The Student Activity Fee has increased again this upcoming academic year for both incoming freshmen and returning students living on and off campus.  The fee has been raised from $244 to $298, a 22% overall increase.  The fee was increased as the second part of a 3-year program in which the fee goes up roughly [...]

The Boston College Art Club recently debuted its latest exhibition, “Open!,” in which students experience art through alternative media. Artists were encouraged to create anything that had no restrictions on time, finances, and space.  In Bapst Library, students can view several pieces in which offbeat mediums are used to explore and react to the artists’ [...]

On a recent evening, Superfans assembled to celebrate the upcoming Ice Hockey and Basketball seasons at Ice Jam.  The event was hosted by Bob Costas, an NBC sportscaster who announces the Olympics, and sponsored by the joint efforts of the Boston College Athletics Department and the Undergraduate Student Government of Boston College.  Ice Jam was [...]

Nine years ago on this day, the United States was brutally attacked by Islamic extremists and thousands of American citizens died.  Life has since moved on from the shocking punch that day delivered, but greater American life and society has never been the same. “Post-9/11″ has become an all-encompassing explanation for why every aspect of [...]

Facebook has become an absolute cultural phenomenon, and the average college student would be hard-pressed to scrounge up a name of a friend that doesn’t own a Facebook.  Ever since it appeared on the digital scene in 2004, college students, then high school students, and later the wider world, have been virtually addicted to Facebook [...]

The John J. Burns Library is showcasing an exhibition entitled “Conservation History: Irish Roots and Boston Craftsmanship.”  The exhibition celebrates the bookbinding and conservation history of Burns Library, and the contribution each individual conservator has made to the conservation and preservation of the “treasures” Burns holds. The Burns Library was founded in 1986, and is [...]

The Intercollegiate Studies Institute National Civic Literacy Board has released its 2009 Civic Literacy Report, entitled “Shaping of the American Mind: The Diverging Influences of the College Degree & Civic Learning on American Beliefs.” Its findings substantiate the claim that a college degree makes graduates more liberal, while true increased civic liberty makes graduates more [...]

Everyone has heard snippets of the BC Tour Guide’s talking points as you maneuver around the large group of people they are addressing.  You hear them explaining how Lower Campus used to be a reservoir as they stand on the Million Dollar Stairs, or that the huge bronze eagle at the end of Linden Lane [...]

The Boston College Career Center recently hosted information sessions and on-campus interviews conducted by Grassroots Campaigns, a self-admitted progressive organization that limits its work to liberal-leaning groups in order to affect change.  The sessions were held in Gasson and spanned two days. In an e-mail circulated by the Student Recruiting office, Grassroots Campaigns explained that [...]

The Dance Organization of Boston College premiered their annual showcase, “Revolution,” this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in Robsham Theater. Over 40 talented girls danced in 24 numbers, ranging from tap, jazz, lyrical, and ballet to hip hop. The music for each number was taken from popular culture, chosen by each of the choreographers [...]