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BC piled seven goals for an easy win against Hockey East foe UMass, B8

BC professor Tom Wesner talked about faith, surprises, and meeting his wife in Eagle’s Nest, A3

Looking at the best actors that took on the famous MI6 spy in anticipation of Spectre, B3

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8 kip`e^ _`jkfip n`k_ Ê<iX[`ZXk\Ë 8[d`e`jkiXkfij flkc`e\ iXk`feXc\ ]fi i\a\Zk`e^ Xek`$iXZ`jd `e]f^iXg_`Z 9P JFG?@< I<8I;FE ?\`^_kj JkX]] A group of top Boston College administrators responded Wednesday to the recent actions of Eradicate Boston College Racism—they condemned the student group specifically for its tactics in calling for institutional reform. Those involved in the movement—which is led by graduate students—most recently staged a silent protest during a visit from race relations author Ta-Nehisi Coates and soon after posted fliers across campus reading “BC SILENCES ANTIRACISM” in response to the Provost office’s rejection of a poster created by the group to promote a lecture series. Earlier this summer, David Quigley, BC Provost and Dean of Faculties, met with three Eradicate leaders. In that meeting, he said all voiced their concerns, discussing various Provost office initiatives in regard to racism and inequality. “There was a clear statement made to me by three of the leaders that they prefer to work outside of University channels, outside of student settings, outside of any of the typical channels whereby change and progress has been brought to bearing on this campus,” Quigley said. A few weeks ago, Quigley found out that the Center for Human Rights and International Justice planned to use an infographic by Eradicate outlining action steps to combat institutional racism as promotional material for a panel event. He then set out to contact the participants and cosponsors of the event to see if they were aware of the poster’s planned use. Quigley explained that he received a wide range of responses—some knew about it while others did not. He said some individuals were worried, while others were supportive of the graphic. The disruption at the Coates event during the same week deepened Quigley’s worries. Thomas Mogan, dean of students, explained that the administration received various complaints from attendees because they could not see or hear Coates. Mogan then met with the leaders to discuss the disruption at the event. He was also concerned about the group’s unwillingness to comply with University procedures. Mogan said that following the Coates talk, he met with several members of Eradicate and explained that if they were involved in unauthorized demonstrations, they would be subject to conduct action. “I let them know that they have the right to express themselves, but demonstrations, as per University policy,

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8cYi`^_k fe jg\Xb`e^ lg Xe[ `ek\iilgk`e^ =fid\i J\Zi\kXip f] JkXk\ X[[i\jj\j nfd\e `e c\X[\ij_`g# L%J% i\jgfej`Y`c`kp `e k_\ nfic[ 9P J?8EEFE CFE>NFIK? =fi K_\ ?\`^_kj Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said that the one thing she refuses to do is become silent—and on Wednesday night, the 78-year-old stateswoman made her voice heard. Clad in a maroon suit, the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient was the first speaker for this year’s Council for Women of Boston College Colloquium. The event was open to the public

as well as the students and faculty on campus, and tickets sold out within minutes after they went on sale. The evening included Albright’s talk, as well as a forum during which she had the opportunity to sit down with a student and answer several presubmitted questions. After Kathleen McGillycuddy, a 1971 graduate of Newton College of the Sacred Heart—which merged with BC in 1975—and chair of the CWBC, introduced Albright to the crowd, all whispers suddenly silenced.

“Thank you for telling everybody who I am, because not everybody always knows,” Albright said to McGillycuddy in front of the audience. Laughter filled the theater as she smiled and then delved into a short story about her struggle with recognition in her everyday life. Then, once everyone settled, she expressed her appreciation for being invited to BC. “I am thrilled to be here, and deeply honored

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The Arrupe El Salvador trip, one of the many trips that Campus Ministry’s Arrupe Immersion Program leads, was cancelled due to escalating violence in the country, the directors of the trip said. Margaret Nuzzolese, campus minister and program director for Arrupe, hopes groups will be able to return to El Salvador next year. Catherine Larrabee, MCAS ’16, and Christopher Colgan, CSOM ’16, were the student leaders for the Arrupe El Salvador trip. The decision was made following a

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Paul Schiller, the senior vice president for worldwide marketing at Apple, Inc., will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural event for the Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship. The talk will be in Robsham Theater on Thursday, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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:JFE gif] i\Zf^e`q\[ Ann Wolbert Burgess, D.N.Sc., RNCS, FAAN, a professor in the Connell School of Nursing, has been awarded the 2015 Outstanding Professional Award by the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. The Society aims to help at-risk children and their families gain access to professional treatment. The award is given to a member of the Society who has made exceptional contributions to the advancement of its goals. Burgess, who earned her degrees from Boston University and the University of Maryland, focused her research on response patterns of crime victims and Internet crimes against children. In addition to this award, she previously received the Sigma Theta Tau International Audrey Hepburn Award, the American Nurses’ Association Hildegard Peplau Award, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Episteme Laureate Award. In 2013, she earned the Inaugural Living Legend Award from the New England Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nursing Association.

E\n i\j\XiZ_ The American Council on Education has released new research in collaboration with the Boston College Center for International Higher Education. The research is meant to better understand government-sponsored higher education. The report says that the United States needs a broad set of initiatives meant to support internationalization of higher education—a level of coordination that needs inter-agency collaboration. Laura E. Rumbley, associate director for the Boston College Center for International Higher Education, and Georgiana Mihut, research assistant for the Center, wrote the study with two members of the American Council on Education. “Motivated by a variety of academic, economic, political, and social goals, governments around the world are implementing policies and programs designed to spur higher education internationalization,� the study reads. “The purpose of this study is to better understand public policies and programs for internationalization of higher education in a comparative context, examine issues of effectiveness, and consider the future and impact of such initiatives going forward.�

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Professor Seth Meehan’s Making History Public Class has organized and curated an exhibit showcasing the lives of Boston College students who fought in World War I. The exhibit presents letters, schedules, and photos from the soldiers. In 1918, the US War Department chose BC to host an installment of the Student Army Training Corps. More than 1,500 students applied for just 750 available spots, according to the Burns Library blog. “Each letter is unique in its own right, but all the letters contained a common theme: the pride and unity that came from being a member of the Boston College community,â€? the blog states. “As one student wrote of his fellow servicemen from Boston College: ‘they were both brave lads of the breed of champions and did well their duty to honor their God, their country, and their Alma Mater—and to the honor of the Irish blood that owed in their veins.’â€?

Since 1992, Boston College undergraduates have been able to take law school courses in a program pioneered and coordinated by BC Law professor Zygmunt Plater. This spring, Environmental Law and Policy: Nature, Law, and Society, could potentially certify students to take a dozen other upper level law school electives, given satisfactory performance in the course. The three-credit course is taught by pairs of third year law students at BC Law. The course will explore what the law is, the role of the government, and how the law can address climate change. “It’s a huge issue—probably the most important issue our generation will face,� said Patrick Gallagher, a third-year BC Law student who will teach the course. “We are at a period in time where environmental issues are all around us, literally every-

thing you do has some connection to the environment.� Three sections of Environmental Law and Policy: Nature, Law, and Society will be oered to all undergraduates during the spring semester, with a cap at 40 students per section. The mission of the class is to examine the actions of society and how they impact the environment, consider the environmental consequences that have been a result of people’s actions, and to discuss and provide students with an understanding about what the law can do to protect the environment. Throughout the semester, students will be immersed in discussions ranging from an exploration of how the legal system works behind environmental issues and how agencies can regulate activities that are harming the environment, to an examination of situations when people have sued corporations and the government for their actions, or inaction, involving

environmental damage resulting from the disregard of protective laws. While the course is aimed at students who have an interest in law and intend to pursue law school, it is also designed to be all-inclusive. Rather than teaching environmental law, the course teaches the structure of the legal system in a way many university law courses do not, Plater said. “Especially if undergrads are not going to go to law school, they’ve got to learn to understand how and get around the legal structure because the legal process is everywhere, and often it’s saying, ‘You can’t do that,’â€? he said. “The students who take this course understand how the court or government agency works, in technical terms, enough to say, ‘Why not?’â€? In addition to experiencing a course modeled after a law school-level course, students who do well within the class can receive recommendations from their teachers to be certiďŹ ed to

take other law school courses as an undergraduate. The course is taught by pairs of third-year law students from BC Law School, Harvard Law School, as well as Boston University Law School, however, it is the BC Law students who do the majority of the teaching.These third-year law students have faculty status within the University rather than being teaching assistants for Plater. During the fall semester, they are trained and prepared to teach the undergraduates coming in during the spring. “We want people taking this class to be able to get an introduction to the law and to how a law school course works,� Gallagher said. “If that’s something that appeals to people, that’s great, but at the same time, law school isn’t for everyone, and hopefully if people are on the fence or if they’re thinking about it, maybe they’ll take this course and say, ‘You know, actually, this isn’t what I want to do,’ and that’s important to know.� „

8 cffb Xk g_`cXek_ifgp# cXn# Xe[ k_\ glYc`Z ^ff[ By Connor Murphy For The Heights Are philanthropic organizations serving the public good or their own interests? Should multi-billion dollar charitable organizations pay more taxes? Are tax-free university endowments in the public’s best interests? The Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good, a new, nonpartisan think tank spearheaded by Boston College Law School professors Ray Mado and William Bagley, hopes to explore those questions and others by establishing a broad conversation about a little-known issue. Mado, who has spent 22 years at BC Law, teaches classes on tax policy, property, and death as it pertains to wealth and inheritance. Her current scholarly focus is on how public policy deals with philanthropy. While writing her 2011 book Immortality and the Law: The Rising Power of the American Dead, Mado spent a lot of time looking at philanthropy law and noticed a potential problem. “I was surprised by how the rules governing these private foundations seemed to be a lot more concerned with protecting their perpetual life than they were with actually producing philanthropic ends,â€? Mado said. She wrote a series of op-eds, published in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among other outlets, questioning whether policies surrounding philanthropic actions ensure that money actually meets charitable ends, or is merely set aside in tax-free perpetuity by big-name foundations like Rockefeller, MacArthur, and Ford. With her colleague William Bagley, an adjunct faculty mem-

ber at the law school who teaches classes on philanthropy law, Mado organized “A Convention on Promoting Meaningful Reform in Philanthropy,â€? a two-day discussion hosted at BC Law last September. After discussing issues like allocation of charitable resources and donor-advised funds, Mado and Bagley decided to create the forum. The convention also discussed the growth of university endowments. “President Obama has a plan to subsidize community college education for everybody, and people say, ‘Well, we don’t have enough money to do that,’â€? Mado said. “But at the same time, people seem to fail to recognize how much money we subsidize for the growth of Harvard by allowing their $37 billion endowment to grow tax-free.â€? The forum held its ďŹ rst event in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 23, titled “The Rise of DonorAdvised Funds: Should Congress Respond?â€? Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, are the fastest-growing charitable vehicle, with $50 billion in assets, Mado said. The conference gathered a group of experts for discussion and debate. The group presented position papers to Congress from opposing sides of the issue. For example, an essay by Victoria Bjorklund, a lecturer at Harvard Law School, opposed congressional action on the grounds that the growth of DAFs was the expected outcome when Congress included DAFs in the IRS code in the ďŹ rst place. A paper by Roger Colinvaux, a professor at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America, argued that DAFs are “the worst development in the history of philanthropy.â€? “Our goal is to promote con-

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Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. “We’re holding it with the Stanford PACS Center because it’s an excellent center on matters of philanthropy policy,â€? Mado said. “The rise of tech money in San Francisco has given rise to lots of people out there questioning how best to use philanthropic dollars, so it seemed like a good location.â€? The forum’s activities are sponsored by a number of charitable foundations, including the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Mado said that their support helps to ensure high-quality debate on philanthropic issues. The foundations support an effort that seeks not only to promote better policies and better scholarship on philanthropy tax policy, but also general public awareness. “We spend a lot of money subsidizing philanthropic activities,â€? Mado said. “But we’re not always mindful about whether we’re producing the results that we want.â€? „

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versation, with the ultimate goal that there are better policies,â€? Mado said. “We’re not advocating for any particular policies, but we are trying to ensure that better conversations occur around them.â€? Sharon Beckman, associate clinical professor of law, said in an email that she was interested in the questions the forum has raised about philanthropy law. “But most exciting of all—and so appropriate for a forum based at Boston College Law School—is that their focus is on how the law can better serve the public good,â€? she said. On Nov. 17, the forum has planned a “Philanthropy Boot Camp for Journalists,â€? where experts on philanthropy will explain some of the complexities of the law to journalists from the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, and 60 Minutes. In the spring, the forum will sponsor “Giving in Time: Perpetuity, Limited Life, and the Responsibility of Philanthropy to the Present and the Future,â€? at Stanford University’s

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8k 8^Xg\ CXkk\# Kfd N\je\i X[[i\jj\j k_\ Ê>f[ f] jligi`j\jË By Chris Russo =fi K_\ ?\`^_kj It was seven years ago when Tom Wesner found himself at a Jesuit retreat. He knew he was there to reflect and open up about the role of faith in his life, but he did not know that it was a silent retreat, and he was surprised. This was the weekend he first heard of the “God of surprises.” On Nov. 3, Wesner, a professor in the Carroll School of Management, addressed students at the Agape Latte series about the surprises people encounter on their faith journeys. Wesner discussed how there are both good and bad surprises, but both types lead to spiritual growth. “I didn’t read the brochure,” said Wesner, referring to the silent retreat. Although at first he was uneasy about the idea of a silent retreat, Wesner soon found himself reflecting in a way he had not before. He spent two nights in silence, writing down the things for which he was most grateful. After spending many years in

Jesuit schools, he finally came to the realization that the Jesuit tradition is not merely a set of rules to follow. Rather, it is a guide. Wesner learned that his God is a “God of surprises.” He described the many surprises contained in the Bible, such as the Annunciation and Jesus’ miracles. To Wesner, it is what people do with their surprises that form and shape them. Wesner said when he was in high school, he felt pressure from his parents to perform well both academically and on his sports teams. Living up to their expectations was important, and he always strived to impress them. Then, when he discovered that his parents were going to divorce, Wesner was devastated. He said that it was not a happy surprise, but life is not fair. “Adversity introduces us to who we are,” Wesner said. “Unless you’ve been tested or broken, you don’t know who you are.” In his senior year of high school, Wesner fell in love with Boston College. He applied, and, to his delight, he said, was invited

to campus to be interviewed. After the interview ended, he introduced himself to a Jesuit priest walking along campus. At that moment, Wesner felt compelled to ask the man a question. He explained that he was a prospective student whose dream was to attend BC, and that his application was already submitted along with his SAT scores. “Does prayer matter right now?” Wesner asked. The Jesuit responded honestly, that he did not know. What he did know, however, was that God knew the answer to Wesner’s prayer, but he also knew if he was praying in the first place. Wesner soon learned that under the Jesuit tradition, wanting something requires one to “work as if the outcome is up to you, and pray as if the outcome is up to God.” He would live by this principle for the rest of his life. With hard work and prayer, he said, any surprise could lead to something valuable. One of these surprises took place as he sat in Eagle’s Nest when he was an undergraduate

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At the most recent Agape Latte event, professor Tom Wesner talked about why to embrace life’s surprises. at BC. As he was eating lunch with one of his friends, something distracted him from their conversation. He remembers seeing a beautiful girl with a blue jacket and telling his friend, “I am going to marry her.” The fact that this girl was his friend’s cousin made his friend

squirm in his seat. Surprisingly, Wesner married that woman 20 years later. A Jesuit education has positively affected Wesner’s life and his journey of faith. He came to a realization that a Jesuit education is not about following strict dogma, but rather about the surprises

8[d`e i\jgfej\ kf <iX[`ZXk\ Eradicate, from A1 need to be registered and approved,” Mogan said. “And that I expected them to register any future demonstrations or protests.” Mogan said that if they were asked to stop in the future and did not, they would be charged with failure to comply. The leaders agreed to these terms, according to Mogan, and said that they understood what the consequences of their future actions would be. Given this background, Quigley explained, he expressed his concern with the flyer to Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., the Director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, saying he believed that the poster did not adequately highlight those featured in the event, particularly Vincent Rougeau, the Dean of the Law School. He also felt that University resources should not be used to promote the message of “Eradicate Boston College Racism,” which he believes diminishes the work of BC faculty who have focused

their academic careers on fighting racism—particularly given that the group had disrupted several faculty-planned events and criticized the work of multiple BC departments. After Quigley expressed his concerns, the Center for Human Rights opted not to use Eradicate’s poster. In response to the poster’s rejections, members of Eradicate posted fliers criticizing Quigley’s decision across campus, describing it as an attempt to silence antiracist sentiments on campus. “BC touts a Jesuit principle, ‘preferential treatment for the poor,’ but within its walls, it displays preferential treatment of the powerful,” said Sriya Bhattacharyya, a member of Eradicate and GLSOE ’16, in explaining the group’s decision to protest the Provost office’s decision. Quigley said he believes some of the posters with the infographic were then distributed at the event the following Friday. Quigley and Mogan both said that they have been willing to talk with the students of Eradicate, but

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one can encounter in life. Both good and bad surprises will happen in his life, he realized, but he must embrace what comes his way because every surprise is a sign from God. “Why are you here?” Wesner ended by asking. “What will you do to surprise God?”

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Posters around campus last week spurred conversation about race at BC.

the group has refused. “The supposition that BC is an institutionally racist place is a difficult argument to make,” said Jack Dunn, University spokesperson and director of the Office of News and Public Affairs. “So this group is formed based on that supposition and if they said we’re opposed to racism all of us would work with them—we all are. All of us abhor racism in every form.” Dunn said BC was founded to serve the Boston immigrant population of the mid-nineteenth century, and that the administration still strives to oppose racism and provide opportunity. Dunn explained that the issue lies in the fact that Eradicate makes BC seem institutionally racist. “I think that’s a false assumption, an unfair assumption, and imputes the integrity of so many good people on this campus who’ve joined this community precisely because they’re people of good will who oppose all elements of bigotry,” Dunn said. Mogan added that much of his conversation with Eradicate members centers on the problems with their tactics, not so much their goals. Mogan pointed out that productive conversations have been going on for a while, even before students staged a die-in protest in St. Mary’s Hall last semester, and that these conversations led to changes on campus. Dunn said that Eradicate is not the only group, as they make it seem, that wants to combat racism. “None of us is opposed to having difficult conversations,” Dunn said. “But the expectation is that they be respectful, civil, consistent with steadfast academic principles. So if they’re willing to work with us, we’re willing to work with them. But this policy with disruption at the expense of communication, at the expense of dialogue, we think, is unproductive.”

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“Because the house always wins. Play long enough, you never change the stakes. The house takes you. Unless, when the perfect hand comes along, you bet and you bet big, then you take the house.”

Due to escalating violence in El Salvador, the Boston College Campus Ministry Arrupe Immersion trip to the country has been cancelled. The remaining six trips to other South and Central American countries—including Mexico, Ecuador, and Guatemala—have been approved. The El Salvador program plans to preserve its relationship with the community, and its leadership hopes to return with students to the country next year. But, at the moment, gang violence has escalated in the region, especially over the past summer. The cancellation of the trip alludes to the stark reality of unrest in the country—to show that tensions have escalated to the point that even those looking to immerse themselves and assist in the lives of the citizens are unable to do so because things are simply too unsafe. The Arrupe Program’s foresight in cancelling the trip is warranted given the violence, but the students’ response is a particularly commendable aspect of the situation. Although disappointed, given their preparation for immersion in this specific country with this specific culture, the students were willing to continue the program’s goals of advocacy and awareness. Additionally, the program did not entirely deprive the students of the service trip for which they had prepared—they will be going to the Dominican Republic-Haiti border instead of El Salvador. Recent service organization cancellations, like that of the JumpStart program last

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month, shows that student extracurriculars aren’t by any means a safe bet—that BC had other options in place is respectable and welcomed. After senior leaders had prepared the reflections, and students had applied for the program, the change of plans to retain their service opportunity is welcome.

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:N9: Yi`e^`e^ dfi\ ]\dXc\ jg\Xb\ij kf ZXdglj Looking to expand the visibility of prominent women on campus, the newly-formed Council for Women of Boston College Colloquium brought former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to BC this Wednesday. The CWBC Colloquium is under the umbrella of the BC Institute for the Liberal Arts, and Albright is its first speaker. The aim of the colloquium is to recognize the importance of the continued success of women leaders. At the talk, Albright discussed her journey coming to the United States as a child after being born in the former Czechoslovakia, to beginning her career in foreign policy, a topic always among her most significant interests throughout her life. In between anecdotes about her time as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Secretary of State, Albright offered opinions on current global issues such as climate change and the refugee crisis, as well as her perspective on the place for women in government and other positions of leadership. Women should not be afraid to speak up if they have something to say and know what they are talking about, Albright said, and have every right to be taken seriously as capable decision-makers and leaders. Moving forward, the CWBC Colloquium will bring speakers to discuss women in leadership to campus. The CWBC aims to shape the future of BC via engagement of women on campus. Next, they are sponsoring Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian activist and lawyer. On Monday, the Rappaport Center will host ambassador Wendy Sher-

man, the lead negotiator for the Iran nuclear deal, to speak at BC Law. This, coupled with the events held by the new Colloquium, points to a productive trend at the University. By making a point of sponsoring prominent female leaders, BC sends the message that women mentorship is a critical place to invest resources. In addition to talks, the administration sends this message more practically with programs such as

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The only race we should be talking about is NASCAR I truly didn’t mean to write. Karl Salzmann’s recent LTE, “A Response to ‘The Heights’ Coverage of Coates’ Talk,” however, forces me to pick up my pen—well, laptop. I’m typing this. You get the point, though. I would like to commend Mr. Salzmann for summoning his inner Trump and saying exactly what’s on his mind, despite the possible consequence of looking ignorant. I would also like to express my appreciation for Eradicate #BostonCollegeRacism, whose thought-provoking demonstration got this conversation on race started in the first place. But I have a problem with talking about race: conversations about race, about skin color and identity, are too complex and divisive. People feel awkward. Feelings get hurt. You know what’s not complex or awkward and doesn’t hurt any feelings? Man and machine in perfect harmony burning rubber around a circular track at over 200mph for hours on end. That’s right, baby! Start your engines! I’m talking about NASCAR. When we talk about NASCAR, we don’t have to question Boston College’s adherence to the Jesuit mission of justice with which it so proudly brands itself. Instead, we can focus on the hundreds of miles of exhilarating competition. Mano e mano. There’s no time to think of our campus’ racial climate when things are getting hot and heavy down on the track. We all just need to come together, black people and white people, Muslims and Catholics, male and female and gender nonconforming, to watch Landon Cassill dominate in the AAA Texas 500 this weekend. Why would we ever point out the administration’s callousness in trying to punish students for dramatising the urgent crisis of racial violence when there’s a big race just a couple days away? If I wanted to, I could recall a famous preacher saying in his most famous speech, “We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.” But instead, I’m just going to focus on how satisfying

that cold milk must taste after a first-place finish at the Indy 500. Mmm, victory lactose! Why would we begin the herculean task of attempting to reconcile BC’s Jesuit mission of being “men and women for others” with the institution’s accused institutional neglect and racism toward oppressed people right on their own campus. I don’t want to belabor the irony that Eagles are sent out to “set the world aflame” might have forgotten to light a match on their own campus. All this talk about fire and flames has made me think of when Reed Sorensen’s stock car was engulfed by a blazing fire after a devastating crash at Richmond. Wow-ee! Is there anything more thrilling? Is there anything that makes you feel more alive? I say nay. I also say nay to discussing white privilege. Is acknowledging its existence enough, or does more need to be done? What can be done, considering the evils and systematic racism of the past are irrevocable? How the hell did a freshman have the audacity say he feared white people would be oppressed in the future? Oh, man—these conversations make my head go in circles. Circles? NASCAR! Pit stops! America’s sport! Some might say that conversations on race, albeit unending and impossibly multidimensional, can lead to understanding and even a call to action. One could also say that these conversations should probably go further than BC’s one cultural diversity core requirement. The boldest among us might even say that a Jesuit university is obligated to facilitate and promote an honest, multifaceted, integrated Dialogue on Race—and only with this concerted effort is progress possible. But why bother? I’d rather watch drivers progress up to the top of the Sprint Cup rankings, instead. Right now it’s an eight-way tie for first, can you believe it!? What a rush!

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COSTUMES BLEEDING THE FEED - The concept of bleeding the Instagram feed has two distinct parts: when a significant event happens to a lot of people that you know, and they all choose to Instagram it at the same time, and even given the different angles and filters, scrolling through 10 photos amounts, essentially, to the same idea (i.e., nice sunsets and first snows of the year); and when a friend posts multiple pictures of the same thing on the same day so that it causes social media deja vu (i.e., an abroad friend just can’t decide which picture most perfectly captures the city he/she spent barely 10 minutes in, so he/she posts four of them). Halloween, a lot of the time, is a combination of both. Which, by additive properties, would make it deadly. But it’s not. Halloween—especially Halloweekend—breaks the rules of bleeding the feed. It’s exciting to see people in different costumes and different groups of friends each night. And, for the number of Marty McFly and Netflix & Chill repeats that there were, it was still fun to see the deviations that each costume pairing had. Halloween was on a Saturday this year, which opened everything up to epic possibilities. We’re going to miss it when the next snowfall hits and our feeds are choked out with white. BALMY AUTUMN DAYS - It’s November, but it sure as hell doesn’t feel like it. The trees are still holding together and are exploding with color. It makes us happy that things aren’t bitter and grey just yet.

As each Halloween passes, I realize how much older I am and how much more serious my responsibilities have become. Life is no longer as simple as trick or treat. And, being the season of horror, I realize, too, that my fears are no longer as simple as they once were. Looking back, it seems so trivial to lose sleep because of the monsters under my bed—the ghost stories have been exposed. But it is wrong to say I am never afraid. The other day, as I walked past Lyons Hall I was reminded of fear. Gazing aimlessly at the sky, I noticed an inscription above the building’s main-glass doors. “Fear of the Lord is true wisdom and true learning.” I started thinking about this quote—ignorant as to who was being quoted and within what context—and I found myself hating what it represented. Why fear the Lord? I assumed that by (presumably) Christian standards, a deeply rooted fear of the Lord leads the believer to uphold his spirituality at all costs. This fear makes for a blameless believer because he will follow the rules. Yet the one who fears his leader cannot question him. And it’s easy to say, “I question my faith so this doesn’t apply to me,” but what I am talking about is much more serious than a testament of faith. The problem is that those who fail to question what they are told fail to think for themselves. A few weeks ago I was talking with a small group of students. We decided to play a game in which a series of statements are posed that you can either agree or disagree with. One of the statements was, “I would rather find my soulmate than have $ 10 million.” Most

DARKNESS IS NOT YOUR ALLY - The fated time change, it’s upon us. Last Saturday night, the extra hour was a total gift—you got an extra hour of sleep/partying, depending on who you are. But, little did we think of the other implications that the time change held. Namely, the sun setting barely past 5 in the afternoon—shy three hours from when we would want it to. What little time we actually have outside and in the sun between classes and studying has now been effectively shortened. What’s there to look forward to? Well, even darker nights up ahead: colder ones, snowier ones. Summer is over, folks, time to batten down the hatches for another Boston winter. ORGANIZATION, MAN - They ’ve been keeping the salsa next to the strawberry sauce in Mac recently—reckless. What happens if we put tomatoes on our waffles? Who’s looking for that? Not us, that’s for sure.

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form of government? And the problem does not lie in having faith. In many respects faith benefits the world in that it provides a sense of comfort and meaning against the unanswerable questions of mankind. The problem lies in having blind faith—the notion that we cannot personally justify our own beliefs outside of “he said or she said this so it must be true.” We are so frequently told what to do (both directly and indirectly) that we become complacent in the way we think. Feign ignorance or indifference because it is easy to be told what to do. After all, can we be held accountable for simply following orders? But how can we expect to create a better world unless we individually deconstruct and then reconstruct the standards of our world. Why should Americans have a right to own firearms? Why is socialism deplorable? Why do we buy clothes we know are made in sweatshops? We tell ourselves “that’s just the way things are” and we let that defeatist mentality dictate our lives without even realizing it. And it is more than difficult to ask questions—it’s terrifying. Because when we ask hard questions, we find answers we do not want to hear—answers that destroy even the foundation of who you are. Sure, we realize that there is no monster under the bed but that does not save us from climate change or war or disease. Yet we need these questions because it gives us something to at least search for. It’s not until we shatter the safety of what we are told and force ourselves to venture into the unknown that we can find answers that actually work. So when you walk past Lyons, look at the inscription and remind yourself not to be afraid. The prospect of questioning everything you believe can be terrifying, but the consequence of not asking questions is even scarier.

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WEEKEND BAPST HOURS - Open earlier. Stay open later. Just let us do our work. We know that O’Neill is open 24/5. If we wanted to get lost in that ugly labyrinth of sagging seats and ill-lit desks, we would have done that already.

everyone said they strongly agreed—an expected answer when society teaches the cliche that money is “the root of all evil.” Wouldn’t the more moral option, however, be to take the money? To choose your soulmate is inherently selfish because it only secures your happiness. Whereas with $10 million I can send 40 students to Boston College and, though the money itself would not guarantee their happiness, they would have the opportunity to learn to be happy. Except we never disagree with this statement because we are so conditioned to refuse the money. Likewise, the next statement said, “I

No one is resistant to grief. We each simply experience and cope with it in different ways, and in the aftermath of tragic events, we struggle to readjust. I consider myself a legitimately joyful person with healthy coping mechanisms and a strong support system—but I’d be wrong to claim that Megan’s premature death didn’t shake me. I met Megan early in my childhood, but truthfully I can’t say that I ever knew her. I picture her as a flower, cliched as it sounds, blossoming and falling into early decay. By the time I met Megan, all that remained of that flower was a crinkled, severed petal, quickly losing both color and composition. Through the stories of her earlier friends, I continue to reconstruct an image of this blossoming bud, with her ripe confidence and tendency for carefree mischief. I am comforted by these accumulating images, but they also bring to mind questions regarding identity and autonomy: I wondered often to what degree Megan could control herself as the struggle with her mental disorder worsened. There were days, weeks, and even months in which Megan experienced severe paranoia that in her mind no logic could debase. She would manipulate those she loved in order to maintain security within this world of shifting alliances. In the process, she alienated herself from those who wanted to help her.

I remember her brown eyes appearing strangely hollow as she accused me of allying against her. I remember the two of us sitting within a crowded Chipotle as if an invisible wall divided us from the rest of civilization, my fingers sweeping the tears from her cheeks as she cried aloud that she felt unloved. I feared her at times, but I also desired fervently to understand her—in my curiosity and love for her, I drew close like a moth to flame. Grief is complicated because it so rarely travels alone. With Megan’s illness I realized that autonomy can be undermined and that, as a result, individuals

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I wonder often what marks this line between the two extremes of control (controlling one’s situation versus being controlled by it). I come up with theories and note probabilities, but they remain inconsequential in the face of what I perceive as a random force—particularly when I consider the fact that no one is affected by her environment in the same way. How does one react to this idea of an incomplete autonomy and the dynamics that influence it? Some resolution is necessary so that I don’t fall into extremes of passivity or action—and in my very desire to avoid those extremes I realize some understanding. I know to some extent what I don’t want my life to become, and regardless of the degree of autonomy I possess, I will strongly resist that vision. I also allow myself to continue to explore this question of autonomy, but I realize that if I allow it to become a source of anxiety, then I will surrender some of my control. To some extent, I have to operate under the assumption that I have autonomy to maintain, and that I have at least the possibility of maintaining it. Regardless of whether this is true (I tend to side with the former), my life cannot proceed as I wish unless I make these assumptions and operate under them. My grief is not simply remembering a lovely woman who loved deeply and laughed often. It is not purely reacting to her memory with nostalgia or tears. Grief is the process of examining the world in the aftermath of its sudden reversal, and determining how one will react to the parallel shift in understanding.

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Having lived in a cultural singularity for most of their lives, many people find going to Boston College is an eye-opening experience. Personally, I considered myself a cultured person before attending BC, having been fortunate enough to travel around Europe often growing up. I was fluent in Spanish by the time I was 6 years old. As a result, I thought I had seen enough of the world to be “cultured.” Then I came to BC where half my friends ended up being international students. The first friend I made at BC was from Morocco. Now she is my roommate and my best friend, and she educates me about global issues every day. She was the friend that introduced me to the other international students that I would soon call my friends. I learned about new cultural norms, which led to interesting conversations. One time, my friends and I were debating so passionately in the dining hall that someone approached us and asked us which club we were a part. We had been discussing the intersections of race, ethnicity, and nationality. Specifically, we were considering how people answer the question, “What are you?” My international friends claimed that it is very rare for an American to answer “American.” Instead, you will often receive a response filled with convoluted miniscule percentages, tracing back generations. Rather than a national identity, Americans will give you their ethnic background. Any other citizen would respond firmly with their nationality. Because America is a new country relative to others, it will take some hundreds of years for this national sense of identity to be the primary answer to “What are you?” Countries with thousands of years of history generally have a more homogenous population. There are fewer immigrants, fewer first-generation kids, fewer ties to other countries. Because of this, wherever you came from “before” is less relevant. Not only do Americans lack an individual national identity, but they lack an ethnic one. There is no fully developed American ethnicity yet. Again, this is something that will take years to completely manifest. The United States is still a diverse country. But then that raises the question of whether diversity is our identity. Can mixed ethnicities and nationalities be a cultural signifier? What happens if Americans answer the question, “What are you?” with, “I’m American?” What does that imply? It implies what you would imagine: diversity. Identity will always be complex. It will never be a simple answer. After all, no one’s simply American, or Moroccan, or any other nationality. Perhaps you’re a citizen of the United States, but you grew up in El Salvador. In that case, how do you answer the question of identity? The answer is that you can’t. No one can. Identity incorporates ethnicity, nationality, and culture. If one word can incorporate all three of those, then that’s great. Otherwise, as in the case of Americans, one word sometimes isn’t sufficient. Recognizing that one word often isn’t enough to describe an ethnic and nationalistic background allows us to examine our real identities. For example, if someone asked me my ethnic background, I would tell him or her that I’m 50 percent Italian and then maybe German, English, French, and Welsh. I was raised in a predominantly Italian family, however—my relatives were constantly speaking Italian, visiting Italy, keeping the traditions. Because of this, I closely identify with it and more than any other of my relatives’ homelands in my ethnic background. Knowing nothing of Wales, I don’t consider it a part of who I am. The simple question of “What are you?” warrants a complex and detailed answer. Nationality and ethnicity are two different things that often times don’t coincide with one another, particularly for Americans. One might contribute more to your identity than another, however. Before answering this question, you have to ask it of yourself. What do you really identify with and what’s really just in your genetics? People are not static. Most of the time, American or not, you can trace your family back to another country, another background. We have roots everywhere and we must consider that when questioning our identities.

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RYAN DOWD I want to talk about Snapchat. Don’t roll your eyes at me. I’m serious. But before we do that, I want to debut some of my social media theories. Twitter is like Stokes. There’re a bunch of little classrooms. You get to more or less pick the content, and sometimes the people. Sometimes a professor or speaker visits, and we’ll call that an advertisement. If Twitter is a web of small, personalized classrooms, then Facebook is like a big convention—let’s say Corcoran Commons to keep this analogy #college. And over the years, these two have begun to blur together. Facebook adopted hashtags. Twitter replaced “favorite” with “like.” It makes sense, the two blurring together. It’s not and never has been, “Neither can live while the other survives.” It’s more, “Let’s bring people together in the virtual world, and since neither of us are going anywhere for the foreseeable future, let’s do it with minimal dissonance.” I’ll digress from our main assault to mention Instagram. Instagram are those quotes and pics you throw up on your dorm door. Okay, check mark. Let’s move on. Where does Snapchat fall into all this? It may be murkier than I first thought, so let’s back up. Social media is a way in which we share and consume. On Facebook and Twitter, we share interesting articles, our weekends, our thoughts and prayers, dogs, and indulgent columns. And then everyone goes about consuming said indulgent columns and whatever piece of ourselves we put out there. If I have 30 minutes to burn before class, I can spend that time watching 30 Rock or I can just as easily or as likely spend that time scrolling through Facebook. I can consume Tina Fey, or I can consume … you. One has commercials, the other keeps reminding me that I should totally buy Rome Total War 2. I know this whole “explaining social media” section has probably been obnoxious, but I want us to all be on the same page. More than Facebook or Twitter, Snapchat has always felt more intimate, uncomfortably intimate. When I get a snap of my buddy’s inner thigh that reads “sup,” I know it was probably meant for me. It’s people at their weirdest and best. It’s through Snapchat that my buddies and I can communicate in the bizarre ways only friends can. Snap stories, though, would have you believe that you should have gone to the hockey game Tuesday night, that the you can dance your problem set away, that Gasson is, like, a stone-cold 10. And I guess you can make compelling arguments for each of those, though my problem set days are long gone. But for the most part, on the Boston College Snap Story at least, you’ll find people being happy. Happy about BC or the food they’re about to eat—it doesn’t matter. The message is that this is what you should be doing. This is who you should be. In this way, Snapchat isn’t a creative means for conversation, but a way to tell a story. And it matters what people and institutions use stories for, and if the stories are honest and true, because they’re being consumed by us all, just like Tina Fey’s. I think there’s a difference between talking and “consuming each other.” One is good. The other sounds like cannibalism. Cannibalism is bad for digestion. It’s like a flat top, #college. I love social media. I’ve checked Twitter four times as I’ve written this column, to read about the Rams’ offensive line and film stuff. So where does Snapchat lie in our social media meets physical space analogy? I think I promised you an answer, so I’ll give one. Snapchat is 48Hours. Snapchat is your dorm room after 11p.m. Snapchat is late night. Snapchat is #college.

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SECONDKULTURE

MADISON SEMARJIAN / HEIGHTS STAFF

Jenny Morton, LSOE ‘19, (left) and James Clark, CSOM ‘19, (right) are just two west coast natives bringing a laid-back sense of style to the Patagonian halls of Boston College.

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ere on the East Coast, we certainly have a fall dress code to which we adhere. As soon as the leaves change, Boston College students whip out their Patagonia vests, J. Crew Utility jackets, and L.L Bean boots (which were backordered by 100,000 pairs, as of early this fall). Newbies from the West, however, are changing the game this season and bringing a new, carefree vibe to fashion on campus.

deserves credit for bringing flannels into the style scene). Drawing inspiration from back home, Morton let her flannel hang loose in a very laid-back manner. “In Laguna Beach, everyone dresses very relaxed,” she said. “Most people just wear shorts, a T-shirt, and flip flops. It’s a very minimal, beachy vibe.”

the go-to riding boots and went with sandals for a very boho-chic look. Like the majority of us, she’s holding on to the warm weather as long as she can.

Jennings preps for the coming cold in a pair corduroys. Cavanaugh sports a “noticeably Californian” style to class.

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aguna Beach native Jenny Morton, LSOE ’19, is one of the few responsible for this season’s easygoing, West Coast style at BC this semester. When asked how to describe her style in her first few months on the East Coast, she quickly responded with a laugh. “California meets real weather,” she said. Though she has never truly experienced fall, she certainly knows how to rock this season’s trends. Her go-to fall item? The flannel. “It’s oversized, soft, easy to throw on in a rush, and I love the colors,” Morton said. Nirvana would be proud. This season, flannels have made a popular reappearance. Everyone from Beyonce to Khloe Kardashian to calculus professors have been sporting them, which goes to show that you don’t have to be in a ’90s rock band to pull of this look (though Pearl Jam arguably

ames Clark, CSOM ’19,another fellow West-Coaster, agrees with Morton. Although from Los Angeles, Clark shares Morton’s effortless yet put-together personal style. When some students come to BC, they feel the need to conform to the popular trends on campus. Clark, however, has stayed true to himself. When asked if he changed the way he dressed when he came to BC, he immediately responded, “No, I’ve always had a casual, preppy style.” Dressed in Primark, Clarke kept things simple and wore a pair of slightly-cuffed blue jeans and a long sleeve striped T-shirt. He added a simple, gray pea coat to deal with the chilly fall winds. It was the perfect mix of California casual meets Boston preppy. Hailing from sunny San Diego, Makenna Cavanaugh, MCAS ’19, brings her free-spirited style to Boston. In flowy gaucho pants and a cardigan, Cavanaugh hurries to class in her “noticeably Californian” style, as she would describe. Soaking up the last bit of sun left, she passed up

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hough not on the coast, Megan Jennings, CSOM ’19, notices some differences between fashion in her hometown, Jackson, Wyo., and at BC. “Here I see a lot more Vineyard Vines,” Jennings said. “Guys dress a lot nicer.” Since temperatures in Jackson can be just as frigid as they are here, she feels fully prepared for the weather to come. “I really like corduroys,” Jennings said. “They are so cozy and warm, plus Urban Outfitters has them in the best fall colors. I have these in black, too.” As freshmen from the West learn to adapt to the East Coast culture, BC students are starting to mimic styles brought from the other side of the country. Slowly but surely, students are pulling away from the conventional buttoned-up “BC fashion” and embracing the fall-casual of their western peers.

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THIS WEEKEND in arts

BY: CHRIS FULLER | ASSOCIATE ARTS & REVIEW EDITOR

ACOUSTICS FALL INVITATIONAL (FRIDAY, 9 P.M.)

SLAM! THE STIGMA (THURSDAY, 6:30 P.M.)

The Acoustics will be having its Fall Invitational this Friday night. The a cappella group will be performing alongside Boston College’s B.E.A.T.S. and NYU’s Mass Transit in Cushing 001. Admission is free.

Join in the slam poetry and spoken word concert that allows students to share their opinions and beliefs regarding mental health. Any student can perform, but must contact bostoncollegeslam@gmail.com before Thursday evening.

EMBODIED STORIE (ONGOING EXHIBIT) Swing by O’Neill Library to check out the Level One Gallery, Embodied Stories exhibit. While we all have different bodies and different experiences, we all share our essential humanity. The exhibit hopes to embody this attitude.

FRANKIE VALLI (FRIDAY, 6:30 P.M.) ’60s American pop singer and leader of The Four

Seasons Frankie Valli will be performing at the Wilbur Theatre this Friday evening. Tickets for the concert can be purchased leading up to the event at wilburtheatre.com. .

20TH CENTURY FOX

‘FROM MIND TO MIC’ (THURSDAY, 7 P.M.)

‘SPECTRE’ (OPENS FRIDAY)

The Asian Caucus and Against the Current present the 11th annual From Mind to Mic this Thursday evening. Jeremy Passion and Lydia Paek will be performing at this year’s concert. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in his fourth installment in the series. MI6 faces extinction with a rival intelligence agency forming within the British government. Bond goes off on his own to confront foes from his past.

‘THE PEANUTS MOVIE’ (OPENS FRIDAY)

‘SPOTLIGHT’ (OPENS FRIDAY)

Charles Schulz’s legendary cartoon is being brought to the silver screen. Charlie Brown falls in love with the new girl on the block while Snoopy and Woodstock gear up to face their nemesis, the Red Baron.

The film follows The Boston Globe’s famous “spotlight” investigative unit and its coverage of the Massachusetts Catholic sex abuse scandal. Spotlight stars Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, and Mark Ruffalo.

THE HEIGHTS

Thursday, November 5, 2015

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Who is Bond? When you hear the name, you see his face. He is the 00 agent who exudes confidence as he w alk s into the room, catching the eyes of all the dames with a single flash of his cigarette. His low voice rings calm and stern. His figure is potent and strong, evincing a prowess that is, one might s ay, “p o s i t i v el y shocking.” He is a man with a taste for martinis and crippling international criminals. One man brought this kind of Bond to its fullest potential. Sean Connery isn’t the best James Bond. Sean Connery is James Bond. Connery brought Bond off the page and onto the big screen. His escapades were no longer bound in Fleming’s novels but were experiences to be shared by all in a more accessible format. These epic stories embodied western excellence and liberty as he combatted the evils of eastern communism and terror. As purveyors of this excellence, agents were made heros, shown breaking the bad guys and getting the girl. When Dr. No premiered in 1962, none of this was lost in translation. If there is a man to attribute the success of the film to it is Connery in his embodiment of Bond—the character that mattered most. James Bond is good at what he does, which is why his foes wince at the mention of the 00. This is precisely the reason Connery does it best. His posture, attitude, swagger, and speech indicate a man as sure of himself as he is of everyone else in the room. Connery not only represented the virtues of the West (license to kill and all) but of the idealized man, dressed to the nines, working for country, and still able to relish the finer qualities of life. His presence on screen was a honed masculinity that was as mature as it was smooth and witty. The ideas of professionalism and play blended together seamlessly in Connery’s performances because it looked as though he was having fun as a spy and saving the world. Because of Connery’s effortless portrayal of 007, the Bond films in which he starred are some of the most iconic. As they were the first three, and in many ways, the best and most unadulterated. Dr. No (1962), From Russia With Love (1963), and Goldfinger (1964) remain among the most entertaining and fun Bonds to date. Drama interlaced with action and romance were done in engaging ways in each installment, making for a progressive adventure with new sights, sounds, and girls. Handled by Connery, the action was made fun and witty, as he dismantled his foes with words as well as his PPK pistol. As a point of comparison, the action by stars like Daniel Craig, though exciting to watch, is much more centered on the hyper realistic violence. Craig give us little more than a smirk, leaving us with a Bond of a more stoic persuasion. Connery by comparison makes his near-death experiences humorous as well as enthralling. The train scene from in From Russia With Love, Goldfinger’s ejection from the plane, and the elevator fight in Diamonds are Forever, evoked feelings of tension, but always left viewers confident that this SIS agent will make it out in extravagant fashion. And it’s always believable, at least more so than a Bond who survives a rifle wound to the body and falls off a moving train over a bridge and into a lake. Because these are the older Bond films, they feel so much more distinct and different than all the others. The time in which they were made was unfettered from much of the box office craziness that appears today and “politically correct” had not yet entered the public lexicon. The time in which these films were made give them an aesthetic of an older mentality. And a more fun one at that. What the other Bonds will never have is the feeling of superstardom, or a man so confident that he can deliver any line, to any person, at any moment. If you still have any reservations, simply watch the moment where it all began: as he was introduced in Dr. No. If you look closely you will see something interesting. The birth of a man named Bond. Cue the music. And thank Connery.

9P :?I@J =LCC<I 8jjfZ% 8ikj I\m`\n <[`kfi When James Bond is mentioned in a modern context, Daniel Craig’s Bond is probably the first that comes to mind. He’s the modern face. After Craig, the next Bond that is probably most recognized by modern viewers is Sean Connery’s. Connery started the show. While these two are probably the most conspicuous of the six actors to have taken on the mantle of 007, neither of them envelope the true essence of Bond, nor do either of them hold the record for playing Bond in the most films. Both of those honors belong to the James Bond of the ’70s and the ’80s, Sir Roger Moore. Moore was the first Brit to play the British spy. He might not have the craziest stunts, but that doesn’t make Craig any better. Craig’s Bond shouldn’t be able to survive half the feats he’s put through. The end of the opening sequence of Skyfall proves this point. The fact that Bond survives that episode on the train is beyond atrocious. At least with Moore you’re not constantly left wondering how he survives each scene. Generally speaking, there are three elements that make James Bond who he is: the gadgets, the scenery, and the villains. Moore’s Bond carries the very best of all of these. Moore takes James to the most diverse locales of any of the films. From Lebanon and Thailand in The Man With the Golden Gun, to Albania and Spain in For Your Eyes Only, and Germany and India in Octopussy, Moore went all around the globe to save it. Moore’s Bond even went to the moon in Moonraker. He’s the only Bond that can say that. These have the best location shots of any of the Bond films. The scene of Bond and his Soviet companion floating down the Nile in The Spy Who Loved Me comes to mind. They might not have the best pure cinematography that Craig’s films achieve, but damn did Moore’s Bond travel the world. Some of the Bond series’ most iconic and creative villains come from Moore’s period, too. In The Spy Who Loved Me, Karl Stromberg plans to turn the U.S. and Soviet forces against each other in nuclear war, recreating civilization in his underwater base. Hugo Drax wants to annihilate everyone on Earth and make a race of superhumans on the moon in Moonraker. Some really famous actors even played some of Moore’s villains. Christopher Lee played an assassin with a golden gun who wanted to duel 007. Even Christopher Walken got a chance to take on the spy in Moore’s last film, A View to Kill. These villains might not have had the most grounded motives, but they were entertaining and larger-than-life characters that gave Bond something interesting to go after. They weren’t your average money-grubbers or world-domination-seekers like Connery or Craig’s villains. They were funky, they were unique, and they put an unforgettable charm and quirkiness in the series. The gadgets in Moore’s Bond surpass any of those that the other actors in the series ever got to handle. The submarine car, crocodile camouflage, the shark-inflating pellet, and the wrist-mounted dart gun are some of the most clever, funny, and entertaining gizmos that James Bond ever got a hold of. Let’s not forget the canons at the end of his skis. Those come in handy when you’re constantly being chased down the slopes of the world’s best skiing resorts. Look, Moore’s Bond isn’t the most realistic person, nor does he do the most death-defying stunts. But Moore is the most fun (and f u n ny ) Ja m e s Bond, and that’s who Bond is supposed to be. The story’s not about a sociopathic, depressed, and aging drunk. That’s no fun. The realistic James Bond as a concept doesn’t work. Why does everyone know who he is? Why do e s he keep introducing himself as James Bond? He’s the most famous secret spy in his own universe and that’s troubling in every James Bond film that tries to play itself off as “real.” So why not play with the absurdity? Why not try to have some fun with the concept and his stories? Why not literally and figuratively send him to the moon and back? Moore did, and it made for some of the series’ most notable moments.

9 P I P8E ; FN; 8ikj I\m`\n <[`kfi Daniel Craig has h a d t w o q u i nte s sential moments as James Bond. In the opening action of Sk yfall, Bond drives a bulldozer into a train. He rips an opening at the back of the train with a hook, tearing metal with harder metal. He leaps into the opening, stumbling for a moment, before catching his balance, straightening out his suit, and setting his goddamn cufflinks back in place in one seamless moment. If he’s going to b e at th e c r ap out of some guy, he’s going to look good doing it. It’s the most stereotypical James Bond moment Craig has been a part of, outside of making impeccable love to gorgeous women. But there’s a moment in Casino Royale that is uncharacteristic of the traditional Bond. Craig had initially stoked the fanfare with his notorious, seductive strut out of the ocean in his form-fitting baby blue trunks. That’s who he is at the start, but this misrepresents who he becomes in Casino. Around the middle of the movie and in the middle of a highstakes poker game, Bond and his partner/love interest Vesper Lynd run into some goons on the stairs. Bond kills them, brutally. He goes on to finish the hand. Afterward, he checks on Vesper. She is sitting in the shower, fully clothed. In a moment of actual humanity, Bond joins her. He just sits with her, and even turns the hot water on. His range with the character—playing Bond both at the start and end of his road in Casino Royale and then Skyfall—has been impressive so far. Two of his four Bond films easily rank in the 24 film series top five (Casino Royale, Skyfall). We can’t blame him for the madness of Quantum of Solace. He’s what made it watchable amid its mess of a plot. Craig made Bond human. He bleeds and breaks, falls in and out of love. And Craig’s Bond has had a morbid sense of humor about it all. It’s not as playful or charming as Sean Connery. He jokes in Casino Royale that M won’t have to deal with him for very long: 007s have short lifespans. There’s also the playful bits with Q (the boyish MI6 weapons master). In Skyfall, Bond returns from the “dead” and must prove he’s fit for duty. And as we watch Craig dutifully, humorously will Bond’s body and mind through the conditioning tests, we see how much of a feat it really is for him to get back to usual stamina. He has been literally running through walls, shot off a train, and he had to watch the only woman he’s ever loved commit suicide. Behind those eyes as blue as the clearest day, there’s resounding humanity for a man with a licence to kill. Pierce Brosnan’s last Bond film, Die Another Day, came out in 2002. So did Bourne Identity. And comparing the complexities of the two, the infamous British super spy, and the amnesiac American agent was like comparing high school drama to geopolitics. Die Another Day was the Batman & Robin of the bond series: a work of pure, misguided campiness. With Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne and Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt running around saving the world—one through incredible efficiency, the other sheer force of Crusian will—Brosnan’s Bond was hopelessly outmatched. And four years later, Daniel Craig entered the scene in the gambling caper Casino Royale (2006). And while he wasn’t as slick and lighthearted as Connery or the ’70s and ’80s Bond, Roger Moore, he felt more honest. He wasn’t as recklessly violent as Brosnan, who racked up higher kill-counts than anyone. There’s some recency biases with the Craig argument, sure, but no Bond has been as collectively awesome and psychologically messed up as Craig’s. That combination, though, has made Bond a hero we can oddly empathize with and root for more than Connery and Moore. Daniel Craig saved James Bond. So what does this all mean for Spectre and the future of Bond? Well, it means that James Bond fans should treasure Spectre. It may be the last one they get with the best Bond yet.

9ifjeXe# ;Xckfe# Xe[ CXq\eYpËj ifc\j `e k_\ j\i`\j 9P AL8E FC8M8II@8 ?\`^_kj <[`kfi When the words, “Bond, James Bond,” are uttered, everyone in the vicinity of the speaker sees a distinct image in their mind: the strong, suave, capable secret agent who just oozes sexual confidence. The Bond film franchise is one of the most successful of all time, and as such, those lucky and capable enough to play the role of 007 find themselves among the most recognizable names in film. Of the six men to play Bond, only three are usually debated to be the best: Connery, Moore, and Craig. But

what about the others? George Lazenby has earned himself the distinction of not only being the one to replace Connery as Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, but also for being the only actor to have only played the part once. His uninspiring portrayal leaves much to be desired, but it was always going to end badly, as the audiences and critics wished him to be someone he was not by comparing him warrantlessly to Connery. His contemptuous relationship with the producers ensured he would never reprise the role. Timothy Dalton was also caught in un-

fortunate circumstances, and his short run as Bond came as a result of disputes between production agencies—Dalton’s portrayal of Bond was actually well-received by critics and audiences alike. Also, 1989’s License To Kill battled against Indiana Jones in the box office with the latter winning out. The contractual disputes coupled with his reduced exposure killed his possibilities of being Bond again. Pierce Brosnan, on the other hand, found himself at the center of a transition period for the series itself, as the outrageous plots and one-dimensional characters associated with the Bond films began to lose their draw with

audiences. The Austin Powers movies also did their bit in ridiculing the films, diminishing the appeal of Brosnan, who nevertheless enjoyed an extended run as the suave agent. The three “others” find themselves as such not through any fault of their own. Transition, contractual disputes, and the audience’s changing tastes made them appear as nothing more than mere anecdotes in the Bond saga. Their reduced image is a testament to the star power of Connery, Moore, and Craig, who managed to capture interest in the audience’s mind and earned them a place in their hearts as the true faces of James Bond.

Last week, Quentin Tarantino fell under controversy after attending a “Rise Up October to Stop Police Terror” rally in New York. Speaking at the rally, Tarantino said to the crowd, “I’m a human being with a conscience, and if you believe there’s murder going on then you need to rise up and stand up against it. I’m here to say I’m on the side of the murdered.” The next day, the NYPD called for a boycott of Tarantino’s films. In the last week, several police departments across the nation have joined the NYPD in its boycott of Tarantino’s work and many county lieutenants and chiefs have weighed in on the issue. Their tone can be summed up rather holistically in a statement made by the National Association of Police Organizations last Friday. “As a high-profile figure, Tarantino’s language is utterly irresponsible, particularly at a time when the nation is seeing increasing and persistent calls for the killing of officers,” the statement read. “Anti-police rhetoric like Tarantino’s threatens the safety of police and citizens alike.” Now I want to be clear. I’m not trying to make any claims about the validity of Tarantino or the Rise Up October rally’s message. On the other hand, I acknowledge that, unfortunately, police violence does occur throughout the nation and that it is a highly controversial, tense, and touchy subject that citizens, both informed and misinformed, feel they should weigh in on. But I find it odd that police departments have taken such a stand against Tarantino. Has he said anything more harmful than many protesters that discuss police brutality? Why is it that he deserves such reproach from them? An NYPD officer was shot to death four days prior to the rally, which accounts marginally for the NYPD’s disgusts at Tarantino’s remarks made at the rally. The NYPD felt that Tarantino’s remarks and, generally, the rally itself were insensitively timed considering the police officer’s death a few days prior. Tarantino acknowledged this point at the rally, saying to a New York Post reporter, “It’s unfortunate timing, but we’ve flown in all these families to go and tell their stories … That cop that was killed, that’s a tragedy, too.” Tarantino’s tone may sound a bit dismissive of the tragedy, but I think he was wrapped up in the cause he wanted to highlight that day and that, as he mentioned, the Rise Up October organization had put a lot of work into flying victims’ families to New York to speak at the event. Tarantino himself was probably disinterested in and annoyed at the publicity that he received during the rally and most likely wanted to get the media’s attention off of himself as quickly as possible. This is also Tarantino’s normal tone. He’s a quirky guy with a quirky voice. He doesn’t always sound the most profound or accessible on paper. I sat around this weekend and Monday evening waiting for Tarantino to put out a statement. Fox News, alongside other news outlets, reported that Harvey Weinstein, Tarantino’s longtime producer, had asked Tarantino to issue an apology. I had really hoped that Tarantino wouldn’t. Like I said earlier, I don’t want to speak on the validity of Rise Up October’s message, but I trust Tarantino to rationally approach any cause he would join ranks with. I’ve been a longtime fan of his. I’ve watched inconceivable hours worth of interviews with him, and I think the man’s a genius. I feel, at the least, Tarantino would’ve put a lot of thought into participating in that rally and saying what he said before doing either, and I trust he felt that he was doing justice to a noble cause. At last, Tarantino spoke with the Los Angeles Times Tuesday afternoon. “Instead of dealing with the incidents of police brutality that those people were bringing up, instead of examining the problem of police brutality in this country better, they single me out,” Tarantino said. “And their message is very clear. It’s to shut me down. It’s to discredit me. It is to intimidate me. It is to shut my mouth, and even more important than that, it is to send a message out to any other prominent person that might feel the need to join that side of the argument.” And I couldn’t agree more. The police departments’ boycott of Tarantino’s film is a waste of effort and a diversion from a discussion that a large portion of the nation wants to have with police departments and the rest of the country. Specifically, the NYPD is trying to pass Tarantino off as an uniformed rioter with a microphone. They look at his notably violent films as a discredit to his attendance at this rally and as a basis for him to be passed off as an illegitimate voice in a necessary and demanded conversation throughout the country. The man is not his art and his art does not condemn him to be the vehicle through which the nation’s police departments funnel their anger.

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THE HEIGHTS

B4

Thursday, November 5, 2015

ÊJg\Zki\Ë `j aljk X ^_fjk f] AXd\j 9fe[ Ô cdj f] k_\ gXjk 9P A8D<J =FO =fi K_\ ?\`^_kj Filled with beautiful women, fast cars, and undeniably cool action sequences, Spectre has all the necessary ingredients to make a great Bond film. Compared to its predecessors, however, the new James Bond film is, simply put, underwhelming. The movie’s release comes at a time when the Bond franchise is more

successful than it has ever been before, with Skyfall raking in over $1.1 billion. While it makes a clear attempt at being the biggest and boldest Bond film yet, it leaves the viewer thinking, “It’s good, but definitely not as good as Skyfall.” The film focuses on the past as much as it does the present. It follows Bond along a trail to uncover an evil rogue organization known as Spectre, which leads

him to dig deep into his mysterious past. The MI6 agent must also face the risk of a new intelligence agency that threatens to eliminate the 00 program. With a few exceptions, Spectre’s supporting cast does a great job of keeping the movie interesting. Bond’s female counterpart, played by French model and actress Lea Seydoux, has a much larger role than the typical “lover for a night” seen in past

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films. Actor Christoph Waltz masters the portrayal of the maniacal super villain, leading Bond through a psychological maze of twists and turns as he tries to complete his mission. Building off his equally crazy roles in Django Unchained and Inglourious Basterds, Waltz’s somewhat insane character adds an extra bit of witty fun to the film. The film is undoubtedly the most emotional of the Daniel Craig era (this is obvious from the opening credits with Sam Smith’s shrill and over the top vocal performance). It focuses more on Bond’s personal life than any other previous Bond film, delving deeper into his love life than its predecessors. The plot also raises questions about Bond’s past, his ideals, and his future as a spy. In fact, Spectre has unprecedented character development. This is definitely interesting to see in a franchise where the protagonist is usually too cool for any form of emotional change. Any progress it makes, however, is squandered when director Sam Mendes abandons earlier developments to get that necessarily slick Bond finale. A couple of irritating plot holes leave the viewer wonder-

ing if this James Bond is the same as the one seen in the last movie. Factors that played a large role in the previous film seem to be nonexistent. Problems like Bond’s aging and poor health that dominated the last movie have disappeared, as he’s transformed into an almost younger-looking, fitter version of himself. In terms of overall themes, the entire movie plays on the “this is bigger than all of us” idea without really coming to any equally grave conclusion. It’s something of a reflection on all of the past Daniel Craig Bond films, stitching together plot points from previous movies to form a web of connectedness. The viewer is left waiting for an “aha” moment that never fully occurs. During its lengthy periods of introspective soulsearching, the film even gets somewhat boring. Admittedly, this new reflective angle does allow the film to play off the usual Bond cliches, making for some good dry humor and clever plot twists. At its core, Spectre is overall still a Bond film: smooth, fun, and action-packed. It’s not Skyfall, but it’s definitely a film worth seeing.

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Halloween is long gone but Christmas came early this year—as the real heavy hitters of the season begin making their way to a movie theater near you. As odd as it may sound, I would have to say The Peanuts Movie sneaks into the conversation of “the most enjoyable movie of the year,” as it manages to instill just enough nostalgia to make the film both familiar and noticeably different from most of good ol‘ Chuck’s past adaptations. The new CGI animation brings the loveable characters to life while maintaining the aura and charisma of the comic strip—yes, it even has that oh-soclose-maybe-next-time-CharlieBrown moment. Directed by Steve Martino, The Peanuts Movie is the first featurelength adaptation of the classic comic strip The Peanuts in over 35 years. It brings back the entire cast of characters many have grown to love. Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy, Woodstock, Sally, Patty, the Little Red-Haired Girl, and others all make appearances and look better than ever, despite being older than our parents. In the film, Charlie (Noah Schnapp) finds himself repeatedly in questionable situations that do not necessarily portray him in the

best light to all of his peers—such as when he knocks down the fence surrounding the neighborhood baseball field—who both like him but find him rather clumsy and unspectacular. Nevertheless, Chuck maintains his can-do attitude and continuously pushes himself to keep getting up, no matter how many times he falls. Suddenly, he sees an opportunity to finally begin remaking his image when a new girl (the Little Red-Haired Girl) moves across the street from him and enrolls in his school. Infatuated by the first signs of love in his young life, he attempts to make a good first impression. Unsurprisingly, the plan backfires, ending his chance to begin remaking himself, or so he thinks. Charlie struggles with the quintessential emotion of childhood and the teenage years: insecurity. Even in the face of adversity, however, he perseveres until he reaches his goal, often encountering pure moments of laugh-out-of-your-seat joy that will bring back memories of the show in the older generation and imprint themselves onto the minds of the younger ones. One such moment is when a red monoplane wreaks havoc in a most unexpected way. Snoopy plays a starring role, mostly by drafting a story on an old typewriter and consequently imagining the events of said story. This side plot mirrors a search for

love, with Snoopy, a pilot in World War I, searching the mist for his beloved. His constant skirmishes with his archenemy, the Red Baron, add a layer of intricacy to a film set mostly in a small town. It also allows Martino to show off an impressive set of visuals. The landscapes and dogfights Snoopy engages in truly provide a breathtaking escape from the real world. The Peanuts Movie sets itself apart from past installments in the Charlie Brown saga by maintaining its nostalgic perception

of a worriless world of old (dial phones still exist), while providing a striking repertoire of visuals that capture each characters’ emotions. We see the characters as we have never seen them before, and it looks beautiful. That being said, the film also lacks some freshness, especially when it comes to the character front. In an interview with USA Today, writer Craig Schultz, son of the strip’s creator, said that due to the large number of returning characters, no additions were possible.

Moreover, many of the themes and events in the film have been done before, making the returning fan feel almost let down. The film manages to infuse enough originality to overcome its distinct flaws plot-wise, but it still makes for a genuinely enjoyable product. Although it could use more action and dynamism, the one-liners and shenanigans, especially those of Woodstock and Snoopy, provide a lift for the audience. As Chuck would say: that’s just the way it goes.

Spotlight shines a light on one of the darkest moments in the history of the Catholic Church in Boston. It assembles a cast that painfully unearths a heartbreaking case against Boston’s Catholic archdiocese. Spotlight centers around the shocking scandal of child molestation as its cast struggles with questions of truth and faith. Spotlight follows a team of Boston

Globe investigative reporters—Michael Keaton as Walter ‘Robby’ Robinson, Rachel McAdams as Sacha Pfeiffer, Mark Ruffalo as Michael Rezendes, and Brian d’Arcy James as Matt Carroll. Keaton, fresh off a Best Actor Oscar nomination, is a standout and his character serves as one of the essential links between the church and the team of journalists. This film looks at the compelling, emotionally-charged topic of sexual abuse by priests in the Catholic Church. As the film relates, The Globe had pub-

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lished articles about instances of abuse within the Boston archdiocese, but most felt these were isolated incidents. The reporters who would later be tabbed the “Spotlight team” were at this point uninterested in what they thought would be a damaging, inaccurate investigation. They doubted the credibility of the sources compared to the highly celebrated reputation of the Catholic Church in Boston. It seemed unthinkable to question the authority of Cardinal Law and the Church, which held sway in the

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very center of Boston society. It would take an outsider, Martin Baron, the Jewish editor of the paper, played by Liev Schreiber, to have the license to ask the initial questions about the Catholic Church. The film makes a point to illustrate just how predominate Catholicism is in Boston. When this scandal finally broke, 53 percent of The Globe’s reader base was Catholic. Every single member of the “Spotlight team” was raised a Catholic. Keaton’s character had attended Boston College High School and in the film, there is a poignant scene that shows him in a restaurant, interviewing a fellow BC High alum. Each member of the main cast had at least one moment in which they broke down, as the enormity of the scandal became clear. It’s the authenticism and obvious craft that shines through in the moments before story broke, as all the information in the case crashed down upon them. As one of the victims in the film related, this was not just physical abuse, it was also spiritual abuse that robbed them of their faith. Ruffalo’s Michael Rezendes remarked that although he had not been attending church, he always had in his mind that he would end up back at church. This film seemed to channel the righteous journalistic fury of All the

President’s Men. Both the investigative journalism and the secretive content handled seemed to draw some of its origins from the classic film. The movie uses its setting to its full advantage. Director Tom McCarthy shot quintessential small town Boston. This subtlety of scenery has an influential effect on a viewer. The Globe as an institution wasn’t simply lionized in the film. There were instances in the film, which pointed out where The Globe could have dug deeper, and found the story of the institutionalized abuse. The point was made in the movie, however, that “sometimes it’s easy to forget we spend so much time in the dark …” Although this was not used as an excuse, it was used as an explanation. Spotlight isn’t light or carefree. It’s about a scandal that spoiled innocent lives, the very people who were entrusted to protect the innocent. The film emphasizes the pressure that was put on the victims as well as the journalists. When people spoke out, the church discredited them. This scandal shook the foundation of Boston and ultimately the Catholic Church across the nation and the world. For a city that prides itself on our history, this was a very dark time that will now never be forgotten.

The singer/songwriter has taken over pop music. The likes of Hozier, Ed Sheeran, and Vance Joy dominate the charts and radio play. Out of this trend rose James Bay, an English artist with a knack for catching his listeners at their weakest–hit singles “Let It Go” and “Hold Back the River” are the kind of songs that make you want to fall in love. Fittingly enough, his newest music video is for “If You Ever Want to Be in Love,” another track off his debut album Chaos and the Calm. Filmed in The Fiddler’s Elbow, a self-described “legendary music venue” in Camden, England, Bay’s new video combines studio quality recording with snippets of his live show. It’s two videos for the price of one, since the bridge is replaced with actual audio from the live performance and the last 45 seconds consists of the audience singing the chorus back at Bay, as though it was designed to only be a live session production. In all honesty, I believed it was one for most of the beginning. Visually, it’s simply a performance-based video, with Bay and his touring band performing the song underneath Fiddler’s iconic arch of vinyl records. The room is flooded with a gorgeous yellow light, and combinations of slow-motion manipulations and lens flares make its visual aesthetics as captivating as its audio. The best part of the video, however, is inarguably the apparent joy on Bay’s face throughout. He’s clearly having the time of his life performing for what, in comparison to the massive festival crowds attending his most recent shows, is an insignificant number of fans. It’s evident in “If You Ever Want to Be in Love” that Bay’s career isn’t about fame, or record sales—he’s in it for his love and passion for music.

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men goaltenders all night long, regardless of who they brought in between the pipes. “We wanted to accentuate getting blue paint on our skates,” York said of the second period onslaught. “Not many goals are scored from 35, 40 feet out, it’s more that blue paint area, and if you’re there, you can recover rebounds, take pucks to the net.” B C ’s se cond p erio d avalanche was the first time that the program scored six goals in a period since Nov. 25, 1995, in a 10-4 win over St. Lawrence University. Doherty added another power play tally in the third period to put the Eagles up by a touchdown and an extra point.

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The Eagles won a physical battle against the University of Massachusetts Amherst that resulted in two ejections. BC has four shutouts in five games.

Efk\Yffb1 <X^c\j [fd`eXk\ Xcc ]XZ\kj f] ^Xd\ X^X`ejk LDXjj 9P J:FKK ?@CC =fi k_\ ?\`^_kj Travis Jeke Steps Up for the Eagles Senior defenseman-turned-forward Travis Jeke scored the fourth goal of his career tonight by virtue of a savvy play at the net in the beginning of the Eagles’ second period onslaught. Jeke waited patiently around the goal, where his patience was rewarded via a beautiful pass from teammate Chris Brown. As Jeke scored the goal, he screamed in exaltation—it was a well-deserved celebration. His teammates mobbed him and the fans at Kelley Rink went bananas. Jeke is the consummate, selfless team player who has done everything his team has asked since he arrived on campus as a freshman in 2012. He currently provides the Eagles with depth at forward in the wake of Jeremy Bracco’s departure and Brendan Silks’ injury. Head coach Jerry York spoke

glowingly about Jeke’s production after the game. “What a nice story,” York said. “Jeke has hung in there, and it was great to see his effort tonight.” Jeke’s high level of play on Tuesday night was just what the doctor ordered for the Eagles, and BC fans hope that it’s a sign of things to come. If Jeke can provide productive minutes for the Eagles down the stretch, then it will make them that much more versatile and deep when the time comes for the Eagles to battle for the program’s seventh national championship in the spring. BC Builds a Big Lead and With It Comes Fighting The floodgates opened against UMass in the second quarter, and before long the game got chippy. First, BC’s Ryan Fitzgerald and UMass’s captain Steven Iacobellis got into it with 11:45 remaining in the second period and were both ejected. The altercation wasn’t limited to just Fitzgerald and Iacobellis, however, as multiple players from each team got

involved in the scuffle. In addition to the penalties given to Fitzgerald and Iacobellis, BC’s Josh Couturier and UMass’s Ben Gallacher received discipline following the commotion (although neither were ejected). Notably for the Eagles, Fitzpatrick will be ineligible for Friday night’s home game against Maine as a result of his ejection. York wasn’t very pleased about the game’s chippiness, and certainly doesn’t like the thought of playing another Hockey East conference game on Friday without a full lineup. “We certainly would like everyone available for the next game,” York said. “But it is what it is.” The roughhousing continued long after the fracas in the second period, however, as BC’s Alex Tuch got into it with various UMass players on a number of occasions, usually requiring referee assistance to break up the tussles. Record-breaking Defense The Eagles are currently riding the best defensive stretch in program his-

tory, having shut out four of their last five opponents for the first time ever, and the biggest reason is the stellar play of BC goalie Thatcher Demko. He earned the win by recording 26 saves on the night with zero goals allowed, while UMass’s Nic Renyard and Alex Wakaluk combined to surrender seven goals, with Renyard receiving the loss. “Thatcher had a very strong night in goal,” York said about his goalie. “He just looks so much more confident this year … you can really build a hockey team from the goal out and I think we have an excellent goaltender.” As incredible as Demko has been, however, there is more to the Eagles’ defensive success than just his play. Excellent defenders such as team captain Teddy Doherty have helped to reduce the number of shots on goal and kept the action on the other side of the rink, where the Eagles can score. BC finished with seven more shots on goal then the Minutemen (33 to 26) and won by seven goals.

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BC forward Ryan Fitzgerald was ejected in the victory over the University of Massachusetts, resulting in an automatic one-game suspension for the junior. Two UMass players were suspended for their roles in the incident.

FJL j_flc[eËk kXb\ XnXp A%K% 9Xii\kkËj jldd\i jZ_fcXij_`g From Column B8 school. In essence, Ohio State officials revoking a portion of Barrett’s financial aid is equivalent to a business owner fining an employee. This practice of fining collegiate student-athletes gained prominence in late August when it became known that Virginia Tech was fining its players for infractions like missing meals ($10), forgetting a laptop for study hall ($15), or keeping a dirty locker ($50). Once the public was made aware of Virginia Tech’s policy, Director of Athletics Walt Babcock suspended the practice immediately. Supporters of Virginia Tech and Ohio State’s policies would argue that a student-athlete’s tuition is sufficient compensation for their services, and thus can be fined as a professional worker’s income might be. But these student-athletes are supposed to be amateurs—if colleges start revoking scholarships and financial aid packages as punishment, these institutions are essentially ad-

mitting that their athletes are employees, which they have fervently denied in court for some time now. Additionally, even if a student-athlete wanted to receive an actual income from an actual job, he or she would literally not have the time to do so. Being an athlete basically prevents one from getting seriously involved in any other activity on campus. I don’t know J.T. Barrett personally. I don’t know whether he truly values the education that he is receiving from Ohio State. I don’t know whether he even plans to graduate from the school before bolting for the National Football League. What I do know, though, is that regardless of his intentions at Ohio State, his right to receive an education from the university should not be interrupted simply because he is a high-profile member of the football team. A regular scholarship student at Ohio State would not have received the same punishment, that’s for sure. Again, some might argue

that Barrett’s educational opportunities aren’t really being limited at Ohio State, since he is not actually suspended from attending classes at the school. Instead of taking free classes with free housing, he just has to pay for it. While I can’t speak for Barrett specifically, I can say in a more general sense that a lot of students choose the school they attend based on the financial aid packages they receive. It might not be a huge financial deal for Barrett (it very well could be, though), but regardless, it sets a dangerous precedent that puts a lot of economically-disadvantaged student-athletes working toward a degree in a difficult place. Now, it is necessary to distinguish criminal penalties administered by the legal system from penalties administered by Ohio State. As an underage driver, the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit for Barrett was 0.02, but his BAC of 0.099 exceeded even the over-21 level of 0.08. Some quick math on a BAC calculator shows that a male of his size with

that BAC must have likely consumed somewhere around seven standard drinks in a twohour span to achieve that level of impairment. The penalties that accompany an OVI are quite clear—a first-time offender, which Barrett was, faces either 72 hours of jail time or a court-ordered driver intervention program, along with a hefty fine and the possibility of restricted driving privileges. The Ohio State Code of Student Conduct, meanwhile, is vague when it comes to sanctions for inappropriate behavior. It basically grants a hearing officer or board full jurisdiction when it comes to punishing an OSU student, assigning whatever punishment he or she sees fit for the crime. It can range from a drug education and behavioral management program, to dismissal from the school, and everywhere in between. Let me be perfectly clear— driving under the influence is a terrible, terrible thing. It should not be done under any circumstances whatsoever, given that there are so many

viable alternatives to putting oneself and others in such great danger. In short, if you drive drunk, you are making an inexcusable decision and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. But that’s just it—Barrett should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, as a citizen, by the courts. In this situation, it is not Ohio State’s place to prevent Barrett the opportunity to further his education. It is out of line for Meyer to institute a fine from the school in addition to the penalties administered by the legal system. If Meyer really wants to punish Barrett, okay. But punish him as a football player for Ohio State, not as a student at Ohio State. Meyer should have handed down a much more severe penalty (football-wise, that is) than a one-game suspension, which essentially amounts to a slap on the wrist for an action that causes nearly 10,000 deaths annually. Barrett should be suspended from all team activities effective immediately for an indefinite time period. Instead, Meyer gets credit

for issuing a harsh penalty on a star player while simultaneously looking out for himself in the process. He will have his quarterback on the field next week, but no one in the media gangs up on him for letting a serious offense slide. Barrett’s football standing—the only thing that matters to Meyer—remains largely intact, but his standing as a student at Ohio State has been jeopardized by Meyer’s hypocritical and inconsistent policies. Meyer and the NCAA have been skating on very thin ice for years when it comes to the employment status of their student-athletes. While the NCAA is working tirelessly to keep the surface intact, Meyer’s decision is like taking a stick and jamming it into the cracks of the ice, which seems as if it is inevitably about to collapse from under him.

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I’m not into just straight anointing people given how quickly this has come about. But certainly his performance is one that we’re excited about. What I think he brought into that game was real toughness, real energy, and he moved the team. That’s really important.” On Saturday, it appears that Fadule will once again be given the opportunity to start after relieving Troy Flutie last week against Virginia Tech. Despite only a 10-point output by the Fadule-led offense, there’s a feeling that he may be a jolt the offense has been missing. While a 10-point performance being referred to as a spark might be somewhat disheartening to hear, his performance last

weekend against Virginia Tech did produce some positives (however relative). The freshman took shots downfield and showed toughness when tucking and running with the ball. His will to win was certainly never in question. Addazio isn’t quite ready to anoint Fadule the savior of BC football yet, though. “I also know that one game doesn’t make a career or make a season—I’ve been around long enough,” Addazio said. “So let’s just let it go a little bit. He’s still a young guy and he’s still a freshman. He hasn’t played a lot of football. I don’t care who you are, there’s going to be a rollercoaster ride. We’ve been on it several times this year.” While Fadule has been the most polarizing topic this week leading

up to N.C. State, there are plenty of other storylines to keep track of this weekend. Most importantly, Saturday is senior day at Alumni Stadium. Despite a disappointing season so far, Addazio can’t say enough about this team’s senior class. “They’ve done a great job with the young guys trying to set a culture—I told them that after the game,” Addazio said. “For a lot of reasons, we ended up being a real young football team this year. We knew we were going to be pretty young on one side of the ball but it’s just evolved with injuries and everything. These guys are going to be a part of really setting a great foundation as we move forward here.” Seniors Justin Simmons, Stephen Daniels, Mehdi Abdesmad,

and Connor Wujciak have been dominant presences on a great BC defense. They have played at a level matched by very few in the nation, and deserve recognition this weekend. It’s a shame that their impressive performance this year has been overlooked due to a struggling offense. Unfortunately for them, this weekend’s game shapes up very similarly to most of the other ACC matchups BC has faced this season. All have resulted in losses. There is no question that BC’s talented seniors will give it all they have on Saturday, in pursuit of one last win at Alumni Stadium. Whether the team can put up enough points to pull off a win is far less certain. At this point, that’s just the frustrating story of BC football in 2015.

?le^ip Nfc]gXZb n`cc gi\j\ek Z_Xcc\e^\ From NC State Preview, B8 Samuels lines up all over the formation, spending time at tight end, receiver, and running back. His runs often come on jet sweeps, especially in the red zone. With six rushing TDs and over 200 yards on the ground, Samuels provides another option for the NC State ground game. In addition, he leads the Wolfpack in receiving with 429 yards and another five TDs. Samuels is the main target in a passing game led by steady fifth-year veteran QB Jacoby Brissett. The former Florida transfer has been impressive this season, throwing for 13 TDs and only tossing one interception, the second fewest in the country. Brissett is a big passer who does most of his damage from the pocket, but he also contributes on the occasional read option play. Complementing its methodical attack, the Wolfpack create a deceptive amount of explosive plays. According to Football Outsiders, 18.5 percent of its drives average over 10 yards per play, good for 28th in the FBS. Doeren looks to get the ball to speedy receivers Nyheim Hines and Bra’Lon Cherry in space. The duo has also made NC State extremely dangerous in the kick return game, as the Wolfpack have the country’s fourth-best unit. Against BC, expect NC State to stay relatively conservative. The running game should be able to move the ball moderately well, with the duo of Dayes and Samuels getting plenty of looks. Brissett should continue to minimize the chance of turnovers, with simple throws, as Doeren knows that one of the only ways

BC’s offense can score points is off short fields generated by turnovers. While drawing mixed reviews from the numbers, the Wolfpack defense appears ideally tailored to handle BC’s one-dimensional offense. NC State features a veteran defense, returning seven starters from its 2014 unit, and is strong on the interior. The team ranks in the top30 in terms of both passing and rushing yards surrendered per game and allow opponents to convert just 31.2 percent of third downs. In fact, NC State ranks 15th in the FBS in allowing a first down on just 62.2 percent of drives. For comparison, BC’s vaunted defense ranks 20th in this category. These numbers are indicative of a dominant defense, one that excels in getting its opponents off the field quickly. The statistical profile wouldn’t seem to fit a unit that surrendered a whopping 56 points to Clemson last weekend. Clemson exposed the main weaknesses of the NC State defense: an inability to force turnovers and a tendency to allow big plays. The Wolfpack have forced just seven turnovers all season, second-worst in the nation. Unable to get Deshaun Watson off the field, the defense was worn down by the Tigers vaunted offense. In addition, according to Football Outsiders, NC State allows opponents to average over 10 yards per play on 19.5 percent of its drives. Clemson had six such scoring drives on Saturday, each of which was capped by a touchdown of over 20 yards. Despite these weaknesses, expect the Wolfpack to handle

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Sports Editor This is the end. Hold your breath and count to 10. Yeah, I’m reciting the lyrics to Skyfall’s title song because I’m excited for the new James Bond movie on Friday. But it also applies to BC football now. We’ve almost mercifully reached the end of this painful season. And after losing last year at home, there’s no chance Jacoby Brissett doesn’t take revenge on BC. The Eagles can still theoretically make a bowl. They don’t deserve to. Watch NC State put them out of their misery.

Prediction: NC State 21, BC 12 JACK STEDMAN

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NC State senior quarterback Jacoby Brissett is a classic dual-threat. BC’s offense well. With BC’s explosiveness limited to Addazio’s sideline outbursts, they won’t have to worry about surrendering the big plays that ruined their last game. BC’s run game, featuring a multitude of runs between the tackles, plays right into the interior strength of Doeren’s defense. Look for BC to stumble to a third consecutive subpar rushing effort . In addition, Saturday’s matchup against BC’s

inexperienced QBs provides the Wolfpack with a chance to work on forcing turnovers before next weekend’s pivotal matchup with Florida State. If the Wolfpack force turnovers, it could be another long day for the Eagles. On a day that will begin with emotion, there is a distinct chance that the seniors’ final game will conclude with the Alma Mater echoing in front of an empty student section.

Assoc. Sports Editor I can’t even. As in I can’t even count on BC’s defense to keep the Eagles close in games anymore. They are still indisputably one of the top defensive units in the country, but they have worn down a bit and have been exposed, especially through the air. NC State should be able to find the endzone as Virginia Tech did last week. The Wolfpack also happen to have one of the best defenses in the FBS as well, so BC doesn’t stand a chance. Fadule gets in the endzone though!

Prediction: NC State 21, BC 7 TOM DEVOTO

Asst. Sports Editor BC football has had a number of classic finishes in its history: Hail Flutie, Ryan’s last-second bomb against Virginia Tech, Gordon’s field goal to knock off No. 1 Notre Dame. Well, add another classic to the list—the John Fadule Game (trademark pending). Ironically, a freshman walk-on will lead the Eagles to victory on Senior Day in what will immediately become one of the greatest success stories in the school’s storied history. Or, ya know, BC will just lose badly again. Either way.

Prediction: BC 28, NC State 24 (2OT) newt0n, ma 10/30

W. HOCKEY

CHESTNUT HILL, MA 10/30 FOOTBALL

CUSE 1 BC 2

MILLER 1 G ENSTROM 1 G 1 A

CONN 0 BC 4

CHULI 59 SVS VT NEWKIRK 1 G BC

VOLLEYBALL

CHESTNUT HILL, MA 10/30

M. HOCKEY

CHESTNUT HILL, MA 10/30 W. Soccer

m. soccer

scoreboard

CLEM 0 BC 3

PERRI 12 KILLS OEMCKE 18 ASSISTS

DU BC

3 4

HEINEN 2 G BC WOOD 1 G 1 A FSU

26 10

2 2

FIELD HOCKEY

NEWTON,MaMA11/11 11/11Boston,

MCMILILAN 105 RYRDS FADULE 143 PYRDS

HARV 0 BC 5

DAVIES 9 SVS SEBIA 1 G 1 A

TALLAHASSEE, fL 11/1

M. HOCKEY

Newton, CHESTNUT HILL,MAMA11/09 11/2

CONNOLLY 1 G MCK. MEEHAN 1 G

MASS 0 BC 7

REYNARD 21 SVS DOHERTY 2 G

CHESTNUT HILL, MA 10/31

SPORTS

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015

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TOM DEVOTO Well, so much for the quarterback situation at Ohio State University being resolved. On Saturday night, just over a week after his crowning as the official starting quarterback for the Buckeyes, sophomore J.T. Barrett was stopped at a Columbus police checkpoint and cited with Operating a Vehicle Impaired (OVI), a misdemeanor offense essentially equivalent to Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in the state of Ohio. In addition to penalties he faces under the legal system in Ohio, Barrett is also being subjected to discipline by Ohio State. OSU did not have to institute a penalty against Barrett, but a number of NCAA institutions have set a precedent of a one-game suspension for DUI offenses. The University of Pittsburgh gave one-game suspensions to Tyler Boyd and Rori Blair for DUIs this season. The University of Michigan handed Fitzgerald Toussaint a one-game suspension for a DUI in 2012. Just this past week, Oklahoma State University receiver Jhajuan Seales was suspended for a single game for a drunk-driving charge. In all these cases, only Blair was underage at the time of the incident. Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer went further, though. In addition to a one-game suspension for the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback, Meyer decided to revoke Barrett’s scholarship for the summer 2016 term. If Barrett wishes to remain on campus during the summer to take additional classes, his expenses—housing and tuition costs usually covered by Ohio State—would have to come out of his own pocket. According to ESPN, the revocation would have significant effects if Barrett decides not to pay his own way through the summer term. In that instance, OSU officials said that Barrett “wouldn’t be able to work out with the team or participate in the offseason conditioning program with supervision from the school.” This is not the first time that Ohio State has punished football players financially for criminal activity. In June of 2012, former players Jake Stoneburner and Jack Mewhort were arrested, eventually pleading guilty to the charge of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor offense. Subsequently, each player was suspended from the team indefinitely and had his summer scholarship revoked, forcing him to pay his own way through summer

DESTRUCTION

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of the year. Travis Jeke doubled BC’s lead five minutes later thanks to some relentless forechecking by freshmen Christopher Brown and JD Dudek, and then Scott Savage got in on the action shortly thereafter with a snipe from the high slot at 8:11—his first goal in two years. UMass undid a lot of the goodwill it built up from 4-1-1 start to the season entering Tuesday on BC’s fourth goal. Ryan Fitzgerald turned over Callum Fryer at BC’s blue line and took off with Miles Wood and Colin White on the rarely-seen three-on-zero rush, which resembled a miniature version of the famous “Flying V” from The Mighty Ducks. Neither Callum nor partner William Lagesson caught up with these flying Eagles, and Wood eventually fed Fitzgerald on the 3-0 breakaway for the easiest goal of his life. BC’s fifth goal might have wiped out the rest of that UMass’ manufactured goodwill, both because it came 11 seconds after Fitzgerald’s and since White had no resistance from UMass’ defense or Pickney. The freshman took the puck deep in the UMass zone untouched and potted it farside on Pickney. White finished with four points, leading the way on a night that BC’s Bracco-less freshman class combined for nine points total. “It’s a very

?\`^_kj JkX]] The University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s (4-2-1, 0-1-1 Hockey East) traditionally futile hockey team had a good start to its season. Then, Tuesday night at Kelley Rink, Boston College (6-1-0, 1-0-0 HEA) put up six goals on UMass in the second period on its way to a 7-0 win, and everything was back to normal. “Once you get in your conference, this the most important—the league games—and I thought our team responded very well tonight,” BC head coach Jerry York said of his team’s first conference win of the season. “Two points in our league is critical for us to start off our Hockey East schedule and I thought our team did a lot of outstanding things tonight. I feel good about where [our team is].” BC dominated a scoreless first period. UMass didn’t put a shot on net until there was just over eight minutes left. The Minutemen’s start was worse than that stat would indicate, yet BC couldn’t make it count on the scoreboard. That wouldn’t continue. A minute and half into the second period, Adam Gilmour broke the levees. The junior pickpocketed UMass defenseman Carmine Buono at center ice and strolled in wide left on goalie Nic Reynard before coming across the crease and tucking in his third gino

See Men’s Hockey, B6

See Column, B6

<X^c\j cffb kf n`e Ô ijk 8:: ^Xd\ X^X`ejk E: JkXk\ fe JXkli[Xp 9P AF?EEP :8I<P ?\`^_kj JkX]] The defense is great. The offense is not. The defense is great. The offense is not. Rinse. Wash. Repeat. This isn’t groundbreaking analysis. Anyone who has undertaken the frustrating task of watching Boston College football in 2015 knows this all too well. On Saturday, the Eagles will close out their home schedule against the Wolfpack of North Carolina State. Expect some great defense, and—you guessed it—some not so great offense. The exasperating struggle known as the BC offense isn’t likely to break out this weekend. In fairness, the inexperienced group has faced some of the more stingy defenses in the nation, all the while being extremely depleted by injuries. Unfortunately for BC, the same issues of the past couple months remain, and the team once again faces the prospect of game-planning for a very strong defense. BC head coach Steve Addazio acknowledged as much. “They’re 10th in total defense. They’re 27th against the run and 13th against the pass,” Addazio said. “Middle linebacker Jerod Fernandez, defensive end Mike Rose, and defensive end Bradley Chubb are all very talented guys. They’re as strong an interior defense as we’ve faced. They’re big, physical, and get a lot of push.” That’s not a great recipe for a team dedicated to

running the football behind an inexperienced offensive line. While some have questioned Addazio’s decisionmaking this season, the same cannot be asked about his trademark competitive spirit. The wave of enthusiasm brought on by Addazio that helped bring BC football back to relevance has yet to waver throughout a thoroughly trying season, and he certainly won’t start now. Just because the Wolfpack are a top defense doesn’t mean that Addazio won’t harbor a whole lot of optimism heading into the team’s battle with N.C. State. “When you love football and you’re a football player or a football coach, you love football,” Addazio said. “Then your best part of your day is going to play football. Disappointment, yes. But you get over disappointment. That’s a different deal.” Much of his optimism this week stems from an unlikely source—quarterback John Fadule. Not often does a team rely upon a walk-on freshman at the game’s most important position, let alone trumpet him as team’s most viable option. Call it exciting, call it depressing, call it whatever you’d like. Addazio, however, will stick with excitement. “John Fadule will be getting his share of the reps with the ones,” Addazio said. “That’s going to happen.

INSIDE SPORTS THIS ISSUE

See BC Preview, B7

9P :?I@J EFP<J ?\`^_kj JkX]] Around the time of the season-ending injuries to Darius Wade and Jonathan Hilliman, as the offense plummeted from methodical, but functional, to cringe-worthy, those around Boston College football (3-6, 0-6 ACC) were forced to reevaluate expectations. Specifically, they had to look over the schedule and completely redefine the concept of a “winnable” game. Saturday’s contest against North Carolina State (5-3, 1-3 ACC), BC’s final home game of the season, was originally seen as an opportunity for the Eagles to head into the rivalry matchup against Notre Dame at Fenway with momentum. The most optimistic of fans even tentatively marked the game as the point where BC might become bowleligible. Unfortunately, given recent events, BC enters the game seeking its first conference win of the season. In order to make Senior Day any different from the team’s five-loss October, the Eagles will have to overcome a hungry Wolfpack team that appears primed to secure its bowl eligibility in the coming weeks.

Men’s Hockey vs. UMass Notebook:

Travis Jeke and Thatcher Demko stepped up for the Eagles in a convincing victory over UMass.....................................B6

NC State’s offense actually looks a lot like Steve Addazio’s ideal offense. With 1,621 rushing yards and 25 rushing TDs through eight games, the Wolfpack is a run-first football team. It has a strong offensive line, allowing its runners to average five yards per carry. Driven by the run game, NC State ranks fourth in the FBS in time of possession, holding the ball for over 33 minutes per game, including three games in which it held the ball for over 40 minutes. Junior running back Matthew Dayes is the workhorse for the team, with 865 yards and 12 rushing TDs. Dayes has run for over 100 yards in each of the Wolfpack’s victories in 2015. Whether the QB lines up under center or in the shotgun, head coach Dave Doeren favors power formations, often utilizing multiple tight ends. Fortunately, Doeren has one of the most special tight ends in the country to drive his scheme. Sophomore Jaylen Samuels, who scored a mindboggling 59 TDs as a high school senior, plays a huge part in both the air and ground attacks. Standing at just 5-foot-11, he doesn’t have the prototypical tight end’s body. Despite this, he compensates with a strong frame and uncommon speed for the position.

See NC State Preview, B7

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