As the annual beloved ALC showdown rapidly approaches, BC dance groups are beginning to take center stage within the school community.  One such group is Phaymus Dance Entertainment, a very unique type of dance ensemble that “was started in the basement lounge of CLFX in 2004 by then freshmen Jermaine Curtis and Kevin Owens,” according [...]

The Psychology Department of Boston College is home to many outstanding brains.  Professor Alexa Veenema is no exception to this, and is additionally equally fascinated by how the brain works. Her coursework and research focuses on many facets of human brain function. “I started to become intrigued by the brain when I studied Biology at [...]

Professor Maxim D. Shrayer, chair of the Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures department and recent recipient of the Scholar of the Year Award from the Russian weekly Forum, offers BC students the opportunity to study from a perspective outside the norm. Professor Shrayer’s immigrant experiences and expertise in the field of Jewish-Russian literature make [...]

The typical scene in and around O’Neill plaza at 5 p.m. contains the traffic of bustling students entering and exiting the library to work and study, hungry people walking through Campanella to beat the dinner rush for a Hillside Burger, or some type of congregation of BC students who have completed a day’s schedule of [...]

Boston College is home to many professors with profiles of intrigue. Professor Marilynn Johnson of the history department is one such instructor, offering a range of interesting perspectives to students. Her work focuses primarily on urban social relations in 19th and 20th century America. She is the author of countless books and articles, including Street [...]

Boston College’s many talented dance groups never cease to electrify campus with their spirited performances and showdowns.  CASA Rock the House, presented by the popular all men’s dance group Sexual Chocolate, was no exception.   For many in the audience, it was the perfect kick-off to Halloween weekend. The show featured performances from the Boston [...]

“The Industrialization of the Holocaust: Never Again?” featured distinguished speakers who urged future generations to learn from the past mistakes of human nature.   The Holocaust was the most horrific tragedy of the twentieth century, an event defined by abject crime against humanity, where the indecency of human nature defied the most essential bounds of [...]

The New York Times hails him to be “as funny and as quotable as anything on late-night TV.  You are guaranteed a few laugh-out-loud verbal souvenirs.”  The Chicago Tribune similarly notes, “his interactions are smooth and he knows how to stick the knife into our guts in the middle of a belly laugh.”  Jeff Kreisler, [...]

The Boston College campus woke up early on Monday morning, September 13th. However, the early risers weren’t headed to class, to the library, or even to the dining hall for some early-morning breakfast; they were headed to Robsham Theater to wait in line for tickets to the upcoming LMFAO and Kid Cudi concert sponsored by [...]