Core — a single word with many meanings. But for Boston University Student Government slate BridgeToBU, it spells out the four fundamental words fueling their mission: community, outreach, response and empowerment.

And so I remain fervently infatuated with the Council for Fashion Designers of America’s official Fashion Week and deeply enchanted by its mystique. I guess you can say it’s a bit of a toxic romance — one-sided, with one party granting the other not even a minute of their time.