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1 T H U R S D AY, F e b ruary 2 4 , 2 0 2 2. Published every Thursday Serving Back Bay - South End - Fenway - Kenmore Mayor Wu announces creation of Office of Early Childhood By John Lynds ship to step up and help provide a one stop shop, said Mayor At a press conference Wednes- Wu. We know that the pandem- day Mayor Michelle Wu said, ic has deepened every challenge for anyone who has had to try that the city is facing, and our to find an early childhood educa- childcare gaps in access and the tion seat in boston navigating the stresses on our early educators many complicated systems, regis- have certainly deepened as well. trations and applications can be In boston , and in Massachusetts, a daunting task.

2 This is time for city leader- (Early Childhood Pg. 5). PHOTO COURTESY OF THE boston ANTHENAEUM. A rendering of the renovated boston Atheneum's renovated lobby boston Athen um expanding Beacon Street headquarters By Dan Murphy tions, said Leah Rosovsky, the and decorative arts; and research Stanford Calderwood Director collections, including one of The boston Athen um is of the Athen um. We're also important collections of primary now expanding the footprint creating the spaces to appeal to materials on the American Civil of its longtime Beacon Street new members. We're eager to get War. headquarters by around 15,000 new members and a wide range Highlights of the library's square feet to create more wel- of new members, so we're trying holdings include exceptional coming spaces as not only an to create spaces that are welcom- primary sources for the study amenity for existing members, ing.

3 Of United States history, includ- but also to give newcomers one Founded in 1807, the ing early published editions of more incentive to visit and join Athen um has called the his- foundational government doc- one of the country's oldest inde- toric building at 10 Beacon St. uments and opinions on them, pendent libraries. home since 1849, and today, the materials related to the aboli- An important part is creat- library has over 500,000 circu- tionist and women's suffrage ing these new, really wonderful lating books. It also boasts a rare movements, and visual culture spaces to read, to think, and to books collection of over 100,000 documenting both World War work, but also to engage with volumes; an art collection of I and World War II; the King's each other and where mem- 100,000 paintings, sculptures, Mayor Michelle Wu announces the creation of the Office of Early bers can have social interac- prints, drawings, photographs, (Athen um Pg.)

4 6) Childhood at a press conference Wednesday. Northeastern details plan for BBAC discusses consistency of light poles with DAS nodes in the district expansion of two dorms By Lauren Bennett and 5G throughout the city, and the BBAC is aiming to create hand Wednesday, Feb. 16, at a beds. A subcommittee of the Back By Dan Murphy a streamlined approach to the virtual meeting sponsored by the To achieve this goal, certain Bay Architectural commission design of these poles throughout Northeastern University is boston Planning & Development single dorm rooms would be con- (BBAC) met virtually on Feb. the neighborhood so there is con- proposing the addition of around Agency to outline their plan to verted into doubles while some 23 to discuss the replacement of sistency across the board.

5 900 beds to two existing dorms increase the occupancy of the doubles would be made into light poles with ones that include Joe Cornish, Director of due to over-enrollment last year 723-bed East Village residence triples. These proposed accom- DAS nodes within the district. Design Review for the boston while pledging to scale back hall by 207 beds for a total of modations would be consistent With cell phone technolo- Landmarks commission (BLC). enrollment beginning next school 930 beds, as well as to increase with student accommodations gy continuing to evolve, sever- reported that in 2016, a meeting year in an effort to level off its the occupancy of the 1,200-bed across the remainder of the cam- al technology companies have was held with members of the student population.

6 International Village residence pus, according to Northeastern, proposed to install new poles Northeastern officials were on halls by 700 for a total of 1,900. (Northeastern Pg. 3) with equipment for both 4G (BBAC Pg. 4). PA G E 2 THE boston SUN F e b r u a ry 2 4 , 2 0 2 2. editorial WHAT'S OLD IS NEW Guest Op-Ed As this is being written, a huge Russian Army is standing ready and poised, at the whim of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, to invade We all face challenges the nation of Ukraine, potentially bringing death and devastation to Europe on a scale not seen since 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded By Dr. Glenn Mollette We have all faced news that a they will never be the same.

7 It Poland with a bliztkrieg. loved one was killed on the bat- can't be all the United States. Everyone will face insur- tlefield, or someone died sudden- We can't save everyone and have As was the case in 1939, when authoritarian leaders in Germany, mountable challenges in life. The ly of a heart attack, or received proved it over and again from Italy, and Japan combined to form an Axis, Putin and his fellow dicta- price of longevity is heartache, news of terminal cancer. Afghanistan to Iraq to Vietnam. tor, Xi Jinping of China, are conspiring to set the world ablaze. Putin opposition, failures, grief and life Typically, we ask why?

8 We ask There are always those around has Ukraine in his crosshairs and Xi likewise has his sights set on an events that come out of nowhere. God, Why has this happened? you who need your emotional invasion of Taiwan. Life is filled with the death of or Why me, God? Often there and spiritual support. If nothing The big difference between now and then is that these dictators loved ones, financial ups and is rarely a good answer. We can else, friendship and a word of possess nuclear weapons, which makes an all-out war unthinkable. downs, daily health challenges analyze and say, This could kindness and support are always That means that they can get away with pretty much anything.

9 And world events that impact us have been prevented. Or, this is meaningful. They know that the , which is their only countervailing force, will whether we like them or not. how he or she should have lived Most of the time, we feel as if be hesitant to engage them directly because of the threat of escalation Russia is going to invade their lives. Sports fans making we face our greatest challenges into a nuclear conflict. Ukraine. Most of us don't like suggestions from their recliners alone. A lonely place of despera- Another difference between now and then is that both Russia and Russia anyway but we have to while watching reruns always tion is a dark place to be.

10 China have the ability to wreak havoc throughout the world by means sit here and watch what they see how the play could have been Don't ever go there. Look to of cyber warfare. The world economy, including that of the , is are doing to someone else while run better. God. When money, friends, edu- incredibly vulnerable to Russian and Chinese hacks. it negatively affects our energy, Life is always in motion. We cation, hospitals, doctors and the financial stability, our military, make decisions. We react to sit- church can't fix what you are Make no mistake about it -- if the imposes the severe econom- and our everyday lives. We don't uations differently.