Boston College magazine

2017·4.2 MB·English

by  Boston College. Office of Communications

WINTER2017
v.V
The soul ofa residence hall
BYZACHARYJASON
PROLOGUE
HOUSINGAUTHORITY
SofarasIcandetermine,themostlucidhistory Andwhensomedidtakeaninterest,itwasgenerally
ofcollegedormitorieseverpublishedappearedin underpoliticaloreconomicpressure,asin15th-and16th-
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Flatlytitled“TheHistoryofStudentResidentialHousing forcenturiesbytendingtostudentappetites declaredthey
IandII,”theessays,comprisingsome12,000words,were couldnolongerputupwithwhatarmiesofunsupervised
theworkofOhio StatepsychologyprofessorWilliam youngmendidinthenighttimestreetsandalleyways.
HaroldCowley(1899-1978),wholaterheldanendowed Buttheinstitutionallymanageddormitoriesthatwere
chairineducationatStanfordandgainedareputationfor, establishedinoldEuropereallysuitednobody.Faculty
amongotherthings,writingbooksoverandoverandnever (therewereno“studentpersonnel”)despisedtheirforced
publishinganyversion.(Twoofhisthreeimportantmono- roleas sheriffs, and studentsfoundtheirway around
graphswerepublishedposthumously,witheditorsassum- theirbusyoverseers.CametheReformationandFrench
ingco-authorship.) Revolution,andEuropeanuniversitiessensiblytookadvan-
Haltohisfriends,W.H.Cowleytohisreaders,and(at tageofdistractiontodoawaywithdormitories.Onlyat
hisinsistence)Mr. CowleytohisstudentsatStanford, OxfordandCambridge,relativelyuntouchedbythesecata-
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hischildhoodidolHoratioAlger,compelledhisownwayin totraveltoMassachusettsHall,inHarvardYard,in1718.
theworld,earningthemoneyandscholarshipsthatbrought AccordingtoCowley,savefortheinstancesnotedabove,
himfirsttoDartmouthandthentheUniversityofChicago, dormitoriesdidnotrootwellintheUni—tedStates.For
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anyoneelsegetswindofthediscovery. houses.Fraternitiesandsororities,foundedforsocialrea-
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studentaffairs,andwhichheprettymuchinventedandruled. andWest,preferredtoworkontheGerman,notBritish,
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(andhismanyadmirers)thathewasneverabletogiveupon domesticcirclesare...ledtocontractevilhabits.”
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letters,instructionmanuals,andresearchmaterialstoleave andtodayatruism thatstudentsareeducatedoutsidethe
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inthe12thcenturyandcarriesintothe20th.Ove—rthat ships.Atsomeinstitutionswithnohistoryofresidency(e.g.,
time,hemakesclear, onlyinrarecircumstances e.g., Columbia),alumnijoinedstudentsindemandingdormito-
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BOSTONCOLLEGEMAGAZINE VOL.77NO.I WINTER2017
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liberalartsthinkabout
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MAGAZINE VOLUME77NUMBER1WINTER2017
EDITOR
BenBirnbaum
DEPUTYEDITOR
AnnaMarieMurphy
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ARTDIRECTOR Re“Illumination,”byJaneWhitehead andtothegreaterBostoncommunity.
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2016):Thankyouforthepowerfulstory MattLane’98 opedanacuteawarenessofbeliefsand
aboutBostonMarathonbombingsur- SanFrancisco,California systemsthatreinforceunjustinstitutions.
vivorsPatrickDownes’05andJessica AlthoughIwasnotreligious,theJesuittra-
Kensky.Iremembertheirstatement Visitingmydaughter(’06)inBoston,I ditionofserviceandsocialjusticeiswhyI
duringthesentencingphaseofbombing happenedtobeoncampusthedayyour choseBostonCollege.
suspectDzhokharTsarnaev’strial.“In articlechroniclesandwitnessedmanyof Mr.Marceau’sanimalrightsworkmay
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thereisanyonewhodeservestheultimate leftmewithmixedrecollectionsand planet”—provesMarceau’sworkiscon-
punishment,itisthedefendant.However, emotions.Mydaughter’sexperiencesat gruentwiththeJesuittraditionunderly-
wemustovercometheimpulseforven- BostonCollege,however,providedwon- ingBostonCollege.PopeFrancissaid,
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thenorm.Ifthey,whohavelostsomuch Thankyoufortwoessayspublishedin KellyA.Olsen,MSW’96
atthehandsofviolence,canresistthe recentissues.Thefirst,“SideEffects” Fayetteville,Arkansas
impulseforvengeance,canwenotfindit (Spring2015),waswrittenbyanunder-
inourheartstodothesame?Theyarea graduate,MeaghanTeahy’15,whose OUTLOOK
shiningexampleofwhatitmeanstobreak sisterisdevelopmentallychallenged.The ZacharyJason’s“ElegyforEdmond’s”
thecycleofviolenceandbuildamore second,“Unplanned”(Spring2016),was (Summer2016)usheredinmanyfond
benevolentworld. anaccountbyEnglishprofessoremeri- memories.MyfirsttwoyearsatBoston
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piecesexpressedadepthoffeelingand oftheconstructionofEdmond’sHall
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Nestonedayduringmysophomoreyear, findacceptance,peace,delight,andlove RezziesaregonefromLowerCampusand
aroommatetossedmeaflieraboutasum- intheirsituations.Thisiswhat1admire Mod43Ahaslongsincebeenremoved
merpositioninBostonCollege’sunder- aboutBostonCollege:thefosteringofthe toaccommodateoutdoortenniscourts,I
graduateadmissionoffice.TittledidI wholepersontocreatestrong,steadfast, guess,inthewordsoftheSteelyDansong,
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CONTENTS
6 What'smyline?
Anewprogramhelpssopho-
moresintheliberalartsthink
aboutthefuture
8 Joyceland
AnEnglishclassgetsinside BapstLibrarywasnamedoneofthe )fiMartinO'Malley,ex-governorof
Ulysses,withgoggles ^ country’smostbeautifulcollege Marylandand2016presidentialcandidate,
q librariesbyTownandCountry,which istheinauguralJeromeLyleRappaport
9 Whatsheleft <s, avoidedthenow-familiarcomparisonsto VisitingProfessorattheLawSchool.Ina
TnowuoriJsahceodbsbybiaogUrnaipvheiressi,ty ^2§ H“IotgaUwlnamdroetsrstgrraaendsduemmabtolereeasdrameivMseersdeiinoetnvlyaolfnfocethreuedrd,ch.” Jroaaucnryuoahrweynslapeiocdlt,iut“riecWsoe,nshotahvbeeorsbteeadtceionomffeaUcb.toSt.rhedadtewmiotch-
collection early-actionentryto2,900of9,000 mostofuswouldratherbeentertained
applicants.XTColloquium,apolitical byitthanreadaboutit.” Associate
sciencejournaleditedbyundergraduates, professorofpsychologyLianeYoungwas
dLeebguatceide,soofffEecrionngoamriticclGersoownt“hC—olAoniCaolm- hPeornsoornealdibtyyPtsheycFhooulnodgaytfioornhfeorrwSoocrikalonand
parativeAnalysisofHongKongandthe moralpsychology.)fCTheConnellSchool
DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,” ofNursingcelebratedits70thanniversary
byeditorCesarGarcia’17,and“Cognitive withalecture,anexhibitionofnursing
Misers:HowPeopleCalculatetheWorth artifactsfromtheUniversityarchives,
ofTheirVote,”byOliviaMcCaffrey’17. andtheraffleofapairofCSONscrubs.
TheNorfolkPrisonDebatingSociety V OnSunday,January29,University
defeatedBostonCollege’sFulton PresidentWilliamP.Leahy,SJ,executive
DebatingSociety.Meetinginanaudi- vicepresidentMichaelLochhead,and
toriumatthemedium-securityfacility provostDavidQuigleycosignedamessage
(therearenoawaymatchesfortheNorfolk emailedtotheBostonCollegecommunity
squad),theteamscollidedover“Resolved: statingtheirobjectionstotheexecutive
TheUnitedStatesshouldimposeacar- ordersignedonJanuary27suspending
bontaxongreenhousegasemissions,” entrytotheUnitedStatesbyrefugees
withNorfolktakingtheaffirmativeposi- andbycitizensofsevenMiddleEastern
tion.Foundedin1933,theNorfolkteam andAfricancountries.CitingPope
hasovertheyearsdefeatedWestPoint, Francis(whodeclared,“It'shypocrisyto
Harvard,Yale,Oxford,andPrinceton. callyourselfaChristianandchaseaway
Amonginmatesonearlierteamswas arefugee”),theywrote,“BostonCollege
MalcolmLittle,laterknownasMalcolmX. wasfoundedin1863toeducatethechil-
“TheEnvironmentandSociety" drenofimmigrantsand,likeournation,
wasthethemeoftheUniversity’sannual hasgainedsomuchfromthepresenceand
researchsymposium.Keynotespeaker contributionsoffaculty,students,andstaff
NathanielStinnett,JD’05,founderofthe borninothercountries.”Universityoffices
EnvironmentalVoterProject,discussed areassistinganyaffectedcommunity
lowvoterturnoutamongself-described members. Acost-benefitanalysisof
supportersofenvironmentalissues. CityConnects,aprogramcreatedbythe
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earthworks—TheearthandenvironmentalsciencesdepartmentrecentlyopenedafacilityinDevlinHallforisotopegeochemistry.The1,350-square-
footlabincludesanultracleanroom(inwhichvirtuallyallairbornecontaminantsarefilteredout)andaclimate-controlledroomhousinginstrumen-
tationthatmeasurestheisotopiccompositionofrock.Above,fromleft,areAnneHaws'19,centercodirectoranddepartmentchairEthanBaxter,
graduatestudentThomasFarrell,andJustinMistikawy'17,intheultracleanlab.Theyarepreparingsamplesofgarnet(fromthemountainsofSpain
andNewHampshire)andseabedsediment(fromMadagascar)forisotopeanalysis.
LynchSchoolofEducationthatprovides mentandcofounderwithahometown AmiBurgesswasthefeaturedspeakerat
sthuepiprofratminleitesw,oraknsdftohreiarts-cnheoeodlsstu(dceunrtrse,ntly fcrlioetnhdinogff1o9r5t0eeCnoglilrelcst—ivwei,twhhmiacnhycroefattehse tCheere1m6otnhya,nnounalNoVevteemrbaensrR1e1m.eBumrbgreasnscies
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savingstosocietyforeverydollarinvested. inSeventeenmagazine.)f(AHeights WarriorAthleteInitiative,aprogram
TheNewYorkTimescommentedthatif surveyofthewinterbreakactivities thatpairsUniversitystudent-athletes
CityConnectswereacompany,“Warren offacultyfoundthemvariouslywriting (fromfootball,swimming,andfield
Buffettwouldsnatchitup.”)J(Professor articlesandbooks(oneauthortooktoa hockey)withveteransoftheAfghanistan
ofphysicsKrzysztofKempawaselecteda cabininthewoods),studyingtelevision andIraqwarsfortwice-weekly90-minute
fellowoftheAmericanPhysicalSocietyin newsprograms(andfeelingoverwhelmed trainingsessionsfollowedbydiscussions
recognitionofhisworkontheproperties bypharmaceuticalads),andleadinga onissuesofwellnessledbyUniversity
andapplicationsofelectronicnanomate- servicetriptoHaiti.Thenewspapernoted facultyandstaff.)f(Some400students
rialsanddevices. AU.S.News&World thathistorydepartmentprofessorsappear packedtheRatinLyonsHalltohear
Reportreviewofsalary-to-debtratio “mostlikelytorespondtounsolicited K-popphenomEricNam’lltalkabout
amonggraduatesofprivatelawschools emailsfromcollegenewspaperreporters.” hiscareerpathandsingafewsongs,
foundthatBostonCollegeLawprovided Women'sbasketballguardKelly including“Can’tHelpMyself,”aKorean,
itsalumniwiththe“bestchanceofpaying Hughes'17scoredher301stthree-point Englishmash-up(withasing-along),and
osfefnitohreiirnstthuedeCnartrdoelblt.S”ch)of(olAnofgeMlaanaJign,e-a sahnodt,mesent.tingtChoenEnaegllleSrcehcooorldpfroorfwesosmoren wtoitjhoiandhmiirmatfioorns.elfies.The—aTirhowamsasheCaovoyper
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a
threeapiece.Topicsrangedfrom“Building
CulturalCompetency,”presentedbythe
TCehnetaerB,otwom“aStnuAdyHAAbNroAada—ndHIontwertcoultural
ExploreCareersandBuildSkills,”offered
bytheOfficeofInternationalPrograms.A
communicationprofessor,TisaCuklanz,
andanassistantprofessoroftheprac-
ticeinthebiologydepartment,Danielle
Taghian,led“HowtoConnectwith
Faculty”(forstarters,saidthebiologist,
“Don’tbeginanotewith‘HeyDanielle’”).
Twentystudentsattended“Networking
forIntroverts,”presentedbyAhJoyce,a
self-describedintrovertwhoisanassistant
directoroftheCareerCenter.Chatting
withstrangersaboutjobscanfeel“pain-
fullyawkward,”Joycenoted,butthevast
tKaaltkhslweietnhWsotouddewnatsrdin't8h3e,JEDag'l8e8's(lNeefts)t,.aseniorattorneyfortheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency, wmooapjreoknriiinntggy;sosafroeemmenpeltvoheryreeperu-sbqluhiaisrrehteetdrh.sroSofhuegalhlasnjeoktbe-d
thestudentstosharetheirgreatestcon-
cernsaboutnetworking,easingtheminto
What’s my line? mtaolukisngteaxbto-umtesitsbagyefisrusrtvteayk.iTnhgeantoapnornesyu-lts,
displayedliveonaprojectionscreen:"I
ByZacharyJason neverknowwhattosay”(63percent),fol-
lowedby“I’mafraidofimposing.”Joyce
Anewprogramhelpssophomoresintheliberalartsthinkaboutthefuture isnugggmeosrteedatshienvsetsutdieganttisngt,hiannkdotfhantettwhoeryk-
preparequestionsinadvancetoaskthe
alumnithenextday.
Inmid-January,203sophomorescut ontalkingaboutmyself[toemployers]. Overin“ExploringandChanging
shorttheirwinterbreakandreturned Idon’tknowwhatpeoplewanttohear.” Majors,”AcademicAdvisingCenterstaff
tocampusforthreedaysof“careerexplo- JuliaCardwell,aMarylandnativewhowas triedtoallaytheworriesofstudentsfeel-
ration.”Theycamefortheone-year-old consideringa“sharpturn”frombiology ing“pulledtowardeverydirection,”as
Endeavorprogram,organizedbythe toEnglish,wasseekingreassurancethat biochemistrymajorNnamdiOnochieput
mCaajroeresriCnenthteeirrasnedcodnedsiygeanre—dfsotruldiebnetraslwairtths t“obelecaovmeimnegabnroEkneglainsdhumnaejmoprlwoaysend’tfogroitnheg imt.or“YeoiumrpdoritpalnotmathfarnomyoBuorsmtaojnorC,o”llaessgies-is
afulltwoandahalfyearslefttodevelop restofmylife.”Afewstudentsconfessed tantdirectorRebeccaSchmitztoldthem.
theirskillsandbuildprofessionalconnec- thatEndeavorhadbeentheexcuseto
tions.Endeavor’saim,accordingtoRachel escapefromhomeafewdaysearly.Many DAYTWOBEGANAT10:00A.M.IN
Greenberg,associatedirectorofthe moresaidtheywantedtofindfacultyand RobshamTheaterwithakeynotetalk
CareerCenter,isnottoproduceadefini- alumnimentors. byAriveeVargasRozier-Byrd’05,
tive“careerdecision,”buttohelpstudents Itwasalsoadayforfacultyandadmin- JD’08,aone-timelitigatorwhorecently
focuDsayonOtnheeiwraosptainonisn.-houseaffair— iesntdr,atsotrusdteontsshahreearthdeSirteefxapneertCiashe.ilTloFatrhealtla, jPohianremdactehuetiinc-ahlosusineBcoosutnosne.lHateVretrotpeixcwas
periodofpreparationformeetings,on associatedirectoroftheUniversity’soffice thevalueofreflectionasatoolforcareer
DayTwo,with61visitingalumnivolun- ofemployeedevelopment,deliverapep navigation.
teerswhowouldbetalkingwithstudents talkinGasson100onnetworkingand Shedrewasmanyquestionsfrom
franklyandinsomedetailabouttheir thetop“currencies”foraproductivefirst alumniasfromstudents.Ayoungalum-
workinglives.Itwasadayforstudentsto meeting:curiosity,openbodylanguage, nusaskedwhensheknewshewantedto
sharethoughtsaboutwhytheywerethere and“generosityofspirit.”Breakoutses- practicelaw.Theformersociologyand
Raongdewrhs,atatbhieoylohgoypmeadjtoorafcrhoiemveA.meTsibaumry, msioornesfsoelsslioownesdtihnaunpsttiamiersalclloawsesdr—oomasnd bTeaftoinreAlmaewriscchaonolstsuhdei’edssmearjioorusslayidcotnhsaitd-
Massachusetts,explained,"Iwanttowork studentsporedover11precistochoose eredteaching.“ButwhenItoldmydad,a
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Dominicanimmigrant,hesaid,‘Howdare taughthighschoolEnglishandconsulted MassachusettsStateHouseonBeacon
you.Who’sgoingtopayyourloans?It’sa forGoogle,recommendedthatliberalarts Hill.Inafloral-carpetedhearingroom
slapinthefacetotakeajobthatpaysless students“future-proof”theiremployment withamarblefireplace,theyheardfromsix
thanwhatImadewhenIgottoAmerica.’ bytakingcoursesinfinanceandcomputer legislativeemployees,halfofthemalumni.
Forme,thatwasit.Expectationsarehuge, science. Studentsexpressedsurprisethatmany
especiallyfromimmigrantparents.” At2:45,alumniandstudentswalked ofthemhadnotstudiedpoliticalscience,
Atthat,WynndellBishop’00,MBA’07, uphilltoMcElroyCommonsforaperiod andthatsome,likeMarthaKwasnik’07
awhiteflowerpinnedtohisblazer’sbreast ofinformalnetworkingintheEagle’s (Englishandhistory),JD’13,nowassociate
pocket,approachedtheaudiencemicro- Nest.Somestudentskepttheircounsel counseltotheSenateCommitteeonWays
phonewithcounteradvice.“Iwouldjust nearabuffettableladenwithspringrolls, andMeans,professedtohave“noband-
addthatintheendyouhavetodowhat butmostchattedwithalumni;afewfrom widthforpoliticsatall.”It’stheimmense
makesyouhappy,”saidBishop,director NetworkingforIntrovertsapproachedin rangeofpolicyworkthatKwasnikfinds
ofstrategicsourcingatEmersonCollege. pairs. rewarding,shesaid:improvingelevator
“Youdon’twanttomakealotofmoney Manyaskedaboutmoney.Afemale standardsoneday,learningthedifference
andbemiserable.” studentaskedBrendanCoffey’94,asenior betweensanitizingandsterilizingmusical
Rozier-Byrdexpanded:"Ichoseto reporteratBloombergNews(whoat6’6” instrumentsatpublicschoolsthenext,and
makemoneytobeabletohavefreedoms toweredoverthehalf-dozenyoungwomen “beingabletosay,'Hey,Mom,Ihelped
myparentsneverhad....Whateveryou gatheredaroundhim),whetheritwaswise raisetheminimumwage.’”
do,youhavetobehonestwithyourself towaittobecomeajournalistuntilafter Thestudentssatinpewsoppositethe
aboutwhyyou’redoingit.” herloanswerepaidoff.Coffey,who’dbeen panelists’semicircularbenchandasked
isnioanOllo—nftblheridesatdhkaiosyuttailssmeoes,sbtiyhoenprsaeniwenlaGssaosafspaorlonuf—mun-i1.4 jwaionlblEtnghgealttiusssthaermdtastjooatrt,h$a7ct.0au,At0ni0od0neiotdr,wi$"l8Il0f,gye0ot0u0h,taarykdoeeura iiqtnu’tesesartnlioo(sn“tsbaesritun”cghsaaabisldewlhetgoaitsalnmastaiwkveeersatiahdeegopCohaodmne;
Theywereorganizedintocareerclusters, andhardertoswitchtowriting.” StokerT4)andwhichcourseswould
withtopicsrangingfrom“arts,sports,and PoliticalsciencemajorBenWolters bestpreparethemforgovernmentwork.
entertainment”to“technology,startups, askedJosephManningT4,whoworksat “Followthenews,andifthereareany
andentrepreneurship.”Again,students Ceres,aBoston-basedsustainabilityadvo- issuesyoudon’tunderstand,takecourses
narrowedtheirselectionstothree. cacyorganization,ifhefindsitstressful thatfillthosegaps,”saidMikeCannella
Inthe“communications,media,and pursuinghispassionattheriskoffinancial ’08(politicalscienceandbiology),now
marketing”meeting,afemalestudent insecurity. legislativedirectorandcounseltoState
askedthepanel,“Whataresomeunglam- “No,”Manningsaidmatter-of-factly. SenatorJamesWelch.
orousaspectsofyourjobs?” “Thelifestyleofenvironmentalismand BytheendofEndeavor,saidRachel
DaronManoogian’88,communi- long-termhappinesswerethemostimpor- Greenberg,theprogram’sprimaryorga-
cationsdirectoroftheHarvardArt tantthingstome.” nizer,thehopeisthatsophomoresare
Museums,said,“Ofteninmarketing,alot Foranhour,thestudentsveeredamong morecomfortablenetworkingandarticu-
oftheworkgetsnoneofthecreditforsuc- conversationswithsocialworkers,health- latinghowtheskillsthey’reacquiring
cess,andallofthecreditforfailure.” careadministrators,softwareengineers, throughtheliberalarts“translateintothe
DaveLevy’06,anaccountdirectorat andothers.Thealumnispokeoftheirpro- workplace.”Theyshouldalsocometothe
aPRfirm,askedthestudentsaquestion. fessionalcrisesandtriumphsandoffered understandingthattheymayfind“mul-
“Howmanyofyouhategroupprojects?” businesscardsandtipsonextracurriculars tiple,meaningfulcareersintheirlives.”
Nineteenof22studentsraisedtheir (manyrecommendedserviceorganizations ClintKeaveny,asophomorefrom
hands. suchasArrupe).Althoughnotastated Wisconsin,saidhehadsigneduptohear
“Groupprojectsaretherestofyour goalofEndeavor,lastyearsuchencounters howalumniintheliberalarts“leveraged
career,andlife.So,digintothemnow.” resultedinseveralinternships. theirdegrees.”Talkingwithalumnisuch
Additionalwisdom,frommembersof asprobonoimmigrationattorneySheila
the“financialservices,accounting,andreal ONDAYTHREE,CAREERCENTER Corkhill’88,MSW’89,confirmedthe
estate”paneloverlunchwithstudents:“At staffledgroupsof10to20studentsto politicalsciencemajor’sinterestsinpublic
somepointyourbosswon’tbeassmartas localworkplaces,rangingfromthewhite- policyandlaw,hesaid.Headded,“Few
you,”saidCynthiaCampobasso’07,afor- shoelawfirmWilmerHaletothenonprofit ofthegradsIspokewithhadasimple
mercommunicationmajorandvicepresi- CradlestoCrayons,aproviderofschool linearcareerpath,yettheywerealldoing
d“eBnuttoyfouaBnoevsetronw-abnatsetdobreealinesatratoeofmirimn. scuhpiplldireesn—an1d4csliottehsiinngatlol.underprivileged vCeorrykhwiellll,rwehciocmhmweansdevedrsyeevenrcaoluroarggianngi.z”a-
whichyou’rethesmartestperson,”added Sixteenstudents,mostofwhom tionsthatKeavenymightapproachforan
EdReynolds’07,aprivateequityadminis- hadattendedacareerclusterpanelon internshipthissummer.Forgoodmea-
tratoratStateStreet.“Complacencywill “government,law,andpublicpolicy”the sure,Keavenygrabbedanapplicationon
breedmisery.”Reynolds,whopreviously daybefore,traveledtothegold-domed hiswayoutoftheStateHouse.
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pulloutavirtualrealitynarrative,thenit’s
Joyceland totallydoable.”ThatwasinAprilof2016.
Withindays,they’dagreedonacon-
ByChristopherAmenta ceptthatwouldbesupportedbyacademic
officesatBostonCollegerepresenting
teachinginnovation,technology,under-
AnEnglishclassgetsinsideUlysses,withgoggles graduateresearch,andtheliberalarts.
Thefundinghelpedcoverthecostsof
equipmentandeducationalresources.Last
E spring,ReedeandNugentrecruited21
verybody’sseated,andthatwasa stick,”thatwouldanimatethesceneout- students,mostfromBostonCollege,but
problem. sidethecarriagewindow. somealsofromBerkleeCollegeofMusic
LeopoldBloom,MartinCunningham, “Webeganexnil,fromnothing,quite andNortheasternUniversity.“I’venever
JackPower,andSimonDedalussitin literally,”Nugentsaid,sittinginhisoffice beforehadaclasswithsixcomputersci-
thecarriagethatwillcarrythemto onthetopfloorofConnollyHouseafew encemajors,”Nugentsays.
P6a—dd"yHaDdiegsn”a—m’osffJuanmeersalJoiyncEep’sis1o9d2e2 edxacyespltataerc.o“pLyasotfAUplrysisle,s.t”herewasnothing ahaTlhfehoculrass;stmheetnotnhceestauwdeeentksfwoorrtkweodand
novel,Ulysses.ForJosephNugent,asso- Nugent,whoteachesmodernIrish independently,sharingprogressandswap-
ciateprofessorofthepracticeinthe literature,hasbeenatBostonCollege pingideasandquestionsonline.(Nugent
Englishdepartment,andforthestudents since2004andhasfrequentlysoughtnew saysbetween400and700messageswere
inhis“AnalyzingJamesJoyce:ADigital waystogetstudentsinterestedinawriter exchangedeachweek.)Slatedforfall2016,
Adventure”fallclass,thequestionwas: infamousforverbosity,wordplay,dizzy- theclassbeganmeetingtheprecedingMay
WfrhoeNmruetgheiennt2t1hasentdccaehrnirstiuacgrleyassgshoao?rueltdhtehcerveiastiotrosrof isantngrdenhaaimrs-roasftt-iucodonen,nstfcsriabouguismlnetenWstsae.ldkIsinenn2gt0eU1nl0cy-ess1s,e1sa,hneda pscrooodtjihenecgt,sst—muadpseopntuisnndgco—duelsediagcdnhe,twseotruomrliydn-ebtaowcahkrlideci.nhg,
Joycestick,adigitalprojecttoreengineer websitethatallowsuserstofollowBloom RossTetzloffT7,anEnglishmajor,
andanimateselectedUlyssesscenes,set- andStephenDedalusthroughthenovel, ledthemappingteam.“ReadingUlysses
tings,andeventsininteractivevirtualreal- hearingwhatthetwomighthaveheard forlocationsisalotdifferentthanread-
ity.SinceMay,the20students,oneteach- onagivenDublinstreet(“aheavytramcar ingotherbooksforlocationsbecause
ingassistant,oneprojectdirector,and honkingitsgong,”forinstance),fixing there’sjustsomuchofitandit’ssodense,”
fourpart-andfull-timefacultyhavebeen ondetailsofthecitycuratedbytheclass. hesaid.“Ideallywe’dgothroughallthe
designing,coding,mixingsound,compos- Thefollowingyear,anotherclassbuilt streets,findallthelandmarks,andmake
ingmusic,andporingoverthebookin JoyceWays,asmartphoneappthatoffersa 3Dmodels,andextrudethemtositontop
anefforttocreateanenvironmentthat tourofJoyce’sDublin,drawnfromUlysses ofamap.Wemightdothatwithsomeof
willallowuserstofeelasthoughthey’ve andfromDubliners,theauthor’s1914 themoreimportanttravelscenes.”Laura
enteredthenovel. shortstorycollection. McLaughlin'17,alsoanEnglishmajor,
“Isitgoingtoseemabsurd,”Nugent “[I’m]lookingforwaystomakeUlysses wasreadingforobjectsinUlysses,par-
askedhisstudentsonaMondaynightin moreandmoreexcitingtomystudents,” ticularlythosefeaturedinadvertisements,
NovemberinaclassroominCarneyHall, Nugentsaid.“Joycealwayswantedthis whichgaveherasenseofthematerialism
“tohavetheuserstandingupbesidefour verydifficultbooktobesomethingthe thatpervadesthebook.“Itwassortofthe
peoplewhoareseated?” ordinarypersoncouldread,despiteallthe beginningofthecommodityculture,”she
Onestudentsuggestedputtingthe complexitieswithinit.Andanythingthat saidoftheearly20thcentury,“thebegin-
userinachair.Youcan’tassumeusers canassistwiththat,I’mdownwith.” ningofadvertisingasapowerfulforce.”
arecarryingchairswiththem,asecond RyanReede’16,Nugent’steaching RyanBradleyT8,anEnglishand
responded.Maybetheusershouldjustbe assistantinthefall,recallsthatthey’d politicalsciencemajor,wasresponsible
seatedthroughouttheprogram,someone consideredhavingtheclasscreatea3D forcreatingandmixingsound,arolehe
elsesaid. toolforFinnegansWakebutultimately saysforcedhim“tounderstandUlyssesina
Nugenttabledtheissue.“It’saconcern agreedthatthetextwastoochallenging. sensoryway,”which,hesays,enhancedhis
we'llhavetothinkthrough.” “Ulysseswaskindofjustrightforvirtual “experience”ofthebook.
Therewereotherconcernstoconsider: reality,”saysReede,whomajoredincom- Theworkrequiredstrongfluencyinthe
howtorenderthe3Denvironmentof puterscienceandgraduatedinDecember. novelonthepartofall,andthestudents
thecarriage,createthesoundas“wheels SittinginNugent’soffice,acarpetedspace lookedtoNugenttohelpunpackthetext.
rattledrollingoverthecobbledcauseway,” floodedwithdaylightfromanoversized WithNugentguidingtheproject(“some-
maptheroutedownDublin'sTritonville skylight,Reederecountedtellinghisthen- timesitseemslikeI'mmoreofaproducer
Road,andcreateanddeliverdetails,such skepticalprofessor,“Ifyoucangetstudents anddirector,”hesaid)theclasshad,by
asthe“blackbeardedfigure,bentona whocandigdeepenoughintothetextto mid-October,createdaworkabledemo.
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