanovsky. Or, the subject specialist librarians contact faculty members and propose that the Library do a Highlight of their work. Generally, the invited faculty members are pleased to accept.

An example of the Highlights’ positive influence on both the school and the outside intellectual world can be seen with professor Franck Salameh’s publication, which was highlighted in 2010.

Bogdanovsky’s interview with Salameh about his book Language, Memory, and Identity in the Middle East: The Case for Lebanon has been translated into Arabic and permanently featured by a prominent Lebanese website-encyclopedia. “Just goes to show that the Highlights help to promote BC’s faculty beyond Boston College itself!” Rapple said.

The most recent Faculty Publication Highlight features Bogdanovsky’s interview with professor Kay Lehman Schlozman of the political science department, who co-authored The Unheavenly Chorus. Schlozman’s book considers the political participation of individual citizens alongside the political advocacy of thousands of organized interests—membership associations such as unions, professional associations, trade associations, and citizens groups, as well as organizations like corporations, hospitals, and universities.

Other 2013 Highlights have included Steve Dalton’s interview with Professor Dominic Doyle, School of Theology and Ministry, and Rapple’s interview with Carlo Rotella of the English department.

Doyle’s book, The Promise of Christian Humanism: Thomas Aquinas on Hope, discusses how the work of St. Thomas Aquinas, Charles Taylor, Nicholas Boyle, and others reveals the essential bond between the Christian virtue of hope and the life-affirming sensibilities of humanism. Rotella’s book, Playing in Time: Essays, Profiles, and Other True Stories is a work of about two dozen essays that focus on some of his favorite subjects: boxing, music, writers, and cities.

Rapple states that he has viewed all of the Highlights and has thoroughly read all the works of faculty who he personally interviewed, generally from the English and theatre departments and the Lynch School of Education.

He especially recommends two books of poetry as his two personal favorite Highlights: Wave by Andrew Sofer and Epitaphs for the Journey: New, Selected and Revised Poems by Paul Mariani, both of the English department. “Both poetical works, very different in subject and style, are wonderful.”

Overall, Rapple urges BC undergraduates to explore and take advantage of the Highlights series. There are over 70 Highlights representing most of BC’s schools and departments, meaning that there must be something of interest for every student. Rapple emphasized the appeal and benefits of the Highlights, which extend even beyond their undergraduate experience.

“Perhaps they’ll [undergraduates] get fresh ideas about programs to pursue in graduate school,” Rapple said.

“Maybe students will get some ideas from the Highlights about new courses they might take in the future. However, I think that a primary reason to look at the Highlights is that of sheer intellectual enjoyment.” n

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By Eleanor Hildebrandt Heights Editor As the revelry of St. Paddy’s Day fades from the Boston College campus, The Heights looks back to coverage of the holiday from the paper’s archives. BC, which began as a school for the sons of Irish immigrants, has an understandably strong devotion to the day in all of its implications.

On Mar. 18, 1938, the front page featured an interview with Patrick “Pat” Doyle, BC ’40, a sophomore born in Belfast and at the time one of three BC students born in Ireland. “The beauty of the St. Patrick’s day mass and the spirit of the day manifested in the people still are firm in Doyle’s mind,” the piece read. “‘Of course the non-Catholic populace has its celebration and ceremony too, but naturally they can’t be compared, either as regards beauty or reverence, with the mass and services of St. Patrick’s own followers,’ said Doyle.” The interview went on, with Doyle recounting Belfast celebrations of the holiday, including a modern tradition: “people all awearin’ the green.”

The same issue included an editorial by the Heights board ruminating on the influence of St. Patrick.

“Patrick’s was not a work of driving out, or of destruction,” it read.

“Patrick … implanted the seeds of faith in the hearts of simple country folk, and so well did he sow for the master, that today Ireland remains one of the few countries in the world that still places God first, Catholics first, and faith and charity above all else … The results of his work have come down through generations, the results will probably go to many more generations … the pupils of Patrick have love in their hearts for all men. Is it any wonder then that Saint Patrick’s Day receives widespread honor and observance in the United States?”

Reflections on St. Patrick’s Day took another turn for the serious in the form of a letter to the editor on Mar. 15, 1963. Michael Collins, Jr., A&S ’64 wrote, “With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, we are reminded of an injustice which has existed for centuries. In a world where men are arguing about Communism, Cuba and the Congo, we seem to have forgotten Ireland. The Communists have set up a wall around Berlin and the world screams ‘tyranny’ but England is allowed to construct a boundary around the six Northern counties in Ireland and there is not a sound. As long as this boundary exists, injustice will prevail. The six counties should be united with the twenty-six in the Republic of Ireland. Something should be done, and done soon.” In fact, the Northern Ireland Troubles, a violent conflict between those who favored union with the rest of Ireland and those who wished to remain part of the U.K. would begin just a few years after that letter was published.

The Mar. 13, 1964 issue called upon Heights contributors to have

mercy upon the editors’ social lives.

A small blurb on page four read, “In order that the ‘Heights’ will be able to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the true Irish tradition all copy must be in the office by 3:00 o’clock Monday afternoon.” Current Heights editors, who spent this past St. Paddy’s Day in McElroy 113, have no comment.

The 1993 holiday fell at the end of BC’s Spring Break. A column on page 15 of the Mar. 22 edition noted that, despite a blizzard that had hit Boston, BC students carried on celebrating, and the biggest complaint, apparently, was the lack of green beer. “St. Patrick’s Day, the holiday of holidays for the strikingly prevalent Irish multitude at Boston College, once again provided another occasion for good old fashioned partying!” exclaimed the piece. “Picture this: hundreds of Boston College students dressed in emerald green swinging back Guinness stout and Jameson whiskey at the local Irish pub while joyfully singing Gaelic tunes in their finest Irish brogue. Doesn’t sound familiar?” If that doesn’t ring a bell, the writer continued, “How about several select Boston College students jammed into Mary Ann’s and CitySide wearing green plaid J. Crew oxfords, slurping Miller Lights (in the green bottle) and peppermint schnapps while whaling [sic] out ‘My Brown-eyed Girl’ for yet the fifth time in one night?” If nothing else, student taste in fashion and serenades seems to have remained remarkably constant since the 1990s.

If modes of celebration haven’t changed much over the past 20 years, in some ways, concerns haven’t shifted much either. In the Mar. 16, 1998 issue of The Heights, the question for Voices from the Dustbowl was “If you caught a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day, what would you wish for?” Answers included “Warm weather,” “A job before I graduate,” “Another plane ticket to get back to Spring Break,” and “A Mod with a Guinness tap in it.” The last response, from two female students, was “We’d lick the leprechaun all over”—an answer perhaps better suited to the modern-day “Boston College Confessions” Facebook page.

Finally, bringing the holiday home to its Irish roots, staff columnist Ryan Kagy recalled his Irish-American upbringing with humor in his April 2, 2007 column.

“In true Irish fashion, when we celebrated St. Patrick’s feast we had quite a spread ... of booze,” he wrote.

“And now I know what they mean by ‘When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.’

And, surprisingly, it has little to do with potatoes. But in the end, St. Paddy’s Day is about pride: pride in being Irish and in overcoming obstacles … Once again I would like to reiterate that I am Irish; and that, as much as I joke, there is a lot more to Irish culture than drinking and debauchery ... we just choose to ignore that on St. Paddy’s Day.” n

even compare with what the students at BC feel toward their fellow Appa members.

I find the name Appalationships to be perfectly fitting. They are indeed relationships and if they were on Facebook, statuses would be switched from “single” to “in a relationship” and finally to “it’s complicated” upon arrival back to BC. Appalationships become long distance relationships once they hit the BC campus, as adjusting from seeing these people every minute of every day now becomes merely brief encounters throughout the day and sometimes no in-person contact at all.

I cannot tell you the amount of times I have heard my friends say “I haven’t seen anyone from Appa all day.” Isn’t the old saying “Distance makes the heart grow fonder?”

Well apparently with modern technology there is no need for too much

distance. People in these relationships have turned to forms of social media to keep the flame alive. GroupMe downloads must have hit an all-time high this past week as many Appa groups have used this as a way to stay in constant contact. I have sat through many dinners this week where I just cannot seem to get my friends to pay any attention to anything but their phones. Are they checking housing?

No. Were they checking for a new pope? No. They were Snap Chatting and sending texts to their Appa groups. Hello! You’ve known me for two years. How have I suddenly become last week’s news?

Cover photos that were once of friends at football games or the token Instagram picture of Gasson have now become failed pyramids and Appa group shots as a way to proclaim this new relationship. That’s fine—I didn’t want to be in your cover photo or any-

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thing. Trust me, I’m not bitter. Okay, maybe just a little.

How do the rest of us fit in among these new Appalationships? The answer is we don’t. All we can do is listen to the stories of how they met and fell in love that one beautiful week in South Carolina.

This quirk, this interesting feeling that descends upon BC’s campus leaves some of us feeling single and alone. With all of these new budding relationships on campus, it’s hard not to feel like the single girl or guy bashing all the people in relationships. My advice would be to just embrace it. I have. As much as we love to poke fun at these Appalationships, we all want what you have. We just don’t want to admit it.

I had been anxiously preparing for a few days—assembling various news articles and reading up on blog posts. I had embarrassingly even typed “how to conduct yourself in a phone interview” on Google. In anticipation of my first phone interview with a news outlet and digital media enterprise for a potential summer internship position, I fought my nervousness with over-preparation.

I imagined my job interviewer to be just as degrading and humiliating as Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada. I pictured myself fumbling over words and being confronted with my biggest fear: a question I could not answer. So I compiled a Word Document of possible questions I could be asked, with bullet point answers. I copied and pasted articles I had read and enjoyed, names of bloggers I frequently followed, and facts about the sequester and the violence in Syria. Basically, I went neurotic. But I assured myself that that was okay, because if I did find myself helplessly treading water in the interview, I would have a crutch to lean on—I would have covered all the bases.

A phone interview is an interesting means of judging a job candidate, because it doesn’t take into account factors such as personality and physical confidence. The interviewer is able to get a feel for how the candidate would perform his or her duties, but not necessarily how he or she would mesh in the threadwork of the company. So I was determined to prove myself.

The interview ended up heading in the direction I expected at first. The young woman on the other line was from the Human Resources department of the company.

She was extremely nice and bubbly, and asked me basic questions about myself and my resume, and why I wanted the internship. Slowly, I began to feel comfortable enough to put down my sheet of notes and talk genuinely about myself. I spoke more comfortably and seamlessly when I wasn’t as worried about making the right impression. I never ended up reciting my favorite recently read articles, or boasting about my knowledge of the conflict in Syria. Because really, why would she care? Instead, we shared a couple laughs as I admitted to her my OCD in preparing for the interview.

One question she asked that really stuck out to me came at the end of the phone conversation. “Do you have experience with digital media?” she proposed innocently. I envisioned her with her pen in hand, waiting to check the “yes” or “no” box on her paper that dictated my fate. The truth was, I had some experience with digital media, but the company’s reliance on the digital world was one main reason I was interested in their internship program. As the world of media is changing and evolving rapidly, I wanted to be a part of this up-and-coming world.

I have so much respect for people who have embraced the changing world of news and media. Rather than lamenting the loss of the days when families would hunker down in front of the TV to view 60 Minutes, we must embrace the changing nature of how we receive our news. I would never advocate for the elimination of tangible newspapers and physical on-site news reporting. In my mind, there is always a very important place in the world for this. However, to completely resist utilizing online sites and social media outlets as supplementary forms of communication is to be lost at sea in today’s world.

So when I was proposed the question of my experience with digital media, I took a few seconds to think. I turned over my unauthentic notes sheet, and formulated an honest answer in my brain. “Actually, not that much,” I told her candidly, feeling my cheeks begin to burn at my answer. Surprisingly, she seemed almost relieved by my answer. “That’s totally ok,” she said. She assured me that she was new to the company, and she was still learning so much about the digital world—as was everyone else at the company. “It’s an exciting time to break into the business,” she said, and explained how the point of the internship program is to foster growth.

It dawned on me that no one expected me to be informed on everything or perfectly versed in the ins and outs of the company.

I’m a sophomore, and as long as I have the passion to learn, there is nothing wrong with not knowing.

Sometimes as Boston College students, we tend to get wrapped up in getting perfect grades, landing the perfect job, and saying the perfect thing at the perfect time. But the truth is, we are all still making mistakes and evolving. Just as the world around us is growing rapidly, we are allowed to admit we have a lot of room to grow too.

Ashley Goncalves is a contributor to The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

Cathryn Wooodruff is the Asst. Features Editor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

BC service trips spark new ‘Appalationships’ Love is in the air, people, and it has hit Boston College hard this week.

The week after Spring Break brought something back to BC that we all had forgotten was missing: Appalationships.

We have all heard of these unbreakable relationships formed during the many Appalachia service trips, whether we wanted to or not. Why is this particular to BC you may ask?

Well, while I cannot say I have heard reactions from students at all other colleges, I have heard from several of my friends regarding their Appa experiences at other schools, and let me tell you, it does not even come close to describing BC Appalationships. Yes, they bonded with people over service and while they may catch up for lunch down the road, they don’t

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Going the distance A senior’s creative campaign strategy reflects the desire of students to stand out in the highly competitive post-graduate job market

By Kathleen Fahy Heights Staff With midterms behind us, and the first day of spring just days away, the end of the semester does not seem so far off. Summer has come into view, and much of the Boston College student body is abuzz with securing plans for the break.

While underclassmen have the luxury of planning a summer without the pressure of perfecting their resume, upperclassmen do not. Juniors are hardpressed to find internships, and college seniors, in Boston and beyond, are hard-pressed to find jobs.

The class of 2013 has a lot more to think about than how they might spend the next three and a half months. For seniors, as summer approaches,

so does the beginning of their professional lives.

Like many of those set to graduate this May, Jake Abrams, A&S ’13, is confronted with the question of how to distinguish himself, of how he can set himself apart from the countless new alumni who will be competing to enter the workforce. A communication major and economics minor, Abrams wants to break into marketing and advertising. He has done well in school, getting good grades in classes that are relevant to his aspired career, and he has gained experience through two internships in the field.

The problem is, he is not alone. Not even

close. Thousands of young men and women are equally prepared, equally qualified and more or less the same on paper. So how does Abrams convince an employer to give him a shot? Well, as someone who wants to catch the eye of employers in marketing and advertising, Abrams has decided to market and advertise himself. He has launched a social media campaign, “Hire Jake Abrams,” in an attempt to get noticed and, hopefully, to be given a chance.

Abrams grew up in Sharon, Mass., a small

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Celebrating milestones in women’s history

By Michelle Tomassi Features Editor There are fewer than three weeks of classes this month at Boston College, but there are many opportunities to engage in the rich past and promising future of female students in honor of Women’s History Month. At BC, however, this is the first year that the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is organizing an official celebration of Women’s History Month.

Franca Godenzi, one of the co-directors of the Month and A&S ’13, explained how this year is the 40th anniversary of the WRC, making it the perfect time to begin planning a more focused celebration. “And we also thought that since it’s the sesquicentennial of Boston College, that it was a really appropriate time to celebrate the history of women at Boston College,” she said.

The WRC has partnered with the Council for Women of Boston College (CWBC) in terms of publicity for the events, and the CWBC is also celebrating a milestone in its

history—this year marks the 10th anniversary of the organization. CWBC strives to reach out to BC alumnae and increase their influence and participation in the University, and to establish meaningful relationships as well as leadership roles for female graduates.

Both the WRC and the CWBC have come a long way since they were first established, taking active steps to further the progress of women during their undergraduate and graduate experiences.

“I always say that the Council started as a clean sheet,” said Kathleen McGillycuddy, chair of the CWBC and the Board of Trustees. What started as a small group of about six women who wished to form a leadership organization that reaches out to alumnae and students has grown to include over 140 alumnae who are connected with the University. In addition, there are close to 800 women who have associate membership, which is open to all alumnae and is designed for women who want to participate in the Council but don’t have the ability to offer the time commitment

of a full leadership member. The WRC has also grown in size and influence, beginning as a small group of volunteers and now being composed of a director, three graduate assistants, and eight undergraduate student staff members.

Encompassing the entirety of female history into one month is no easy task, so the WRC has decided to focus on the history of women at BC in order to narrow their focus and provide programs and events that are of particular interest to the students and faculty on campus.

“We really want to highlight the accomplishments of female alumni as well as female students at Boston College in order to show the contributions women have made to Boston College—academically, athletically, in terms of clubs—and then use that as an impetus to get current students to recognize their potential and to use that in order to realize their future goals and aspirations post-graduation,”

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BC Libraries featured Rotella and Salameh as part of the Faculty Publication Highlights.

Faculty publications extend far beyond the classroom

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The Women’s Resource Center has several events planned for this year’s Women’s History Month along with their 40th anniversary.

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All Boston College students have, at some p oint , re ceive d an email from University Libraries with the subject titled “Faculty Publication Highlight.” And perhaps, after giving a blank stare and quickly skimming the email, few gave it an after-thought.

This problematic indifference must change.

First, let’s consider what makes our school great: its outward-reaching and self-transcendent mission and vision, its Harry Potter-reminiscent architecture, its diversity, and the list go es on. But of course, what would our institution be without its distinguished and passionate faculty?

The Faculty Publication Highlights, in short, function to bring to light the work of our faculty for University members and outside intellectuals to

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see through the BC Library.

The Faculty Publication Highlights project was started by Brendan Rapple and Ed Tallent, both of O’Neill Library, in 2006 with the goal of strengthening the connection between BC faculty, their research, and the Library.

“The Librar y benefits from increased contact with the faculty and hopefully they benefit from increased exposure to their work,” Rapple said.

When a faculty member’s publication is highlighted, the Faculty Publication website provides a brief synopsis o f th e ch o s e n b o o k , i t s l o c at i o n and availability in the library, and a brief video interview of the faculty member with either Rapple or Nina B ogdanovsky, the coordinators of the Highlights series. Also, the TV monitors in the libraries consistently flash images of the publication and the

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