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雅子さんはボストン・カレッジ近くの地下鉄沿いに住んでいます。ボストン・カレッジは、雅子さんの通っているボストン大学と混同されがちですが、両者はだいぶ異なるようです…。
Cleveland Circle
By MASAKO YAMADA
I've mentioned several times that I live along the B-line
"T," near Boston College. BC, as it's commonly called, is not the same
as BU. Boston University is located in Kenmore Square, near downtown
Boston. BC is located in the outskirts of Boston, in a suburb called
Newton.
In Japan, there are no words to differentiate between "university" and "college" ― they are both called
"daigaku" ― but in the States the
former usually has graduate research
facilities, and the latter primarily serves
as a liberal arts school for undergraduates. BU is a university;
Wellesley is a college. It's hard to explain, but colleges are also different
from the "tandai" and "senmongakko" in Japan. The equivalent of "tandai" is called a junior
college or community college, and a "senmongakko" is called a specialty school or vocational school.
To add to the confusion, BC, in spite of its name, does have a
graduate school. So does Smith College, another of the "Seven Sisters." Another complicating factor is that although Wellesley
College is translated as "Wellesley Daigaku" in Japan, Boston College is
called "Boston College." What is called "Boston Daigaku" is Boston
University.
My point is that we should not overlook BC, in spite of its often being mistaken for BU. I think the first step in
getting to know anything is getting its name right. Perhaps BC's location isn't
as urban as BU's and its student body not as
large, but BC has a lot of things going for
it.
For one thing, it's very well-known as a Catholic college. These days, the original founding religion of any college rarely makes an impact on the curriculum, but the stereotypical BC student is still considered to be conservative, well-dressed and altruistic. Even though the student body is
very diverse these days, those old images
still linger.
Another well-known fact about BC is that is has an extremely strong football team. Interestingly,
some other traditionally Christian colleges such as Notre Dame and Brigham
Young also have very strong football teams. That may seem a little contradictory, though. Would Jesus Christ aggressively tackle the enemy? But perhaps
the fundamental discipline of Christianity and God's special blessing (?!) give those schools an edge in competition.
Whenever BC plays a home game, the area is
crowded with eager fans. College football
is taken very seriously in the States, and good tickets are much coveted.
Cleveland Circle is the main "social area"
for BC. Since it is located far from the center of Boston, it doesn't have the same amount of foot traffic
that the BU area or Harvard Avenue have. The residents seem to be
mostly BC students, young professionals, and suburbanites with families. It feels a lot more homey and safe than Allston, and
the rents seem to be a little cheaper too.
There are a lot of inexpensive restaurants and bars in the Circle. There's also
a six-screen movie theater complex that is
crowded with students on the weekends. The Circle is also where three of the
Green line "T" trains stop (the B, C, and D lines), so if the local entertainment becomes stale, one
can easily hop on a train and escape to the big city.
Cleveland Circle isn't large, but it has many of the basic amenities that a "college town" usually
has. Wellesley, on the contrary, didn't have
such amenities as cheap pizza joints,
24-hour chain stores, bars, movie theaters and convenient public transportation. That was because of the
local residents' ardent efforts to preserve peace and quiet in the town. It was
occasionally annoying, but I have to admit
that the shops and streets of Wellesley had a much more polished air than those in Cleveland Circle. Whether one prefers a casual setting or a classy
setting really depends on the
individual.
Right now I'm happy living in an environment completely different from what
I've experienced for the past three years. I really like being able to hop on the
"T" at a moment's notice, or buy coffee at
all hours, or just retreat back to my nearby
apartment when the day is over.
I've mentioned several times that I live along the B-line
"T," near Boston College. BC, as it's commonly called, is not the same
as BU. Boston University is located in Kenmore Square, near downtown
Boston. BC is located in the outskirts of Boston, in a suburb called
Newton.
In Japan, there are no words to differentiate between "university" and "college" ― they are both called
"daigaku" ― but in the States the
former usually has graduate research
facilities, and the latter primarily serves
as a liberal arts school for undergraduates. BU is a university;
Wellesley is a college. It's hard to explain, but colleges are also different
from the "tandai" and "senmongakko" in Japan. The equivalent of "tandai" is called a junior
college or community college, and a "senmongakko" is called a specialty school or vocational school.
To add to the confusion, BC, in spite of its name, does have a
graduate school. So does Smith College, another of the "Seven Sisters." Another complicating factor is that although Wellesley
College is translated as "Wellesley Daigaku" in Japan, Boston College is
called "Boston College." What is called "Boston Daigaku" is Boston
University.
My point is that we should not overlook BC, in spite of its often being mistaken for BU. I think the first step in
getting to know anything is getting its name right. Perhaps BC's location isn't
as urban as BU's and its student body not as
large, but BC has a lot of things going for
it.
For one thing, it's very well-known as a Catholic college. These days, the original founding religion of any college rarely makes an impact on the curriculum, but the stereotypical BC student is still considered to be conservative, well-dressed and altruistic. Even though the student body is
very diverse these days, those old images
still linger.
Another well-known fact about BC is that is has an extremely strong football team. Interestingly,
some other traditionally Christian colleges such as Notre Dame and Brigham
Young also have very strong football teams. That may seem a little contradictory, though. Would Jesus Christ aggressively tackle the enemy? But perhaps
the fundamental discipline of Christianity and God's special blessing (?!) give those schools an edge in competition.
Whenever BC plays a home game, the area is
crowded with eager fans. College football
is taken very seriously in the States, and good tickets are much coveted.
Cleveland Circle is the main "social area"
for BC. Since it is located far from the center of Boston, it doesn't have the same amount of foot traffic
that the BU area or Harvard Avenue have. The residents seem to be
mostly BC students, young professionals, and suburbanites with families. It feels a lot more homey and safe than Allston, and
the rents seem to be a little cheaper too.
There are a lot of inexpensive restaurants and bars in the Circle. There's also
a six-screen movie theater complex that is
crowded with students on the weekends. The Circle is also where three of the
Green line "T" trains stop (the B, C, and D lines), so if the local entertainment becomes stale, one
can easily hop on a train and escape to the big city.
Cleveland Circle isn't large, but it has many of the basic amenities that a "college town" usually
has. Wellesley, on the contrary, didn't have
such amenities as cheap pizza joints,
24-hour chain stores, bars, movie theaters and convenient public transportation. That was because of the
local residents' ardent efforts to preserve peace and quiet in the town. It was
occasionally annoying, but I have to admit
that the shops and streets of Wellesley had a much more polished air than those in Cleveland Circle. Whether one prefers a casual setting or a classy
setting really depends on the
individual.
Right now I'm happy living in an environment completely different from what
I've experienced for the past three years. I really like being able to hop on the
"T" at a moment's notice, or buy coffee at
all hours, or just retreat back to my nearby
apartment when the day is over.
Shukan ST: Oct. 25, 1996
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- Circle
- 広場
- B-line "T"
- ダウンタウンを含む市内と郊外を結ぶ地下鉄のB路線
- is located in 〜
- 〜にある
- outskirts
- 郊外
- differentiate between 〜 and 〜
- 〜と〜を区別する
- the former
- 前者
- graduate research facilities
- 大学院用の研究施設
- the latter
- 後者
- primarily
- 主に
- serves as 〜
- 〜である
- liberal arts
school
- (専門大学に対して)教養学科のある普通の大学
- undergraduates
- 大学生
- equivalent
- 相当する語句
- specialty school
- 専門学校
- vocational school
- 職業学校
- To add to the confusion
- 余計に混乱させるようだが
- in spite of 〜
- 〜にもかかわらず
- "Seven
Sisters"
- ウェルズリー大学を含む7つの米有名女子大学のこと
- complicating factor
- 複雑な要素
- My point is that 〜
- 私が言いたいのは〜
- overlook
- 見逃す
- being mistaken for 〜
- 〜と間違えられること
- student body
- 学生数
- has a lot of things going for it
- たくさんの魅力がある
- original founding religion
- 創設時の宗教
- rarely makes an impact on
〜
- 〜に影響を与えることはめったにない
- curriculum
- 教育方針
- stereotypical
- 典型的な
- is still considered to be 〜
- いまだに〜だと思われている
- conservative
- 保守的な
- altruistic
- 利他主義の
- diverse
- さまざまな背景の学生から成る
- linger
- 残る
- extremely
- とても
- contradictory
- 矛盾する
- aggressively
- 積極的に
- tackle the enemy
- 敵に立ち向かう
- fundamental discipline
- 根本的な規律
- Christianity
- キリスト教的精神
- God's special blessing
- 神の特別な祝福
- give those schools an edge in
competition
- これらの大学を競争の上で有利にしている
- home game
- 本拠地での試合
- eager
- 熱心な
- are much coveted
- とても人気が高い
- social area
- 人々が行き交う場所
- doesn't have the same amount of foot traffic that
〜
- 歩行者の数は〜ほど多くはない
- suburbanites
- 郊外住宅地の住人
- a lot more homey and
safe
- ずっとリラックスした雰囲気で安全な
- movie theater complex
- 映画館がたくさん入ったビル
- if the local entertainment becomes
stale
- 地元の娯楽施設で飽き足らなくなったら
- hop on
- 飛び乗る
- escape to 〜
- 〜へさっと行ってしまう
- basic
amenities
- (学生生活を快適に送る上で必要な)基本的な施設
- on the contrary
- 反対に
- cheap pizza joints
- 安いピザ屋
- public transportation
- 公共の交通の便
- ardent efforts
- 熱心な努力
- preserve
- 維持する
- occasionally
- 時に
- annoying
- 不快な
- polished air
- あか抜けた雰囲気
- Whether one prefers 〜 or 〜
- 〜と〜のどちらを好むのか
- casual setting
- 気取らない環境
- classy setting
- しゃれた環境
- depends on 〜
- 〜による
- at a moment's notice
- すぐに
- retreat back to 〜
- 〜へ戻る