Eagles Advance to Hockey East Semis

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The Boston College Police Department (BCPD) is currently investigating reports of fraudulent credit card activity following purchases of online tickets for campus events, according to an email University administrators sent to the BC community on Friday.

“The reports concern transactions involving online tickets purchased through AudienceView’s website in January and February of 2023, and do not pertain to tickets purchased in person at the Robsham Theater Box Office, or for tickets sold by BC Athletics,” the email reads.

The tickets were purchased through the University ticketing website, which is hosted by the third-party vendor AudienceView, according to the email. AudienceView said the fraudulent activity resulted from a security issue that occurred within the company.

“In a notice to Boston College, AudienceView confirmed that a security incident involving consumers’ credit card information had occurred at their organization, which affected individuals at several colleges and universities that use their service,” the email reads.

By Juliana Parisi Heights Staff

Nicknamed “the odds father” and the “priest of sin,” Rev. Richard McGowan, S.J., is Boston College’s resident gambling expert.

But this does not mean he spends his weekends betting and wagering.

Instead, he spends them doing quite the opposite.

McGowan studies how gambling, as well as other “sin industries” such as tobacco and alcohol, impact the economy and whether or not the growth of these industries poses harmful societal implications.

Over the course of his career, he has published several books exploring this topic, including The Gambling Debate and Government and the Transformation of the Gaming Industry.

“It’s not these theoretical arguments about tobacco and gambling that Father McGowan examines—it is how they impact everyday people,” said Jennifer Griffin, a professor at the University of Loyola Chicago and former colleague of McGowan. “He understands the importance of regulation, not just reliance on voluntary behaviors from organizations.”

In recent years, McGowan’s studies have focused on online sports gambling.

McGowan said the internet makes gambling easily accessible

Boston College women’s hockey has lost to Connecticut in all three of its meetings this season. And on Saturday, the No. 15 Eagles faced off against UConn in the Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinals for the fourth time in the past five seasons, with a trip to the 2023 semifinals on the line.

“Every game is a new game against them, and we’ve beat them

[for] years,” goaltender Abigail Levy, who recorded 33 saves, said. “I think it was just our time. I think we took our beating this year, so we gave it right back to them.”

The Eagles (20–14–1, 16–11–0 Hockey East) snapped their three-game losing streak against the Huskies on Saturday behind Katie Pyne’s two-goal performance.

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