BC will host the North Carolina Tar Heels this Saturday at Alumni Stadium, as they will try to complete a perfect home record. It will also be Senior Day at the Heights so it should be an emotionally charged day. The game kicks off at noon and Shea field opens an hour earlier than normal. [...]

The awards keep coming in for Mark Herzlich, who The Observer sat down with this past week to interview (full interview, “Question and Answer with Herzlich”) Recipient of the honorary Lott trophy and a semi-finalist for the Butkus award, Herzlich has now been selected for the Disney Spirit Award given each year by Disney Sports [...]

It was a disappointing night at Kelley Rink as the Eagles fell to the No. 8 Terriers.  BC’s women’s ice hockey team (4-4-5) lost 0-4 to BU (6-4-5) on Wednesday night. Freshman goalie Corrine Boyles shared goaltending time with sophomore goalie Kiera Kingston. Kingston was in for the first two periods, blocking 15 shots on [...]

BC took care of business Tuesday night as they dropped the St. Francis Terriers 72-44 at Conte Forum. The Eagles were without Rakim Sanders, Corey Raji and Courtney Dunn but it didn’t matter for a second straight game. They will return for the Eagles next game which is this Friday in the Paradise Jam tournament [...]

Boston College students packed a lecture hall in the basement of the law school to hear Margaret Gallagher give a speech on why she disagrees with gay marriage. Gallagher was invited to speak at Boston College by the BC chapter of the Federalist Society, in keeping with the society’s mission to promote a sense that [...]

The Observer: You were named one of 16 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, given to the top linebacker in college football, despite not playing this season. What was your reaction to that? Were you at all surprised? Mark Herzlich: I was very surprised and honored. I didn’t play a down this year, but I guess [...]

Mary O’Hara, Singer and  Harpist: A Retrospective is one  of many fascinating exhibits in John J. Burns Library.  This exhibit, which continues through April 30, features newly acquired materials from the collection of O’Hara’s body of work. O’Hara has achieved renown as a harpist and singer, and she has played a significant role in reviving [...]

The Observer at Boston College won Runner-Up for Paper of the Year at the Annual Editor’s Conference sponsored by the Collegiate Network (CN) in San Antonio, Texas. The award was the second CN award that The Observer has in addition to the 2006 award for Paper of the Year. The two day Editor’s Conference brought [...]

Six Jesuits, their housekeeper, and her daughter were murdered at the University of Central America in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 16, 1989. This year marks the 20th anniversary of their martyrdom and several events have been planned in remembrance of them. At Boston College, Fr. Monan, SJ, moderated a program titled “Living Legacies: [...]

Last Tuesday The School of Theology and Ministry, in company with The Church in the 21st Century Center, invited the Archbishop of Boston to deliver a speech on the importance of the Eucharist. The Archbishop, Seán Cardinal O’Malley, was invited to speak on the way in which the Eucharist participates in the lives of Christians. [...]