On Wednesday, March 21, a panel discussion was held in Gasson 206 on religion and homosexuality.  The event was hosted by Allies, the gay-straight alliance at Boston College. Moderated by Allies Vice President Melanie Courtemanche, A&S ’13, the panel consisted of four speakers: a local Jewish rabbinical student, two Episcopalian BC faculty members, and one [...]

Hell.  It is a word we throw around too much in our time.  We really do not get it, and we especially do not get it as we generally mumble through the Apostolic Creed which states that Christ “suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into Hell.” But there is [...]

A strong woman was born in Spoleto, Italy in 1381; her name was Rita.  As a young girl, she had the desire to enter a convent and live her life for God.  Her parents, however, had other plans: an arranged marriage.  Rita was reluctantly obedient to her parents, becoming a good wife at the very [...]

by Gabriella Karina I never, ever thought of giving up Facebook for Lent or anything else. For me, Facebook and friendship was like toothpaste and toothbrush or milk and cereal. I get to be in touch with people I know from all over the world in an instant at my fingertips. I get to learn [...]

Easter has come, Alleluia! We conclude our Lenten penance and fasting and joyously celebrate the resurrection of our savior. The subsequent Easter Season, extending 50 days from Easter Sunday until Pentecost, includes many feasts and celebrations. The first, following Easter week, is Divine Mercy Sunday, formally established by Pope John Paul II on April 30, [...]

The Bloomberg BusinessWeek recently ranked BC’s Carroll School of Management among the top 10 in the nation’s “Best Undergraduate Business Schools” for 2012. CSOM climbed from 16th place in 2011 to ninth in 2012. Rankings are determined by a 50-question survey that is distributed to about 86,000 graduating seniors from more than 140 universities. The [...]

Last Year, I wrote an article on Keith Olbermann. I wrote how MSNBC opened up Pandora’s box by letting this guy not only have his own show on the left-leaning network, but how he was torturing me by being on Football Night in America, which was shown on NBC and hosted every Sunday night game. [...]

Last Thursday, Father Paul McNellis, S.J. gave a talk entitled “The Hook-up Culture: How Should Men Respond”. The event took place at the honors library inside Fulton Hall. Fr. McNellis, a Jesuit professor in the philosophy department and a graduate of Cornell University, teaches in the Perspectives and Capstone programs. The event was sponsored by [...]

Last Friday, the Boston College Students for Sexual Health (BCSSH) were once again outside McElroy distributing condoms to passing students. SSH started after a student referendum in 2009 and claims that the university doesn’t provide adequate sexual health resources, especially in the area of contraception. SSH has been trying for years to be recognized by [...]

BC is worried about drinking at the concerts? Let’s put the concert on 4/20 instead. We got confirmation from the spring game: Shinskie is still here. Jessie Naiman plays Magic: the Gathering. It still sucks sucks to BU.