Photo by Dorothy Cucci / Gavel Media
Photo courtesy of Jake Morgan
Photo by Dorothy Cucci / Gavel Media
Uncovering Underground Clubs FEATURES / SPRING 2019 / DOROTHY CUCCI It’s September of your freshman year at Boston College, and you’ve just left the Student Involvement Fair sweaty and overwhelmed. As you trudge towards Upper, hands full of a cappella flyers and Appa phone wallets, you notice a few misfit tables scattered on the sidewalk in front of Mac, far above the chaos on Stokes Lawn. As you probably know by now, these are BC’s unrecognized student organizations. According to the administration, they don’t even exist—at least, not officially. They stand for everything BC doesn’t: sexual health, open criticism, and good old fashioned Greek brotherhood. Although they may be exiled to the only public sidewalk on campus during that fateful September Friday, they are sure to make themselves known. The New England Classic, BC’s premier satirical news 10
organization, has been bringing sharp, offbeat comedic content to campus since 2007. Originally a print-only publication distributing every few months, the Classic has expanded to an all-online platform boasting once-a-semester print editions, high-quality video content, a collaboration with Harvard Computer Society to launch Datamatch at BC, and most recently, their first live comedy show, NECTalks. Although the Classic has considered seeking university recognition a few times in the past (in search of better funding, the ability to host outside speakers and conferences, and other benefits), they find they’re better off underground. “Having a real budget would be amazing, and would definitely make everyone’s lives a little easier,” said Josh Artman, MCAS ‘19 and Editor-in-Chief of the Classic. “But there’s just no way the Classic could take funding from
