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High-demand Gold Pass system leads to record attendance

BY AUSTIN TEDESCO Heights Editor The “sieve” chants were louder than usual in Conte Forum on Friday night, as a record number of students were in attendance to watch the Boston College men’s hockey team defeat No. 2 Wisconsin 9-2.

“Great win for the boys,” senior men’s hockey captain Patrick Brown tweeted after the game. “Want to thank the best fans in

the nation for filling conte tonight it was a great feeling in there!”

More than 2,400 students attended the game, leading to more than a 90 percent show rate, according to Jamie DiLoreto, associate athletic director of external operations.

The 2,400 total combines the general student population along with student-athletes, who use a separate ticketing system from the newly implemented Gold Pass.

The Wisconsin game was deemed “highdemand” in advance by the athletic department because of the quality of the opponent, date, and time. Typically, games for football, basketball, and men’s hockey are made available to all students who have purchased Gold Passes, but a different system is used for big games since expected demand by the more than 5,500 Gold Pass holders sold exceeds the capacity in Conte Forum.

BC plans to implement this high-de-

mand system again for next semester’s hockey game against BU and three men’s basketball games. Depending on demand, other games could be added.

Students were emailed on Tuesday night if they had earned enough reward points to qualify for a ticket to the hockey game.

Reward points were built up throughout the semester by attending games for BC sports and for arriving early. Students then had from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. to pick up a paper

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ticket from the Conte Forum ticket office.

When not all of the tickets were claimed, the necessary point total was lowered to include more students, who had the same time window to pick up a ticket on Thursday. By 7 p.m. on Thursday, all of the tickets were claimed.

To try to fill the entire arena, BC also gave out a limited number of tickets not purchased by the general public to Gold Pass holders when the gates opened. 

OASP debuts racial identity student retreat

BY MARY ROSE FISSINGER Heights Editor

Boston College community turns out to honor Welles Remy Crowther

BY DEVON SANFORD Assoc. News Editor On Saturday morning, members of the Boston College community gathered by the golden eagle outside of Gasson Hall for the start of the Welles Remy Crowther Red Bandanna 5k.

The ninth annual race celebrated the life of Welles Crowther, a ’99 BC grad and varsity lacrosse player who died on Sept. 11, 2001, saving the lives of others.

Welles’ family and friends, along with BC alumni, students, and members of the local community joined to celebrate Welles’ memory.

The Red Bandanna run supports the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust, a fund that recognizes and awards academic and athletic excellence in young people, through scholarships and support of non-profit organizations.

Over 1,600 people turned out to this year’s race to honor Welles’ courageous actions and support the trust.

“We had 1,198 people pre-register for the run, 837 of those were students,” said Kate Daly, assistant director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center (VSLC). “We estimate between 250

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Over 1,600 people ran the Red Bandanna 5k on Saturday.

Around 35 students will leave the Boston College Campus on Friday, Nov. 15 for the first-ever retreat sponsored by the Office of AHANA Student Programs (OASP). The retreat, titled R.I.D.E. (Racial Identity Development Experience), is designed to help students reflect on the role that their race plays in their identity. In an email sent to all students on Wednesday, Oct. 9, OASP advertised the weekend as “an overnight retreat to explore who you are, the impact of race on your personal identity, and how it all relates to your time at BC and beyond.”

The email specified Nov. 1 as the deadline for registration, and, at the time of print, 65 students have signed up.

“It seems like there’s a buzz on campus around this,” said Yvonne McBarnett, program administrator of OASP. McBarnett, who is affectionately called “Ms. Smiley” by the students who work with her, expressed great excitement about the number and variety of students who have already shown interest in the weekend.

“Not just AHANA students have signed up—that shows me it’s something everyone wants,” she said. “And the deadline’s not until Nov. 1.”

McBarnett has been working with Tim Molvey, assistant director of collaborative initiatives for the Center for Student Formation, and Michael Sacco, director of the Center for Student Formation, as well as Dericka Canada, GLSOE ’17, and Luis Balcazar, GSSW ’15, since the beginning of the year to develop R.I.D.E. The retreat grew out of an internal review of OASP that was conducted last year.

The internal review revealed that students were looking for more opportunities to engage in conversation about race and racial identity. McBarnett referred to an event held during Black History Month

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Foundation honors late LSOE grad

BC human rights project wins case, returns deportee

BY JENNIFER HEINE

The Post-Deportation Human Rights Project (PDHRP), based at the Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice, successfully returned a deportee to the United States earlier this year.

According to an Oct. 7 press release, the PDHRP worked with the Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law School in order to overturn the deportation order for Victor Veloz-Risik, a permanent U.S. resident since 2006, who had been deported in 2011 on a drug conviction. His conviction, however, was based on a drug certification signed by crime lab chemist Annie Dookhan, who is currently on trial for tampering with evidence and falsifying results at a Massachusetts lab. Her trial has cast doubt upon the reliability of evidence

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Heights Staff In spite of her passing to gastric cancer last February, Boston College graduate Carly Hughes continues to embody the Jesuit ideal of setting the world aflame through the foundation in her name, Carly’s Kids, which benefits the Holy Family School in Natchez, Miss. as well as the Carly Elizabeth Hughes Vascular Research Fund at Columbia University Medical Center.

A 2011 graduate of the Lynch School of Education (LSOE) Hughes first became involved with the Holy Family School as a junior. Her interest in education, as well as her close relationship with LSOE professor John Cawthorne, who became her mentor, led her to participate in the Natchez Im-

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Hughes, BC ’11, was heavily involved with the Holy Family School in Natchez, Miss. mersion service trip that winter. “[Cawthorne] was the driving force,” said Hughes’ mother, Irene Vouvalides. “He fought for that school to raise funds and get everyone enthused and involved.”

Cawthorne directed the Natchez program until his death from cancer in August 2012, and despite Hughes’ illness, she drove to Boston to visit him before his passing.

“When he passed away, there was a concern to everyone attached to his program wheth-

er or not it would continue,” said Kayla Truppi, Hughes’ neighbor and childhood friend as well as a co-founder and current representative for Carly’s Kids.

“They were really close,” said BC classmate and friend Alyssa Rosenfeld, LSOE ’11, who participated in the Natchez Immersion program with Hughes. “Holy Family was a big part of our lives at BC, especially Carly’s

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used in at least 34,000 criminal cases, including Veloz-Risik’s.

BC Law professor Daniel Kanstroom and Lynch School of Education professor M. Brinton Lykes founded the PDHRP approximately seven years ago.

“They very much saw this as an opportunity to create an interdisciplinary project,” said supervising attorney Jessica Chicco, who joined the project in 2010.

“The idea was based on Professor Kanstroom’s interest and experience in what happens to people after deportation … particularly the idea that even individuals that have been physically deported from the country should have access to the justice system and the ability to challenge their deportation orders if there are some grounds to challenge them.”

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Former Saudi ambassador shares insight

BY DANIEL LEE Heights Senior Staff Ford Fraker, the former U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, gave out his first-hand diplomatic insight on U.S.-Saudi relations on Thursday at the Cadigan Alumni Center.

Prior to his diplomatic posts between 2007 and 2009, he served as a banker for over 30 years in the Middle East. With this long-time experience in the region, Senator John Kerry at the time evaluated the ambassador as “someone [actually] qualified for this position,” according to Fraker.

Fraker said this ambassadorship in Saudi Arabia was different from other limited, institutionalized U.S. diplomatic missions—this diplomacy is highly personalized, as the king prefers the “one-point contact” with the president only through the ambassador. Such characteristics led to a heyday of diplomacy during the late Bush administration and to the cooled diplomacy during the Obama administration.

He told a story of when Bush invited the Crown Prince Abdullah at the time, who was upset and disappointed at a White House meeting, to his personal ranch in Crawford, Texas. While Bush drove a jeep with the prince, they saw turkeys across the road.

“The president said, ‘You know, as long as I’ve been in this ranch, we’ve never had turkeys,’” Fraker said.

“The king looked at him and said, ‘This must be a sign from God.’ They turned off the road, and sat there for

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Ford Fraker discussed the significance of the U.S.-Saudi alliance on Thursday. an hour and a half, talking about their mutual belief in God, families, values, royalty, [and] all the important things that are important when you are developing a relationship. [This personal bond] trumped all the arguments about policy and disappointments Saudi had.”

On the other hand, the relationship between the king and Obama lacks this kind of personal bond, Fraker said.

Throughout the lecture, Fraker emphasized the strategic significance of the U.S.-Saudi alliance and the public perception of the U.S. interest in oil.

In terms of the size of the country, the kingdom “completely dwarfs other Gulf states.” Two bodies of water, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, through which 20

percent of the global oil supply passes, attract American strategic interest in the country. Despite informal acknowledgement, the U.S. security guarantee of the kingdom promises undisrupted global oil supply, as Saudi Arabia is the largest oil supplier in the world.

“Over the last 10 years, only [about] 11 percent of oil from the Middle East comes to the U.S.,” Fraker said.

“We are not dependent on the Middle Eastern oil.”

More importantly, he emphasized that the U.S. security guarantee in Saudi Arabia is to secure the oil supply into the international markets, answering a question about the possible policy change in the region after the U.S. dis-

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College Corner NEWS FROM UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY Rob er t B archi, pre sident of Rutgers University in New Jersey, was awarded a $90,000 bonus this month and does not plan to keep a dime of it, according to The Huffington Post.

Barchi currently holds a $650,000 annual base salary, The Huffington Post reports. Following a performance review with the Rutgers Board of Governors, Barchi was told last week he is getting a bonus.

The university president told the board that he and his wife, Rutgers professor Francis Harper Barchi, do not plan to keep it.

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covery of the large domestic shale gas reserves.

In fact, he alluded to his support for hard power policy in the region when dealing with countries like Iran.

“The only time in [its] last 10 years or so that Iran raised [its] hands and said that they wanted to talk to us was in 2003 when we invaded Iraq,” Fraker said. “They thought we’re going to the other side and invade Iran as well. These are the hard realities of what works and doesn’t work in that part of the world.” Although he admitted the conflict-deterrent effect of the U.S. military presence in the region, he didn’t necessarily support any military action that could destabilize the regional peace and the global oil price.

Talking about the domestic situation in Saudi Arabia, he expressed his specific concern about the structural unemployment. His concern largely comes from the ratio of limited job opportunities to the largely growing intelligent “youth bulge.”

Currently, there are 70,000 Saudi Arabians study ing at adv ance d American institutions. These students have extended their education to M.A.s and Ph.D.s because there are no jobs in Saudi Arabia.

Nonetheless, Fraker said such a large number is a temporary policy result while the king is reforming the education system for the long-term.

Although Abdullah has shown efforts to reform, Fraker expressed skepticism because educational reform in the long-term could eventually destabilize the leadership of the country. 

is our intention that this money be used to augment student aid for undergraduate students at our university.”

Barchi will be provided with a maximum $97,500 bonus if he meets “specific goals” according to The Huffington Post. A Rutgers spokesman said those goals include “successfully managing the nation’s largest integration of health sciences education into an existing research university, overseeing the entrance of Rutgers into the Big 10 and the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, undertaking the first strategic planning initiative in more than a decade and having a banner fund-raising year.”

While Barchi’s motivation for giving back part of his earnings is unclear, he is following in the steps of his predecessor, Richard McCormick, according to The Huffington Post. McCormick also donated back many of his bonuses. 

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CORRECTIONS This correction is in reference to the issue dated Oct. 17, 2013, Vol. XCIV, No. 33.

The name of the student and firm in the article titled “Quintano Wins Fellowship from .406 Venture Firm” were incorrectly attributed. The student’s name is Claudio Quintana and the firm is .406 Ventures.

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Grant, research funds honor memory of LSOE graduate Carly’s Kids, from A1 life in her last two years at BC. It added another layer to their relationship.”

The trip made a great impact on Hughes.

“In her junior year, she went on the winter Natchez trip and she fell in love with it,” Rosenfeld said.

“From the day we got back from that first trip, she knew she wanted to go again, and she wanted to lead the trip the next year,” said Robyn Antonucci, another friend in LSOE ’11 who traveled to Natchez with Hughes and Rosenfeld.

At the Holy Family School, the BC student volunteers take on a variety of tasks, from building repairs to fundraising in the local community to working in the classrooms. “It is an absolutely amazing place,” Vouvalides said. “Carly wasn’t raised Catholic, but when she went there, she said, ‘Mom, I feel like I’m at home.’”

She recalled making breakfast for the volunteers when they stopped in on their way back to BC. “The enthusiasm these kids had for what they had done, how they were helping the school, it was really something,” she said.

Hughes’s diagnosis on Oct. 8, 2012, just two days before her 24th birthday, failed to dampen this enthusiasm. Despite a grueling series of operations, her mother never remembers her complaining or questioning why this had happened to her, even after a procedure that removed her stomach and rendered her unable to eat or drink for 10 days.

“They told her it was Stage Four, and she said it didn’t matter,” Vouvalides said. “She was going to get better, and she was going to get her life back.”

So when Hughes passed away on Feb. 17, 2013, her friends and family sought to continue what she had begun. In founding the Carly’s Kids Foundation, they hope to benefit the school that influenced her so much, as well as contribute to research on her type of cancer, a particularly important goal, since the disease typically affects much older adults.

Besides the Holy Family School, a portion of the proceeds from the foundation’s work benefits Julian Abrams’s esophageal and gastric cancer research fund at Columbia University Medical Center, which focuses on the type of cancer that affected Hughes, and the Carly Elizabeth Hughes Memorial Vascular Research Fund, which has been created in her honor.

“Carly was a very engaging person with a resilient personality,” Truppi said. “She could demand attention but smother you with love all at the same time. I believe these are the same qualities we want to see out of the foundation. Its focus is on two great causes that I think everyone out there can relate to in some way, education and medical research.

“It is a great way not only to carry on a mission she would have for herself but to honor her as well,” she said. “We are building this foundation with the hopes to make a difference. Whether it be supporting students of the Holy Family School or helping to get one step closer to finding a cure to a horrific disease, we want to positively affect the life of others the same way that Carly did every day.”

The funding provided by Carly’s Kids benefits the Holy Family School in particular, given its recent lack of funding from the archdiocese as a result of low enrollment.

“Ultimately, the goal is to help the Holy Family School in whatever way we can, and

to restore it to an elementary school, which it was before it became an early learning center,” Vouvalides said. “The school gets no funding from the archdiocese. It is completely funded by donations and grants.”

Carly’s Kids, then, has the potential to make a significant impact. “We want this to continue as an option for kids in Natchez, since public schools in Mississippi are some of the worst in the country,” Antonucci said.

“Holy Family gives them a leg up.”

“They care so much about educating the kids, with so few resources,” Rosenfeld added.

The foundation staff sees this as a way to carry on Carly’s work. “It was her wish to someday teach—her degree was in education,” Vouvalides said. “She would have loved to have more time at the Holy Family School.”

Antonucci expressed a similar sentiment. “It’s Irene’s way of truly living out what her daughter wanted to do, and that is making sure that the Holy Family School stays open,” she said. “The school meant so much to her, and Irene was aware of that.”

Hughes’s story has already made an impact, only months after the organization’s founding. Natchez’s local newspaper, the Natchez Democrat, planned to post pictures on its website of Vouvalides’s first visit to the Holy Family School to present a $15,000 check—the result of the Haworth Road Runner’s Association 5k, held in Carly’s N.J. hometown—but upon learning the foundation’s story, the paper decided instead to feature her visit on the front page.

The Holy Family students held a celebration of Hughes’ life during the visit, releasing balloons in her honor, singing, and writing letters to Vouvalides. “Carly is my angel,” read one, and another, “we will always be Carly’s kids.” The school also declared Oct. 10, Hughes’ birthday, “Carly Hughes Day.” For the foundation, this is only the beginning. Carly’s Kids raised over $8,000 on Oct. 12 with a Hartford marathon team.

“The idea of the Hartford run came from Carly’s close friend and BC alum, Katie Foster,” Truppi said. “Katie herself is a big runner and decided that she was going to talk Mike, Carly’s boyfriend, into running the Hartford marathon with her. It was up to the runners to get friends and family to sponsor them for the race. There were around 35 runners who participated in either the 5K, half marathon, or full marathon.”

For Vouvalides, events like these help her both derive meaning from her loss and carry on her daughter’s legacy. “No one can imagine what it feels like to lose their child,” she said. “My only child, she was my best friend, she was my life. You couldn’t find a nicer girl, and I hope that this will be her legacy. This is what I can do to keep her alive, make something good come out of this terrible tragedy. It gives me a reason to go on, it gives me a reason to get out of bed in the morning.

“My belief is that she was only meant to be on this earth for 24 years, and I was meant to carry this out when she couldn’t,” she said.

Truppi agreed. “For me, the best part of being so close to this foundation is feeling like I can still be that close to her,” she said.

“It is a way to never have to let her get too far away. The memories I will have years from now my not be the ones I thought we would have together as we grew older, but that is the best part of this is that I still get to make new memories, and they will still be with her.” n

Project works on deportees’ legal cases PDHRP, from A1

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Runners gathered in front of Lyons Hall before the 5k race on Saturday morning.

Annual Red Bandanna Run draws over 1,600 runners Red Bandanna Run, from A1 and 300 people registered on race-day, although I don’t have that exact number … The number of people who crossed the finish line, according to RaceWire, was 1,152.”

Members of the BC community also volunteered at the event, including students in Appalachia Volunteers, the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams, the men’s baseball team, and even a BC mom whose daughter usually runs the race but is studying abroad this semester.

Chris Knoth and Dan Klemer, cocaptains of the men’s lacrosse team and A&S ’14, have volunteered at the Red Bandanna run since their freshman year.

“It’s really big for us,” Knoth said.

“We have a red bandanna game, and all the funds from the game go to the Welles Crowther foundation. We do an honorable No. 19—Welles’ number—for a senior that best embodies Welles. We all have bandannas in our bags and on our helmets.”

“We have the utmost respect for the Crowthers and it’s great, because they really respect us,” Klemer said. “I think the race helps us relive Welles’ memory, and honor him exactly how he should be honored … Welles embodied the idea of men and women for others more than anybody else. He gave his life for others and embodied the ideals of the school, as well as the team mentality.”

The Red Bandanna run began in 2004, with around 300 runners crossing Linden Lane. The race has since raised

thousands of dollars for the Welles Remy Crow ther Charitable Tr ust .

While the event is the largest fundraiser for the Crowther trust, Daly said its main purpose is to honor Welles’ life and legacy.

“We talk a lot at BC about men and women for others and that was what Welles did,” Daly said. “He truly was a man for others … We can support this day and the Welles Crowther trust but then it becomes about integrating Welles’ spirit into our own lives. How do we treat each other and how do we take care of each other?”

The event ran similarly to years past, with the only major change being the installation of RaceWire, a program that provides electronic timing and online registration for road races in New England. Runners clad in red bandannas looped around Lower Campus and up to Beacon Street on early Saturday morning. Volunteers and spectators cheered as the runners crossed the finish line at the end of Linden Lane.

“The race was a great success, and not only because of how much money was raised for the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust,” Daly said. “I think what makes it such a successful and special tradition here at Boston College is how it brings together Welles’ family, friends, BC students, alumni, families, and the local community. So many people are touched by Welles’ story and his incredible sacrifice on September 11th.

The run is a chance for us all to honor him as a community and to celebrate Welles and his legacy.” n

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Eric Mendoza, BC ’09, was the winner in the men’s category during Saturday’s race.

country devoted to working with people who have already been deported. Most of the project’s work, Chicco said, is with people who have already been physically deported from the country and have limited prospects for legal return. Oftentimes the deportees have been separated from family, including spouses and children that are U.S. citizens or green card holders in the U.S. The PDHRP uses email, phone calls, and Skype, when available, to coordinate with the deportees and build a case either to challenge the original deportation orders or find a way for the deportee to return lawfully to the U.S. The project also relies upon communication with family members who are still in the country.

Under the Obama administration, Chicco said, the number of deportations has risen greatly, with over 400,000 people being deported from the U.S. every year. A subset of those people, she said, arrived in the country legally and held green cards, often for a significant period of time, and were deported for criminal convictions.

“Now, sometimes those criminal convictions are very serious, but sometimes they’re non-violent or fairly minor criminal convictions,” Chicco said. “But because of the immigration laws that are on the books today—that have been on the books since 1996—for many of them there is no discretion that an immigration judge can exercise.”

For example, she said, immigration judges cannot factor into their decisions the length of time a person has resided in the U.S., whether or not their record has stayed clean since the crime was committed, or whether they have U.S. citizen children.

The PDHRP does not only consider deportations based on criminal convictions. A subset of its cases, Chicco said, have to do with people who were deported on grounds that were legally overturned after they had already left the country.

“Supreme Court cases that came after their deportation recognized that they should not have been deported or should at least have been given the opportunity to seek relief—to make a case for themselves as to why they should be allowed to stay, and they were denied that opportunity,” she said. “So then we try to reopen their cases so that they can be given that opportunity, but that has been very difficult.”

According to Chicco, the PDHRP usually handles between five and 10 cases at a time. “Direct representation is only a piece of what we do,” she said. “What we do a lot of is talk to individuals who have been deported, or their family members, and give them information, information to both help them understand what happened to them when they were deported from the United States.”

Because there is no right to government-appointed counsel in deportation proceedings, Chicco said, many people navigate these events on their own, and often end up without a good understanding of what happened, or what the consequences are in terms of being able to return to the U.S. During 2012-13, the PDHRP spoke to over 175 people about these matters. Only a few cases have sufficient grounds for the PDHRP to be able to challenge the deportation orders.

“In [Veloz-Risik’s] case we were able to convince the government to join us in our request to the immigration judge to reopen the case—and essentially to dismiss the case—because he was no longer subject to deportation, because he no longer had any conviction,” Chicco said. After the judge granted the request, arrangements could be made for VelozRisik to return to the U.S. as a green card holder. n

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After Carly’s passing, children from the Holy Family School sent letters to her mother.

last year that featured a panel of professors from the department of African and African Diaspora studies (AADS) who spoke about racial identity. The panel was followed by an open forum in which students could ask questions and share experiences.

“The place was packed,” McBarnett said. “We shouldn’t wait until Black History Month to have these conversations.”

FACES, which exists to foster and facilitate conversations like the ones McBarnett hopes will happen during R.I.D.E., is also involved with the retreat.

Three students from FACES will give

the three student talks that will kick off the retreat.

After that, students will participate in smaller group activities, as well as some retreat-wide games, and engage in “lots of reflection,” McBarnett said.

She hopes that, with the help of FACES and DOR, the retreat will act as a “safe space” where students feel they can completely and honestly engage in the questions being posed and share their experiences with their peers.

Another R.I.D.E. retreat is planned for February, and McBarnett refers to these first two retreats as a pilot program.

“I can see this blowing up into something bigger,” she said.

One goal of the retreat is to have the

students bring the discussions they were able to engage in on R.I.D.E. back to the BC campus, and get more students involved in the conversation. Barnett hopes that conversations revolving around racial identity will become part of the curriculum in some AADS classes, and that, eventually, there may even be a one-credit class solely devoted to these types of discussions.

The entire staff of OASP will be attending the event, including the director of OASP, Ines Maturana Sendoya.

McBarnett expressed the excitement of the whole office regarding this retreat.

“This is new for our office,” she said.

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Brendon Anderson Apparently this one English guy became the youngest person to travel to every single country in the world.

He’s only 24 years old. If I remember the article correctly, he gave up time at his university and left his job doing something corporate that I wouldn’t understand. And I think some might say that he was throwing his life away.

I’m not so sure that’s true, though. I think he got a pretty fine education.

Believe it or not, this guy and I are living pretty parallel lives. You see, while he just traveled to his 196th country, this past week, I visited a U.S. state and two Canadian provinces for the first time.

Hopefully mentioning this won’t get me sent to federal prison because I don’t think I’d enjoy that very much, but last week, I snuck into Acadia National Park in Maine to watch the sunrise in spite of the government shutdown. That was certainly an education. I think what I learned is that beauty, nature, life, and all that good stuff can’t be shut down. I think we all have this tendency to think that the world would just implode or something if it weren’t for the existence of the U.S. But sitting on top of a lonely mountain and watching clouds rush down into a gorgeous, fiery-orange valley makes you realize that there’s a little more to the world than silly political squabbles and arbitrary borders drawn on a map. Sure, I’m proud to be an American, but when it comes down to it, country is nothing.

Friendship, adventure, love—that’s everything.

Being the world traveler that I am, I drove up to Nova Scotia for a while.

That was an education, too. I admit I’m a huge geek, so I’m not ashamed to say that I was pretty much dying with anticipation to be able to go to Joggins Fossil Cliffs, which are notable for containing a fossil record dating back over 300 million years. I think for some people, it might be a kind of overwhelming site. I mean, when you talk about the history of the world, humans are just some tiny specks compared to everything else.

For example, did you know that more years separate the stegosaurus from the T-Rex than separate the T-Rex from humans? It might make one feel kind of insignificant. But for me it had the opposite effect. Somehow thinking of how little time our lives actually turn out to be didn’t make me sad. It made me think how every single moment is a blessing if you just recognize it to be.

My last new adventure was in New Brunswick. And that was an education, too. My friends and I were on our way back home and we stopped to try to find a McDonald’s that sold the Canadian Maritimes special—the McLobster. We pulled into this parking lot, I opened the door, and it hit into the car parked next to us. It wasn’t like I slammed the door, but this tough-looking man got out of his car and started screaming at me—really aggressively and angrily, to the point where I thought he was going to hurt me. Afterward I was in a pretty bad mood. I mean, who was this guy to get mad about me getting a scuffmark on his beatup 1992 Pontiac? It was ridiculous.

He was sitting alone in a Walmart parking lot on Canadian Thanksgiving. What a loser. Then I thought about it a little more and I realized that I didn’t actually know anything about this man. Parts of New Brunswick are really struggling with unemployment, and just maybe this car was the one thing he had that he could proudly call his own. But in the end, I don’t know his story. So I think what this little education taught me is that no matter what, you have to believe the best in every person and try to find the love that’s always there.

I guess what I’m starting to see is that education is important. But school isn’t the only way that you learn. Taking pre-med classes isn’t going to teach you how to be a good doctor, really. It’s something you learn every day of your life. Like that man with the Pontiac, everyone and everything has a story. We’ve all got something to teach. You’ve just got to pay attention long enough to listen.

Brendon Anderson is a staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at news@bcheights.com.

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On Friday afternoon, a number of different performance groups, including an outside acrobatics group, The Red Trouser Show, showcased their talents in an RHA organized “street” performance fair.

Alumni return to read recently published poetry

By Nathan McGuire For The Heights On Thursday evening, two alumni poets returned to Boston College for a poetry reading from their debut poetry collections. The English department sponsored the event.

The two poets, Adam Fitzgerald and Joseph Spece, graduated with degrees in English in 2005 and both went on to get their MFAs at Columbia.

“I suggest the very best way to judge a work of art is to ask yourself whether it rewards and elevates your dedicated attention, and I think that’s what is so exciting about being here today—for a little we get to be stewards of an artistic experience that you will hopefully find rewarding,” Spece told the audience.

W.W. Norton/Liveright, a major publisher of poetry, published

Fitzgerald’s debut collection, The Late Parade, in June. Critics at The New York Times Book Review and The Los Angeles Review of Books have praised the collection. “[Fitzgerald’s] poetry is neither sealed off from human ears nor bent solely on pleasing them,” wrote David Kirby of The NYT Book Review. “In a word, his poems are drunk on both word and allusion and are therefore doubly tipsy. There are plenty of poets who are word-drunk and plenty of others who slap down allusions faster than a blackjack dealer. But I can’t think of anyone today who is dealing in both currencies as fluidly as Fitzgerald.”

Professor Sue Roberts, who introduced Fitzgerald as the first reader, formed a close relationship with him during his time at BC. She said he would often hang around the English department, drinking cof-

fee with professors and conversing about writing.

The second poem Fitzgerald read, “The Relay Station,” was written while he was at BC. Fitzgerald teaches at the New School and Rutgers University and is the founding editor of the poetry magazine Maggy.

Spece, who lectures at Newbury College, read from his debut collection Roads, which was published in February by Cherry Grove Publishing.

“Joseph kind of flew under the radar until 2005 when his poems appeared in the spring Stylus that just blew everyone’s socks off,” Roberts said, “We were like ‘who is this fellow and how do you say his last name?’”

Fitzergald said Spece was a widely elusive man on campus. Within a year after his graduation, though,

Spece was being published in some of the country’s best poetry journals and has since been awarded many prestigious awards and fellowships.

Roberts said she wasn’t surprised to learn of his success, and listed a number of his accomplishments in her introduction.

Spece was awarded Columbia’s Corrente Prize in Poetry and received an artist fellowship from the MacDowell Colony, a residence in New Hampshire that is a retreat for writers, artists, and composers. He also was named a Ruth Lilly Fellow in 2009, which Roberts said is one of the highest honors for a young poet.

While Roberts praised both poets for their awards and accomplishments, Spece challenged the order of her introduction with an unconventional perspective.

“I don’t know whether it’s by tradition or imperative, but the public

reading always puts in my estimation the proverbial cart before the horse, that is it provides an introduction to an individual or an artist by his awards, his fellowships, and his educational background, before showing the art that he or she produces,” he told the mostly-student audience.

“And because there are several young scholars, writers, and artists in the audience I think it is important for me to stress that this sort of progress, the awards before the work, is absolutely flawed.”

Spece read six poems from his collection, a few from poets he admires, and two poems that he wrote recently. He didn’t say whether any of the poems included in his book were written while he was at BC. Both poets read for about 20 minutes and then jointly answered three questions from members of the audience. n

Lecture series launched as part of diversity campaign

By John Wiley Heights Editor “We’re not all practicing religion together. We’re talking about it, and saying there’s more to life than school and your weekends,” said Monica Macheca, A&S ’16, regarding the UGBC Spirit In Speech lecture series that she is leading this semester.

The Spirit In Speech lecture series was launched Monday, Oct. 14, as part of an ongoing religious diversity campaign developed by UGBC’s Division of Student Initiatives. The event, scheduled on Columbus Day, featured guest speakers Rev. Michal Denk and Suzanne Carter, and was followed by a student panel.

Denk discussed his struggles in entering the priesthood, as well as the importance of prayer and spiritual relationships. Carter spoke of her former career as a corporate headhunter, a job that she quit to pursue studies in theology. Both speakers were Catholic.

Formed as part of last semester’s restructuring of UGBC, the Division of Student Initiatives was created to provide campaign-based programming bringing together students and administrators. This academic year, it will work specifically on three campaigns, with the subjects being body image and self-esteem, mental health, and religious diversity. The Spirit In Speech lecture series serves as part of the religious diversity campaign.

According to Emily Kaiser, CSOM ’14, UGBC vice president of student initiatives, the Spirit in Speech Series is UGBC’s attempt to start conversations on how Jesuit teachings might transcend into the lifestyles of BC undergraduates.

The organizers of the series plan to provide events that do not cater exclusively to Catholics.

“Whether you’re a Catholic, whether you’re an atheist, whether you’re a Buddhist, it is a thing that does motivate people to act certain

ways,” Macheca said. “Having deeper talk about that is the point of Spirit in Speech.”

A crowd of around 20 people attended the Columbus Day event.

Macheca accredits the relatively small turnout to the complications of scheduling an event on a holiday weekend, but she holds that it allowed for more conversation at the event, particularly during the concluding segment involving an organized student panel.

“Because it was so small, we really did have a good discussion,” Macheca said. “With the student panel, it was very natural.”

As a Catholic University, BC has a relatively extensive network already catering to student involvement in religious life, namely through Campus Ministry. The Spirit in Speech Series has been helped along by Campus Ministry, with Rev. Howard McLendon providing contact information for potential student panelists to Macheca.

“He was really great about referring people who could be on our panel, because I wanted people who were passionate in their faith, exercising it,” Macheca said. “The first place I thought of going to get different students was Campus Ministry.”

The organizers of the series, however, see themselves as satisfying a separate niche with their religious diversity campaign, one addressing more of the spiritual component of life at BC. “Campus Ministry is huge on spirituality, talking about religion and such,” Macheca said. “We’re just trying to give another environment. We want to create a broader environment to talk about spirituality—not so much religion.”

The Division of Student Initiatives plans to host one more Spirit in Speech event this semester, likely around Thanksgiving, and two more in the spring. The events in this series are expected to feature two speakers,

with the end goal of hosting guests from several belief systems.

The Spirit in Speech portion of the religious diversity campaign is expected to continue largely in lecturebased settings, followed by student panels, but the series will possibly see some changes in format following the Columbus Day event.

“It’s really up in the air,” Macheca said. “I see it as speaker heavy, because that’s how you get conversation and new ideas pumping, through having someone talk.”

The aim of UGBC’s campaign in religious diversity is to open up conversation between religious and non-religious groups on campus.

“We have priorities, and we have different beliefs,” Macheca said. “Having everyone come together and talk about them, not only is it a way for students to exercise that, but it’s a way to have deeper talks on campus, and really to hear all the different insights of our students.” n

Levine shares insights on modern college students

By Melanie Floyd For The Heights

The rise of technology is no surprise, but its effects on higher education are shocking. Arthur Levine, president emeritus of Teachers College at Columbia University, addressed this topic last Thursday in the Heights Room.

He has authored and co-authored nine books on education in America.

His lecture focused on the findings of a study of college students, on which he wrote his most recent book, Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today’s College Student.

Levine’s data “calls for universities that are increasingly digital.”

Levine and his colleagues surveyed 5,000 students and 270 chief student affairs officers at 33 colleges.

Students were both full-time and part-time. These numbers were compared to similar data he has collected since 1980. When asked what would improve their college experi-

ence, four out of five students said a more technology-oriented school and 78 percent said more techsavvy professors. Levine describes the current situation as “gatherers taught by hunters.” College students seek breadth and active learning unbound by time or place, while our educators are accustomed to just the opposite. Despite the desire for more technology in the classroom, the effects of living in the digital age are less welcome.

Levine ticked off several problems with college students today.

They are entitled and coddled by helicopter parents—according to the study, 41 percent of students contact their parents at least daily.

College officials reported significant levels of parent intervention on campus problems, including one mother who called the school because her daughter was trapped in an elevator. In Levine’s opinion, the greatest problem is grade inflation.

“It’s a serious issue,” he said. Today,

more students are getting A’s, but 54 percent describe their classes as “really difficult or difficult.” In addition, most students believed that their grades were underestimated.

The grades are barely worth it, however. Fewer students actually want to obtain degrees in the current major they are pursuing. That is, 67 percent of students today cited economic factors as the reason they were in college, whereas that number was only 44 percent in 1976.

“The chief benefit is that it increases one’s earning power,” Levine said.

College degrees have always been about getting jobs, but in his previous study, students also expressed reasons like formulating life values and goals, as well as learning to get along with other people.

Instead, Levine suggested the values of so-called “digital natives” may have depleted. Baccalaureate institutions had a 46 percent decline in student understanding of plagiarism and cheating, while community col-

leges compared at 25 percent. Even worse, 44 percent of institutions reported increases in incivility, such as online stalking.

Levine echoed a criticism commonly heard. The technology has resulted in less and less fruitful face-to-face communications. Ironically, students today are more alone despite being connected to the web.

Attendance for on-campus events has dropped off. Of the people students are communicating with, many are not on campus. The connection to rampant hook-up culture is also strong.

On a more positive note, Levine told his audience that diversity was still a touchy subject, but campus populations were more diverse. In fact, they are the most diverse that Levine has studied. Even better, the increase has made students happier with their college experiences. In the past, racial groups had named public figures and significant world events that were different from those of

other racial student groups. Now, all groups report similar likes and lifechanging events. Interfaith, GLBTQ, and interracial mixing has improved, but Levine predicts a new version of division among students based on economic situation.

Levine concludes by underscoring that our generation is neither better nor worse than our predecessors, but different. In the face of globalization and technology, he says it is essential that we “think globally.” His five suggestions include education in the three c’s—critical thinking, creativity, and continual learning—as well as technology, multicultural skills, and reinforcement of commonalities among students. He also would like to see “career centers on steroids,” essentially stronger centers for information on internships and occupational exploration. Levine urged that the climate is ideal to work on these issues, calling the time we live in a “time of reinvention.” n

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Monday, October 21, 2013

QUOTE OF THE DAY When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

-Walt Disney (1901-66), American animator

The Gold Pass’s first high-demand game brought in record attendance, indicating increased student interest Looking back on his first year as the Boston College Director of Athletics in a blog post last week, Brad Bates listed eight general observations about the University and its athletic department.

“We must provide our students with a home field/court/ice advantage by establishing a waiting list for tickets,” one of the observations read.

BC took a significant step toward establishing that waiting list, at least for the student section, and strengthening its crowds at athletic contests last Friday with the success of the high-demand system used to distribute tickets for Gold Pass holders to the men’s hockey game against Wisconsin.

The high-demand system worked not only because it helped fill the student section, but also because it created the “waiting list” culture.

More than 2,400 students attended the game, a school record for men’s hockey, and the show rate was more than 90 percent, meaning almost all of the students who picked up a ticket showed up to the game. All of the student tickets were claimed by Thursday at 7 p.m., a welcome sign that demand and enthusiasm, at least for men’s hockey, is strong this season.

The high-demand system worked not only because it helped fill the student section, but also because it created the “waiting list” culture.

After accumulating points all semester and putting in the effort to go pick up the paper ticket, students were not only more likely to use the ticket, as no-shows have been a problem in the past, but were also more excited for the game itself.

The students loudly cheering on the Eagles as they rolled past No. 2 Wisconsin 9-2 had this game set as

the goal when attending other BC sporting events in order to build up points. Not only was the game the best attended in history by students, the crowd was also one of the wildest. This increased demand through the Gold Pass system is a major step in the right direction as the athletic department looks to boost school spirit, attendance, and home-ice advantage at games.

Although the system didn’t work perfectly, it was a good start for the first iteration of the high-demand system. Some students complained that not all of their points were showing up on the rewards website.

The athletic department should do everything it can to ensure that all of the reward points are logged accurately and fairly, but in the early stages of the program students should also understand that they can play a role in helping the process by reporting its issues.

If not all of the points are showing up, students should email the department, as is encouraged in weekly emails about the Gold Pass, and describe the issue. It would be impossible for the athletic department to go through and fix all of the point discrepancies without this assistance from students, and points can easily be logged after a reminder.

On that note, students who wish to use their Gold Pass to the fullest should continue to stay as informed as possible about the program by reading the emails from athletics.

BC has been very clear and open about how the process works, and especially during the first season of the Gold Pass, it is important for students to stay in the loop by participating actively.

The Gold Pass system is not perfect, but it is a vast improvement over the old ticketing model, and it’s a system that should continue to improve over time. A record-setting men’s hockey attendance is a good start. Students should carry that enthusiasm over to men’s basketball, a sport that has been severely underattended the past few years, when the season starts next month.

OASP answers call for more discussion of race The first retreat sponsored by OASP will focus on the important and often-neglected topic of racial identity The Office of AHANA Student Programs (OASP) is sponsoring its first retreat this November. R.I.D.E. (Racial Identity Development Experience) focuses on helping students come to an understanding about what role their race plays in their personal identity.

The retreat was born out of an internal review of OASP conducted last year, which revealed that students wanted more opportunities to discuss the topic of racial identity. OASP responded enthusiastically to this call, collaborating with FACES, specifically the Dialogues on Race (DOR) program, and the Center for Student Formation to create the R.I.D.E. retreat. Currently, there is one retreat scheduled for November, and another for February. Making R.I.D.E. a regular opportunity for students, as OASP hopes to do, would help establish race and racial identity as a topic that should be discussed continuously, not just during a one-semester cultural diversity course.

As of this writing, 65 students have registered for R.I.D.E. This response is encouraging for two reasons. First, the total far exceeds the number of spots available, meaning that OASP can reasonably expect similar levels of inter-

est for future retreats, and hopefully provide the opportunity to explore questions of racial identity to all those students who seek it.

Furthermore, the students registered represent an array of racial identities, AHANA and otherwise.

It seems that students have been waiting for an opportunity to engage in discussions of this type, and OASP has provided it.

This retreat will undoubtedly benefit those who attend, but its effect can surpass just that if the attendees bring the discussions back to campus and involve their peers who did not attend R.I.D.E., further establishing race and racial identity as an important topic of conversation on campus. Yvonne McBarnett, Program Coordinator for OASP and the organizer of R.I.D.E., hopes that discussions on racial identity eventually will be incorporated into classes, but this will only happen if students demonstrate that these conversations are important to them.

Students who are interested in the topic of racial identity but are unable to make the regular commitment to an organization like DOR should consider attending R.I.D.E., spending 27 hours exploring this topic with other passionate, invested students.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR BC Survivors: I Don’t Blame You This past month has brought issues surrounding rape and sexual assault to the forefront of discussion both in the Boston College community and across the United States. From Facebook to news media and even the justice system, our country is reeling amid rising reports of a safety issue that particularly affects college students in America. As we struggle to understand how campus sexual assault can ever be prevented, though, many seem to misunderstand how it “happens” in the first place.

Emily Yoffe of Slate Magazine, for example, misses the mark egregiously in her recent piece, “College Women: Stop Getting Drunk.” Responding to the “1 in 4” statistic, which reflects that 25 percent of college-age women are sexually assaulted (Koss, 1988), Yoffe attempts to impart some simple advice to college women: essentially “don’t drink—don’t get raped.”

Yet, as Yoffe believes such advice serves to nip sexual assault in the bud, she altogether ignores its roots.

In the process, she also insinuates that survivors’ supposed carelessness around drinking makes alcohol-facilitated assaults less real, and less reportable.

Indeed, Yoffe herself is adding to the very discourse that discourages victims from speaking out at all.

Yesterday, Emma Gray of The Huffington Post responded thoughtfully to Yoffe’s article with “What Slate Gets So Wrong About College Women And Sexual Assault,” and yet even Gray’s piece neglects to address a key factor in the prevalence of college sexual violence. Perpetrators not only “choose” to commit such crimes, but they make this choice too long prior to the assault, and with the expectation that they won’t get caught. This choice is not merely a result of inexperience, “impaired judgment,” or “mixed messages” after a long night of drinking, but a planned violation of someone’s most fundamental rights. Most painfully, to date, 98 percent of perpetrators have been correct in assuming that they wouldn’t be held responsible for their crimes. Instead, victims are, and by publications like Slate Magazine.

As David Lisak has aptly pointed out, alcohol does

not cause rapes. Perpetrators who commit sexual assaults do so strategically, using alcohol as their weapon in their chosen social contexts. It is easy to stop our own investigations of these incidents where Yoffe does, choosing to believe that, “if she drank it, it’s her responsibility.” However, as Lisak’s interviews with thousands of college-aged rapists indicate, the act of committing sexual assaults is in fact predatory, deliberate, and premeditated. Rapists often don’t use drugs or gratuitous violence because our culture of blaming the victim for her drinking has made it so they don’t have to (Lisak, 2002). What does this mean for us as a community?

It means that while abstaining from alcohol might reduce the risk of one incident of rape, it does not stop rapists. In fact, every time we turn away from the perpetrators’ actions and make the victim the focal point of our concern and dismay, we give that perpetrator license to assault again. And he will: though the vast majority of men are not rapists, the average rapist assaults eight people in his lifetime.

As a behavioral health professional specializing in this area, I implore students not to simply disregard Yoffe’s position, but to speak out against it. Perpetrators commit these unacceptable crimes against students of all genders and backgrounds, and while we can all take reasonable measures to keep ourselves safe and supported, we cannot let those who minimize rapists’ roles in rape co-opt our experiences.

There are many of you whose friends and loved ones have been impacted by sexual violence, and have chosen not to come forward or seek support because of insensitive and counterproductive arguments like Slate’s. If you don’t feel empowered to come forward for yourself or someone you care about, I don’t blame you. But if you can, remember that SANet, the Women’s Resource Center, and Counseling Services will listen.

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Saljooq Asif Punch Line - Someone once told us a funny joke. It went like this: Wisconsin has the No. 1 defense in the country.

Head of the Charles - The Head of the Charles was this weekend, and the weather was beautiful. What’s a better way to spend your Saturday or Sunday than sprawled on the banks of the Charles in the beautiful New England fall watching long skinny boats pass by every now and then.

Sure, you have absolutely no idea what’s going on at any given time if you don’t cough up a couple bucks for a program, and the atmosphere feels altogether too peaceful to really be a sport, per se, but hey, it’s a Boston thing, and it’s fun to be a part of it.

Plus there are so many cute dogs.

No More Cow Bell - The cow bell no longer rings to tell us when to start the sieve chant. While we understand the need to be generally respectful and act as though we might be upstanding citizens outside of the hockey rink (“F— Wisconsin” doesn’t really make the cut in that regard, by the way), we think that the sieve chant is actually a necessity of BC hockey spectating culture. It contains no profanity (except “suck,” which is, admittedly, probably a veritable curse word for the handful of 7-year-olds in attendance), and, frankly, it unifies the student body like nothing else we have seen during our time here. And consider the opposing team’s goalie.

He has almost certainly built up a tough skin by this point, literally and metaphorically, and we doubt that a couple thousand college students telling him he sucks at life stings any deeper than the six ounce cylinder of vulcanized rubber that the 6-foot-5, 280 pound man just shot straight at him at 100 miles per hour from six feet away.

Writing Woes - We are so happy we live in a time when mechanical pencils exist. Had we been born a couple decades earlier, we would be forced to only use regular pencils, which are maybe the hugest hassle ever. First of all, they only stay sharp long enough to write about eight words, and once they become dull, you have to sharpen them, which will certainly leave pencil shavings all over wherever you are sitting and requires you to actually find a pencil sharpener, buy it, and carry it around with you at all times. But now we have mechanical pencils, which carry an unbelievable amount of lead and always seem to have a little more in there for you if you click the eraser ferociously enough with intense enough of a gaze at your downward pointed writing utensil.

The Dirt Under Your Keys - When was the last time you really looked at the keyboard on your computer?

You don’t even have to, we can just tell you what’s there: more amounts of dust than you can ever imagine. (Fun fact, that’s mostly dead skin.) And the worst part? It takes a tremendous amount of effort to do anything about it. You see it every day, probably for hours, and yet it just sits there and accumulates, day after day, because the only way to get rid of it is to actually figure out what a keyboard cleaner is, what type of store sells them, go to that store, spend money to purchase it, and then come home and figure out how to use it. Which of course no one ever does. Probably about 30 people on this planet have ever purchased one of those things. So it’s just something we live with. A silent burden we all bear that unites us.

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Columbus Day weekend has officially passed, and along with it, three days of relaxation, fun, and no classes. You might have spent the mini-break journeying to Clemson or going back home. Or, like some of my friends, you might have gone on an exciting expedition to the land of Canada. Others, like me, stayed on campus and tried to catch up on lost sleep.

Either way, most of us were able somehow to find time to unwind ever since the semester started nearly seven weeks ago.

And in those seven weeks, I’ve had three exams and a paper and a lab report due nearly every week, among other random assignments. And I’m more than sure that other students have felt the heat of the hectic semester more than I have. Our next salvific weekend is during Thanksgiving—that’s more than five weeks away.

Thirty-five days of work and studying and tests and lack of sleep. I don’t think I can do it.

But seriously, sleeping in on the weekends and drinking a cup of caffeine can only do so much. And those cute kittens and puppies that come on campus during study days? They couldn’t come sooner.

But I guess it’s not all that bad, though.

One way or another, we’re always able to squeeze in a little bit of time for ourselves.

Be it going out for a run or taking a few shots or indulging at White Mountain or playing an hour of Call of Duty now and then, we all have different ways to relax and unwind. And as sad as it might sound, I can’t help but look forward to watching the newest episodes of Law & Order: SVU and The Legend of Korra at the end of every chaotic week. For me, those weekly episodes provide a temporary respite, as if they’re the light at the end of the tunnel.

And the very next Monday, you trudge through that tunnel again. What a life.

And as for fun? As my roommate and I say, only during our “limitless amounts of free time.”

Remember when you actually used to have limitless amounts of free time?

When your most difficult and laborious homework consisted of cursive writing worksheets, when Halloween was celebrated by watching Marnie defeat Kalabar in Halloweentown on Disney Channel?

I’m 20 years old right now—no longer a teenager and two decades old. And from what I’ve experienced so far this semester, maybe I am measuring out my life with coffee spoons.

And it is partly because of all those aforementioned things that I went straight to Amazon.com and decided to order something to spice up my mundane life. Yup. And on Friday Oct. 4, I got the package receipt notification. It had arrived.

The two-disc Blu-ray Diamond Edition of The Little Mermaid.

Oh yes.

I’m not sure about you guys, but The Little Mermaid was a staple of my childhood. Actually, anything ’90s Disney-related was a huge part of my childhood.

But technically, The Little Mermaid is an ’80s movie. It was originally released in 1989—nearly a quarter of a century ago. I wasn’t even born then.

Contrary to what eccentric English professors and inspirational fortune cookies keep saying, sometimes life does seem to be passing by in a senseless blur.

And to pause that blur for a little while, I decided to buy the newest edition of The Little Mermaid. Sounds like a pre-midlife crisis, doesn’t it? Possibly, but I don’t think so. Why not buy it?

I know why I ordered it on Amazon, and it’s not just because of my love of Disney movies. I’m more than certain that everyone has experienced the same mesmerizing feeling I felt when I took the disc out of its packaging. It’s the same reason you have that poster on the wall in

your room. It’s the same reason you have that stuffed animal sitting on your bed. It’s the same reason you want to watch Hocus Pocus or even Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktacular in October.

The movies, the posters, the stuffed toys—they’re all things from our childhood. We’re getting older, but in our memories, all those things are still the same. And in a way, we’re still the same too. We still want to get free candy during Halloween. We still want to eat ice cream every now and then. Deep down, some of us still want to sing along to a Disney movie. And I know that I still want to experience those feels—the hope, the desperation, the longing—as Ariel sings and the waves crash against the rocks around her.

And I’m not ashamed one bit that I bought The Little Mermaid. And when will I watch it? In my limitless amounts of free time, of course.

Sure, there’s a lot of stuff to do. There will forever be exams and essays and homework to complete. And I can tell you right now that I’ll probably have some sort of assignment or schoolwork to do during Thanksgiving. But one way or another, purposely or inadvertently, we’ll find ways to relax and delay and procrastinate. We’ll make time for that run, spare an hour for that episode of Law & Order, excuse ourselves as we sing along to Lorde’s “Royals,” and postpone that study session for no reason at all. And somehow, one day, maybe even soon, I’ll find time to watch The Little Mermaid.

There’ll never be infinite, limitless amounts of free time for us to do the things we want to do. But at the very least, we can adjust our schedules for the better things—because obviously, there’s no contest between The Little Mermaid and physics, is there?

Nearly five more weeks left until Thanksgiving break. But who’s counting?

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

Vague corpusclar notions regarding BC Benjamin Olcott Field-Research in Vague Corpusclar Notions Regarding Boston College Ventures into Surrounding Territory the Territory of Boston Most Notably: I, renowned cultural anthropologist, held recently a University-wide poll, and the data intrigued. It showed a majority of Boston College students believe, with a certain conviction, they don’t get off campus and into Boston with adequate frequency and that some vague corpuscular notion is to blame. Given this intriguing finding, I determined to commit some hours to field research, that is, I determined to venture into so-called Beantown and, in doing so, elucidate and validate the aforementioned vague corpuscular notion. The venture was fraught, as you will see. My venture’s destination was Boston Book Festival, 15:00.

At approximately 13:45 I arrived at the College Road bus stop on foot, flustered (unexpected engagements had stymied earlier embarkment), though in full confidence my passage would go off in the expected punctual fashion. One prepares for unexpected styming engagement when one ventures, of course, not to do so would be an absurdity. I opened my Transloc App and discovered my vessel in wait at Conte forum.

Chagrined, yet with ardent refusal to be further stymied, I determined to hold position and wait for my vessel’s arrival. Much to my surprise, at 13:53 a vessel approached. I could hardly believe my luck, for, faith, minutes prior I had gleaned from my treacherous app a wait of a quarter of an hour. I had no reason to conceive that this vessel was otherwise not my vessel. Buoyed, I boarded, and as a responsible field-researcher,

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began recording observations. After copious observation-recording, I perceived the vessel to be headed in a direction athwart of my destination! Befuddled, panicking, I flung open my app and found that indeed I had been deceived!

My proper vessel lay in wait at College Road, while I, with a sinking despair, realized I headed further from so-called Beantown with every rolling second.

I regret to inform, yet I must for the sake of honest observation-recording, I cursed aloud, disconsolate, thwarted as I was by my very own instrument, an Odysseus, as it were, lost in the Aegean of Commonwealth Avenue. Yet swiftly my high duty to science re-stoked within me my cause. Ashore on the hardy outskirts of Newton, I recalled a port, further upstream than intended, and by a heaven-sent calculus, determined, with proper fortitude and courageousness, the field-research and copious observation-noting would not be for naught. I set in my mind’s past the treacherous app and made haste for the distant port.

I soon saw my path would bring me again to the raging rapids of Commonwealth Avenue. As I approached, my heart again sunk into a black, dismal despair. I came convinced I had not the vessel, nor the fortitude, for the journey.

Yet, there, on the banks of that foul, cursed Styx, two women with robes draped over their arms, veritable wood elves, and a man with a camera, a veritable satyr, huddled around a woman, a veritable nymph, leaned against a tree in a position I can only describe with any decency as suggestive. Yet, she hardly leant there: her mouth hung open in a lilted O, her arms, frail seemed to fall into her torso, frail also, her hair bushed like the tree she leant on. The man, the veritable satyr, snapped the camera and said with definite boredom, “Get it, girl.

That’s the look. Fierce.” With what I can only describe as a lack of confidence he, muttered, finally, “Be the tree.”

With great effort, and I admit with shame my elusive destination had been whisked from my mind for a weak-willed

moment, I tore myself away from the horrid scene and faced, shamed, the rapids. They rapided rapidly, and I admit again with shame I felt hot pangs of doubt. I looked in my heart for bravery.

“For Science!” my beating heart said.

“For the elucidation and validation of the vague corpuscular notion!” Again buoyed, and after copious observationnoting, I crossed.

With the gurgling of Commonwealth behind me, I crossed more cragged paths, climbed jagged mounts of evil altitude. Soon I came upon a mountain town, Newton Centre a rotted sign informed me. I walked on and soon was assailed by a horror I can hardly describe with earthly vocabulary. Some hellish rite dedicated to the foulest pagan gods was occurring. Little demons screamed and hollered hand-in-hand with their demon mentors—they bounded high in the air on some blood-red swollen air-filled apparatus. Some had applied magickal face-changing smear to their faces. I know not which evil unlocked the gates of this hell, and I not wish to know.

I stumbled in evil reverie unto the dock, and, with the aid of a T card, boarded. At first, filled with the hot stench of beggars and bygones, the vessel reeked and sweated. As we trundled toward so-called Beantown, my mind and stomach becalmed as several rank parties evacuated. Upon arrival to socalled Beantown, I found it a barren wasteland, an extinguished ghostland, the Boston Book Festival nothing but the dusty remains of a gypsy’s stand.

I conclude the report of my fieldresearch: my efforts to elucidate and validate the aforementioned vague corpuscular notion indeed affirmed the corpuscular nature of this University to be rightfully affirmed given the outstanding horrors of the surrounding terrain. The corpuscular notion is therein validated.

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

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A new look at marriage Eleanor Sciannella I had very mixed feelings about attending Ryan T. Anderson’s “Case Against Gay Marriage,” because I was on the one hand so very curious about what he had to say, but on the other hand did not want to exhibit support for such an event and felt that it would ultimately be a waste of time.

Luckily, he did not give one of the classic arguments, so it was not a waste of time, but in fact made for a very interesting conversation. He was not necessarily arguing against gay marriage, but for a definition of marriage that excluded gay marriage, along with many other unions. Everyone can rationalize that sort of argument however they like to get to a definition they want. My problem was that the basis for his argument at one point came down to whether children need fathers in order to thrive. His logic was that if the purpose of marriage was to be able to conceive and raise children in a way that would most benefit society as a whole—in other words produce children that would grow into successful, contributing adults—and there is research concluding that children who grow up without fathers are less “successful” than those who have fathers, then children need parents of different genders to do well. When questioned as to what specific qualities fathers and mothers have that children need, Anderson replied kids need fathers because they “need somebody who will wrestle with them on the floor” and that they need mothers because women are more “nurturing and caring.”

This was frustrating to hear because this made so many assumptions about men and women that are not founded in anything concrete. Yes, men have more muscle, and yes, they have more testosterone, which has been linked to all sorts of rowdy-ness. But it is not all biological—one’s environment has so much to do with it. Boys are expected to be strong and rough, so they are encouraged to be strong and rough. And when they are not, when they show signs of weakness or sensitivity, their masculinity gets called into question.

They see male celebrities in the media with big muscles and male protagonists who are always determinedly “masculine.” So they grow up trying to fulfill that expectation of masculinity. Girls, on the other hand, are expected to be a bit more dainty—an expectation that is changing now, but is definitely still true in relation to men.

So they are given dolls to play with, are given house chores that are less physically demanding, and see examples of women in the media who are skinny, not strong.

That’s why the #BeADude recruiting slogan for BC football is such a face-palm—it perpetuates these expectations that men have to be big, strong, football players.

There are dudes who are not football players, and there are dudettes who are. The #BeADude campaign was made for recruiting a male population, and when it comes to marketing, no one expects all terms to be gender neutral (gender equality doesn’t bring in the best players, apparently). However, advertisements are often a very good indication of what the gender norms of the day are. And when Anderson says things like “children need fathers to wrestle with them and mothers to nurture them,” he is making sweeping generalizations based on gender norms that are perpetuated by our society, norms that are perpetuated by the #BeADude campaign. There are plenty of men who would shy away from a wrestling match with their kids, and many mothers who would gladly partake in one. Fathers are just as caring as mothers, and there are certainly mothers who are not nurturing to their children. So this cannot possibly hold up as an argument for his idea of what the best situation is in which to raise a child.

What it came down to was the research methodology and the interpretation of those results, which can be used to support any number of conclusions. Anderson took the research that said children need fathers to mean that children need the “masculine” role that they provide. When in fact children succeed best when they have two parents raising them—two parents of any gender.

The fight for marriage equality is not just about civil rights—it’s about breaking down the norms that keep the GLBTQ community alienated from the mainstream. What it means to be a man and what it means to be a woman have everything to do with what it means to be a father and a mother, and that is being contested in this argument of what a marriage is for. We need to be having the discussion about what assumptions we make and why they are what they are. Because it all matters when it comes down to gender and marriage equality.

Eleanor Sciannella is a staff columnist for The Heights. She can be reached at opinions@bcheights.com.

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‘Captain Phillips’ navigates wisely, overcoming early troubles

By David Cote Editor-in-Chief

Captain Phillips—a film dramatizing the hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates in 2009—begins in Vermont, 7,500 miles from the Horn of Africa, as Captain Rich Phillips (Tom Hanks) prepares to leave home for his shipping duties halfway around the Captain Phillips: world. ObPaul Greengrass vious and Columbia overstated Picturesa foreshadowing make the first 30 minutes of the movie undoubtedly the film’s weakest part—luckily, its greatest strength is that it improves continually for all 134 minutes, ending in rousing and powerful performances by both Hanks and his costars.

As Phillips’ wife (Catherine Keener) drives him to the airport for his flight, the two share a ridiculously overdone, embarrassingly uncomfortable conversation. They discuss how “the world is changing,” and how their children are entering a world much different than the one in which they grew up. The lines are clunky and cliched—so bad, in fact, that it almost feels like Hanks doesn’t want to deliver them.

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Hanks’ adoption of a New England accent, though accurately conveyed, sounds strange coming from the same man that portrayed Forrest Gump, and distracts in some ways from the movie early on.

While the name Captain Phillips implies a film about a single man, director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum) spends nearly as much time on the pirate leader, Abduwali Muse (Barkhad Abdi), as he does on Phillips.

Greengrass, in one of the film’s greatest successes, does not treat the hijackers as obvious antagonists in a childish interpretation of good and bad, but rather does an excellent job, however briefly, of illustrating the economic and social motivations that encourage young Somalis to turn from fishing to pirating shipping vessels. Had Greengrass spent a bit more time distinguishing the Somali pirates from one another in their earliest scene, allowing the viewer to identify differently with each of the characters more fully, the later drama would have been all the more powerful.

Either way, the humanity and struggles of the Somali men, coupled with an outstanding breakthrough performance by Abdi, result in emotional turmoil that takes Captain Phillips beyond a simple action film to a critical analysis of foreign policy and

global inequality. Muse first laments the rich international fishing companies that make Somali seas barren, causing widespread starvation and poverty in his home country.

At one point, Phillips questions Muse, asking how anyone could turn to piracy—surely there must be some other way to make a living—to which Muse responds powerfully: “Maybe in America,” sparking at least a twinge of guilt in the heart of any socially conscious viewer.

As the plot moves along from the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama to Phillips’ later capture as a hostage in one of the ship’s lifeboats, the performances by all of the actors in the film improve steadily. Coupled with an outstanding score by Henry Jackman, the film’s action creates a growing intensity that mounts until the film’s nearly perfectly-constructed climax.

The last 60 minutes of the film (and particularly the very last 15 minutes) are some of the best to have been released in the past decade. Greengrass’ use of the handheld camera that garnered him acclaim in previous works produces a pseudo-documentary feel that pervades the film, bringing the viewer directly into the action and heightening the already intense mood. As Hanks and his captors interact in the cramped lifeboat, the

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With Oscar-worthy work from Hanks, ‘Captain Phillips’ finds humanity depicting a Somali pirate attack. handheld cameras contribute to both a literal sense of claustrophobia and a metaphorical sense, as the captors are continually left with fewer and fewer options, trapped by their actions in a stalemate with no obvious mutually-beneficial resolution.

The film’s greatest moments come at the very end, as Phillips, now rescued, is brought to the sickbay of the USS Bainbridge. With pure, heart-wrenching emotion, Phillips

struggles to recount his injuries, bringing the pure shock of his experience to the forefront. The film’s early inadequacies fall away as Hanks portrays Phillips’ emotions with Oscar-worthy perfection. The film leaves no loose ends untied, providing a packaged, complete story that weaves together many storylines, leaving viewers questioning the short-fallings of the world and their place in it. n

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A remake of the 1976 classic, the new version of ‘Carrie’ suffers from a miscast Chloe Grace Moretz and an overuse of CGI.

By Amy Chappelhow For The Heights Bullying is awful. Bullying is terrible. A redundant sentence perhaps, but surely not as redundant as this movie. Introverted Carrie White (Chloe Grace Moretz) is constantly bullied at school and controlled by her intensely Christian mother (Julianne Moore) at home.

This abuse comes to a head when her female peers witness Carrie’s first period, an event that is wholly Carrie: traumatic Kimberly Pierce because she MGM Studios doesn’t know what is happening to her. After Carrie’s classmate Chris (Portia Doubleday) films the incident for the whole school to see, Carrie’s life becomes almost unbearable—until she discovers that she has telekinetic powers.

Although the supernatural aspect of the story advances gradually, it is key to Carrie’s bloody empowerment. The most popular girl in the school and participant in Carrie’s bullying, Sue (Gabrielle Wilde) decides to atone for her behavior. She organizes one special night for Carrie in the form of high school prom, with Sue’s athlete boyfriend, Tommy (Ansel Elgort) as Carrie’s date. With Carrie’s turbulent home life, her increasingly powerful telekinesis, and Chris out for revenge after she is banned from the prom, it is clear the night will not go as planned.

Despite best efforts it is almost impossible to watch Kimberly Peirce’s Carrie without thinking of Brian de Palma’s version,

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released in 1976. The similarities are endless although Peirce does stick far more closely to Stephen King’s 1974 novel than de Palma chose to. The obligatory updating of the story for its 21st-century audience is handled well in Peirce’s retelling: camera phones and Dancing with the Stars references abound.

The major sticking point of the remake, however, is its interminable use of CGI, taking away from potential moments of terror. In the final scene not only do we witness horrific death in all its gory detail, but one moment is shown in slow motion and repeated from different angles, creating an unnecessary and amateurish effect.

The representation of Margaret White’s warped sense of Christian morality remains as cliched as previous versions have depicted it, but it doesn’t ring true anymore.

At a pivotal moment in the film, Margaret’s description of breasts as “dirty pillows” generates laughter from the audience. Although instrumental in King’s novel, any attempt to create an authentic depiction of mental instability is certainly undermined by this inclusion of a Christian background.

Certainly it feels as if Lawrence D. Cohen (who wrote the screenplay for de Palma’s film) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (whose most substantial credit to date has been on Glee) wanted to create an original telling of this famous story. The opening scene gives the character of Margaret White an interesting background and context for how she treats her daughter, and the characters of Sue and Chris are lent more importance in the core storyline than previously attributed to them.

The seemingly arbitrary use of identical twins as their friends makes little sense and further degrades the film.

Perhaps the most infuriating part of Carrie is Moretz’s casting as the title character. It would have been difficult for anyone to follow in the footsteps of Sissy Spacek’s mindless, robotic victim turned merciless killer, however, Moretz never portrays the complexities demanded of her. Cohen and Aguirre-Sacasa create a new Carrie: more a victim of her powers, overwhelmed by the sudden authority she can command over her peers. This characterization is certainly more resonant with the original novel, but although Moretz has proved her acting capabilities to an extent in Kick-Ass, this Carrie requires an emotional access that Moretz simply doesn’t have. Moretz’s portrayal lacks the awkwardness and weakness vital to story.

Of course it doesn’t help that we can easily imagine her being gorgeous, as she already is, making the character’s physical progression less believable. Similarly, Carrie’s immediate acceptance and interest in her powers meant the finale, when she uses them to full effect, is less impressive. With the explosion of superhero movies in the past few years this element is important, yet the writers, director, and actors appear to go down the route of X-Men rather than anything more haunting.

Peirce’s Carrie is by no means a shot-byshot remake—however, any potential for a fresh perception on this story is frustrated by cliches and poor character development. n

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‘Fifth Estate’ blows no whistles, plodding through WikiLeaks story

By Ericka Schubert For The Heights

Bill Condon’s latest movie, The Fifth Estate, stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange, the man we all came to fear and admire as our era’s most prominent “whistle-blower,” the owner and founder of WikiLeaks.

This film takes us back to 2007, when Julian The Fifth Estate: flaunted Bill Condon h i s w eb Dreamworks SKG s i t e e v erywhere to anyone who would listen—from small lecture halls at one-tenth capacity crowds, to a few guys at what seems like every underground, neon-lit club in Germany. He meets Daniel DomscheitBerg, played by Daniel Bruhl (yes, one and the same Daniel Bruhl who played Niki Lauda in Rush, which also premiered this fall), a less-than-successful computer hacker who seems bored stiff in his day job and jumps on the opportunity to change the world’s media and perception of news under Julian’s

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guidance and instruction.

Condon introduces a parallel reality of a newsroom in the clouds—filled with hundreds of desks, computers, and furious typing noises that are meant to represent the WikiLeaks organization.

When he first comes aboard, we see the room as Bruhl perceives it to be, with each of these desks filled by one of Assange’s hundred of volunteers, a deception that Assange reveals only after their first big story. In truth, the writers, volunteers, additional servers to run the site, and any outside support are fiction. WikiLeaks is, and always has been, run by Assange alone. The story moves forward as the site grows in popularity, gaining access to ever-more excusive high-profile stories. The camera spends at least half of the movie focused on laptop screens, showing the dialogue through encoded chat room exchanges.

While this choice is appropriate for the Internet story, staring at a computer for two and a half hours isn’t the most captivating way to watch a movie. Though the film drags over 128 minutes and spends too much time focusing on text

on a computer screen, Cumberbatch was the perfect choice to play the creepy and illusive Assange. His performance is the perfect combination of elegant and unsettling, far from the swarthy villain we met in Star Trek: Into Darkness.

Condon tries to add more of a human element to the story through Domscheit-Berg. First, we see that unpaid, long work hours have taken a toll on Domscheit-Berg’s relationship. While we sympathize with the girlfriend for having an overcommitted significant other, it’s hard to feel too sorry for her when she only became interested in DomscheitBerg after he let her in on his role with Assange and WikiLeaks. (Honey, if you want to date a hacker/self-proclaimed revolutionary with no income, then you shouldn’t expect too much.) Second, Domscheit-Berg starts questioning the morality of releasing the latest leaked stories when it appears that the lives of Americans could be at risk. He begins fighting back with Assange, a decision that is not at all well-received.

It is at this point that Condon introduces us to some of the concerned mem-

bers of White House staff, portrayed by Laura Linney, Stanley Tucci, and Anthony Mackie. We are now switching back and forth between their concern over trying to contain the leaks, an attempt at which they fail miserably, intermingled with real clips of newsreels of politicians such as Hillary Clinton addressing the

issue in 2010, and Domscheit-Berg challenging Assange’s authority from what he perceives as a moral high ground. In the end, Condon wants to ask the audience to consider the role of world media—privacy over reality, censored release of information or complete discretion? It’s up to us to decide. n

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Despite Cumberbatch’s solid portrayal of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks film offers little drama.

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Monday, October 21, 2013

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With a small cast playing dozens of different roles, Robsham Theater’s performance of ‘The 39 Steps’ was a true ensemble act.

‘Steps’ re-imagines Hitchcock spy tale ‘39 Steps,’ from A10 use in the self-reverential and current events-oriented preshow, where the actors often break the fourth wall in order to address the audience directly and pan for their applause. In this short scene, actors bemoan the government shutdown and decide the show must go on—in discussing what show would be best to demonstrate their perseverance in the face of a defunct theater, the actors suggest and dismiss all of the plays performed in the 2012-13 season at Boston College. The actors even manage to pull off an announcement that their show should contain “no gratuitous preshow” in a way that is hilarious, where it could feel trite. All this was performed without a formal announcement to begin the show and with the house lights still on, which set up the informal atmosphere and prepared the audience for how zany and loose the show would be.

Once the lights dropped and the show officially started, the jokes flowed quickly and did not require much set up. Meade quickly established a strong persona as the suave, handsome (“with an attractive pencil moustache,” as was frequently noted) Hannay while the other actors were forced to perform miraculous acts of schizophrenia and

change characters often two or three times within a single scene. The dynamic duo Clown of Alexander and Tom Mezger (A&S’ 14) were particularly masterful in their physical comedy and had an electric connection that allowed them to play off of each others’ perfectly delivered lines—in quite a number of accents, too. They were responsible for driving a number of scenes to comedic perfection and did so with ease. Again, their hilarity arose from the supposed “mistakes” this duo performed as they needed prompting to bring the car prop on stage or began waving the leashes of their imaginary dogs above their heads. And although the third clown, Ceara O’Sullivan (A&S ’14), usually operated outside of this dynamic duo, she executed her numerous and varied roles masterfully.

Another form of deliberate misacting that met with absolute success in the show were the death scenes of secret agent Annabella (Tory Berner, A&S ’14) and Mr. Memory (one of many roles played by Alexander). These are without a doubt the best worst deaths performed on that stage as each actor suffered dearly, extendedly, and with final moments where they are actually not dead yet. The melodrama of the moments were side-splitting, and Berner kept her role going even past her final

death throw, waving a sheet around her, ghost-like, while prancing off stage.

The 39 Steps is a unique play in that the actors perform some of the stage work as well, with Scott Jean (A&S ’14) and Julian Maggard (A&S ’17) performing with Charlie Chaplin-esque pantomime humor as they deftly move about the stage delivering props, holding signs, and trying to sneak a peak at changing ladies. In addition, the play puts a fake soundboard on stage that the Foley Artist (Matt Good, A&S ’14) mans throughout the play. In many ways, the Foley Artist is the best gig an actor can have, because his one and only stage direction is to stay in a chair for the entirety of the play and he has no lines.

This also makes the role incredibly demanding, however, if Good wanted to contribute to the humor of the play.

To do so, Good involves himself in the mishaps of the play and creates an impressive niche character.

The heart of The 39 Steps lies not in the individual performances, but rather in the phenomenal chemistry of its cast. This is a show where not only is Hannay fighting time to save England, but the cast and crew must also perfect their own timing to keep the plot crisp and clear. As the first production of the 2013-14 season, The 39 Steps sets the bar impressively high. n

sion from the traditional musical education.”

There was a great variation of styles within the three short movements. The first movement—a piece that Satie always believed that he had lost on a bus but was found in his apartment after his death—felt like a cheerful and light-hearted vacation day. During the interval between movements, a lady could not help thinking out loud and exclaiming, “That was so good!”—a remark clearly reflecting the degree of pleasure the music gave to the audience.

With the lower registers assuming a larger role, the second movement filled the room with a sedate and somber mood before the listeners were ready for the transformation. The feathery timbre of the flutes contrasted with the hollow sound of the clarinets and blended well with the trombones and horns, which possessed solemn and plaintive qualities by nature. The mixture of these tone colors gave the lyrical melody an almost hypnotizing effect.

The second piece, “Paris Sketches,” was the only one composed by a non-French musician, yet it was in no way less “French.”

According to the program notes, the British composer Martin Ellerby calls this work a “personal tribute” to a city he loves. Each of the movements “sketched” the scene of a “specific locale” in Paris. With the theme of bells running through the entire piece, it was as if the audience was brought out of Gasson Hall, out of campus, out of the country, and onto a bike tour of Paris.

They could hear people chatting on the streets of the Latin Quarter, car horns and police sirens of Soho, the serenity of the cemetery, and the noises of the old market district—everything in a package within the

time of four movements.

Sometimes the best music allows us to discover the most striking rhythmic, harmonic, or other purely musical elements, while other times we only want to dive into the sea of notes, be carried lightly by the music, and revel in it. The third piece, “Suite Francaise,” allowed one to do all of the above. It was the longest among the four played in the performance and, arguably, the main dish served. By this point, the audience had withdrawn their effort to listen attentively to every note, began to lean back in their chairs, and listen on the sensuous instead of the musical plane.

The five movements of Suite Francaise had many similarities, including a relatively low tempo and a tender color. The soft melody resembled a yacht floating on the ocean, on which listeners can relax, have a sip of wine, and perhaps dance to the music by a French composer who was largely influenced by jazz.

Regarding how the theme “French Impressions” was conceived, Erin Meiman, producer and assistant director of the Boston College Bands, said that, “About two years ago, we performed a collection of pieces by Russian composers and it worked really well, so the directors thought it would be interesting if we do something similar this time.” Looking to the future, Meiman noted that the University Wind Ensemble will perform again on Nov. 3 at Boston University as a continuation of the Beanpot tradition.

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Wind Ensemble played a selection of French inspired songs in Gasson 100 over the weekend.

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‘Trinity’ (above) by visting Fine Arts professor Sammy Chong is one work on display at Bapst.

of color suggest abstract geographic boundaries. Mayville’s piece seems to ask us to reimagine the world through the “overview effect” and recognize the ambiguity of national borders.

Meaghan Schwelm uses graphite and marker in “Bell Garden”—an intricate, detailed image of an isolated garden, suspended in the center of a blank page.

This is skilled work. The splotches of color highlight spring as the inspiration for the piece.

Sheila Gallagher presents two digital collages of random objects that are grouped based on color and texture rather than function. When the viewer steps back, the chaos forms into a peaceful garden scene, and you can see what Gallagher is trying to create with her

impressionistic approach. Her work removes the focus from the individual object, highlighting the importance of perspective in art.

Sammy Chong’s “Trinity” manages to depict the struggle of a mother with two toddlers aboard the train. The work utilizes stencils to create texture for the background, and parts of the subject fade into the background, casting the scene in a transitory light.

Tatiana Flis creates strange little worlds in her work. Large masses of land hang like human tissue, suspended in the air by small colored balloons or held together with a cheerful rope. The vegetation is sparse but critical to the piece, highlighting the importance of environmental awareness and care.

Yonder Moynihan Gillihan, in his “Recent Excavations” collection, offers

a strange assortment of nature compiled and arranged into an orderly, scientific display. He sews twigs into blocks of wood with red yarn and categorizes small bits of tree and stone by their geographic location. His work gives off a very woodsy vibe, and it’s almost possible to smell the forest that inspires his art.

Karl Baden and Toni Pepe Dan both offer cinematic contributions to the photography displayed in the exhibition.

Their work combines elements of realism with simulation, and the still shots manage to produce a sense of urgency.

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From TV to the big screen: arresting the development of a new trend Ryan Dowd Over the weekend, executive producer Mark Wahlberg affirmed the status of the perpetually-in-the-works Entourage movie. When asked if the gang would be reuniting soon to shoot the movie in question, Wahlberg responded, “As soon as them guys stop being greedy.” While Jeremy Piven (Ari) and Kevin Connolly (Eric) have reportedly signed on with a ready script, the holdouts at this point remain Adrian Grenier (Vince) and Kevin Dillon (Johnny). What’s the deal? How hard is it to drive nice cars and play golf?

Entourage drama aside, it’s far from the only television series being turned into a movie. These days a finale just isn’t good enough. Over the past year or so several cult shows have been slated into features. Arrested Development?

Check. Veronica Mars? Yep. Friday Night Lights? Well, as soon as someone convinces, or kidnaps, Kyle Chandler we’re a go there as well.

If you’re scratching your head right now, I get it. I like a strict divide between my movie and television worlds as well.

The fact that Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D. occurs in the same world as The Avengers confuses me too. Movies should be movies, and television should be television.

That’s the way it’s always been, and that’s the way it should be. Well, that’s not exactly the case. The line between movies and television began to blur a long time ago, when movies first began airing on television. This didn’t strike a mortal blow against movies as many thought it might, but it changed the dynamic as television shows stepped into a subservient role underneath the giant that was the movie industry. Television aired older movies and produced its own programming to hold the viewing public over

until their next trek to the movie theater.

There was a downward movement from movies to television. The creativity first used at the movies flowed down to the world of television. The Avengers became a Hulk of a hit, so they made it a show.

Friday Night Lights was a mildly successful movie, so they turned it into a show.

MASH was a hit back in 1970, and then M*A*S*H* ran for 11 years until 1983. So for a while now, there’s been a movement between movies and television, but that movement has for the most part gone

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The ‘Entourage’ crew may re-assemble on the big screen, but is a movie really necessary?

one way.

But things began to flip when Joss Whedon made the space western Serenity (2005), a movie sequel to his canceled cult series Firefly. Serenity flopped, failing to recoup its budget, but the fact that it was made in the first place paved the way for Arrested Development, Veronica Mars, and yes, Entourage. Now that the best stories are told on television, it makes sense to bring them to the big screen. New Girl is better than any generic romantic comedy you’ll find in theaters. Game of Thrones is better than any other fantasy adaption you’ll find in theaters.

So why mess with a good thing? Why flip the entire format that made your story successful? Well, movies mean money.

But movies are usually fueled by a certain demand—Michael Bay, super heroes, old Sylvester Stallone. These movies make money (and blow things up). Bless its heart, but I can’t imagine Veronica Mars being a box office hit. I can’t imagine flocks of people flooding the premiere of the Community movie (indulge me).

Kickstarter can fund a movie, but people still have to go to the movie, and for all its gifts Kickstarter can’t do that yet. So who, beside the devoted fans, will see these movies? For all its Internet volume and savvy, the audiences of these cult shows fall short. More people see suc-

cessful movies than successful shows.

These television series turned movies may not be financially successful, and if they aren’t, well you can kiss those kinds of projects goodbye.

The truth is I didn’t really care when I heard that Adrian Grenier and Kevin Dillon were the only holdouts in the Entourage movie. Do I need an Entourage movie? Not like I need another Batman movie. Do I at least want an Entourage movie? Sure, but the finale was two years ago. I’ve gotten over Entourage.

So the last question I have is, ultimately, why are these movies being made? Have studio executives finally decided to give back to its most enthusiastic audience? Or have they run fresh out of new ideas? It’s not the latter. Movie people and television people are, for the most part, the same these days. It’s definitely not the former, and that’s just my general distrust of Big Brother. Studios are a business, not a charity.

Still, I may end up seeing the Entourage movie. I might shrug and drop 10 bucks to hang out with Vince and the guys again, and I guess that’s good enough for the movie industry right now.

Ryan Dowd is a staff writer for The Heights. He can be reached at arts@ bcheights.com.

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The sounds of music

BY CHARLOTTE PARISH Heights Senior Staff The only part of acting more difficult than executing a scene to perfection is performing it perfectly wrong. The 39 Steps employs an incredibly difficult kind of physical slapstick humor, requiring the actors to know how the scene should look, then add mistakes to bring the play from merely funny to uproarious. Those fake-mistakes include when one actor is playing three characters in a single scene with only a hat to distinguish the difference, when the actors remind each other of “forgotten” prop movements, or when they are fed up with the overzealous sound effects of the Foley Artist (played by Matt Good, A&S ’14) and furiously wave him off. The result is a high-energy, informal production that elicited constant laughter from the crowd.

The 39 Steps is a work that has been produced in many different mediums, beginning with the original novel, written in 1915 by John Buchan.

The live theater version, however, only came into being in 2006, adapted by Patrick Barlow, and the plot of the play hardly resembles the novel at all. Rather, the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film is the source material for this play, as well as subsequent films, a TV series, and interactive online novella. This odd transmutation feels fitting for the whimsical play. In all versions, Richard Hannay is the protagonist (played by Joe Meade, A&S ’15), an ordinary man who becomes an espionage hero after learning a secret that would draw the world into chaos and war. In the play specifically, this drama takes place in England and Hannay must fight nefarious German spies from smuggling air defense secrets out of the country—secrets that, the audience comes to learn, are stored in the mind of carnival whiz Mr. Memory (played by one of the three multi-personality Clowns, Jake Alexander, LSOE ’14).

The way that The 39 Steps earns its success is mostly through its lightness and levity, and the easy interactions the show has with the audience.

This informal style was especially put to good

ARIANA IGNERI As I nervously stared at the sheet music before me, a room of eager adult ears awaited my performance. My short legs limply dangled above the pedals of the piano, and my little hands hovered above the black and white keys with hesitation.

Suddenly—plunk! I banged my fingers down, slowly poking out each note to the song I had spent months practicing with my teacher. I know now—15 years later—that that recital was undeniably dreadful, despite the applause from the audience. I remember my mom assuring me that it was the most beautiful thing she had ever heard—but she had to be lying, because I’m certain that my sloppy rendition of “Chopsticks” was far from musical.

I’d nearly forgotten my 13-year history of piano and guitar lessons, of theory training, and of annual showcases, until this past week’s lectures on music in my Perspectives II class. My professor threw out words like tempo, tone, and meter—they resounded sharply, like distant memories hitting me one by one in staccato. After I stopped studying and playing music, and began focusing, instead, on listening to and journalistically writing about it, these terms seemed to lose some of their definition. It was nice to be reminded how vital all of these technicalities were—how they, in a way, determined what was and what wasn’t music.

In class, we discussed music in a mechanical and philosophical sense, starting by comparing its structure to a novel’s. For a song to be musical, its melody must be plotted in such a way to bring about an eventual resolution, just like in a book, explained my professor. Things like rhythm, intervals, and beats are all melodically organized to build suspense and relieve tension, as a song progresses through its exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and final denouement.

In this way, it’s the plot, or melody, of a song that makes music pleasing, not only to the ears, but also to the soul—kind of in an Aristotelian sense.

Clearly, though, not all music is enjoyable. We have preferences. I personally hate “Chopsticks,” considering my past with the song. And my grandpa, a jazz guitarist, hates rock music. He berates me for listening to it, claiming that it’s just a “bunch of noise,” like many stubborn old people do. But opinion isn’t enough to invalidate the musicality of a song, an album, or an entire genre. Rock music, like classical, pop, or any other kind of music is structured to sound melodic, to tell a full and complete story. So if it’s got a plot, it’s music.

We listened to two different pieces in Perspectives to illustrate the difference between songs with and without resolutions: Mozart’s “Einen Kleinen Nacht Musik” and Ligeti’s “Disorder.” The first demonstrated consonance—it ebbed and flowed, its chords rising and falling harmoniously in key, granting its listeners a sense of closure. The other piece was dissonant—it sounded like a cacophony of noise, with two incompatible scales competing to be heard, and then it just ended. There was no resolution, just rising action. It made me anxious.

This feeling of frustration reminded me how I felt this summer after listening to Julia Holter’s experimental album, Loud City Song, a suggestion by a fellow arts editor. After I texted him complaining about it, he told me that it wasn’t so much “easy listening,” as it was a “brain exercise.” Holter blended all sorts of dissimilar sounds—from violins to recordings of people running—to create her “music.” Tracks like “Maxims II” left me feeling particularly uneasy. Where was its beginning, middle, and end? Maybe I was just missing its purpose. Her work actually received critical acclaim. Even The New Yorker raved about it. And I’m pretty sure they know music when they hear it.

I don’t think my class’ metaphoric definition of music was wrong, but I think music like Holter’s proves that there are always exceptions to the rules. In music, as in books, there are plot twists, surprise endings, and unresolvable problems. When these conflicts aren’t addressed, things inevitably become less pleasant and incomprehensible. Maybe sometimes that’s the point, though. The great thing about music is that just because something is technically “musical” doesn’t mean you have to think it sounds good—obviously, you’re allowed not to like it.

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

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A comedic re-interpretation of the Hitchcock classic, this weekend’s performances of ‘The 39 Steps’ delivered surprise twists and huge laughs in equal measure.

Faculty and Staff Art Show displays hidden talents in Bapst

BY DMITRY LARIONOV For The Heights The Faculty and Staff Art Show, running Oct. 16 through Nov. 30 in the Bapst Gallery, is an exhibition that demonstrates the great talent within the BC community from both art and non-art professors.

The inspiration is drawn from several different backgrounds, so the subject matter and composition material is diverse—ranging from photography to sculpture to painting. Especially when many still don’t realize that professors are actually people with personal lives, the gallery offers a wonderful commentary on the nature of talent and its unlikely sources.

Andrew Tavarelli’s piece, “On the Waterfront,” uses a collage technique to create this digital print. Deep ultramarines with a heavy gold accent set the royal tone of the piece, and a thick texture to carpet-like background brings the action of the work into focus. Tavarelli includes some sort of indigenous deity in regal dress to the left of the scene, and incorporates a still shot from some pulp film. The piece is starkly entertaining for being both wild in style and composition.

Mary Armstrong’s “Launch” uses bright neons of green, blue, and pink

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to construct an abstract painting that seems to deal more with the aftermath of a launch than the launch itself. Pink curly-Qs highlight the pillar of smoke, ascending to a cloud of nightmarish blue fringed with swirls of violent red.

The subject calls to mind the mushroom cloud of an atom bomb, and the colors trickle down into each other toward the base of the canvas.

Michael Mulhern works with both acrylic paint and ink on mylar to compose “Les plaints d’un Icare Charles Baudelaire”—a collage in color and texture. The lighter parts are physically closer to the viewer than the dark base layer serving as the background, creating an effect where the woman, the focal point of the piece, actually casts a shadow upon her surroundings—a very clever trick to create a sense of depth.

Diana Cullinari presents a simple woven basket, beautiful for its minimalism.

It contains a smooth wooden base with a scrimshaw insert with a detailed painting of a basket with blowers on the inside.

Laurie Mayville uses mixed media to produce something that looks like an antique, yellowed document. The splotches of watercolors, bleeding into each other, vaguely outlined in thick black ink and defined with veiny lines

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The University Wind Ensemble performed a series of French music pieces Saturday night.

Wind Ensemble brings the sounds of Paris to Gasson 100

BY YUNQING WANG For The Heights We all have our own “French impressions,” even if they are abstract and “just feelings.”

But what created these feelings? There must be more than the characteristic images of the Eiffel Tower at night, of cafe de Paris on a street corner, or of colorful macaroons and flaky croissants aligned for selection. These are merely pictures on two-dimensional greeting cards. Speaking of something to add to appeal to more of our senses, what could be better than music?

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semble this past Saturday in Gasson 100, French Impressions was a precious opportunity for concertgoers on campus to discover the “finest musical literature written for winds and percussion.” The performance consisted of four pieces that were composed at different times, by musicians with distinct personalities and life experiences, yet dedicated to the same theme—the enticing and enigmatic music of France.

“Ratatouille Satirique,” the first piece played, was as eccentric as its composer, Erik Satie, whose personality resulted in his “expul-

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Scoring onslaught sends No. 7 BC past No. 2 Wisconsin 9-2, Eagle rookies and veterans combine to unleash deadly offensive attack

By Chris Grimaldi Assoc. Sports Editor

In a span of just 50 seconds, the Boston College men’s hockey team left No. 2-ranked Wisconsin in the dust—while riding on the shoulders of a lone rookie.

Freshman Austin Cangelosi took a scoreless gridlock midway through frame one and turned it upside down. When he corralled a loose puck and beat Badger goalie Landon Peterson in a one-on-one confrontation for his first collegiate score, he gave BC a lead it never relinquished.

Less than a minute later, lightning struck a second time.

Senior Kevin Hayes kept storming up the ice with the puck, drawing the attention of Wisconsin’s defenders. Rather than maneuvering through traffic, he spotted an

unguarded Cangelosi in the slot and made a timely cross feed. Once more, the rookie turned an opportunity into a big play—reflecting the poise of a veteran in only his third career game. The pass became a wide-open score that met the net before Peterson could react.

“It was definitely exciting,” Cangelosi said, looking back at his dominant minute, “but I couldn’t have done it without my linemates.”

And for the remaining 51 minutes of play, momentum never strayed from the Eagles’ path to a flawlessly executed 9-2 victory.

Head coach Jerry York’s squad fed off the electric atmosphere generated by a record-setting student crowd in Conte Forum, and emerged from its greatest challenge thus far in 2013 with a convincing

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Jerry York was honored during the game for the NCAA men’s hockey career wins record.

It was Austin Cangelosi that scored, but as he surpassed the milestone of his first collegiate goal, another Eagle also had ample reason to celebrate.

Johnny Gaudreau was in on the score as he had fed a pass to Kevin Hayes from the corner, who set up Cangelosi with a one-on-one opportunity against Wisconsin’s Landon Peterson and BC’s first goal of the night.

An assist from Gaudreau is not normally cause for a big celebration.

In fact, it happens a lot. This assist, though, and the entire goal, signified much more than a 1-0 lead over the Badgers. It displayed the exact balance that BC is hoping to meet this season—outstanding performances from its new, young players and consistent, guiding contributions from its veterans.

With 99 points entering Friday night, it was likely that Gaudreau, a junior, would join the ranks of 73 other Eagles with 100 career points at BC. On Cangelosi’s goal, that milestone was met.

“There’s a great legacy here,” Gaudreau said. “Just trying to follow in the footsteps of those great players that were previously here.”

Later in the period, he scored on another one-on-one with Peterson, waiting patiently and unnerving the Badgers’ goaltender so that he was able to slip in the puck right past his left foot. Another assist in the second period brought his total to 102. After three games, Gaudreau is one of just four NCAA players with seven points.

It was the 82nd goal that Gaudreau had played for BC, tallying his 44th goal

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Sharing the wealth After Austin Cangelosi opened the game up with two scores, BC had seven more players notch a goal.

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Gaudreau’s transcendent, rule-breaking play on the ice brings the laughs

Austin Tedesco No, Landon Peterson, they weren’t laughing at you. Not really, at least.

Sure, they said it was all your fault. They said that your general skills at life are sucky and that your goaltending isn’t so great either. They called you a sieve—and then they called you a sieve a few more times after that.

But I promise that if you stop and

think about it, maybe when you’re watching the film today before you throw it away for good, that the Boston College student section wasn’t laughing at you six and a half minutes into Friday night’s 9-2 slaughter of your Wisconsin Badgers.

They were laughing because when Johnny Gaudreau does dirty things to a goalie like he did to you on that breakaway goal to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead, the only reasonable response is wide-eyed laughter.

There are two types of rules in sports. Ignore something like offsides, icing, or hooking and an official will step in to correct the mistake. For every wrong action like this, there’s a proper response.

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It’s the rule that says a, supposedly, 5-foot-8, 159 pound forward shouldn’t be able to do what Gaudreau did on that breakaway—not so effortlessly or effectively.

When that type of rule is broken, the only “proper” response is laughter. It’s the type of rule breaking that makes sports fun.

Gaudreau received the puck from Adam Gilmour and then eased his way up the ice. Although he kept the defensemen chasing him from behind at bay, he never made his speed look like a struggle. Gaudreau threw two dekes at Peterson, which forced Peterson to slide his body to the left just enough.

As Gaudreau moved the puck back to the right, nothing was standing in his way. Peterson turned his head in

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the opposite direction, but he couldn’t move anything else in time to make the save on the back-handed attempt.

Gaudreau didn’t so much shoot and score as he transformed his attack on that play into a lay-up. It was like Derrick Rose had just pulled off a crossover leading to a wide-open rim.

Yes, that move has been done before. Gaudreau didn’t make up the way in which he used those dekes, but the unique thing about the play was how inevitable it felt.

Sprinting down the ice on a breakaway, the question usually isn’t whether or not Gaudreau will score, but rather how will he pull it off. And when he does pull it off, like he did on Friday and in the national championship game against Ferris State and a

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multitude of other times throughout his career, it elicits that unique laughter only absurd athletic creativity can provide.

It’s not funny, necessarily. There’s not really humor in what Gaudreau pulls off, but it defies the expected rules of the game so much that the laughter becomes instinctual.

Heading into last season, BC head coach Jerry York was asked about another one of Gaudreau’s famous dekes into a backhander.

“His entire life he’s always been able to do those kinds of things, but I never thought he’d do it at that level,” his father, Guy Gaudreau, said of the move.

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BC offense struggles early in conference duel with No. 3 UNC

By Steven Principi Heights Staff

The Boston College women’s field hockey team dropped its third ACC game of the season on Saturday, falling 5-2 after traveling to face rival No. 3 North Carolina.

The No. 7 Eagles were unable to overcome a slow start to the game that saw the Tar Heels jump ahead early on.

With the loss, BC dropped to 11-4 on the year and left the team at just 1-3 in conference play while UNC improved to 11-2 on the season and 3-2 in the ACC. The Tar Heels jumped out to an early lead when they won a penalty corner just 90 seconds into the contest. BC managed to stop the first attempt, but UNC immediately won another. The shot was tipped in at 2:36 of the first half and UNC took an early 1-0 lead.

Nine minutes later, the home team doubled the lead with a goal off another penalty corner and made it 3-0 just three minutes after that in the same manner. BC conceded six penalty corners in the first half of the game and North Carolina made the most of its opportunities to take a three goal lead

into the half.

The Eagles made a push to get back in the game at the start of the second half when Emma Plasteras picked up her 11th goal of the season just over four minutes in.

Plasteras, the team’s leading goal scorer, worked a nice give and go with Romee Stiekema that ended with a redirection at the left post that beat the UNC goalie.

Twelve minutes later, freshman Emily McCoy scored her eighth goal of the season off a penalty corner for the Eagles.

Hannah Mulvey picked up an assist on the goal, which cut the deficit to one with just under 20 minutes left to play.

The Eagles were unable to get any closer, however, and the Tar Heels managed to close the game out with two late goals. With just seven minutes left, UNC regained its two-goal lead off a breakaway that Leah Settipane couldn’t keep out of the net.

BC pulled Settipane about a minute later to get an extra attacker on the field, but was unable to capitalize. UNC put in an empty netter with just a minute and a half left in the game to put the game out of reach for good.

Despite losing by three, BC was

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With three games to play in the 2013 regular season, the Eagles will look to jumpstart their offense after only scoring two goals at UNC. outshot only 10-9 and ended up with more penalty corners than UNC by an 8-7 margin.

Settipane made four saves on the afternoon, including a diving kick save on a Tar Heel breakaway when the game was still in reach.

The loss dropped BC to 2-3 on the season against top-five opponents and 4-4 against teams ranked in the top 20. It was also the team’s second loss in three games after winning six of its previous seven.

With the defeat, BC fell to sixth in

the ACC despite an impressive overall mark seven games above .500.

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Eagles extend losing streak with road losses

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While Madisen Lydon (bottom left) recorded nine digs in Sunday’s loss to Maryland, BC was outmatched near the net this weekend.

Hoping to end a debilitating ninegame losing streak, the Boston College volleyball team faced Maryland yesterday afternoon in a road conference matchup.

Yet the Eagles found themselves on the wrong side of the scoreboard despite a competitive effort, falling in three straight sets for the second match in a row and the eighth time over all this season.

With the loss, head coach Chris Campbell’s squad remains winless in eight conference duels so far in 2013.

BC managed to keep each set within a margin of five, as Amanda Yerke recorded a match-high 12 digs while captain Kellie Barnum added a game-best 32 assists on the afternoon.

On the defensive side of the ball, Franny Hock and rookie Madisen Lydon combined for 16 digs against Maryland’s offensive unit.

Although BC’s attack eclipsed the 20point mark in three straight frames, the Terrapin front line dominated play around the net with a seven-block advantage.

The wide margin up front proved to be a difference-maker in an otherwise close ACC contest.

Prior to their 10th loss in a row, the Eagles faced another ACC challenge on the road when they faced Pittsburgh on Friday evening. The game followed a simi-

lar script to Sunday’s defeat—and the last several weeks of the season—as BC again fell in three straight frames.

Barnum continued her role as offensive catalyst, contributing another match-high assist mark with 31.

Meanwhile, teammate Barbara Gonzales enjoyed one of the stronger performances of her rookie campaign. The freshman decorated the box score on both sides of the ball with four kills and two blocks.

Yet play around the net once again served as BC’s Achilles’ heel on both sides of the ball against a superior opponent.

Even a five-kill advantage fueled by Yerke and Melissa McTighe wasn’t enough to keep the Panthers off-balance.

Pittsburgh enjoyed an advantage of over eight blocks over the Eagles, spurred by impressive showings from Kate Yeazel and Jessica Wynn.

Yeazel inflicted chaos upon BC’s defensive and offensive fronts with 11 kills and four blocks.

Wynn bolstered the Panthers’ dominant presence up front with eight kills of her own, backed by two assists and seven digs.

Looking ahead to a weekend of home matches against Clemson and Georgia Tech, BC will attempt to break through its conference record win column for the first time this year. n

Roundup

BC women’s XC impresses against top programs at Wisconsin

By Marly Morgus Asst. Sports Editor

SPORTSininSHORT SHORT SPORTS

The women’s cross country team was in Madison, Wis. this weekend competing against 36 other teams from all over the country at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational.

The Eagles put up an impressive performance finishing in the 16th spot overall, ahead of four top 30 programs: No. 17 Duke, No. 25 Vanderbilt, No. 26 BYU, and No. 29 Texas.

Liv Westphal was the top finisher for

BC, coming in 19th place in a field of 288 runners with a time of 20:10. Next for the Eagles was Brittany Winslow with a time of 20:47, good enough for 64th place. She was followed by Morgan Miller, Madeleine Davidson, and Catherine Maloy, who all finished in under 22 minutes.

The men’s cross country team was also in the Midwest in Terre Haute, Ind. for Pre-Nationals.

Out of 20 teams, the Eagles came in eighth. Kevin Sullivan was the first finisher for BC with a time of 25:50, which put him in 37th place out of a field of 135 runners.

ACC Field Hockey Standings Hockey East Standings

Team Team Maryland

BostonCarolina College North New Hampshire Virginia

Conference Overall Conference Overall 4-0 15-1 11-6-1 3-2 10-5-1 3-2

Boston University 10-6-1 2-2 Syracuse 8-6-3 Providence 2-2 Duke 8-6-2 UMass Lowell 1-3 Boston College

14-7-2 12-2 15-6-2 15-4 13-9-1 12-2 10-10-4 11-4 14-7-2 11-4 10-10-5 10-6

Merrimack Wake Forest Massachusetts

8-6-2 0-4 6-9-1

Vermont

4-9-4

7-13-4

Northeastern

4-10-3

7-12-3

Maine

3-9-4

7-14-4

9-12-2

James Newhouse finished just five seconds later, and Anthony Bellitti crossed the line just as the clock hit the 26th minute.

Finishing off the Eagles’ top five was Brian McDavitt with a time of 26:18.

BC sailing was represented in three different competitions last weekend.

At the New England Sloop Championship in Newport, R.I., BC placed second and qualified for a spot in the ICSA Match Racing Nationals.

Katja Sertl, Harry Koeppel, and William Bailey represented BC at the regatta, and faced Brown, Roger Williams, and Yale in

a semifinal round, only to be defeated by Yale in the final.

Meanwhile, Erika Reineke and Riley Calhoun were making an impact for BC at the Moody Intersectional Regatta during which the Eagles took home the team victory with 116 points, just ahead of Harvard and Yale.

Reineke and Calhoun took home one first place, two second places, and four third place finishes to win the A Division. In the B Division, Domenic Bove and Katherine Wysocki placed fifth with two first place finishes, a second place, and a third.

Numbers to Know Numbers to Know

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The number of seconds between Austin Cangelosi’s twothat collegiate goals in The number offirst losses the men’s BC’s 9-2 rout of since Wisconsin. hockey team has the start of January.

5.61

The number of goals that men’s socThe finalover deficit the ceraverage has scored twothat consecutive men’s basketball team has suffered lossses to ACC opponents. in ACC play. Before Saturday, that number was 3.5.

188

The number of games BC volleyball The number games thatthat the women’s has lost in three straight sets in 2013. ice hockey team went unbeaten before losing to Mercyhurst on January 19.

The third event for the sailors was the Nicholas Barnett Trophy regatta, which was hosted by Bowdoin.

BC took a narrow victory, beating Dartmouth by just one point. Maxwell Simmons and Emily Vasiliou had three first place finishes and two second place finishes, along with two third place results in the A Division.

Ryan Schmitz and Isabelle Salvaterra came in fourth in the B Division with two performances for second place, three for fourth, and a third place finish to end the weekend. n

Quote of the Week Quote of the Week

“There’s no way “Thank you togoals our betwe’re seven fans supported us terwho than the Badgers, this weekend. Truly the but everything we most loyal in the coundid tonight turned to try. We still believe in gold.” our team and so should ——BC’s Mullane (via9-2 JerryPat York on BC’s you” twitter) in reaction to a tough win over Wisconsin

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+7 49 15

Michael Matheson’s +/- total for the night

quote of the Series

Total shots taken by BC

“We were just moving pucks well. We were finishing. This particular night, everything was going just how you diagram it. ” - Jerry York BC head men’s hockey coach

Number of BC players that registered a point

Standouts

Memorable Play Johnny Gaudreau took a pass from Adam Gilmour in front of the net and skated in, waiting patiently to unnerve Wisconsin’s Landon Peterson and slipping the puck past through his left foot for his 101st career point.

Prime Performance Austin Cangelosi

Nik Kerdiles Graham Beck / Heights Editor

Austin Cangelosi had two goals and an assist in a breakout performance, while Nik Kerdiles (17) scored one of the Badgers two goals in the game.

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Eagles build offensive chemistry Notebook, from B1 and 58th assist, but he doesn’t take full credit for all of that offense.

“I mean, my freshman and sophomore year I got to play with Steve Whitney and Pat Mullane, and I wouldn’t be here with my 100th point without playing with those two guys my first two seasons here,” he said. “Coming in as a freshman and getting to play with two guys like that for two straight years, it was a really special opportunity for me.”

On the same train of thought, he said he looks forward to playing more with Hayes and Bill Arnold, who he also sees as great players that will be able set up more offense, as well as BC’s highly talented younger players.

If anything can be taken away from Friday night’s game, it’s that those young players are setting up to be just as successful as the likes of Mullane, Whitney, Arnold, Hayes, and even Gaudreau himself.

Wisconsin is one of the more experienced teams in college hockey. The Badgers had three seniors in their starting five, along with a junior and a freshman. Going into the game it was expected that such age and poise could be big weapons against BC’s younger team.

All of that ended, however, when Cangelosi struck for the first time midway through the period.

Then, 50 seconds later, he added another goal to his nightly tally.

Cangelosi was not the only freshman that made an impact for BC. He was joined by Ian McCoshen and Scott Savage in the goal column, and Ryan Fitzgerald, Adam Gilmour, Chris Calnan, Steve Santini, along with McCoshen and Cangelosi, all had assists. That amounts to 13 points from BC freshmen. While the

number can be explained by BC’s high-scoring game, it is revealing in that there were 14 points tallied by members of the Eagles’ roster from the other three classes.

“I think its great to get your first goal early in your freshman year,” BC head coach Jerry York said. “I think

“There’s a great legacy here. Just trying to follow in the footsteps of those great players that were previously here.”

-Johnny Gaudreau it gives you confidence and I’m more impressed by the fitting in and, you know, three freshmen defensemen [Santini, Savage, McCoshen] are going to be really the nucleus of our defense … It’s kind of neat to get scoring from your blue line.”

While there is no way of telling if the success of Friday night’s game will continue throughout BC’s entire season, there is no doubt that BC is starting to find that intricate balance of big numbers from a talented freshman class and the continuation of a solid foundation on offense and defense from Gaudreau and the rest of the more seasoned Eagles. n

Cangelosi scored BC’s first two goals within 50 seconds of each other in the first period. They were his first collegiate goals, and he followed them up with an assist in the third period.

BC skates past Wisconsin defense Men’s Hockey, from B1 upset. Cangelosi’s goals catalyzed a first period— and an entire evening—during which the Eagles could do no wrong.

“There’s no way we’re seven goals better than the Badgers,” York said, “but everything we did tonight turned to gold.”

Over the game’s first 20 minutes, BC kept one of the nation’s most vaunted defenses off-balanced with absolute domination over possession. The Eagles used a combination of quickness and crisp puck movement to generate countless open looks at a vulnerable Peterson between Wisconsin’s pipes.

“We were just moving pucks well,” York said.

“We were finishing. This particular night, everything was going just how you diagram it.”

Even on the rare occasion that the Eagles were turned away near the crease, their relentless attack forced additional opportunities. After his first breakaway attempt failed to light the scoreboard, Johnny Gaudreau broke loose again moments later and engaged Peterson in another man-to-man duel.

All it took was some slick stick work and a backhand finish for the junior standout to escalate the first -period drubbing.

Yet there were also times when Wisconsin’s defensive holes were so exploitable that BC could afford to conserve speed. One of those chances came right off of a face-off late in the first frame, as freshman Ian McCoshen corralled the puck and sent a long-distance slap shot screaming past Peterson to put his team up by four. The Badger goalkeeper didn’t have time to prepare for the Michael Matheson stutter-move wrister or the Scott Savage top-shelf attempt he was greeted with early

in the second period, either.

Only 22 minutes into regulation, Peterson’s night was over. He retreated to the bench, swallowed by the shadow of a lopsided 6-0 BC. Adding three more scores to the onslaught, the Eagles took their reputation as opportunists on offense to a whole new level.

“There’s never a point in the game where we want to sit back,” Cangelosi said. “We want to use the whole 60 minutes and really go at them from the get go, and sustain that throughout the game.”

The ease with which York’s squad asserted itself was a constant. It appeared as Matheson guided the puck up the wing for a goal without being touched. It showed up when Hayes baffled Wisconsin’s backup goalie with a quick move. And it took one final bow when team captain Patrick Brown broke loose for a breakaway that put an exclamation point at the end of a BC barrage.

After watching his team tally nine goals and a 28-shot advantage against the country’s No. 2 team, York couldn’t help but wonder how high the ceiling above BC’s potential truly is.

“We’ve still got to try to formulate our team— how good are we going to be, where are we going to go with this team,” he said. “I think this was an initial look at the possibility that we could be a very good team.”

The Eagles have now outscored their opponents 17-6 over a 2-1 start to 2013. Yet York acknowledged that a night on which everything went right must not cloud BC’s view of the big picture.

A college hockey season isn’t a sprint, but rather a six-month marathon.

“Being in the business as a long as I have, it’s still October,” York said. “We’re going to have to repeat this effort as we go through.” n

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“They’re just not taking responsibility for each other,” BC head coach Ed Kelly, right, said after the game. “We told them at the start of the game do not accept any bad behavior from anybody on the field. It just doesn’t work.”

Eagles give Blue Devils first conference win, continue slide

By Alex Fairchild Heights Staff

Zeiko Lewis tied his shoes, while Nana Boateng wandered behind him. The freshman striker stood up, and Boateng jogged into the 18-yard box, tucking in behind the Duke wall. Silence fell over the Newton campus soccer field for a moment. Then a thud, as Lewis’s left foot made contact with the ball. It was a curler. But a curler that would meet the head of a Duke defender in a compact six-man wall. The horn sounded and the match came to an end.

Boateng sat on the ground in disbelief.

A second straight ACC defeat was too much to take.

Boston College’s bench was silent after the game, until head coach Ed Kelly brought the team out to the 18-yard box they had defended in the second half for a lengthy team talk.

“They’re just not taking responsibility for each other,” Kelly said. “We told them at the start of the game do not accept any bad behavior from anybody on the field. It just doesn’t work.”

The team went without three starters.

Amit Shumowitz was out injured along with Ryan Dunn, while Nick Corliss has gone on sabbatical, according to Kelly.

Without the trio, the coaching staff was forced into making several changes. Dylan Pritchard was given a place in the starting 11 at right back, while Matt Wendelken played down the left.

BC got off to a strong start, creating its first chance seven minutes into the match.

A lovely change of fields from Lewis saw the freshman launch the ball into the path of Diego Medina-Mendez on the left. The junior midfielder then cut the ball across for an incoming Isaac Normesinu who skied his effort over the bar.

But the match went terribly wrong three minutes later, as a harmless ball from Brody Huitema was lofted to the tip of the BC penalty area. Atobra Ampadu misjudged the ball while it was in the air, allowing Tyler McDaniel to head it to Nick Palodichuk, who controlled the ball and tapped his half-volley over Alex Kapp’s shoulder.

“Giving up the one goal again puts us on our back heels and we end up spending

all our time trying to force it, and force it, and force it,” Kelly said. “Another bad goal.

Lack of discipline from our guys.

“Toby had a quiet night again. He’s gotta be more physical, more energy, and more determined to win a ball. Isaac had a quiet night too. Too much playing in the middle.”

After Duke took its advantage, they nearly doubled it two minutes later, but Matt Eggleston put his header wide.

For the next quarter of an hour, the visitors dominated possession, while the Eagles looked to equalize on the counter attack.

A tactical change was made on the halfhour mark, when Cole DeNormandie was introduced in place of Medina-Mendez.

DeNormandie, who started the season as a forward, has found himself forced into midfield after suffering from an injury. The Lincoln native did well in the middle of the park to break up Duke’s forward movement, as he played alongside Giuliano Frano in the second half.

Ampadu nearly leveled the match before the intermission, but his half-volley

was scooped up by Alex Long, who managed four saves on the night—the same amount as his counterpart, Kapp.

BC was more impressive in the second half. Three minutes past halftime, the Eagles felt they should have been awarded a penalty kick. Normesinu sent Lewis through via a chipped ball and the freshman No. 19 was dragged down in the box, without a whistle to be heard.

Lewis had another volley saved after 56 minutes of play.

The game was quiet until Boateng was cautioned in the 70th minute. Jonathan Aguirre of Duke was booked six minutes later.

Seven minutes from full time, Kelly pushed Chris Ager into the midfield, putting his team into a 3-5-2, as they searched for an equalizer at the death.

The tactical change was representative of the Eagles injury struggles. With a neat shape, that is suiting to all the starters, this is a dangerous side that would beat Duke.

Missing key players to injury is the team’s biggest problem.

“It does change the way we’re playing,” Kelly said. “[Shumowitz is] a top player and we have Dylan playing there and he did a fine job, but that’s not the point.

Dunny is the best center back we have and he’s out.”

To fight for a spot in the NCAA tournament, the team will have to get healthy fast.

“We need to get Dunny back and we need to get Shummy back,” said Kelly of his team’s job for the week, “That’s our work and our tactics, getting those two guys back in the lineup.”

Kelly was also left ruing a problem his team has had all year—falling behind early in the game.

“We dominated the second half again,” Kelly said. “We go a goal down and then they defend for their lives. We didn’t miss too many chances.”

They did have that final free kick which failed to test the Duke keeper, though just like most things for men’s soccer it was not meant to be.

“It’s just not going our way right now,” Kelly said. n

BC forces a tie on the road with Miami

By Tom DeVoto For The Heights

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Johnny Gaudreau became the 74th BC player to log 100 career points on Friday night.

Gaudreau regularly brings fun, energy to Conte Forum Column, from B1 It was his goal against Ferris State that essentially secured BC’s fifth title, and it was a play Gaudreau probably shouldn’t have made.

“Thankfully I went with my instincts,” Gaudreau said of decision to attack while holding onto a lead, “but, I mean, at that time of the game I really should’ve dumped it in like my coaches always say.”

“I’d hate to stifle offense because it’s hard to score goals,” York said a year ago about that play. “If you’ve got creative players you’ve got to let them play.

“Now, having said that, late in a

game where we’re protecting a lead…”

York began, but then conceded that Gaudreau has the freedom to take the openings available to him.

And that’s what players like Gaudreau can do. They can change the rules, the second type of rule, in extremely entertaining ways.

So, no, Landon Peterson, the student section wasn’t laughing at you.

There wasn’t much you or anyone else could have done. Sometimes the only response is to laugh.

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

Coming off a 7-0 thrashing of Central Connecticut, the Boston College women’s soccer team traveled to Coral Gables, Fla. for a Sunday showdown with the Miami Hurricanes. The Eagles, led by leading scorers McKenzie Meehan and Stephanie McCaffrey, looked to continue their winning ways on the road, boasting a 4-2-0 away record coming into the game. Despite playing a majority of the second half with only 10 players, BC was able to scratch out a 3-3 tie in a difficult match with the Hurricanes.

Following quick offensive strikes from each team in the beginning minutes, the Eagles got on the board in the 23rd minute when Miami goalkeeper Emily Lillard failed to clear a dangerous pass attempt from BC, allowing McCaffrey to shoot past the covering defender to give her team the lead. The unassisted goal was McCaffrey’s 11th of the season.

It took Miami less than 10 minutes to respond, though, as the Hurricanes netted an equalizing tally in the 32nd minute. Miami forward Ashley Flinn easily converted a one-on-one opportunity thanks to a through ball from Jasmine Paterson.

BC had its chances in the minutes that followed, but Lillard kept the Eagles from taking back the lead. Her saves on two shots from McCaffrey, who looked very dangerous in the offensive end early, allowed the Hurricanes to keep their share of the lead. Late pressure from the Eagles’ attack left Miami reeling, setting off a clear momentum shift in favor of the Eagles.

In the 40th minute, McCaffrey beat a Miami defender before taking a shot that found its way past Lillard. Her second goal of the game and fifth in the past two games gave the Eagles an advantage as the first half wound down. A Miami yellow card and BC missed free kick brought on the end of the half with the Eagles leading 2-1.

Despite good opportunities for each team, no goals were scored in the early minutes of the second half. In the 59th minute, however, Miami was given a free kick from a tough angle near the sideline.

Senior defender Tara Schwitter lined up to take the kick and unleashed a shot that just barely found its way past Johnson’s hand, evening the score at two.

With that goal the Hurricanes took control of momentum and wouldn’t let go, as just two minutes later Paterson

scored her fourth goal of the year on a pass from junior midfielder Erin McGovern.

A scary moment for Miami occurred in the 68th minute when Flinn advanced on a breakaway chance, but was taken down hard by BC’s Johnson at the top of the box. Flinn stayed down as trainers rushed out to evaluate her and Johnson would receive a red card on the play, leaving the Eagles to play with just 10.

In the 80th minute an Eagle was taken down in the box, giving a shorthanded BC squad a late chance to tie the match.

Senior midfielder Gibby Wagner netted the penalty kick for her first goal of the year to even the score. The game remained scoreless as time expired, and BC was headed to its second overtime match of the season.

McCaffrey nearly gave the Eagles a victory in the first half of overtime, but her fifth shot of the game hit off the post. In the end, neither team could convert on their overtime chances, finishing the match locked in a 3-3 draw.

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Despite playing down a player at the end of the game, BC tied with the Hurricanes 3-3.

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By Amanda Meier For The Heights

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No. 22 Haley Skarupa had two assists against, including one on the game-winning goal, in the hardly fought contest against Yale.

Eagles slide past Yale with late goal

By Alex Stanley Heights Staff

On Saturday, the Boston College women’s hockey team hosted Yale in its fourth game in eight days. Coming off of the season’s first loss to UNH on Wednesday, the Eagles looked to redeem themselves in the non-conference matchup, but were tested throughout.

The game came down to the final frame when senior Taylor Wasylk broke a 3-3 stalemate with less than five minutes left in the third period to give her team the win at Kelley Rink. The Eagles were short-handed at the time, and Yale never managed to break the 4-3 score line.

It was the Bulldogs who first put their mark on the board during the first period, when Yale forward Jaime Haddad slipped the puck between BC goalie Corinne Boyle’s legs after successfully skating past the Eagles’ defense.

Melissa Bizzari eliminated the Bull-

dogs’ lead about four minutes later by hitting the puck from behind the net and past the goal line with the necessary help of Yale goaltender Jaimie Leonoff ’s back.

Bizzari’s shot hit Leonoff ’s skate, the goal post, and Leonoff ’s back on its way into the goal. The score would remain tied through the end of the first period.

Yale’s Phoebe Staenz answered Bizzari’s goal in the second period when she picked up a deflected puck and bounced a backhanded shot off of the post and into the goal. So far, each goal had been followed by an equalizer from the other team.

Headed into the third period, the Eagles were on the wrong side of a one -goal deficit, but BC came out for the final frame of play on a mission.

After a BC power play goal, Dana Trivigno ended the back-and-forth goalscoring trend by putting in the second in a row for the Eagles. Early in the third period when the Eagles had the man

advantage, Lexi Bender ripped a slap shot from the top of the circle to give a 2-2 score line. Trivigno then forced the puck into the goal amid a mass of bodies in front of goal to give the Eagles their first lead of the night.

Bulldog forward Krista Yip-Chuck jumped on a rebounded shot to tie the game at three a piece, but Wasylk’s late goal sealed the victory for BC. Wasylk skated across the goal, made a quick deke and put her deflected, backhanded shot past the goalie, earning the game-winner with just over four minutes remaining in regulation time.

Boyles put up a strong performance in net to keep BC on top, saving a total of 25 shots in the game. Lenoff was tested even more in Yale’s goal, making 43 saves as the Eagles’ offense persisted throughout the game.

This was BC’s fourth win of the season, giving the team a 4-1-0 record, while Yale is 0-1-0. n

Men’s Club Eight

The Boston College women’s hockey had a busy week on the ice, but the loaded schedule didn’t stop the Eagles from pulling off a 7-2 win in their final game of the week over Dartmouth.

“We’ve had quite a few games here in not a lot of days … it was a lot to ask for our kids, especially this early in the season ‘cause you’re not quite in game shape,” said head coach Katie King Crowley.

The Eagles had a rough start, as the Big Green scored just over one minute into the game. Lindsey Allen took the puck in stride, hitting BC goalie Megan Miller in the arm. The puck then snuck between the arm and body of Miller and wound up giving Dartmouth an early 1-0 lead.

The Eagles outshot the Big Green 6-5, but their attempts were fruitless as BC remained scoreless throughout the entire first period. Dartmouth goalie Holdcroft had an impressive six saves against the Eagles, and Miller was not far behind with four.

The second period was extremely different from the first, as the Eagles came out shooting and scoring from the start.

Sophomore Haley Skarupa started the BC rally with a goal just three minutes into the start of the second period.

Dartmouth’s offense responded immediately on a power play with another goal by Allen.

Freshman Kristyn Capizzano tied it up for the Eagles with a clear shot with 12 minutes left to play in the second period.

She was assisted by Kate Leary and Melissa Bizzari. Their offensive efforts didn’t relent, and halfway through the period, the Eagles were outshooting Dartmouth 12-6.

Junior Emily Field’s goal off the rebound eight minutes into the period put BC up 3-2. She was assisted by Dana Trivigno and Emily Pfalzer—marking Field’s first of two goals in the second period of play.

As BC took the lead, it was evident that the game had changed from a defensive battle to an offensive one dominated by the Eagles. A set of back-to-back goals by Taylor Wasylk and Leary put BC up 5-2 with just under three minutes left to play

in the second period. The momentum was with the Eagles as they managed to tear down the previously solid defense of Dartmouth.

Adding to BC’s three-point lead was Emily Field with her second goal of the game. Just a minute after Leary made the score 5-2, Field was assisted by Trivigno and Skarupa to make the score 6-2 in favor of the Eagles. Not only was this Field’s second goal of the game, it was her second goal within a mere six minutes in the second period. This also marked Trivigno’s second assist of the game.

The second period came to a close with BC dominating by a score of 6-2. The second 20 minutes of the game was filled with offensive strikes by the Eagles, as they finished the period with a shot count of 16—more than twice that of Dartmouth which managed to fire off only a mere six. Miller held the Big Green to only one successful goal attempt in the second period, with a total of four saves up until that point.

The Eagles shut down Dartmouth’s offense completely in the third period.

While they took 11 shots in the last 20 minutes of play, Miller did not let down her wall of defense as she saved each and every one, giving her a total of 15 saves.

The Eagles’ offense was not satisfied with the 6-2 lead, as they scored one final goal with just under 13 minutes left to play in the game. The goal was scored by freshman Andie Anastos and assisted by Wasylk. Anastos finished the game with one goal and one assist.

As the clock wound down to the final second, the scoreboard read 7-2 in favor of BC. Despite a slow offensive start, the Eagles dominated the ice in the second and third periods with a total of 24 shots. They walked away with their second win of the weekend, standing 5-1-0 total on the year.

Dartmouth was forced to leave Kelley Rink with a losing record of 0-1-0.

This was the fifth game for BC played over the span of one week.

“I thought the kids did a great job today of coming back and learning from the mistakes that we made on Wednesday, and learning from the mistakes we made [against Yale],” Crowley said. n

Coxswain: Emma Hanlon, Stroke: Thomas O’Boyle, 7: Ed Twohig, 6: Connor Green, 5: Nicholas Muller, 4: Andrew Xuan, 3: Brian Hommel, 2: James Lucey, Bow: Anthony Marino

Head of the Charles Regatta Founded in 1965, the Head of the Charles Regatta is the largest two-day rowing competition in the world. Over 9,000 competitors and hundreds of thousands of spectators converge on the Charles River to watch more than 55 race events. Both the men’s and women’s crew teams participated in multiple events.

2013 Results: Women: Club Four: 5th Place Club Eight: 10th Place, 19th Place Championship Eight: 29th Place

Men: Collegiate Eight: 18th Place, 26th Place Club Eight: 39th Place

Women’s Championship Eight

Men’s First Collegiate Eight

Women’s Club Four

Women’s First Club Eight

Women’s second club Eight

Men’s second Collegiate Eight

Coxswain: Kelly McElduff Bow: Rachel Hess 2: Megan Carney 3: Emma Metzger 4: Alicia McKean 5: Chelsea Robin 6: Margaret Hanlon 7: Jenny Frese Stroke: Ellen Burr

Coxswain: Tracy Nunziati Bow: Sean Fanning 2: Fred Gonfiantini 3: Brian Larsen 4: Christopher Senft 5: Kevin Bielawski 6: Chris Peng 7: Eric Rauckhorst Stroke: Benjamin Oleniczak

Coxswain: Anna Tenzinger Bow: Amanda Jenkins 2: Makenzy Brown 3: Grace Grunau Stroke: Kylie O’Connor

Coxswain: Kaitlyn Votta Bow: Catherine Goldberg 2: Michaela Jaffe 3: Karen Shu 4: Maclaine Sisco 5: Haley Clarke 6: Jane Aulenback 7: Kaitlin Campbell Stroke: Caroline Henry

Coxswain: Kate O’Kelly-Lynch Bow: Morgan Rann 2: Mary Kate Cahill 3: Fiona Kelly 4: Christina Fallon 5: Allison Lee 6: Ellen Hill 7: Caitlin Power Stroke: Clare McIntee

Coxswain: Mackenzie Savel Bow: Evan Gatti 2: Tom McShane 3: Andrew Francl 4: Nick Dunn 5: Cayce Jones 6: Matthew Beckwith 7: Chris Samul Stroke: John Corbett

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Medicine: there’s an app for that

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BC Runs, from B10 ence—there were a bunch of us doing it,” she said. “It’s really awesome to see that many students all in a huge group. And I think that goes for any large race—seeing a group of people come together in support of some cause.”

BC Runs on Legacy

An annual event such as the Welles Remy Crowther Red Bandanna 5k brings the opportunity for students to become part of a story—one that is continually written by those who participate, and one that is deeply rooted in tradition.

The men’s club lacrosse team feels a particularly strong connection to Crowther, as he was a varsity lacrosse player during his time at BC, and the teammates have a special bond with his family, according to John Lambrecht, president of the men’s

PATRICK EBBERT Dwindling are the days of environmental privacy, where a journey home removes the burdens of work or class, and a night in removes the pressures of social interaction.

We have email, Facebook, text messages, Wi-Fi, and near-universal phone coverage.

But we’ve had these things for a while. The world has gotten used to them, and they have become part of the very fabric of the institutions that hold society together. Yet we gradually but undoubtedly continue to move toward a society dominated not just by individual telecommunication connections but by a synthesis of the whole—I speak of the surging necessity of smartphones.

But smartphones are not just evolving to become better at matching candies, tracking the Commonwealth Ave. Direct, or causing photos to disappear. They are also, far more fascinatingly, developing more and more to change the ways we engage with some of the most important facets of our lives, including the ever-challenging and ever-intimidating act of dealing with what often frightens us the most—our own personal health.

The Kafkian country doctor is long gone and so is his reliance on horses to escort him to those in need. More and more people across the nation have access to medical care than ever before, and this fact continues to become more and more solidified. There are still large underserved areas across the country where patients must travel far distances to be greeted by physicians with adequate knowledge, but the exciting new reality is that proximity is becoming less and less of a limiting factor for care with the advent of the boundless possibilities of mobile broadband.

This advent, in short, is largely the result of mobile medical apps.

A few weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration released a comprehensive document detailing the guidelines of approval standards regarding the next generation of mobile medical apps, indicating a commitment to protecting the patient as well as a devotion to the immense capabilities that handheld technology can produce.

It estimates that 500 million people across the globe will be using mobile medical apps by 2015, and that by 2018 this number could be in the billions. This number a few years ago was zero. Such a rapid change does not go without impact, and the patient-doctor interaction is becoming more dynamic now than ever before. As tech-savvy pre-meds gradually claim more physician roles, this dynamic process will only continue to evolve into one that is more interactive, more personal, and more expedited than ever thought possible.

But what can such mobile medical apps do? Aside from apps that physicians might use behind the scenes to manage patient documentation, the control that these programs put in the hands of the patient is astounding. There already exist approved apps that can provide any pharmaceutical information in an instant, give nursing mothers drug interaction safety guidance, and allow people to track nutrition and caloric intake to a T. On the healthcare provider side of things, the FDA even states how “some mobile medical apps can diagnose cancer or heart rhythm abnormalities, or function as the ‘central command’ for a glucose meter used by an insulin-dependent diabetic patient.” A phone can diagnose cancer. We are officially living in the future.

In the era of Big Data, there is of course the omnipresent danger of mistakes that can come from such an abundance of information for doctors to process. Important signals can be lost in a maddening array of noise, and human error could only compound these dangers due to the sheer magnitude of factors and parameters that will suddenly become available for analysis.

I am confident, however, that just as upgrades consistently solve glitches on a variety of other platforms, the developers of mobile medical apps will indefinitely continue to find ways to improve various systems for the good of the patient. Mobile medical app availability and prevalence will vastly expand patient input, and doctors can focus on what they do best, making informed diagnoses and physically carrying out the necessary interventions of patient care.

The doctor-patient dynamic will be forever changed by the amazing capabilities of modern handheld technology.

This innovation will only continue to develop as the years go on, and before long almost everything we can call a healing touch will be possible through the tap of a screen.

Patrick Ebbert is a staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

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club lacrosse team and CSOM ’14. After an ESPN documentary was released two years ago about Crowther, the team has tried to strengthen its participation.

“It creates an awesome atmosphere— you feel a lot more affiliation with the run by helping out,” said teammate Daniel Klemmer, A&S ’14. “When we show up, we’re a part of his legacy, which I think adds a little extra motivation as well as a sense of belonging.”

“Hearing the Crowthers speak and have all those people there showing support for what Welles did is really amazing,” added Patrick Einhorn, A&S ’15.

The teammates noted that showing up for the 5k, as a runner or volunteer, allows students to make a difference in a way that simply donating money doesn’t always reach. And by participating in such a campus-wide event, students truly get the sense of being part of this continuous tradition.

“When I came in freshman year I had no idea,” Lambrecht said of Crowther’s story. “I realized how much of a bigger thing it was than just me. Seeing all these people coming out on Saturday morning is just unbelievable.”

Tehranian, although she doesn’t currently run the race, also noted that Welles’ story is what inspires students to show their support.

“I think that the story shows what kind of people come out of BC,” she said.

“I think that he represents everything that BC wants you to be—a committed, good member of society. I think the run makes it that much more personable, and I think that’s why it has such an impact on the student body.”

“People really should get involved in it,” Tehranian added. “We all have a lot of fun. Whether you do a run or walk, I think it’s one of the best ways to kick off the year.” 

Freshmen visit graduate mentors right down the hall Peer Ministers, from B10 ate classes full-time in addition to their duties as a GPM. Despite the difficulties associated with being a GPM, most choose to come back and work as a GPM for multiple years. Christopher Darcy, the associate director of residential ministry and head of the graduate peer ministry program, attributes this desire to come back to the great experiences they have throughout the year and the opportunity to use what they’re learning in the classroom in real-life situations.

Kelly Hughes, a GPM living in the freshman residence hall CLXF, explained, “There are so many things I enjoy. I enjoy getting to know students and sharing in their joys, sharing in their difficulties, sharing in their growth here at BC and their growth as college students, all over a cup of tea.”

GPMs come to BC in August for three weeks of training, part of which is combined with the training for RAs, because the GPMs work with both the Campus Ministry and the Residential Life departments at BC. The training model for GPMs changes from year to year, based on feedback from the training of the previous year. It includes a variety of presenters, a retreat, orientation to the IgNight program, and service (this year, the group volunteered with the Cradles to Crayons organization).

Hughes appreciates this time spent with the RAs because it gave her an opportunity to establish connections with them.

“To see them thrive and flourish has been really meaningful and rewarding, having been through training together,” she said. “I feel honored to be on this walk with them.”

All of this training is so that the GPMs can be a resource for first-year students. The BC Campus Ministry website lists the primary roles of the Peer Minister: “provides pastoral care for students,” “maintains the essence

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The Graduate Peer Ministers engage in service at locations such as Cradles to Crayons as part of their training before the semester begins. of an inclusive community,” “maintains a strong presence for their residential community,” and “serves as a mentor and role model.”

The first role is fairly easily defined.

GPMs attend weekly masses, are available for students to talk to about faith, and lead Monday-night programs called “IgNight.” IgNight is a series of spiritual evenings, organized through the peer ministry program. For CLXF, the peer minister (Hughes) works with three RAs from the building to introduce a Jesuit ideal (for example, the examen, or the concept of the magis) and an exercise to help explore that ideal. This is then followed by reflection, fellowship, and treats. The program is an opportunity for RAs to collaborate and model Jesuit ideals for the first-year students.

Similarly, the Meet on Monday,

or M&M, program, is an opportunity for first-year students to meet others from their dorm building and to take a study break. First-year students are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity for free food and meaningful relationships. It has proven to be a way to make the freshman residence halls an inclusive community.

Hughes has been involved with ministry since her junior year at Providence College, and spent a year of service working with teenagers in Hudson Valley, N.Y. This experience inspired her to come to BC to learn more about ministry and to work with young adults in areas of spirituality.

The impact of Hughes and the other GPMs is noted by freshmen students.

“I feel that by opening up her door and her ear, my peer minister has helped

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create a comfortable environment for me to meet new people, form genuine relationships, and encourage introspection, reflection, and growth” said Liam Maguire, A&S ’17.

When asked if he thought the program was a success, Darcy, who has been involved with the program for many years, noted that “success” within the program has no single definition.

It can be measured in many different ways, particularly because each staff is unique. “[The peer ministers] are making a difference. They’re able to be present.

They’re able to be a real pastoral presence and they’re able to be someone to talk to. The real success of the program lies in our ability to care for the needs of our first-year students and our residential staff.” 

FEATURING BC’S STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Student group addresses stereotypes and aims to promote true Israeli culture

BY KAYLA FAMOLARE For The Heights One of the most highly controversial and misrepresented conflicts in modern history rests in the territorial and political conflict that is the IsraelPalestinian conflict. Jewish Israelites and Arab Palestinians are currently fighting over the claims to the “West Bank,” home of many different religious sites for the Jewish, Muslims, and Christians. With a predominantly negative light shown on Israel as mistreating basic human rights of those in Palestine and the West Bank, one group on campus hopes to correct misleading beliefs and support the peacefulness of Israel. Eagles for Israel supports Israel’s fundamental right to exist as the Jewish homeland, a sovereign nation in the historic land of the Jewish people within secure and recognized borders.

Student Coalition for Israel began as a way to put a pro-Israel voice on campus. By the time the founders had established the group, how-

ever, graduation was upon them a few months later. That is when Co-Presidents Michael Woodbury, CSOM ’14, and Andrew Ferenczi, A&S ’14, along with Vice President Alexander Friedman, A&S ’14, began to transform the coalition into the newly reformed Eagles for Israel in January 2013.

“We renamed the organization to give more of a cultural feel to show students that we are more than an all business group,” Woodbury said. “We hope to support Israel through promotion and education of Israeli culture.

We want to show students that there is more going on in Israel than just war, violence, and terrorism.”

Woodbury, Ferenczi, and Friedman first ventured to Israel to partake in a training program that would allow them to lead their group and teach them how to educate the student body. They were given tours of holy sites and taught the fundamentals of how to share facts and how to engage in political advocacy for Israel.

The group began its first full year at this September’s Student Activities Fair.

Eagles for Israel now has a board of 13 people, with a majority of underclassmen to keep the club running for many years to come.

“Eagles For Israel is committed to providing a fair and accurate portrayal of Israel through cultural, educational, and political initiatives while supporting Israel’s right to exist,” according to its mission statement. The group is not exclusive to students who religiously affiliate themselves with Judaism, but all those in support of promoting factual information about the conflict in Israel and combatting false or exaggerated information posed by the media.

“Through our Facebook page, we hope to give out as much positive information as we can,” Woodbury said. “However, we also have to defend our position and ensure that the information posed against Israel isn’t fabricated.”

The group hopes to hold many events this year, including an upcoming “Krav Maga” series. Eagles for Israel hopes to partner with the Student Martial Arts club in the upcoming weeks to give lessons on this Israeli form of

martial arts.

“With an uprising of awareness of ‘rape culture,’ we wanted to give students the opportunity to learn this form of self defense,” Woodbury said. Krav Maga is designed for the Israeli military and focuses mainly on body manipulation and how to defend oneself against attackers who can be much larger. Amid a stereotypically “violent” mood surrounding Israel, Eagles for Israel hopes to promote the non-violent and peaceful nature of the Israeli culture. Woodbury also offers the incentive of an array of Israeli food at the event to give participants a taste of the country’s cuisine.

Eagles for Israel also hope to participate in “International Education Week” by featuring a speaker and film accompanied by a discussion of the conflict in Israel. “[The conflict] is not perfect and everything isn’t black and white,” Woodbury said. “As an Israel support group on campus, we hope to educate all those of the conflict and show the positive aspects of Israel’s culture.” 

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HOW-TO

Be your most genuine self MORGAN HEALEY What exactly does it mean to be your best self? This can be tricky, as we all have many aspirations, and many different things we hope to accomplish in life—especially at the university level—but being the best “versions” of ourselves can take many different shapes and forms. In my opinion, being the best you can be starts with what I like to call the “ground up” mentality. When something “bad” happens to you, or you hit a rough patch in your days or weeks, it is important to consider this notion when it comes to building yourself up to where you were, and even further, to where you want to be.

Whether it’s an unexpected detour in your current trajectory, or simply the notion that you want to be the person you know is inside of you, this perspective, and a few of these simple tips will surely help you to get there.

1.Take a look around. At your life. At your surroundings. At the people in it. These are a few simple yet key things that help make up the course of your every day, and in turn, the course of the life you are living.

We are all on different tracks, comprised of different people, experiences, and journeys … yet ultimately, we are the ones in charge of our success, and our ability to carry through the God-given (or Universe, whichever you believe) talents and abilities we have been presented with, and thus, called upon to foster. What about your life are you pleased with? What would you change? Though this notion may sound simple, it is worth taking a look at.

2. Listen to your instincts. With what you say you want or what you say you want to or hope to do. These desires and aspirations are there for a reason … embedded inside of you for some deeper purpose, whether it is simply something fun to do to relax, or something more profound that might lead you to another, even more wonderful facet or opportunity in your life. When these feelings come knocking, whatever they may be, make sure you listen to them.

3. Follow through. So often, especially in college, we say we are going to do something and never actually end up doing it. Time after time, we find ourselves making ‘to-do’ list after ‘to-do’ list, but amid the piles of highlighters and notebooks, our little yellow post-its of ‘to be’ life accomplishments get lost in the shuffle. I urge you to take back this ambivalent disregard you have placed on the importance of actually getting things done, and re-focus your mind to the tasks at hand.

Whether they be school related and academic, or simply for fun and pleasure, I cannot stress enough the importance of following through with the things you plan—and especially, the things you want. Do yourself a favor, and prove to the world that you not only have the ability to plan, but also the ability to accomplish. These things wouldn’t be on your mind (or written in ink on your list for that matter) if they weren’t important to you. Follow through with it. Your stress-level will decrease upon checking-things off, your mind will be clear, and it will be just another example of you at your best. If there’s a question, more often than not you’ll be happy you finished whatever it was.

4. Don’t think so much. We all do it, but what I have discovered in 23 years is that thinking—and I mean over-thinking—can be extremely detrimental. When I think about the times in life when I have been the happiest, the most successful, and the most carefree, everything that comes to mind reflects one commonality—I just wasn’t thinking so much about it. Whether it had to do with a fun night out with friends, or even studying for an exam or doing a paper, the worst and most stressful times were when I overanalyzed everything. This, I assure you, will delay and prohibit your dreams, and thus your “best” self. Tone down that hyper brain and think about what is in front of you, the task at hand, and always keep in mind the perspective of the bigger picture. So often in life, the matters we make huge are in fact minuscule on the big scale. Let go of this worry, take time to focus on the good and the possibilities around you instead of the stress and what’s holding you back.

5. Pay attention to the people who care. Surround yourself with positivity in your everyday life. Listen to the people who care about you, and though it may sound ruthless, kindly and gently forget about the rest. People come and go, but the ones who are true will remain. The important notion in this idea is that the people who love you and take time for you truly want the best for you in your life—and they see the person you are working on and hoping to become, even when you don’t. The friends and family we surround ourselves with become mirrors, propelling us forward to do the things we want, and to live the sort of lives we are destined to be living. No one gets to where they are going alone, and in the end, when we become our “best selves,” who we have to thank are ultimately the people who supported us, believed in us, and loved us along the way.

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

Monday, October 21, 2013

CAMPUS CHRONICLES

The many faces of fall around Chestnut Hill Reservoir CORINNE DUFFY Autumn imparts numerous indications of its arrival and lamentable brevity around the Boston College campus.

From the seasonal iced pumpkin drinks and steaming vanilla lattes that complement cool weather-clad passersby as they hurry to catch their 9 a.m., to the squash and gourd displays that decorate various administrative lobbies with harvest overtones, and the whispers of Halloween and the costume that will trump all default ghouls and goblins, fall is definitely in the air. And, paramount among these autumnal expressions by its irrefutable communication of seasonal changes is the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.

The Reservoir in particular demonstrates autumn’s approach as colorful— fallen leaves embellish the already appealing trails that surround the water’s edge.

And not only do BC students seeking an escape from midterm turmoil recognize this but so, too, do the greater Chestnut Hill and Brighton areas—it seems as if the brisk temperatures and enticing crim-

son, amber, magenta, and copper foliage attract an increased number of people to the Reservoir during autumn due to the location’s relaxing atmosphere. Evidently, nature’s epitome of crispness suits walkers, talkers, runners, thinkers, photographers, and prayers alike, for each day brings all walks of life to navigate the body of water’s circumference. Whether greeting the morning at 6 a.m. or enjoying a jog at 5 p.m. as the sun begins its descent, one can always expect to find faces young and old, masculine and feminine, sweating at a sprint and contemplating a good read on any given adventure to the Res. Every time I trek down to the Reservoir from upper campus for a quick bout of stress-relieving exercise, I pay particular attention to the day’s respective crowd.

I am always surprised by the extensive array of individuals I find there with innumerable intentions, some obvious and others greatly ambiguous. For instance, the cliche runner is commonplace on the trails—an easily identifiable dot that quickly advances as he or she completes a loop around the water. Less prevalent but not abnormal is the pack of bikers that

maneuvers back and forth between the paved sidewalk and sandy, inner pathway to accommodate the multifarious groups occupying both routes. Then, the walking couple—a widely popular station—that strolls along talkatively appears to be the wildcard among the rest: just friends, clearly more than, with strollers, without, holding hands, enjoying a wide girth between them, elderly people carefully traipsing, adolescents loudly gossiping.

Often, one can see men and women of differing religious ideologies sitting in contemplation on benches that surround the Reservoir, or otherwise praying quietly from a book near the water’s edge. Evident too are photographers at sunset or dusk attempting to capture autumn’s abounding beauty in a shot or two. Families walk the path together, sometimes with children speeding ahead of their parents on tricycles to wait for mom or dad at the designated stopping place. And, of course, to the pleasure of many college students missing their dogs, innumerable tail-wagging breeds happily trot along, enjoying all of the air’s autumnal aromas.

With studying for the always-stress-

ful midterm exams and scrambling to finish cumbersome papers, the mid-semester rush and clutter has BC students extremely busy for the next few weeks.

For this reason, also, the Reservoir seems to have risen in popularity given the escape into seasonal awareness that it provides students—and, not only this, but the release of endorphins allows for increased concentration upon returning to schoolwork. Aside from the welcome 4 p.m. study break from which many gain sanity, other student groups within BC utilize the Reservoir’s excellent exercise path and therefore benefit from its autumnal splendor: ROTC members often run there in the morning as part of their fitness regimen, as do many varsity and club sports teams.

The Res allows individuals not only to appreciate wonderful seasonal changes and, in particular, autumn’s recent arrival, but also to depart from the business that is academia.

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

PROFESSOR PROFILE

Exploring new mediums, from melted plastic to masterpiece

BY CAROLINE HOPKINS

WHO: Danielle Taghian WHO: Sheila Gallagher

Heights Staff She takes her students on fieldtrips to laser routing sites, she’s spent two years living in Africa, and her secret talent is instantly locating four-leaf clovers. These are just some of the eccentric qualities of Sheila Gallagher, associate professor of fine arts at Boston College.

To Gallagher, art is a question of passion and dedication, both of which she wholeheartedly embodies.

Outside the classroom, Gallagher is also a renowned multimedia artist with unique and breathtaking art featured in galleries all across New England. Gallagher’s approach to art is all about making connections. Not only does she connect her unique choices of media with her profound artistic inspirations, but she also connects her art to history, religion, and spiritual undertakings. Whoever thought it’d be impossible to convey sacred eros through melted plastic recycling mounted on armature has clearly never experienced Gallagher’s artwork. Using modern media such as melted recycling, cigarette butts, and smoke, Gallagher connects religious imagery, symbols, and mystic eroticism from Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. According to the Dodge Gallery press release previewing Gallagher’s upcoming show, “the resulting ‘iconomash’ is a representation of the desire for spiritual experience to intersect with contemporary secular culture.” Through modern media, Gallagher “challenges the stand-off between contemporary art and religion.”

Gallagher grew up in New Vernon, N.J., in a devout household with very little supervision. “My childhood combination of freedom, nature, and exposure to religion created a perfect breeding ground for the artist I am today,” she said. Gallagher attended Milton Academy followed by Connecticut College, where she majored in fine arts and European history, with a concentration in East African colonialism.

She then went on to receive her MFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Though Gallagher admits she almost went for a Ph.D.

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in history, she followed her heart and decided to pursue her art. “I realized that art could accommodate my love of all disciplines, but all other disciplines could not accommodate my love for art,” Gallagher said.

Having said that, Gallagher has not once neglected her love of history throughout her artistic career. “Being trained as a historian— that kind of research practice—completely defines the way I go about my work,” she said.

“I’ve done first-hand research in India studying images, visiting temples—I’ve read books and scholarly texts in both theology and philosophy. I am constantly surfing the web for source materials.” Gallagher laughs as she explained that, “to paint one picture of a cow, I might look at 1,500 images of cows”—she does strive to put an immense amount of dedication and research into her works.

“Any work of art is first and foremost an expression of its medium,” Gallagher said.

“What the piece is made out of is the artwork’s first identity.” At her studio in Jamaica Plain, Gallagher spends hours washing and sorting through recycled plastic, cutting it up into different shapes that reflect brush strokes, melting it all with a blow torch, and artfully

arranging it to create a brilliant landscape.

Or perhaps you might find Gallagher working with digital media, making images out of smoke, or positioning fresh flowers to create brilliant images. “I love media exploration,” she said. “My choice of media always depends on the theme of my subject matter.” On the surface, Gallagher’s melted trash landscapes are fascinating technically, but on a deeper level they conjure messages of modern culture and issues of environmental degradation. Gallagher intends for her art to provide a “layered associative experience.”

In regard to teaching art, Gallagher loves nothing more. She has been teaching art at BC for 10 years now, and has previously taught at Wellesley College, the Art Institute of Boston, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and the Museum of Fine Arts.

“There is nothing more satisfying than acting as a midwife to someone else’s creativity,” Gallagher said. “There’s a lot of cheerleading and pulling teeth, but it’s extremely rewarding.” Gallagher teaches multiple different art courses here at BC, in addition to co-directing the minor program and running the minor’s projects. Gallagher teaches the cornerstone

studio art class, “Issues and Approaches to Studio Art,” which “enables students to develop skills and ideas by exploring objective, subjective, and conceptual approaches to a variety of media.” New this semester, Gallagher has introduced the class “Drawing Connections,” which exemplifies Gallagher’s own artistic style of connecting art with a variety of disciplines. “Drawing Connections seeks to make connections with other disciplines, so I’ve been collaborating with other departments.”

Just last week, Gallagher brought in a graffiti artist to work with her class, and plans to introduce units such as “drawing and history,” “drawing and philosophy,” and even “drawing and yoga.”

Currently, Gallagher is gearing up for her Nov. 2 opening at the Dodge Gallery in New York City. The collection is entitled, Ravishing Far/Near, a collection of art that “blends thinking and form across images and objects, and uses religious tropes and aesthetic pleasures as opportunities for interpretation.”

Gallagher’s final advice for any aspiring artists: “Have no fear! Art is really a question of passion, experimentation, and constant revision.” 

HE SAID, SHE SAID My roommate and I started out the year on a really good note. I enjoy cleaning and cooking so I was always happy to take care of that, but now I feel like she is taking advantage of the fact that I have always taken care of those things.

She leaves a mess and expects I will take care of it. How can I confront her about this?

If you do not confront her, you will face a constant buildup of anger. I usually regret not confronting someone I may have an issue with because I never attain closure. Understandably, you may not want to jeopardize your living situation, but the benefit of resolving the issue definitely outweighs the risk of hurting a roommate relationship. It is necessary to approach your roommate, but the manner in MARC FRANCIS which you do it is key. Plan out beforehand the issues you will want to address and make sure they are legitimate. Do not let the discussion turn into a talk about all of your roommate’s bothersome personality quirks—stick to the one main topic of her reliance on you for cleaning and cooking.

It is best to approach your roommate in a casual setting—maybe while you two are watching TV or engaging in some other leisure activity. Begin the discussion by talking about why you are feeling upset and uncomfortable without coming off as aggressive. She will definitely understand the point you are trying to get across if you speak calmly about the situation. You could even blame your academic classes as the main source of your stress and that you are too busy to keep up with the chores for both of you. Ask her about what she feels comfortable doing around your apartment and try to come up with a list of duties you can split evenly. Confronting your roommate can seem like a stressful task, but as long as you remember to keep your cool and do not stray from the topic of contention, the result should be positive.

Roommates are first and foremost a living partner. I think forgetting this key fact is what gets people into tricky situations where they feel as though they can’t talk to their roommates honestly. I suggest you have a conversation with her and let her know exactly how you feel. Now, this doesn’t mean you need to be confrontational, just assertive. Tell her all the things you enjoy about her, too. Maybe you two have fun studying together at Panera or going out into Boston for AMY HACHIGIAN a bit of fro-yo. The conversation doesn’t have to focus on the negative aspects, it can be a mix of both, but make sure you do address her behaviors that bother you.

You can also try dropping hints now and then if you don’t want to have a sit-down conversation. Instead of cleaning up all of her mess, why not leave it for a little while? See what happens when you don’t clean up after her. It could be that she will start taking care of things herself. Babying her won’t magically make her responsible, you need to take some responsibility for the situation, too. If you’re both in the room together and you feel the kitchen is getting grimy, suggest you two work together to clean things up.

Remember, respect and courtesy are the backbone of maintaining good roommate relations. Don’t worry too much about hurting her feelings, but rather focus on being honest so that you can both be happier in your living environment. Letting your annoyance and anger fester will not only cause you grief, but your roommate will pick up on it too. I hope you can work things out with your roommate so you can have a great year together!

Marc Francis is an editor for The Heights. He can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

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

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Preparing for post-grad career Careers, from B10 is through internships. “Internships are the new entry level,” Gaglini said. It is through these internships that students can foster relationships with employers that can translate into fulltime opportunities.

Alex Christenson, CSOM ’14, explained how her internship turned into a postgrad job. “I am fortunate enough to be returning to the bank I completed an internship with in New York this past summer,” she said. “The firm has a strong BC connection, which has been a tremendous help both in the recruiting process and my decision to return. Beyond that, the firm I worked for seeks to hire all of their full-time employees directly from their internship program.”

When looking for internship opportunities, students can use UCAN, an internship exchange database. This database was created through a consortium of 22 colleges, including BC, as a way to share the over-9,000 internship opportunities of which these schools are aware.

The Career Center also offers students the opportunity to go on externships which involve a day of job shadowing in a field they are interested in. “You get the privilege of experiencing just one day on the job,” Gaglini said, “to really see if it is something you want to do or an industry you are interested in.” These externships often translate into summer internships, as well.

A good resume is an extremely valuable asset students can have as they go about their job search. The Career Center offers one-on-one resume critiques as well as workshops that provide tips on how to write a resume. Students should also consider practicing their interview and networking skills. “Interviewing and networking is the ability to sit down with someone person-to-person, face-to-face and have a productive conversation,” Gaglini said. The Career Center offers in-person practice interviews as well as virtual practice interviews through the online system, InterviewStream.

Students should also recognize the value in the BC alumni network when looking for a job. There is an alumni database available to students through the Career Center’s website. When interviews are conducted on campus and networking events are held, it is often BC alumni that come back to talk to students. As associate director of employer relations and recruiting, Gaglini sees the critical nature of BC alumni. “There is an instantaneous commitment on their part. I really don’t have to market BC too heavily to our alumnae, that piece is already done.”

One of the most important resources for students on campus appears to be EagleLink.

“I would say to any sophomore, junior, or senior login to EagleLink at least once a day,” Gaglini said. “EagleLink is critical for a student right now.” EagleLink provides information on which companies are on campus everyday. It allows students to plan ahead and see the events, workshops, specialty discussions, and information sessions that are occurring. Thousands of job positions are also posted directly on EagleLink.

For seniors contemplating what they want to do following graduation, “you really need to start to define where would you like to begin your career. Not what you want to do, but where you want to begin your career,” Gaglini said. So as stress may begin to pile up and uncertainty seems likes one’s worse enemy, post-graduation is just the start to one’s job journey, not the end point. n

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For The Heights With classes, clubs, jobs, friends, and planning for life after college, repaying student loans may be the last thing on a Boston College student’s mind. It is important, however, for students to start planning for repaying their loans now, and BC’s partner organization, SALT, can help students do this. SALT was formed in December 2011 by the American Student Assistance (ASA) and has been a partner with BC since February 2012.

The SALT website describes the program as “a game-changing new membership program that helps students and families navigate financing a higher education, successfully manage any resulting debt, and build money skills for life.” It is designed for college students and alumni transitioning from being in college to being out in the “real world” and having to manage money for the first time.

SALT offers various services for debt management and financial education.

The ASA Director of Corporate Public Relations, Allesandra Lanza, describes SALT’s three goals: to help students learn how to borrow less for college, to

The power of saying ‘no’

Lonergan Institute preserves legacy of Jesuit’s contemporary religious ideals

By Daniel Perea-Kane For The Heights Students here at Boston College may have heard of the Lonergan Institute, a multi-disciplinary program at the University that offers courses and seminars, sponsors the PULSE and Perspectives programs, and is housed in the Bapst Library.

Students may not know that it is Rev. Bernard Lonergan, S.J., a Canadian Jesuit, who gives his name to the Institute. Lonergan was a noted philosopher and theologian and also a professor who served from 1975 to 1983 as a distinguished visiting professor at BC. The Heights has run a number of articles about the famed Jesuit. Although Lonergan’s life spanned the 20th century from 1904 to 1984, the first mentions of him in The Heights seem to come only in the late ’60s. Prior to that time, he established himself as an educator and thinker, working at Loyola College in Montreal, the Gregorian University, and Regis College in Toronto.

Even prior to Lonergan’s appointment to the faculty, BC professors revered his work .

He first made an impression on them during lectures he gave in the ’60s.

A picture of him appears on the July 19, 1968 issue of The Heights with an accompanying article by then philosophy department chairman Joseph Flanagan. Flanagan is now deceased, but directed the Lonergan Institute for many years.

Flanagan’s article reiterates one of Lonergan’s essential points about the Catholic Church, that it needs a new cultural context rather than a new theology. In t he article, Flanagan discusses Lonergan’s radical ideas about theological methods.

“Lonergan argues that the most basic and far-reaching problem for contemporar y theologians is the problem of method,” Flanagan writes. “Theology has everything to gain and nothing to lose by discarding the Aristotelian notion of science, and the method based on that notion, and working out procedures proper to its own tasks.”

Lonergan places emphasis on groups over individuals in the future of the church. “To grasp the contemporary issue and to meet its challenge calls for a collective effort,” Lonergan said in Flanagan’s article. “It is not the individual but the group that transforms the culture.”

One of the earlier mentions of Lonergan in The Heights was in a Nov. 6, 1969 issue. The article announces an upcoming lecture to be delivered by Lonergan on “The Contemporary Crisis of

Faith.” Throughout his life, he was concerned with applying modern thinking about faith, economics, science, education, and other topics. He examined not only these fields of knowledge, but also knowledge itself during his life.

Lonergan is perhaps most well known for attempts to reconcile reason with faith, using Thomas Aquinas as his model. An article from The Heights from Sept. 15, 1975 describes his appointment and his role as both a lecturer for undergraduates and seminar teacher for graduate students.

Lonergan passed away on Nov. 26, 1984 at the age of 79. The Heights ran an obituary on Dec. 3, 1984 to memorialize his life and discuss his lasting impact on the University in particular. “[His] importance to Boston College is that his general methodological and theological world view has been the supporting background of what is going on here in the interdisciplinary Perspectives on Western Civilization Program,” then theology department chairman and current professor emeritus Robert J. Daly, S.J., said in the article.

Daly goes on to praise Lonergan for his role in fostering interdisciplinar y discussion, both at the University and in the world. His influence was great, especially in academic communities, as illustrated by the over-100 doctoral dissertations and over 1,000 scholarly articles written about his work, at the time of his death and the many more published since.

His work still remains extremely important in the formation of curriculum at the University, especially in the philosophy and theology departments.

After his appointment to the faculty, he began giving yearly workshops about his work, and these workshops have continued even after his death.

The workshops have held lectures for the wider campus in recent years including one on Christian Mystic Meister Eckahrt, written in The Heights on Dec. 9, 2002, another on the faith of Catholics in their church during the clergy abuse scandals of the early 2000s, written about in The Heights on Jan. 20, 2003, and one on Augustine and the liberal arts from earlier this year, appearing in The Heights on Feb. 10.

The University established the Institute here in his name in 1986 to honor one of its most famous professors.

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the institute utilize resources that the Institute has, including original manuscripts by and about Lonergan. n

SALT lessens burden of repaying student loans

By Caitlin Slotter

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borrow smart for college, and to repay their loans successfully. The hope is that students and alumni learn to take control of their student loan debt, become more financially successful, and become more active in their debt management.

SALT can be used by all students, not just by those who have taken out student loans. Articles, videos, comics, and tools are available on the SALT website and offer “tips and guidance to help you make smart decisions about tricky loan stuff,” as stated on the site, as well as information on how to be smarter with money, good career advice, and tips for interviews.

A look at the homepage brings up headlines such as “How to Ask for a Promotion,” “The Upside to the End of Summer,” and “5 Factors that Make up a Good Loan Repayment Assistance Program.” The website is varied and applicable to all college students and alumni. From lessons and infographs on budgeting, credit, paying for college, and jobs to articles on financial attitudes, saving, banking, and large purchases, there is something for everyone to learn from on the site.

BC students are also eligible to set

up free accounts on the SALT website, which offer more personal guidance on managing student loans. Members have access to a scholarship search tool, as a way to find private organizations offering money to help students pay for college and reduce loan debt.

SALT also has a job/internship search tool that members can use to find work that will help cut down on borrowing.

Members who are getting ready to or have already started repaying student loans can use SALT to compare loan repayment options and find the one that suits them best.

Further benefits of being a SALT member include money management tools, an individualized dashboard to track loans, advice on loans from SALT counselors, and “My Money 101,” a training tool that teaches strategies for financial management, such as budgeting and managing credit.

So why should you make a SALT account? “A lot of students, when they are paying for college and are in school, they don’t realize the impact college loans will have on them once they are out of school,” Lanza said. Student debt problems can have a huge impact on

the rest of a student’s finances. If student loans are not successfully repaid, a student’s credit will worsen, wages can decrease, and tax refunds can be seized. Furthermore, many employers check their job applicants’ credits when hiring—so not properly managing your loans can even affect your ability to get a job after school.

By creating a SALT account, students can learn what “things [they] can do while in school to lessen the impact” of having student loans, Lanza explained.

SALT teaches its users to pay less, borrow less, and how to start repaying loans once they get out of school. “[Students] don’t realize there are great repayment options to make repayment more manageable,” Lanza said. “Students don’t have the information they need. This was why SALT was invented, to give students that resource, to help them become more involved in the repayment process.”

So why call the program SALT? “We chose it as a name because it was unique and stood out from the crowd,” Lanza said. “Also, salt was actually one of the world’s first forms of currency, so it fits nicely for a money management program!” n

Cathryn Woodruff Last weekend I went to Boston University to hang out with one of my best friends from home. She lives in an apartment that is a 15-minute T ride from BC, and it was the first time I had seen her this fall. Although we were shocked we hadn’t yet seen each other, we were also suddenly aware of how busy our separate lives had become. In the midst of our junior falls, we both had neglected the promises we had made during our laid-back summer home together that we would meet up consistently once we both returned to school. Last weekend with my friend was carefree and fun, and we parted with renewed promises to make more of an effort to stay in touch.

Arianna Huffington, chair, president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, continues to promote her new initiative, “The Third Metric,” which aims to redefine success beyond money and power to encompass well-being, wisdom, the ability to wonder, and to give back. She notes how the “hurry-up culture” and its subsequent promotion of multi-tasking are not effective.

In an attempt to combat the modern dependence on technology, Huffington promotes meditation and mindfulness. She believes in sleep and recharging as effective ways of increasing the efficiency of a workplace and increasing personal happiness.

I was struck by a video I came across recently of Huffington speaking to a women’s business audience in Toronto in September.

“Did you know that you can complete a project by dropping it?” she said. In her talk, she made the argument that dropping a project can actually be a really healthy thing. It can free you to pursue things you genuinely care about. When we set aside ambitions of power and financial success, we can pursue projects and engage in activities that truly make us happy and fulfilled.

Huffington explained that dropping a project “doesn’t mean ignoring my other needs, but it means when I’m in it, I’m really in it. And that means often saying no to good things, to things that you might want to do, but get in the way of sleep, or get in the way of being with your children, or whatever it is that’s also very important to you.”

There is a definite stigma attached to failure in modern society—especially a society that allows people to present their best selves and write and rewrite their words, hidden behind a screen. In a sense we have lost sight of the idea of failure as a necessary and healthy motivator.

The pressure at BC to constantly be doing more, volunteering more, and setting the world aflame more can become extremely overwhelming. Some days I wake up and feel guilty for not being productive right away. I sometimes find myself beginning research for a paper on a topic, only to realize half way through that I am no longer interested, or that the research hasn’t proven extremely fruitful. Rather than start from scratch with a new thesis, I sometimes soldier on, too intimidated by the idea of starting over.

Because wouldn’t beginning again mean I had failed?

Recently I’ve been bombarded with emails about career and internship opportunities, talking about EagleLink and about my future. I’m beginning to feel the pressure when people ask me if I have found my passion yet. But I don’t think I need to have an epiphany in which I all of a sudden “find my passion” through some sort of soul-searching exercise. I have many passions, and I am becoming more comfortable with the idea of trying different things, rather than settling on something I am familiar with, something that I could never fail at.

I’m learning that sometimes it’s perfectly healthy to say “no” to doing things that won’t make me happy. I’m finding that spreading myself too thin only leaves me feeling suffocated. When I’m most fulfilled is when I am involved in fewer activities, but truly and genuinely invested in them.

Eventually I will begin the internship search, and I will get to those things on my to-do list that have been pestering me.

But for now, I want to focus on things that make me happy, and say “no” to things that I grudgingly feel obligated to do. So rather than spend an upcoming Saturday stressing about how much is on my plate, maybe I’ll head to BU again and spend time with one of my best friends—a project that definitely brings me happiness. Narrowing the projects I pursue will allow me to be more focused on them, and happier doing them.

In terms of what I am currently focusing on in my life, bring on the failure. I’m ready for it.

Cathryn Woodruff is the Asst. Features Editor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

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Runs On

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From the Boston Marathon to the Welles Crowther 5k, students share stories of finding strength and solidarity in running for a common cause

By Michelle Tomassi Features Editor Boston College students always seem to be on the run—literally. Whether it’s by the Res or along Commonwealth Ave., one can always spot someone going for their daily run. If you were to ask someone why they run, they may offer several explanations—it clears your head, it keeps you active and healthy, and it allows you to enjoy some beautiful scenery.

But if you were to ask that same question to a student who is nearly in tears after just completing her first Boston Marathon, or a group of friends who sported red bandanas at Saturday’s 5k run to honor the legacy of a 9/11 hero, you might get very different responses. Students who have participated in these annual races have various goals in mind, but these individual causes tend to merge with the masses in the midst of the run—everyone is running toward the same finish line, after all.

So what are these motivations that get students up and running? It’s not just the morning cup of Dunkin’ coffee—the thing that students really run on is something more intangible, something greater than the students themselves.

BC Runs on the Cause

“I almost didn’t finish myself,” recalls Jim Andersen, chair member of the Campus School Marathon Committee and A&S ’14, of his first Boston Marathon during his sophomore year. That was the year when Marathon Monday had temperatures close to 90 degrees, forcing many of the runners to take extra precautions. Despite the brutal weather conditions, Andersen still had a great experience, and ran the marathon again the following year.

He plans on running his third marathon this spring.

Andersen was a runner in high school, so when he decided to be a spectator rather than a runner his freshman year at BC, he found himself missing the runs, and was eager to take on the challenge of training for the marathon.

Laura Simko, A&S ’15, had the reverse experience of Andersen—she ran the marathon freshman year and opted not to run her sophomore year, but couldn’t stand just watching.

“Freshman year, I actually hated running,” Simko said, but was dragged along to one of the Campus School meetings and was eventually so far into the training process that she hit a point of

no return. As a high school swimmer, Simko is accustomed to daily regimens and “crossing the pain threshold,” as she puts it, and now runs regularly, about three to five times per week.

Andersen notes that training runners for the marathon is only one of the organization’s goals—the other is to fundraise for the Campus School, a non-profit, special-education day school for students ages 3-21 with multiple disabilities.

“My main goal training every year is to raise the money for the Campus School, and I’m hoping that what happened last year [with the bombings] will motivate people to run who wouldn’t have run it otherwise,” he said. “I look forward to transferring that motivation that people have for the city and applying it to the Campus School. The enthusiasm for the physical goal will translate to enthusiasm for the good that they are doing.”

Simko also noted that these individual motivations often merge together, as everyone ends up running for some common cause. This year, she’s running as part of a patient-runner program through Boston Children’s Hospital, and she is greatly affected by the various circumstances that bring everyone together for the marathon.

“During the marathon freshman year I started crying, not because I was in physical pain, but because I was so moved by everyone’s causes,” she said. “Everyone has their own cause, whether it be for a sister or a friend, but in the marathon everyone’s causes comes together.”

BC Runs on Determination

It’s no surprise that BC students carry their hard-working, goal-oriented mindset with them outside the classroom and onto the streets of Boston during such races as the marathon.

“I really like having athletic goals, and I always had those when I was in high school,” Simko said, who also recently ran the BAA Half Marathon. “I really like how I feel when I’m running, and when I’m done running. Runner’s high is 100 percent true. It’s such a release.”

“My high school track coach told my mother that before I graduate from BC, I would run the marathon,” said Christopher Petroff, A&S ’15. And his coach was right—Petroff has run the Boston Marathon twice, the Hartford Marathon, and is training for the Philadelphia Marathon next month.

“I think having the race as a goal keeps me motivated, so I

keep running every day,” he said. He also noted a distinct difference between the Boston Marathon and that of Hartford, Conn., which did not have quite as many spectators.

“For the Boston Marathon in general, there’s so much support all the way around the course,” he said.

BC Runs on Community

Over 800 students signed up this year for the Welles Remy Crowther Red Bandanna 5k, the largest amount to participate thus far, according to Nina Tehranian, student coordinator for the run and CSOM ’15. Crowther, BC ’99, organized a rescue effort and helped save several lives during the attacks on 9/11, and was known as “the Man in the Red Bandanna” for the bandanna that he wore to cover his nose and mouth from smoke.

To celebrate his heroism, the Crowther family established a charitable trust in his memory, which is funded by events such as the annual 5k.

“It’s almost like a fall event at BC,” Tehranian said. “Everyone knows about it, and you feel so involved in the school as a participant.” After running freshman year and realizing the impact that such a race has for the community, she wanted to take on a volunteer position. Tehranian and the other student coordinators are responsible for publicizing the event, organizing supplies through vendors, and reaching out to various campus groups and club sports teams to participate annually in the run.

Jaclyn Gerson, president of the women’s club lacrosse team and A&S ’14, is also the project manager of the club sport’s council, and is involved in outreach to various sports teams to participate in the Welles Crowther run.

“It’s such a great thing for teams to do to spread awareness,” she said. “Anything we do together builds team camaraderie.”

“This is definitely one of those things that gets everyone together,” Tehranian said. “You don’t have to be an athlete, or completely in shape—it’s a nice, easy, fun day that acts as a bonding experience for everyone.”

Simko echoed her sentiments, as someone who has run the Welles Crowther 5k for two years and is also a member of the water polo team.

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Learning to master the art of networking for future jobs

By Caroline Kirkwood Heights Staff While college is often referred to as the best four years of your life, following graduation, students must embark on an entirely new chapter of their life. This new chapter often involves entering the work force. Landing that job right after graduation, however, is not quite as easy as going on a few interviews second semester of one’s senior year. By using the resources available right on Boston College’s campus at the Career Center and continually exploring career interests, students can prepare themselves to be attractive employees.

When looking at one’s possible career options, Louis Gaglini, associate director of employee relations and recruiting at the Career Center, suggested three criteria that one’s job of choice should fit. “We want you to point in a direction of doing something that brings you joy,” he said. “Do something where you have skill—essentially you want to be good at it. Beyond that you want to do what the world around you needs: vital services.”

During a student’s time at BC, it is connecting with possible employers and networks that is more important

than nailing down exactly what one’s career path will be. “There is research out there that tells us that the typical graduate this year, between now and the time they retire will have five different careers and 25 different jobs on average,” Gaglini said.

Students looking to enter the workforce immediately following graduation should be thinking about the facilitation of contacts as opposed to deciding exactly what they want to do for the rest of their life. Opportunities to create those valuable contacts can occur during events like the Career Fair held at the beginning of each school year.

With the e ver-g row ing v ir tu al world, LinkedIn has become an extremely valuable tool for students to connect with possible employers. “It is an incredibly powerful tool,” Gaglini said. “Recruiters are spending time on LinkedIn. They are posting their jobs, hosting chats, and setting up groups only for students to join.” The creation of a strong online profile is one of the ways that students can help enhance their opportunities.

Another way for students to get their foot in the door at possible jobs

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The Graduate Peer Ministry Staff goes through a training program in order to support freshmen and be a presence within residential communities.

Peer ministers offer faith, fellowship for freshmen

By Emily Murphy For The Heights While most people look back on freshman year as a fun and adventurous time in their lives, few people regard it as the easiest or the most enjoyable.

Freshmen students are inundated with the pressures of living on their own, taking classes with professors who think a B is an impossibly high standard, and trying to make new friends. While the freedom from parental supervision

can be liberating, the first few weeks of freshman year can be consumed by social pressures.

At your average university, freshmen students may connect with RAs, teachers, or older students to help them navigate the stresses of college life. At Boston College, however, students are given further support in the form of the Residential Ministry staff, which consists of residential ministers and graduate peer ministers, or GPMs. GPMs are graduate students at BC,

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studying anything from theology and ministry to higher education or social work. While residential ministers are BC staff working with dorms of all grade levels, GPMs are intended specifically as a resource for freshmen—there are three GPMs living on Upper Campus and three living on Newton Campus.

In both cases, GPMs live in traditional freshman dorm rooms, have to use the communal bathrooms, and take gradu-

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