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FEATURESBC’s New England Classic proves a key ingredient to campus life, A5

A ‘CLASSIC’ CHOICE ARTS & REVIEWBC bOp! took over the Vanderslice Cabaret Room to jazz things up a bit this weekend, B8

BLISSFUL BOP!SPORTSBC took two from two different opponents to continue their win streak over the weekend, B1

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The United States has just 5 percent of the world’s people, but 25 percent of its prisoners. The Sentencing Project, a research and advocacy group, reports that 2.2 million Americans are in jail, a 500 percent increase over the past 30 years. Seventy-five percent of those in prison for drug crimes are poor people of color. All of this costs taxpayers $70 billion a year, according to The Sen-tencing Project, a national non-profit that advocates for a fair criminal justice system in the U.S.

These concerns about the American judicial system have prompted a group of 19 Boston College students to start Mass Incarceration: Missing in America

(MIA). The group hopes to educate students about, and take action against, the wide-ranging, negative effects of so many Americans spending time in prison, on probation, and on parole.

The organization hosts its kick-off event, a slam poetry performance, this Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Eagle’s Nest.

The idea for Mass Incarceration: MIA came out of a six-week PULSE program the students participated in last summer through the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program. They did community service at different place-ments in the Boston area, including Bridge Over Troubled Waters, which serves homeless and at-risk youths. At the end of the program, the group de-cided to start an organization focused on mass incarceration. See Incarceration Project, A3

Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, John Mayer, Ed Sheeran. Chris Paterno, BC ’15, hopes to follow in their footsteps through his new record deal with Joe Nicolo’s Blackbird Productions.

In early May, the Philadelphia Free-doms, the city’s tennis team, asked Paterno to play a set at their event at Villanova Pavilion with over 1,000 spec-tators. Paterno was forced to quickly throw together a band, now known as The Chris Paterno Band, and the group has remained together since that first

Members of the synagogue Congregation Mishkan Tefila (CMT) voted to approve Boston College’s acquisition of the 23 acres of land it owns at 300 Hammond Pond Parkway in Newton. Th is land, formally ac-quired by BC on Sunday afternoon, consists of 14 acres of wooded land and nine acres of developed property, where the synagogue resides. Th e property is about 1.2 miles from main campus.

Over two-thirds of the congregation voted to approve the sale, more than needed for the sale to go forward, said Ted Tye, a managing partner of National Develop-ment who was hired by CMT to represent the synagogue in evaluating options for its property and ultimately negotiate an agree-ment with BC.

“Th ere was no one who spoke against the sale,” he said in an email. “Th e congregation was enthusiastic about moving ahead with its plans for the future. Th e sale will allow them to focus on next steps. Boston College has not commented further on their plans.”

University Spokesperson Jack Dunn said he cannot comment until the deal is offi cially fi nalized in the spring of 2016. In August, when the sale was fi rst announced, Dunn said that the land would be used for administra-tive buildings and parking lots.

Members of the Newton community recently spoke out against the land sale, cit-ing environmental concerns and arguing that the wooded property being purchased ought to be conserved. Th e aldermen of Newton passed a resolution urging Mayor Setti War-ren to conserve the wooded land owned by CMT, either by purchasing the property or placing conservation restrictions on the land, which is criss-crossed by hiking trails and is used by residents to walk dogs and run.

Th e synagogue will remain on the prop-erty until 2019, and will then likely move to another location in Newton.

“It’s sad because there are so many mem-bers that have such a history in the building itself, and that’s a difficult thing for our congregants,” Congregation President Paul Gershkowitz said about the sale in August. “But we also are very excited about our future and reestablishing Congregation Mishkan Tefi la as a viable entity moving forward.”

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show.After a successful gig at Villanova,

the band was asked to play again inSpring City, Penn. The band’s mandolinplayer, Adam Monaco, brought Nicoloto the show, whom he had been previ-ously working with to record severaltracks.

After hearing the band’s sound andoriginal lyrics, Nicolo asked to meetwith Paterno and officially signed himhis label last week.

“Joe saw us play and really liked ourset and our original music,” Paterno said.“He asked me to stop by the studio andthe rest has just been contract negotia-tions and seeing what we wanted out of[the record deal].”

Nicolo, prior to creating BlackbirdProductions, had owned and run Ruff-

During his time at BC, Paterno was heavily involved in the Music Guild, through which he was able to practice performing live.

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“Whether we were working in pris-ons, homeless shelters, or educational groups, we saw across the board that racial minorities and people of lower socioeconomic status were incarcerated at much higher rates,” Alexandra Mills, a member of the project and MCAS ’18, said. “It’s clearly a huge problem.”

The students kept encountering people affected by mass incarceration, when most of them did not even know the scope of the problem beforehand—this made them realize they wanted to highlight it on campus during the school year.

“If we haven’t really had to think about it, how many other people on campus don’t know about it?” Mills said.

The idea for Tuesday ’s spoken word event came from a slam poetry show some of the students attended last summer, where they were struck by performances that highlighted the

relationship between race and mass in-carceration. The show was held at Haley House, a soup kitchen and activist group that provides low-income housing and other services.

With Tuesday’s show, the group seeks to extend that conversation to BC.

“The event will include speakers from BC, the greater Boston com-munity, and Suffolk County House of Corrections,” Ameet Kallarackal, CSOM ’18, said in an email.

It is co-sponsored by 18 other groups, including the theology, his-tory, and philosophy departments, BC SLAM!, and Amnesty International.

“We reached out to a lot of people and we had amazing support,” Andrew Cammon, CSOM ’18, said. “This issue is finally getting a lot of bipartisan sup-port and attention from a lot of different

Penalties and poor secondary play plagued the Eagles in a loss to Deshaun Watson and the No. 5 Clemson Tigers on Saturday. See page B1.

By Josh MentzerFor The Heights

Boston College alumni, par-ents, faculty, and friends of the University gathered for the first-ever BC Global Forum: Asia in Hong Kong this past weekend. The forum included a number of different events and over 100 members of the BC com-munity. The event was meant to celebrate the achievements of BC’s Light the World campaign, and honor the ongoing Jesuit legacy in Asia.

The delegation from BC con-sisted of University President William P. Leahy, S.J., five senior administrators from the Office of University Advancement, and three members of the Board of Trustees.

“The ultimate goal is to see BC develop a truly vibrant, dynamic, and global alumni community that supports BC students studying overseas, and the University,” Ellen Sullivan, executive director of University Advancement, said in an email.

The Light the World cam-paign, which launched in 2008 and is on track to reach its $1.5 billion dollar goal by the end of the 2015 calendar year, also had the goal of increasing BC alumni engagement throughout the world.

“This event was an enormous step forward,” Sullivan said.

Of the almost 10,000 BC alumni living outside the U.S., about a quarter of them reside in the Asia.

Sullivan said the event was meant to allow international alumni to be more involved in

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A new exhibit entitled Nathaniel Hawthorne and Fred-erick Douglass: Texts and Contexts, which explores two authors in relation to each other, will show in the Burns Library until Jan. 24. The opening reception will be on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at at 5:30 p.m. 1

Ta-Nehisi Coates, Atlantic national correspondent and award-winning journalist, is coming to speak as part of the Lowell Humanities Series. The talk, entitled “Between the World and Me,” will be on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. in Gasson 100. The event is free. 2

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Irish contemporary author Paul Murray is speaking on his new novel, The Mark and the Void, in an event on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. The talk, sponsored by Irish Studies, will take place in the Connolly House, on 300 Hammond St. Registration is online at www.bc.edu/sites/events.

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POLICE BLOTTER 10/14/15 - 10/16/15

Wednesday, Oct. 14

1:45 p.m. - A report was filed re-garding a wellbeing check of a BC student in the Mods.

5:24 p.m. - A report was filed re-garding an assault and battery in Higgins Hall.

6:52 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a fire alarm activation in the Ignacio Hall. Newton Fire Department responded. There was no actual fire.

Thursday, Oct. 15

12:17 p.m. - A report was filed re-garding medical assistance provided to a a BC student who was trans-ported by ambulance to a medical facility from Stuart Hall.

7:19 p.m. - A report was filed regarding medical assistance pro-vided for two BC students who were transported to a medical facility from Shea Field.

9:12 p.m. - A report was filed regarding arson in 66 Common-wealth Ave.

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NEWSBRIEFS

Boston College will begin a survey of faculty and staff to measure their experience within the University workplace on Oct. 20. The Faculty, Staff Experi-ence survey aims to improve the overall employee experience by giving employees an outlet to anonymously report on their employee experience. The most recent faculty survey was in 2006, but this marks the first formal assessment of employee experiences.

The survey, offered in Eng-lish, French, Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese, will be avail-able online and through a paper version and will be comprised of 60 questions. All results will be presented in summary form, said Jessica Greene, director of institutional research and as-sessment, in the BC Chronicle.The results will be shared with the University community in the spring. All results will be presented in summary form to preserve the confidential nature of the survey. All participants will be eligible to win one of 20 available $50 American Express gift cards.

“Boston College is a special place because of the people who are here, how they interact with one another, and how they show their concern for their col-leagues,” said David Trainor, vice president for human resources, in the BC Chronicle. “This survey is another tool for us to get a sense of what is important and what we should be focused on regarding the development of our employees.”

By Gus MerrellAsst. News Editor

The Student Assembly of the Un-dergraduate Government of Boston College rejected—nine yes, 14 no, and six abstentions—a resolution on Sunday night that would symbolical-ly align UGBC with the moral pur-pose of the University and endorse BC’s Jesuit history and identity. The resolution was sponsored by Senator Hagop Toghramadjian, President Pro Tempore and MCAS ’17.

Toghramadjian decided to bring the resolution to the Student As-sembly in light of the Pope’s re-cent encyclical addressing climate change, his subsequent visit to the United States, and Cardinal Peter Turkson’s address to BC students. The bill should not be viewed as a pointless reaffirmation of the University’s Catholic values, he said. Rather, and most importantly, it should be a point of reflection about what it means to be a Catholic uni-versity and why BC as a community should be proud of that distinction, he said.

At the same time, Toghramad-jian believes that it can be a useful

policy tool when working the the ad-ministration. He said that showing the University that UGBC is on the same page with the administration would go a long way in achieving compromise on certain community issues that UGBC has tried to ad-dress through policy changes such as free speech. Despite differing interpretations or perspectives on social issues, Toghramadjian believes it would be easier to push the envelop with new initiatives if there’s an underlying trust between the administration and UGBC.

“I think that all of our initiatives will go through more smoothly if we pass this bill because it’s basically saying to all the stakeholders at the school that we share their basic phi-losophy,” Toghramadjian said.

Senator Eileen Corkery, MCAS ’17, who helped co-sponsor the bill, said that UGBC should not frame BC’s Catholic identity as a weakness or as something that limits progress on campus, but should instead look to it as a strength. As leaders in stu-dent government, she said, members of the Student Assembly should stand up for what they believe in.

Though the bill had support

from other members of the Stu-dent Assembly, the students who opposed the resolution were very outspoken and believed that the resolution could actually alienate undergraduates from the organiza-tion or make UGBC seem like a religious body.

Collin Pratt, director of policy in the GLBTQ Leadership Council and MCAS ’17, said that the LGBTQ community at BC has felt the effects of the Catholic identity at BC. He said as a result of that identity, the entire community has been disre-spected and unrecognized.

“More than anything else during my time here, the Catholic identity has been used as an excuse to stifle any attempt to foster an environ-ment of respect, dignity, and love for all Boston College students,” Pratt said. “If we pass this resolution, the name of Catholic that we label our-selves or endorse ourselves, will not liberate us. It will limit us.”

Senator Connor Kratz, MCAS ’18, among others, took issue with the phrase “see beyond the current dominant culture and act conse-quently”—taken from Cardinal Turkson’s speech—that was used in

the resolution. Toghramadjian said that the phrase meant UGBC is not expected to pass a resolution like the one proposed, but Kratz believed that the phrase was too vague and could be used to the administration’s advantage. When it comes to BC’s administration, he said, ambiguity leaves a lot of room for policy discre-tion, which could be used to enact other policies that discriminate against students who don’t perfectly conform to Catholic ideals.

“UGBC has a lot of potential this year to make a lot of social progress and I think that could potentially be stymied by this resolution,” Kratz said.

Despite the failure to pass the resolution, Toghramadjian said that he and the co-sponsors plan to intro-duce a revised version next Sunday. He said that the debate during the meeting was encouraging in and of itself, because it is the first conten-tious vote that UGBC has had in the three years of his participation.

“I’m glad we had a reflective and thoughtful debate tonight—I consider the discussion a victory in itself,” Toghramadjian said in an email.

The Winston Center for Lead-ership will host Sarah Chayes, a journalist and senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Oct. 20. Chayes’ most recent book is Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security. The Winston Center is collaborat-ing with the Islamic Civilization and Societies Program to hold the event.

Previously, Chayes ser ved as special assistant to the top United States military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. She also covered the fall of the Taliban for National Public Radio—a company at which she began working at in 1996—be-fore retiring as a journalist in 2002. She then went on to found Arghand, a manufacturing coop-erative in which men and women work together creating skin care production.

In Thieves of State, Chayes says that the three important aspects of the time—security, resilience, and poverty reduction—are be-ing destroyed by structural theft perpetrated by corporations and governments.

“Chayes’ Thieves of State makes a strong case that acute cor-ruption causes not only social breakdown but also violent extremism,” Giles Foden wrote in The New York Times. “She calls this a “basic fact,” showing that where there is poor gover-nance—specifically, no appeal to the rule of law and no protected right of property—people begin a search for spiritual purity that puts them on a path to radical-ization.”

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Fung Hon Chu Education Fund, in recognition of their lifelong commitment to education.

“Gratitude is one of the great virtues in our Catholic faith and it’s important that we as humans understand that to be grateful and to give to others is a calling that each of us has,” Leahy said to the BC Chronicle. “So, gratitude to you, Julia and Victor, for what you have done and—through you—what others have been enabled to do.”

Fung, whose son, Steven, graduated from BC in 1999, was distinguished as Businessman of the Year in 2005 by Forbes Asia, and has contributed to the promotion of Catholic and Jesuit education in Asia, particularly in his home city of Hong Kong.

“This honor really belongs to all of you, because you have all done so much in your own way to contribute to this great University,” Fung said. “I know one of the very important long

term objectives of Boston Col-lege is to reach out to the global community, and the fact that you’re doing this in Hong Kong now really symbolizes your own desire to reach outside ofBoston and North America.”

The next day, attendees of the forum participated in a leadership roundtable featur-ing George Yeo, former foreign minister of Singapore and a member of the Vatican Counsel for Economy, a panel chosen by Pope Francis. The forum com-menced later that evening with a dinner hosted Herbert Chang of the class of 1988, whose son Herbert is a junior in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, and was attended by Leahy, the BC delegation, and about 25 parents.

“[The forum] was designed as what we hope will be one in many efforts to increase the university’s global ties,” Sullivan said.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GEORGE YEO

Over 100 members of the University community gathered for the global forum.

the life of the University. The event drew alumni from 13 cit-ies across China and all over the Asian Pacific region.

“Hong Kong was selected in recognition of the strong historic ties that bind the Boston College of today with the legacy of the early Jesuit missions to China of nearly 500 years ago,” Sullivan said. “Modern Hong Kong is a vibrant global crossroads, and is an attractive destination for such a convening.”

A gala dinner was held Oct. 15 to gather members of the BC community, and to present BC’s President’s Award to Dr. Victor Fung and his wife, Julia.

The award, established in 1996, recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves both personally and profession-ally, and exemplify the Universi-ty’s motto, “Ever to Excel.” Fung, who is the group chairperson of the Fung Group and honor-ary chairperson of Li and Fung Limited, received the award alongside Julia, who chairs the

“The ultimate goal is to see BC develop a

truly vibrant, dynamic, and global alumni

community that supports BC students

stuudying overseas, and the University.”

— E l l e n S u l l i v a n , e xecutive director o f University Advancement

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“I didn’t want people to think ‘Well all Korean men are like this, all

Korean women are like this.’”

—Daniel Dae Kim, actor known for Lost, Hawaii Five-

groups, and that’s because its existence doesn’t really make any sense.”

Other ideas the group has for spread-ing awareness include a mass incar-

ceration panel, which could feature some former prisoners, a police officer, and a sheriff discussing their perspectives on and experiences with mass incarcera-tion. The panel would be held sometime

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By Becky Reilly

When actor Daniel Dae Kim took the stage in Devlin 008 to detail his secret to looking so young—exercise, face-wash-ing, and rigorous TV makeup—the audi-ence burst into laughter and applause.

Last Thursday evening, the Boston College Hawaii Club and the Korean Students Association hosted an audience Q&A session with Kim, who previously starred in television shows Lost and Ha-waii Five-0.

After prefacing the event with a brief autobiography, he addressed audience questions, especially emphasizing the role of race relations and the role of Asian-Americans in media. Nearly every seat in Devlin 008 was filled.

Kim donned an honorary Hawaiian lei as he explained his personal back-ground, born in South Korea but raised in New York and Pennsylvania. He described himself as a heavily-involved high school student without a concrete group of friends. While at Haverford College, he majored in Political Science but decided to leave his legal aspirations behind to pursue his calling—acting.

“I knew that if I had done that then I would always be asking myself, ‘What if?’” he said regarding his decision against pursuing law.

Kim cited his childhood role models as those most successful Asian actors at the time: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and George Takei. He expressed, however, that his relationship with Bruce Lee in particular has been complicated to navigate, as Kim believes that while he was certainly influential, some of his roles promoted harmful stereotypes of Asians and Asian-Americans. He lauded

programs like Fresh Off the Boat and Dr. Kim as marked differences from usual Asian acting roles.

“Their race is not the butt of a joke—their accent is not the butt of a joke,” Kim said. “You’re seeing beyond what you’re suppose to see into their depth of character. And that to me is what makes them beyond stereotype.”

Approaching Lost from this stand-point was difficult to Kim at first. He initially perceived his character, Korean-speaking Jin-Soo Kwon, to be a negative portrayal of an Asian man. Writer and Executive Producer Damon Lindelof asked him to wait to pass judgment and that change would happen.

“I didn’t want people to think ‘Well, all Korean men are like this, all Korean women are like this,’” Kim said. “One of the best things about television as a medium is that your ride isn’t over in two-hours like it is in a movie theater. In a movie, you watch your character begin and end. In TV, we got to watch a character grow for six seasons, for six years.”

Kim described his approach to the character of Jin as nuanced and with a clear vision, explaining that all of his complex actions could be rationalized as manifestations of overprotectiveness. This subversion of traditional Korean matriarchal values and his Korean lan-guage ability were the two principal criticisms he identified from the Asian community, which at least represent a far cry from typical accusations of gross misrepresentation.

Kim also lauds television as a medium for improving race relations relative to other media, as it requires shorter-term investments in unusual decisions like minority hiring. Kim encouraged and praised shows like Fresh Off the Boatand Dr. Kim that contextualize Asian-American experiences, but he believes that there is still ample room for im-provement in Hollywood, discussing the institution of minority quotas that induce strict competition for roles, the pervasiveness of stereotyping in writing, and the dearth of lead roles for Asian heritage actors.

Kim stressed that minorities should create their own opportunities for suc-cess rather than waiting for offers to appear, noting that the problem lies not

only in the underrepresentation of Asian actors and characters but writers, agents, producers, and many components of the media creation process. His talk especially conveyed his admiration for Asian YouTubers who have cut around the mainstream media and have grown their grassroots fame independently.

“There’s a statement I learned early on in my career,” Kim told the audience. “‘There’s no room for you in show busi-ness. You have to make room.’”

Kim spoke contentedly about his home in Hawaii in the same context. While he praised Hawaii’s natural beauty as a setting for his family during

multiple stable television roles, he also spoke to a local cultural relatively freer from racial discrimination than those of other regions.

“For an Asian-American person, there’s no more harmonious place where you can live and speak English at the same time,” Kim said.

Though the conversation of the night consisted largely of show-specific inqui-ries and those about Asian-American representation in media, Kim diverged from these topics to discuss his choice to pursue an artistic career, as the audience was composed of students likely with career decisions to make.

“I felt the need to represent stories that I hadn’t heard before and seen be-fore,” Kim said. “Ultimately, we all, everyone of us in this room, have a story to tell about our family, and our past … Ijust wasn’t hearing a lot that resonated with me. So I think that drove me to tellthem myself.”

He encouraged students to explore different subjects and, with a practical plan and proper skills, to pursue what they feel to be their calling.

“Especially at a place like this, keep exploring,” Kim said. “You’re never go-ing to have another opportunity like this.”

Actor Daniel Dae Kim discussed acting and Asian-American representation in media, as well as his choice to pursue an artistic career.JAMES CLARK / HEIGHTS STAFF

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in the spring.“BC is usually such a fiery campus for

social justice causes, but on this issue it’s just completely silent,” said John Sipp, MCAS ’18. “I’m glad we’re finally doing

something to change that.”In addition to its awareness campaign,

Mass Incarceration: Missing in America plans to take action to solve some of the problems caused by mass incarceration.

Right now, they are particularly focused on recidivism—connecting former con-victs to available resources.

“The problem isn’t that halfway houses exist, it’s that connecting ex-cons to

those kinds of resources is really chal-lenging,” Cammon said. “So we’re in thepreliminary stages of outlining a specific action plan.”

In the long-term, the group hopes toestablish a permanent Students Against Mass Incarceration club on campus inorder to inspire and unite students’ pas-sion about the issue, Mills said.

According to Cammon, some of the 19 founding students, all sophomores, would join the executive board of theclub.

The group views mass incarceration asone of the most serious issues facing theUnited States today.

“One of the people that we talked with, Professor Kevin Kenney in the history department, said that in 50 years people are going to look back on this like we now look back on Jim Crow,” Mills said.

“How could people let this happen and not notice the inequality and injustice in the system?”

“BC is usually such a fiery campus for social

justice causes, but on this issue it’s just completely silent.”

—John Sipp, MCAS ’18

Mass Incarceration: Missing in America plans to generate more student support in order to reform mass incarceration in America.STEVE HELBER / AP PHOTO

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By Maggie PowersManaging Editor

The beginning of the school year is full of questions. How was your sum-mer? What classes are you taking? Re-mind me, where are you living again?

The Title IX Steering Committee also began its year with a question. Two questions, actually. Who is here? And is there anyone who is not here who should be?

The Title IX Steering Committee, also called the Sexual Assault Steering Committee, was formed in 2011 as a response to the Dear Colleague Letter (DCL).

The DCL was released by the U.S De-partment of Education Office for Civil Rights. It explains, “the requirements of Title IX pertaining to sexual harassment also cover sexual violence, and lays out the specific Title IX requirements ap-plicable to sexual violence.”

“The goal of the committee is to oversee the policy, prevention, educa-tion, and response efforts for student sexual misconduct,” said Katie O’Dair,

As a Colombian and a secluded Newtonite with an aversion to sports, I never really experienced a football game day until sophomore year. I left Walsh and immediately heard the hum of voices, saw the yellow, the dads, the moms, the kids, the … cornholes? The experience felt foreign, almost cultish. But this aesthetic grew on me with time.

Senior year has been saturated with a lot of self-aware glances as we contemplate the ease with which we hangout. “Look at us, with our friends, laughing at the tailgate—so fun, so BC!” I’m still hyperaware (or lightheartedly self-conscious) of how I’ve become so relaxed in this foreign aesthetic. Gradually the experience has been endowed with an endearing sense of familiarity. It’s like the closest thing to weekend family dinners, to home. It’s something you can count on.

There’s a certain comfort, but also an eeriness, to feeling like there’s a greater force involved in this ultimate social ordering—Fr. Leahy’s watch-ing Mean Girls and scheming. Yet my skepticism and negligence has turned into sincere appreciation of the age-old traditions, the inherited romanticism, the Mods, the familial atmosphere, and the shared sense of identity.

I think it’s important to be aware of this ideal of what our experience should look like, not in a screw-the-system-beware-of-the-hegemonic-ma-chine sort of way, but because it’s very much present. We see it in greater school-wide rituals, but also in the inner workings of clubs and communi-ties at Boston College.

I remember the first inklings of an aesthetic when I joined The Heights.

Going to Cry Night sophomore year, listening to editors that were leaving the board talk about the friendships that had been fortified after late nights in the newsroom. I was captivated by all the jargon and references that got institutionalized with time and I think I instinctively wanted to be part of that community.

This vague sense of what college and friendship is supposed to look like manifests itself differently. Whether it be in theater, band, radio, club sports, or an Agape-Latte-Jesuit-volunteer-service-Iggy-Kairos sort of thing, we find ourselves assembling our lives with these standards in mind. This is all good and not rocket science. Yet, I find that a lot of the social anxiety and dissatisfaction that we encounter at school comes from the discrepancy between this aesthetic expectation and reality. Especially when we first get started.

For individuals who have siblings who attended BC, this familiarity with the school definitely contributes to their sense of what their experience should look like. Trying to replicate their siblings’ experiences is unattain-able and would inevitably lead to a sense of dissatisfaction and create a negative disconnect.

I found it was important to let myself be moved—in doses—by some of these traditions. I realized I didn’t have to sacrifice any part of myself to share these moments with others. I countered this “BC” aesthetic with my own personal sense of what I believed friendship and socializing were sup-posed to be like in these years—there was an ebb and flow of both narra-tives. It’s like a consensual agreement to let myself be influenced, but not be entirely subject to this aesthetic.

Trying to align our reality to an aesthetic ideal is like doing something

less we program ourselves, the less internal tension we build up. Whether it is a desire to conform to a social aesthetic or to rebel against it, we endup shutting out the alternatives.

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because we want a picture of the expe-rience, not the experience itself. So, as much as it is helpful to work towards a static and somewhat streamlined goal, it’s equally important to give ourselves a chance to discover new aesthetics.

Two years ago I had meticulously planned to visit my friend MJ for Spring Break and on the eve of the

trip, I realized I had an expired pass-port. (You need one of those to get into Canada.) I ended up calling one of my Dad’s old friends from art school, Yvonne, and spending the week in Buf-falo. It was far from the image I had of what I wanted my Spring Break to look like, but it turned into an exceptional sort-of-fringe friendship. I think the

associate vice president for Student Af-fairs in an email. O’Dair was appointed as the Title IX coordinator for students in 2011, and she chairs the committee.

“BC has always convened people to discuss policies and practices around sexual misconduct, but we formalized it after the DCL was released,” O’Dair said.

Those two questions that kicked off the meeting may seem like just a formal-ity to begin the year.

But they provide a vitally important setting for these monthly meetings.

By asking who is there, it unifies what could appear to be, on the surface, a wide-ranging group. The committee has

representatives from dean of students office, women’s center, BCPD, general counsel’s office, and both undergradu-ate students and graduate students. “Their work on campus somehow relates to Title IX policy, particularly sexual assault,” said Catherine Larabee, MCAS ’16.

Larrabee is the student representa-tive on the committee.

“We added students to the group last year, as students are an important voice, particularly around education efforts,” O’Dair said.

Larrabee’s role as the Bystander co-director in the Women’s Center puts her at a unique intersection of a someone who is very educated on the sexual as-sault issues on Boston College’s campus, but is also a student, swimming in the very deep water the committee gathers to discuss.

“My perspective is unique to them because I’m able to see things from an on-the-ground level,” she said. If the committee is tackling more abstract problems, such as policy changes or transparency, Larrabee can see if the

discussion will affect students in a more direct way than many of the other mem-bers of the committee.

Sexual assault is such a large and complex issue on college campus, and many members of the community ques-tion how best to handle these issues. The Title IX Steering Committee is a way to make sure everyone who has any stake in policy, prevention, educa-tion, or response for student sexual misconduct is in active and engaged in conversation, not just speaking as a reaction to any developments around Title IX.

“It’s a way for the people who, in their jobs, are working on these issues to come together and move forward collectively,” Larrabee said.

The second question the committee asked itself is almost as important—is there anyone who isn’t here who should be?

It’s this sort of zoomed-out view that allows the committee to be effective. It is one of the most important teams this University has, but if each of its roles in sexual assault remains compartmental-

ized, then an effectiveness and continu-ity would get lost. But the issue of sexual assault on college campuses is one of the widely talked about problems inthe nation, which required University response will continue to evolve.

“We are not a program group, we exist to ensure that the University isin step across the board on all aspectsof policy, prevention, and response,”O’Dair said. “Communication is a keypart of it.”

This communication is what allowsthis wide-ranging group to continue to ask and answer the hard questions around sexual assault for the BC com-munity.

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“Frips and a pickle?” can be heard many times over on days when the beloved New England Classic is avail-able at Hillside Cafe. The New England Classic’s journey into the hearts—and stomachs—of customers began as a mere suggestion from a member of the Boston College Dining team, who had eaten a variation of the sandwich at a restaurant in Vermont.

By borrowing ideas from different sources in New England and using lo-cally produced ingredients, BC Dining created the version of the New England Classic that its customers know today.

Hillside opened in 2002 with a fresh menu of specialty sandwiches as part of an initiative from BC Dining to intro-duce more variety into campus dining. The Hillside menu has not changed much over the past 13 years, with 85 percent of the original menu items still being offered, including the New England Classic. Hillside was the first location to offer the sandwich, and the New England Classic’s popularity has persisted to this day.

“I always thought it would be popu-lar, but I never thought it would sustain that popularity,” said Megan O’Neill, associate director of BC Dining, in regards to the continued demand for the sandwich.

While different versions of the New England Classic are served in many locations throughout New England, all of the variations share many common ingredients such as smoked turkey, cheddar cheese, honey mustard, and Granny Smith apple slices, served as a pressed panini with a side of chips and a pickle.

BC Dining added its own twist to the sandwich by using cranberry bread and frips to add bold flavors to the already

appealing dish. “We sell through all of them,” said Mark Judd, assistant man-ager of Hillside, who noted that over 200 sandwiches are prepared and sold on the days they are available.

With the success of the New England Classic in Hillside, BC Dining planned to bring Hillside items to other dining locations and continue to offer variety to campus dining.

The sandwich was first introduced to Stuart Dining Hall on Newton Campus six years ago in order to accommodate law students and freshmen who could

not easily get to Hillside, and has re-mained on the menu ever since.

When Hillside was removed from the mandatory meal plan, BC Dining sought to find a location that could both serve the New England Classic and accept the mandatory meal plan, eventually designating Eagles Nest to serve the sandwich.

The sandwich’s tenure at Eagles was short-lived, however, as the popular-ity that had propelled it to other loca-tions on campus was unable to give it a foothold at Eagles. Only about 50 of

the location’s daily 1500 customers, approximately 3 percent, ordered the sandwich on the days it was available.

Beginning this semester, the former New England Classic station has been replaced with a second Green It sta-tion in order to keep up with student demand for the more popular dining option.

Currently, BC Dining is working on new dinner items to add to the menus of Corcoran Commons, McElroy, and Stu-art Dining Halls. “When we look at new concepts, we always try to do something

fun and different,” O’Neill said. Chefsconstantly create new sandwiches andoffer them on a rotating schedule, withBC Dining encouraging all customersto provide feedback to help improvethe menu.

It seems that no sandwich will everbe able to compete with the humbleClassic, however.

Originating in New England andhandcrafted using only local ingredi-ents, the simple New England Classichas become a classic part of the BCDining experience.

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College students leave socks lying around the laundry room floor every day, not realizing that one single sock can launch a global movement.

The Misfit Sock originated as a chil-dren’s book. It has since developed into an anti-bullying and self-love campaign that has touched children and adults all over the world.

It all began in the laundry room of Karen Kiefer, associate director for the Church in the 21st Century Center and BC ’82. Her daughters would often ask what was going to happen to all of the extra socks, the ones without matches. “I’m thinking I’m just going to throw them out,” Kiefer said. “But they’re thinking, ‘No, they’re just lost and alone, and you have to make them feel loved again.’ Only a child’s heart can understand that.”

With this in mind, Kiefer wrote a children’s book The Misfit Sock telling the story of two socks that fall in love and are separated in the laundry room. The socks are labeled misfits and cast aside, before eventually realizing their worth by the end of the book. The story’s message, however, transcended the laundry room and expanded into today’s Misfit Sock movement.

“When people don’t fit in, or when they’re different, or when they’re lost or feel alone, we somehow don’t want to touch that, and we want to get rid of that, so we put it in the ‘misfit sock’ pile,” Kiefer said.

Kiefer knew she had found something with meaning, and she wanted to get the message out further.

She began to use a misfit sock as a catalyst for conversation about not only what it feels like to be different, but also about the importance of celebrating these differences.

“I think a lot of kids really step away from their gifts, and their talents, and their differences because they’re afraid of being bullied or being made fun of,” Kiefer said. “And they’re just not ready to stand up.”

The misfit socks, however, are helping them to do so. “The misfits are helping people stand up and realize it’s okay to be different, and have a larger discussion about what is different about [themselves],” Kiefer said. “What makes you different does make you great, and that’s a really important message. We’re celebrating not only diversity of culture, but diversity in ideas and expression.”

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expression is what has made The Misfit Sock so relevant at the University. The initiative is partnered with the Campus School, and in the past it has held a handful of fundraising events on campus. Kiefer said the movement fits well at BC in par-ticular, given its Jesuit ideals.

“This is so Jesuit,” Kiefer said. “It’s not only service to others, but also service to yourself. Love yourself, and then you can love others and give back to others. I love how in the Misfit Sock story that sock is filled with spirit—that’s what BC wants for all their students, to fill themselves with that spirit.”

And BC students have been receptive to this, and many have found ways to get involved. The part of the initiative on cam-pus that Kiefer feels to be most special is that there are so many things that can be done with it, so many directions it can go. Students that decide to get involved can each add his and her own spin.

“I love that you can leave your mark on this project,” Kiefer said. “There are so

many different ways to make it work. We’re open with how people want to spread the Misfit movement and how they can bring it into their own lives.”

A BC student designed the website for Misfit University, the faction of the Misfit Sock initiative that targets students. An-other student designed the national mas-cot for the campaign, which happens to be an Eagle. Many others have come forward, as well, finding different ways to use their own talents to spread awareness of and promote participation in the cause.

“I preach to one,” Kiefer said. “There’s one kid in this room that’s going to take what I’m saying, and they’re going to start something, and they’re going to make a difference.”

One group on campus that’s been par-ticularly influential surround BC athletes. Athletes have participated in the move-ment by wearing mismatched socks to their lifts and on the field, spreading their participation via social media. Kiefer is passionate about pairing the Misfits with

Athletics because of the camaraderie that sports create. “I think when people are bullied or put down they feel alone,” she said. “The power of sports is that it brings people together in a big form, and I love that that form can support people and say, ‘This is wrong, you can’t treat people like this,’ while at the same time sending that message that differences matter.”

The book’s underlying messages have expanded into a variety of projects—ser-vice projects in elementary schools using misfit socks, sock drives, Misfit Manners, Misfit University, The Misfit Pioneer Pro-gram, and The Million Misfit Sock March, among others.

The Million Misfit Sock March is the campaign’s namesake. Each year during National Bullying Prevention Month in October, the company hosts the Million Misfit Sock March, a day on which indi-viduals wear mismatched socks to embrace their inner misfit.

“We thought the Million Misfit Sock March was a clever name, hoping we could

get a million people to wear mismatched socks on one day a year,” Kiefer said. Last year, over 500,000 people cited partici-pating in the march. This year, the march will take place Oct. 23 and 24, and Kieferpredicts that even if they don’t record theirparticipation, over a million people willparticipate.

The March centralizes the campaign,but the beauty of it according to Kiefer is that it can be taken so many different di-rections. The Misfits are seen everywherefrom the University of Las Vegas NevadaWomen’s Basketball Team to preschool classrooms and Girl Scout troops in Paris. People all around the world are using the method of misfit socks to speak out againstsomething that touches so many.

“Some people have said, ‘Isn’t misfit a bad word?’” Kiefer said. “And I say, ‘No, that’s the whole thing.’ We’re changingthe definition of the word misfit. Misfit is magnificent, and it’s empowering to connect with your inner misfit. We’re all misfits in a beautiful way.”

A student-run group, Mass In-carceration: Missing in America (MIA), is going to hold its first event on Tuesday to educate students on the wide-ranging, negative effects of mass incarceration on the signifi-cant number of Americans spend-ing time in prison, on probation, and on parole. The first meeting of the group will be a slam poetry performance in Eagle’s Nest. Long-term plans for the group include establishing a permanent Students Against Mass Incarceration group on campus, and continuing pro-gramming that enlightens under-graduates to the disproportional effects that the prison system has on, primarily, both black men and the homeless.

For a University with such a large focus on social justice, Boston Col-lege has only a limited amount of programming addressing the topic of mass incarceration. Individuals on campus who seek out opportu-nities with service learning classes, like PULSE, and extracurricular volunteering organizations, like 4Boston, have an opportunity to come in contact with the prison sys-tem while serving at Suffolk County House of Corrections—a prison where students can tutor inmates in a one-on-one setting. But, the num-ber of students who actually get the chance to travel out to the prison are minimal compared to the size of the undergraduate population. MIA provides an open and centrally lo-cated environment, creating a new, macro-level platform for discussing policy and reform within the U.S. prison system.

The 19 individuals that started MIA—all sophomore Presidential Scholars—took a necessary step

in pushing the BC community to-ward collective action. Hopefully MIA will act as a catalyst for other policy-level programming on the topic of mass incarceration. Recent administrative efforts—namely, the weeklong event Our Common Home, which looked to educate stu-dents on issues of climate change—brought prominent speakers to campus and a myriad of events for people to attend throughout the day. Putting in similar effort issues

related to mass incarceration would allow for speakers and students to engage in substantial discourse on this topic.

Tuesday’s slam poetry event is a perfect start to MIA’s campaign to educate and mobilize students on mass incarceration. In conjunction with existing initiatives—including the University’s partnerships with Haley House and Suffolk County House of Corrections—MIA can empower students to stand up against mass incarceration and push for policy to end the disparate deal-ings of the U.S. prison system.

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Members of the synagogue Con-gregation Mishkan Tefila voted to approve the sale of 23-acres of prop-erty to Boston College this Sunday. Fourteen of the acres are densely wooded, while the remaining nine are developed. In August, when the deal was announced, the University said that it planned to build admin-istrative offices and space for parking on the newly-acquired policy. The deal will be officially finalized this spring.

However, in the weeks leading up to the vote, many members of the Newton community expressed concern that the University would develop land enjoyed recreationally by the community members. The Newton aldermen passed a resolu-tion encouraging Mayor Setti War-ren to preserve the wooded areas by buying or restricting the process.

Environmental concerns were also cited. In a letter dated Oct. 2, the Conservation Commission de-tailed how the space contains diverse ecology and habitats for wildlife. The letter urged the mayor and Board of Alderman to preserve the property.

“The Conservation Commission sees this as an opportunity and an obligation to prevent a virtually irre-trievable ecological disappointment,” the letter states. “It is an opportunity that should not be squandered and an obligation that should be met.”

BC has not yet announced their intentions for the undeveloped prop-erty. The most recent comment re-

garding the property is from August, prior to the community movement to preserve the land.

Rather than bulldozing the wood-ed area, which is traversed by hiking trails that begin and end in the sur-rounding conserved property, the University could save part of the land for community and research space. Administrative buildings could be built on the pre-developed area, while part or all of the undeveloped property could be preserved.

The hiking trails that already exist could remain open, and the wild-life habitats that the Conservation Commission has deemed valuable would remain. With the remaining space, perhaps a program could be developed for students in the envi-ronmental studies or environmental geoscience program to study the ecological system in a real-world environment. Or, students in the sustainable agriculture class could cultivate crops in the open space.

The 14 acres of undeveloped property that BC is about to pur-chase is valuable, in more ways than just providing land for more administrative buildings to sit on. It can be used as a physical element of classroom instruction, as well as a space for community members. BC has long been a valued part of the Newton community, and this purchase is another opportunity for the University to express its value as well as its willingness to work with the community.

Last week, a group of veiled, anonymous stu-dents roamed the halls of campus, posting unap-proved fliers that read “This poster is still illegal.” While these students were not members of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC), at least as far as we are aware, they were directly commenting on an issue that still affects every student on this campus and one that UGBC has prioritized in addressing: the lack of free ex-pression rights that BC students have outside of the classroom.

In policy terms, this means that individual stu-dents who are not a part of a recognized student organization (SO) are still not even able to apply to post a flier, book a room, hang a banner, bring in a speaker to discuss a certain issue, or host a demonstration on campus. These rights are given only to SO’s, which are only allowed to exist if their mission “promotes that of Boston College’s.”

Earlier this summer, UGBC was notified that our recommendations to BC’s free expression poli-cies, which were supported nearly unanimously by the Student Assembly, were not implemented in the new student guide. This means that the issue of free expression, which in recent years has most acutely affected students who advocate for issues such as climate protection, LGBTQ equality, and racial equality, continues to be a problem. Last week’s flier protest and an accompanying editorial in this paper prove that this issue remains salient on our campus. While we are still advocating for more substantive, long-term policy changes, we in UGBC recognize the need for immediate ac-tion and would like to announce new services to help students navigate existing policies. Here are three of them:

The Ten-Student Service: As individual stu-dents are not allowed to apply for a demonstration, UGBC will make itself available as a resource. If ten individual students sign our demonstration form, available here, we will meet with them within 48 hours to discuss applying for a demon-stration for them.

Free Expression Reporting Form: By creating a means in which BC community members can report incidents in which they feel their ability to express themselves has been curtailed, UGBC is doing two things. First, we are responding to the reality that students currently have no outlet to appeal decisions related to free expression. By reporting their incident in this form, UGBC can

support them in advocating for a reversal of the decision in various ways. Second, UGBC will now be able to document incidents and concerns as a means to track patterns, and to eventually createpolicy changes that address the restrictions on free expression in our community.

The Incubator Phase: As the only way to gain expression rights is by becoming a SO, we needto make sure that as many SO’s can be recognizedas possible. UGBC is currently in the process of advocating for the “incubator phase,” which would give SO’s who would otherwise have been rejectedfor various reasons, including administrative andfinancial reasons, the opportunity to have expres-sion rights. While groups in this phase will not receive funding from the university, they will havethe chance to express themselves. We are hopefulthis policy can be ready for the second semester.

From the beginning, our administration has promised to make free expression a priority—westand even more committed to that promise six months after inauguration. We also understand that these short-gap services do not rise to the level of a sensible, comprehensive free expression policy. Nevertheless, as we continue to meet with administrators weekly to find common ground, we want to do all that we can to help students navigateexisting policies. Moving forward, we invite allstudents to stop by our open general meetings on Sundays at 6:30PM in Fulton 511 and our office hours in Carney 106. And of course, we encourage any member of the BC community to reach out tous at napolit@bc.edu or husseyo@bc.edu.

Letter from the Executive Council of UGBC on free speechLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

the outstanding growth of the porn indus-try, but girls really value their appearance, especially at a high school age. As I’m sure we’ve heard many times before, however, we are more than just our appearance. Truly believing that will set you free.

Th ere is no need to add, “Sorry I look like a mess,” to your on-the-way texts. Looking like your most natural self isn’t a mess. It’s you and it’s okay. You don’t need to provide an explanation to anyone. Stop stressing out over your breakouts, which will just lead to more breakouts. Stop forcing yourself to wear heavy, sticky makeup if you hate the way it feels on your face.

Everyone has bags under their eyes, rolls on their stomachs when they slouch, chipped nails, and acne. It’s all normal. If you learn to accept your normal self, you’ll learn to appreciate the best quali-ties of your personality that don’t center around your appearance. Th ese qualities comprise the purest form of yourself. Your weight, or your hair, or the color of your lipstick are not you.

You don’t owe anything to anyone—you don’t have to be pretty for anyone. Th e function of your existence is more than being something pretty to look at. So, by all means, look pretty, but don’t think you aren’t just as great of a person if you don’t. By looking like “a mess,” you’re not off ending anyone. Trust me, no one will notice, let alone care, if you aren’t wearing makeup or if you’re waiting in the omelette line in your sweatpants on a Sunday morning. Th e people that really matter in your life are those who value your beliefs, your sense of humor, and your kindness.

For example, Cady in the movie Mean

Girls escapes the mentality that her new physically-obsessed friends forced her into. After recognizing that true beauty doesn’t come from your weight or what shoes you wear, she became a healthier and happier person. Another example is Emma Watson, who is arguably one of the most beautiful celebrities. Rather than preoccupying herself over maintaining her beauty by participating in fad diets, she uses her celebrity to campaign for feminism.

By ceasing to worry about how pretty you look all the time, you can focus on your more important attributes. You will be able to laugh loudly and freely without worrying about whether it sounds cute. You won’t be afraid of making that funny face. Yes, looking amazing feels great, and putting eff ort into your morning routine can be very benefi cial. When it becomes a negative part of your life, however, it’s time to step back and prioritize. Being the incredible person you are far outweighs any type of physical characteristic you might concern yourself with.

Perceiving ourselves as purely physi-cal can be dangerous to our self-esteem and can detract from our everyday life. We must relinquish ourselves from the restraints of physical beauty. Despite what society pressures us to think, there is nothing wrong with being ugly. It does not detract from your value as a per-son. Allowing ourselves to be liberated from the physical expectations we set for ourselves can save us time and, more importantly, stress.

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GETTING OFF CAMPUS - New England is beautiful in the fall, and Boston College’s campus has plenty of places for you to appreciate this (the tree by the Augustine statue is one of the better examples, not to mention the line of trees down by Corcoran Commons). But where you can truly take the beauty of fall in stride is off campus—this weekend, a simple hike, trip to Boston Common, or a day watch-ing the Head of the Charles races were all great opportunities to get out and about and see what the rest of the world has to offer. Next week will have more of the same events. Make sure to get out there before all of the vibrant colors are gone for the winter.

MIDTERM BREAK - Finally, we get a break. After last week’s mad-ness—lines to get into O’Neill, cross-campus reading and cram-ming, quick stops into St. Ignatius to say a prayer for our well be-ing—we can now take this week in stride, and breath easier without four tests and a paper to keep us running around. Sure, there’s still plenty of work—and plenty of work that, in the end, might feel like midterm-level work—but at least it’s a break on our conscious to know that something worth 30 or more percent of our grade isn’t going to be lining up to beat the crap out of us three days in a row anymore.

MISSING EAGLES NEST - We like to time our Eagle’s Nest trips—not so soon that we’re stuck in a line go-ing out of the door, but not so late so that we are met with iron gates. That leaves a narrow window from 2:30 until … well, we don’t know. It looks like 3:30 is the time when things shut down, but there’s al-ways some give and take. When we get there, and the gates are still open, we’re filled with hope. But, when we get up to the counters to find that all of the food has already been put away—empty basins of just water—we know that we’ve done gone and messed up. Instead of a nice sandwich, it’s an hour wait until we can get some terrible Mac food—and, well, no one is looking forward to that.

BOOKING TICKETS HOME FOR THANKS-GIVING - Getting our train, plane, or automobile tickets or times home for Thanksgiving creates the uneasy feeling that more of the semester has passed by then we would have liked it to already. We’re trying to take things slow and appreciate everything, but between all of the work and clubs it doesn’t feel like we have much time to sit and enjoy ourselves. We guess that’s maybe what the six-hour ride back home is for, but that seems like a reflective moment too late.

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It was the fi rst session of the most dreaded course of my undergraduate ca-reer: natural science core. I’ve tried multiple times to convince academic supervisors that I’ve earned some sort of exemption from the requirement, all to no avail, and then curse Mr. Beardmore for not getting me a 4 on the AP Chem exam in my junior year of high school. So, here I was in my fi rst day of my senior year, in my fi rst natu-ral science class, when my professor states that the main cause of climate change and environmental degradation is population growth.

All right, makes sense. I probably should’ve fi gured this out before she pro-vided the answer. More people means more resources used and more pollution released.Seems like a fairly straightforward, maybe even linear projection.

Taking a minute to unpack population growth, what exactly does this entail? Well, quite simply, it refers to you and me. We are part of the population, and our births mean that we contributed to population growth. Does that mean that just by being born, we are destroying the environment? According to the logic above, yes, it does. My dread of natural science core seems warranted now, doesn’t it?

By being born, you and I will require individually the consumption of an almost unquantifi able amount of resources from a planet that is increasingly overtaxed to the point that its renewable resources cannot regenerate quickly enough for our consumption patterns. Just think of all the items that we consume (or “use,” which is just long term consumption) on an aver-age daily basis: 2000+ calories, books and printed articles, music, television, tech devices, multiple outfi ts in a day, and the fossil fuel to get it all to us within two days with Amazon Prime. At this point in our civilizational development, these aren’t privileges, but almost natural facts. We can’timagine life without all of this stuff .

However, we run into the above prob-lem of population growth with these pat-terns of increasing consumption on a planet of fi nite resources. If everyone on the planet lived the way Americans do, we’d need four or fi ve Earths. Th is problem is only getting worse as the population grows. As my professor aptly pointed out, “If there were only four people on Earth, we wouldn’t have a climate change problem.”

To say the least, I found it a bit prob-lematic that the solution to climate change would be my (and your) non-existence. Partially because I like existing, but even more so for all the other humans who have contributed far greater than I to our rocky society. While I heard her disdain for the patterns of consumption that are often used to caricature consumption as a whole, those involving animal products, iPads and tropi-cal vacations, I thought of the other things that we consume, television, news articles, music, and art.

What sets these modes of consump-tion apart from the others? In these (and, I would argue, in all human endeavors) there is a degree of creativity. Th ere is an extent to which resources are consumed, but what results from it is more than what is consumed and can inspire even more without further consumption. Th e commondenominators in all these creative works, or the common conditions that make them possible, is humanity, its consumption of resources, and the input of humanity into these resources.

Even my professor’s explanation for climate change condemning population growth is based on these conditions, mak-ing part of the solution a part of the prob-lem. How can this be so? Well, the fault, like many things, lies in the simplifi cation. While it is true that mankind’s total impact on the environment is based on population size, each person’s level of consumption and the environmental eff ects of the technology used in that consumption also aff ect it. It is these that we should be working on to lower our environmental impacts. While this still leaves a lot of room for improve-ment, it removes the existential question of whether we should end our species, and predicates solutions based on the existence of humanity and its use of creative faculties to lower levels of consumption and improve technologies in order to lower environmen-tal impacts. Instead of considering climate change our fault, we are empowered with the means and responsibility to creatively fi x it, and there are plenty of ways for us to start taking action today.

day as a whole and realize that I’ve lived out the equivalent of a week in my past life, I feel especially pleased. Worry is the energy drink that your parents don’t want for you and your doctor warns will give you heart attacks—taken to extremes, it can harm you. But in moderation, it’s a flavor worth tasting. It’s not a domesti-cated animal, and therein lies its lure.

The French philosopher Montaigne believed that danger was crucial to edu-cating youth. He in turn quoted Horace: “Let him live beneath the open sky and dangerously.” Although the danger to which he referred was largely physical (“It is not enough to toughen his soul—we must also toughen his muscles.”), I argue that the perception of danger is often powerful enough to replace that of danger itself. Because the danger is largely false, the physical safety of the individual remains secure. This virtual reality should suffice to educate us.

Anxiety can be an asset to our lives. As long as we don’t allow ourselves to run to extremes—e.g. growing so overwhelmed and sleep-deprived that we entirely rid ourselves of the ability to speak coherently, walk, and so on—we should appreciate the benefits that it allows. Reacting negatively to anxiety only brings about a paradoxical stress that builds as one attempts to annihilate anxiety altogether; in attributing too much weight to worry, we allow it to suffocate us.

I suggest taking the curb as if it’s the scaffolding above the roadway. Thrill yourself with the thought of the danger that lies underfoot, so that you awake to the complexity of your surround-ings. And when you step, victorious, onto firm ground once again, congratu-late yourself. You’ve conquered this challenge—even if you created it for yourself.

tant and packed with action, and in order to fulfill this desire, we allow fantasies of complex interactions and nuanced inten-tions. We create trouble by procrastinat-ing or underperforming, so that when we produce the tremendous effort required to compensate, we feel as if we’re capable and strong, and perhaps somehow super-human. Although our lives do have mean-ing and depth, those qualities naturally exhibit themselves less explosively than we can readily appreciate; our lives are as complex and beautiful as we wish them to be, but we represent them differently so that they match our understanding of

what is desirable—what is dangerous.A starkly different approach involves

viewing the world in its subtleties without the aid of worry (hypothetically speak-ing). There is excitement in the natural world and the simple details of the lives that intermingle with ours. We could allow ourselves the calm of detachment from anxiety. We could realize that it is unnecessary, for we can only do what we do, and some events remain outside our control regardless of how much we worry.

I say “hypothetically” because I haven’t known that peace or detachment. In fact, I partly fear it. I don’t want to calm down; fear is exciting. I enjoy the rushing, wave-like momentum of the day progressing at a breakneck pace. When I consider the

“Would you walk across that?” Kong asked, pointing to the scaffolding above the roadway.

“Sure,” I replied. “If I had a harness.”“Really, though, it’s not that diffi-

cult—look,” he explained, hopping onto the edge of the sidewalk, “It’s the same width as the curb. Just as easy. It’s our perception that makes us think we can’t manage it.”

He’s right: if we did not allow the dan-ger of the fall to cross through our minds, the majority of us would be able to cross above such perilous heights easily.

But as I continue to fall off the curb with my every attempt, I wonder about the anxiety perception can cause—in particular, when anxiety results from sce-narios that don’t necessarily pose threats to our well being. How many times have I misinterpreted the words of another and driven myself into a tailspin with conjec-tures as to his intent? How often have I found myself pulsating with anxiety at the thought of a paper that’s due in an hour?

I’ve heard many people quote the aphorism: “Most of the things you worry about never happen.” I agree with the statement, but not with its implications: one, that if we were never to worry about these “things,” they would still fail to oc-cur; and two, that worrying is a negative behavior. Worry can drive us to preventa-tive action so that certain events don’t occur. In this way, worrying becomes a tool, a positive addition to one’s lifestyle. But, regardless of whether worry prevents such dreaded events, I believe that it’s important. In fact, it can be fulfilling.

Worry can serve as a means to appre-ciate the nuances of the world around us. We like to feel as if our lives are impor-

When a girl is no longer afraid to be ugly, she is liberated.

In high school, the thought of going to school or any social event without a full face of makeup was unfathomable. Ev-erything from the shoes I was wearing to every strand of hair on my head had to be perfect. Between classes, I was constantly touching up my makeup or hair, making sure I still looked passable. Even when I was just hanging out with girlfriends, I was desperate to have perfect makeup and hair.

“You don’t have to be pretty all the time,” I remember my mom saying, exas-perated because I was taking too long to do my makeup before school.

I wasn’t obsessed with being pretty, however—I was obsessed with not being ugly.

Now, I’ve notice little changes in myself, like how I don’t sit up straight all the time to prevent rolls on my stomach anymore, how I’m very liberal about who I send double-chin Snapchats to, how I’ll show my face in public for longer than necessary after going to the gym. Now that I’m no longer afraid to be ugly, I feel a huge weight off my chest.

In our society, the terms “ugly” or “fat” are especially troubling for any person struggling with issues of low self-esteem. Perhaps it’s because of the sexualization of women in the media or

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house Records, which he sold to Sony Music in 2000 for $900 million. Nicolo also produces for Columbia Records and has worked with artists as famous as The Rolling Stones and The Police.

The Chris Paterno Band is begin-ning preparations to record in the studio and plans to come out with an album, con-sisting of six EP tracks

and one bonus cover. Paterno and the eight-person band is recording with a full band consisting of acoustic guitar, vocals, percussion, keys, bass, trumpets,

and

trombones.While searching for members of the

band, Paterno recruited a couple of high school friends and auditioned some new musicians. The drummer, Doug Parsons, was actually Paterno’s high school English teacher before joining

the group.Paterno’s passion for music began

at a young age. After watching his father bang on the steering wheel

of the car, pretending to play the drums, Chris Paterno

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spired to take up percussion. He began on the drums, but when he got to high school, he also taught himself to play the acoustic guitar so he could begin to compose his own music. Paterno wrote his first song, “No Horns,” at age 16.

“[The song] is about dealing with hard times and the evaluation of the realization of responsibility,” Paterno said. “The hook of the chorus is cen-tered around the line, ‘Oh the devil, he wears no horns.’”

While he doesn’t have a standardized process that he uses to

write his original songs, Paterno said that he

will usually write a track in one sitting, whether it spans

30 minutes or three hours. From there, he

ref ines the song and adds in the different parts

of the band to fill out the sound.

He likes to write about daily expe-riences and feelings that most artists don’t like to talk about in their music, Paterno said.

While at BC, Paterno was a member of the marching band for one year, where he played the tenor drums. Paterno was most heavily involved with BC’s Music Guild, however, an outlet for student artists where they can perform at open mic events scheduled throughout the year. Paterno became vice president of the Music Guild his junior year.

“A lot of my success has been derived from the platforms of Music Guild,” Pa-terno said. “It allowed me to go out and play on a consistent basis, get over stage fright, and try out new songs. Those things really come a long way when you go out and perform a live show.”

Paterno also worked closely with Sean Seaver, MCAS ’16, to produce a couple of EPs using BC’s recording studios. Seaver and Paterno worked for over three months, producing and cre-

ating the new tracks that would even-tually help Paterno sign with BlackbirdProductions.

“Chris just strikes me as a kid that would want to push himself from one project to the next,” Seaver said. “He’llprobably want the next EP to sounddifferent and he’ll keep pushing him-self, instead of putting himself in the box and doing the same thing time and time again.”

In addition to his work with different music programs on campus, Paterno graduated pre-med, with a major in his-tory and minors in biology, chemistry,and music. He claims that the skills andmusic theory that he learned throughhis music minor have helped him tocompose songs and look for ways to create a new sound.

Despite the time constraints of hisnew record deal, Paterno is currentlyworking full-time at the Children’sHospital in Philadelphia as a clinical research assistant studying kidneys in the nephrology department. Paterno is taking a gap year to decide whether he wants to continue with his studiesin medical school or really devote hiscareer to music.

“From what I know of Chris, if he has the opportunity [to work in music], and this seems to be the opportunity, I feellike he would take that over med school 10 times out of 10,” Seaver said.

For the time being, Paterno hopes that Nicolo’s connections in the music industry will allow him to continuerecording and playing live shows. Helooks forward to travelling to Boston,Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia,and Washington, D.C., to play gigs in the coming months.

“The dream would be in five years time, I would sign with a larger label and keep performing and playing music,” Pa-terno said. “I’m not sure if that’s a hugereality, but because of this contract, I amdefinitely stepping in the right directiontoward making that a possibility.”

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Standing tall and straight, smiling easily with caring eyes, Ana Jimenez never disappoints—her perfect wraps and friendly, lovable demean-

or both serve to calm the chaotic atmosphere of Eagle’s Nest.

A native of Cali, Colombia, Jimenez has been working in Boston College Dining Services for the past 14 years. During that time she has become a staple on campus, as constant as the passing of the seasons or the Patriots being at odds with the NFL.

Eagle’s Nest is one of the preferred spots for students to eat lunch between classes, as it has an alternative array of food options that cater to each student’s individual tastes. The ability to create something truly theirs has been one constant that has kept many coming through the doors.

Its immense popularity has also been one of its major pitfalls, with lines that, more often than not, extend out the door, much to the dismay and annoyance of those unlucky

souls stuck in the limbo of Eagle’s. Impatient students can be heard grumbling about the wasted time and effort it takes to simply get food, but nevertheless, they keep coming back again and again for their favorite wrap, salad, or pressed sandwich.

Who is behind Eagle’s success? A strong ar-gument can be made for the little lady behind the counter with a big smile and a big heart.

Jimenez approaches her job with the same enthusiasm she had when she first started working at BC. Her day officially begins at 7:30 a.m., but through the years she learned that arriving half an hour earlier allows her to ensure that she is organized both physically and mentally.

“I care about what I do, I like to come and prepare my line for the day,” she said in an interview translated from Spanish. “I have never been late in all of my years here.”

Serving students and getting to know them fuels Jimenez throughout the day, as she loves talking to people and knowing more than

simply what their order is. She likes to talk about their lives, their families, and plans for the future.

“It is one of the most beautiful things, working with students,” she said. “To me, they are like my adoptive sons and daughters.”

Jimenez highlights the high value she places on mutual respect, paying homage to the lessons her parents taught her.

“Everyone has always been so respectful to me,” she said. “I have never had a problem with that, and that is a testament to the stu-dent body.”

Family is what Jimenez values most. Her mother’s untimely passing is what drove Jimenez to come to the States, looking for a better and more stable life where she could begin again. Although thankful of her life and the opportunities that come with it, she also keeps her roots close to her heart.

“Back home, I was secure with a good job—I was very grateful for the education my parents gave me,” she said. “But, everything

came tumbling down, so I decided to leave.” The fast-paced environment in Eagle’s and

all of the work that goes into ensuring qual-ity service does not end there for Jimenez, as she says her private life is almost as ac-tive as her on-campus one. Outside of work, Jimenez enjoys taking walks, reading, and seeing friends, and, always with things to do around the house, she does not have time to get bored.

She does miss certain aspects of her cul-ture, however, saying that she would love to start dancing again in the near future.

“It reminds me a lot of the festivals back home,” she said. “They are a lot of fun.”

Looking forward, Jimenez hopes to return to Colombia with her husband and her daugh-ter when she retires, as most of her family is not in the United States. “I have my WhatsApp chats, but it is not the same,” she said. No im-mediate plans, however, are set for her return. Eagle’s Nest will not be saying goodbye to its superstar just yet.

With the record deal, Paterno and his band will begin recording an album, as well as travel to major cities across the eastern half of the U.S. to play gigs.

CLEMSON, S.C.—What does Boston College have to do to get some Southern hospitality in the Carolinas?

After losing a potential game-winning touch-down in the Duke game two weeks ago—a touch-down catch by Thadd Smith that wasn’t—the ref-erees once again played a hand in a 34-17 defeat to No. 5 Clemson University (6-0, 3-0 ACC). The Eagles (3-4, 0-4 ACC) couldn’t stop the flags from flying: eight penalties amassed 80 yards.

Blaming the zebras would be too easy. Look at the plays that followed each massive penalty, and you’ll see a team that was simply outmanned, outmatched, and outsmarted by the ACC’s best hope for the College Football Playoff.

The first miscue came in the first quarter, after the Eagles took an early 7-0 lead on a pass by Jeff Smith to Bobby Wolford, set up by a Justin Simmons interception. BC’s defense stood tall,

seemingly forcing a three-and-out highlighted by Steven Daniels sack. On the ensuing punt, however, Harrison Jackson was called for rough-ing the kicker—a 15-yard penalty that just as easily could’ve been called running the kicker, a 5-yard penalty—extending Clemson’s drive and keeping the defense on the field.

But that’s not why the Tigers scored.On the play immediately following the Jack-

son penalty, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson quickly dumped a pass off to Artavis Scott, who torched the Eagles’ secondary for a 50-yard gain. That play set up Clemson’s first score, a quick run by Watson three plays later.

Later in the second quarter, the Eagles looked to stall a Tiger drive around their own 30. Ka-mrin Moore got called for pass interference on third down, again moving the chains.

But that’s not why the Tigers scored.Watson masterfully sliced up the BC sec-

ondary, charging another 50 yards through the air, mostly on long, slant route passes to Scott,

before finding Zak Brooks on the outside for a 21-yard score and a 17-7 lead.

Later on in the third, down 20-10, the Eagles looked poised to flip the field and put Smith in excellent position to get another score after Alex Howell’s punt trapped Watson and Co. at their own 2-yard line. John Johnson couldn’t contain himself to the refs’ liking on 3rd-and-8, pushing the ball up to the 24.

You guessed it. That isn’t why the Tigers scored, either.

Immediately after, Watson found Scott for a 33-yard gain. Two plays after that, Scott found open space on the outside, dashing 51 yards right in the face of Steve Addazio and the BC bench. That touchdown essentially sealed the game.

Addazio, who touted how hard his team played against this incredibly tough Clemson group, admitted those penalties could’ve been

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Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Don’t forget it. That’s the day we saw the most exciting finish in the history of college football. Savor it, because I don’t know how it’s going to get any better. Unless, of course, if you’re a Michigan Man.

While we prepared to watch Boston College take on No. 5 Clemson in Death Valley, the Big House was rocking. Mark Dantonio’s No. 7 Michigan State Spartans marched into Michigan Stadium to take on the Fightin’ Harbaughs. Many picked the No. 12 Wolverines to maul Little Brother with a good ol’ Midwestern noogie, given Michigan’s three consecu-tive shutouts of Power Five teams. With 10 seconds left, that looked like what was going to happen. A stop by Sparty forced a Michigan punt, but a clean kick should’ve put that game away—a 23-21 victory for the boys in Maize and Blue.

Then, punter Blake O’Neill fumbled the low snap. On came the Spartans. Grayson Miller hit O’Neill mid-air, knocking the ball right into Jalen Watts-Jackson’s hands for the score. History had been made.

And yet, the larger issue persists. What the hell is going on with kicking this year in football?!

Sure, the NFL kickers have an ex-cuse—sorta. This season, Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner and otherwise known by those outside New England as “His Most Humble and Reasonable,” moved the extra point from a distance of 18 yards to 33 yards, with the hopes that a PAT will no longer be as automatic as it previously was. So far, he has gotten his wish—entering this week, kickers com-pleted 354 PATs on 372 attempts, a 95.2 percent success rate. Although that’s still incredibly high, consider that, in 2014, kickers made 1,279 extra points on 1,287 attempts: a completion percentage of 99.4.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers have experienced this firsthand. Kyle Brindza, a former standout at Notre Dame, was released by the Bucs two weeks ago. In his short NFL tenure, he completed only six of his eight PATs, while shanking half—six out of 12—of his field goals.

That doesn’t compare to the Steelers’ woes. Their first two kicking options, Shaun Suisham and Garrett Hartley, fell in preseason to injuries, paving the way for Josh Scobee. He proceeded to miss four field goals in 10 attempts—his two misses against the Ravens made the difference in that game.

But it’s the college miscues that has seen even bigger problems, ones that directly impacted the outcomes of games. Down three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the Texas Longhorns came all the way back, only to lose 45-44 after kicker Nick Rose missed the extra point wide right. The same happened a week later to Charlie Strong’s crew against Oklahoma State. Punter Michael Dickson dropped the snap, getting off a weak 10-yard kick

Kristyn Capizzano took the pass from Alex Carpenter and raced down the floor, winning a one-on-one duel with a University of New

Hampshire (0-5-0, 0-3 Hockey East) defender

before finally slipping the puck past goalie Vilma Vaattovaara for her second goal of the game in Boston College’s (6-0-0, 2-0 HEA) 6-0 victory.

“I was in the right spot at the right time,”

Capizzano said. Hardly. That description might have

worked for her first goal, when she was the beneficiary of a great pass by Toni Ann Miano, but her second goal was all skill.

“I got a really nice play off the boards by Carp and I kind of just used my speed to cut in and get to the net,” Capizzano said.

In addition to being Capizzano’s second goal of the game, it was also her second goal of the season. As a freshman in 2013, Capizzano scored 16 goals, but her scoring declined in

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Toward the end of pre-game warmups, Wisconsin players fired off some close-range shots at goalie Adam Miller. Most of them

went in, and rightfully so, since Miller was

berated from just outside the crease, but the goalie looked out of it. It’s not that he couldn’t get to them—it just looked as though his glove was working in slow motion.

Signs of an off-night for the netminder

were there early, and it only took four minutes and two goals to prove it. Twelve seconds into the game, Miles Wood took the puck down the ice after Boston College won the faceoff. Wood gave it up to Chris Calnan, who took a shot from the right side. Miller saved it, but gave up a juicy rebound right in front of the net, one that Austin Cangelosi would not miss.

“To get one that early was a catalyst,” head coach Jerry York said.

A quick start was particularly important for the Eagles, as they were coming off a slug-

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that set up the Cowboys’ game-winning field goal.

Let’s not even get into what’s happened here at Alumni Stadium.

So, what’s the solution? Some may go the sane route, saying we should train our kickers to handle pressure or simply kick better. Others may choose a more traditional one, like changing the rules to make it easier for kickers or recruiting soccer players—they actually use their feet in their sport!

I prefer the fun route. Let’s just get rid of kicking in football altogether.

C’mon, you know they’re trying to phase it out anyway. The NFL made that extra point rule to make it harder for kickers. Kickoffs have

now been moved up from the 30 to the 35 to reduce returns and increase touchbacks. So instead, we’ll replace it with alternatives that are more amusing.

Throw it up in the air: Go back to the days of middle school, when you’d all do two-hand touch on the kickoffs because it was too dangerous to run headfirst into one another without any pads. If you’re like me, you probably also didn’t kick the ball because it went a mere 15 feet. Well that’s the same here. Use the strong armed quarterbacks (BC not included) to just chuck it up downfield right to the 1-yard line.

Coke and Mentos: Take a trip back to fifth grade, with your favorite science experiment … or the worst snack mistake you’ve ever made. Put these two bad boys

to cover and you’ve got a goddamn rocket launcher. That’ll drill a ball straight through the uprights every time.

The Blob: You see these in camps by a lake, where the larger kid jumps on one side to launch the lighter one 50 feet into the air and down to the water. Just allow Connor Wujciak or any of the offensive linemen to jump on the Blob to shoot the ball in for a field goal. It may not account for accuracy, but the guys will have a lot of fun doing it.

Coaches playing checkers:Could you imagine Steve Addazio getting an extra point for BC by winning a battle of wits, intelli-gence, and skill on a red-and-black board versus the country’s best coaching minds? I won’t answer that. But it’s something we’d all

like to see.Long snapper duel: RIP Alex-

ander Hamilton. You were gone far too soon. And if we had a duel like this with the two men by which the practice relies—the long snappers, not the kickers themselves—then kicking will be gone soon, too.

Teamwide Rock-Paper-Scis-sors: Okay, so time for more math. If you have an average of 95 players on each team, not includ-ing coaches, doing best-of-three against each other, you’d have to win at least 143 of 285 attempts to get the extra point. Jump it up to best-of-five for a field goal, and that’s 238 of 475. Let’s hope there aren’t a lot of ties.

The person who scored also kicks it: It’s always a joy when the big guy scores the touchdown, like the fullback (aka Bobby

Wolford) or a defensive/offensive lineman on a trick play. The only thing that’d make it better is if he then has to go line up for the kick. Although it keeps the kick in there, at least it’d become more interesting.

Fan Kicking Contest (Spon-sored By Allstate): Actually, I think it’d be more interesting if I or my roommates came in for the kick—you can find us in the first row by the goal line in the student section. One of them was his high school’s kicker, so that’d definitely be good for whatever team gets him to volunteer. Shoutout 90 417. Not only does the team get the point, but you also get free car insurance for six months.

Build-your-own-kicker: If your school has an engineering school*, compile your best team

to build a kicker out of whatever is on the sidelines. They’ll have only 30 seconds—I have no pa-tience for commercial breaks.

*In the event your school doesn’t have this, just go with the next closest equivalent. For BC, that’ll be the students from … uh … the Connell School of Nursing. Those terrifying dummies can sure do the trick.

Just use DraftKings: What-ever kicker is projected to get more points in your Daily Fantasy Sports league will do. FanDuel works just as well, just use the one your friend works for so you can snag some inside info.

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The return of Myles Willis (23) sparked the Eagles’ offense early in the game. Quarterback Jeff Smith (5), however, also did well considering the conditions. The true freshman completed 7 of 22 for 87 yards and one touchdown.

the difference in a game in which BC started strong.

“You take away a few of those third down penalties, I think we’re right in this thing,” Addazio said. “I’m not trying to make lemonade here, I’m just telling you that’s how I felt, and I think I’m accurate in saying that.”

It’s a fair enough point from the beleaguered coach of a team that now drops to last in the Atlantic Division and falls un-der .500 for the first time since Oct. 26, 2013 following a loss to North Carolina. But penal-ties alone don’t give a pass to a secondary that was consistently burned on big plays to the out-side and now has questions to

answer before facing Louisville next week.

Watson did put up his sec-ond-best career performance despite the two picks: 420 yards, 27 completions on 41 attempts, and three touchdowns through the air and one on the ground. By comparison, the Eagles allowed 423 yards to Florida State’s Everett Golson, Duke’s Thomas Sirk, and Wake Forest’s John Wolford com-bined. It also doubles the amount of touchdowns Don Brown’s de-fense has allowed all season.

Realistically, there’s noth-ing more this defense could’ve done to help BC’s offense against Brent Venables’ fearsome defen-sive front, led by Shaq Lawson and Carlos Watkins. The Eagles gained a mere 246 yards, a ma-

jority of which came from the feet of Myles Willis. The junior back, seeing his first game action since week four against North-ern Illinois, provided a spark to this offense—Willis gained 88 yards, one shy of his career high set last year against Southern California.

To his credit, Smith, BC’s f irst true freshman starting quarterback since Chase Rettig in 2010, had a decent game: 7-22 through the air for a touchdown, and 13 yards on the ground for a touchdown in seven attempts. All things considered—confu-sion with the two-QB system over the last couple of weeks and this dominating Clemson defense—those are good num-bers. His only glaring weakness

skillwise is creating plays when rolling out—on many occasions, that was forced by the offensive line collapsing. But Smith does far better passing from the pocket than on the run, some-thing the play-calling currently does not reflect.

And, once again, Addazio didn’t do his offense any favors, struggling with time manage-ment in the two-minute drill. Set up at Clemson’s 40 following Daniels’ interception with 1:17 and all three timeouts remain-ing, the Eagles started with a run that went nowhere. Thirty sec-onds ticked off the clock before the Eagles snapped their sec-ond-down play, an incomplete pass. Despite a time stoppage, Addazio used two consecutive

timeouts on third-and-long—the head coach blamed the second timeout on a “personnel deal.” That became even more of a problem when the Eagles did convert on a 3rd-and-11, with a pass to Thadd Smith.

That set up a slowly develop-ing run play that brought BC to the 2-yard line. Instead of taking a couple of shots at the end zone through the air, Addazio played conservatively, opting for the chip shot field goal. “We’re too young right now to operate cut-ting real close like that,” Addazio said.

Regardless, the incredibly young offense took a slight nudge forward, as Addazio reiterated countless times, something that can’t be said about BC’s previ-

ous three ACC games. A lot of that has to do with the decision to stick with one quarterback and the return of Willis, one ofthe team’s most electric play-makers.

“I was hoping my return could get us back in the win column,” Willis said. “We’re growing up,but we’re not growing up fast.We have a lot of seniors on thedefensive side of the ball, and I want to win for them.”

And for a defense that, after carrying this team for six weeks,finally showed its holes against one of the nation’s best teams, theEagles’ offense will need to grow up fast if they want to dream about playing in a bowl this December, or at least hope theyreturn to the win column.

gish 2-1 defeat to unranked RPI on Sunday. Flipping an offensive switch on Friday night’s home opener, No. 3 BC (2-1) put six in the back of the net in a convincing 6-0 win over Wiscon-sin (0-1-2).

The quick start continued for the Eagles. Only four minutes after the first goal, another lapse from Miller put the Eagles up 2-0. Not long after Steve Santini committed a roughing penalty, Teddy Doherty collected the puck in the neutral zone, bouncing toward Miller, who simply missed it for a shorthanded goal.

Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves—father of BC stars Patrick and Ben—quickly pulled the senior walk-on from goal, replacing him with freshman Matt Jurusik.

Although the period ended qui-etly, the goalie woes continued for the visitors. Jurusik simply looked uncomfortable handling the puck behind his own net.

In one instance, Jurusik held the puck for too long before clearing, al-

lowing Colin White to steal the puck from him behind the boards. White sent the puck back in front of the net, and it caught a defender’s skate before just barely being tipped out of the air by a stick.

In the other net, Demko didn’t have an off night—he just had the night off.

“I was pretty bored back there,” Demko said. “It was good to see.”

Wisconsin came out stronger in the second period and did give Demko some things to think about while briefly outshooting the Eagles. One goal would’ve changed the com-plexion of the game, but the Badgers still couldn’t generate enough offense to chip away at the lead.

The Eagles eventually broke through for the third time when Ryan Fitzgerald scored at 6:50 in the period. The Eagles firmly took control of the game after this goal, eliminat-ing any chance of a comeback for the Badgers.

Bigger, faster, and simply better than their opponents, the Eagles scored two more times to close out

the period.At 16:05, Cangelosi and Wood

broke free for a two-on-one oppor-tunity. Cangelosi dropped it back to Wood in the center, who then completed the nifty give-and-go. The goalie bit hard on Wood, and Cange-losi had an open net for his second goal of the game.

Forty seconds later, White scored his first of the season on a tremendous solo effort. White played the puck in front of him at the blue line, split two defenders while still getting hit, and then slotted the puck through the five hole.

The Wood-Cangelosi-Calnan line was by far the best unit for the Eagles throughout the night, winning every shift they played and contributing two goals. The high-scoring period ended with a convincing five-goal lead for the Eagles.

In mirrored fashion to the start of the game, Wood imme-diately took the puck down the ice after the opening face-off for the shot, as no signs of BC letting up showed.

Penalties then took over the game as the Badgers grew tired and frustrated and the Eagles retaliated. Both teams drew a combined nine penalties, highlighted by a scuffle after the play in which Ian Mc-Coshen got ejected for contact to the head and UW’s Jedd Soleway received a 10-minute game mis-conduct.

The first five minutes of the period were played without any 5-on-5 hockey, and the Eagles took advantage of a 5-on-3 situation to score their sixth and final goal of the game.

Ten seconds into the power play, the Fitzgerald brothers—Casey and Ryan—combined to find White near the post, who directed it past the shoulder of Jurusik for his sec-ond of the night.

While the first line couldn’t get in on the scoring action, balanced offense from the second and third lines provided the Eagles with more than enough to take advantage of a slow start from the Badgers and an off-night from their goalies. Cangelosi, an undrafted junior, led BC and the third line in a convincing win.

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For most soccer matches, the box score does an adequate job of high-lighting key plays and turning points.

That was not the case

on Sunday in Newton, as Boston College women’s soccer found itself on the wrong side of a controversial officiating decision and fell to the University of Virginia by a final count of 4-2.

Early in the second half, with the Eagles trailing the No. 2 Cavaliers 2-1, forward Hayley Dowd collected a lofted throughball from the mid-field and jetted down the center of the pitch toward the goal with two

Virginia defenders hot on her tail. A few steps inside the box, right as Dowd was gearing up to shoot, a Cavalier slid from behind to poke the ball away, but instead took out the junior’s legs, causing her to collapse violently to the turf.

No whistle. No red card. No penalty kick.

“Play on!” referee Lance Van-Haitsma said.

“If he makes the call it’s a whole different game,” head coach Alison Foley said. “I’m never one to say anything about a referee, but that was bad. That was bad.”

Foley pressed on, suggesting that VanHaitsma’s decision to swallow the whistle prevented the unfolding of a new match dynamic.

“If you get what you earned,

which is a red card and a PK, it’s 2-1, you get the PK, it’s 2-2,” Foley said. “Then you’re playing up a man at home. I’ll take our chances. That’s how quickly things can change from a decision or a lack of decision.”

ACC soccer isn’t played in an alternate world, and the reality is that Virginia far outplayed BC from start to finish.

In fact, it only took 58 seconds for the Cavaliers to draw first blood. A misplayed ball by BC senior de-fender Madison Meehan found its way to the right boot of Virginia’s Makenzy Doniak, who bent a shot to the far post, past the outstretched wing of goalkeeper Alexis Bryant.

A short seven minutes later, the Cavaliers extended that lead to two goals when midfielder Alexis Shaffer

ripped a beauty to the bottom left corner from 24 yards out.

Giving the opposition a two-goal buffer to kick off the match is never a recipe for success, and wins are even tougher to come by when that opposition is the No. 2 team in the nation.

“Sometimes it takes us a little bit to get settled, and I think it took us awhile to get settled in the first half,” said Dowd, who notched her eighth goal of the season in the 20th minute after swiping a soft Virginia pass back to the goalkeeper. “Once we gave up those first two goals and scored, I think we settled down a bit, but by then it was a bit too late.”

Redshirt junior McKenzie Mee-han headed home her 12th goal of the season in the 87th minute—mere

seconds after Virginia had once more widened the gap to two goals—but needed to be carried off the field by trainers after exacerbating a left knee injury sustained in the first half.

“For her to ask to come off the field is a concern,” Foley said. “But I don’t think it’s structural. I think she’ll be okay. It appears at this mo-ment to be a hematoma, so there’s some swelling there.”

The initial injury came in the 32nd minute, when Meehan collided with a Virginia centerback as the two chased after a loose ball in the middle of the field.

The Cavalier defender’s shin speared Meehan’s knee, and the Eagles’ leading goal-scorer crumpled to the ground, clutching at her leg.

The crowd, including a sizable

Virginia contingent, held its col-lective breath as the BC star, who missed all of last season with a torn left achilles tendon, cried to thesideline for help, a look of fear anddevastation sweeping across her usually-stoic face.

However, after a careful examina-tion by the athletic trainer, Meehan made it off the field under her ownpower, albeit at a gingerly pace.

Though BC kept it close for much of the afternoon, Virginiacontrolled the game’s tempo and outshot the Eagles 23-6.

Goalkeeper Alexis Bryant tallied 10 saves, while Cavaliers netminderMorgan Stearns, whose sister Am-ber starts in the midfield for BC,turned away only one of the three shots that she faced.

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Coach Katie Crowley seems to have found the perfect balance on Bos-ton College’s women’s hockey team,

as three of BC ’s four lines

contributed a goal to BC’s 4-0 win against the University of Maine.

The Eagles captured an early lead in the first period, with two goals just five minutes into the game.

Haley Skarupa shot with force into the right side of the goal, sending the puck across the back pipe. Less than a minute later, Andie Anastos

passed to Kali Flanagan, who at-tempted her own shot. Meghan Grieves tipped the shot into the net between goalie Meghann Tracy’s legs, putting the Eagles up 2-0. Skarupa’s and Grieve’s goals set off a firestorm, with BC dominating of-fensively in the first period, putting up 24 shots against Maine’s six.

“I think we’ve been focusing on when we do get the puck to be firing it on net, so I think we did a really good job in that aspect,” Grieves said.

The second period gave the Eagles more confidence, contributing to more possession of the puck, espe-cially near the Black Bears’ goal. The puck rarely landed on the Eagles’ side

of the rink. BC surrounded Maine’s goal like vultures, each hoping her shot would allow another goal to slip past the goalie.

Treacy and her defense worked hard against BC, ultimately saving 48 shots in the 60 minutes.

“[Treacy] is a really good goalten-der,” Crowley said. “We were able to put it by her.”

The Black Bears tried to put more pressure on the Eagles in the second half of the next period, but only attempted one shot against BC’s de-fense. BC provided insurance against a potential threat with another goal by Skarupa. After getting another pass from Kristyn Capizzano, Ska-

rupa shot the puck into the middle of the net. Treacy could not deflect it in time, and it nailed the back net.

“I think I was just in the right place at the right time,” Skarupa said.

Minutes later, the Eagles sealed the win with their fourth and final goal by Patty Kazmaier Award-win-ning Alex Carpenter. Lexi Bender slapped the puck from farther out, and Makenna Newkirk settled it, passing to Carpenter, who snuck the puck in.

The Eagles did not score in the third period, despite having eight shots on goal. Maine outshot BC for the first time in the last period, tal-

lying 10 shots, but could not manage to get one in the net. Maine’s best attempt for a goal came when both Dana Trivigno and Megan Keller overlapped in the penalty box. The Black Bears overwhelmed the goal with several shots, but the three Eagles staved off a goal with the help of goalie Katie Burt. She did not get much work throughout the game, seeing only 17 shots between the pipes.

The Eagles’ performance against Maine demonstrated their ability to put together the best of the best on the ice. Almost all of the lines con-tributed a goal to the game, with the second line—comprised of Capiz-

zano, Trivigno, and Skarupa—pro-viding two goals.

“I think top to bottom of the ros-ter, every single person played really well,” Grieves said.

Crowley echoed her sentiments. “I like the way they’re [the lines] working right now,” she said.

BC is undefeated thus far, but shows no signs of going easy on its opponents. “Every team’s comingafter us and trying to beat us,” Crow-ley said. With Maine being the firstconference game of the season, the more meaningful games have only just begun. For now, the Eagles’ big-gest question will be who isn’t goingto score during a game.

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With balanced offensive efficiency and scoring across all lines, the Eagles put six on the scoreboard in their second game of the weekend.

Few things went wrong for Bos-ton College hockey in its 6-0 blowout of the Wisconsin Badgers, but even if more had, not much would’ve changed. On this night, the Eagles were the bigger, faster, and smarter team, and the scoreboard showed it. While the power play still struggled at times, the Eagles were solid in nearly every other facet of the game. Showcasing a high intensity offense and a much improved defense, BC played a dominant, physical game that proved to be its best of the young year.

The Eagles’ aggressive forecheck caused plenty of costly Wisconsin turnovers, and the majority of the game was played in the Badgers’ end. The line of Austin Cangelosi, Chris Calnan, and Miles Wood was especially impressive.

“They were the leaders,” head

coach Jerry York said. “Almost every shift they played, they won that shift.”

Cangelosi’s line was relentless on the forecheck, and moved the puck better than any other line on the team. Their hussle set the tone for the Eagles throughout the game. After BC would slow down for a few shifts, Cangelosi, Calnan, and Wood would go right back out and restore the intensity. A consistently fast style of play may not have been necessary to beat Wisconsin, but it will be against more talented teams.

Freshman Miles Wood was the best player on the ice. At times, he seemed to single-handedly dictate the pace of the game. Wood is de-ceptively fast and created scoring chances left and right. He has the size and speed to force turnovers on the forecheck that result in chances for BC.

Another bright spot for the of-fense was freshman center Colin

White, who netted his first two goals as an Eagle. He is probably the freshman with the most NHL potential on the team, and he showed it on his first goal, smoothly darting between two defenders and rifling a shot into the top right corner of the net. White’s combination of size, agility, and puck control make him a constant scoring threat.

Since his linemate, Adam Gilm-our, tends to pass the puck more often than shoot, expect many more scoring opportunities from the star freshman.

For all the goals, there was a glaring hole in the scoresheet Friday night: the first line of sophomores Zach Sanford and Alex Tuch and freshman Jeremy Bracco did not contribute to any of the six goals. For a line with such high expecta-tions—Tuch was the Eagles’ leading scorer last year and Bracco holds the assist record for the U.S. National Team Development Program—this

was a bit surprising. In three games, Bracco has yet to register a point as an Eagle.

The line seemed out of sync early in the game, and Wisconsin intercepted a good number of passes between the three. They weren’t able to develop many plays and it seemed like whoever had the puck would be waiting for one of his linemates to find open ice instead of creating space himself by moving the puck.

The third period was a different story, though, and the chemistry between them had noticeably im-proved. Bracco looked much more comfortable on the ice and with the puck, and he needs to be if this first line is going to break out like it is capable of doing.

The quality of the Eagles’ power play varied a lot on the night. There were tons of penalties, but when BC had the extra man, sometimes it played with intensity. Other times, it fell flat. In the latter instances,

BC cycled the puck too much. After setting up in the Wisconsin zone, it would wait a second too long to find an open man, instead of shooting or moving to create space. This hesita-tion allowed the Badgers to close up the shooting lanes that they often failed to close when BC attacked on even strength. The Eagles’ success on the power play came when they kept a quick pace and had lots of fast lateral puck movement and a fair amount of shot attempts.

Last night, the Eagles consis-tently forced Wisconsin forwards to the outside, steering them away from promising shot lanes in the middle of the ice. BC covered Badger players well in front of the net, rarely allowing them to get to rebounds or deflect shots from out wide.

Goalie Thatcher Demko praised his defense, saying, “The whole night, our D did a good job of box-ing guys out.”

Rarely did a man go uncovered,

forcing Wisconsin players have to rush passes and shots, many of which resulted in turnovers. As a result, the Badgers didn’t create many scoring opportunities, and most of those shots, Demko deflected with ease. He was only tested once, but made a great save when Wisconsinwinger Luke Kunin streaked acrossthe middle and launched a quickbackhand shot into Demko’s leftshoulder, mid-slide.

Against Wisconsin last night, theEagles controlled the game in largepart due to their willingness to finish checks and force opposing players off of the puck.

BC’s aggressive checking styleshould serve it well against teamslike Denver and Providence, who are more physical and better disciplined than the Badgers.

The key for the Eagles is win-ning the games they are supposed to win, and on Friday night, they did just that.

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2014 she scored only six times. Now a fixture of BC’s second line, along with Dana Trivigno and Haley Skarupa, Capizzano is thriving in the early goings of the season.

Capizzano wasn’t the only one to post a breakout performance, however, as Kenzie Kent also notched her first two goals of the season. Kent scored the first goal of the game and the last goal of the game to some astonishment, considering that the sophomore had registered only five points all season coming into the game, all of them on assists.

Head coach Katie Crowley un-derstands the importance of having a deep team, and noted that having a strong second line helps take the pres-sure off of reigning Patty Kazmaier Award winner Alex Carpenter.

“Teams are going to be getting all over Alex and really trying to stop her, and I thought that our other lines really did a good job for us,” Crowley said.

Knowing her status as the top player the game, it is not uncommon for opposing teams to employ various strategies to limit Carpenter’s produc-tion at the expense of providing scor-ing opportunities for her teammates.

With this in mind, it is important for Carpenter’s teammates to make the most of their increased opportuni-ties, as both Capizzano and Kent did against UNH.

All four of the Eagles’ lines played well in the game and illustrated how difficult it’s going to be for any team to try to wear them down over the course of the season, particularly if perceived non-scorers like Kent and Capizzano continue to make a differ-ence in the scoring column. Few teams will be able to stand in the way of the Eagles this season if their offensive attack maintains this level of depth and balance.

Crowley doesn’t think that Capiz-zano’s scoring flurry is a fluke.

“I was happy that she put a couple in today, because she can,” Crowley said.

It was a team effort, as her team-mates scored four other goals and goalie Katie Burt recorded 26 saves en route to her second-straight shutout.

“[My concern] is playing my role for my line and my team,” Capizzano said.

Selfless team play and commit-ment to assigned roles is essential for the Eagles if they hope to contend for the national championship this year.

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In Hollywood, there exists more than a few director-actor pairs that promise box-offi ce successes. Martin Scorsese has Leonardo Di-Caprio and Robert De Niro. Quentin Tarantino has Samuel L. Jackson. Christopher Nolan has Sir Michael Caine. And Steven Spielberg has Tom Hanks. Together, Hanks and Spielberg

made the iconic and harrow-ing Saving Private Ry a n , a wildly en-

tertaining biopic about one of the largest instances of credit fraud in the nation, Catch Me If You Can, , and now the Cold War drama Bridge of Spies. Not only does Spielberg direct Bridge of Spies, but the Oscar-winning Coen Brothers penned the fi lm as well.

In the film, insurance attorney James Donovan (Tom Hanks) is asked by the United States government to defend Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance), a suspected Soviet spy, dur-

ing his trial. Donovan reluctantly accepts the job, taking it up because he feels an obligation toward fulfi lling constitutional due process. Donovan meets Abel and begins to feel an admiration and respect for Abel, seeing that he is an ethical man doing the work his country had assigned him to do. Abel loses his trial and is sent to prison.

Bridge of Spies immediately joins the ranks of Spielberg’s largely successful historical pieces: Lincoln, War Horse, and Schindler’s List, just to name a few. At times the fi lm’s tone may seem a bit overdramatic, pinning almost every character against Hanks’ motives. Bridge of Spies, however, highlights the unnecessary and fanatic paranoia that was held by both American and Soviet citizens throughout the Cold War, as well as the unbelievably degraded and tyrannical state of East Berlin during its Soviet occupation. While the fi lm might not cover as large a scope of historical importance as some of Spielberg’s other historical dramas, this in no way undermines the audience’s investment in or suspense over what unfolds on screen.

In Soviet Russia, A U.S. intelligence plane is shot down over Soviet territory and its pilot,

Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell), survives the wreckage and is taken hostage by the Soviet government. Th e Soviets then covertly ask the American government if it would be interested in trading its spy, Abel, for the American spy, Powers. Th e U.S. is reluctant to send a U.S. government representative to East Berlin and instead asks Donovan to go over, as an Ameri-can citizen and not a government offi cial, to negotiate terms for an exchange between the two countries.

Hanks and Rylance give the two most intriguing and compelling performances in the fi lm and the relationship between their characters is the most dynamic and essential aspect of Bridge of Spies. Th eir relationship and understanding of each other allows the fi lm to have the conversation that is at its forefront. Th e fi lm tries to make the point that we are all just people, despite the diff erences that our countries distinguish for us and the cultural limitations we put on ourselves. Donovan and Abel obliterate these diff erences and recognize the good intentions and loyalty each hold for their families. Th e two see that despite their ideological diff erences, a worthwhile friend-ship can be formed between them.

Josh Ritter brings his characteristic narra-tive style back to the table on his latest album. Sermon on the Rocks casts its creator some-where between the role of an overzealous ad-vice columnist and a salt-of-the-earth mem-

oirist. Ritter’s folksy, Ameri-cana creations have always

mined from his inner life—the aftermath of his recent divorce or circled, elaborate constructions of personal history. But while Sermon on the Rocks retains vestiges of his cathartic process of rebuilding through song, it spends most of its breath re-focusing on Ritter’s delivery with a sense of urgency on behalf of the audience—one who has plenty of reasons to be captivated.

Th e album opens with the odd man out, “Birds of the Meadow,” a charged-up fore-warning of the apocalypse. “Birds” unites the lunacy of the prophets of old with a very modern brand of deliberate, bitter careless-ness. Th e layers are steely and thrumming, and gems like Ritter’s description of himself as, “your heebie-jeebie man, in ecstasy,” set the lyrical bar high for the album.

Luckily, the collection’s wit never disap-

points. Th e following tracks contain plenty of ear-tilting lines worth remembering beyond its fi rst listen, though they struggle to fully come together in unifi ed sentiment by the last track. Ritter seems to take the album two ways—leading listeners into twangy sentimentality while simultaneously shoving them down a rabbit hole of moodiness and retribution.

In the first category, Ritter presents “Where the Night Goes,” “Cumberland,” and “Young Moses,” among others, each building off a forward-bound, head-bobbing beat that strums along about pilgrimage and fi rst love on dirt roads. “Getting Ready to Get Down,” the album’s star on the charts, takes this earnestness one step further as small towns give way to fl outed closed minds and an in-fectious disregard of self-consciousness. It’s a little mocking, but the self-eff acing lack of pretense is what catches the ear here. On the more wistful end of the light hearted, there’s “Henrietta, Indiana,” and “Homecoming,” two storyteller songs that play it close to the vest and maintain a simple frankness that hold back Ritter’s occasional inclination to over dramatize.

Th e album’s other extreme—one of deep bitterness—seeps through on tracks like “Seeing Me Around,” in which Ritter uses the very act of his existence as a vindictive eff ort toward malicious forces of his past. “Th e Stone” is a slow dance in a lonely room with the same aching base, off ering an unexpected moment of poignancy as Ritter laments the

inevitability of love and loss. It’s the kind of song which assures the listener that they can’t quite understand the artist’s variety of pain, and a little thankful for the fact.

Ritter’s experimentation between these two poles—of upbeat sentiment and lagging bitterness—in the album tends to get smoth-ered in mechanics rather than revealing any-thing new. Th e rock-reaching “A Big Enough Sky,” gets the ball rolling, but lacks uniqueness in the common array of good rural anthems. “Lighthouse Fire” gets bogged-down in too many repetitions, a frequent misstep of the artist that distracts from tenderness rather than enhancing it. “My Man on a Horse is Here” closes out the album on brooding, spacey note that ties up the vibes of longing and inevitability with an attempt at cohesion, albeit not an entirely successful one.

What volatile energy Ritter puts into depicting all walks of life eventually serves to deaden the emotional punch through the full tracklist. In his quick turns of phrase and blink-and-you’ll-miss-it lyrical cleverness, there is a definite tendency to stay in the shallow end rather than digging out the kind of rawness listeners can sink their teeth into. It probably won’t move anyone to a revelation, but many won’t be alone in smiling along to the artist’s quips or nodding along to that exquisitely effec-tive depiction of a nation’s microcosms. If they look close, there may even be some peeks of emotional hard-hitters along the way.

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Every other character in Bridge of Spiesobstinately plays against this point. Whether it’s the judge trying to make shortcuts in the judicial process to put Abel in the electric chair or the ruthless CIA agent that asks Donovan to break his offi ciated confi dentiality with Abel, not a single person understands what Donovan is trying to do. Even his wife and kids don’t support him. Yes, it might be the point of the fi lm that everyone in the country was frantic about Communist agents and the possibility of war in general, but it detracts from the experience when every single person excludes Donovan. Maybe it’s realistic, maybe

it isn’t. But this kind of stubbornness makesthe antagonistic atmosphere of Bridge of Spiesseem overdone.

While Bridge of Spies has some tonalcomplications that are hard to ignore, it is still a great fi lm. Hanks does an extraordinary jobof making his character seem realistic, whichis diffi cult when he is placed among so many overdone personas that could make his char-acter appear as an objective counterweight totheir ideals. Also, the conversations and cama-raderie between Hanks and Rylance makes for some of the most compelling dialogue in fi lmin recent history.

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Country starlet Jana Kramer released her self-titled album over three years ago. Jana Kramer was praised by country critics, who hailed the new country artist as a talented and meaningful songwrit-er. It marked her transition from guest spots on television to a musical success.

After re-leasing a s l e w o f singles to mod-erate popular-

ity among country music fans, Kramer debuted “I Got the Boy,” an emotionally charged ballad to old love that has now become one of her biggest hits to date.

Her second album, Thirty One, soon followed. The album is refreshing, em-bracing a more modern country music style and veers slightly into the realm of pop-infused country. The album as a whole, however, is nothing more than

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a powerful edge of female empower-ment—and the chorus is actually quote resonating.

“Bullet” fares a bit better. Kramer and Tyler’s voices mesh well and the track is melodically interesting. It also seems to be quite reflective of Kramer’s personal life. She was married three times and en-gaged separately multiple times as well, which are obviously represented in the track, resounding, “Thank God I dodged

a bullet. Thank God I didn’t do it.” Jana Kramer has some zest when it

comes for country music; however, it’s just not enough to fix the blandness that is Thirty One. The best songs are the fun ones and the ones that embracethe good cheer, but ultimately none arequite meaningful or praiseworthy. But, if you need some country music to just close your eyes (and ears) and dance to, Thirty One might be for you.

Unoriginal melodies and lyrics make the album’s more engaging songs harder to appreciate.

THIRTY ONEJana Kramer

a compilation of reasonably enjoyable tracks that have no sense of unity or purpose.

“I Got a Boy” is the most pure country ballad on the album and the bittersweet narrative blends well with classic folk strums of the guitar settling in the background. Kramer’s voice, though, can often be unbearably grat-ing and, although minimally, the shrill qualities of her intonations certainly make an unpleasant appearance on the track. Another one of the better songs on the album is “Boomerang,” the first track and a likely candidate for the next single. The track has a southern rock vibe meshed with an upbeat tempo at its core but is filtered with a pop polish. It may be hollow, but it is certainly a fun and powerful song that is enjoyable to listen to, even though Kramer’s voice in certain parts of the song is less than fun to be subjected to.

“Boomerang” is not a boring song, which can’t be said for the rest of the tracks on the album. “Don’t Touch My Radio,” “Circles,” “Pop That Bottle,”

and “Just Like in the Movies” are all horrendously boring and some even hard to listen to because of their grat-ing vocals and washed away, unoriginal melodies. None of them seem to stand for anything except sweet sounds, and the lyrics are as equally hollow, giving the impression that they are nothing more than fillers. In fact, “Just Like in the Movies” is ultimately annoying with its pressing repetition of meaningless lyrics and failed attempt to blend pop and country.

Some of the better tracks include “Bullet,” which features Steven Tyler, and “Said No One Ever.” They, too, are utterly shallow when its comes to lyrical depth and have too much pop for their own good, but at least they are somewhat fun through it all. “Said No One Ever” is the lesser of the two and seems like it belongs more in a Saturday morning children’s show on the Disney Channel rather than a music album. It’s easy to sing along to, and the lyrics, although inherently lacking, are better than most on the album as they embrace

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This week, Jennifer Lawrence pub-lished an essay entitled, “Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co-Stars?” on Lena Denham’s new blog, Lenny. In the essay, Lawrence expresses her disdain for a society in which “all I hear and see all day are men speaking their opinions, and I give mine in the same exact man-ner, and you would have thought I had said something offensive.” The title of the essay stems from last year’s Sony hack, where it was revealed that her male counterparts in David O. Russell’s American Hustle were making millions more than she was, for the simple fact that they were men and she wasn’t.

Lawrence touches on her experience in discovering this, saying, “I failed as a negotiator because I gave up early. I didn’t want to keep fighting over mil-lions of dollars that, frankly, due to two franchises, I don’t need.” She claims the reason for her hesitance was that, “I didn’t want to seem ‘difficult’ or ‘spoiled.’”

In the few days since the essay sur-faced, Lawrence has been heralded by men and women alike for finally taking

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a male equivalent of these words. And the worst words you can call a man are usually implying they have a higher level of femininity than other men.

Since Watson’s speech last year, her influence has been prominent on social media with her #HeForShe campaign, which encourages men to stand up for gender equality. It’s certainly a start, but, living on a college campus, the notion of masculinity still often seems to include dominance and aggression. From the dating and hookup culture at Boston College to the condescending CSOM guys, it isn’t hard to find.

Lawrence is arguably the most fa-mous woman in the world right now. If anyone can get this fight rolling, it’sher. She has made a fortune on being quirky and relatable. Come this winter,with lead roles in David O. Russell’s Joyand the final Hunger Games, her face will be on every billboard and in everymagazine all over the world. Here’s to hoping she continues fighting.

‘Hunger Games’ star Jennifer Lawrene penned an essay on the wage gap in Hollywood.

a stance on gender inequality. Many criticized Lawrence for not acknowl-edging Sony’s actions earlier, but in tak-ing time, she more effectively supports an entire cause, rather than focus on a single incident.

Her counterpart across the Atlantic, in terms of feminism and the adoration of young men, is certainly Emma Wat-son, who spoke in front of the United Nations last year in support of chang-ing the approach to feminism. Watson is right when she claims that the word “feminist” makes a woman appeal “too strong, too aggressive, isolating, anti-men, and unattractive,” all of the percep-tions Lawrence was hoping to avoid in her negotiations over salary.

In her essay, Lawrence asks readers, “Could there still be a lingering habit of trying to express our opinions in a certain way that doesn’t ‘offend’ or ‘scare’ men?” But Watson finds fault with the notion that the gender equal-ity fight is one exclusively for women. She asks, “How can we affect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feel welcome to participate in the conversation?”

Just as women are placed into gender stereotypes, so too are men. Watson ar-

gues, “If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won’t feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled.”

Lawrence brings much-needed at-tention to a relevant societal flaw, but it’s also important to distinguish that this problem does not only exist in Hollywood. It permeates through ev-ery industry, in every society, in every country around the world.

After explaining her desire to be liked instead of standing up for what she deserved, Lawrence wonders, “Are we socially conditioned to behave this way?” Without a doubt, we are. But men, too, are socially conditioned to expect women to respond a certain submissive way as well. There’s no chance this fight can be won without the help of “femi-nist” men who are willing to change the perception of what masculinity means to them.

Perhaps the reason this gender dis-parity persists isn’t the integrity of men but the language that is used to describe men and women today. While men use certain names to describe women that make them sound difficult or cold-hearted, like “bitch” or “slut,” there isn’t

routines were an exemplary demonstration of Irish dance, in which the audience could appreciate all the more after having just tried to learn some basic steps themselves.

Irish Dance’s second routine proved a precursor to the partner dances that the event participants would soon be trying out. The social nature of Ceili really shined through when the dances became more partner and group oriented. Pairs of dancers moved all around the room, dancing with different pairs of people with each run-through of the dance. This was done in the “rince fada” or “long line dance” style, which allowed everyone to interact with the night’s diverse group of attendees. Participants seemed to be having a great time, whether they were performing the dances flawlessly or shuffling through with their best effort. For the majority of the event, the room was abuzz with laughter, chatter, and cheerful Irish music, and the spirited

energy of the dances really encapsulated the sum of the sentiments of Irish culture.

A large chunk of the way into the event, participants were granted a much-welcomed break from dancing to watch the live band play a handful of traditional songs. Some songs were sung with guitar or fiddle accompaniment, while another consisted of a duo playing a tranquil tune on the flutes. Some of the event participants even knew the lyrics to the songs, and sang along quietly with the performers. In any case, the musical performances really brought the audience into Ireland, and welcomed the audience into a rich tradition of Irish culture.

But soon everyone was back to dancing, with some simpler routines (such as the “shoe the donkey” dance) to get even more participants onto the floor. By the time the evening had ended, participants were confident that they got an entertaining look into the world of Irish tradition through the unique and immensely talented musical and dancing performers of the night.

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and smeared with complementary blues and purples that jump off the canvas at the viewer. Dancers shows several stylized figures gracefully jumping. These figures are speckled with the same purples and blues as in Trees with some orange and yellow spots as well. Speaking on her two pieces, Halpern notes, “The paintings were in part a spontaneous movement resulting from my desire to ‘play’ with colors. I hope that these creations may evoke joy, a smile, playfulness, and dare I say a connection to the divinity of earthly life.”

Michael Mulhern, a studio art professor who has taught at BC for over 40 years, presented Soon I Was Merely Wandering Without Any Aim of Plan in Mind for the gallery. The title, a quote from a W. G. Sebald novel, refers to Mulhern’s aspirations after his retirement from BC at the end of this academic year.

M u l h e r n ’s p i e c e c o m b i n e s a r e w o r k e d p h o t o g r a p h w i t h observational drawings. In the work, two men stand facing each other,

their shadows coming together in between them. They stand next to a puddle figure, spotted with an array of vibrant colors and contrasting black splotches.

Mulhern enjoys play ing with the dynamic between realism and abstraction and asks his students to do the same, noting that he doesn’t believe a clear distinction exists between the two. “As an instructor, I try to explain observation in a very rational and scientific manner,” Mulhern said. “But I also teach my students to know the rule so they can break the rule. I find this in all good work and it drives my work.”

Icarus, a collaborative needlepoint piece between Sammy Chong and Walter Conlan, is probably the most visually captivating piece of the entire collection. In it, a hulking Minotaur embraces Icarus. The Minotaur is composed of radiant blues and deep purples. It’s almost hard to notice Icarus enveloped in such a mesmerizing color scheme. To the left of the two figures is a maze structure that is reminiscent of a Greek meander. To the right, stylized plumes of smoke threaten to overtake

the whole background.Exceptional photography is also

showcased in the galler y. GreerMuldowney’s Providence Wastewater Treatment is a strikingly noticeablefeature in the exhibit . The photoshows a pristine road curving off into the background, which also features awaterfront and windmills.

In his piece, Reverential Moment,Verona, Daniel Kirschner captures twonuns in a Roman basilica staring down the length of the structure. A cross and altar in the background of the photocan be seen above the nuns’ shoulders. The image exudes a tranquility that photos are rarely able to capture of an instance.

The BC faculty hold a tremendous amount of talent that deserves a properexhibition. The recently unveiled display on the first floor of Carney Hall gives students the chance to see what professors and faculty membersput their time and creativity into when they aren’t working in the classroom. The Arts Club FacultyGallery displays an absorbing arrayof faculty works ranging from a broad scope of departments.

The Boston College Music Guild provided background music for the Art Club gallery’s reception last Thursday evening.

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The Music Guild hosted their annual open mic last Wednesday on the second floor of Lower. The event featured plenty of fresh faces who flooded the dining hall with waves of acoustid sound.

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Th e merriment throughout Gasson Hall was evident during Irish Dance and Ceili. A part of the Boston College Gaelic Roots Series, the event was an evening of Irish dance taught by Kieran Jordan, a talented Irish dancer and one of BC’s own faculty members, with live music directed by fi ddle master Seamus Connolly, Sullivan-Artist-in-Residence in Irish Programs. Dance and Ceili showcased not only Irish music and dance, but also the social tradition of Ceili, a celebration where people socialized with others in a lively setting. Merely hearing the Irish music and seeing a warm, wide-open space upon arrival.

Folks of all ages came and danced together to celebrate the purely social nature of Ceili events. First, some basic

dance moves were taught—a simple hop step, a jig, and a seven step, to name a few. With the help of some of the membersfrom Jordan’s Irish dance class, the steps and dances were presented to participants in a manageable way, and soon folks wereskipping around the dance floor like professionals (well ... almost).

Next, a handful of members of BC’s IrishDance team appeared and performed twolovely routines. Irish Dance fi lled the room with the rhythmical sound of hard-shoesstriking the fl oor during the group’s fi rst high-energy routine. Th e attendees clappedin time, enjoying the spectacle. Th e seconddance from Irish Dance was the “Four Hand Reel,” a partner dance making use of danceformations that was crisply performed andmade for a visually artful routine. Both

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There’s a thriving art community at Boston College, built of students composing and experimenting in a diverse range of mediums.The BC Arts Club puts on a couple shows a year in the libraries and academic buildings to display the spectrum of artwork that students put forth. BC faculty members, on the other hand, rarely get the chance to show work in such a holistic format. The BC Arts Club presented an impressive display of faculty artwork on the first floor of Carney that demonstrates the faculty’s capabilities , interests , and artistic ingenuity.

On Thursday evening, the Arts Club unveiled the display with a reception and performances from members of the Music Guild. The atmosphere was rather

casual, as members of the Guild would take turns providing background music for the showcase in the other room. Sean Seaver, MCAS ’16, as well as Katie, CSOM ’18, and Meghan Kelleher, LSOE ’16, were among those to perform for attendees of the showcase’s reception.

BC’s art department professors and faculty were not the only BC faculty to present pieces for the collection. Professors and faculty from the law, biolog y, and Romance languages departments also made pieces for exhibit. Carol Halpern, a part time faculty member for the biology department, put her paintings Trees and Dancerson display.

Trees depicts a variety of trees on a yellow field in the foreground surrounding a path that leads to a home in the background. The trees are spotted

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In many respects, jazz has passed its prime. Like the American fi lm western or baseball as the national pastime, jazz is a medium of “the good old days.” But a few times each semester, BC bOp! brings it back and reminds us why it was the national soundtrack for so long, as well as how it’s infl uenced some of our favorite pop hits.

BC bOp!, Boston College’s supreme jazz band, gathered in the Vanderslice Cabaret Room on Friday night. Th e band alternated between classical jazz pieces that featured collective and singular instrumentation, and modern hits with jazz inspiration such as “September,” “Come Fly with Me,” and the more recent “Uptown Funk.” BC bOp!, though, was at its best when it fronted its robust sound with a dynamic vocal performance.

No one left more blood, sweat, and tears out there on the stage than Mike Mastellone, CSOM ’18 on “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” Halfway through the hour and set change, Mastellone let loose an electric “I love you baby!” It was one of the instances in which a sparse arrangement from

band fi t into the performance. In this instance, it seemed as if bOp! was simply a backing band to Mastellone up front, strutting across the front of the Cabaret stage. But as bOp! had proved earlier in the show, and would continue to prove, bOp! is bigger than all of them, all of us.

In “Hay Burner” and “Moonglow” early in the set, and then again in “Cafe Caliente,” the band treated the audience fi lling most of the Cabaret fl oor and lining the terrace above to a full body of jazz fl avor. “Hay Burner” and “Moonglow” were driven by Max Warwick, CSOM ’16, and Sanjay Pamaar, MCAS ’16, on the drums, a tune that seemed to roll down from the percussion section, through the brass and sax and into the crowd.

“Cafe Caliente” was more straightforward but featured the best solo of the night from Marie Peduto, MCAS ’18, on the saxophone. Peduto rose out her chair in the center of the sax row and seamlessly moved from high to low, a quick pace to a slow one. She sat back down to rousing applause.

Some other crowd favorites were predictably “September” and “Footloose.” “September” featured “the guys”—Mastellone, Adam Fung, MCAS ’16, and Ryan Silva, MCAS ’17, on vocals,

as well as Kyle Murray, CSOM ’16, and John Kiefer, MCAS ’19, on bass, who’re usually left providing the rhythm to bOp!’s jazzier selections. But here, they drove the song and it was a pleasant change of pace. “September” and “Footloose” are celebration songs, and bOp! celebrates pretty damn well.

But BC bOp!’s finest collaboration, its finest celebration, was in a cover of Paul Simon’s “Late in the Evening.” It was the show’s best mix of slick percussion, brass, and sweet vocal harmonies. But as collaborative and clean as “Late in the Evening” felt, “Uptown Funk” was in many ways its opposite at the end of the set. Covering “Uptown Funk” makes all the sense in the world as the jazziest hit in recent memory, but for whatever reason, didn’t work on Friday. It’s not that it felt like bOp! was selling out or going “mainstream.” It’s the fact that it’s Bruno Mars’ vocals that drive that particular sound more than some jazzy flair. “Uptown Funk” was still fun, but just didn’t reach the bar that bOp! had set with it’s earlier covers.

Jazz may not be back in the fullest sense, but every so often when bOp! brings it back, we’re reminded, maybe the good ol’ days were actually pretty good.

After Emma Watson’s United Na-tions Women “HeForShe” speech at the Headquarters for the UN in New York City last September, it comes as no surprise that actresses are starting to speak out on gender inequalities in the entertainment industry. Last week, Academy Award-win-ning actress Jennifer Lawrence penned an essay called “Why Do I Make Less Th an My Male Co-Stars?” in Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner’s newsletter, Lenny Letters, criticiz-ing Hollywood’s gender wage gap.

In her essay, Lawrence decried the pay disparities between wages aff orded to male and female actors. Back when the Sony hack exposed the company’s personal infor-mation and emails, the leaked documents revealed that Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams were paid signifi cantly less than their American Hustle co-stars Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, and Jeremy Renner. While Cooper negotiated 9 percent of the proceeds of the fi lm, Lawrence and Adams were only given 7 percent of the fi lm’s earnings.

Lawrence stated that she was done trying to fi nd the “adorable” way to voice her opinions, pointing out that worrying about “likeability” prevented her from being treated fairly in Hollywood.

“I didn’t want to seem ‘diffi cult’ or ‘spoiled,’” Lawrence wrote. “At the time that seemed like a fi ne idea, until I saw the pay-roll on the Internet and realized every man I was working with defi nitely didn’t worry about being ‘diffi cult’ or ‘spoiled.’”

Lawrence’s essay went beyond criticiz-ing pay discrepancies in the entertainment industry, framing a larger dialogue around sexist social codes in the way that women and men are expected to behave in the professional world. While working women don’t get the salary they deserve by being too “nice,” they are also called out for being too “diffi cult” when they speak their minds. Pointing out sexist double standards, Law-rence wondered if her inability to negotiate equal pay stemmed from her personality, her youth, or the fact that she was a woman.

“All I hear and see all day are men speaking their opinions, and I give mine in the same exact manner, and you would have thought I had said something off ensive,” she said.

Meanwhile, actresses have come out in support of Lawrence, proving the ubiquitous nature of being undervalued as a woman in Hollywood. Jessica Chastain told Huffi ngton Post that she made under $7 million, compared to her male co-star Matt Damon, who made $25 million for Th e Martian. Sienna Miller said in an interview with E! News that she once walked away from a play that off ered her half of what her male co-star was being paid.

In an industry where only 12 percent of the leading roles in 2014’s top-earning fi lms were female, according to a San Diego State University study, Lawrence’s equal pay essay refl ects a deeper systemic issue that reaches beyond just the confi nes of Hollywood. Th e frequently touted statistic that women only make 78 cents for every white man’s dollar only applies to white women—women of color make even less than that. A report by the American Association of University Women revealed that black women make 63 cents compared to a dollar earned by a white male, Hawaiian/Pacifi c Islanders make 62 cents, Native American women earn 59 cents, and Hispanic women earn 54 cents.

Th e ethnic and gender pay gaps con-tinue to aff ect every region of the United States and women of color in diff erent sectors of the workforce. Lawrence’s essay on the pay inequalities in the entertain-ment industry serves as a poignant (albeit unrelatable in terms of actual wages earned) refl ection of the institutionalized sexism and racism plaguing the wage gap today. Beyond gendered pay disparities, Lawrence raises a relevant question of why women are often socially conditioned to feel hesitant about negotiating fair wages out of fear of appearing “unlikeable” or “off ensive” while their male co-workers have no problems vying for higher salaries.

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