Recently, the Boston College community received an email from Director of Public Safety John King regarding two separate robberies that occurred near BC’s Chestnut Hill and Brighton campuses.   According to the message, local law enforcers recorded two armed robberies, one of which took place at the intersection between Reservoir and Lee Road in Newton [...]

By: Ryan Saunders   On February 7th, guest speaker Rony Hamaui presented his “Desperate for Democracy” lecture in Devlin 101. As a part of Boston College International Economic Policy and Political Economy Seminar, the event addressed the causes of recent political uprisings in the Middle East during the Arab Spring of 2011. An international banker [...]

This past Wednesday afternoon, distinguished human rights authors Samuel Moyn, David Hollenbach, and Michael Rosen joined together in a roundtable discussion in Devlin 101. This event was co-sponsored by the BC Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and the BC History Department. A table was set up outside of the room for listeners [...]

The decision of our beloved Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, to resign the papal office came as a great shock to those of us both inside and outside the Church.  Although sad to see the end of a papacy that was marked by true progress in ecumenism, bold restoration in worship, and strong leadership in [...]

Chris Canniff Effective February 28 at 8pm Rome time, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI will resign the office of the papacy. This announcement was made public in an address delivered by the Holy Father to a group of Church officials gathered at the Vatican yesterday.  The pope spoke to his fellow prelates in Latin, [...]

The Observer and its entire staff hold Rev. William Leahy, SJ, President of Boston College, in high regard.  The open letter written by two editors of the paper to Fr. Leahy was simply meant to encourage a serious discussion and open dialogue about what methods are truly appropriate ones for exploring the topic of sexual [...]

The following persons support the discontinuation of the annual productions of The Vagina Monologues. (listed in alphabetical order) Faculty: Stephen Brown – Professor of Theology M.J. Connolly – Chairman of the Department of Slavic & Eastern Languages Jorge Garcia – Professor of Philosophy Peter Kreeft – Professor of Philosophy Paul Mariani – University Professor of [...]

Sabrina Caraffa This past weekend, The Women’s and Gender Studies Program put on its annual performance of The Vagina Monologues, a 1996 play written by Eve Ensley. This marks the 10th anniversary of The V Monologues being performed at Boston College. The play has been a point of controversy ever since its first performance, especially [...]

The opinions expressed in the letter below are solely those of the two undersigned individuals. Dear Fr. Leahy, The Women’s and Gender Studies Program’s recent production of The Vagina Monologues– a play that has been widely performed on Catholic campuses despite its controversial exploitation of human sexuality – undermines the mission of this university as [...]

By Kwesi Aaron 226 years ago, the founding fathers created a fluid document, The Constitution, which intended to do two things.  The first was to lay the foundation for the new country they were forming.  The second was to allow for changes, corrections and additions known as amendments to serve as the force that maintains [...]