To the Editor: I was quite disappointed with your article of 6 October “ ‘Coming Out Week’ Celebrated”. While it is true that this article served as a fairly objective portrayal of the event, it does not provide the whole story. As the only newspaper on campus that respects traditional (one hesitates in the post-Bush [...]
Given the global economic state of affairs, the majority of students are questioning their ability to find a job after graduation. Most major companies have scaled back their open positions; many students are turning to post-grad positions with organizations such as Teach for America or deferring the job search for several more years while in [...]
If you’re reading this newspaper, congratulations. You’re one step ahead of the Theology Department. A Chicago meter reader won a $1.5 million lawsuit against the city after police arrested her for ticketing a cop car. BC students quickly attempted to capitalize on the precedent by reporting Steve Montgomerey to the police for standing on his [...]
Even though Boston College is already on its second head coach since the departure of Tom O’Brien, one can only help but think that BC got the better of this divorce as O’Brien is now the head man of the ACC cellar-dwellers, North Carolina State. It was a sweet scene seeing Tom O’Brien’s surly face [...]
Many Catholics enjoy attending daily Mass, but often a hectic schedule prevents them from getting to a church. CatholicTV, America’s Catholic Television Network, realized this problem and has taken steps to make the daily commute “holier.” The CatholicTV App for the iPhone or iPod Touch, released in July 2009, now enables Catholics to “Carry your [...]
It is a shame someone had to win this game because both teams played so poorly. After five turnovers and countless missed opportunities, the Eagles fell to Notre Dame 20-16. Entering the game, there was the possibility that Notre Dame’s supposedly explosive offense would come out firing on all cylinders and put the Eagles back [...]
Though we all wish we were Montel Harris, most Boston College students don’t get the opportunity to play a varsity sport or club team when they arrive at our division 1 school. Many come from high schools accustomed to playing two or three sports per year, but the programs at BC have reached a level [...]
American Spirit. Marlboro Light, Marlboro Red. Winston. Camel. Davidoff. Parisienne Orange, Parisienne Yellow. Gauloises. Smoking is bad. I am almost absolutely positively sure that 100% of college students have heard this phrase repeatedly throughout their 20-somewhat years of life. But what exactly does this mean and what does smoking do to you? “It relaxes me [...]
What’s wrong with the right? The answer to this question is one that continues to daunt the Republican leadership and many of the Party faithful across America today. Much to the detriment of our nation, attempts to answer the question have been somewhat hidden from public view. What we continue to hear are the voices [...]
A little-noticed event transpired recently. BC invited indigenous poet Bobby González who refers to Christopher Columbus’ 1492 expedition to America as the “American Holocaust.” As González spoke, community members sat and watched, absorbed every word, and left enlightened. Why wouldn’t they? They now know the truth about Columbus, that he was a racist, genocidal, bloodthirsty [...]
