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rj 4[r*jj 1 5 Debale2015-2016 BlAAQSSDzJelSluaMuzenaeueirakestxxnnatsgBCathiCeIhKahKcucHJioanirakMlaautmnellacnidrms^oscsraibakeyngsimnbontn pt'«hvl*od®hS PROLOGUE EARLYADMISSION nthebeginningofhighereducationinwhatwould bilities (theuniversitywasbegunbyaFrenchCatholic IbecometheUnitedStates,therewasonecollege,and priest,anditsearlyboardofdirectorswasadeliberately itwascalledHarvard,anditwasfoundedin1636ina constructedNoah’sark,featuringeveryChristiandenomi- placecalledNewtowne,anamethatdidnotpleasethemen nationthathadtothattimeplanteditselfintheWolverine whoengineeredthefoundingandwhohadforthemost State),Michiganwascentrallyconcernedwitheducatingas partgraduatedfromCambridgeUniversity,andsothey manynativesonsaswerequalifiedtositforcollegedegrees. arrangedtohavethegroundbeneaththecollege’sfounda- Inordertoidentifythesecandidatesexpeditiously,theuni- tionre-baptized“tote—lltheirposteritywhencetheycame.” versitybrokewitharule,inforcesince1636,thatapphcants Harvard’smission fo—rwhichithadaclearhelduntil hadtoappearatthecollegetowhichtheywereapplying, Yalecamealongin1701 wastoproduceinthecolonies theretobeexaminedbyfaculty.Michigan,instead,chose whatCambridgehadproducedintheoldcountry:orthodox todispatchfacultyfromAnnArbortosecondaryschools Congregationalistministers;harriersofQuakers,Baptists, acrossthestate,wheretheyadministeredentranceexams waenrdePaappisptrso.prAinatdeittsoenatrcaunrcreicruelquumirtehmaetntisn,clwuhdieldennoarraortws,, utnutniiltiaelsl—cotmueitrisonhawdasbepreenttsyermv—eudc.hSaelelitnhgatthseepraervaetneudecoolplpeogre-s nohistorythatwasn’tancient,noliteraturethatwasn’t oftheerafrombankruptcy otherinstitutionsfollowed availableinHebrew,Greek(theGospels,notAristotle), suit,evenintheeliteEast.Andthenin1870Michigan orLatin. declaredthatgraduatesofmanyofthestate’spublichigh schoolsdidn’thavetotakeentranceexams,butcouldturn vLn“aeadoWrtmuhsiinenetetnAaseunadatdnnhiypndortsrovocseehyerxoe,blteaC.esro.mli.iplsnoaeagrnybeedel.,e”dGaetrncoeldreiemnkaeaedkptTeeournlfagelnucydetol,sryptesthahueekcnehpmtlaarirkuyaeedcLhilaegatesmissinbceoiaenlf utshcpehi“oirCnoelrAdtipnirpfnilincocAamirtpaibasolon,r,o”aronandasntbthehaeeapddppamrryoioptcbrteeiesfadsotrteboeelsccetltuaatdsmeysre.esfkrsntooamwrtnet,dh,ebidericsahpuilsgaehy certainhighschoolswerecertifiedasreliable,wasquickly Promulgatedinthe1640s,thatbecametheunmoving adoptedbystateuniversitiessuchasIndianaandWisconsin, standardforAmericancollegeswellintothe 18thcen- andbyColumbia,thedimcousinwithinthenascentIvy tury,whenColumbia,Brown,Yale,Williams,andothers Leaguefamily,whichyearafteryearhaditsheadhandedto werepersuadedofthepracticalwisdomofadding“vulgar it,enrollment-wise,bytheblue-collarCollegeoftheCityof arithmetic”(anythingshortofalgebra)totheGreek-Latin NewYork,andsosawtheadvantagesofanyprocessthat dyad.Harvardfollowedsuitin1807.Ashorttimelater, wouldspeedstudentsdirectlyfromhighschooltoitsbur- Frenchjoinedthelistatsomecolleges(likelyhonoring sar’soffice.Intonierprecincts,however,whichdominated WFraarn)c;e’asndsutphpeonr—toofvetrhemcaonlyondieescadduersi—nggethoegrRaepvhoyl,utEinognlairsyh heiqguhieprpeedduacnatiinodni,v—idtuhaelntooteinotnertchoaltleagehwigahsfslcahtloyolrejdeicpteldo.ma grammar,historiesoferasthatantedatedthefallofRome, Thear—gument acultural,geographical,andintellec- ShakespeareandMilton,andEnglishcomposition.Ittook tualfracas wentonfordecades,repletewithpubhcmeet- SyracuseUniversity,however,in1873,todareadd“natu- ings,privatecorrespondence,armtwisting,sniping,alliance ralphilosophy,”orscience;andsoonHarvard,nevertobe forming,andallianceshattering.Eventually,everyonecame outdoneinfollow-upinnovation,offeredachoiceoftestsin totheirsenses(predictably,thelastholdoutswereHarvard, botany,physics,chemistry,ordescriptiveastronomy. Yale,andPrinceton).Thefirstnationalcollegeadmission eveTrh—etmheosotnepsrtohfaotumnaddcehatnhgeeSsAiTn,cAoCllTe,geAaPdmtiesstssi,olne,gahcoiews-, tEexsatmwiansataidmoinnBiosatrerdeidnbJyuntehe1n90e1w.lyNifnoermheudndCroeldleagnedEsnetvreanntcye- U.S.News,Kaplan,sleeplessnights,tearsbesidethemailbox, threecandidatesturnedup.By1925,thenumberofannual thesummert—ouroftheNortheastorthePac-12,andallthe examinationsadministeredhadreached72,418.“Therace restpossible werenottheworkofanyoftheeminent fornumbersisover,and...theraceforqualityhasbegun,” privateinstitutionsthatruledadmissionstandardsintothe onecollegepresidentdeclarednotlongafterward. posFt-oCuinvdiledWairner1a8,1b7utwoifththebrUonaidvleyrsidteymoocfrMaitcihcigraens.ponsi- Ourstoryofadayatthe2016racesbe—ginBsEoNnBpIaRgNeB1A8U.M i Contents BOSTONCOLLEGEMAGAZINE VOL.76NO.3 SUMMER20l6 2 Letters 38 End Notes 4 Linden Tracingastrainof Lane humilityinAmerican publicspeaking Acourseindevelopment, fCroommpotsheergrRoalufndGauwpli•ck 42 Glass opensmemories•Eagle Notes baseball'simprobable postseasonrun•Four From“Foundational,"pg.32 researchjournalswritten 12 Inquiring andeditedbystudents Minds FEATURES atBostonCollegein 2•up0F1at5chu-el1tm6yil•aensBdI•GsRttaofiufmgerhack T19hteh-ecmeonttiuornyalcotomllbaotf 18JUNE28, 2016 ahtotmhee•edHgIeSsT,2it0w2as0—still 73 Works Sevenandahalfhours,20tours,four JapaneseCulturalIcons & Days informationsessions,and580visitors throughModernTimes (from27statesandsixcountries) Animalrightslawyer ByZacharyJason JustinMarceau'00 28MYSTERYMAN HowtheinsuranceexecutiveWallace StevenscametostandasoneofAmerica's greatestpoets ByPaulMarian 32 FOUNDATIONAL ‘Massiveandelegant,'accordingtotheNew YorkTimes,thegranitechurchinBoston's GETTHEFULLSTORY,ATBCMONLINE: SouthEndwastheearlyBostonCollege's Jsreeoslouinigtiobpueasrdaiesnvhdeulcnotoipmlemd2u0na0si7t,cyotnhadenocbhmuoiirnl.idiuAnmgwsowirlkling _EoQ VQThuieaerwLtieaftevo(ipfdge.Woa8lo)lfa•cReaOlrfSdtGeeavrewnlTshi,eckbWyahnopdlroetfheHesasrFomlrouognfoiuEWnmog:llifsh BySethMeehan,Ph.D.'14 3 PaulMariani(pg.28),andProphecywithout "O Contempt:ReligiousDiscourseinthePublicSquare, 0> bytheDaraldandJulietLibbyProfessorofLaw o andTheologyCathleenKaveny(pg.39),atadis- _Q countfromtheBostonCollegeBookstore. also: onthecover:Duringacampustour,VictoriaDiMillo'17 •reader'slist:Booksbyalumni,faculty,andstaff leadsagroupofparentsandprospectivestudentsdown •headliners:Alumniinthenews LindenLane. PhotographbyLeePellegrini 1 6 BOSTON COLLEGE LETTERS MAGAZINE VOLUME76NUMBER3 SUMMER2016 EDITOR BenBirnbaum DEPUTYEDITOR AnnaMarieMurphy TSEhNoImOaRsECDIoToOpRer EARLYRISERS therewasnomentionofwhatisarguably AKReTitDhIARkECeTOR PRreoagdrianmg,“SSehnairoerdWExopmereinenGcea:inInMeanPtiolrots,” othneedoifsgtuhsetmmaajnorycIaruisshesfeoelftahbiosuptrtohbelewma:y PHOTOGRAPHYEDITOR byJeriZeder(Spring2016),Iwasthrilled somepriests,sisters,andbrotherstreated GaryWayneGilbert bytheprofileoftheWomen’sCenter’s childrenintheircare.Forexample,the SENIORPHOTOGRAPHER Riseprogram.Asagraduatestudentat “MagdaleneLaundries”arenotmen- LEZCDeOaIeNcTThPORaeRIrlIBlyAeULJgTraAIisSNnoSiGnISW’1TRAINTTER BtuiopvspetetorhncatlCaposalilsrewgeoedm,feiInrrsiatnn-yoBenaCer-wDoonUm-Ooe,nneawmnieitnnhtitoira-- ytiniooutnhneedgs,ewyoientmstmeiontruwteieotrnhesabnliyt3e0rre,all0il0yg0iiomguipsrrlosirsadoennrdesd WilliamBole ingrelationships. ofnunsfromthemiddleofthe19thcen- BCMONLINEPRODUCERS LikeRise,DUOsoughttomitigate turyuntil1996.TheIrishgovernment, RaviJain,MilesBenson thefindings[ofsurveysconductedat theUNCommissionontheRightsofthe BUSINESSMANAGER BostonCollegeandotheruniversities] Child,andtheUNCommissionAgainst TJIaoNtvTaiEnaRinNaHeFlrinsandez’1 dtatheacctro,elolaesngeeas,voewvrhaeegrreet,hawesocmmoeeunnr’s’sesiosnfeclrfefoa-useressyt.eeaeArmssa TtMioeorrntcufyro,retthhhaeevsSeeisaatllberudsseeomsfafOnrudoremdLtachdoeymSpioesftnCesrhasa-roifty RDCC(e6heaa1edvd7siee)tglrna5osun5,pt2mAp-Helli3neul4altm,4sneI0Min,sfAeCFoenarn0dxmt:2aae4td(r6id6,or71ne17s)4Ss0e5rc5Cvh2oia-cmne0mgs0eo7sn7twoe:althAve. pC“secaerutrirhsoaooulnpsiel—cyrsJBtoehonsesausiltetiosnuf”ni—Cnidvoieltnrlhgseesig.tceyaPrncmeeoeomhdfmasitphttpeotyewttadhokotesloeee MoChafartTrthioietnGyhi—oosfoctDdrouebdnSilhotie,anpvAhahreiaclrs.hdbr,ieascnohdgonptihDzeeidSairasmtdueirirsdecotf bc.edu/bcm/address/ thattheRiseprogramisbeingsupported linkbetweentheseabusesandthedecline Pleasesendeditorialcorrespondenceto: bytheadministration,andIhopeforits ofCatholicism. BC1oh4se0tsoCtnnouCmtomlHolienlglwe,eMMaaAlgtaz0hi2An4ve6e7. conEtriinnuReadmssuecyc-eTsso.oher,MAfMSW’lS HPraorvriyncMectKowonn,eMa’s63sachusetts [email protected] Brighton,Massachusetts BostonCollegeMagazine LIFELINES ispublishedquarterly(Winter,Spring,Summer, Asanundergraduatestaffmemberofthe “Unplanned:LifewithGeorge,”byDennis FIPO(aaedf6Slrdf1lSiii7)oNtc)bdiei0oy5ocn85aBaf28lloM-5ssma4-ptar82oiok2s0lne0ti4t,Can9ioggFnleaoglfxpef:Cgaieoic(,dem6sm1wa.u7ti)ntBiho5cse5atd2toi-tnio2,or4niM4saAl1,,offaincdesatthe Wchmteahaosenvsmie.RefiTtenshhs’eeteisarprterCfioeuoigstnnrutpaoreremfers,sswsefIunhicrigoaoeunrrhoeweandtlotopfeumoestudet.rntitRohmis-spiaytelyseeiiasnsmrugesct,-hnteto Tbwrreeaeaavaysuedltaoailirnfenud(Esl.SnlopgTymrlhceiiarnsantghfiktm2pee0yrd.o1ou6fpI.)eig,sePucsrweeoosasrfssoebefseodsfnwtoorehrrieeotTifaaintyutgltwhoheaIro’sm,vreost PBDCCooheassedvttsiemotglannaosuCntptoemAlrHell:ienulglStme,enIMMninadfAgCoaaerdnz0mdti2aren4tere6is,o7sn1c4So0errrCveoicctmeimsoonsnwtoealthAve. bI“arWnaiedmn’grrhseeoasndnuyoocrthteodidontactnlroekewdqaoiunbirdltkeeeonpyeegntoa.apgWlepeera’otnrgodegrelastetmiahlreltnrhh.ae”ttroe fGoeroWCsreahgtsaehtreiiHrnsaigrlntueafcBoskartyidol,treoyyChbo’ano0nvt2eehcytsioacduuatinndhisswleiefet.. 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TeresaSullivan’17 Iwasdeeplymovedbytheeloquent BCMisdistributedfreeofchargetoalumni,faculty, BostonCollege expressionofloveforTaylor’snewand drstaeatnfetfs,o.dfIo$tn2ios0rasfl,osroanoadvnaepialyarebealnret(sbfyoofuprauinisddsesureusgb)rs.acrdPilupeatatiseeonsstaeut-ntdhe THEIRISHCHURCH umnaenxpisecatmeadzirensgpownistihbialipteyn,,Gbeuotrgeev.enTmhoere checkormoneyorder,payabletoBostonCollege In“ACatholicIreland?NotfortheFirst amazingishisheart.Thethoughtstruck MSPC1aull4gbea0saasczCssrieoinNpmedotm,itirooteennosc:swt,eeCdBaloilastttsohorsnANCvooet.l,leesCgheqeuMseatrgniaueztsiHntieoll:,MA02467 TiPanatiitNmosaenymiiMennc,IIGrrFaieserlhawrnHydiinsdvteetoshrrceyyr,PwieebClewalss.t”htMoha(leSsicpcsursriaArntregtnee2tnM0ds1aai6tnn)uc-,ye wmigisoevhueeltsdhdathtoaliliGkffeeatlolyhlrenpgolaeotrveobennettstfhhia(egtaihPnrtrdiponrrfgeoelIgsaSestInioSyvr,e,sTa)wanyedllaevo-vren CadiganAlumniCenter hasdroppedprecipitouslyandparishes possiblywouldhavenoneedforpolice Ce1mh4ae0isltC:nocumltmaHsoisnlnlw,[email protected]. aalrleeviimaptoeratisenrgiporuisessthsorftraogmeAoffrcilceargtyo.help depaGrotrmdeinetLse.euw’72 phone:(617)552-4700 Iwasratherastounded,however,that Lincoln,Vermont 2 BCM•>SUMMER20l6 Iamayoungmom,andIabsolutelyhate ThishelpsstudentslearnhowtoseeGod atthetime,Iwasstrugglingtopicturejust readingparentingtexts.“Unplanned:Life inallthings,challengetheirfaith,and whatmylifeawayfromtheHeightswould withGeorge”isthefirstbitofwritingon spreadconversationsthatarecentralto looklike.Iwasnotconvincedofthesocial thetopicofbabiesIhavetrulyenjoyed. theJesuitmission. valueofalifespentamongbooks. Georgeseemswonderful,andthe PeterTrainor’15 OnourfirstvisittotheBostonPublic author’sdescriptionsoftheimprobable Cambridge,Massachusetts Library,wetouredtheatriumwherethe intensityofhisbeinghavehelpedmeto bulkoftheexhibitionwouldbepresented. seemyownnine-month-olddaughterina CAMPAIGNNOTES Paulpointedoutthatalotofthevisitors moredetachedway,forthenuisanceofa Re“Decision2016,”byChristopher totheshowwouldbeaccidental,passing miraclethatsheis. Amenta(Spring2016):Therunfor throughthelibraryonotherbusiness,and JoannaNurmis thetopofficesoftheUndergraduate thatourjobwastoengagethemevenfora PostedonBCMonline GovernmentofBostonCollegeby moment.Paulmodelshowtoaccomplish AnthonyPerassoT7andRachelLoosT8 publichumanitiesprojects,howtoteach, Ithcarti.)ed“.Ne.g.laingdibllaeugihmemde.n(siTthya”n—kywohuatfoar eClmabssoidc,iethdetnhiensep-iyreiatro-foltdhesaNteirwicEalngpulbalnidca- andKrhiostwintoCamnefnietlodr.’12 phrase. tionofwhichtheyareco-editors. 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Re“DormMaster”(Letters,Spring Re“Crowdsourcing”(Spring2016):I KatieCurley’10 2016):DuringmytimeatBostonCollege, wBaosaradmoefmtbheerChoufrtchheiSntutdheen2t1sAtdvCiesnotruyry Milton,Massachusetts EanddwadirrdecJ.toHranorfathhaenO,ffSiJc(edoefanReosfisdteundtents Centerfrom2009to2013,andwasalso Theauthorwasco-founderoftheNew Studentsfrom1964to1986),wasknown aninternfortheCenter.Duringmytime EnglandClassicin2007. forshowingupanywhereoncampusat ontheboard,Ibegantoseetheintrinsic anytimeofdayornight.Hisappearanceat connectionbetweenauthenticdialogue VALUEADDED themostinopportunetimesforstudents andchangeintheCatholicChurch.Isaw Re“WeAreMasti,”byZacharyJason waslegendary. boththedifficultyandtherewardofhon- (Winter2016):BeingapartofMastiwas Fr.Hanrahan(a.k.a.EJ)wastruly estconversationaroundthemostpressing notjustaboutbeingapartofadance concernedwiththewelfareofhisfellow issuesthatourChurchfaces. team;itwasaboutbeingapartofalarger humans,especiallystudents.Inretrospect, TheC21Centerwasconceivedas family.PerformingattheALC[AHANA it’sperhapsnotsurprisingthathecould athreesCohuurrccehaanfdtearctahtealsyesxtfaobrusreenceriwsailsiinn LaelawadyesrsthhiephCioghulnicgihlt]oSfhmoywdsporwinngwsaesmes- ftorroeusbelee—whbeutnhsetuadlesnothsamdighihst“gseoturicnetso.”EJ theearly2000s.TheCentercontinues ter.IlovedbeingonstageinConteinfront knewmorethanthebasicsofinformation- tocarryoutthatmission,usingcommon ofanamazingaudienceandshowcasing gatheringskills. faithtobringtogetherpeopleofdiverse thecultureIgrewupin. Fr.Hanrahanofficiatedatmywedding politicalandecclesiologicalperspectives. ShriniDoshi’13 in1971inRhodeIsland.Hewasatruly AsamemberoftheStudentAdvisory NewYork,NewYork exceptionalmanandJesuit. Board,IexperiencedhowtheCatholic RobertP.Morris’70 intellectualtraditioncompelsustoengage WELL-VERSED GlenRock,Pennsylvania inconversation,andthatthemostdifficult Re“LostBardsofBoston”(Spring2016): discussionsareoftentheonestheChurch Inthespringofmyjunioryear,Ifound Correction:IntheSpring2016issue,Digest needsmost. myselfintheofficeofEnglishprofessor referredtothedeadlyStreptococcuspneu- MegStapletonSmith'13 PaulLewis,interviewingtobeapartof moniaeasavirus.Itis,infact,abacterium. WhitePlains,NewYork theForgottenChaptersofBoston’sLiterary WethankTomNorton,MA’84,ofFoster Historyexhibitionteam.LittledidIknow City,California,forpointingthisout. 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SUMMER20l6 BCM 3 CONTENTS 6 Realproblems Acourseindevelopment, fromthegroundup 8 Heartstrings ComposerRalfGawlick opensmemories I— C-SPANvisitedcampustofilmaclass gathering,andpresentationoftheinau- onAmericanwomeninthe19thcentury, guralKeithA.Francis’76Inspiration 9EaglHeibgahsefblayll'simprobable qia/.> gRRiiiovctehsna,rbadynspdornRoofadesespsoaosrr:tooAffmhehiersritcocraoyufrHrseoeamt“hRteahecreEC,nodx TAinrwua2sr0t0de9,e.hwoAhnoorTcihonengcAettihhveleeldtaitRcesEUDnCievOpeaNrrsNtitmEyeCnTt postseasonrun oftheCivilWarto1900.”AAtits140th announcedthatitwillretirethejerseys *>2 Commencement,theUniversityconferred ofquarterbackMattRyan’07(nowwith 10Worldviews 2,175undergraduateand1,330graduate theAtlantaFalcons)andlinebackerLuke Fourresearchjournalswrit- degrees.ErnestMoniz’66,U.S.Secretary KuechlyT2(CarolinaPanthers),themost- tenandeditedbystudentsat ofEnergy,wastheCommencement decorateddefensiveplayerinteamhistory. BostonCollegein2015-16 speaker.OtherhonorandsincludedSt. Athleticsalsoannouncedthelaunchofa BonifaceHaitiFoundationfounding marketingefforttoincreaseawareness 12Close-up presidentNannetteCanniff;Deutsche ofUniversitysportsamongBoston-area BIGtime AssetandWealthManagementmanaging residents.ACharlesEngelke,aresearch directorandBostonCollegeClubchair astronomerattheUniversity’sInstitute 13Stepbystep JohnJoyce’61,MBA’70;MariaEugenia forScientificResearch,weighedinonthe tFhaeculmtiyleasndstaffrackup MCaanctdGhoForlw.iacEnmS,mchapornoiunlecoilpfaMPlwhooeefrneSitk.xa,MnaAdrteit,zhoMenAaw’;06, Tddaeibbmbamtyie’snogvSteoarrf)wt.hhaIetns’atsalrceatKtuIesrCitno8g4nt6ehxe2t8ub5ing2utsh(uaia.nklg..a. pastorofOurLadyofFatimaParishin com,Engelkepositedamegamirrorsys- 14ElegyforEdmond's Uganda.The2016EdwardH.Finnegan, temastheexplanation.Digestisinthe Roughattheedges,itwas SJ,Award,theUniversity’shighestunder- dark.AStantonWortham,theJudy stillhome graduatehonor,waspresentedtoMarissa &HowardBerkowitzProfessoratthe Marandola'16,apoliticalsciencemajor, UniversityofPennsylvania'sGraduate 16Assignedreading 2015TrumanScholar,andeditorofthe SchoolofEducation,wasnamedtheinau- HIST2020—JapaneseCultural undergraduateresearchjournalElements. guralCharlesF.Donovan,SJ,Deanofthe IconsthroughModernTimes ShewillenterHarvardLawSchoolinthe CarolynA.andPeterS.LynchSchoolof fall.AAmongthepartingwordsspotted Education(LSOE).Apastassociatedean tounrnmotrottaarkbeocaarrdesoaftmCoommmeanndcedmade—ntI:’m“aMy osufcacceaeddesmMiacuarffeaeirnsKaetnPneyn,n,wWhoorwtilhlarmejoin nurse”;“Timeflieswhenyou’reaneagle”; theLSOEfacultyafterfiveyearsasdean. “Obrigadamae,graciaspapi”;“NowcanI AThetapasmenuattheStuartDining takeanap?”AAHANAalumnireturned HallreceivedaBestMenuawardinFood totheHeightsforRECONNECTII,a Managementmagazine’sbestconceptcat- four-daycelebrationthatincludednet- egory. AGautamN.Yadama,assistant workingsessions,a“throwbackThursday” vicechancellorforinternationalaffairsand 4 BCM SUMMER20l6 abuzz—OnJuly7,abeekeeperwithBestBeesCompanyinspectedahiveofhoneybeesthatthefirmrecentlyinstalledontheroofofFultonHall,a giftfromDonnaandFredSeigel,P'13,'19.Thehivecontains10,000-15,000bees,whichwillpollinateabroadrangeofflowersandproducesome30 poundsofhoneyannually.Citingconcernsaboutdecliningbeepopulationsworldwide,RobertPion,directoroftheUniversity'sOfficeofSustainability, said,“WefeltthathostingabeehivewouldbeasymboloftheUniversity'sconcernfortheenvironment." professorintheGeorgeWarrenBrown thisfall.Tofurnishthelandscapesurround- fromtheWoodsCollegeofAdvancing SchoolofSocialWorkatWashington inganothernewresidencehall,at2150 Studies.)f(Inanationalrankingof UniversityinSt.Louis,wasnameddean CommonwealthAvenue,crewsplanted undergraduatefinanceprogramsbyUSA oftheSchoolofSocialWork.Yadama, 95treesandmorethan4,000shrubs. Today,theCarrollSchoolofManagement whoseresearchhasfocusedonthesocial )fiThomasD.Stegman,SJ,associate placedthird. Ninemembersofthe andenvironmentalchallengesoftherural professorofNewTestamentandchair Classof2016receivedFulbrightgrants poorinSouthAsiaandChina,willsucceed oftheecclesiasticalfacultyattheSchool topursueresearchorteachingexperi- retiringdeanAlbertoGodenzi.VWith ofTheologyandMinistry,wasnamed enceoverseas.Destinationsincludethe thecampuslargelystudent-free,theOffice theschool’sdean.HesucceedsMark Philippines,Germany,Cyprus,Belgium, ofFacilitiesManagementundertook Massa,SJ,whowillbecomedirectorof andSouthAfrica.Threeotherundergradu- vl8aa6btsisoiunnsmtmthoeetrMheeprrokorejgreactntiCsc,hecamhmieosmnitsgrtytrCyheetnmetaercreh,nion-g tathhneodsUAenmieevaerrrinsicinatgyn’usPnuBdboelirisgcirLCaiedfeun.atte^erafAonrdmRogernlaigdgui-on taaitneodsnsSroefocuretihsvteAudrdiyscuaap—bproodrautdrf—irngoinmthCoehtihsneuarm,imnCeshrtii.lteu,- newbackstopnettingfortheicehockey atedegreesatthisyear’sCommencement AssociateprofessorofpsychologyAlexa rink,decommissioningofhundredsof were67Universityemployees,including Veenemahosted19familymembersat Edmond’sHallstoves,fridges,andwasher/ housekeeperFilipeMartins,whoearned aBring-Your-Parents-to-the-LabDay, dryerunitspriortothebuilding’sdemoli- abachelor’sdegreeincorporatesystems, whereundergraduatesdemonstrated tion,andfinalrenovationstothe17-story andDiningServicesemployee-relations behavioralneuroscienceexperimentstak- rAevseindueen,cewhhailclhatwi2l0l0o0peCnomfomro5n4w0esatlutdhents omfafsitceerr’MsairncaedlmainNiosrttroanti,vwehsotudrieecse—ivebdotah ingplaceintheVeenemaL—abTohraotmoarsy.Cooper photograph:GaryWayneGilbert SUMMER20l6 BCM 5 comingtoBostonCollegeayearago.Fie introducedtheundergraduatecoursein spring2016. Studentslookingtotakethecourse werefirstinterviewedindividuallyby Chazen.“Thecoursegetsthemoutof theircomfortzones.They’reoutthere dealingwithexpertsandstakeholdersthey typicallydon’tencounteroncampus,”he explains,referringinparttomeetingswith statefundersandwithplanners,develop- ers,andrealtorsinQuincyandcompa- rablecommunities.“They’reworkingwith modestsupervision,accountabletoeach otherinthegroup.” The15acceptedstudentsweredivided intothreegroups.Inadditiontothe Quincyteam,therewasateamassignedto fromleft:Houlihan,Nelson,Varano,andGleasonattheirprojectsite. pinlganfoarnsetwartpuupblciocmppaarnkiaensdoannsiotfefsickenbouiwlnd- as“Lot5”and“Lot7,”respectively,ina rapidlychangingpartofBoston’sSouth End.AnotherteamworkedoutofSaugus, Real problems Massachusetts,withanaimofconverting threeoldiron-millbuildingsintoprimarily seniorhousingandmakingimprovements ByWilliamBole totheenvirons.Allthreeprojectsgrew outofChazen’songoingconversations Acourseindevelopment,fromthegroundup whiethhausrkbnaonwpnlasninnecres,hiisnvdeasytsorisn,tahnedbuostih-ers nessorhascultivatedsincebecominga O professor. nadrizzlySaturdaymorninginlate Thethreeseniorsandonejunior Theclassispartofafive-coursecur- April,fourBostonCollegestudents (togetherwithafifthteammember,a riculuminitiatedbytheCarrollSchool’s areinQuincy,Massachusetts,takingstock junior)havebeenouttoQuincynineor10 JosephE.CorcoranCenterforRealEstate ofatwo-acreparkinglot.Immediately timessincelateJanuary.“Youcannever andUrbanAction,launchedinearly2015. besidethelot,whichisownedbythe seethesiteenough,”explainsNewJersey MassachusettsBayTransportation nativeEmmaGleasonT6,holdingthe THESTUDENTSWORKINGONTHE Authority(MBTA),isahomelysix-level loneumbrellainthegroup.Todaythey Quincyprojectlatchedontoanurban concretegarage.BeyondthatisaRed aretalkingaboutprojectedcost,whichis movementcalled“transit-orienteddevel- Line“T”station.Surroundingmuchofthe runninghigherthanexpected.Standingin opment,”whichseekstoknitcommunities patched,oil-stainedlotisatangleofhigh- whathasbecomeasteadydownpour,they aroundmasstransitportalsandreduce wayoverpassesandparkwaysinhospitable discusssqueezingmorerentalunitsinto relianceoncars,whilepromotingaccessto topedestrians.Thestudents’missionisto thedevelopmentwhenNicoVarano,a far-flungworkplacesandculturalandcom- fashionarealisticanddetaileddevelop- seniorfromanorthernsuburbofBoston, mercialofferings.TheQuincyteamalso mentplanforthetwo-acreparcel,propos- spreadshisarmswide:“Guys,whyaren’t putanemphasison“workforcehousing,” ingapartments,greenspace,andretail webuildingamuchbiggerbuilding!” gearedtohouseholdincomesbetween shops.It’sanassignment,foraCarroll “FieldProjectsinRealEstate”isthe 80and120percentofthelocalmedian SchoolofManagementclasscalled“Field brainchildofseniorlecturerEdward income(about$63,500inQuincy). ProjectsinRealEstate.”Theirultimate Chazen(departmentofbusinesslawand ByearlyMarch,theundergraduates goalistohelpthecityofQuincy(popula- society).Aveteranrealestateanalystand werepreparingtosharetheirconcept tion:morethan93,000)createavibrant financingspecialist,Chazenleftthefield andapreliminaryschemawiththecity’s rreenstiedresn,tiaanldcothmemiurneifftoyrtfhorasavteheraagtet-enitnicoonme fmoerlatcdaodwenmoefatfhteerlatthee2h0o0u0ssi.nFg-omrafrokuert psltaundneenrtss.—OCnhraisTthiuarnsNdealysmoonrnTi6n,gS,htahuen oCfotmhmeulnoicatlyDeDepvaerltompemnetnotf.Planningand ysetaurdsenhtestaatuBgrhatndaesiismiUlnairvcelrassisttyobgerfaodrueate HaloounlgihwainthTG7l,eaansdonWaanddeVOa’rNaeniol—Ts7,atwith 6 BCM SUMMER20l6 photograph:GaryWayneGilbert ChazeninaFultonHallseminarroom, secondsforthemtocoughup43,560. MuolloJr.,managerofhousingprograms, where,throughoutthesemester,each Othercomponentstobetouchedon:local whopressedthemonthe“designchal- teammetweeklywiththeprofessorfor90 demographictrends(includingincomeand lenges,”includingwhatHoulihanhad minutes.Chazenoutlinedthecomponents age);andmethodology(forexample,the describedcandidlyasthe“huge,ugly” ofaneffectivepresentation.Theywould students’intentiontointerviewarearetail- garagefacingthelot.(Muollo:“Howdo needtolayoutsomeofthedevelopment ers,commuters,andotherstakeholders). youcompensateforthat?”Chazen,from challenges.“Everyrealestateprojecthas OnMarch18,halfwaythroughthe hishigh-backleatherchairattheconfer- them,"hesaid.Goingtoawhiteboard, semester,thestudentsandChazen encetable:“Trees.”) hewroteoutthewords“PropertyFact gatheredinameetingroomatQuincy’s Thestudentsmadecleartheirdeter- Sheet.”Theirsshouldaddressnotonly DepartmentofPlanningandCommunity minationtobringtotableaconfiguration landareaandzoningstatus("lightindus- Development,housedinaredbrickbuild- ofrentalunitsexclusivelyforhouseholds trial”inthiscase,meaningavariance ingafewblocksfromCityHall.The hoveringaroundthemedianincome,cit- wouldbeneeded),butalsocurrentpark- undergraduatesdeliveredanhour-long ingthepresenttrendinQuincytoward ingspaces.“Howmanysquarefeetinan presentationbeforeanaudienceoffour high-rentconstruction.Soonafterward, acre?”heaskedthegroup.Ittookseveral planningofficials,amongthemRobert however,theyhitasnag.Theprojected costoftheirplan(includingthatofbuild- inganundergroundparkinggarage)was spiralingupwardasquotesformaterials cameinunexpectedlyhigh,oratleasttoo highinrelationtotheincomethestudents anticipatedfromstrictly“workforcehousing.”AtanApril14teammeeting,Chazen beganpreparingadisappointedgroupof studentsforthepossibilitythattheymight havetoincludesomehigh-rentunitsin theirplan.Theywereheadedbacktothe drawingboard.“Thisiswhatdevelopers do,bytheway,”Chazensaid.“You’react- inglikedevelopers.” Intheend,theQuincyteammadethe numberswork.Theydidn’tquiteembrace theideaofbuilding“amuchbiggerbuild- ing”toincreaserevenue,asbroachedon therainySaturdaymorning(onefactor beingtheprohibitivecostofexcavatinga secondlevelofundergroundparkingto accommodatemoredwellers).Butthey didcarveoutsomeextraspaceforunits andshopswhileaddingmoreapartments forrentersattheupperendoftheirtar- getedincomerange,amongotheradjust- ments.Thepropertywouldremain“workforcehousing.” OnMay10,thestudentstraveledto Quincyfortheirfinalmeetingwithtown planners(includingeconomicdevelop- mentcoordinatorMaureenGeary), andtheydeliveredtheircompletedpro- posal.Dressedinblackbusinesssuits, theyunveileda$54millionplanforthe “QuincyAdamsT-StationDevelopment,” featuringafive-storybuilding(22studios, 75one-bedrooms,86two-bedrooms,and 32three-bedrooms),withsmallretailers top:Drone’s-eyeviewofthetwo-acreMBTAlotinQuincy,bottom:Artist'srenderingofthe onthelowerlevel(adrycleaner,coffee students'developmentproposal. shop,conveniencestore,workoutclub) photograph/artistrendering:AndrewHartness SUMMER20l6 BCM 7 0 andamplegreenspace.Their56-page medians,bikelanes,landscaping,andnew arrangedforthequartettotraveltoNew presentationcontainedanartist’srender- lighting. YorkCityforaperformanceintheWeill ingofthedevelopment,commissioned Askedhowoftenstudentfield-project RecitalHallatCarnegieHall.Amidthis bytheCorcoranCenter.Itelicited“oohs studiesareimplemented,Chazensaid fermenttheassociateprofessor,whohas andahs”fromthehalf-dozenplanning laterinaninterview,“Nottoooften,but taughtinthemusicdepartmentatBoston officials. that’snotwhat’smostimportant.”He Collegesince2000,spendshalfamorning Otherhighlightsincludeda13-page underlinestheexperiencegainedbythe discussingtheautobiographicalandmusi- financialanalysis,whichshowedeffective studentsandwhattheydowithit.One calrootsofhislatestwork. grossincomeforaprivatedeveloper1 illustrationisGleason,nowlaunching “Mondaywasoneofthemostecstatic yearsoutas$7,662,347andnetoper- hercareerasananalystwithNewYork- daysofmymusicallife,”hesays,refer- atingincomeas$4,964,969(subtract basedEmax.Itisawomen-ownedreal ringtothefirstrehearsalsessionwith $547,258forestimated“groundrent”to estateadvisoryfirmthatevaluatesprojects thequartet.ImaginedMemoriesdemands theMBTA).Toencouragepedalandfoot involvingpublic-privatepartnershipslike virtuosoplaying,andGawlickiswholly traffic,thestudents’planintroducedtraffic theoneshehelpedproposetoQuincy. satisfiedwiththeWolfquartet’srender- ing.Sofluentweretheplayersthatthey wereabletorecordthe46-minutework inaroundsixhours.Forthecomposer, therecordingandimpendingconcerts represent"thetipoftheiceberg.”He wrotethescorebetweenMay2015and earlyJanuary2016,butitrestsonatleast adecade’sreflection.ImaginedMemories isdedicatedtoGawlick’sbirthmother, whomheneverknew.Thepieceis intendedtoevoketheperiodimmediately before,during,andafterhisbirthinthe BavariantownofPfaffenhofenanderIlm, woansApKruirldi1s5,h—19w69e.k“nMoywbvieorlyogliicttallemaobtohuter her,”hesays.ShecamefromIstanbul, shewas20yearsold.Shenamedherson YusufMustafa,andsheplacedhimina Munichorphanageforadoption.Gawlick hasneverseensomuchasaphotograph ofher,buthesaysshe“hasalwaysbeenin mythoughtsandheart.”Hisadoptivepar- InO’ConnellHouseforarehearsal,HugoWolfQuartet'sFlorianBerner(left)andGawlick. entsweregiventheyoungwoman’sname, andtheyneverkeptitorhisadoptiona Heartstrings sc2eh0ci0rl0edtr—efnhr—iosmashedinamsu.eghWotfietirnhitntihm1ea9cb9yi3rwtiahtnohdfhahiisssobonirwitnnh mother“deepenedprofoundly,”Gawlick says.Buthefeared,andstillfears,thatan ByJaneWhitehead attempttofindhermightputheratriskin aculturewhere"honor”killingspersist. ComposerRalfGawlickopensmemories Hesearchesforhernow,butcarefully. Aroundhis40thbirthday,Gawlick’swife, Barbara,whoteachesmusictheoryand OnWednesday,April27,theday (BiramnenXeyalt)beingplayed—bythe mgeusstiecdetdhuecyavtiisoitnPaftaBfofsetnohnofCeonllfeogrem,osrueg- beforehisnewworkisdueforits HugoWolfQuartet,newlyarrivedfrom information.Inthetownhalltheywere worldpremiereinBostonCollege’sSt. Vienna.Andhehaswatchedoverasuc- shownGawlick’sbirthcertificate,from Mary’sChapel,composerRalfYusuf cessfulrecordingofthepieceforCDon whichhelearnedthenamesofhismoth- Gawlickisexhilaratedandexhausted.In theMusicaOmnialabel,duringtwoses- er’sparents,thedateofherentryinto theprevioustwodays,hehaslistened,for sionsattheChurchoftheRedeemer,in Germany,andaddresseswhereshestayed thefirsttimeever,toImaginedMemories ChestnutHill.OnFriday,April29,he's inPfaffenhofenandMunich.Theboxfor 8 BCM>SUMMER20l6 videostill:RaviJain