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SPORTSThe Eagles led most of the way against the Tar Heels, but lost a valiant fi ght, B8

CAROLINA BBQ’DMETROThe Government Center T Station, closed since 2014, is set to begin service March 26, A5

GOV. CENTER TO REOPENSCENEProf. Joe LaRocca discusses his new podcast, as well as tricks and tips for the podcast world, B1

A ROUGH SKETCH

After a series of investments in re-search over the last several years, BostonCollege qualifi ed for the highest ranking in the Carnegie Classifi cation of Insti-tutions of Higher Education on Feb. 1.Just as BC moved up into this exclusive bracket, several schools, including Dart-mouth College, were dislodged.

“This latest recognition of BostonCollege’s place among the nation’s leadingresearch universities affi rms the wisdom of the investments we’ve made over manyyears to strengthen our research enter-prise and our graduate and professionalprograms,” David Quigley, provost and dean of faculties said.

Beginning in 2008, the University’sLight the World campaign raised $468million toward academic excellence.

Th e Carnegie Commission on Higher Education began issuing the classifi ca-tion of schools in 1973. According to theCommission, the project was undertaken in order to support its program’s researchand policy analysis.

At fi rst, there was no standardizedamount of time between updates, but now the committee releases a report every fi veyears. Th is means that the most recent rankings are from 2010 and 2015.

Th ere are a total of 335 doctoral uni-versities that are classifi ed by the commit-tee into three diff erent divisions that work as a scale. R1 is the label used to identify

See Parking, A3

In order to park overnight on campus, Bos-ton College students must pay $630 a semester. Th e parking spaces available to them are in the Beacon Street and Comm. Ave garages, and the Mod Lot, Edmond’s Hall lot, Shea Lot, between Gabelli, immediately adjacent to 66 Comm. Ave., and behind Rubenstein Hall.

Michael O’Connor, LGSOE ’18, noted that this year the prices were increased by 11 percent with no warning from the University prior to receiving his bill. While the rise in price was a disappointment, what bothered O’Connor was the lack of communication from the University that such a change was going to take place.

“I get that sometimes fees increase,” O’Connor said. “But for me, there was no communication. Th ere was no real saying as to why it was happening.”

Jennifer Tanglao, the Graduate Student Association executive director, said that the issues of rising prices and limited parking spots have been brought to her attention mostly through informal conversations.

Tanglao met with the Department of Transportation and Parking last semester to learn more about on-campus parking. In the meeting, she said, the department explained that the prices were raised by 10 percent to off set the loss of over 300 parking spots due to construction. It also estimated that the prices would continue to increase by 10 percent each year.

After this information was relayed to the GSA Senate, it decided to write a formal letter to BC Transportation and Parking to express concerns regarding price increases, Tanglao said. She indicated that the department was willing to work with them on the issue and to consider their concerns about graduate student parking.

When students receive a pass, O’Connor explained, they do not get a single spot. In-stead, there are designated fl oors within the garages that graduate students who have a permit may use. As a result, he said, it can be diffi cult to fi nd an open parking space.

Many graduate students need parking, he said, because they are often commuting from off campus—many of them are parents who need to drop their children off at school, while

others go to work before coming to class. When O’Connor was in his fi rst year at

BC, he would walk to BC from his house in Brighton Center. It was not practical, so he began to park on campus.

Jessica Albert, LSOE ’18, has parked on campus for the past two years. She fi rst ob-tained a permit her freshman year because she needed to use it to get to her PULSE placement. After emailing the University and having her PULSE supervisor sign off on a form saying that she was indeed working there, she was able to get the permit.

Albert lived on Newton Campus and said that it was relatively easy to park there because all of the parking lots surrounding the dorms were available to permit holders. On Lower Campus, however, fi nding a parking spot is not so easy.

“It’s impossible to fi nd a spot,” she said.Many students who live off campus, she

said, park in the Mod Lot during the day. As a result, Albert tries not to move her car during the week or else, she fears, she will lose her spot.

Another issue that students who park on campus face, Albert said, is when there is a

snow storm or on game days. If it snows, the students parked in the lots must move into the garage. And if there is a football game, students must move their cars to Newton the night before.

Often, the parking lots run out of available spaces, so students will park in any extra space, whether it is a designated spot or not. As a result, many students receive parking tickets.

“It’s kind of crazy,” Albert said.She believes that BC needs to make more

spots and allow students to park in the two parking garages.

Similarly, Ian Wyllie, MCAS ’18, was able to obtain a parking permit his freshman year through the disabilities offi ce. Because he ap-plied and received the permit midway through the semester, he did not have to pay for the entire semester.

In the spring of last year, Wyllie applied for a permit for 2015-16 and was told there was no way he could get one. He had heard from upperclassmen that it was diffi cult to obtain one. Th e rumor among students, Wyllie said, is that there is some sort of lottery system in

In light of their desire for increased trans-parency within the Undergraduate Govern-ment of Boston College, the presidential campaign for Elizabeth Foley, MCAS ’17, andJoseph McCarthy, CSOM ’17, is requesting achange in the construct of the UGBC debate.

Currently, questions for the debate are drafted by members of the Elections Commit-tee, UGBC’s GLTBQ+ and AHANA Leader-ship Councils, and anonymous students. Th equestions, which focus on current campus issues and the candidates’ plans to reformUGBC, are then presented by the ElectionsCommittee.

While the Elections Committee is under the Office of Student Involvement and a completely separate entity from UGBC, ALCand GLC are groups within UGBC. Becauseof this, Foley and McCarthy see GLC and ALC’s involvement in drafting the questionsas a confl ict of interest.

They hope to discontinue UGBC’s in-volvement from the debate, as they think thatcandidates who were involved with UGBC prior to the election are at an advantage. Nei-ther Foley nor McCarthy were involved withUGBC before announcing their campaign forpresident and executive vice president.

“We are not targeting ALC or GLC fromthe drafting process, rather directing our con-cern with UGBC as a whole,” Joseph Arquillo,the team’s campaign manager and LSOE ’17,

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THE HEIGHTS

The Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center is hosting an AHANA meet and greet in the Fulton Honors Library on Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. The event is supposed to pro-vide students with the opportunity to connect with AHANA faculty and staff in support and solidarity. 1

Journalists Rembert Browne and Jamilah Lemieux will hold a digital media panel dis-cussion on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. The discussion is titled “Black: We are Here” and is sponsored by the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center. 2

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The Boston College bands are holding “bOp! In the Name of Love,” a live jazz and danc-ing event to celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend on Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. The event will take place in The Heights Room in Corcoran Com-mons.

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NEWSBRIEFS

BC Nourish International, a group devoted to engaging students and empowering com-munities to make an impact on international poverty, is looking for summer interns to travel to Cochabamba, Bolivia.

The group is working with the organization CECAM Bo-livia, which works to create tech-nology to help the environment and holds health workshops. The overall goal is to improve health and sanitation in Cochabamba.

While the internship would be unpaid, students would gain experience in international de-velopment. The internship lasts for eight weeks, taking place from early June to late July. The students would be work-ing with students from Boston University.

The program is accepting two students from BC and two from BU. Applications are due before Feb. 19.

POLICE BLOTTER 2/8/16 - 2/10/16

Monday, Feb. 8

5:34 p.m. - A report was filed re-gardng a medical transportation for a BC student to a medical facil-ity from Gasson Hall.

9:33 p.m. - A report was filed re-garding an assault and battery of a BC student at Main Gate.

Tuesday, Feb. 9

6:37 p.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance pro-vided to a BC employee in McElroy Commons.

6:58 p.m. - A report was filed re-

garding medical assistance to a BC employee who was transported to a medical facility from Corcoran Commons.

Wednesday, Feb. 10

12:14 a.m. - A report was filed regarding the civil possession of marijuana in Medeiros Hall.

Every year, the Boston Col-lege Alumni Association holds Lenten Reflections, in which a member of the BC community shares a sermon or his or her thoughts on Lent.

This year, Church in the 21st Century Center Director Thomas Groome wrote the Lenten Reflection. He added an audio component and created a podcast titled, “GodPods.”

In his podcast, Groome re-flects on his childhood experi-ences with Lent, and whether it is really necessary in today’s society. He also quotes the Ash Wednesday readings.

Every Friday during Lent, additional reflections will be released on “GodPods.”

The “GodPods” were created to put young people in touch with their faith in the most ef-ficient way possible, Groome said. With today’s increase in technology use, Groome figures that youth will be more likely to use their phones to connect with C21.

By Becky ReillyHeights Staff

Boston College’s mission state-ment details its core, Jesuit values, especially global leadership and personal formation with respect to ethics, religion, and intellect. On Tuesday night, BC brought back one alumnus who devoted five years to exploring and implementing that mission in the world.

Jay Sullivan, BC ’84, spoke at an Emerging Leaders Program event about his experience living and serving in Kingston, Jamaica, after his graduation from BC. Sullivan traveled through BC’s International Volunteer Program, now part of the international Jesuit Volunteer Corps. An English major, Sullivan taught at St. George’s College, a Jesuit high school, while living and volunteering at the Alpha Boys School, a Catholic orphanage. The talk was followed by a question-and-answer session with a panel of Sullivan’s fellow volunteers.

Living at the Alpha Boys School, Sullivan, the resident nuns, and the children grew close through their many shared tasks, Sullivan said. The school grew its own food in its garden, and the facilities needed regular cleaning. In the evening, Sullivan read the children stories while playing music to help them settle in for the night. With Sullivan’s help, the nuns provided the boys with a variety of activities, including board game time and musical instrument instruction to help place the boys in the army band after they aged out of the school. Most importantly, Sullivan said that the sisters structured one-on-one time between the children and adults, a crucial part of childhood formation that orphaned children

tend to miss.“If you give people an opportu-

nity to just be who they are, the best in them will come out, particularly for kids,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan and his fellow vol-unteers did not shy away from describing the difficulties of the children living at the orphanage. Sullivan explained that one of the most pressing and constant issues was the outbreaks of gun violence near the school, and Sullivan even described the outer wall of a nearby school as pockmarked from bul-lets. Another volunteer contracted dengue fever, and all of them had to adjust to a different classroom culture from the United States.

Throughout Jamaica stand pipes that draw up fresh water. The cover of Sullivan’s book is a picture he took of a boy in the orphanage help-ing his friend get water. Sullivan interpreted this selflessness as the epitome of service.

“Service is not an event,” Sul-livan said. “Service is an attitude. Service is something you want to bring with you wherever you go, no matter what you’re doing.”

Sullivan also emphasized the need for having diverse and sup-portive friendships and communi-ties and said he drew significant inspiration from other people in Jamaica. He told the story of a dentist who came to Jamaica for two weeks every year with his wife to give treatment to the orphans. The husband came for his 50th year in 2015. Sullivan even had the chance to meet Mother Teresa at the Jamaican cardinal’s house.

“You have to hold a community of people around you,” Sullivan said. “I couldn’t have done what I did in Jamaica, being present for these boys, without the support of my

colleagues, who were there when I needed an ear to talk to, who were there as somebody to give me a break from the work that I was do-ing. It’s that combination of people that allows you to live out that spirit of who you are.”

In the final section of his talk, Sullivan discussed the linking themes of his service experiences. He related the importance of find-ing direction and figuring out one’s place in life in order to be present for others. Much of his speaking work has focused on helping people to find what they want in life and how it is meaningful. For example, he highlighted the importance of teaching people in marketing to learn to give special attention to their customers’ needs.

Sullivan used the example of Mother Teresa, speaking about how she felt called to service but still felt like she struggled to find God in her work. He stressed, however, that no one should have their life plan figured out, just a next step.

After he left Jamaica in 1989,

Sullivan went on to Fordham Law School before working for two years at Covenant House, helping homeless and runaway children and then going on to work in corporate law. He is the father of four chil-dren—one a BC grad, and two who currently attend BC (Magdalen, his youngest, is the managing editor of The Heights).

Despite spending time in the corporate world, he did not forget his time abroad. Sullivan published a memoir of his time in Jamaica in 2013 entitled Raising Gentle Men: Lives at the Orphanage Edge. The text is used to prepare BC Jamaica volunteers for trips and was used as a freshman common text at the University of Scranton in 2014. His second book, What Do You Mean By That? : How to Communicate More Effectively at Work and Beyond, is also due for release soon.

“We have to put the energy into figuring out ‘How do I add value?’, ‘What is it that motivates me?’, and ‘What is the value I want to bring?’” Sullivan said.

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Alumnus Jay Sullivan speaks on his time serving in Jamaica after graduation.SARAH HODGENS / HEIGHTS STAFF

Philosophy professor Jeffrey Bloechl’s new book Phenom-enology in a New Key: Between Analysis and History is featured on this month’s Faculty Publica-tion Highlights.

The collection of essays iden-tifies key figures in philosophy and highlights the problems with defining the direction of philosophical investigations in the future. Phenomenological thinking considers the nature of art and photography and poses questions about human knowledge.

The book looks at Richard Cobb-Stevens, who has worked in the field of phenomenological philosophy, analytic philosophy, and has studied the history of philosophy. His work has been a model for modern philoso-phers.

Bloechi brings in the writings of Hobbes and Aristotle when studying phenomenological thinking. He also thinks about the nature of human ego and Neo-Aristotelian ethics.

By Heidi DongHeights Editor

TurboVote was created by Seth Flaxman, a Harvard graduate, after he missed several elections during his graduate school years. The original idea was to build a simple system to remind voters to be civically engaged and to participate in their democracy. It was first launched in Sept. 2010 and grew into Democracy Works Incorporated. Its first project was TurboVote. For the third year, Boston College is using the system.

“It’s essentially an online tool to make registering to vote really easy for students,” Carrie Klemovitch, di-rector of special projects for student affairs and BC ’01, said. “They provide electronic reminders, polling infor-mation, absentee ballots for students. It’s just really simple to use.”

The organization approached BC through a National Student Affairs Professional Association (NASPA) grant and offered a pro-motion for NASPA members, who were involved in a civic engagement initiative, to partner with it at a reduced cost.

“TurboVote is very simple. You’re able to register for any state,” Domenick Fazzolari, MCAS ’17 and Eagle Political Society president, said. “It’s the same for everyone, and it’s easy to under-stand for everyone.”

1,822 students have begun the registration process with Turbo-Vote since it was introduced to BC students through the Office of Student Affairs. After Barbara Jones, the vice president for stu-dent affairs, sent a mass email out to students on Feb. 8, 386 students have begun registration.

On Sept. 22, 2015, National Voter Registration Day, the Office of Student Affairs partnered with three campus organizations—the Eagle Political Society, the Undergraduate Government of Boston College, and Generation Citizen—and set up tables around campus with Turbo-Vote ready for students to register with. Over 600 students registered that day.

“The Eagle Political Society was honored to work with the depart-ment of student affairs and other student organizations in promoting

civic engagement and getting stu-dents registered to vote,” Fazzolari said. “It really fit with EPS’ mission of giving students a voice in the political process, and getting them involved because that’s what it’s really about.”

Fazzolari expects that there will be a similar tabling event like that of National Voter Registration Day sometime this semester. Fazzolari recalled that because many students have noted some level of political apa-thy among campuses, EPS was happy to help the University with spreading TurboVote across the student popu-lation. It was glad to see that BC was promoting civic engagement through the project.

For many students, politics can be an intimidating conversation topic, and many hesitate to engage in debates. Fazzolari emphasizes that no one needs to be a political genius to participate in open conversation and learn.

“TurboVote streamlines the voter registration process because any state has forms with TurboVote,” Fazzolari said.

According to Democracy Works’ website, TurboVote has registered

over 250,000 voters through its part-nerships with more than 200 universi-ties and colleges and 30 organizations, including Google. On Oct. 22 of last year, BC was ranked the institution with the seventh-most sign-ups among the more than 200 universities partnered with TurboVote.

“The biggest barriers to registra-tion seem to be figuring out what the process is yourself, lack of in-formation about how to get started, and time constraint,” Klemovitch said. “TurboVote simplifies the pro-cess—especially if you’re not a Mas-sachusetts resident.”

When registering with Turbo-Vote, students enter their name, pick their residence hall from a drop-down menu, complete a se-ries of simple check-box questions indicating what they want from TurboVote—if they want to register, vote by mail, get election reminders, or any combination of the three—and their registration status.

After filling in other general infor-mation, students are taken to a page that offers them online or by-mail reg-istration. Students need a state-issued ID to register to vote online.

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By Sophie ReardonAssoc. News Editor

In the summer of 1964, one of the most monumental, yet overlooked civil rights events took place, Rev. Charles Gallagher, S.J., an assistant history professor, said. The march in St. Augustine, Fla. in August took place as Congress was reviewing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

“Most Americans don’t seem to know much about it because most of the his-tory books and, largely, college courses you would get talk about Selma and Bir-mingham,” Gallagher said. “And for some reason this march in St. Augustine, Fla., gets left behind.”

The protest, he said, was a violent one: the government sent a bomb squad from the U.S. Army into St. Augustine. There was also fear of an assassination attempt on Martin Luther King, Jr. The Ku Klux Klan was gathering nightly.

“Every day and every evening there

were arrests and there was violence,” Gal-lagher said. “It was a very, very explosive situation.”

On Thursday, the history department, the African and African Diaspora Studies Program, the Jesuit Institute, Catholic Studies, and Dean of MCAS Rev. Gregory Kalscheur, S.J., will host a screening of The Passage at St. Augustine in McGuinn 121 at 4:15 p.m.

“It’s a lovely opportunity for the stu-dents at BC to find out about an important historical event,” Gallagher said.

Following the screening of the film, there will be a panel discussion with both Clennon L. King, the filmmaker of St. Augustine, and a woman named Mimi Jones, a prominent racial and social justice activist. At the time of the St. Augustine protest, Jones was 19 years old. In an act of protest, she decided to swim in the all-white pool of a major hotel in St. Au-gustine. The owner saw her swimming and came out with a gallon of acid and poured

it into the pool. Gallagher first learned about the film

when King reached out to him to make sure that his film was historically accurate. There was, at the time of the march, a Catholic archbishop in St. Augustine who declined to get involved in the movement. King wanted to include this archbishop in the film and asked if Gallagher, who wrote a book about this archbishop, could help him.

King drew inspiration for his film from his father, Clennon Washington King, Jr., who was the first black man to run for president in 1960. As a child, King learned a lot about the Civil Rights Movement from his father, specifically about the St. Augustine protest.

After finishing the film, King went back to St. Augustine late last year for a screening.

“The march itself had divided the city for many decades,” Gallagher said. “The townspeople—it’s one of their most

electric memories.”Gallagher was the one who pushed

to have the film shown on campus. He reached out to fellow colleagues who offered him their help and agreed to co-sponsor the event.

“The collaboration and congeniality is really something that has been ter-rific,” he said.

Gallagher likes the idea of portraying the complex topic through film rather than through text, and he decided to bring it to BC during Black History Month.

Gallagher also cited the recent protests on campus, specifically the Black Lives Matter die-in in Saint Mary’s Hall last year and Eradicate Boston College Racism’s protests, as reasons why he wanted to show the film. He said that since the die-in, he has become much more in-tune with the racial issues on campus.

“It will be a way for us to create a con-structive conversation about race that is

appropriately and academically grounded,”he said.

Looking at the history of the struggle for racial equality, he believes, will allow BC to have a conversation about the role of race today.

“It’s interesting to me because of the Catholic component,” he said. “It brings upa discussion of Catholicism and racism.”

The film, he said, has been shown at several other schools, including BrandeisUniversity. BC, he believes, is the first Catholic university where the film has beenshown. That is significant because all of the historians have remarked how the influ-ence or lack of influence of the CatholicChurch in St. Augustine at the time caused the Catholic Church to miss an opportu-nity to take a position publically on the side of King and his movement, he said.

“As a Jesuit,” Gallagher said, “I find inspiration from other Jesuit priests whohave been at the forefront of breaking down racial barriers.”

place, because some people are granted a spot, while others are not.

“It’s a mysterious process,” he said. His older friends advised him to look

for a place to park off campus. He now parks his car in a driveway that he rents at the same rate as BC’s rates. He sees it as beneficial because the spot is close to his room on College Road, and he does not have to move it for game days or

snow removal.“I know a lot of upperclassmen also

ask their friends who live off campus if they can park in their driveways,” Wyl-lie said.

Grant Brutten, MCAS ’18, also vied to park off campus because he did not have a medical or academic reason to have his car on campus, and therefore did not think he would be granted a permit. He also knew that parking off campus would be less expensive.

“If I had the opportunity to park on campus, I definitely would,” Brut-ten said. “It would just be much more convenient.”

Lindsay Hogan, a communication professor, has been parking on campus for nearly three years. She has a ‘G’ pass, which costs $184 per semester. The permit allows her to park in the Commonwealth Ave garage, which is conveniently located next to her office in Saint Mary’s Hall.

At the other universities where she taught previously, including the Uni-versity of Wisconsin and the University of Texas at Austin, there was no parking

available to faculty, she said. “The parking is one of the things that

I love about BC,” Hogan said.Although the faculty has to pay for

a parking permit, the prices are reason-able, Hogan said, and it allows faculty to commute into school.

“We’ve got it pretty good,” she said. Brett Ingram, a communication pro-

fessor, has also been parking on campus in the Comm Ave garage for three years and has noticed that parking has become more difficult.

“I do have a sense that the competi-tion for parking spaces is intensifying,” Ingram said in an email. “If one is not

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By Connor MurphyHeights Editor

In Martin Scorcese’s 2006 mob epic The Departed, Jack Nicholson’s diabolical Frank Costello, based on the infamous South Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, delivers what might be the movie’s most famous line.

“I don’t want to be a product of my environment,” he says. “I want my envi-ronment to be a product of me.”

Bulger, who, along with his girl-friend, Catherine Greig, was captured in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2011 after almost two decades as a fugitive, chased the same dream throughout the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. He fled Boston in 1995 after a federal racketeering indictment,

and spent 12 of the years in between on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugi-tives list.

On Monday, Feb. 15, Brian Kelly, the “mobster prosecutor” and a former U.S. Justice Department attorney, will speak in McElroy 237 at 5 p.m. Kelly served as the federal prosecutor on the 2013 case that convicted Bulger, then 84, on racketeering charges, firearms posses-sion, and 11 killings, and sentenced him to over two life terms in prison.

The event will be hosted by Bos-ton College’s Bellarmine Law Society, which focuses on providing resources for pre-law students by holding in-formational panels, discussions, and networking events.

After the high-profile Bulger case,

Kelly moved to the prominent Boston firm Nixon Peabody, where he serves as a partner. At Nixon Peabody, Kelly works on trials dealing with health care fraud, insider trading, and other white collar crimes. The talk will focus on his experience on the Bulger case, as well as his expertise in government investigations.

“He’s definitely a success story, es-pecially for people who don’t have law in their families,” Erin Nunes, head of mentoring for the Bellarmine Society and MCAS ’16, said. “Neither of his parents were lawyers and now he’s this successful lawyer.”

According to a 2013 article in The Boston Globe, Kelly first started work-ing on the Bulger case in 1991. He and

his colleagues had to fight the interests of the federal government, particularly the FBI, for which Bulger was a top-se-cret protected informant for decades. After Bulger’s capture in 2011, Kelly immediately anticipated working on the trial.

“It was a pretty intense case from the very beginning, we had to get a number of witnesses, many of whom were afraid to testify against him and his gang, so it was certainly a very challenging case to put together, but ultimately, we had enough evidence to charge him in 1995,” Kelly said, talking about his work on the case and the charge that caused Bulger to skip town. While the gangster was in hiding, Kelly and his team prosecuted his co-conspirators and seized some

of his assets. Then came the call thatBulger had been captured.

“I heard the news around two in the morning, and safe to say I couldn’tget back to sleep after that phone call, because I wanted to go into work a little early that day,” he said. The Bellarm-ine Society, in addition to bringing inspeakers, offers a mentoring program in which undergraduates can be paired with a student from BC Law School.The law students can help students interested in law school figure out what kinds of classes to take and navigate thelaw school application process.

“Pre-law at BC is not like pre-med,” Nunes said. “Sometimes you just need somebody to let you know that you’re going in the right direction.”

Members of the BC community express frustration at the recent price increase for on-campus overnight parking permits to $630 a semester. FRANCISCO RUELA / HEIGHTS SENIOR STAFF

in the garage by 9:30 AM, one is out of luck.”

Ingram drives to work because he lives in Belmont and cannot use public trans-portation to get to BC. Sometimes when he cannot find a space in the Comm. Ave. garage he has to park in the Beacon garage, an inconvenience that adds sig-nificant travel time to his commute.

The University, Ingram said, should consider expanding the number of park-

ing spaces faculty can access. Many of the spots in the Comm. Ave. garage are reserved for those who hold the most expensive permits, he said, but those spots rarely fill up.

The Department of Transportation and Parking declined to comment on the issue. The 10-Year Master Plan includes plans to add 350 parking spaces to the Beacon St. Garage and 500 parking spaces on Brighton Campus.

“It would be ideal if BC could offer more flexible options in parking passes and ensure that

those who have paid for parking will have enough spots available for them to use,” Tanglao said in an email. “Ad-ditionally, BC should keep in mind thatincreasing the cost of parking on campusis making it very difficult for many gradu-ate students who are already strugglingfinancially.”

““I do have a sense that the competition for parking spaces is intensifying. If one is not in

the garage by 9:30 AM, one is out of luck.”—Professor Brett Ingram

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from serving underage people drinks to violent incidents to misrepresenting the cover charge at the door, following a shooting which took place in front of the bar, which is located on Yawkey

Way. That day, two women, in their

20s, were shot—one in the leg, the other in the abdomen. The in-juries were not life threatening.

Howeverk the violence did not end there.

On Thanksgiving Day, only a mere two months after the first shooting, there was another, which this time unfortunately proved to be fatal.

Around 2 a.m. on Thanks-

giving, Jepthe Chery, an MBTA commuter rail conductor, was killed from a gunshot wound in front of the bar.

Three others were transport-ed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

“From what I understand, the young man that got shot was a hard-working person going to work today,” Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, WCAS ’09, said to WBZ-TV.

“It ’s unfortunate that his mother had to get a call this morning to let her know he won’t be there for Thanksgiving, and his co-workers won’t be with him today.”

Several hundred people were running from the area as shots were fired that night, recalled Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief William Gross. Fol-lowing Chery’s death, Who’s On First? has not reopened.

“Why is the place not shut down?” Lauren Dewey Platt , president of the Fenway Commu-nity Center’s board of directors, said in a statement following the Thanksgiving shooting. “How many more lives is it going to take? Is it two, three or ten?”

The Boston Licensing Board

has ruled that the bar is not at fault for the two violent inci-dents.

Police, however, said thatthe bar has been a magnet forviolence and has also been citedseveral times within the past few years.

According to Boston maga-zine, since 2001, the bar has been called at least eight times to answer to the city’s licensing board to address violations, as well as violence.

There have been at least eightviolent incidents at the bar since 1991, three of which resulted in the suspension of Who’s onFirst?’s liquor license.

The bar has had 12 licensesuspensions due to violations.

Boston bars and clubs are almost never permanently shut down in Boston. After years of proving itself a problem to Bos-ton police,

Who’s On First? is going tochange that.

JUAN OLAVARRIA

Who’s On First? has been a Red Sox fan’s go-to post-game bar since 1979.

Due to recent violence inci-dents, including the shooting death of 29-year-old Jephthe Chery on Thanksgiving of last year, the sports bar, which also doubles as a nightclub when games are not going on, is set to permanently close its doors.

The bar draws in countless Red Sox fans on game day, and and as a result, they had to limit access to ticket holders during games when Yawkey Way is closed.

But recent events have pushed the Red Sox to work out an agree-ment with the city, the owners of the building, and the bar opera-tors to close down permanently,

according to a statement the Red Sox’s team spokesman sent out.

“Who’s On First? is one of the few establishments connected to Yawkey Way that the Boston Red Sox do not own or have total control over,” according to Boston magazine.

While the Red Sox organi-zation does not have complete control over Who’s On First?, it does control the lease for the bar, according to The Boston Herald.

The building is owned by ’47 Brand LLC, previously known as Twin Enterprises, Inc., and the owner of Who’s On First? is Robert Paratore.

The bar has been consistently cited by Boston police for various violations since the mid-1980s. On Sept. 6, 2015, there was a licensed premise violation.

It could be due to anything

MADELEINE D’ANGELO / HEIGHTS EDITOR

But what about the aes-thetic of reading a tangible text and the fact that studies have shown that individuals retain more information when reading in print? I just needed to take a break.

And of course, whenever you try to avoid something and clear your mind, it usually finds its way right back into the forefront of your life. This Saturday was no exception.

As I sat down on the T on my way into the city, I stopped by at Coolidge Corner because why not? One more frozen hot chocolate never hurt anybody.

Walking down the street, drink in hand, wind in my hair with fogged-up glasses, the Brookline Booksmith caught my eye.

“Damn, I’m caught in the trap again,” I thought. So I walked in.

There is just something intangible about the tangible quality of holding a book in your hands, almost as if you’re indirectly interacting with someone’s thoughts at a particular moment in his or her life.

For me, it feels like an intimate interaction with the writer’s psyche, no matter whether he or she is dead or alive.

Her ideas and arguments remain alive in those printed pages. That, to me, is a feel-ing I cannot get with a digital edition.

After what could have been an hour or 15 minutes, I left and got back on the inbound T, the still-cold drink in my hand.

Wandering aimlessly (not really) through the streets in and around Copley, faceless crowds walk about me and pi-

geons fly above my head as I’m now in a fully-blown existen-tialist thought process—taking a class on Sartre will do that to you.

I see a familiar face in the distance, only for her to dissi-pate back into the mob as soon as she appeared.

Only when I thought I had understood just what I was trying to grasp, a sign startles me out of my stupor, a literal one, that is.

“Book Sale Today! $1 pa-perback, $2 hardcover.” Into the public library I go. If read-ing is the transportation of the mind and soul into another time, then the library has the equivalent effect for the body.

I had never been inside, but boy, I will definitely go back.

At the end of the day, I did not find the answer I was looking for on whether digital editions or print ones are su-perior, but what I did get was a slight insight into the minds of writers from a time past, and an experience of sights from centuries prior, all while holding onto my frozen hot chocolate.

I may never find the overall answer I’m looking for, but I can substitute the current reality and substitute it with one of my own: one where the response to the question is irrelevant.

Books, no matter in what form, have a special ability to transport the mind into unfamiliar settings and lives foreign to our own.

They have a special power. We just have to let them in.

The storefront of the fan-favorite Yawkey Way bar, Who’s On First? as it is now set to be permanently closed after a series of violations and the shooting of Jephthe Cherry last year.

I don’t know what it is about screens, but I just can-not concentrate with them. Notification this, reminder that—oh look! She favorited your tweet! Sweet.

Oh that’s right, what about those 65 pages you have to read on Kierkegaard, or the three-page response paper due in an hour and a half…where has the time gone?

It is a significant feature of today’s day-to-day existence that the more time-saving de-vices we seem to own, the less time is available to us, almost like Hegel’s famous master-slave dichotomy, but I digress.

Whether to read books on a tablet or in print has been a significant cause for discus-sion for our generation, not to mention the procrastination associated with the former.

Sure, the convenience of digital media is clearly a huge “it” factor that drives its ever-rising popularity, especially with the success of devices like the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes & Noble Nook.

Many schools accross the nation, incluiding my old high school in Florida, are now joining in the online-only bandwagon where students can only access their textbooks on a tablet or on a computer.

The responses have so far been mixed: my own brother doesn’t know yet whether he likes or loathes the new learn-ing system.

It’s unfortunate that his mother had to get a call this morning to let her know he won’t be there for Thanksgiving, and his co-workers won’t be with him today.

—Marty Walsh, Boston Mayor, WCAS ’09

nursing union, they have been trying to address its concerns, while also noting with regret that they are exploiting the anniversary of the death of their col-league in this way.

The Massachusetts Nurses As-sociation Committee at Brigham and Women’s Hospital retorted that although the death of Dr. Davidson illumi-nated security shortfalls at the hospital, Brigham nurses have seen repeated violent incidents since the shooting last January.

“Until state lawmakers require all Massachusetts hospitals to implement

effective workplace violence initiatives, as proposed by the MNA, Brigham nurs-es will continue to fight for the safety of their hospital,” the Committee said.

It remains to be seen whether the security measures recommended by OSHA will be implemented and whether the issue of hospital safety in the ag-gregate will be addressed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital but for now, at least the conversation has been taking place.

THE HEIGHTS A5Thursday, February 11, 2016

By Laura GalliganHeights Staff

The Government Center T station, which has been closed for the past 18 months, will reopen March 26, accord-ing to Massachusetts Bay Transporta-tion Authority Spokesperson Jason Johnson in a press release.

Crews have been completely re-constructing the station and erecting a large glass head house on City Hall Plaza.

According to Boston magazine, the $82-million project hit a brief hiccup when it was discovered that the glass on the facade of the new building fogged up too easily. The station will still open on time and on the budget originally planned.

The MBTA has received scrutiny for the length of time it has taken to com-plete this project. Some have claimed that the Empire State Building in New York City was built in less time and are impatiently awaiting the new structure, which hasn’t been majorly upgraded since the 1960s.

Johnson, through the same press release, said that the new station will include new elevators and escalators, providing easier access to those with disabilities.

New features also include steel structure, platform reconstruction, lighting upgrades, replacement of stairs, and electrical improvements.

James Breen, MCAS ’17, is also very excited about the reopening of the sta-tion, and believes that it is one of the most significant developments in the MBTA in quite some time.

“On the physical and technical ends, it will cause changes in service, as the

Green Line returns to pre-2014 pat-terns,” he said.

Once the station begins normal service again, the Green and Blue lines will return to normal patterns, with the Blue Line terminating at Government Center.

Breen said that the closure of the station for the past 18 months has been a huge inconvenience to citizens and students alike, as it has made access to the places near it, such as City Hall, Faneuil Hall, and Quincy Market, much more difficult to reach by T.

The station closure shattered the direct connection between the Green and Blue lines, requiring intermediate usage of the Orange Line.

Additionally, switching between the Blue and Red lines, which was quicker through the Green Line, has also re-quired use of the Orange Line.

This has forced riders to navigate a more lengthy and convoluted pas-sageway at State Street Station and Downtown Crossing, hampering its ability to be used by small children and people with disabilities.

The new facilities will encourage ridership and usage, as they will fa-cilitate access to places all across the city.

E s p e c i a l l y i n l i g h t o f 2 0 1 5 ’ s “Snowmaggedon,” Breen hopes the MBTA can handle the influx, especially during inclement weather.

In addition to access for people with physical disabilities, the station’s headhouse is constructed directly over the subway tracks and offers impressive views of the Government Center area.

One of the most significant features of the rebuild is the introduction of access for disabled individuals, said

JULIA HOPKINS / HEIGHTS STAFF

Individuals boarding the T into Boston, where the Government Center MBTA Station will aim to ease the traffic into the congested city center.

One year ago, Dr. Michael David-son, a distinguished cardiac surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching facil-ity and part of the Longwood Medical Campus, was shot and killed inside the hospital.

The shooter was the disgruntled son of a woman who died shortly after a surgery conducted by Davidson. The son insists that her death was caused by Davidson’s wayward prescription of a postoperative drug.

The tragic incident understandably sent Boston into a mournful frenzy that simultaneously chastised the evil of the shooter himself, as well as call-ing attention to the lack of security of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. People questioned how such an act of terror could even be possible at a facility like Brigham.

Looking back a year later reveals that, unfortunately, not enough has been done to remedy the issue of insuf-

ficient and ineffective security at the Brigham medical facilities. Since then, many staffers continue to voice concerns about workplace safety.

Trish Powers, who has worked at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as a nurse for 24 years, has been vocal about the compromised safety of herself and her fellow nurses.

“If the nurses aren’t safe, no one is safe. Patients aren’t safe. Visitors aren’t safe. No one is safe,” Powers said to local reporters. Not only did Powers assert that little has changed in the year follow-ing Dr. Davidson’s murder, she expressed that she even feels less secure.

Ms. Powers added in her interview that on the day of the shooting most people were asked to shelter in place while not knowing exactly what was meant by that request.

It showed clear lack of communica-tion and preparedness in the event such a crisis occurred in part of the hospital.

“They could have set an example of how you should do hospital security ... since the shooting in January of last year, we’ve actually had more nurses physical-ly assaulted this year probably than ever,” Powers said, chastising feeble efforts on the part of Brigham to enhance security efforts.

Since the incident, Powers continued her efforts as the bargaining chair for the Massachusetts Nurses Association.

Thankfully, Powers’ calls for in-creased security were not in vain, and, in fact, were answered by the Occupa-tional Safety and Health Administra-tion (OSHA), the main federal agency charged with the enforcement of safety and health legislation.

Earlier in December, the OSHA con-ducted a thorough investigation into the standard of safety at Brigham and issued a “Hazard Alert Letter” to the hospital for recommended safety adjustments.

The letter did not speak to any outward violations of safety standards and acknowledged that Brigham and Women’s Hospital does have programs in place that address workplace violence. In accordance with Ms. Powers’ gripes, however, the letter voiced employees’ ongoing exposure to workplace violence.

The letter goes on to list 14 recom-mendations to decrease future threats, including ensuring that hospital doors are locked following business hours, that identification card access technol-ogy and equipment is functional, that metal detectors be installed to prevent firearms from entering, and that general improvements are made in security staff-ing and training.

A spokesperson from the hospital said in a statement that the safety of their patients, families, and staff was their top priority.

After working closely with the PHOTO BY BRIGHAM AND WOMEN

Johnson. It will fill a missing hole in one of

the system’s most prominent and fre-quented stations.

Additionally, it will provide better access to the most tourist-friendly parts of Boston, including the Aquarium and East Boston, as well as easier access to Logan Airport.

On a more personal level, Breen is looking forward to the design of the new station itself, whose glass panels will provide unobstructed views of

iconic landmarks visible from the sta-tion, such as Old North Church.

“It will also make it easier to access places like Quincy Market, where I love grabbing gluten-free barbeque and shopping for T-shirts,” he said.

The reopening of Government Cen-ter station eases the commute of the thousands of individuals who use the MBTA daily to get to their jobs and to deal with different aspects of their daily routines, as well as those of students.

Having better access to one of the

busiest areas of the city could also increase the amount of people who visit it.

Johnson said that crews have beenworking extraordinarily hard to makesure that the T’s pledge to reopen the station in two years is fulfilled.

“The MBTA is greatly appreciative of its customers’ patience during con-struction and looks forward to openinga completely new station that will be accessible to people of all abilities,” he said in the press release.

A look of the layout Jade Monkey is going to feature, incluiding a bar area and more seating.

By Pasquale DifillipoHeights Staff

Sa Pa, the Vietnamese eatery in Cleveland Circle, re-opened on Feb. 5 as Jade Monkey. Sa Pa had been closed since Oct. 31, but has now

been rebranded under the same ownership.

Jade Monkey owner Ky Nguyen brought Vietnamese cuisine to 1952 Beacon St. location in May 2014.

Nguyen, a Vietnamese native, also owns the Sa Pa Downtown

Crossing location. Customers remember Sa Pa’s fast,

line-bar ordering style, in which customers would order and inform the employee behind the counter what to add. Customers would then sit down in the store.

This model was very similar to Chipotle or Subway. According to new manager Frank Schillace, the store was losing around $20,000 to $30,000 per month with this model.

After petitioning the Boston Licensing Board, the location re-opened as Jade Monkey, a full-ser-vice Asian fusion restaurant.

The ordering line has since been replaced with a bar featuring as-sorted alcoholic beverages, aptly named “Monkey Bar.”

Customers also are greeted at the door by a hostess and are seated, like many full-service restaurants.

The location’s new structure has allowed the restaurant to increase its capacity, allowing for more cus-tomers to sit down, relax, and enjoy

their meal. According to the restaurant’s

social media page, Jade Monkey had a “soft opening” on Jan. 29, giving a few customers a chance to experi-ence the revamped atmosphere and sample the new menu.

The new wood-covered interior features some cultural items along the walls, such as Chinese checkers, jade-colored monkey statues, and paintings of Chinese pagodas.

The new Asian fusion style is a change from the Vietnamese menu at Sa Pa, which is still present at Nguyen’s downtown location.

Some welcomed additions in-clude the Korea-town short rib dinner with spicy peppers and on-ions, as well as a green peppercorn sauce.

The Hong Kong hoagie contains sliced pepper steak, teriyaki onions, and pepperoncini.

Jade Monkey ’s menu features various dim sum such as crab ran-goon and different veggie rolls. In addition, Asian bowls and house

favorites like the Monkey Ducklingare available.

Customers will notice the change,as Sa Pa previously served banh misandwiches and burritos, vermicelli bowls, kimchi, as well as pho noodle soups and spring rolls.

The new menu features newtypes of rolls like the crispy tunarolls which includes seaweed, hot mustard, spinach, and yuzu aioli—a spicy sauce comprised of wasabipaste and soy sauce.

A fish bowl includes Faroe Is-land salmon, garlic spinach, sobanoodles, Greek yogurt, and a soy ginger sesame dressing.

With plenty of college students in the Cleveland Circle area, Jade Monkey brings something uniqueto an area that includes Chipotle, Starbucks, and Eagle’s Deli.

The revamped menu gives cus-tomers who want something moreconventional several options, in-cluding baby-back ribs , chicken wings, fresh-cut fries, and a new house salad.

PHOTO BY JADE MONKEY

The front of the Brigham and Women Hospital in Longwood, the site of the shooting last year.

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Recently, a team running for the Un-dergraduate Government of Boston Col-lege presidency has called for a change to the questioning process of the UGBC presidential debates.

In the past, questions drafted by the executive board, the AH ANA Leadership Council, and the GLBTQ Leadership Council were asked during the debate.

The campaign of Elizabeth Foley, MCAS ’17, and Joseph McCarthy, CSOM ’17, hopes to stop this practice, citing a conflict of interest in those drafting the questions.

This conflict stems from the fact that some of the candidates run-ning for president are also current members of UGBC and, through this, are already in contact with the members of these two committees drafting the questions.

In order to prevent this conflict of interest, the questions would instead be provided solely by the Elections Committee, an independent group of undergraduates.

Considering the fact that some can-didates are already directly involved in UGBC, the conflict of interest is clear. By delegating the entire question-mak-ing process to an external group, UGBC would preemptively minimize any pos-sible accusations of unfairness and en-sure that the election allows every voice running to have an equal chance.

The Elections Committee has recently become a more transparent organization and has proven itself to be an objective force in these elections that would be able to handle the entire question-mak-ing process without opening it up to any perceived favoritism.

A system that allows members of UGBC to prepare questions for candi-dates who are also members of UGBC opens itself up to biased treatment.

However unintentional it may be, this system creates a situation that could be supportive of candidates who already have a place in the executive structure of UGBC.

Outsider candidates are an impor-tant part of the presidential cycle and prevent the election from appearing exclusive, while also bringing view-points that might not have normally been represented.

An important part of this to remem-ber is that the ALC and GLC are both special-interest groups within UGBC, representing AHANA interests and LGBTQ interests, respectively.

They are normally given the role of drafting questions so that they

can challenge the candidates about their stances and policies regarding these issues.

If the question-drafting duty is taken away from the ALC and GLC, then the Elections Committee should be certain to remember these two interests and give them due representation in the debate process.

As long as the questions still address the varied interests surrounding the de-bate, removing the UGBC groups from the process should put all those running on more even footing.

Boston College was named in a group of the most elite research schools in the nation, termed “R1.”

The updated list for colleges making that level in 2015 was announced on Monday. Notably absent from the list was Dartmouth College, which lost its R1 status this year.

Placement on this list marks BC as a school with one of the highest research rates in the country, a great distinction for the University.

This success in the research field is a positive sign for BC.

As it expands through its 10-year plan and various fundraising efforts, a new focus on research bodes well for increasing prestige and creating a more elite educational environment. A more robust research program de-lineates the University from its peers, which is especially evident with the new R1 distinction.

As a University that focuses mainly on the liberal arts, as evidenced by the recent building of Stokes Hall, it is good to see an expansion into other areas while not forgetting the core of a BC education.

As a school founded on the liberal arts, it is essential that the University continues to strongly support that path of education, as it has proven to do, while also continuing to expand and create a holistically wider-reach-ing University.

The expenditures that have bolstered science and research departments at the University were, and continue to be, well-spent.

Every student benefits from the improvement of these portions of the University because it increases BC’s in-fluence and, through this, allows for the continued support of liberal arts proj-ects such as the previously mentioned construction of Stokes Hall, as well as other humanities-based projects.

Being named to this list is a tangible demonstration of the positive effects of BC’s 10-year plan and fundraising

efforts. This success deserves to be celebrated and should provoke further effort to establish BC as a high-quality research institution with strong liberal arts roots.

As BC continues to fundraise and determine future projects, it should take this success as an indication of where its efforts have achieved success and use it as a roadmap for future endeavors.

been left in the dust. Young people are still disproportionately unemployed, and many people who are retiring are unsure whether they will have the funds to do so securely. The excitement sur-rounding this election is expanding as the electorate sees its elected politi-cians taking on the issues that they deal with every day. But while the economy has been recovering, the gains haven’t translated to everyone. The debate about the government’s economic policies has renewed supporters’ faith in the Demo-cratic Party to support policies that contribute to the welfare and growth of the middle class.

The reality is that the Democrats will

need a majority in the House and a super majority in the Senate in order to get the things that Clinton and Sanders want done. Democrats tend to come out when they are very enthusiastic about the candidates, and the low voter turnout in 2014 allowed the Republicans to regain control of the Senate. Sanders’ cam-paign has been particularly successful in driving excitement on the left, espe-cially with young and first-time voters. Sanders’ large crowds are proof that the burgeoning debate is mobilizing parts of the electorate that the Democrats need to win in November.

Sanders’ campaign is about creat-ing institutional change, especially in reforming the way that money works

in politics. Sanders has declared that one of a few litmus tests for an eventual Supreme Court appointee would require him or her to overturn Citizen’s United v. FEC if another case allowed. If a case relating to campaign finance is brought forward under a court with Sanders’ justice, the court might have the ability to overturn the most controversial parts of Citizen’s United v. FEC, like the doc-trine that spending money to influence elections is a form of constitutionally protected free speech. Sanders has also taken the lead on reform by refusing to work with political action committees. He has made it clear that he believes that democracy in the United States should allow one person to have one vote. The message Sanders sends resonates with voters who have felt that their votes count for less than those of the elites that have had the upper hand in government decisions due to corporate lobbying and corporate financing of campaigns.

Democratic voters do not and will not vote for politicians who don’t deliver on the changes that they are promis-ing. Despite the fact that a number of Americans agree with Bernie Sanders’ plans to expand Social Security and Medicare, many supporters are wary of backing him because they do not see him as a viable candidate in a general election. Many Democrats have adopted the defeatist attitude that the Clinton camp is interested in perpetuating. But a Quinnipiac University poll at the end of last year found that Sanders would do better than Clinton in a general election matchup against any of the Republi-can front-runners. As the nomination process proceeds, the Democrats are going to be in a good position to beat any Republican challenger if Clinton and Sanders are able to continue driving excitement for advancing the progres-sive agenda.

THE HEIGHTSThursday, February 11, 2016 A7

SALMON - The new semester brought with it an unexpected appreciation for salmon. Not for the fish them-selves, but for killing those fish and feasting on the corpses. Straight out of a river raw is usually the best way to go, but it seems like most of you over-pampered pansies nowa-days want your fish cooked with a pathetic little lemon wedge on top. All right, princess, you can have your salmon cooked, just know you’re missing out on the true honest-to-God experience of real livin’.

THE VIEW FROM WALSH - If you live on the side of Walsh facing away from campus, you get the best view of any dorm: a cemetery. Some people might find it macabre, but we per-sonally find it refreshing to wake up and gaze out at the fields filled with the dead. It keeps us grounded in the inevitability of our own demise.

BEANPOT WIN - With the exception of last year’s disappointment, it has become pretty routine for BC to win the Beanpot. It probably has some-thing to do with us being better than everyone. You hockeyed real good there fellas, real darn good.

SPRING BREAK THREE WEEKS AWAY - It seems like we just got back and we already get to leave again. Thank the lord. We’ll be counting the days.

POST-WORKOUT BATHROOM MIRROR PICTURES - We’re sorry that we don’t have time to bow down to your slightly less flabby physique. We’re too busy with things that matter. Normally, we would gasp in awe at your “Getting back in shape. Ran 1 mile and did 3 pushups. FEELS SO GOOD!!!!” post, but that toilet in the background looks a little suspicious. I’d suggest some Lysol or perhaps Scrubbing Bubbles. Maybe some-day you’ll be content to accomplish things on your own and not cram them down the rest of the world’s throat as you scream, “I don’t care what you think. I’m doing this for myself.” Go eat a box of Ho Hos and calm down.

OUT-OF-CLASS MOVIE ASSIGNMENTS - Everyone knows the reason we pay to attend BC is for the fantastic movie recommendations from pro-fessors. It’s been scientifically proven that lying in bed half-watching some random movie for your ill-conceived assignment is the best way to learn. Someday, you’ll thank your profes-sor for adding this little three-hour waste of life to the syllabus.

NOT VOTING - What’s your problem? You hate freedom, is that it? If you can vote, go vote. There’s no excuse. If you think the system’s rigged and none of the candidates are smart enough to run the country, then use the write-in to vote for yourself, you arrogant fool. Just get out there and America it up with your voterific votes.

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On Saturday afternoon, Beyonce released “Formation,” her first new song since 2014. Laid over a minimal beat, the song recalls Beyonce’s signature message of self-affirma-tion, but this time, she has returned with something very different, an unequivocal split from her previous works. This time, Beyonce has not just released a music video, but a statement. The lyrics and the video are well-informed and evocative, specifically rendered to resonate with racial commentary on police brutality, the aftermath of Hur-ricane Katrina, and the #BlackLivesMatter movement, all while striking at the heart of her own identity: her daughter, her success, and her blackness.

To truly understand the importance of “Formation,” it is necessary to note the context of Beyonce’s public persona—or rather, lack thereof. Despite being one of the most important figures in pop culture, she is notorious for her silence, known to refuse proper sit-down interviews and allow instead for her music and career to speak for her. But Beyonce is also famed for her meticulous timing, and once again she bares her beliefs and opinions just when we need her most: in the opportune convergence of Mardis Gras in New Orleans, of Black History Month, of #BlackLivesMatter, and of the continued disrespect against the Black community, like the casting of mediocre white actor Joseph Fiennes to play Michael Jackson in an upcoming TV movie.

In “Formation,” Beyonce contextualizes all of this by starring in nearly five minutes of unyielding, stirring images of racial and social injustice in post-Katrina Louisiana: Beyonce lounging atop a New Orleans police car, a line of police in riot gear that, on cue, surren-der to a black boy in a hoodie and graffiti and artwork of Martin Luther King, Jr. Suddenly, Beyonce’s voice is far from silent—it is deaf-ening. In the second half of the music video, Beyonce stands in a black funeral dress with her middle fingers raised and her head still bowed in mourning, and it is clear that she truly is no longer her loud, ferocious alias Sa-sha Fierce but simply quiet, honest Beyonce. And it is this hush that speaks volumes.

Beyonce combines her inborn talents of performance, creativity, and aesthetic with politics to inspire discussion of the issues across the board, and in so doing, reflects her Black pride and identity. “Formation” isn’t just about police brutality and racism, but about the entirety of the Black experience in America, and one specifically garnered toward the Black community that deserves the support the most: unique standards of beauty, culture, female empowerment, his-tory. She shows that the Black perspective in America is the strength that #Black-LivesMatter must use to achieve true and lasting change, so that’s what she gives them. Beyonce’s masterful combination of meaning and quality would be remarkable for any art-ist, but she manages to tie together a greater truth with her personal truth: She is black, yes, and it is her strength. She is success-ful, yes, but she will not leave her heritage behind. She is at the top, and she will use it to attack the dominant white culture that represses her community.

While not an explicit political action, “For-mation” is more powerful and more necessary than her other acts. Millions of people across the globe will be listening to Queen Bey speak due to the very nature of popular media: the ubiquity of pop music. For the first time, she has announced a call to action to her listeners by taking advantage of the very popularity and public persona she has developed over her years in the music industry, creating a mission centered on unity, pride, and identity.

For a pop culture artist, her words are where her true power lies—the power to speak to a national and even global audi-ence. That is what Conchita Wurst did for the LGBTQ community with “Rise Like a Phoenix,” what Nicki Minaj does for female empowerment with deliberately sexual-ized songs like “Anaconda,” and what John Legend does for the Black community with his involvement in the #BlackLivesMat-ter movement. There is justified debate, of course, over whether entertainment figures deserve the public influence that they have, especially when it comes to those who abuse it—Robin Thicke with “Blurred Lines,” for example—but it is important to note the overwhelming positive influence, the public conversation, and the rapid education that can come out of someone’s idol’s releas-ing an idea to the masses. And in my view, Beyonce’s “Formation” has hit the perfect sweet spot between politics and art, a model for all artists in the future.

protection from this fear of an “empty forever.” In becoming dependent on relationships, we change our identities to accommodate our partner and do whatever it takes to avoid the breakup. By changing who we are, we limit our personal growth and ultimately lose the opportunity college provides us—to discover who we are. We lose this op-portunity because we don’t independently decide our own future—we decide a future that is interwoven with someone else’s hopes and dreams. A life decided, even partly, by someone else will never be as fulfilling as the life you choose for yourself.

I am not saying that total self-absorp-tion is the answer to relationships. I believe that the purpose of finding a life partner is to join your life with someone else’s so that you both may share in each other’s happiness and live a holistic life.

I am arguing, however, that search-ing for this life partner can be danger-ous within the college context. Our time at BC is meant to be formative and it will largely dictate the direction of our lives. We shouldn’t hinge our fu-tures on someone else until we are fully confident in who we are and what we want from life—this is why loneliness is so important.

We all want the Pam Beesly and Jim Halpert relationship. But being with someone cannot possibly be successful if it limits our growth. This line from Boy Meets World summarizes my belief: “You do your thing, and I’ll do mine. You are you and I am I. And in the end if we end up together, it’s beautiful.”

Relationships are not a bad thing—the moments of personal vulnerabil-ity and the intimacy they create are perhaps the most important experi-ences in life. But accepting the fact that ultimately all you have is yourself is a necessary step in your life. This loneli-ness will ensure that you create the identity you choose. So this weekend, do not drink like the world is ending, intent on forgetting how single you are. But remember that being alone is important—embrace the feeling.

the number of meaningful interactions students miss out on because of the soulmate mentality.

We need to stop pursuing relation-ships like we do a homework assignment or internship. Finding a life partner cannot be another checkmark on your college to-do list. Let’s get rid of the mindset of, “Well, I’m not going to marry them, so we might as well break up (or not even date).” We should enjoy the uniqueness of college relationships for what they are worth—understanding that there doesn’t always need to be an endgame or final destination.

More importantly, our personal value shouldn’t be contingent on our relation-ship status. Just because we may find ourselves single does not mean that we are unwanted or unappreciated. This may sound pandering, but we must real-ize that learning to accept loneliness is one of the most crucial challenges of life.

We should try to remember that, at the end of the day, when we lie down staring toward the sky, we are deeply and terrifyingly alone. As comedian Louis C.K. says, “Underneath everything there’s that thing—that empty forever. That knowledge that it’s all for nothing and you’re all alone. Life is tremendously sad just by being in it.”

We all recognize this truth, but, nevertheless, we do whatever we can to distract ourselves from it. Subcon-sciously, we use relationships, no matter how strong or weak, to help us forget our loneliness. While these distractions are important for a happy life, we need to ensure that our relationships are fully intentional, ones that are built on a foundation of love and encourage both partners’ personal growth. They cannot just be a goodnight text that helps us sleep easier.

If we fail to accept our inherent aloneness, we become dependent on relationships. They become our only

FACEBOOK NOTIFICATION: You’ve been invited to the event “A Fifth and a Friend Vday Celebration”

EVENT DESCRIPTION: Still haven’t found that special someone? Neither have we. Come celebrate and let’s forget that Valentine’s Day is even a thing.

It’s the season of love—a time that is particularly miserable for Boston College students. Despite the Hallmark cards and the touchy rom coms, I hate this time of year. And I’m not writing this as a bitter single guy who is “strug-gling to find bae.” I hate this time of the year because it brings out one of the worst aspects of BC culture: the need to find a significant other.

Two years ago when I was a fresh-man, I went to a BC alumni panel over Winter Break. One of the questions posed to the panelists was, “Why are you thankful for your time at BC?” Six out of eight alumni laughed about how they met their husband or wife during their time at school. I was terrified.

At freshmen orientation, the OLs like to say that 70 percent of BC alumni will marry fellow BC alumni. While they are trying to poke fun at BC’s social stigma, their words continue to fuel this presumption. Believing you need to find your significant other at college puts an extraordinary amount of pressure on students. Relationships are weakened because “finding someone” just becomes another task on the “normal” student agenda. Nobody wants to feel left out, and if everyone is marrying a BC grad, then you have to marry one, too.

This belief in finding an S.O. also destroys our sense of community, because it limits our interactions. If we are searching for a “soulmate” than we will be quick to ignore people who do not immediately meet our standards. It’s like Tinder—we swipe left freely and thoughtlessly. I can’t even imagine

At the beginning of this election cycle, when Hillary Clinton was seen as the inevitable nominee, it appeared to Democrats that Clinton would only have to stave off attacks from the right-wing positions of the presumed Republican candidates in the general contest. But Bernie Sanders’ insurgent democratic-socialist campaign focused on economic issues and has sculpted the terms of debate in the Democratic Party dur-ing this election cycle. Both Clinton and Sanders are focusing on issues that really matter to Americans. The debate concerning the future of the Democratic Party between the candidates is renew-ing progressives’ enthusiasm to vote for the candidate that shares their views in the upcoming election.

Unfortunately, during the mid-term elections in 2014, critical portions of the electorate for Democrats turned out in lower numbers than expected. Earlier, in 2012, President Obama received the presidential nomination unopposed, and voters didn’t get the opportunity to see the Democrats debate. It’s understand-able that many of the people who were fired up during the president’s incred-ible 2008 campaign weren’t enthusiastic enough to vote for Democrats when the only major progressive piece of legis-lation passed when they maintained control of Congress was the Afford-able Care Act. In 2008, Senator Obama promised that he would change the way that politics worked in Washington, but President Obama’s gains have been more modest.

As the United States’ economy has shifted from manufacturing toward finance and other high-tech industries, people without college degrees have

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On a dark, snowy Tuesday, Boston is barren and cold. At POP Allston, however, the warmth from the candlelight makes the walls glow. Th is is a candlelight yoga class, one of the three yoga classes off ered in this mixed-use space in the heart of Allston, and the brainchild of yoga teacher Ali Singer.

Created in partnership by Allston Village Main Streets, Orchard Skate Shop, Com-monwheels Bicycle Co-Op, Vivant Vintage, and Eden Properties, POP Allston is space that hosts a multitude of various activities. Part indoor skating rink, part bike shop, POP Allston is the last place you would expect to fi nd the tranquility of a yoga class.

“Yoga makes you appreciate life—well, appreciate isn’t the right word: Yo g a m a k e s you present,” Singer, founder of Yoga Hub, B o ston’s v i -brant network for teachers and practitio-ners, said.

After seeing a post on Twit-ter advertising an av a i lab le space in POP Allston, Singer jumped at the opportunity to create what she thought was an accessible, fun w ay fo r th e community to get involved in yoga, without pricey mem-

berships or strict schedules. For a donation, individuals of all ages have the opportunity to participate in a unique and invigorating class, open to all levels of experience.

“Competing with the other ‘legitimate’ studios in the neighborhood has defi nitely been a challenge,” Singer said. “But in real-ity, keeping my classes donation-based is an opportunity … it’s part of my mission with Yoga Hub to make yoga practice accessible to the community.”

Drawing from the vibrant population of Boston itself, Singer has designed three themed classes to accommodate many kinds of participants: reggae on Sunday, candle-light on Tuesday, and glow on Th ursday. Each class draws a different crowd, and inspires a diff erent energy, but is focused on one end goal—creating unity within the

community. “At candlelight yoga, we light our candles

from a singular candle in the room, which promotes a feeling of connectedness,” Singer said. “Reggae is defi nitely more mellow, and glow is catered towards a younger person, like myself, who enjoys electronic music and something a little more fast-paced … Each class its own personality.”

Newcomers, however, should not be intimidated or self-conscious. In fact, Singer encourages beginners to embrace the in-securities they have about the practice. In order to be aligned with the true philosophy of yoga, one must focus on the process of improving, rather than only the end goal. Singer recognizes that many people are discouraged by their practice, and feel as if there is a certain standard to uphold when

participating in her classes. “You don’t have to be ‘good’ at yoga, be-

cause there is no ‘good,’” Singer said. “Yoga is defi nitely depicted in the media as thissexy sport where you can lose weight and betotally enlightened. It’s defi nitely not that atall, and every person who comes to yoga has their own challenges.”

Looking toward the future, Singerrealizes that in order to take Yoga Hub to the next level, she must overcome the two biggest barriers that prevent people from attending classes: lack of time and lack of aconvenient location.

To combat this, Singer has begun reach-ing out to various companies and schools tobring yoga to their own spaces. Ultimately, she hopes to create a more accessible optionfor the community, and believes that bring-

ing the practiceto workplacesand classroomswill inspire a ne w att i tude about yoga that will benefi t par-ticipants in all aspects of theirlife.

“ Yo g a i s good for everyperson,” Singer said. “A lot of misconceptions stem from an image that theythink Yoga is s u p p o s e d t olook like, andthat they don’t fi t that mold—in reality, you make your own mold for howYoga works for you.”

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In gaining reclassification as an R1-ranked research institution, Boston College displaced Dartmouth College in the most elite tier.

Most of the time I’ll look for beautiful things in obvious places. It’s so easy, so mindless, to say that of course the intricate painting hanging on the museum wall is the physical embodiment of all things beautiful. In some ways, that’s because it is. Th at kind of beauty that is found in so many paintings can be an easy escape for my brain, a surefi re way to abandon the grey and snowy world for something more exciting.

But the sad thing about that kind of beauty is that it fades so quickly. As soon as I look away from the painting, the image of it that I try to hold in my head blurs and fades until all I can remember is a riot of colors and a vague subject.

Now this notion that beauty is fl eeting is old news (in fact, you’re probably tired of hearing about it) and the sense of mel-ancholy and regret that accompanies the realization is certainly familiar. But maybe it’s for the best. Maybe all the things that are truly beautiful in our lives are things that we shouldn’t even try to hold on to.

Take, for example, something I noticed a few days ago when I was on the T. I was heading toward the Park Street stop, which, for those of you who have never been to this stop, can be very hectic. Park Street is a major transfer stop in the heart of down-town Boston, so it’s very easy to get sucked into the whole city dweller mindset. Maybe it’s the bulky person in front of you who refuses to move, or maybe it’s the young couple who won’t let go of each other’s hands and are taking up the entire walkway, but regardless, there’s always someone who isn’t cooperating with the rush of the city and is in your way.

For me, it was a man who seemed unsure of whether he was getting on the T or not. Dressed in layers of denim and grey with a dark newsboy cap perched upon his head, he was just standing there, talking to someone I couldn’t see, and I almost bumped into him because I was concentrating on navigating the slippery steps of the T car in snow boots (something that is truly much more diffi cult than it sounds). In retrospect, bumping into him defi nitely would have been my fault be-cause I was the one moving, but at the time I had a very accusatory glare ready. But my glare never really got to him because my nar-rowed eyes immediately fell upon the thing he was carrying in his right hand.

It was a single orchid stalk—not a plant, just a single stalk—with two fl owers on it.

This stalk must have belonged to a stunning orchid plant, because the fl owers were huge and spotted with almost Impres-sionistic purple and maroon spots. The whole thing struck me as so strange—I’ve seen people carrying around orchid plants tucked away into their clay pots, but no one waves around a single orchid like they would a rose.

Th e scene actually made me step to the side and stop to watch the progression of the man and his orchid. Th is might have just been because I love orchids—they remind me of my piano teacher, who had the abil-ity to keep them alive like no one else I’ve ever seen—but there was also something else about the situation, something that I couldn’t quite put my fi nger on.

Whatever that something was, it made me want to preserve the moment, so I pulled out my camera and took as many pictures as I could. Th e man with the orchid eventually decided to get on the T, which immediately closed its doors and sped off , leaving me standing there with my camera still held up to my eye.

To my disappointment, none of the pictures turned out. Th e man was slightly out of focus, and his orchid was little more than a pink blur. But I’ve decided that it might be for the best. What drew me to the scene in the fi rst place was a kind of bizarre beauty, something that probably couldn’t be captured through the lens of the camera. Maybe the most important form of beauty is something that is supposed to fade im-mediately, leaving behind traces of ideas and emotions that you cannot shake.

said in an email. “We contend that the ques-tions should be asked from outside of the organization to prevent any problems due to a candidate’s position or infl uence. Particularly, due to Olivia’s EVP [Executive Vice President] position, we strongly feel there is a confl ict of interest.”

Last year, Arquillo managed the campaign for current UGBC president Th omas Napoli, MCAS ‘16, and current EVP Olivia Hussey’s, MCAS ’17. According to Arquillo, Napoli and Hussey knew of the questions prior to the night of debate because of their involvement with UGBC.

Napoli, however, contends that Arquillo’s claims are false.

“I must respond, however, to the request’s underlying assertion that someone or some division in UGBC is unfairly favoring the candidates previously involved with the orga-nization,” Napoli said. “Not only is this untrue, it is not possible.”

Napoli also thinks it is important for ALC and GLC to be involved with the debate, as they play a crucial role in discerning the teams’ stances on issues. Cassidy Gallegos, a candidate in last year’s presidential election and MCAS ‘16, agrees with Napoli about the importance of ALC and GLC within the debate.

Rachel Mills, Elections Committee presi-dent and MCAS ’16, says that she was unaware that candidates had known the questions prior to the debate until the Foley and McCarthy

campaign had brought up their concerns.Gallegos is unsure whether candidates

had the questions prior to the debate, but she does not believe that, either way, it made a large impact on her campaign’s eff orts or outcomes.

While the rules of debate prohibit students from sharing questions with candidates, Foley and McCarthy still hope to work with the Elections Committee in the coming weeks to reform the process of debate. Th e Elections Committee plans to meet Th ursday night to discuss issues of transparency.

“I have never really considered whether or not that was a confl ict of interest, and maybe that is something we should talk about with ALC and GLC,” Mills said. “We need to make sure that the individuals who are creating

and forming the questions are completelyseparate from the teams that are campaign-ing and every member that is involved with the campaigns.”

In years past, GLC and ALC held a separate debate for candidates that solely focused onissues of diversity on campus.

Due to candidates’ busy schedules duringcampaign season, GLC and ALC partnered with the Elections Committee and held one,combined debate.

“Th ere is only so much that we can do in terms of getting our message out as candi-dates,” Foley said. “I think that has to be a true message and it has to be one that we can get a true sense of the candidates. I think that issomething that is lost if you are prepared for the questions.”

UGBC, from A1

the “highest” ranking of research activity on one end of the spectrum, while R3 is used to denote the “moderate” level.

The R1 ranking currently consists of 115 institutions, including Arizona State University, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, the University of Michigan, and BC. 15 of these schools moved up from the R2 category to the R1 division between 2010 and 2015.

Northeastern University accompanied BC as another local institution in Boston to advance into the most acclaimed level of research activity.

Other schools that moved up include Clemson University, Florida International University, George Mason University, and Kansas State University.

“I believe the R1 designation refl ects, in part, the investment that the University has made across the board to support faculty research/scholarship, as well as the caliber of many of our doctoral programs, the impact of research being carried out at BC, and the investments in infrastructure to support research,” Th omas Chiles, vice provost for research and academic planning, said.

According to Chiles, the the profes-sors conducting their own research on campus are the driving force behind this newly praised success.

“If I were to point to one critical investment, it would have to be in our faculty, and not just in their productivity of scholarship, but in the quality of their innovative and high-impact research,” Chiles said.

Research, from A1

BC representatives have asserted that this new label is a sign of the school’s growth and rising caliber. Dartmouth also dropped out of the R1 division, into R2. In a recent Washington Post article, Diana Lawrence, a Dartmouth spokes-woman, suggested that the university’s smaller scale could be to blame for its drop in ranking.

E. Gordon Gee, president of West

Virginia University, which also moved up in the rankings this year, spoke on behalf of the schools that transitioned up into the highest level of research recogni-tion. He described the various effects that this acknowledgement has on an institution such as his, and highlighted the boost he hopes it will provide for the school’s reputation in comparison to its competitors.

Gee also said that the R1 label assists in the process of hiring and retaining faculty. Membership in this bracket alsopresents schools as more well-rounded, especially if they are known for theirathletics.

“If you’re in the group of 115, you’re clearly a signifi cant player on the nationalresearch stage,” Gee said to the Washing-ton Post.

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POP Allston offers yoga classes by candlelight, drawing the unique exercise experience from the vibrant population of the city of Boston itself.

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I’ve always loved the cowboy aesthetic in film. I guess that’s why I just bought a poncho. I think I’m subconsciously trying to emulate Clint Eastwood from The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly—though I doubt Eastwood’s Man With No Name would look half as intimidating if he were wearing the poncho I snagged off Etsy, but I digress. When it comes to the Westerns I love, there are a few givens in almost every film you encounter. The cowboy hat, old-fashioned cigar, and ornate gun holster jump from film to film like each of them had the same costume and prop designer.

Also, all Westerns pull their stories from about three archetypes that the genre thrives off of: a new baddie rolls into town, a rough-and-tough cowboy finds he’s not as tough and rough as he thought he was, and usually a lovely dame is in need of rescuing. Sure, there are exceptions to these vague parameters, but for the most part one of these movies can usually be dissected in the first few minutes of watching it. I think it’s intriguing and amusing, however, that at some point there were so many Westerns and they were so popular that they constituted their own genre. At another point, I think Westerns fell off the face of the Earth. If it weren’t for the Coen brothers and Quentin Tarantino, they would practically be extinct in mainstream media. Westerns, in these regards, were almost entirely unique.

That is, until superhero flicks came around, of course. Now, in the world of drama in cin-ema, superhero movies have etched their own genre in film history—a genre that, generally speaking, crushes Westerns in comparative popularity. They even have a more recognizable aesthetic than Westerns ever did. It’d be difficult for a modern viewer to distinguish between John Wayne’s several characters in Westerns, but superheroes are rather distinguishable from one another

In my opinion, superhero films truly made their mark on the world with Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man in 2002. I might be partial to mark-ing Spider-Man as the start of the world’s grow-ing obsession with superheroes because it was the first superhero movie I saw in theaters, but I think it’s reasonable to argue that Spider-Man stood as a revolution for Hollywood’s superhero movies.

Spider-Man showed the world that Hol-lywood could really thrive off of superheroes other than the Dark Knight and Superman. Sure, X-Men came out in 2000, but X-Men didn’t exude the potential that Hollywood executives probably noted with Spider-Man’s success. X-Men pulled in almost $300 million dollars worldwide, which was comparable to Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin and Bat-man Forever—two films that brought down the Batman franchise for nearly a decade. Spider-Man brought in over $800 million dollars when it came out in 2002. In the world of superhero movies, this was a raking-in unlike anything ever seen.

Fast forward 14 years, and Spider-Man’s epic leap in the superhero community looks almost miniscule compared to some of today’s big-hitters. Now, the most recognizable superhero flicks find themselves knee-deep in a billion dollars and with the slew of Marvel and DC films hitting theaters in the next five years, it doesn’t look like this trend is going to fizzle out anytime soon.

It’s difficult, on the other hand, as a fan of most of these films, to look out on the horizon and see what’s coming next. What happens in seven or eight years when Robert Downey, Jr. doesn’t want to play Iron Man anymore or when the DC universe really establishes its Justice League? Superhero movies, just like Westerns, have a limited range of storylines that are quickly becoming depleted. The super villain wants to take over the world and decimate the human race, biochemical weapons are usually a pervading theme, and there’s usually an Amy Adams falling out of the sky in a serious pinch.

I know it’s a bold claim, especially with the spectrum of Marvel superheroes that are getting their first films, to say that the superhero genre could possibly die out. It’s reasonable to think, however, that only so many different Batmans can face off against so many Jokers before things get old. Sure, the superhero in film will probably never disappear, but he might, however, go the way of the Western, riding off into the sunset, coming back to town every once in a while to make sure the place hasn’t burned down.

THIS WEEKEND in artsBLACK ARTISTS IN THE BOSTON AREA: CULTURAL ENRICHMENT IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY(FEBRUARY)Explore this evocative collection of paintings, sculptures, and other works by 20th and 21st-century black artists who lived in and around Boston. This exhibit is located in the O’Neill Library Reading Room.

CHERUB @ HOUSE OF BLUES(SUNDAY AT 7 P.M.)Straight out of Nashville, Tenn., the electro-indie duo is sure to bring some of its adrenaline-pumping beats to Boston’s House of Blues. Fans can expect a high-energy performance and hit songs like “Doses and Mimosas” at this weekend’s show.

‘DEADPOOL’ (OPENS FRIDAY)After an experiment leaves him with healing powers, Wade Wilson sets out to destroy his arch rival in this fast-paced comedy. Ryan Reynolds stars in this satirical spin on the classic comic book hero.

DISNEY ON ICE(FEB. 12 THRU 21)Head to TD Garden this month for a magical celebration featuring some of Walt Disney’s whimsical characters. Watch as princes and princesses perform dazzling ice dances to your favorite childhood songs.

‘HOW TO BE SINGLE’(OPENS FRIDAY)Excited to assimilate into the single lifestyle after breaking up with her long-time boyfriend, Alice enlists the help of her wild friend Robin. Rebel Wilson and Dakota Johnson co-star in this wild rom com, in theaters everywhere Friday.

MAKING IT IRISH(FEB. 6 - JUNE 5)Come celebrate a pivotal era in Irish history and culture with this arts and crafts exhibit in the Uni-versity’s McMullen Museum of Art. This weekend marks the opening of this semester-long exhibit.

SEXUAL CHOCOLATE BIG SHOW(FRIDAY AT 6:30 P.M.)Grab tickets for the step team’s first performance of the semester, happening this Friday in Robsham Theater. Featuring B.E.A.T.S. and DOBC, this highly anticipated show is sure to be a hit.

‘ZOOLANDER 2’ (OPENS FRIDAY)The star-studded buddy comedy is back and bolder than ever. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson strar as beloved model Derek Zoolander and his enemy-turned-partner Hansel are up to more hilarious hi-jinks after being assigned to thwart the evil running rampant in the entertainment industry.

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Fine, I’ll say it. Marvel Studios sucks. I’m aware of how unpopular this

opinion is. The following words are not about to make me any friends, but since no one else will admit it, I’ll be the one. The powerhouse of Marvel filmmaking that has emerged in the past 10 years is bad for American society, bad for the world of artistic expression, and, most annoyingly, bad for the company itself.

Reading a sentence like that makes me sound like something of an overly moral, “think-of-the-children” lunatic. If you’ve read my last column, you’ll know that this is not true in the slightest—I have almost no problem with the art of morally bankrupt artists, nor do I have any qualms about consuming “immoral” art itself. My first issue with Marvel Studios—its choking grip on American society—does not stem from the morals of the company itself, but instead from its churning out three full-length movies a year. I’m a major proponent of creating for the sake of creation rather than for financial gain, and Marvel Studios’

cookie-cutter formula for filmmaking stands directly against this principle.

The phrase “cash-grab” is a danger-ous buzzword, but this is precisely what is happening with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you don’t believe me, believe the statistics: in between the release of the first Iron Man film in 2008 and the first Captain America film in 2011, only one Marvel Studios movie broke $600,000,000 worldwide: Iron Man 2. Of course, as nearly everyone knows, The Avengers obliterated this record, bringing in almost 1.6 billion dollars and setting in motion the tidal wave of superhero movies to come. At the same time, Marvel mapped out its “three-films-a-year” plan until 2018. The timeline of Marvel movies to come makes one fact very clear: Marvel Studios is in it for the money.

Perhaps I could swallow this reality if not for the second problem: the Marvel Cinematic Universe severely damages artis-tic expression. I can’t help but ask a simple question—does the act of pushing out three snappy, action-packed, explosion-riddled movies a year truly come from a love of cinema? Maybe it’s the idealist in me, but I don’t think that it does.

When was the last time a Marvel Studios film brought something innova-tive or new to the table? Arguably the most interesting plot point ever concocted in the Cinematic Universe was Iron Man 3’s attempt to address Tony Stark’s PTSD and anxiety disorders. Not surprisingly, this idea of a realistically flawed individual has since been entirely forgotten, instead replaced by, well, more explosions. We seem to hate Michael Bay for his vapid, empty produc-tions and his lack of any real substance, so why do we accept it from anyone else?

This leads right into Marvel’s biggest problem of all. By engaging in money-driven, action-packed film production, the company has limited itself for years to come. Marvel Studios thrives off of this cash inflow that it has created, and society now holds the expectation of nothing less than constant entertainment. The societal expectations placed on Marvel Studios will no longer allow it take artistic risks. And even if there were some shred of a movement to change this, Marvel Studios’ cashflow will self-destruct if it even tries. The company needs this money to continue producing visually impressive content, but

any attempt to branch out into innovation will absolutely cripple it financially. People want the formulaic Marvel Studios that sends adrenaline racing through their bod-ies, and will pay for nothing less.

Does it make me a fun-hating grinch to feel this way? Probably. And truth-fully, I’m a hypocrite too, because I will still see every Marvel Studios film that drops in the next 10 years. If I’m being honest, I absolutely love super-hero movies. They’re inspiring, they’re emotional, and they have the ability to make a person truly wonder at the idea of what it means to be a human being. There really is a massive amount of room for innovation and exploration in the superhero genre, and that truly excites me. I only wish that Marvel Studios would take a step back, reevalu-ate itself, and try a little harder to be excited by the artistic process. Maybe it could take a whole damn year off here and there, too.

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Painted playing cards. A ceramic tea set. Celtic knots in leather and metal. These items, now on display at Boston College’s Burns Library, form a portrait of Ireland’s political and aesthetic for-mation.

A new collection of Irish 19th-century artwork graces the library’s halls, display-ing several new acquisitions. The exhibit runs concurrently with the McMullen Museum’s feature, “The Arts and Crafts Movement: Making It Irish.”

The Arts and Crafts Movement was founded in London in 1887 to promote decorative arts alongside academic art. In 1894, it was created in Ireland under the same name. The movement emphasized creating spaces in the art world for people working from home, often providing com-munity art lessons.

While the emphasis on fine craftsman-

ship and common arts education seems inherently populist, it became a vehicle of nationalism in Ireland. Guide posters throughout the exhibit detail the develop-ment of the Arts and Crafts Movement alongside contemporary politics and national culture. It gained traction quickly and by its second exhibition was display-ing almost 1000 different pieces. The Irish nationalist movement was popularized as well, and the Irish Free State was eventu-ally established in 1922.

In both places, the Arts and Crafts Movement was strongly influenced by the European antiquarian movement that emphasized looking to history and brought about the practice of archaeology. The new wealth of consolidated historical information led Irish craftsmen to draw their nationalist inspiration from mythical figures, island history, their language, and the study of ancient art.

The designs in the exhibit reflect traditional Celtic art for these reasons.

They, like the movement did, span a range of craft mediums, including bookbind-ing, manuscript decoration, paper arts, leatherwork, lacework, metalwork, and embroidery. Every item recalls classical Ireland in some manner, whether through a well-placed Celtic knot or trumpet or an emphasis on Irish mythology and history.

The Gothic architecture and quiet age of the Burns Library seem to contextualize the medieval revival works in their proper space. The feature spans two display cases, one on either side of the entrance hallway. Both are double-sided, so the other side can be accessed by entering the rooms at left and right.

Books also play a prominent role in the display. One guide poster notes that monasteries returned to making beautiful, traditional-style manuscripts mimicking the famous Book of Kells and other insular works. The fiction and nonfiction books with their embossed covers a nd hand-il-

lustrated pages imitate the medieval style, fonts, flowery borders, and all.

In Ireland, the Arts and Crafts Move-ment especially paralleled a renewed interest in Celtic literature. The titles in the cases affirm this theory, ranging fromThe United Irishwomen and The Ecclesi-astical Architecture of Ireland to Of Child Christopher and Fair Goldilind and The History of Reynard the Foxe.

One of the most exquisite items in the exhibit is the deck of playing cards,adorned with a Celtic trumpet design onone side and figures of the Celtic Heroic Age on the face side. The artist rendered every detail in vivid color, each face side centered with the same Celtic symbol.

The new collection exhibits stunningexamples of Irish art and is certainly worth a sign-in to the library. Theseseemingly humble items on the Burns Library’s shelves, cards, cups, and all, are really anything but humble on closer inspection.

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If there’s one man I’m most skeptical of in this big, bad world, it’s Jimmy Buffett.

Conduct a thorough Google Image search of the guy, and you’d have to be a Sherlock Holmes-level sleuth to find anything other than a jolly, tan guitarist sporting tinted sunglasses in front of an un-convincing green-screen beach backdrop. Every photo shows him holding a drink, keeping a parrot perched on his shoulder, or making that lame “hang loose” sign with his hands that people shouldn’t be allowed to make if they’re not using it ironically. And that’s not even the worst part of it all. In every single snapshot, he’s smiling. He’s. Always. Smiling.

Truth is, unlike the masses of middle-

aged, margarita-loving listeners who’d gladly give their right arms to hear the man per-form “Fins” live, I’ve never been completely swept away by his beachy background beats and overly-tropical tracks. For instance, I don’t need to be in paradise to properly enjoy a good cheeseburger. I only believe in one rendition of “Brown Eyed Girl,” and it sure isn’t sung by Buffett. Also, people as perpetually happy as he seems to be should never be trusted.

So why, I had to wonder, was I suddenly overcome by a flood of affection when the first fluttering notes of “Come Monday” poured out of my roommate’s bright red Beats Pill the other day? Alarmed, and a little bit embarrassed to be honest, I racked my brain to figure out why a 69-year-old man from Pascagoula, Miss., had triggered this strange tsunami of nostalgia.

And then it hit me. I was 12.I was 12 when I last heard that song. I

mean, I’ve probably “heard” it in the literal sense of the word since then, the instru-mental version blaring from speakers in a

tacky Florida dive bar or as elevator music during some doctor’s appointment of my past. What I really mean is that I hadn’t actively listened to the song or made sense of its lyrics since the last time my whole family packed into our 2002 Toyota Sienna and drove around the neighborhood for a few hours, just because.

If I had to venture a guess, this practice probably started many years before as a crafty way for my parents to get us kids all tuckered out and ready to turn in for the night. When we were really young, the long drives were a regular part of our nightly routine—they came automatically, just like my mom’s daily inquiries (“How was school today? Anyone out sick?”). Each drive was as certain as dessert after dinner if we had eaten all of our green beans.

Toting his teddy bear by his side, my little brother would climb into his car seat, just waiting to be buckled in. My older sister and I stared out our respective windows once we got too tired to keep talking, and my baby sister would babble something un-

intelligible out loud to no one in particular.Despite having hundreds of CDs at our

disposal, we only really listened to a handful of albums. My mom liked the lullaby-like swing of Norah Jones’ songs, while my dad was more of a Garth Brooks kind of guy. At the ripe old age of six, I could recite every word of Bruce’s Born to Run album. Of course, the infectious island escapism of Buffett oozed out of our car speakers on a regular basis.

It was here that I would learn that ‘ol Buffet is “just a son of a son of a sailor,” and when it comes to burger preferences he likes his “with lettuce and tomat-ah, Heinz 57 and french fried potat-ah.” Singing along to the—let’s face it—incredibly foolish lyrics was fun and refreshing. As the stresses of elementary school melted away with each verse of “Margaritaville,” I never realized what this daily break (for a few hours each night) must have done for the rest of my family. It gave my mom a well-deserved break from the inextinguishable energy of the four kids that kept her hands full all day.

It was probably the only silly part of my dad’s stressful day of work.

We don’t do that anymore. We haven’t for a long time, actually, and that kills me. We’re all “just way too busy,” too preoc-cupied with things that seem much more important than making it home on time for family dinner. And I think, for all of us, a leisurely drive is long overdue.

I’m sure I’m not the only college kid yearning for some slice of childhood that seems long gone. But sometimes—call it serendipity if you’re into that sort of thing—the smallest things (your roommate’s Spo-tify playlist, for example) can bring the old days back right when you least expect it.

Even if it means having to take a break from reality and jam unapologetically to Jimmy Buffet every once in a while, I’ll take a little bit of yesterday any way that I can.

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According to Joe LaRocca, BC ’05, when you’ve done a late-night show for Winchester Community Access Media, making a weekly one-hour podcast isn’t too difficult to pull off. The filmmaker worked on the two-hour-long Wonderful Show with his friend and Rough Sketch podcast co-star Anthony Gaimari when WinCAM was looking to expand its broadcasting service to three channels and needed to prove that the station aired enough content to take up that much of the air.

“A lot of people think they can go out and do something like that, but even if you’re really talkative like me, after 10 minutes you’re sitting there like, ‘What the hell do we possibly do next?’” LaRocca said of the live broadcast. “So The Wonderful Show taught us a lot.”

About a decade later and now a professor in the BC film department, LaRocca is setting his sights on a way to reach out to the com-munity of moviegoers and TV buffs around the world: the Rough Sketch. Rough Sketch is a podcast which co-stars LaRocca and his close friend Anthony Gaimari. The first episode, a review of the latest Star Wars entry, aired over a month ago. Since then, the two have been reworking Rough Sketch into a format

that they hope can gain its own name among the slew of movie and TV-centric podcasts across the Internet.

“With any topic, especially entertainment, there are 10,000 other people talking about the same thing,” Larocca said. “With podcasts, you’re a fish in atank that has more fish than water. We’re all pressed against the glass and you’re trying to find a way to give yourself a bit of room. In this world, you need to come up with a setup that breaks the bubble.”

LaRocca and Gaimari spend the first half of each podcast discussing the theme that they feel is central to the movie they’re reviewing. With The Big Short they discussed money, and with Making A Murderer they talked about injustice. While LaRocca and Gaimari can discuss a broad range of societal issues within these types of topics, they choose to keep their stories and discussions more personal, making them and the movies they review more acces-sible to the average listener.

Alongside this emphasis on creating a unique and stylized program, LaRocca stressed a few other key factors that he feels have helped him and Gaimari begin their climb in the world of podcasts. Since Gaimari still works at WinCAM, the two have access to the station’s professional sound equipment. LaRocca had previously purchased micro-

phones for him and Gaimari to start Rough Sketch, but once they saw what they could use at WinCAM, the two realized how nice of a system the station had there.

“Having the professional set-up changes everything,” LaRocca said. “We would’ve sounded like s—t if we had stuck with the mics I bought. Now, our quality’s really high. Our levels aren’t perfect yet because it’s just [Gaimari] and I. We don’t have a producer or someone running the soundboard, but we’re learning things as we go along.”

Once they had the sound design and podcast aesthetic at a place where they were satisfied, LaRocca and Gaimari began review-ing selected films that they thought were big hitters. They looked at movies like The Big Short, The Revenant, and The Hateful Eight. It wasn’t until the two reviewed Netflix’s Making A Murderer, however, that they realized that listeners weren’t necessarily as interested in award-nominated films as much as one might think they are.

“It seemed to us that not many people had actually seen some of these movies or at least didn’t really want to hear about them,” LaRocca said. “Nobody saw The Big Short, no one saw Anomalisa, but everyone saw Making A Murderer and everyone had an opinion on it, so I think that’s why that one was so popular.

Everyone had a different opinion or perspec-tive on the show, so it was easy to engage with different viewpoints that people wanted to hear explained.”

Now, with nine episodes under his belt, LaRocca is able to see where he thinks Rough Sketch has potential.

“I think we sound like we have a certain degree of credibility with our sound,” LaRocca said. “Our studio knows that we have good radio voi ces and that they’re pretty distinct. The quality of sound gives people confidence in the professionalism of the podcast.”

He points out though, that, especially with podcasts, any new program that isn’t started by a big-name actor or star takes some time to get the ball rolling. Social media and promotion, he thinks, is at the heart of podcasts’ growth, and that while getting things going may take a while, a breaking point lies off in the future.

“There’s a strategy to social media,” LaRoc-ca said. “I’m not too great at it, but Anthony’s [Gaimari] got a good handle on it. There’s an equilibrium point on those websites where if you’re not putting out too much and not too little things won’t work out well. I think finding that point is just as important as the sound quality or content you’re putting out.”

Above all, LaRocca asserted the necessity of having a partner on any podcast. In this case

LaRocca edits Rough Sketch while Gaimari runs its social media accounts. This way, the two can utilize their separate strengths for the podcast’s continual betterment. Having apartner, on the other hand, is about something more than practicality.

“The conversational tone is the power of a podcast,” LaRocca said. “I don’t think solopodcasts work well at all for that reason.The best podcasts have the people thatyou want to hear talk every week. That’s why they can be an hour long and rambleon a bit. I think if you’re doing it right, the followers feel like they’re listening to their friends and that they want to check in on them week to week.”

Making it in the podcast world is ex-tremely difficult, as LaRocca made abun-dantly clear. He is, however, enjoying thechallenge, the time he gets to spend with his close friend, and gaining listeners as Rough Sketch grows. While LaRoccaand Gaimari have a one-year subscrip-tion with SoundCloud for Rough Sketch, they’re taking the program day by day, seeing what they can do with it along the way.

As LaRocca pointed out, “We’ll see how things go, but hey, we’ve got a lot of time—we’re both single.”

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Eddie Mannix is the head of pro-duction at Capitol Pictures. Sitting in a dark, formless theater, notepad in hand, Mannix scrutinizes an up-coming fi lm by musing over a couple unfi nished scenes. In the picture, a character looks up in astonishment at the divine emanating from the heavens. As the actor looks up he reaches out to the sky, tears in his eyes. Th en the scene cuts to a black title card reading “DIVINE PRES-ENCE TO BE SHOT” with ominous voices still singing in the background. Th e fi lm feels unfi nished and rough, yet this roughness captures a sense of craft and humor, much like Hail, Caesar! itself. Hail, Caesar! is the Coen brothers’ love letter to the Hollywood of old.

Hail, Caesar! tells the tale of Mannix (Josh Brolin) as he attempts to hold Capitol Pictures together as actors, actresses, and business associates bring a slew of diffi cul-ties to his desk. Movie star Baird Whitlock’s (George Clooney) clue-lessness, gossip columnists Th ora and Th essaly Th acker’s (Tilda Swin-ton) determination, and the Reds infi ltrating America are a few of the challenges thrown in Mannix’s way as he hopes to get his fi lms rolling out of production.

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Relatively new to the music scene, British pop artist Florrie came out with a sentimental, yet edgy song this week with “Real Love,” from her debut album yet-to-be released. Th e video features the singer and her beloved going about their everyday lives in vari-ous settings, but it’s all portrayed through a homey lens that gives the video a candid feel. Paired with its casual lyrics, the video creates an entertaining and compelling presence.

Th e video takes on the qual-ity of a “domestic documentary,” throwing a flurry of scenes at viewers such as cutesy walks in the park, waiting at the dinner table, lazily playing the guitar, and unapologetically dozing off on the couch. All of this seems fi ne and dandy, but these scenes inter-mingle with less homey ones, like Florrie and her lover hanging out at a low-key nightclub or Florrie standing alone in her kitchen, hap-hazardly holding a knife. To top all the discord off , the video ends with the singer lying at the bottom of a swimming pool, blurred and distorted by the water. Th e creepy turn of event highlights the occa-sionally rocky nature of “real love / Hit me like a hurricane / I feel it running through my veins.”

Whatever the reason for the added strangeness, it helps to cut the cutesy quality of the song and prevents the video from coming across as saccharine. Th e singer’s outfits—which always seem to match the rooms she is stand-ing in—add to the visual eff ect. Th ough using an odd color palette, the coordination functions as a unifying aspect between snippets of the singer’s life.

Th e video itself isn’t all that in-novative, but what it lacks in nov-elty, it makes up for in catchiness with its unique mix of electronic beats and pleasant vocals. All in all, “Real Love” is not just another throwaway pop song, and its en-tertaining quality was a pleasant surprise, leaving viewers to won-der what’s next for the artist.

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characters. Many outside forces, un-fortunately, infl uence the production of movies. But these things cannot be known to outsiders concretely.

As a fi lm, much of Hail, Caesar!is not accessible to wider audiences. Th ough rife with situational comedy, some of the subtler jokes may not land as intended. This makes the movie feel uneven and unpolished. The tonal transitions are stark at points, jumping from light-hearted banter, to stern and serious exposi-tion. Th e eff ect is a little confusing as succeeding scenes feel rather tonally disjunct. Other than acting as a rev-

erence piece, the intentions behind the fi lm are questionable.

Viewers may call to mind Quen-tin Tarantino, another director fond of paying cinematic tribute to the fi lms of old. Tarantino diff ers from the Coen brothers in that—as in his latest endeavor Th e Hateful Eight—he does not neglect the story. Within Th e Hateful Eight there was a clear and bloody history to be told, while in Hail, Caesar! that concise-ness does not exist, which makes the cohesiveness of the fi lm suff er. Any enjoyment one may garner from particularly well-acted scenes will

be challenged when looking at the overall impact of the fi lm. Th ough visually pleasing, only those with an eye for the visual nods, gags, and references to ’50s Hollywood can truly appreciate them.

If the Coen brothers have at-tempted to off er some provocative commentary on the modern movie industry, they have succeeded mark-edly. Th ough their cinematic infl u-ence is certainly bolstered by this film, viewers should keep a keen eye on their work, looking for story telling, rather than reverential nods to prose with no polish.

At one point, the cool and suave Hansel warns Ben Stiller’s Derek Zoolander, “Buyer Beware.” And one wonders at that moment, is Owen Wilson’s Hansel calling to us movie-goers and general consumers and saying, “Yeah, I’m really sorry about this man”?

If there’s such a thing as an in-

sider fi lm—like your insider/craft publication—Zoolander 2 is a very expensive one. It seems made as much for fashion geeks (people who recognize Tommy Hilfi ger) as it is for fans of Stiller’s Tropic Th under. Zoolander 2 is some sort of homage to the fashion industry or to the buf-foonery of the early- to mid-2000s. And as it turns out, the big screen plays a diff erent kind of game than the runway.

And so, the plot…if that’s what you’d call it. Okay, here we go. Pop stars—Bieber, Demi Lovato (really?), Madonna, etc.—are get-ting assassinated. Th eir last look is always one of Derek Zoolander’s Blue Steel (AKA Ferrari, Latigra, and Magnum). You don’t have to remember this. It’s not important at all. Moving on, about 10 years ago, Derek Zoolander’s Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good and Wanna

Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too (yes, that one) crashes and kills his wife Matilda, who comes back in visions that don’t make sense. And the gist of it is, skipping lots of unimportant details, Derek, Hansel, and Penelope Cruz’s interpol agent/former swimsuit model (gasp!) Val-entia (like, ya know, Valentino) have to foil Mugatu’s (he’s baaack) plot to steal the Fountain of Youth, which happens to be Derek’s long lost chubby (oh no!) son. And along the way, the fi lm seats celebrity after ce-lebrity and a few fashion celebrities along the runway to observe and off er an incredulous line or two.

Th e movie moves along at a skit-tish pace to an eventual resolution, dropping bits and pieces that it soon fi nds uninteresting. Th e hipsters, led by Kyle Mooney’s Don Atari, try to salvage some humor out of Stiller and Ferrell in the fi rst act, but that whole dilemma is thrown out like last year’s beige peacoat. Later, Zoolander 2 puts its careless eye to Benedict Cumberbatch’s appar-ently dual-sex All—the it girl/guy of fashion right now. It doesn’t totally work. Zoolander and Hansel ask All if s/he has a hot dog or a bun and continue on this train of comedy as Cumberbatch—who, without eyebrows, does look quite androgy-nous—seems to threateningly fl irt with Zoolander. We’re supposed

to laugh both at Zoolander and Hansel’s gender confusion/simplic-ity and the ridiculous presentation of one of our “serious” actors in comic drag. Th is toes a comedic ground that, for a brief moment, has some heat and makes us un-comfortable.

Comedy and fashion move in trends, cycles. Once upon a soaring trident, Zoolander and Anchorman ruled comedy and in quotes still do (“What is this? A center for ants?”). But Anchorman director Adam McKay moved on (Th e Big Short). Stiller hasn’t, apparently. It was probably hard, to sit there for 15 years and hear people shout, “It has to be three times as big!” Stiller likely thought, “I can bring the magic back.” That sense of rediscovery is written into the fi lm. It’s pretty much all Derek and Hansel talk about, getting their fi re back.

Th ere’s a chance that Zoolander 2 follows in the footsteps of its pop-pa and in those of goofy comedies like Anchorman or Hot Rod and fi nds its footing not at the box of-fi ce, but on streaming services and couches. Maybe its genius cannot be comprehended in the moment. But cult comedies are rarely born out of cult comedies. And despite Penelope Cruz’s earnest commit-ment from start to fi nish, Zoolander 2 isn’t any kind of exception. PARAMOUNT PICTURES

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After its last EP Monastic Living likely culled the band’s critics, Parquet Courts return with a relatively approachable single that frames the mundane into something more anxiety-inducing than anything the band has put out before. The end result is a song that will challenge listeners with discomfort.

PARQUET COURTS“Dust”

Mac Demarco’s goofy swagger and childish demeanor provided fodder for many music critics after his rise to fame. The demo from 2013, “Missing the Old Me,” gives listeners a peek inside Demarco’s headspace shortly after he achieved critical acclaim with the release of “2” in the later part of 2012.

MAC DEMARCO“Missing the Old Me”

Underneath swirly guitars and pulsing synths, “Car” is a tale of someone tired of sitting still for too long. The song begins tight and immediate, if not sparse, before concluding with a hypnotic surge. The few lyrics strung together serve as a reminder of the song’s intent to keep going despite still harboring unresolved emotions.

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Wonderful Crazy Night, Elton John’s 32nd album, closely resembles the rest of the British megastar’s work. His long-time collaborator, lyricist Bernie Taupin, helped John make an album that fully showcases his style. After over 30 albums, the legendary team is at it again with sure-to-be hits like “Wonderful Crazy Night” and “Looking Up.”

have the listener smiling by the end. Th is track sends us on a journey into a soulful, retro setting. Th e next stop, entitled “In Th e Name of You,” slows things down a bit and is reminiscent of Elton’s storybook lyrical tunes. A soulful organist punctuates each section, urging you to lean in closer to catch every word. Guitar solos and an upbeat bridge keep your foot tapping to the end.

“Claw Hammer,” a mysterious and intriguing piece with evocative

lyrical pictures, takes the listener to a new world. With more of a ballad-eer’s perspective, it sends you on a journey into a spacey western world. Instrumental solos hypnotize the ending of this song as horns, piano, and other sounds mingle, bringing the song to a close. “Blue Wonderful” could be a seaman’s song as he travels the oceans far away from the one he loves. Th e tone is melancholy, yet energetic, with a reminiscent spirit seeping through every chorus. Th e background piano perfectly comple-ments each lyric.

Accordions, acoustic guitars, and a snare drum are all it takes to describe “I’ve Got 2 Wings.” Hear-ing it, you might think of an old Cat Stevens record or some other folk rock artist. John channels this ’70s genre better than anyone, and this particular number hits the mark.

If you are waiting for a ballad, it’s arrived at “A Good Heart.” It’s just John with a harpsichord, lyrics about keeping the light of an old fl ame going, and the airiness of his vocals. Th is evocative tune is sober, but beautiful.

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album. All of a sudden, you’re back in an Elton John album from the ’70s and ’80s. Th e classic sound of John’s band is bound to turn heads and get fans’ attention.

“Guilty Pleasure” may be guilty of something other than pleasure. Not only does it let the listener down hard from the prior track but it also seems out of place in this otherwise characteristic Elton John effort. Somehow, Elton is able to breathe life into an otherwise lackluster piece and keep you listening. “Th e Open Chord” is similar to “Guilty Pleasure” in its disappointing qual-ity. Without Elton John’s renowned vocals, the piece seems like it would fall fl at.

Slowing down with “Free and Easy” the track has a comfortable steadiness to it that will keep listen-ers happy. Ending with “England and America,” the catchy tune is bound to leave the listener singing along to the thumping drums and guitar.

Th is album fi ts in with the rest of the iconic work of Elton John. It does not represent some huge revo-lution in the pop star’s musical taste or tendencies, but it is sure to leave fans pleased with another collection of feel-good ballads.

formances by Brolin and Clooney. Brolin is really the heart of the fi lm and the character most viewers will identify with, as his conviction to work hard supersedes the chaotic nature of the Hollywood scene. As a man on a mission, Brolin as Mannix brings a kind of masculine energy onscreen that is as subtle as it is forceful.

Clooney works marvelously as Whitlock. As an actor playing an actor, Clooney does well to exude arrogance and charm in the appro-priate proportions. His ineptitude and well-to-do attitude make him a standout character in scenes of his fi ctional movie and those of Hail, Caesar!.

For many fans, the film will confuse and fall short. It is really a marvelous homage to ’50s cinema during Hollywood’s classic era, in all its glorifi ed propaganda, scandal, and energy. Th at being said, those who are not as well-versed in the cinema tropes and intricacies of the time might not get the jokes as much as the Coen brothers do. Hail, Caesar!really functions as a fi lm about fi lm. As Brolin’s character can attest, the controversies and scandals present in the industry of old were best dealt with swiftly and deftly. Th is may be a commentary on today’s industry, as the Coen brothers may suggest that even now, the industry persists with ignominy, propaganda, and unsavory

Rock and roll mixed with light and feel-good tracks propel one groove into another. John delivers his unique style, musicianship, and vo-cal quality with its timeless sound for true believers in old-school pop music.

John hooks listeners from the beginning of the record with his opening track “Wonderful Crazy Night.” It is a pulsing showcase for his bluesy keyboard and legendary vocals. Th e catchy tune is bound to

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On Monday night, ghosts of that February evening returned. With 8:52 remaining in the first period, the lights went out over the ice at TD Garden as BC and BU played in the final round of the 64th Annual Beanpot Tournament. Not enough to allow fans to illuminate the arena like the closing act of a concert, but enough to make play unsafe. For 29 minutes, fans of both teams patiently waited, singing along with the two schools’ bands to Kanye West’s “All of the Lights.”

Unlike 1978, the Terriers walked away from the Garden with bowed heads.

After 62 minutes of grueling hockey, No. 4 BC (20-4-4, 11-1-4 Hockey East) defeated No. 9 BU (16-8-4, 9-4-3) in the first ever 1-0 game in the 256-game history of the Beanpot Tournament. Alex Tuch scored the game-winner for the Eagles to secure the 20th title in program history.

At the game’s outset, it appeared the Eagles would run away with it. The BC offense peppered Terriers goaltender Sean Maguire in the first pe-riod with 23 shots, many of them quality chances. Miles Wood and Colin White often led the charge,

neither showing any evidence of the injuries he was nursing.

But those attempts all looked the same. All four lines, especially head coach Jerry York’s top line of Wood, Austin Cangelosi, and Adam Gilmour, con-sistently moved down the ice on the sides, centered a pass at an open net, and whiffed in the crease. Each time, Maguire, the tournament’s MVP and Eberly Trophy winner, was there—the goaltender finished with a .970 save percentage, third-best in tournament history behind BU goaltenders John Curry and Rick DiPietro.

“It could’ve been 4-0 [after the first] if it wasn’t for Sean,” BU head coach David Quinn said.

After the power outage, the Terriers came firing back. And with their goaltender standing on his head, a 5-on-3 late gave BU a golden opportunity late in the first.

For every save Maguire made, Thatcher Demko matched it.

The junior made 30 saves to up his career save percentage in the Beanpot to .947, third-best in tour-nament history. The 1-0 final was also his ninth of the season, which breaks Cory Schneider’s record for the most shutouts by a BC goalie in a single season.

For much of the final two periods of regulation, the two netminders traded saves. For every attempt on Maguire came another on Demko. Often these saves came in the same sequence, but it’s not like Demko even noticed.

“I’m trying to make a save so we can win, not because the other guy made one,” Demko said fol-lowing the game.

While the goalies stayed focused on preventing a rain of “sieve” chants from the packed student sections above them, the same can’t be said for the forwards. Neither side had attempts as clean as came in the first. Most passes that came past the neutral zone were intercepted or deflected away easily.

And what happens when hockey players get frustrated? Fights break out.

BU’s Jordan Greenway was the most notable instigator. He dropped gloves with Casey Fitzgerald in the second, earning a double minor as well as a 10-minute game misconduct.

Greenway’s reckless play could’ve proved disastrous for the Eagles. In the third period, the freshman forward broke away from BC’s defense. Demko knocked away Greenway’s shot with ease, but he barrelled into the net, causing Demko to reach for the ground in pain. Immediately, trainer Bert Lenz ran onto the ice to check on BC’s most important player.

But the man who played all of last year on two torn labrums in his hips wouldn’t be stopped by a little hit on the ice.

“I kind of told [Lenz] to get out of my face,” Demko said. “He asked me if I could finish the game,

and I just looked at him like he was crazy.”Without Demko, BC might not have gotten out

of regulation. Without Tuch, the game might still be going on.

Less than two minutes into the overtime frame, Tuch stole the puck from a BU defender in the middle of the ice. The sophomore big man eyed Zach Sanford driving on the right side of the net. With a massive windup, Tuch uncorked and fired. He tried to put it low, hoping Sanford, his good friend and linemate, would deflect it into the net. Instead, a BU defender screened Maguire just enough to al-low the puck to hit the twine and send TD Garden into a frenzy.

“If I would’ve saw a little bit of it, I would’ve stopped it,” Maguire said. “That’s a pro-level shot.”

The win gave York the only major program record he had yet to beat: the all-time lead for wins in the Beanpot. He now passes John “Snooks” Kelley with his ninth. It’s also only the second time BC and BU played to a 1-0 final—the other came on Dec. 6, 2006, a BC victory at Agganis Arena.

And a tournament once known as the BU Invi-tational because of the Terriers’ dominance might now need a new name. The Eagles have won six of the last seven Beanpots and haven’t lost to BU in the tournament in a decade. Unlike his rival, former BU head coach Jack Parker, it wouldn’t be York’s style to dub a tournament he has such respect for with a name like that.

But given the way they’ve dominated this decade, the BC Invitational has a nice—and fitting—ring to it.

hockey (30-0-0, 20-0-0 Hockey East). The Eagles added five goals in the third frame to cushion their lead against Northeastern (25-5-1, 19-2-0), finishing with a 7-0 score to claim the sixth Beanpot final victory in program history and secure a BC Beanpot sweep one day after Jerry York’s squad won the men’s title.

BC’s first goal came less than three minutes into the first period and less than 20 seconds into the game’s first power play. Haley Skarupa’s shot—assisted by Megan Keller and Makenna Newkirk—sailed past Bugalski to give BC the early lead. A little more than 10 minutes later, Newkirk added a goal of her own, assisted by Dana Trivigno. After Carpenter’s disallowed goal, the first frame ended at 2-0, with BC taking an early lead.

The score would stay that way through-out the second period, despite the Eagles’ and Huskies’ best opportunities. Both Bu-galski and BC netminder Katie Burt made

excellent saves to preserve the score at 2-0. Burt came up big after Keller was whistled for back-to-back body checking penalties, giving the Huskies a four-minute advan-tage. She faced seven shots on target in the period, often when her team was playing shorthanded, and saved each and every one to preserve her shutout and maintain the lead. Her strong second-period play prevented any Northeastern attempt at a comeback. In the postgame conference, Northeastern head coach Dave Flint and BC head coach Katie Crowley praised the sophomore netminder’s performance.

“She made a couple big saves when it was 2-0,” Flint said. “It felt like maybe if one of those had stuck in the net, it would’ve changed the complexion of the game.”

Crowley agreed that Burt’s play set the tone for the team in the second period.

“We got into a little penalty trouble in that second period,” she said. “Obviously Katie’s play was unbelievable.”

In the third period, a flurry of goals took the game officially out of reach for the Huskies. Trivigno started the attack

with her first goal of the game. Kenzie Kent added another minutes later. Trivigno then scored the next two goals of the game to complete her hat trick. With just a few minutes remaining in the game, Keller scored her second goal of the game to bring the score to 7-0 in BC’s favor.

After the game, Flint said that the goal explosion sent his team reeling.

“When they came on in the third and they got a couple quick ones, I felt like for the first time this year we gave up,” he said. “Credit to BC, they smelled blood in the water.”

In a postgame ceremony, Trivigno and Burt were awarded the Most Valuable Player and Bertagna Awards, respectively, for the Beanpot tournament. The Bertagna Award is given to the tournament’s best goalie, regardless of stats. Burt won after saving all 22 shots on goal from North-eastern. Both athletes credited their team-mates in the postgame press conference.

“I have to put a lot of the credit on my linemates,” Trivigno said. “They worked

really hard to either get me the puck or get shots to the net and create rebounds for me.”

Burt also deflected praise onto her teammates. “It’s definitely an honor [to win the Bertagna Award], there’s four great goalies in the whole tournament,” she said. “But I definitely wouldn’t be where I am without my defense.”

Burt won the tournament’s highest honor for goaltenders, but her Northeast-ern counterpart also recorded very strong stats. Bugalski saved 42 shots on target out of the Eagles’ total tally of 49. Throughout the three periods, BC had 89 shots.

The Eagles came out of the second in-termission fired up and ready to compete, and it showed. They completely dominated the Huskies for the final 20 minutes, and their five goals pushed the game from a close one to a blowout. In the postgame conference, Trivigno was asked about Crowley’s intermission words of wisdom that inspired the team to come out ready for blood.

“Let’s go win a Beanpot ,” Trivigno said.

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starting as early as high school level and continuing through the pros. Fans can boo opposing players or coaches. Fans can (and should) boo referees when they believe the wrong call was made.

Th ere are, however, circum-stances when booing crosses the line. Posts on Yik Yak alleged that BC fans booed both a youth hockey team and a disabled girl. Booing the hockey team, the Junior Terriers, is like kicking it while it’s down. Th ink of their youth hockey league as Little League Baseball. Not everyone can play for his or

her favorite team. Some kids will end up on the sucky and unpopular teams, like the Phillies. Th ey can’t help it that they’re stuck with that team. We shouldn’t add insult to their injury.

It is indisputably wrong and beyond my comprehension that anyone would boo a disabled girl. I’ve also seen that some fans vehe-mently deny that this happened. Whether that allegation is true or not, it’s harmful to Superfans’ repu-tation that it was ever brought up in the fi rst place.

As a passionate fan of many teams, I understand how close games can mess with people’s

emotions. I know how easy it is to get wrapped up in the action and to allow your temper to rise. Becoming invested in a team is a risky business. When things go well, you’re on top of the world. When things aren’t so great, your mood free falls. Th at’s just part of being a fan.

I’m not here to lecture people and argue that a perfect fan section is meek. In fact, I believe just the opposite. Fans should be rowdy. Fans should be loud. Fans should give their team an advantage by creating a hostile environment for the opposing team. Fans should pack their home stadium and

create a game-day experience like none other.

But what fans need to re-member is that they represent something bigger than themselves. When BC students put on their Eagles gear and head out to TD Garden, they are representing their school. So in the future, even if BU looks for a fi ght, Superfans shouldn’t stoop to their level.

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I rarely get to go to games as a fan anymore. Men’s hockey and features take up a majority of my spring, leading me to miss out on the chance to watch Jim Christian develop this team. But I caught enough of the UNC game to be impressed with the effort this team put in. And I’m not wor-ried about not having A.J. Turner—BC did just fine without him. Give me that first ACC win.

As much as I’d love to predict a BC win after its inspiring performance against North Caro-lina, Jim Christian’s boys are just too banged up after injuries to their two star freshmen: Jerome Robinson and A.J. Turner. In order for the Eagles to have a chance, Dennis Clifford and Eli Carter need to have career nights, and that’s simply too much to ask of this team right now.

I was as excited as everyone else when BC inex-plicably pulled out a really, really good game against the Tar Heels. I hope it’s a good indicator of things to come, because that would make games a hell of a lot more enjoyable. But I just don’t think a victory against Syracuse is in the books. It will be too hard to compete with the Orange with some of the injuries this team has sustained. Th is game will be closer than the last BC-Syracuse game, but ultimately Jim Christian’s squad will remain winless in the ACC after a tough loss to Syracuse.

Prediction:BC 58, Syracuse 54

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68-65 loss to No. 9 UNC (20-4, 9-2), narrowly missing out on its fi rst conference win of the season.

Eli Carter led the Eagles with 26 points, including fi ve 3-pointers, shouldering the load for an Eagles squad that was severely short-handed. Already without freshman guard Jerome Robinson (broken wrist), BC lost another key player when A.J. Turner went down with a right ankle injury early in the second half. He was carried off to the locker room, but returned to the bench on crutches to watch the end of the game.

Clifford, a fifth-year senior, played his best game in a BC uniform on Tuesday night. The 7-footer made his presence felt inside, grabbing 13 rebounds to go along with 14 points.

Just in Jack son, who w a s benched to begin the game, kept UNC close throughout a sloppy fi rst half, fi nishing with 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting. Th e Eagles carried a 37-31 lead into the in-termission, the Tar Heels’ largest halftime defi cit of the year.

UNC head coach Roy Williams collapsed during a TV timeout early in the second half and was

taken to the locker room. Williams would later emerge to shake BC head coach Jim Christian’s hand af-ter the win. At the postgame press conference, he announced that he had been diagnosed with benign positional vertigo, a condition that causes dizziness with certain sudden head movements.

“For him to come back out and congratulate our kids on their ef-fort I thought speaks volumes as to why he’s a Hall of Fame coach,” Christian said.

The Tar Heels grabbed their fi rst lead of the game with 3:55 remaining off a pair of Th eo Pinson free throws. Carter responded with a free throw of his own to tie the game at 57, but a Jackson runner in the lane put UNC back on top. Af-ter each team turned the ball over, Carter hit a fadeaway 3-pointer from the corner to give the Eagles a 60-59 advantage with just over two minutes to play.

Marcus Paige, who finished with a quiet 11 points, drilled a three from the wing and drew the foul, but couldn’t convert the four-point play, leaving the Tar Heels with a slim 62-60 lead. But after a Garland Owens miss, BC needed a stop with a minute left.

Once again, it was Jackson for

UNC.Th e 6-foot-8 sophomore gave

the Tar Heels a four-point lead with under a minute left, leaving the Eagles with no room for error down the stretch.

Carter drew a foul on the other end with about 40 seconds remain-ing and drained both free throws to pull the Eagles within just two, forcing BC to foul and pray for a missed free throw to keep the game within one possession. But after Johnson missed his second free throw, an Ervins Meznieks pass ended up back in the hands of Paige, who hit one of two free

throws after an intentional foul.Down four with just over 10

seconds left, Matt Milon came off the bench to drain a much-needed fadeaway three to pull BC within just one.

After another pair of free throws from Paige extended the UNC lead to 68-65, BC inbounded the ball with three ticks still on the clock and an opportunity to send the game to overtime.

Carter’s half-court heave was no good. And like that, one of the biggest upsets of this chaotic col-lege basketball season was just an “almost.”

Head coach Jim Christian helps A.J. Turner off after an ankle injury.JULIA HOPKINS / HEIGHTS EDITOR

After suff ering through a horren-dous football season and an equally cringe-worthy month of basketball, it looked like the athletic stars had fi nally aligned for Boston College on Tuesday night. Men’s hockey won its Beanpot in dramatic fashion on Monday night, women’s hockey walked away with a 7-0 win in the women’s Beanpot on Tuesday, and men’s basketball was on the verge of doing what it has spent the entirety of 2016 trying to accom-plish: winning an ACC game.

BC came out strong from the get-go, as Garland Owens grabbed the opening tip and put in a layup about the same time Dennis Cliff ord touched back down on the floor. A free throw by Clifford gave the Eagles their second lead of the game, which they held on to for the next 34 minutes. Though the Eagles never fully crashed, as they have been prone to doing, the off ense stagnated just enough to allow UNC to slip in and grab a 68-65 win.

During the time they led, though, there was an unusual hub of activ-ity normally absent from an iceless Conte Forum. There was Clifford, grinning and fl exing to the crowd as he celebrated multiple slams in the best game of his long collegiate career. There was Steve Perpiglia, captain of the BC bench cheering squad, negotiating with referees during a timeout on the boundary lines during celebrations.

Th e BC crowd steadily improved throughout the game, eventually chal-lenging the sea of Carolina blue. UNC head coach Roy Williams left the game early in the second half after suff ering a vertigo attack, and Eli Carter’s shoot-ing touch never fully cooled off .

Every piece fi t in just right—except one. Th e only thread that didn’t slip its way nicely into the upset story was

Justin Jackson.Th e 6-foot-8 forward shined early

on in the season, winning the MVP of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic with 43 points and 18 rebounds over two games. Despite taking a backseat to Brice Johnson since then, he has started every game for UNC. Th at is, until Tuesday night, when Johnson, Jackson, and Kennedy Meeks all be-gan the game on the bench—a move Williams and the coaching staff fi rst considered on the fl ight back from Notre Dame, UNC’s second consecu-tive loss after a 19-2 start to the year.

“You lose two games in a row, everything’s not hunky-dory,” said UNC assistant coach Steve Robinson, who picked up the coaching reins when Williams left. “We wanted to shake things up. [We said] ‘Okay fellas, we have to play better.’ Th at was a big thing for us, just trying to shake it up a little bit, get us going.”

It didn’t work, at least right away. Th e man most likely to break out for the Tar Heels was Johnson, who leads the team in scoring with 16.6 points a game while also averaging a double-double. Th ese are numbers that have put him on a 10-player watch list for the Karl Malone Award, given to the top power forward in the country.

But after getting beat up by John-son and the rest of the Tar Heels for 50 points in the paint during an 89-62 loss on Jan. 30, BC fi ne-tuned its game plan, preventing the power forward from ever really settling in.

“When you play someone the second time, you identify what they did to hurt you and what you need to take away,” Christian said.

It was Cliff ord more than anyone else who managed to take Johnson out of the game. BC’s big man didn’t let Johnson get many easy looks inside, limiting Johnson to nine points on seven shots.

As the option for Johnson closed, Jackson opened. Early on he was

guarded by BC’s 6-foot-7 forward A.J. Turner, who is one of the few members of BC’s roster with the height and athleticism to successfully limit versatile forwards who can drive and shoot. Both times A.J. Turner was subbed out in the second half, Jackson scored immediately on the next pos-session—fi rst an open 3-pointer, then a too-loosely contested lay-in. While Turner was in, Jackson netted just one shot in the fi rst half. Th is made his fall that much tougher.

Just three minutes into the sec-ond half, with BC up by nine, UNC’s Th eo Pinson moved the ball along the perimeter to Jackson. As Turner hopped forward to play Jackson up close, he landed badly on his right foot, immediately crying out in pain and reaching down to grab his ankle. Jackson took advantage of Turner’s fall to knock down a 3-pointer, cutting the BC lead to six.

Turner was helped off and taken straight to the locker room. Twenty minutes later, he returned to the bench with a wrapped ankle and crutches, his status after the game

still uncertain.In Turner’s absence, Jackson again

wasted no time. After Carter knocked a three to re-extend the lead, Jackson scored back-to-back baskets despite the chippy, aggressive eff orts of Dar-ryl Hicks.

“[Losing Turner] hurt us,” Chris-tian said. “A.J. is our longest perimeter defender. So on a night when Jackson’s playing the way he’s playing, that length was huge because our only other option now was Darryl, who’s a tough kid, but that’s 5, 6 inches and he was just taking it to the lane and shooting right over the top of him.”

Jackson fi nished with a team-high 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting, an incredibly efficient line compared to Carter’s 8-of-21. But even though Jackson spoiled BC’s chance at an upset, the Eagles fi nally played a full game. Turner’s ankle combined with Jerome Robinson’s own broken wrist may seriously dampen BC’s odds of picking up a win in the next three and a half weeks, but for the fi rst time, BC’s freshmen got to feel a real home atmosphere at home.

Justin Jackson provided UNC the lift it needed off the bench against BC.JULIA HOPKINS / HEIGHTS EDITOR

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BOSTON — In 1978, the lights went out.Fans of Boston College and Boston University

gathered at the old Boston Garden on the fi rst Mon-day of February. As they do every three years, the two schools battled in the opening round of the Beanpot. Harvard beat Northeastern 4-3 in overtime, saving college hockey’s greatest rivalry—BC vs. BU—for

the nightcap.But unlike every other year, the primetime

game of the 1978 Beanpot wasn’t the one you wanted to play in. On that day, snow fell on Boston at a rapid pace—27.6 inches total, a city record at the time—and fans were trapped on Causeway Street for several days.

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Up two points with 34 seconds remain-ing, Brice Johnson went to the charity stripe with a chance to ice the game forthe University of North Carolina with a pair of free throws. The only thing standing in the way? Th e Boston Collegestudent section, which—for the fi rst timeall season—came alive for Tuesday night’smarquee matchup.

Screaming and waving maroon and gold signs, Superfans watched as Johnson sank his fi rst free throw. 65-62.

For the second free throw, the studentsection erupted even louder. Amid the up-roar, the Eagles’ prayers were answered asJohnson’s shot rimmed out, halting the Tar Heel lead at only a possession and keeping BC’s chances of a historic upset alive.

“Shooting around in my driveway whenI as a kid, that’s the type of thing I was trying to imagine,” Dennis Cliff ord said of the crowd at Conte Forum, which included Clipper point guard Chris Paul. “Th at was an awesome environment to play in.”

But a last-second miracle wasn’t in tonight’s books for 20-point underdog BC(7-17, 0-11 Atlantic Coast), which playedits best game of the season in a nail-biting

tors Michael Sullivan and Riley Overend provided top-notch live-tweet coverage of the game. I knew when the lights went out. I knew when things got chippy on the ice. I knew when teams had power plays and when teams killed power plays. I knew when Alex Tuch buried the game-winner past BU goaltender Sean Maguire. I heard about all of these things.

Unfortunately, I heard about other things too.

I heard about fi ghts between fans. Students from each school went to the op-posing team’s fan section to create trouble. When BU fans visited the BC section waving “Go BU” fl ags, tempers fl ared and attacks, both verbal and physical, began. Eagles fans threw objects at Terriers fans. BU fans were pushed down. One gentle-man in a maroon and gold jersey was escorted out of the fan section for his conduct.

I’m not going to sit here and pretend that BU fans were perfect little angels on Monday night. I know they were just as rude, and they were just as confrontational. Th ey went around looking for fi ghts. Th at’s what happens when you go to BU—you don’t have any honor to begin with, so you have to create it through fi ghts.

I also heard about some inappropri-ate booing. Now, before you make the assumption that I’m too uptight, I will say that I think booing is perfectly acceptable 99 percent of the time. It is a part of sports,

See Superfans, B7 Fifth-year senior Eli Carter (3) dropped 26 points in the Eagles’ loss to North Carolina. JULIA HOPKINS / HEIGHTS EDITOR

Man, wasn’t Monday’s men’s Beanpot fi nal just crazy?

Any Boston College-Boston University men’s hockey matchup is bound to be in-tense, but this was something special. Th is was the Beanpot fi nal. Everything about it was bound to be hyped up. Th ere was the buildup to the game—the dual Snapchat story with BU, the plans to pack the B-Line on the way to TD Garden, and the intense (albeit cliched) trash talk.

And then the game itself. Lights break-ing down, fi ghts breaking out, and a tie-breaking goal after more than 61 minutes of hard and tough hockey. A BC Beanpot victory—its seventh since 2008—coming one year after a stunning semifi nal loss and subsequent consolation victory. An exhilarating overtime victory over a cross-town rival.

I wish I could’ve been there. I was one of the poor schmucks unable to get myself a ticket. While everyone else was enjoying the game, I was sitting on my bed watching clips from the movie Armageddon. But don’t worry about me—I was still getting updates from the game. My friends texted me about it, and my fellow sports edi-

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B OSTON — The c lo ck read 2:26 remaining in the first period, and the Eagles were celebrating what seemed to be their third goal of the game. Alex Carpenter’s shot had slid

past Northeastern University goaltender

Brittany Bugalski, appearing to bolster the lead to 3-0. The official waved the goal off. Further review of the play confirmed that a whistle had been blown before Carpenter’s shot. The game resumed with its 2-0 score.

Carpenter’s disallowed goal didn’t mat-ter in the end for Boston College women’s

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