Recently, Reverend Arthur R. Madigan, S.J. of the Boston College Philosophy department was awarded the Albert J. Fitzgibbons Professorship in Philosophy. Established in 2007, the Fitzgibbons Professorship, named for a 1967 graduate of Boston College, is given to a professor in order to enable him to contemplate modern philosophical and ethical issues. Now chairman of [...]

One of the most quoted men of the 20th century recently graced the heights with his presence in a lecture series sponsored by Psi Chi. Noam Chomsky, the “father of modern linguistics,” delivered a lecture on the idea of language as a cognitive process. Almost a whole half hour before the lecture, a more-than-capacity crowd [...]

This semester, the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College introduced over a dozen new faculty members to its various departments. The school wishes to provide these professors with a warm welcome by informing students of their specialties and origins, and has profiled five of these new faculty in order to facilitate their integration [...]

On Tuesday, November 8th, Biz Bracher joined students at Hillside Café for the second Agape Latte of the year. Bracher, Associate Director of the First Year Experience here at Boston College, led a discussion entitled “Relationships: The ‘X’ Factor” during which she talked about her time at Boston College as an undergraduate, how the “BC [...]

The Observer has learned that tonight, at 8 o’clock, Professor Charles Derber and the Boston College Occupies Boston club will be hosting an event discussing the Occupy Boston movement. Dr. Derber will speak on the movement’s roots, its direct causes, and its effects on the rest of the country and the world. Dr. Derber will [...]

As the clock ran out on a cold Thursday night, the Boston College Eagles lost more than just a game againstFloridaState. By dropping the contest by a score of 38-7, the Eagles fell to a record of 2-7, including a 1-5 mark in conference play. This ensures that the Eagles can finish no better than [...]

This past Friday, UGBC hosted its annual Homecoming dance at the Sheraton Boston. Over a thousand BC students ventured into the city to celebrate the end of midterm season and the return of the football team to Alumni Stadium, enjoying the company of friends and acquaintances across all four classes.  The event went off without [...]

Many students are concerned with landing an excellent summer or semester-long internship that will hopefully lead to a full-time job after graduation.  In response to the increasing importance of internships for resume building and real-world experience, the Boston College Career Center offers an Externship Program for undergraduate students.  Although it is not widely publicized on [...]

As a child, the holiday season is arguably the most exciting time of the year.  Only birthdays and the last day of school come close to matching that sense of bottled anticipation.  The only people that reap the benefits of Christmas more than children are the chief executives of major retail stores who prey on [...]

Although much of the media still presents Mitt Romney as the most likely Republican Presidential nominee, that outcome remains uncertain.  At nearly every single debate, Romney’s flaw of flip-flops consistently reappears. For example, last Wednesday, when Republicans met for a debate in Michigan, the usual Romney flip-flop issue resurfaced when the moderator contrasted his previous [...]