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April 24, 2023

LGBTQ+ Support To Join BAIC

Class Deficit Frustrates Econ Majors

By Natalie Arndt Assoc. News Editor Olivia Joung News Editor And Lucy Freeman Asst. News Editor

By Olivia Joung News Editor Natalie Arndt Assoc. News Editor And Will Martino Asst. News Editor

Boston College will officially integrate its LGBTQ+ programming and support into the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center (BAIC) this summer, according to an email sent to the BC community on Friday afternoon. Vice President for Student Affairs Shawna Cooper Whitehead, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Corey Kelly, Associate Dean for Student Outreach and Support Caroline Davis, and BAIC Director Yvonne McBarnett all signed the email that was sent to students. “Yvonne McBarnett and Caroline Davis are collaborating to ensure that the LGBTQ+ student support and programming that has occurred during the last 10+ years out of the Dean of Students Office will officially be transitioned to the BAIC office this summer,” the email reads. This announcement comes after Cooper Whitehead said in spring 2022 that the University planned to add LGBTQ+ resources to the BAIC’s programming. A month after the announcement, Cooper Whitehead paused these plans after receiving feedback from students, alumni, and members of color on BC’s Board of Trustees. According to the email, the BAIC is currently working to hire specific staff to provide LGBTQ+ resources and support. “The BAIC leadership team is in the process of hiring a new associate director and graduate assistant whose roles will explicitly include LGBTQ+ student programming and support,” the email reads.

what they believe needs to change to address climate change. “We don’t feel the direct impacts of climate change in our communities, while many other poorer communities that are unable to defend themselves are feeling these impacts of increasing temperatures and worse environments for themselves,” Haning Lu, a 10th grader at Newton South, said. “That is why ignorance is the first step toward destruction.” It is important for young people to speak up on these issues, Lu said. “When we see legislators making laws, they don’t consider the opinions of young people, as there’s certainly this kind of bias that young people are more emotional,” Lu said. “That’s why we need to actually speak here and tell what we’re thinking to the legislators because we might have different priorities.”

Sandro Segnatelli logged onto EagleApps during his 12 p.m. registration time on April 12 to find that none of the classes he needed to complete his economics major had seats left. “As soon as I realized I was not able to register for a single elective I walked down to the economics department,” Segnatelli, MCAS ’24, said in a statement to The Heights. “I know how popular economics courses are at BC and I know they are definitely trying to expand the number of professors/courses they offer so I was very sympathetic but at the same time I knew it would be near-impossible to take five electives in the spring semester.” Many economics majors are currently expressing frustration with the shortage of economics electives available for the upcoming fall semester. The economics department will do everything it can to help seniors who need specific economics courses to graduate on time, according to Christopher F. Baum, chair of Boston College’s economics department. “If it’s their only major, and therefore they need to complete the major, we’ll give them priority and make sure that they get what they need and they’ll be able to, you know, head into Alumni Stadium next May, a year from now,” Baum said. Baum said he is hopeful students who already completed a separate major and are pursuing economics as a double major can be accommodated, but the department can not guarantee it.

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Politicians Rally Against Climate Change Inaction By Shruthi Sriram Assoc. Newton Editor

A crowd of activists, students, and residents brought signs and petitions to Newton Centre Green for a rally in support of climate action during the Newton Democratic City Committee’s Earth Day event on Saturday. “What I find inspiring about Earth Day is that it translates anxiety into action,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss, who represents Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District, said at the event. “It is so easy to be paralyzed by concerns about future generations, about 1.5, 1.7 degrees Celsius, by the overlapping, cascading challenges that we can face, but this is a day that takes that anxiety and it turns it into meaningful action. And that is what we need.” The speaker portion of the event began with speeches from two students from Newton South High School, who spoke about what the climate crisis meant to them and

Coach Runs Boston Marathon By Matthew Capaldi Heights Staff

Like most Boston College students, BC softball’s Nicole Giery and Abigail Knight woke in the early hours of the morning on Marathon Monday. While many students solely looked forward to Flo Rida’s performance in the Mod Lot, Giery and Knight, two of BC’s top four hitters, looked forward to something

else—watching their head coach, Amy Kvilhaug, run in the Boston Marathon. For the first time since 2014, Kvilhaug participated in the Boston Marathon on Monday. Kvilhaug, who has been at the helm of BC’s program since the end of the 2019 season, set out to trek the 26.2-mile route for the third time in her life, and her players made sure they were there to cheer her on. “When she ran by us at Mile 21,

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you could tell how much it meant to her that we were there waiting for her and screaming for her to keep pushing,” Knight said. “Being there for people in those moments is something really special.” Kvilhaug crossed the finish line in 3:46.21, and she said the experience was rewarding. “I think the marathon is one of the ultimate tests of the human spirit,” Kvilhaug said. “I love how hardcore the training is.” Kvilhaug said that her players were there through every step of the intense training process and showed constant love and support. Knight said this seemed to make a difference in Kvilhaug’s experience. “A lot of the girls had conversations with her about how she was feeling during her prep, and I think it made her happy to know that we were rooting for her and genuinely excited for her success,” Knight said.

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Eagles Sweep UNC By Sam Arcamone Heights Staff

Historically, it has been bad news for Boston College baseball when the team across the diamond is wearing Carolina blue. Entering this weekend’s series against No. 18 North Carolina, the Eagles had not won a game in Chapel Hill, N.C. in 17 all-time contests, and the Tar Heels were 31–3 all time against BC. But in a season of records and

Opinions

Staff writer Riley Davis gives tips on how to best approach meal planning, grocery shopping, and cooking as a student living off campus.

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Magazine

With the end of the year fast approaching, columnist Pat Connell shares his most stubborn opinions about campus with his ‘BC Hot Takes.’

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firsts, No. 20 BC (27–12, 12–9 Atlantic Coast) found a way to pull through. The Eagles left the state of North Carolina with not only their first win in Chapel Hill, but a series sweep, punctuating a program-defining season. BC followed up Friday’s series-opening victory in extra innings with a 9–4 win on Saturday, and a 6–2 win on Sunday against the Tar Heels (25–15, 9–10).

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