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the GAVEL
Fall 2018 / Vol. IX Issue II
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CONTENTS cover art by
meg loughman
STAFF
MANAGERIAL BOARD
MEG LOUGHMAN / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
JILL CUSICK / MANAGING EDITOR
MADISON POLKOWITZ / CREATIVE MANAGER
ERIN MCNAMARA / HEAD COPY EDITOR
MARIAM AHMED / DIGITAL EDITOR
JACKSON SLAUGHTER / GENERAL MANAGER
12 The Puppet Masters Behind SAM REAGAN / PRINT EDITOR
& cara lyons
Voter Registration EDITORIAL BOARD
NICK WILSON / NEWS EDITOR
MOLLY TUCKER / FEATURES EDITOR
16 Take Back the Fight: The Evolu- SHAE HEITZ / OPINIONS EDITOR
JINOO SONG / CULTURE EDITOR
tion of #MeToo from Courtroom HENRY PAWELCZYK / SPORTS EDITOR
MARIA CLARA COBO / ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
to Campus MADDIE BOCKUS / ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR
NICO BORBOLLA / ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR
CAROLINE BLESSING / ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR
18 Serena Williams: The Relentless
Champion We Need
AUDREY MORRIS / ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR
LIAM HAFFEY / ASSOCIATE OPINIONS EDITOR
JASMINE SCHMIDT / ASSOCIATE OPINIONS EDITOR
LIZZY DAVIS / ASSOCIATE OPINIONS EDITOR
20 Breaking Them
DOROTHY CUCCI / ASSOCIATE CULTURE EDITOR
Authentic Eagles: Routines and ELIZABETH COUGHLIN / ASSOCIATE CULTURE EDITOR
PATRICK CARPENTER / ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
SYDNEY WOOLF / ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
COPY TEAM
KATE BADE BEN RUFO
JOSIE MORALES- SHERTY HUANG
THOMASON ELLIE SPIZZUOCO
madison polkowitz / gavel media ANNA COSTANTINI JENNIE CHEN
madison polkowitz / gavel media ANTON AGUILA
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CREATIVE TEAM
Diatribe: My ResLife
Year in Review ELIZABETH UNTAMA / ASSISTANT CREATIVE MANAGER
Breakup YOUNG KIM NICOLE MAILHOIT
ALEX KIM KATE MCCABE
08 to Form a More Just BC 24 Spotlight: Creative Team
TIFFANY OLUOCH MATT HAN
We the Eagles: In Order
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
KASHI SURI / NEWS EA
26 as Medication
Daily Rituals: On Skincare ROBERT CERISE / NEWS EA
10 Nail Salons: Safe SVEA MCNALLY / FEATURES EA
LAUREN BLASER / FEATURES EA
Spaces for Asian- KELLI RODRIGUES / OPINIONS EA
MADDY WESTER / OPINIONS EA
BUSINESS TEAM
American Women eamon keane / gavel media
SAGE DUBOIS / DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
JULIA SWIATEK / OPINIONS EA
JOE EZERSKY / CULTURE EA
MARIAH BELISLE / MARKETING COORDINATOR RAY CAI / CULTURE EA
CARA LYONS / MARKETING COORDINATOR
KEADEN MORISAKI / COPY EA
PRINT TEAM
ANTON AGUILA CARA LYONS CREATIVE ASSISTANTS
TIFFANY LIU JAMIE KIM FRANKIE MANCINI ALEXA KIRBY
BEA KAUFFMANN NICOLE CALAMARI JAMIE KIM MAYA TAHA
LEILA XU
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2018 IN REVIEW...
BC Students Join the The Wildly Volatile Case of Alcohol Sales Finalized Change Can't Wait: Daya Did Not Let Us Boston College Rankings
March for Our Lives XXXTentacion at Alumni Stadium and Ayanna Pressley's Upset Down Drop Leads to Reconsider-
“Students in Boston and “XXX was a growing musical Conte Forum Victory "From her dulcet tones to ation of Best College Metric
across the United States talent, and his genre-bending “Boston College has finalized “Ayanna Pressley won a major her suave dance moves, "The 2019 'Best Colleges' rank-
participated in March for music provided an outlet for the a proposal to offer alcoholic victory in the race for Massachu- Daya's stage presence ings dropped BC six places into
Our Lives demonstrations angst of much of his audience. beverages for sale at Alumni setts’s 7th Congressional District captivated the audience 38th place. U.S. News is de-
on Saturday to demand re- He was also extremely volatile; Stadium and Conte Forum. when she upset 10-term Repre- from start to finish. Even creasing the weight of factors
form in response to recent his music blared out his violent This year, concessions will sentative Michael Capuano in the the singer's lesser known that indicate privilege, such as
shootings at schools and tendencies and wildly changing continue to sell red and white Democratic primary earlier this songs were met with test scores and school rank-
other community spaces.” personality.” wine as well as a beer selec- week. She now runs unopposed in explosive energy, which ings. Instead, they are including
- Kate Karafotas - Tiffany Oluoch tion that includes Bud Light, the Nov. 6 general election and is Daya herself took notice other important factors, such as
Budweiser, and Sam Adams.” poised to become the first African of, commenting that 'for the school's ability to cater to
- Nick Wilson American woman to represent a Catholic school, '[BC students of all socioeconomic
Massachusetts in Congress.” -Nick students] are pretty row- backgrounds."
Wilson dy!'" - Dorothy Cucci - Grace Hamblett
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6 BC Women's Soccer
9 Remains Undefeated, Upsets
MSA Releases Statement in Wake of
Lacrosse Falls in NCAA FSU
Gavel Media by: Supreme Court Ruling BC Students Trek to Mt. “On Sunday afternoon the Boston
5. Madison Polkowitz Final for Second Straight “Boston College Muslim Student Associa- College women’s soccer team de-
10. Frankie Mancini Everest Base Camp
Year tion released a statement which addressed feated Florida State 2-1 on New-
11. Madison Polkowitz “Trekking to Mt. Everest Base
“Women’s lacrosse fell 16-15 the Supreme Court’s recent ruling up- ton Campus, keeping a perfect
14. Tori Fisher Camp is just as challenging—and
to the James Madison Dukes holding the Trump administration’s travel record of 10-0. The Eagles were
15. Madison Polkowitz emotionally and physically drain-
17. Young Kim in the national championship ban. The MSA statement called the Su- masterful defensively and kept the
ing—as one would expect. But
18. Young Kim game Sunday afternoon, falling preme Court’s ruling an ‘incorrect deci- great adversity is often accompa- majority of possession. The BC
19. Madison Polkowitz sion,’ describing it as a ‘clear example of
20. Elizabeth Untama
one win short of the national nied by even greater growth and women’s soccer team’s tenth con-
title for the second year in a state-sponsored Islamophobia.’” secutive win matches a program
21. Eamon Keane a deepened sense of meaning.”
row.” - Ellen Gerst - Nick Wilson record. “ - Brennan Rietzke
- Maddie Bockus
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2018 IN REVIEW...
On Thin ICE LTE: Facing Forward: Why a BC- Graduate Student Union A Conversation with Jerome Why DiversityEdu is Just Not LTE: Black Eagles Make
“Full of hate, cruelty, and vio- Born Anti-Racist Organization Pickets Pops on The Robinson Enough Updated Demands to
lent misuse of power, it is time is Rebranding Heights “Spoken like a true Boston College “There is a problematic subculture BC Administration
that ICE be abolished, and its “FACES is an organization commit- “Approximately 35 members Eagle, Jerome Robinson describes of ignorance and intolerance at “Ultimately, the hope is
resources used more effectively ted to challenging racism and systems of the Boston College Grad- how he keeps himself in check Boston College that the university that Boston College is
and humanely. There is no de- of power as they manifest at Boston uate Employees Union (BC- after being selected 13th overall in attempted to address this year by continually working on the
nying that the existence of ICE College and beyond. We seek to end GEU-UAW) picketed outside the first round at the NBA Draft introducing a new requirement above goals and more to
is a stain on our country, one racism and its roots in oppression the Pops on the Heights this past summer. “It’s been a cool for its students: an online course enhance the student expe-
that we should all be ashamed and dehumanization through conver- concert Friday night… they transition,” said Robinson. “You called DiversityEdu. How could rience. However, there is a
of. Regardless of the costs, it sation, academic forums, and direct held signs featuring messages learn on the fly. You just have to an online module facilitate any lack of transparency with
must go.” -Liam Haffey action. In these ways, FACES engages such as “Jesus wouldn’t union be open to everything, ask ques- worthwhile discussion? Why was said plans with the student
fellow students in a desire for justice bust,” and “We all win when tions when you don’t know what’s the school’s first action on diver- body. There needs to be a
and contributes to an equitable edu- we union,” hoping to raise going on, and kind of literally sity an online program and not constant stream of commu-
cational and social environment.” awareness to the fact that figure it out as you go.” a physical commitment to estab- nication.” -Black Eagles
-FACES Council Boston College refuses to -Sydney Woolf lishing diversity on campus and
recognize their union.” truly welcoming people of diverse
-Thomas Ronan backgrounds?” -Leah DaCosta
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Diatribe: We Asked. They "Listened." Behind the Scenes of Dazquest Neuroscience Major to Begin in
“I believe the main flaw of the new set-up “There is perhaps no one on Boston Col- BC Downs Miami 27-14 in Red September 2019
Media courtesy of: Bandana Game “In the past, a B.S. in psychology
is that it operates under the assumption lege’s campus that is simultaneously as 1. Emmy Paulson
that most of us only ever get Late Night adored and ridiculed as Steve Addazio, 2. Emmy Paulson
“In the Red Bandana Game, BC was the closest degree that BC
on the weekends. BC Dining seemingly BC’s own football coach. However, the 3. NCAA Lacrosse / Twitter knocked off No. 25 Miami 27-14 to students could take to prepare for
thinks that party-going students really extent to which he has been memorialized 4. XXL Magazine / Twitter become bowl eligible for the third neuroscience-related fields after
only show up at Lower howling for chick- has just reached new heights with the 6. Rhododendrites / Wikimedia consecutive season. Putting forth an graduation. The new neuroscience
7. Ayanna Pressley / Twitter inspiring, emotional performance track will differ from the B.S. psy-
en tenders on Saturday nights. But what release of an interactive video game called 8. Caroline Rooney
about all of us unfortunate souls with DazQuest. The brainchild of Josh Artman, 9. Caroline Rooney
on the field that mirrored the atmo- chology track by focusing on brain
evening chemistry labs? What about the MCAS ‘19, DazQuest is a Twine video 12. ICE / Twitter sphere around the annual night, the function as a basis for behavior and
night class attendees and the athletes and game that features Addazio navigating his 13. FACES Eagles once again placed themselves cognition rather than the broad
band geeks with practice until 9:00 p.m.?” life as a football coach, family man, and all- 16. The New England Classic in the national conversation.” foundations of psychology.” -Svea
-Meaghan Wallace around dude. “ -Molly Tucker -Henry Pawelczyk McNally
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Gavel Media, from top to bottom:
Meg Loughman, Eamon Keane,
Meg Loughman
WE THE
BY MEG LOUGHMAN / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
EAGLES
Last October, I stood outside of a library at the Univ-
eristy of Amsterdam, eyes stinging from the cold as I
watched the grainy footage of a FaceTime call unfold
in real time on my screen. Thousands of Boston College BLACK LIVES MATTER,
students and faculty were marching, chanting, taking PRO-REFUGEE SIGNAGE
up space in protest and defiance—it was a long-time- REMOVED FROM
coming culmination of the grievances and injustices
that have been felt by so many people of color, women, COMMUNICATION
persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ com- DEPARTMENT
munity, religious minorities, and others whose rights
By Caroline Blessing
and existences have been systematically threatened,
particularly since the 2016 election of Donald Trump.
BLACK EAGLES MATTER
Though I was not physically present for the historic and DIE-IN REMINDS BC
nationally-televised Silence is Still Violence march, my
veins were pulsing with that same outrage and energy, COMMUNITY THAT
that same hunger for justice shared by so many of my SILENCE IS STILL
fellow Eagles. One year later, and the same sentiment is VIOLENCE
echoed on our campus: Where is our promised institu-
tional action? When will there be a sufficient response By Nick Wilson
to hate crimes by our University administration? "One student protestor, Naya Joseph, CSOM '19, de-
scribes the significance of the event. 'The purpose of
We must continue to investigate the deep, structural
this die-in was really to say that the University has been
roots of power that continue to muddle common un-
derstandings of ‘race’ and stall productive conversations too quiet,' she explains. 'After 365 days, we expected a
on justice and equity. We must hold ourselves and our greater response and a greater change amongst admin-
peers accountable for silence and microaggressions, ever istrators and faculty and in the campus climate.'"
pushing to learn and educate. And, most of all, we must
always strive to leave BC—and wherever we go next—
better than it was when we started.
WHY DIVERSITY EDU IS
JUST NOT ENOUGH
After this year’s October die-in, The Gavel received a
By Leah DaCosta
Letter to the Editor from the organizing Black Eagles.
They wrote that “We, as students of Boston College, are "How could an online module facilitate any worthwhile discus-
not responsible for solving structural inequity. Rather, sion? Why was the school's first action on diversity an online
we recognize the places for advancement in our com- program and not a physical commitment to establishing diversity
munity here at Boston College and are open for active
on campus and truly welcoming people of diverse backgrounds?"
listening.” We are listening. And we will not be silent.
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sum and bibimbap. I remember a bewildering mo-
ment when a white classmate of mine called our
Nail Salons: family’s (perfectly fine) condo “the projects,” as it
is considered low-income housing. White peo-
ple have constantly dictated what spaces of color
Safe Spaces are and are not, and what they should or should
not be. Coupled with the patriarchal systems that
run deep in every facet of society, what room
for
does that leave women of color like my mother?
I would think about these concepts of
space at the nail salon, even if I didn’t yet have
the vocabulary to fully articulate them. When my
Asian-
mother was laughing with her coworkers, she was
Eunkyung, which is her real name and her true
self. But as soon as the clients starting coming in,
Eunkyung transformed into “Kate,” a name she forcefully grabbed my mother’s hand and asked her
American assigned herself to be pronounceable to clients.
When lunch was over, Eunkyung quickly as-
sumed “Kate,” as my mother zoomed back to her cli-
why she, a nail technician, had chipped, unpainted
nails. My immigrant mother stared in confusion.
She spent 12 hours a day painting other people’s
Women ent to start washing her feet. If she was lucky, the nails and washing other people’s feet for minimum
client would ignore her. Most of the time, howev- wage. She clocked hours dropping and picking me
er, her white clients would comment on my moth- up from school and helping me with my homework.
er for having rare Asian double-eyelids, telling her She cooked meals for my whole family because my
that she’s “pretty for an Asian.” They would run father and I blithely expected her to. What time and
their fingers across her head without her permis- luxury would she have to get her own nails done?
CULTURE, OUT AND ABOUT / MAY 3, 2018 / BY JINOO SONG It’s in these instances, when my moth-
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sion to feel the black, silky-smoothness of her hair.
or me, nail salons are practically a sec- shift. They would gossip about the new couple that They would ask how “Kate’s” skin is so clear, and er’s clients exotify and condemn her and her
ond home. When I was young, my mother started coming to church, or complain about their when she would say, “I don’t know,” they would re- coworkers, that one of the few safe spac-
would pick me up after school and drive overbearing husbands. They would share their fa- spond by asking her if it was because she ate kimchi. es for Asian-American women is destroyed.
me back to the salon she worked at to re- vorite memories of growing up in Korea and crack In one haunting moment, one of the clients Nowadays, my mother is a registered nurse
sume her shift. Most of the time, I entertained jokes about pretentious customers (by the way, if and is out of the nail salon. She was reluctant about
myself playing Pinball on the computer in the sup- you ever wondered if the Korean nail salon ladies me writing this article because memories of the sa-
ply room until it was time to leave. Sometimes, I’d are talking about you in front of you—yes, they are). lon bring up her painful past of being outcasted and
pop out to complain to my mother about being I saw these magical moments from the side- othered by women. She stiffens when she walks into
bored, and she would shoo me away as she con- lines, when my mother and her coworkers could ex- Korean beauty stores and sees white women trying
tinued to meticulously clip her customer’s nails perience each other and share their joy and pain, free on Korean products that seem to be all the rage in
For the typical customer, nail salons aren’t from the judgment of white women literally sitting America, the same women who obsess over Kore-
particularly exciting. There’s the front desk accom- over them, and free from the ignorance of Asian men an beauty products yet mock Korean eyes, faces,
panied by a bowl of cheap candy, the stack of mag- who consider their work and struggles less valuable. and features. But this narrative, the obscured sto-
azines piled in shelves, and a line of Asian women The nail salon became a rare place where Asian-Amer- ries of Asian-American women, needs to be told.
hunched over a foot bath trimming, filing, mas- ican women could have a space to call their own. When my mother comes to help me move out
saging, washing, and painting their clients’ feet. The concept of space is something often of Walsh this Mother’s Day, I want to sit down with
The Asian employees are typically dreary-eyed and overlooked when talking about race, racism, and her and tell her how much I love her. I want to massage
stooped, almost robotic in their painstaking brushes. diversity. Because white spaces are ubiquitous in her worn hands, which have crafted so many others,
However, it’s during the downtimes, after the America, spaces of color are othered and ghet- and be not with Kate, or “Mom,” but Eunkyung, a
business women and soccer moms leave with their toized. “Bad neighborhoods” typically just mean person whose identity has been constantly devalued
fancy nails, that nail salons truly come to life. I re- communities of black and brown people. China- by both white women and Asian men. If nail salons
member my mother and her friends gathering in the towns and Koreatowns are treated as seedy, ex- can’t be the safe space for Asian-American women,
kitchen, eating their rice with kimchi, tteokbokki, otic, funky enclaves where white liberals can live then I at least want that one moment with her to be.
kimbap, and steamed eggs after a particularly busy out their Oriental fetishes of eating authentic dim Jamie Kim / Gavel Media
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THE PUPPET MASTERS
BEHIND VOTING
REGISTRATION
Graphic by Anton Aguila / Gavel Media
CULTURES, FEATURES, OUT AND ABOUT / OCTOBER 18, 2018 / BY JOE EZERSKY
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t should be simple: a person registers with their voting in states aren’t determined by Washington, voting kept the state competitive, as half of Florida’s Republicans by decreasing turnout from minority
address, name, birthdate, and license number but rather by state legislatures and governments. disenfranchised felons were black, in proportion to areas. These restrictions, particularly voter I.D, arose
or proof of age and citizenship, and in return These seemingly mundane offices mean a great the 20% of the general population made up by black under the faulty claim of voting fraud, which has
they get a voice in the government. But these deal in the protection of our democracy, and people in 2000. Put together, these factors paint only 31 proven incidents out of one billion ballots
simple ways to register and vote aren’t the vision examining them shows a troubled history. a picture of a system rigged against diverse and cast between 2000 and 2014. Ultimately, primarily
Republicans have for democracy. They’d rather see A modern history of vote-rigging begins liberal citizens of Florida, tipping the scale to Bush Republican lawmakers have introduced unnecessary
voting restricted to people living currently in the with Florida in the 2000 election. Many remember far greater than even the Supreme Court could. restrictions on voting that time and again suppressed
state, who have one certain form of I.D. or another, the confusing voting methods and the Supreme If the tactics in Florida sound familiar, voters and reduced turnout in key areas, thereby
and can provide exact information down to the Court ruling that helped hand the election to it’s because they remained persistent in elections delivering victories to conservative candidates.
detail to match their social security card. They George Bush. Less noticed, however, is the role following. Long lines and voting restrictions in 2004 This problem has not been resolved,
don’t want felons voting, even though those felons of Gov. Jeb Bush (yes, that one) and his Secretary helped ensure Bush’s victory in Ohio. Early voting particularly because of Republican gains in
may have opinions on unjust drug laws that led to of State Katherine Harris in delivering the state. limits came to Indiana in 2013, targeting high- statehouses since 2008, and it threatens to
their imprisonment in the first place. Above all, Restrictions on early voting, racial disparities in population areas that rely on early voting to reach weaken the projected blue wave in November. In
they don’t want to allow a young, diverse voting- rejected ballots, flawed felon lists used to purge citizens. Early voting, in fact, is part of the reason Georgia, Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams
eligible population to set the course for America. In voter rolls, and ballots for Latinx and Haitian voters why Barack Obama became the first Democrat to is raising concerns about restrictions put in place
essence, they want to fix the rules so that the country that weren’t printed in their native language all carry Indiana in a presidential election since Lyndon by her opponent, Secretary of State Brian Kemp,
remains in the hands of a privileged few instead of combined to keep thousands of Floridians from Johnson. In light of these events rises the specter which have left thousands of voters’ registrations
the upstart majority. But before readers begin to voting in the election. It was an election that was of voter I.D. laws, which have been implemented in question. The ballots are currently pending
direct ire towards Republican congresspeople and ultimately decided by 537 votes. Aside from these with precision following the 2008 election. These due to requirements for exact matches between
senators, a clarification must be made. The rules of active obstacles, the persistent barring of felons from laws threaten to once again swing elections to registration and documents put in place by Kemp
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and lawmakers in 2017. These requirements a personal interest in the outcomes in November, When looked at as a whole, voting than ever to hear everyone’s voice in government.
mean that a missed hyphen or entry error bars a as Sec. of State Jon Husted runs for Lieutenant restrictions will yet again play a deciding factor in The only remedy for this problem is action. Support
citizen from voting and unsurprisingly seem to Governor in a close race. Similar restrictions this year’s election. Republicans have often rigged for groups like the Brennan Center, which seeks to
predominantly impact black voters, according to a and difficulties are seen in North Carolina, the system their way to ensure control rather than research and fight back against unnecessary voting
report by the Associated Press. Impacted citizens Arkansas, and North Dakota, all of which hold face the wishes of their constituents. This practice restrictions, as well as for progressive candidates
had not been contacted by the Secretary of State’s keys to Democrats flipping the House and Senate. has been allowed to continue due to the relative running for positions like state legislature and
office about their pending status, and media Voting difficulties especially mean a lot to low-profile enjoyed by the officials in charge of Secretary of State will help counteract conservative
attention may prove to be too late as the election young voters, many of whom will be voting for the voting. Few citizens probably know their Secretary election rigging. Further, no citizen, even the
is in less than a month. Previously, such restrictions first time in November. Many of these potential of State, and elections for those offices are seldom mildly engaged, can sit out on elections. Lack of
would have been reviewed by the Department of voters, seeking to counteract the chaos and noticed or contentious. Those elections are also turnout for candidates in key states helped deliver
Justice under the Voting Rights Act, but that was corruption of Trump and the Republican Congress, delivered by Republican mega-donors like the Koch presidencies and state governments which have
removed following a 2013 Supreme Court ruling. are trying to vote from college this election cycle. Brothers and Sheldon Adelson, who funnel millions changed the course of courts and elections forever,
While voters can still cast their vote in person via However, restrictions on absentee ballots in states into state and local elections to ensure maintenance enshrining voter suppression into American
photo I.D., the discretion held by poll workers like Mississippi and Texas have left many out-of- of a rigged voting system. Beneficial rulings from legal precedent. Undoing that requires more time
and potential for purges by Kemp due to failure to state students scrambling to register or appeal state and federal courts have permitted and upheld and raises more challenges, but it is achievable
update information mean that a significant number before registration deadlines. Similarly, crashes on assaults on voter rolls and registration by Republican if concerned citizens make an effort to increase
of Georgians may not be able to vote. In an election registration websites just days before registration officials, further ensuring the solidification of power turnout and engage their friends and neighbors
that’s projected to be close, each one of those ballots deadlines have left in-state and out-of-state voters by Republicans. The increasingly close-margined in the voting process. Canvassing, phone banking,
is crucial to determining the true winner in Georgia. alike with their ability to vote in question. All this Supreme Court has been the final say in many of these and signal boosting on social media all play a huge
In Ohio, a measure that purged voters from doesn’t even include potential miscommunication voting rights cases, and was conveniently moved part in increasing turnout and electing candidates
rolls if they sat out elections and failed to respond to and mishandling of polling places on Election conservative by Republican presidents who directly who support the protection of voting rights. As
notices from election officials was approved by the Day, which can leave thousands of college students benefited from voting restrictions, like George Bush. with many issues of democracy in America, the
Supreme Court. This meant that voters who voted in without a ballot cast. All these issues indicate another Ultimately, Republicans have established disease plaguing voting rights is suppression by the
2008, then sat out 2010-2014 were purged from rolls effort by Republicans to counteract excitement a system where their success is guaranteed by powerful few, and the cure is citizens committed
and required to re-register. This again threatens key by a typically liberal group: young people. Should overly complicated and utterly confusing voting to standing up and speaking out for what is right.
gubernatorial, senate, and congressional elections in these problems not be resolved, a crucial emerging restrictions. Such a system is a severe threat to
the state. Like in Georgia, the Secretary of State has voice in this election cycle may be silenced. democracy in a country where it’s more important
Graphic by Anton Aguila / Gavel Media
"...the disease plaguing voting rights is suppression by
the powerful few, and the cure is citizens committed to
standing up and speaking out for what is right."
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narrative. We all have a responsibility to actively and intentionally strive for a better BC and a better world,
one in which a culture of toxic masculinity doesn’t breed such staggering statistics about sexual assault.
Take Back the Night
Illuminates Stories of Sexual
The Role of Institutional
Assault Survivors
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come together, rape culture can be systematically
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search on The New York Times or The Boston Globe will or alienate their cultures. Intersectionality is recognized the Me Too degree awarded to Bill Cosby in
unveil numerous incidents of sexual misconduct by both
students and faculty at all of the top Preparatory Schools in
too often forgotten in #MeToo, and we must
remember that the lived experiences of non-
movement for giving her Our BC Women Need More 1996 will be rescinded, according
hope for the future where the university’s Facebook post
the Northeast. The expansive American women are BY DOROTHY CUCCI
there is an end to the Friday afternoon. The
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list includes institutions different from those that stigmatization or silencing or the most part, Boston College’s social scene revolves around the decision comes one
like The Lawrenceville The Question of Aziz Ansari's are American. Be glad that of assaulted women. distinctly un-sober environment of football games, tailgates, bars, day after University
School, The Brooks School, women have found the
The Delbarton School, and Comedic Redemption platform to speak on their
and mod parties. This scene appeals to a lot of students, but there is also spokesman Jack Dunn
a particularly damaging aspect informed the Boston
Fordham Preparatory School, BY DAN ULANOVSKY rights (or lack thereof ) on
of social life at BC that is not Globe that BC would
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schools which typically hile the cases of Louis C.K. and Aziz Ansari are decidedly an international level, but often spoken of: the institutional not rescind Cosby’s
send several members of different, the question is the same for both of them: Is there do not speak on behalf oppression of women, and how honorary degree, an
their graduating class to any way they can emerge back into the public sphere without ig- of them. Because when
it correlates to sexual assault on announcement that
Boston College each year. noring their actions or profiting from them? Is it fair for Amer- it comes to #MeToo, it
campus It is no secret that Boston received criticism
ican audiences to give them a second chance without any lasting is not a fight of us vs. College cultivates a hyper- from many students,
c o n s e qu e n c - them. It’s a fight for all masculine atmosphere, replete alumni, and members
es, when the women, of all walks of life. with rigid gender stereotypes, of the BC community.
women they causing many women on
assaulted campus to feel repressed and
may have lost insecure. In fact, a 2014 study
their oppor- from the Office of Institutional
tunities for a Research, Planning and
first chance? Assessment at BC... conveys that
female students progressively
lose their confidence during
their four years here.
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Serena Williams
T H E RE L E N T L E S S C H A M P I ON W E N E E D
OPINIONS, SPORTS / OCTOBER 19, 2018 / BY MADDY WESTER
S
erena Williams made it to the U.S. Open it is understandable that Ramos did not issue an specific match was a display of racism or sexism, the
finals over a month ago, yet talk of the apology. However, he could have easily responded ridicule Serena has faced throughout her career is
match is still widely circulating the and de-escalated the situation immediately. undeniable. Her anger and pain is understandable
media. The final between Serena Williams It is hard to know whether Ramos was acting and justified. Anyone who disagrees just needs
and Naomi Osaka on Sept. 8 caused uproar in with a sexist agenda (who knows if he would have to look at the cartoons and papers that resulted
the tennis community and beyond. Williams responded in the exact same way had it been a male from this year’s US Open final; they disgustingly
received multiple code violations: a warning for player) or if he was steadfastly holding true to the portray the greatest athlete of our generation.
coaching, a point penalty for smashing her racket, rulebook. Ramos has a reputation for being extremely In the days following the match, Mark
and, finally, a game deduction for verbal abuse. strict and has had many conflicts with male players Knight of the Herald Sun released a cartoon
Coaching and smashing one’s rackets in the past—including Murray and Nadal—for this depicting Williams throwing a tantrum on the
are undoubtedly against the rules for a Grand very reason over the years. However, this action court. Williams is drawn to terrible scale in an
Slam final. This is not what is up for debate. was an anomaly in a Grand Slam championship. animalistic fashion. The cartoon is racist and
The controversy surrounds whether the same In the end, though, the role of an portrays Williams in a derogatory and painfully
penalties would have been administered to a male umpire is best carried out when staying as far inappropriate way. Additionally, Knight depicts
player and if they would have been conveyed in from the limelight as possible. An umpire is Osaka, a Japanese-American woman, as a tall, skinny,
a similar fashion. Additionally, a lot of concern never supposed to attract attention to him or white blonde. Understandably, some were outraged
resulted in the way the media handled the event. herself, and in this aspect Ramos epically failed. by this cartoon. However, Knight (and the Herald
Many viewed the interaction as a “meltdown” on This is not an isolated event. Tennis as Sun) refused to issue an apology to either player.
Serena’s part, while, if it were a man on the court, a whole, particularly its antiquated rules that Serena will keep fighting the way she knows
the behavior may have been characterized as a primarily affect women, has been under intense best: winning. She has faced countless attacks.
display of frustration by a passionate competitor. scrutiny this year. After the French Open, Serena She has been forced to boycott the Indian Wells
Williams certainly did smash her racket, Williams’ (may I say badass) catsuit was banned tournament for years due to explicit threats, boos,
and her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, did admit to and deemed “inappropriate.” Fans of the superstar and racist remarks. She has been body shamed. She
coaching. However, if Serena received the feedback were in disbelief and fought the verdict. Williams has been ridiculed for her parenting while pursuing
or perceived the coaching (a suggestion to move handled this with extreme grace and did not add her career. She has been called a gorilla. She has
up to the net) is a different story. Mouratoglou fuel to the fire. Then, weeks later, in the first few been made fun of on national television for her
said Osaka’s coach was blatantly coaching as well rounds of the US Open, Alizé Cornet was given grunts and competitive nature. She has been called
and not reprimanded once despite the infraction. a violation for changing shirts on the court. The derogatory names and had things thrown at her as
Additionally, Serena received a game United States Tennis Association (USTA) then she walked onto the court. She has continued to
deduction due to verbal abuse towards the umpire. altered the rule, allowing women to change shirts make far less than male players she has surpassed
This is where the controversy climaxed. Serena on the court—as men have always been able to in achievements and rank. She has fought with
accused the umpire, Carlos Ramos, of being a thief do—without fear of receiving a conduct violation. grace, power, and bravery. She continues to pave
and treating her differently as a female athlete. "I The debate of sexism in this highly a path for all those who come after her who are
have never cheated in my life. I have a daughter and I traditional sport is long overdue and finally marginalized for whatever reason. She fights
stand for what's right for her. I've never cheated and bubbling to the surface. Serena Williams, as a valiantly on and off the court and continues to
you owe me an apology,” Williams said. As an umpire top-performing black woman, has shattered glass teach us all what it means to be a true champion.
who needed to retain control and assert his authority, ceiling after glass ceiling in tennis. Whether this
18 19Authentic
just wasn’t me. I began to isolate myself, skipping side of the routine that I felt so trapped within.
the things I was “expected” to participate in, like Now, as a senior reflecting on what I
Friday night pre-games and 8-man meals at Lower. want to do after I leave BC, I often try to ex-
But that wasn’t the answer either. amine the common threads of the things that
Eagles: DELIA
KARAMOUZIS
I became overly-fixated on school and meet- I’ve spent my time here doing. What do I
ing the impossibly high standards I had set for my- love about them? What ties them together?
self. I trudged to class each morning, sleep deprived I think of all the formative experiences I’ve
and increasingly anxious. I vividly recall sitting in had, the times when I’ve felt the most me have in-
a series that gives a voice to the people Bapst one night agonizing over a paper. As I sat in cluded playing mafia in the community center of a
my chair, I could physically feel the stress mount- church in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on Appa, wan-
who have experienced firsthand the trials, ing as my shoulders began to tense. All of a sudden, dering through a cacao farm in rural Belize, and
tribulations, and triumphs of being one's my heart felt like it was beating out of my chest. exploring ancient ruins while studying abroad in
authentic self at BC. I was short of breath. I immediately went outside Greece. The dynamic experience characterizing
I
to get some fresh air and like any strong, inde- each of these memories is what resonates most
was sitting in an O’Neill study room at 11 p.m. pendent college student, call my mom for advice. strongly with me about them today. In other words,
on a Sunday night during my freshman year, Through our long conversation, I realized the common thread has been the importance of see-
finding new ways to procrastinate, when my that this fixation I had developed with school was a ing and experiencing new things each and every day.
friend Kalie shoved her iPhone into my hands, coping mechanism: a way to avoid the toxic “soph- I find that I’m the happiest on the days
insisting, “You have to watch this.” It was a video omore routine” that I wanted no part of. I had be- when I wake up and have no idea what the day will
entitled: “The Thousand Year Journey: From Ore- come so wrapped up in abiding hold. The best moments are the
gon to Patagonia,” produced by a travel writer by
the name of Jedidiah Jenkins. The video illustrated
While my classes were more challenging, I felt se- by this new, rigid routine that “The moments that unplanned ones (spontaneously
cure in the group of friends I had around me. It I’d forgotten to open my eyes to running into someone on the way
Jenkins’s journey upon quitting his job to ride his seemed like I was doing all of the “right” things. see the beauty that lived outside keep that sense of to class or in line at the Rat) that
bike from, you guessed it, Oregon to Patagonia. Despite this apparent security, I quickly of it. In turn, I became someone ‘childlike wonder’ alive change your whole day in the most
I was immediately struck by the video’s found myself in a “sophomore slump.” I felt stuck in I didn’t recognize and someone positive way. The moments that
simple, yet profound message: “The routine is the a culture that I wanted no part of: classes Monday I certainly didn’t want to be. As in us can disrupt the keep that sense of “childlike won-
enemy of time, it makes it fly by. Once your brain
establishes a routine, your alertness and fascina-
to Friday, a pre-game Friday night before attending the semester went on, I was more monotony of the der” alive in us can disrupt the mo-
the same parties that consisted of the same peo- aware of the pressures I felt, and notony of the everyday routine.
tion with [how] the world works goes away.” At ple. Saturday morning meant waking up early to though I finished out the semester, everyday routine.” Often, I’ll try to take a new
the time, I don’t think I quite realized just how go to the football game with those from the night things had only improved slightly. route to class—a different stair-
much that quote would impact me. But three before, all culminating in homework and Appa on Over winter break, I traveled to Belize with case or a walk on CoRo instead of across the
years later, I still find myself going back to it. Sunday. It seemed like everyone else was following the Arrupe Program. I won’t pretend like that ex- Quad—just to see who I’ll run into or how my
On a campus of passionate and ultra-in- a script they’d been handed. I found myself simply perience solved all of my problems, but it was day will change as a result. Making everyday a lit-
volved people, our routines offer us a way to jug- going through the motions—motions that I didn’t the first step in waking up to much of my “fasci- tle different than the last—that’s how we grow.
gle the demands of classes, clubs, friends, and oc- even like, much less ones that I chose for myself. nation” with the world that I was sorely lacking Don’t get me wrong, routines can be com-
casionally, sleep. I can tell you exactly what any It was incredibly frustrating to feel so un- first semester. While in Belize, I stayed with a host forting and helpful; they provide us with struc-
given Monday usually looks like for me: Wake up fulfilled with a routine that everyone else around family. Suddenly, my passions and intrigue were ture. But they can also make us feel stuck. The
at 7:45 a.m., get ready for class, and make a bowl me seemed to love, and I began to doubt myself. sparked as they graciously welcomed us into their dynamic parts of each day and the unknowns
of oatmeal for breakfast. By 10:15 a.m. I’m out the As a member of the Campus Ministry trifecta of home. Despite being far away from my routine each day bring, that’s where I find my joy.
door for class from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. After class, Appa, Arrupe, and Cura, and in typical BC fash- at BC, I felt revived again. Now, I woke up each Few things have stuck with me and made
I have an hour break to grab lunch from Eagles ion, I was constantly being asked to reflect on morning with no idea what the day would bring. me think about the way I approach my own life
before I head over to Bapst to catch up on home- things. But the more I reflected, the more I re- As we explored Mayan ruins, met with lo- more than that video I watched a while back on
work for the next day. On a good day, I make it to alized that the day-to-day life I was living made cal community leaders, and learned about the rich a random Sunday night in O’Neill. I return to it
the Plex. From there, I head home to make dinner me feel unhappy, lonely, and most of all trapped. history of Garifuna culture, I suddenly felt like a whenever I need a refresher, and I try to pass it
and catch up with my roommates. Shower. Sleep. I knew that I had to channel my energy else- kid again. Everything was new and fascinating. I along to those I think might benefit from its wis-
Wake up the next morning and do it all over again. where, and my safest and most logical option seemed was mesmerized by the breathtaking physical land- dom. I don’t know if I’d ever do anything as dra-
As I began my sophomore year, my rou- to be school. As my courses grew more challenging, scape around us and the people we met. As I spent matic as quitting my job and riding a bike across
tine was in full force. I was living every BC soph- they demanded more from me. I thought that if I time baking bread with my homestay mother and South America (some days, going to spin at the
omore’s dream in a Walsh 8-man, serving as a threw myself into school work, I could avoid this in- learning about her job as a teacher, I was reminded Plex is too much effort), but I’ve realized that
Trip Leader in Appa, and participating in Arrupe. tense pressure I felt to be a part of something that of the vast world that exists beyond BC, and out- sometimes, we all need to shake up our routine.
20 21MY which bc dining
hall is your
1. What is your favorite part of winter
RESLIFE
vacation?
A. All of those delicious, home-
spirit animal?
cooked meals.
B. Spending time with the fam and
BREAKUP
catching up with friends.
C. Mac and cheese. Every time.
D. Watching football or whatever 5. Which Miley Cyrus phase resonates with you
game is on. the most?
A. 2010-2012: The "Liam Hemsworth / Love
2. Which fall 2018 hit do you have on repeat?
DIATRIBE
Story" Phase
A. when the party's over by Billie Eilish B. 2013-2015: The "Wrecking Ball and Foam
B. Happier by Marshmello Finger" Phase
C. thank u, next by Ariana Grande C. Present: The "Malibu" Phase
D. Mo Bamba by Sheck Wes D. 2006-2010: The "Hannah Montana" Phase
3. Which hot-ticket item is most likely to be on
your holiday wishlist? 6. What is your ideal spring break trip?
A. Hydro Flask water bottle A. Going to my roommate's ski house
B. Amazon Echo B. Going on Appa
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C. AirPods C. Going home to see my dog
D. Patagonia fleece D. Punta Cana!!
4. Which BC student organization are 7. Which pair of shoes did you wear the most
OPINIONS, CAMPUS POV / MARCH 3, 2018 / BY LIAM HAFFEY
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you most likely to be a leader for? this fall?
eople say you never forget your worst break- have known better than to trust ResLife—I’d heard A. Outdoor Adventures A. Vans or Converse, of course
up—I now know that to be true. Our re- all the horror stories—I was just too naive to believe B. Kairos B. Probably just my running sneakers
lationship was perfect, all the way to our them. But whatever, I hope they’re happy together. C. The New England Classic C. My comfiest boots
cute nicknames for each other; I called her You could say I rebounded pretty hard with,
D. BC Bigs D. Adidas
“V” for short. She was clean, neat, and always in you guessed it, Walsh. She’s older, dirtier, and all
just the right place—everything a guy could ever around a unique partner. It’s not all bad though!
8-man to plan your next themed banger. rooting for the underdog.
be found squished around a table with your Walsh You're probably known for always doin' you and steadily
ask for. Sure, I flirted with Walsh sometimes, but Walsh is much taller than Vandy; some guys might nugs on top of your salad. Either way, you're sure to waves of friends passing in and out on the way to class.
that was mainly just to appease my friends who be intimidated by that, but not me. Also, as much meatball presser, or the crispy little popcorn chicken Rat is your sanctuary—you thrive when chatting with the
thought I should be with her. I never actually as I tried to deny it before, Walsh is so much cool-
and through: loud, fun, and comforting—like a warm sistency, so it's no surprise that the well-lit dungeon of the
highlight of your Monday. You're an Eagle through real one. Your love languages are quality time and con-
meant anything by it. My girl Vandy was always er. Vandy never wanted to party; she preferred to es with friends in this rowdy room are always the for the weekly-scheduled mac and cheese. But you're a
the prize. We just...clicked, I guess. Cliché, I know. hang around in quiet air-conditioned rooms. Bor- Mostly D: You're Eagle's Nest! Long lines and lunch- Mostly C: You're the Rat! Yeah, yeah, people come here
It started off how you’d expect. We met at ing. Walsh, on the other hand, loves the loud social top-notch Spotify playlists. to snag a table at rush hour.
orientation. I was wandering around a bit lost, scene. All my friends love her and always want to socially-conscious, and probably an avid crafter of your perfect match—that is, if you can manage
and suddenly I spotted her from Lower Live—it come hang out with us. So, I guess it all worked out. not to get ice cream scoops. Your'e down-to-earth, easygoing and thoughtful nature makes Hillside
was love at first sight. She was tall (so much taller Most of all, I realized that even if my
avoiding plastic straws and debating whether or have a meeting here for Appa or Kairos! Your
ing on group projects, you can be found deliberately squad hangouts. And it seems like you alwaaays
than any of the girls on Upper) and so composed. love life isn’t ideal, it could be so much worse. goat cheese, always!). When you're not here grind- enough of those iced coffees 'n frips or daily
Yet, when the time came to finally make it offi- I mean for God’s sake, I could be dating CoRo. just gotta have your flatbreads and salads (extra social butterfly by nature, you just can't get
cial, to go steady, ResLife stole Vandy from me. I should
ignoring the horrible new reality of Late Night, ya class? I mean, you're literally always here! A
Mostly A: You're Addie's! Even though you're still Mostly B: You're Hillside! Do you even go to
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daily rituals on skincare as meditation
Toning
I follow up cleansing with MUJI Sensitive Skin
Moisturizing Toning Water, which I dab onto
a cotton pad and lightly sweep across my face.
This toner really gets the remaining gunk out of
my face and leaves my skin feeling fresh. I let the
I am proud to say that after twenty-one years and terrified to look people in the eye, fearful of toner sit for a minute before I follow up with my
of ignoring my mother and assuming my face judgement on account of my skin. Granted, my favorite product ever: Glossier Solution Exfo-
liating Skin Perfector. This chemical exfoliator
would stay fresh forever, now I finally take care of breakout wasn’t as aggressive as it is for those who has really kept all of my breakouts at bay and has
my skin—and partake in a daily skincare routine. have cystic acne, but it was obvious enough to make evened up my skin tone immensely. I pay most at-
Unfortunately, it came about after a nasty breakout me feel supremely uncomfortable. I found refuge in tention to my t-zone and chin with this solution
on my previously-unblemished skin. Going from creating a skincare routine that worked for me, one and have even noticed that my acne scars have
strangers complimenting my complexion having that helped me to restore my self-confidence as I faded significantly.
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cousins ask “So, ummm, what happened to your began to see noticeable results.
face?” was definitely a wake-up call for me. So, after a miracle microdermabrasion facial
I studied abroad last semester, and although that reset my skin—not to mention the wonder-
my life didn’t change in that quintessential ‘abroad’ fully cold Boston weather that reversed the effects
sense, when twenty pimples erupted across my fore- of Australia’s humidity on my face—I have finally
head and chin it became safe to say that “abroad developed and perfected my three-step nighttime Moisturizing
changed me.” After multiple failed attempts to skincare routine.
I usually let the Glossier Solution sit for about
control the breakout, I went back home defeated five minutes before I put on any moisturizer. My
moisturizer is weird; it’s a face lotion that I have
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used since I was a kid. This wonderful Indian
woman in my old hometown in Tanzania makes
it for me, and she has never changed up the
Cleansing formula (whatever it is). My mum usually ships
it over to me every time I run out, and it remains
After a long day of only wearing a little my best-kept skin care secret. Before I head to
makeup—and a lot of sweat—washing my bed, I gently massage the moisturizer onto my
face is my ultimate form of meditation. I use face and put some Ellie Bianca Peppermint Lip
an oil-based cleanser to initially remove all the Balm on my lips.
makeup, including waterproof mascara. I mas-
sage Ponds Cold Cream Cleanser into my skin
to break down the makeup, and I then rinse it
off with a warm face cloth.
My morning routine is very simple, consisting of
cleansing my face with my rice soap, moisturiz-
ing with my mysterious Indian cream, and top-
ping it all off with EltaMD UV Facial Sunscreen.
Yes (cough cough), black people need sunscreen
too (cough).
But I’ll let you in on one more thing. The biggest skin secret
of all? Drinking a shit ton of water.
I then use a Thai Rice Milk Soap to wash
everything down. I love the rice milk soap as it
acts as a toner, and helps to dry out my usually
very oily skin.
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