Letters to the Editor

Thank you from the Waldrons To the Editor:

Monday evening was a wonderful celebration of Brian Braman's selection as this year's recipient of the Mary Kaye Waldron Award. Our family would like to express our gratitude to the co-chairs of the event, Craig Dorsett and Nicole Polizzi, their committee, and to Chris Darcy and Kathy Paglia of the Office of the Dean for Student Development, for all the effort involved. Gratitude also goes to Rev. Joseph Flanagan, S.J., for the warm and meaningful prayers and to pianist Jarrett Izzo. As a philosophy professor, Braman has distinguished himself as a role model. A video created by the students informed us of the passion and enthusiasm that he brings to the classroom, and the love of learning he inspires in his students. Besides his excellence in the classroom, his students and colleagues praised him for his availability and sincere interest to help his students by listening and offering sound guidance on a daily basis. Braman's good fashion sense did not go unmentioned or unnoticed; several of the students were dressed to resemble him. Braman joins the ranks of the distinguished former recipients of this award: Peter Olivieri, Ramsay Liem, Bob Sherwood, Dan Leahy, David McMenamin, John Cawthorne, Audrey Friedman, and Ed Taylor. Boston College is, indeed, fortunate to have such exemplary faculty members, administrators, and student leaders who, by their actions, exemplify the BC motto, "Ever to Excel." We thank the Undergraduate Government of BC for a job well done and a memorable evening.

Bonnie and Jim Waldron

A responsible way to raise money To the Editor:

Service for others may be a pillar of our community's moral values, but there is inadequate support for student organizations that wish to pursue their commitment to service either locally or abroad. Indeed, some students may be dissuaded from participating in more expensive service trips by the requirements of many groups to ask for large amounts of money from other students, family, or friends who already support them in many ways. Unfortunately, the most effective way for students to get money for service at school is asking other students for money off their meal plans. The amount of money available for collection from the meal plan, however, is continually dwindling. Otherwise, service groups have to fight for part of the student activities fee. Realistically, they need far more money than the student activities fee can offer. To help resolve this problem, I propose that Boston College create a socially responsible and transparent fund solely for the purpose of supporting service through BC. The service fund would be entirely transparent and overseen by a committee of students, faculty, and administrators who would ensure that the investing of the fund would be done in a socially responsible manner concomitant to BC's tradition of social justice. Alumni who would like to support service at BC could donate directly to this service fund. Every year a portion of the gains from the fund would be allocated to service groups through an application process. It is essential that there be a concerted effort by both students and alumni to come together to support this integral part of our community. If you would like to see more support for service in the form of a transparent fund please address your letters or calls to the Office of the University Advancement at development@bc.edu. Thank you for your help.

Evan Henrich A&S '07

The missing Shovelhead review To the Editor:

Hello ... Shovelhead! recently noticed that a review for our spring show (April 15-16) was inexplicably missing from your publication. This is clearly some crazy accident as it marks the first time we haven't been reviewed by The Heights. In light of this unfortunate event, we decided it would be best to submit this unbiased review by a top critic for you to print in its place: Wow. Someone get my jaw off the floor. I just came home from Hello ... Shovelhead!'s spring show, "When Llamas Attack," and it might have been the greatest achievement in comedy since Aristophanes. First of all, the writing was excellent. Every skit was non-stop awesome. Witty line after witty line. The show started with what can only be described as the funniest movie ever made. It was LXJ: The League of Extraordinary Jesuits, an action/superhero movie that set a new standard for Boston College filmmaking. The cast never disappoints and Sean Kane, A&S '07, and Griffin Bach, A&S '07, got the show rockin'. Then, out of nowhere, Ryan Kagy, A&S '08, and Tim Manning, A&S '08, were all over your face like a comedy pie. Just when you thought you couldn't handle anymore, BAM! Molly McAleer, WCAS '06, and Kendall Mayhew, A&S '07, had you rolling in the aisles with a joke after joke onslaught, and were looking good doing it. The audience needed a rest at this point, but guess what? Campus celebrities, Kevin Allocca, director and A&S '06, and George Jasinski, assistant director and A&S '06, were a one two punch of "Wake up Grandma! This is the funniest thing you've EVER SEEN!" The night really belonged to Deborah Gross, A&S '05, a true comedy all-star. Gross has always been a critical favorite, and in this, her last show, she brought the house down with her amazing characterizations and impeccable timing. At the end of the show, the energy was still abuzz in the air. So much laughing and cheering had taken place that several students had to be removed in stretchers. Shovelhead is, and will always remain, the greatest campus group ever in the history of campuses. The End. We hope this objective review written by a third party will suffice. Thanks so much!

Kevin Alloca Hello ... Shovelhead! Sketch Comedy