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November 25, 2024

Tom Holland Pays Surprise Visit to the Campus School By Jack Beckman Asst. News Editor

CHRIS TICAS / HEIGHTS EDITOR

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Tom Holland swapped slinging webs for swinging the tambourine in the classroom on Thursday, bringing star power—and a $25,000 grant from his family’s nonprofit—to the Campus School at Boston College. “He really was coming just to connect with the kids,” said Jennifer Miller, marketing and outreach manager at the Campus School. “It was a very student-focused visit. He was so generous with his time, and he was so wonderful with the students, and interacting directly with each student.”

Holland toured the Campus School, which educates students from ages three to 22 with extensive support needs, during the unadvertised visit last week. Holland dropped by all six classrooms, mingled with students, posed for photos, and even joined a music class, where he played the tambourine and sang along to Don McLean’s “American Pie,” Miller said. “We got to experience music therapy in one of the classes, and he was singing along to ‘American Pie’ and a tambourine going—just totally engaged, having a great time,” Miller said.

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192 passing yards, 38 rushing yards, and two touchdowns. By Graham Dietz Alumni Director

The final two minutes before the first half, especially as the team who received the kickoff in the beginning of the game, is one of the most crucial two-minute stretches in football. For Joe Marinaro, that truth sunk in. With 1:55 left in the first half, North

Carolina’s offense ran onto the turf looking to make it a one-score game, down 17–7. Since the Tar Heels deferred the pregame coin toss, they would receive the ball to start the third quarter. What happened next only lasted six combined plays, and it gave Boston College football a 17-point lead.

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Feldman’s Nonprofit Fights Inequality in Sierra Leone By Emma Stadolnik For The Heights HENRY HURD / HEIGHTS STAFF

Eagles Split Series With 4–2 Loss to the Huskies By Sebby Fitzgerald For The Heights

Skating into an opposing rink is never easy—especially when it’s a game between historically fierce Hockey East rivals. The Northeastern faithful brought the fire to Saturday night’s game between No. 3 Boston College men’s hockey and the Huskies. Three goals from the home team in the first frame helped Northeastern fans get comfortable early with “Fowler, Fowler, Fowler” taunting chants. BC’s recent late-game heroics (9–3–0, 4–2–0 Hockey East) missed the bus to Matthews Arena as it suffered a 4–2 loss to Northeastern (2–6–3, 1–4–3).

“There was some good tempo, good movement,” BC head coach Greg Brown said. “But when you're not scoring, it gets harder for a bit.” The Huskies got off 16 shots in the opening 10:17 of the game. BC goaltender Jacob Fowler made six saves to keep things level, but he couldn’t hold Northeastern off for long. Dylan Hryckowian scored the Huskies’ first goal at the 10:19 mark. Jackson Dorrington tacked on another one almost exactly two minutes later. In two minutes, the game had turned entirely in Northeastern’s favor.

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While women in the West have made significant progress in combating gender discrimination in recent decades, girls in Sierra Leone still face entrenched inequality, according to Rebecca Feldman, BC Law ’97. Strong Girls, United Women hopes to change this reality. Feldman co-founded the nonprofit Strong Girls, United Women (SGUW) with her sister-in-law Dorah Rains, as well as Tewoh Karimu and Sonia Koroma, Rains’ childhood best friends. The organization works exclusively in Sierra Leone to combat two major issues women face there— personal safety and poverty. “Our number one goal in everything we do is to keep girls in school,” Feldman said. Feldman currently serves as the chief operating officer of SGUW, and her team comprises women from both the United States and Sierra Leone. Feldman said the team members’ diverse backgrounds make for a unique variety of perspectives. Driven by a longstanding passion for women’s empowerment, Rains said she

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joined forces with Feldman to bring the vision of SGUW to life. “When I moved here after I had babies, I thought, ‘Okay, it's about time to take action now,’” Rains said. “So I spoke with [Feldman]. Because she is a lawyer, she knows how to do the paperwork. I'm not from here. I'm not too familiar with the laws and all of these things. We started working together, and she was really excited.” Both from Sierra Leone, Koroma and Karimu currently serve as regional directors for SGUW. Their experience living in Sierra Leone has helped many SGUW team members approach Sierra Leonean women with empathy and understanding. “We know the struggles,” Rains said. “We know what we went through growing up in Sierra Leone, and what other girls are going through.” SGUW implements a two-pronged approach to fulfill its mission of keeping girls in school, starting with the economic empowerment of Sierra Leonean women.

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