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October 7, 2024

BC Theology Launches Three New Minors Through these minors, the department hopes to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of theological studies. BY REETU AGNIHOTRI Heights Staﬀ MIKA JOHNSON Heights Staﬀ

Boston College’s theology department is launching three new minors in partnership with the philosophy department and the Lynch

School of Education and Human Development (LSEHD). “The desire is to offer an opportunity to show how theology can be a discipline that helps students to connect multiple interests,” Chairperson of the Theology Department Andrea Vicini, S.J., said. BC theology is introducing mi-

nors in interreligious studies, Catholic education and theology, in conjunction with the LSEHD, and a joint philosophy and theology minor. “We want to show how theology can enrich their expertise, their competence, and their ability to develop further interests that com-

plement the other interests they already have,” Vicini said. The theology department created the minors to appeal to students of ranging interests, according to Vicini. Theology can go hand-in-hand with any discipline, and the minors will be avenues for students to explore these interdisciplinary paths.

“There seems to be a student desire or an expansion of the dialogue courses into something that is more practical,” said Director of the Interreligious Studies Minor Natana DeLong-Bas. “How do we engage in interreligious leadership?”

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Eagles Defeated Again by Wisconsin, Shut Out 7–0 BY LUKE JACOBELLO Heights Staﬀ

OWEN BIENEN / HEIGHTS EDITOR

BC Collapses to Virginia In a 24–14 loss to the Cavaliers, the Eagles went scoreless in the second half.

BY LUKE EVANS Sports Editor

As Boston College football handily went up 14–0 over Virginia with 13:08 left in the second quarter on Saturday afternoon, it appeared as though the Eagles would coast to a 5–1 overall record and a 2–0 ACC record—feats not seen in Chestnut Hill since 2007 and 2008, respectively. Nearly three full quarters and 24 unanswered points later, the prospect of BC reaching those marks was long gone. Despite entering halftime with a 14–6 advantage and a guarantee of receiving the ball to open the third quarter, the Eagles’ (4– 2, 1–1 Atlantic Coast) offense proceeded to collapse, while Virginia (4–1, 2–0) chipped away at BC’s lead and eventually took it, ultimately downing the Eagles 24–14.

“Give Virginia credit, they did a great job,” BC head coach Bill O’Brien said after the loss. “We did not do a good job. Thank God we got 12 days before our next game. Maybe we can get some things corrected. Bad—all the way around.” BC had no issues to start the first quarter, forcing a quick Virginia punt before getting to work on its opening drive. With Thomas Castellanos back under center, BC cut through Virginia’s defense like butter. Highlighted by a 34-yard pass from Castellanos to Kamari Morales and capped off by a nine-yard touchdown pass to Jaedn Skeete, the Eagles had no trouble driving 78 yards down the field to take an early advantage with 7:38 left in the first quarter.

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After suffering a 7–1 loss on Friday to 2023–24 NCAA runner-up Wisconsin, Boston College women’s hockey’s Saturday night rematch against the Badgers showed little improvement. In fact, the second half of the Eagles’ weekend went worse. The Eagles (1–2) suffered a shutout at the hands of the Badgers (4–0) on Saturday night in Conte Forum. BC netminder Bailey Callaway made her first career start, tallying 54 saves in an attempt to limit the Badgers’ offense.

Serving up American Classics At Lee’s Burger in Newton Centre, the staﬀ serves up indulgent, homey renditions of American staples. See A4

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CHRIS TICAS / HEIGHTS EDITOR

Teddy Errico, BC ’91: Mayor of Telluride, Colo. BY PHOEBE MABUCHI Heights Staﬀ

ANDREW NESTER / FOR THE HEIGHTS

But the Eagles were outshot 61–13, and the one-sided tilt ended in the Eagles’ first scoreless game of the season. “They came out stronger than we did,” BC head coach Katie Crowley said after the game. “You can’t give a team like that that many power plays.” BC came out in the first period eager to avenge its loss from the previous night, and the Eagles came out firing, getting off five shots in the first five minutes. Callaway made some key saves in the first period to keep things even, tallying two consecutive saves at the 7:53 mark.

When Teddy Errico arrived in Telluride, Colo., in 1996 for a six-month internship, he wondered if he had made a terrible mistake. “When I drove down Main Street Telluride … I looked around and thought to myself how this was the biggest mistake I could ever make,” Errico said. “I’m just in the middle of nowhere, and what am I going to do?” 28 years later, he is now the town’s mayor. Errico, BC ’91, was elected mayor of Telluride, Colo., last November. The small town of just over 2,500 people is renowned for its world-class ski resorts, summer music festivals, and stunning landscapes. While Errico has lived there for nearly three decades now, his path to Telluride was anything but planned. After graduating from Boston College with a marketing degree, Errico sold tickets for a professional football team temporarily, until he got a job

with a small advertisement agency in midtown Manhattan. But he soon decided the advertising business wasn’t for him and quit to enroll in Temple University’s Sports and Recreation Administration program. In his final semester of the program, he was required to complete an internship out in the field. Having taken classes in travel and tourism, Errico knew the ski resort industry was on the rise, so he decided to seek an internship at a ski resort. After fruitlessly writing and applying to a laundry list of places, a small ski resort in Colorado gave him an offer. “Telluride, being an independently owned, smaller ski resort, was willing to create a program for me because they knew they were getting a pretty educated person to come work for free,” Errico said. “They were willing to do that to help me because I would help them.

Opinions

Magazine

“Your vinyl collection doesn’t make you cool,” writes Senior Staff Tommy Roche, as he unpacks why Generation Z is so attached to pre-2010s technology.

From a trip to Salem to a stroll through some foliage, Kaylee Dunleavy details different ways you can embrace the fall season over the upcoming break.

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Richardson on Women’s Participation in Democracy See A2

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