While some people thought that USC’s Parade All Americans and five-star prospects would stomp the modest Eagles in the Emerald Bowl, that was not the case.  Although this was an atypical Trojan team it was still odd to see pretty boy Pete Carroll and perhaps the most unassuming FBS coach around, Frank Spaziani, on the [...]

The University of Massachusetts welcomed Al Skinner and the BC Eagles to Conte Forum on Wednesday night, as the place was packed with enthused Minutemen. It ultimately did not matter that BC fans were in the minority, as the dropped their in-state foe, 79-67. The Eagles only held a one-point lead at the half, 26-25. [...]

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Among the various views on homosexuality that students have, based on their backgrounds, cultures or religions, it cannot be ignored that there exists a certain amount of hostility towards the GLBTQ community. Although it may not seem significantly present in the sense that one will experience a homophobic situation on a day-to-day basis, it is [...]

Several members of the Boston College and St. Ignatius community came together on Saturday to present a concert titled Gaudete in carminibus: A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols in the Romance Language Tradition. It was coordinated and conducted by Daniel Gostin, BC ’09, with Ana Conboy as the co-director. The evening began with a [...]

BC’s less than impressive play continued Sunday evening as they lost another easy game at home. This time the ferocious Rhode Island Rams came in and ran all over Al Skinner’s soft Eagles. The Eagles were outplayed in the 69-80 loss from the get-go and dropped another costly non-conference match up. The team’s intensity matched [...]

I am not a Catholic, and the only Mass I had ever attended was the orientation Mass as a freshman. Today, I decided to take Michael Reer up on his offer to join him at the Sunday Mass at St. John’s Seminary across the street from Boston College. The experience was an interesting one, and [...]

The Cushing 001 lecture hall was packed full this past Tuesday as students came to hear the St. Thomas More Society sponsored talk titled “Sex and the Single Student” by professor Kerry Cronin of the philosophy department. Cronin began her talk by explaining why the topic of dating was important to her.  She recalled a [...]

It’s been a year since the political groundswells dubbed Hope and Change flipped the balance of political power in the United States.  But this mainstream revolution- though well-intentioned and well-publicized- was never the magic bullet that would finally put an end to the problems of the federal government.  The Obama campaign machine- though mighty and [...]

Boston.com just announced that BC Football will take on Weber State September 4th, 2010 to open its season. Hofstra just dropped their program so Gene DeFilippo was desperate. The article also said that our home schedule will consist of: Weber State                                                                                          September 4th Kent State                                                                                          September 12th [...]