Archive for October, 2009
Industry’s bad role models
By Brett Simon, Visibility Director – Since when has 120 pounds been too many for a 5-foot-10-inch woman? Since Ralph Lauren fired Filippa Hamilton in April 2009 for being too heavy. Regardless, the company continues to use her image for promotional purposes in advertisements that have been stirring up controversy. In a recent ad, run
Dramatics Society brings light to prison
By Lea Freeman, For the Gavel – The Dramatics Society fall production, Jesus Hopped the “A” Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis, was a powerful depiction of the experiences of two men in the prison environment. Directed by Haris Lefteri, A&S ’10, the play was presented in the Robsham Theater Arts Center at Boston College from
Worker contracts run on fumes
For the past five months, members of the Boston College community have been living month-by-month, unsure of their job situation — and they aren’t just some of the recent graduates
Jet Black Sunrise shines in first show
By Lauren Skogsholm, For the Gavel – Everyone around here is feeling the pressure of midterms and oppressive college schedules. Now imagine being in a band, tacking on additional time every week for endless hours of practice, songwriting, and recording at every possible chance, and booking occasional gigs in downtown Boston. How does anyone manage
‘Seeing Songs’ allows eyes to hear music
By Matthew Gavin, Culture Editor – A guy donning sunglasses and a cowboy hat, a girl in a fairy costume, and a man in drag bellow Madonna’s hit “Holiday” from a monolithic structure. In a dimly lit alcove, a teenage girl timidly lip syncs to a raunchy Backstreet Boys single. The Beatles come together over
Collection illustrates wartime experience
By Nicholas Stratouly, Editorial Assistant – “Drawing is a form of communication,” is a line on the wall at the entrance to “First Hand: Civil War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection” at the McMullen Museum of Art. The quotation represents the crux of the collection: a series of drawings meant to capture the tragedies
Noir novelist discusses Boston influence
By Matthew Gavin, Culture Editor – Dennis Lehane knows Boston like only a native can. Born and raised in Dorchester, he is renowned for using the blue-collar haunts of the Bay State as locale for his stories of crime and gritty realism. After winning a Shamus Award for private eye fiction with his debut novel, A
Where have all the Jesuits gone?
By Nick Schaufelberger, For the Gavel When I was young and naive, way back in high school and just starting to apply to colleges, a half dozen different colleges bombarded me with images, fact, and reasons why I should attend their school. But one reason stood out among the rest–the Jesuits. While other colleges touted
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