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Senior Snapshots

Senior Snapshots: More than just The BC

By Denise Ekenstierna / Heights Senior Staff
Rapid-fire words shoot back and forth. Biting sarcasm and mocking looks fill the room. Then the pair breaks the act, laughs together, slows down the pace, and speaks seriously. All in the span of 20 seconds. For Woody Tondorf and Joe Sabia, both A&S '06 and creators of The BC, a parody of the teen drama The OC, this is a normal conversation.

Senior Snapshots: Scientist inspires and aspires

By Lisa Cook / Assistant Features Editor
Finding an enzyme inhibitor that stops DNA from synthesizing in an attempt to develop an anti-cancer drug? All in a day's work for Elizabeth O'Day, A&S '06. A biochemistry major, O'Day is passionate about her lab work, and it has paid off in the form of four major awards.

Senior Snapshots: Pianist can really bop

By Christy Dunn / Heights Senior Staff
"When you hear Kyle [Elligers, A&S '06] play, everything sounds just right. It all fits, nothing is forced, everything seems to flow very naturally, and that's the way it should sound. That's the mark of a really outstanding musician," says Sebastian Bonaiuto, director of bands at Boston College.

Senior Snapshots: The faces behind FACES

By Dave Benoit / Heights Senior Staff
You may have seen them playing sports, either football or track. You may have had them as orientation leaders, retreat leaders, or mentors. You may have gone on service trips with them or worked at the Campus School with them. But what they hope you remember them for is not their personal achievements or involvements - it's their work to make this campus a welcoming place for everyone.

Senior Snapshots: DJ, producer, editor, wrapped all in one

By Michael O'Brien / Marketplace Editor
Conversing with Canyon Cody, A&S '06, is like talking to Eminem on Prozac. Animated, passionate, and approachable, he founded Gnawledge Records in his sophomore year at Boston College with the overall goal of creating "an international hip-hop movement." Cody considers good artists to be ineffective at marketing.

Senior Snapshots: A voice heard 'round campus

By Denise Ekenstierna / Heights Senior Staff
Sasha Westerman, A&S '06, has a distinct voice that carries far. And she's not afraid to use it. For the past four years, Westerman has been an active member of Hillel, serving as president for one year, and is currently the vice president of the GLBT/Queer Leadership Council (GLC), which is in its first year at Boston College.

Senior Snapshots: Writing his way into the future

By Lisa Cook / Assistant Features Editor
He came to college with a background in Catholicism and a plan to become a doctor. He's leaving college as a Buddhist with an English degree, a concentration in creative writing, and a wealth of personal experience. "I knew I needed a diploma. Once I got a diploma, I could move on.

Senior Snapshots: He won't tell if you won't

By Lloyd Liu / Heights Senior Staff
Dave Krueger, A&S '06, was late to the interview for this article because he had, at the last minute, somehow acquired tickets to the first Red Sox vs. Yankees game of the year to welcome back former-Red Sox-turned-Yankee, Johnny Damon. He cringed when asked how much the tickets cost: "I haven't been told how much yet.

Senior Snapshots: A view from the court

By Dan Schwartz / Heights Senior Staff
Their names are synonymous with Boston College basketball. They have suited up for game after game and basked in the glory of BC's winningest class ever. They have the jerseys, the warm-up apparel, and a mid-range game that most would kill for. Since joining the team in the fall of 2003 as walk-ons, Ted Dunlap and Tyler Neville, both A&S '06, have also had the best seats in the house.

Senior Snapshots: All the Elements of success

By Katherine Cannella / Heights Senior Staff
By junior year, Greg Wiles, A&S '06, had taken full advantage of the opportunities for research on campus. He'd worked with the Center for Retirement Research, done an advanced study grant, and completed a readings and research course. Yet he saw that the University was missing an important element in its undergraduate research scene.

Senior Snapshots: Learning, growing, and giving

By Denise Ekenstierna / Heights Senior Staff
For Chantal Tate, A&S '06, things have a way of coming full circle. For the past three years, since she first participated in it freshman year, Tate has been a teaching assistant in the Learning to Learn program. After graduation she will return to New York City, most likely where she grew up in Harlem, to teach elementary school as part of Teach for America.

Senior Snapshots: An unusual character

By Philip Dumontet / Heights Senior Staff
Wesley Saavedra, A&S '06, has an impulse he cannot suppress. If he has never done something before, he will do it. If he isn't familiar with something, he will research it. If no one has done it before, he will carve his own path. This implacable itch to embrace challenging, new things and diversify his interests comes naturally to him.

Senior Snapshots: Finding joy in the little things

By Lisa Cook / Assistant Features Editor
Some may know her as the Cookie Monster. Stephanie Bronner, LSOE '06, dressed up as the famous blue puppet for Halloween, mostly to amuse the kids at Boston College's Campus School. But her friends know her as a different type of "cookie monster." An avid baker - and consumer - of cookies, Bronner thrives on making small treats for others.