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February 6, 2023

Pipes Burst, Flood Dorm Rooms Amid Arctic Freeze Carney Dining Hall also closed Saturday when a frozen pipe sent water gushing across the floor BY NATALIE ARNDT Assoc. News Editor OLIVIA JOUNG News Editor

water was coming out of our bathroom sinks and then no water out of our kitchen sink at all, so we’re like,

By the time Haraden Bottomley and his roommates woke up in their Mod Saturday morning, none of their showers were turning on. “We were like, ‘That’s pretty strange,’” Bottomley, MCAS ’23, said. “And then we realized that only cold

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‘Ah, pipes are frozen.’” Bottomley said their shower upstairs soon started working again.

Upon walking downstairs, however, he and his roommates saw water pouring out of an electrical outlet mounted on the ceiling. And the events at Bottomley’s Mod are not an anomaly—pipes froze throughout Boston College’s campus due to dangerously low temperatures from the arctic blast that swept the Greater Boston area this weekend. On the other side of campus, Car-

ney Dining Hall temporarily closed due to flooding caused by frozen pipes this morning, according to an

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Instagram post from BC Dining. “It’s crazy,” Nicolas Farrell, LSEHD ’25, said. “I really didn’t know

what was going on … but then I saw the water, and I heard people talking about the break, and I don’t know how it happened. I guess with the cold weather, maybe they just weren’t prepared for it or something.” Upper Campus resident Olivia Gaibor, MCAS ’26, also described her surprise upon first seeing steam and water spewing out of the floor.

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NICOLE VAGRA / HEIGHTS EDITOR

Students Seek Balance Amid National Job Insecurity For many students, the start of the spring semester marks the beginning of employment searches. But after the emergence of COVID-19 and the resulting economic fallout, Boston College students are entering the workforce during uncertain times.

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Women’s Summit Speaker Details Journalism Career BY LUCY FREEMAN Asst. News Editor KARYL CLIFFORD Editorial Assistant

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Eagles Fall to Orange in Front of Sellout BY JACK BERGAMINI Assoc. Sports Editor

In Boston College men’s basketball’s matchup against Syracuse on Saturday, the Eagles let up a 10–0 run about five minutes into the second half. BC faced a similar situation on Jan. 31 against No. 20 Clemson— the Tiger went on a 10–0 run, but BC recovered and went on to defeat Clemson 62–54. BC (11–13, 5–8 Atlantic Coast)

also managed to claw back against the Orange (14–10, 7–6) on Saturday, taking a 59–56 lead with 8:33 left to play. But unlike its performance a g a i n s t C l e m s o n , th e E a g l e s couldn’t finish when it mattered most, as a 10–0 Syracuse run proved too much to handle. Amid a sold-out Conte Forum, BC failed to convert down the stretch and dropped a 77–68 loss.

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Shereen Marisol Meraji, the keynote speaker at Boston College’s ninth annual Women’s Summit, first delved into the world of storytelling as her family taught her the importance of listening. “It was, you know, my grandpar-

ents who taught me how to listen, sitting there listening to those stories,” Meraji said. “But my dad, he’s the person who really introduced me to the news, and public media, specifically.” On Saturday, the BC Women’s Center held its first fully in-person Women’s Summit in two years. The event featured workshops and panel discussions that aimed to empower attendees and engage

BY JACK WEYNAND Heights Staff

Poetry met passion on Thursday night in the Vanderslice Hall Cabaret Room as a series of Black poets read poems about their life, experiences, and self-love during

Living In Color: Spoken Word Poetry Night. The spoken word poetry night was a part of Living in Color, a two-part series of Black performing arts events for Black History Month organized by Angus Williams, MCAS ’25.

The second event of Living In Color is a musical performance on Feb. 11 where Williams, who goes by the stage name CARAMEL, will perform alongside other Black artists.

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MAGAZINE

Ahead of BC’s housing selection, staffer Riley Davis helps students navigate the process with a list of tips geared toward each class year’s experience.

Assoc. magazine editor Beth Verghese maps out her favorite routes around campus and throughout the area for every type of runner.

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At ‘Living in Color,’ Poets Celebrate Black Experience

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in meaningful conversations, according to the Women’s Summit website. Meraji, an audio producer and reporter, co-hosted the NPR Code Switch podcast—which uses humor to discuss issues related to race—until 2021. Meraji began her keynote speech by discussing her childhood with her grandparents.

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