“Marathon Monday.” These two words ring a bell in every BC kid’s head when they are said. The wheels begin to churn and the adrenaline accumulates. Memories are nudged out of storage, and finally, after the thought process has awakened, out filters the smoke of realization and conclusion. “Marathon Monday. Best day of the academic [...]

A group of 16 determined Boston College student athletes competed in Lowell against collegiate synchronized figure skating teams on the east coast. A placement in the top six would lead to qualification for the Synchronized Skating Nationals in Minnesota during BC’s spring break. However, Saturday, January 30, 2010 did not go completely as planned. Although [...]

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 [...]

Wait. What? You can have fun without drinking alcohol? Is that actually possible? You’re kidding right? You have to drink in college. Take a look at what some friends and I did one weekend. We enjoyed it, without drinking. On one evening, a group of friends and I went to see the comedian Rob Riggle [...]

Directed by John Finney,  the 137 members of the University Chorale of Boston College  sang in the Newton Trinity Chapel. Featuring emerging talent  organist Jacob Street, as well  as the soloists Jean Danton and  Michael Calmès, the fall concert marked the celebration of  the 200th anniversary of Felix  Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s birth. The concert began with  an [...]

American Spirit. Marlboro Light, Marlboro Red. Winston. Camel. Davidoff. Parisienne Orange, Parisienne Yellow. Gauloises. Smoking is bad. I am almost absolutely positively sure that 100% of college students have heard this phrase repeatedly throughout their 20-somewhat years of life. But what exactly does this mean and what does smoking do to you? “It relaxes me [...]

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