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Monday, September 12, 2022

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MAGAZINE

OPINIONS

What does the future have in store? These horoscopes reveal the painful truth about your zodiac sign.

BC alum launches Ghana-based chocolate company that celebrates her Ghanaian roots.

Virginia Tech Trounces Boston College 27–10 as Offensive Line Struggles Persist BY GRAHAM DIETZ Assoc. Sports Editor

There was only so much damage control Boston College football could do after a nightmare first quarter in which the Eagles registered zero points, zero first downs, and just five total yards. It didn’t get much better from there. While both teams entered Saturday’s matchup coming off tough week one losses, BC (0–2, 0–1 Atlantic Coast) failed to put the pieces together in week two and fell 27–10 to Virginia Tech (1–1, 1–0). With the loss, the Eagles start the season 0–2 for the first time since 2011. “I don’t want to make this about offense and defense,” head coach Jeff Hafley said. “This isn’t ‘Oh, look at the offense. Oh, look at the defense.’ The defense had good stops, and I thought they fought all the way to the end.” After three drives, quarterback Phil Jurkovec had recorded an interception and just five yards on 2-for-6 passing. Jurkovec finished

with 135 passing yards and an interception on 53.6 percent passing in the loss. Even when he had a clean pocket, Jurkovec misread his deep shots, and the game looked more difficult than it had to be. Zay Flowers, who broke 2,000 career receiving yards in week one, had zero targets until 10 minutes into the second quarter. BC’s offensive line struggles continued from week one. The Hokies’ defense combined for five sacks and 10 total tackles for loss in their trouncing of the Eagles’ inexperienced O-line, which was without left tackle Ozzy Trapilo and right guard Kevin Cline. Trapilo did not appear, and Cline exited before the second half after sustaining an injury. “The ball’s gotta come out, or we need to find a way to run the ball and not let Phil get hit like that,” Hafley said. “It can’t happen. I just think it was the time he had, I think guys were in his face. Every time he threw the ball there was a shoulder pad in his chest.” BC’s failure to generate offense

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started on the first drive. Following a Pat Garwo III rush that went for no gain, Jurkovec threw the ball into tight coverage on the second snap of the game. While Jurkovec intended for the ball to go to Jaden Williams

ARTS

streaking down the right sideline, the ball filtered into the hands of Virginia Tech’s Armani Chatman for an interception. Jurkovec said after the game that he saw Williams get jammed at the

line of scrimmage, making the pass more difficult to complete, but he decided to give his receiver a chance anyway.

See Football, A10

METRO

Newton Starbucks Joins Union Effort

BY SAHITHI THUMULURI Heights Staff

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McMullen Exhibit Dives Into the Artistry of the Comic

The exhibit explores the groundbreaking publications Raw and Weirdo, which cemented the legitimacy of the comic form. See A7

A Starbucks in the Waban neighborhood of Newton joined 12 other locations across Massachusetts in filing to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board in May, according to labor nonprofit More Perfect Union. It’s the second location within a mile of Newton city limits to unionize within the last year. The Starbucks in Cleveland Circle—a location favored by Boston College students—also unionized in May. The efforts in Massachusetts follow a nationwide movement spurred by a combination of job insecurity and low wages, among other factors, that began in Buffalo, N.Y., in December. Since then, Starbucks Workers United reported that more than 320 locations across 36 states have filed petitions for elections, marking the first step in the unionization

process. Of those, 230 have voted to unionize as of Aug. 30. Two additional locations in Massachusetts await elections. “Forming a union will help us advocate for ourselves and bring a sense of democracy to our workplace,” the Waban Starbucks Workers United Organizing Committee wrote in a statement released in May after a unanimous vote at the location. “We hope to address issues of low wages, poor seniority pay, unpredictable hours, and understaffed shifts.” The unionization process begins with an election when at least 30 percent of employees support a petition to unionize, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The board then seeks an election agreement between the union and employer, setting terms for the vote. Certification of a union occurs through a majority vote.

See Starbucks, A4