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The Independent Student Newspaper of Boston College Monday, January 25, 2016
Vol. XCVII, No. 2
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9P D@:?8<C JLCC@M8E 8E; 8C<O8E;I8 8CC8D ?\`^_kj <[`kfij Yashar Montoya, a student accepted to the class of 2019 who chose to defer his acceptance for one year, has not been seen since Nov. 7, 2015, according to members of his family. On Jan. 14, 2016, a Facebook page was made titled, “Come Home, Yashar,” telling those who know Montoya of the circumstances. The page included pictures of Mon-
toya, and informed viewers of his last appearance near Times Square on Nov. 7. This morning, the page went public for a few hours, before returning to its private state. Montoya, who his family says also goes by the names Yashar Tesori-Montoya and Yashar Tesoriero-Montoya, was accepted as a member of the Carroll School of Management Class of 2019 in April 2015. His family has said that he attended the final orientation session on Aug. 21, 2015, but went on a leave
of absence for the Fall 2015 semester seven days later. Montoya is in the Agora Portal student roster—however, according to Dean of Students Thomas Mogan and University Spokesman Jack Dunn, Montoya deferred his acceptance and was never enrolled in classes. BCPD said that it takes matters like this seriously and acts upon them immediately, but could not comment further. “Yashar Tesori-Montoya is not enrolled at Boston College,” University Spokesman Jack Dunn said in a phone
call. “Records show that he was accepted from Regis High School, but deferred his admission and never enrolled.” “We wish the best for Yashar and his family during this difficult time,” Dunn said. According to BC’s Missing Student Notification Policy, students residing in on-campus housing can register a student to be contacted through the Agora Portal if he or she goes missing for more than 24 hours. In these circumstances, the student’s Confidential Contact
will remain in confidence, where only authorized campus officials and law enforcement officers conducting the missing person’s investigation have access to the information. Yashar Montoya’s brother, Joshua Tesoriero, said that Montoya returned home in September and lived with his father in New York, N.Y. He got a part-time job and was trying to work, but in early November, Montoya left
See Montoya, A3
Jerry York wins
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9P D@:?8<C JLCC@M8E ?\`^_kj <[`kfi AMHERST, Mass. — It came a little later in the year than many expected, but for Boston College men’s hockey head coach Jerry York, it was a moment he never saw coming. York has reached many coaching milestones in his career. Despite leaving more than 20 years ago, he is the all-time leading
winner at Bowling Green State University. Last season, he surpassed John ‘Snooks’ Kelley as the leading winner at BC, his alma mater. On Dec. 29, 2012, York became the all-time wins leader in the history of college hockey. With a 5-2 win over the University of Alabama-Huntsville, the 925th of his career, York put the legendary Ron Mason in the rearview mirror. In this, his 44th year at the helm of a Division I program, York has reached a milestone
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once thought unthinkable. Following an 8-0 win by the Eagles (16-4-3, 9-1-3 Hockey East) over the University of Massachusetts (7-13-4, 2-8-4) at the Mullins Center, York has become the first head coach in the history of college hockey to win 1,000 games. He joins ninetime Stanley Cup winner Scotty Bowman as the only hockey coaches, amateur or professional, to reach this milestone. BC got off to a hot start, scoring five goals in the first, each one prettier than the last.
Just like in last Friday’s game against BU, Ian McCoshen sparked the Eagles, this time with the first goal instead of the final one. The defenseman blasted a rocket from the blue line for his sixth of the season and third in the past week, unassisted, high over UMass goaltender Nic Reynard. The Eagles kept the pressure on a depleted UMass defense that was missing star defen-
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ABBY PAULSON / HEIGHTS GRAPHIC
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at BC, he noted that he drew on his background as a math major to forge a gameplay that engages both strategy and chance. “I have always loved board games,” Kisgen said. “I loved board games when I was a little kid and played games of a wide range throughout my life. So it’s something I’m definitely very passionate about. If there’s something you really care about, that you really think is fun, trying to do something with that
is a big help.” In Dragonwo o d, players act a s travelers in a magical forest trying to capture creatures like bears, ogres, and dragons, represented by illustrated cards. Each person starts with a certain hand of numbered cards that he or she must combine into poker-like straights or groups of the same colors or sequences. The person can then roll a special set of dice to try to match their total with a number on one of the
visible creature cards. The players can also draw enhancement or event cards that randomly advantage or disadvantage them. “At a simple level you’re doing addition with the dice, and you’re doing addition with trying to add up your score given different points,” Kisgen said. “It teaches different number patterns. On a more complex level, you can do some pretty sophisticated probability calculations to try to figure out based
on the dice and the numbers what’s your probability of achieving a certain creature given their points. And it also teaches strategy and planning.” The game was originally designed with a younger age group in mind. While the Dragonwood box says that it is best for players ages eight and older, and Kisgen quotes the best age for it as between six and fourteen, it has reached
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