By: Jae Shin I miss Hillside Café. I mean I miss being able to swipe my Eagle One card at the Hillside cashier counter every single day. You may ask, “Why can’t you?” This is because Boston College has implemented a new ‘program’ that says that Hillside, The Chocolate Bar, The Bean Counter in Fulton, [...]

How much longer until Spaz is fired and goes to work as Tom Selleck’s stunt double? Lupe Fiasco and Time Flies will be our Fall concert. I’d rather have last year’s performers. BC has taken the chips and Chobani out of lower and put them upstairs in the convenience store. Wouldn’t really call that convenient. [...]

This November, voters will make a vitally important decision regarding the sanctity of life in Massachusetts. Question 2, if affirmed by the voters, will effect drastic changes for years to come. The Archdiocese of Boston along with several other Catholic, pro-life groups have come out strongly against the referendum. The Observer would like to commend [...]

By: Andrew Fuller The humble glass enclosures of the exhibit currently on display in the reading room of the O’Neill Library betray a larger-than-life account of Boston College’s athletic history.  In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of one of America’s most revered ballparks, Fenway Park, a small collection of rare artifacts unearthed from the BC [...]

The celebration of the 150 anniversary of BC’s founding officially began this weekend at historic Fenway Park. Over 20,000 students, faculty, and alumni gathered together for the Mass of the Holy Spirit. The majority of BC’s Jesuit community was present, in addition to Bishop Peter Libasci of Manchester, NH, Auxiliary Bishop John Dooher of Boston, [...]

Pius X was born Giuseppe Sarto in the Veneto region of northern Italy on June 2, 1835.  He came from a large, impoverished family; nevertheless, he was an exceptionally bright student, and he excelled in classical, philosophical, and theological studies. Ordained a priest in 1858 and consecrated Bishop of Mantua in 1884, Sarto devoted all his [...]

Although the big issue on everyone’s mind this election will be the race to the presidency, there is another very important matter on the Massachusetts ballot. Question 2, on this year’s ballot, concerns the implementation of a Death with Dignity act that would, under certain circumstances, legalize physician assisted suicide throughout the state. The referendum [...]

It is my wish to lay out the five great principles of the Reformation in a series.  These are laid out in five Latin phrases: sola scriptura, sola fide, sola gratia, solo Christo, and soli Deo gloria.  One could call this Protestantism 101, in that these phrases encapsulate the essence of the original Reformation of [...]

I can think of only one word to describe my first encounter with the Sons of Saint Patrick: intimidating. The meeting began in St. Mary’s chapel, as all of our meetings do, and it was the first time that I’d set foot in the dimly lit, somewhat imposing chapel. I found myself fumbling along with [...]

The Bos­ton College volleyball team took to the court this weekend at the Cabot Physical Edu­cation Center in Bos­ton looking to make a statement at the New England Challenge. Though a 1-2 performance doesn’t resonate the way three wins might have, the Eagles can draw positives from honest efforts against Northwestern and Connecticut and take [...]