Over the past week, Boston College students have had the opportunity to experience some of the greatest musical accomplishments counted among the Church’s vast liturgical patrimony.  Orchestral Masses are seldom heard within the context of today’s liturgy, but their prevalence as concert pieces is still quite high. On Thursday, February 23, the College of Arts [...]

Recently, The Observer spoke to Fr. McNellis about his experience at Boston College. Before coming to BC to teach in the Perspectives program in the fall of 2000, Fr. McNellis was a professor of political philosophy and social ethics at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. The oldest of nine children, Fr. McNellis “was [...]

From February 27th through July 20th, a photography exhibition entitled “New Deal Utopia” by BC A & S alum of ’95 Jason Reblando is being featured in the third level gallery of O’Neill Library. This exhibit aims to examine the “Greenbelt Towns” of Greenbelt, Maryland, Greenhills, Ohio, and Greendale, Wisconsin. These planned communities were conceived [...]

Boston College students have gathered together in an outpouring of support for the family of Franco Garcia, a Woods College of Advancing Studies student who went missing Tuesday February 21st. Garica, 21, was last seen at Mary Ann’s, a popular bar in Cleveland Circle near campus, around midnight Tuesday night. Garcia went to Mary Ann’s [...]

This past Wednesday, Franco Garcia, a Woods College of Advancing Studies student, went missing.  He was last seen at Mary Ann’s in Cleveland circle at around 12:15 a.m; his friends do not remember seeing him leave.  Franco has not been to classes or work since Tuesday night and his vehicle remains at BC. Franco is [...]

Recently, the Boston College Bellarmine Law Society hosted a student-to-student law conversation event. Students were invited either to speak about their law-related experiences or to come and listen to what others had to share. A small number of students attended the event, which was perfect because it allowed everyone to share as many experiences as [...]

By: Nick Moffa The Boston College baseball team (4-2) entered this weekend’s series against No. 19 University of Central Florida (UCF) ranked 17th in the ESPN Baseball Power Rankings and were even named the “Off-the-Radar Team of the Weekend” for their sweep in the Caravelle Resort Tournament.  The only team in all of baseball to [...]

Recently, Professor of Sociology at Boston College Bill Gamson was awarded the 2012 ASA W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award for his incredible work in the field of sociology. According to Gamson, “This award honors scholars who have shown outstanding commitment to the profession of sociology and whose cumulative work has contributed in [...]

Keeping with their current theme of talks on the sacraments, the Church in the 21st Century program hosted a talk last Thursday on baptism. The event took place in the Heights Room above lower dining hall. The talk was given by Father John Baldovin, a Jesuit professor in the School of Theology and Ministry. Father [...]

Recently, the Boston College Career Center sponsored an event in the McGuinn Conference Room to showcase BC alum Kahleil Blair and to discuss his career path in the radio, entertainment, and music industries. Kahleil, also known as ‘Maverik,’ is an on-air personality on radio station JAM’N 94.5. Maverik has opened for some of the biggest [...]