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Vol. CIV, No. 4 © 2022, The Heights, Inc. www.bcheights.com Established 1919
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NEWS...........A2 ARTS...........A7 METRO........A4 OPINIONS.....A9 MAGAZINE....A6 SPORTS.........A11
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Monday, February 21, 2022
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OPINIONS
ARTS
Columnist Benjamin Burke reflects on keeping things in perspective and enjoying moments of serenity.
Student artist Mikaela Savage creates distinctive drawings for ‘The Laughing Medusa.’
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Nelson Miranda Speaks at BAIC Men of Color Conference By Alexis Thomas Heights Staff
Students and faculty gathered in Gasson Hall to build “bridges to success” for AHANA+ men at the second annual Men of Color Conference hosted by the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center (BAIC). “Although we come from different places and are in different places in our lives, we are similar in our quest to become successful men,” said Richard Paul, assistant director of the African and African Diaspora Studies program at Boston College. Speakers discussed racism, inclusion, mental health, and coalition-building throughout the event on Feb. 19.
GRAPHIC BY ANNIE CORRIGAN / HEIGHTS EDITOR
Pemberton Embodies ‘Lighthouse Effect’ By Elizabeth Leighton For The Heights
See Conference, A2
NICOLE VAGRA / HEIGHTS EDITOR
Sports
At 3 years old, Steve Pemberton was taken from his alcoholic mother and placed into the foster care system. He never saw her again. Instead, Pemberton went through many foster homes and eventually lived with a family who abused him mentally and physically for 13 years. Pemberton said he learned many lessons from his experience in the foster care system, which he describes in his novel A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, A Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home. “You never want to have your fate
and/or your destiny resting in somebody else’s hands like that,” Pemberton, BC ’89, said. Today, he is the chief human resources officer for the Dublin-based software company Workhuman, a bestselling author, sought-after speaker, youth advocate, husband, and father of three. Pemberton, who grew up in New Bedford, Mass., discovered Boston College in the seventh grade when his guidance counselor handed him a brochure and suggested he look into it. Pemberton said his response was simply, “What’s college?”
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Arts
FACES, Film Society Unite for Screenings
By Katherine Canniff Arts Editor Paterson Tran Asst. Arts Editor NICOLE WEI / HEIGHTS STAFF
Womens Basketball Defeats Wake Forest on Senior Day By John Scrimgeour Heights Staff
With 30 seconds left to play in Sunday’s matchup between Boston College women’s basketball and Wake Forest, friends, family, teammates, and staff inside Conte Forum stood up to show their appreciation for the five seniors on BC’s squad. The closing five consisted of co-captains Taylor Soule and Marnelle Garraud, Makayla Dickens, Clara Ford, and Cameron Swartz. “I love all my teammates I’ve ever had, but this group right here I’ve always
leaned on,” Soule said. “And I hope they knew they could always lean on me.” The five seniors were honored with highlight reel videos and individual ovations throughout the game, as they guided BC (17–10, 8–8 Atlantic Coast) to an 82–70 win over Wake Forest (13–14, 3–13) on Senior Day. After trading baskets with Wake Forest in the game’s first two minutes, BC held a lead for the duration of the game Saturday. Garraud started the Eagles’ hot streak with back-to-back 3-pointers. BC’s energy was high to start the game, as all of its first nine points came from beyond the arc—six points
from Garraud and three from a Swartz 3-pointer. Swartz was first to be honored in Sunday’s game. A mid-year transfer from Colorado in 2019, she quickly became a core piece of head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee’s team. Swartz leads the Eagles in scoring this season, averaging 15.8 points per game on 34.3 percent shooting from three. On Sunday, she finished with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting. She broke out in the second period and had 16 points heading into the second half.
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The genesis of the FACES Council and Film Society of Boston College’s idea to collaborate was seemingly synchronous. FACES reached out to the Film Society in preparation for Black History Month, and the Film Society was immediately on board for the collaboration, having previously discussed plans to work with groups like FACES to explore racism in cinema. The BC student organizations had similar aspirations to start a conversa-
tion about the depiction of marginalized identities in film and television. The two student organizations planned discussions and screenings to address the intersection of identities—including sexual, gender, and racial identities—and their representation in movies and media over the course of February. Gathering in lecture halls and classrooms, members of both the Film Society and FACES analyzed the portrayal of specific marginalized identities and discussed how negative depictions can perpetuate stereotypes in mainstream culture.
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STEVE MOONEY / HEIGHTS EDITOR