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Brad Bates jumping right in at BC

When word got to Jerry York that his new boss wanted to be at Conte Forum to see Boston College’s ice hockey team raise its national championship banner before their season-opener, York wasn’t sure it was doable.

Brad Bates’s plate was full already. He was still getting his bearings in Boston after leaving Miami (Ohio) University to become the Eagles’ new athletic director. There were the endless meetings with students, faculty, administrators, alumni, donors, department heads.

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A police escort? Seriously?

Really.... a rich private school and a police escort?!? Talk about wasting public money. Sad that an AD for a private school, who flies around and wanting to do it all, warrants a police escort. Let's us all pull over to the side of the road and allow this vital safety concern to proceed as quickly as possible. The next time I hear a roar of the siren from a fire engine truck it will probably be due to the urgent transport of a baseball bat for an MIT game. Kiley