“The Industrialization of the Holocaust: Never Again?” featured distinguished speakers who urged future generations to learn from the past mistakes of human nature. The Holocaust was the most horrific tragedy of the twentieth century, an event defined by abject crime against humanity, where the indecency of human nature defied the most essential bounds of [...]
On Friday and Saturday, St. John’s Seminary hosted a conference on Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman. The event was held in honor of Newman’s beatification by Pope Benedict XVI on September 19 in the United Kingdom. Friday night consisted of a lecture delivered by Fr. Ian Ker entitled “Newman’s (and Benedict XVI’s) Hermeneutic of Continuity.” [...]
Early this month the Church celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, a day to remember the significance of the prayer that has become an important part of Catholic life. According to the Church’s tradition, in the thirteenth century Mary, the Mother of Jesus, appeared to St. Dominic and asked him to pray [...]
Stuart Chaffee, an associate at Leerink Swann & Company, recently lectured Boston College students about the challenges in innovation of the United States healthcare system. In the first of three talks on “The Business of Healthcare Innovation,” organized by the Healthcare Club at Boston College, Chaffee aimed to demystify the dynamics of the industry for [...]
Thursday, October 7th: from the outside, Robsham was eerily quiet. After waking up early and looking outside of my window from Ignacio, I couldn’t help but smile at the fact that I was going to finally not have to wait in any annoyingly long lines for a homecoming ticket. Think again. After leaving Ignacio and [...]
All Comm Ave. buses have been re-routed to run around the perimeter of campus since construction blocks all entrances to the Quad. Shinskie violates NCAA regulations by appearing as the new spokesman for the AARP. We can’t write anything funny and publishable about “sex-toy bingo,” so just use your imagination. Last time someone released a [...]
On a recent evening, Elif Batuman participated in the Lowell Humanities Lecture Series to promote her new book, The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them. She greeted the audience by presenting her newest endeavor and jokingly introducing it as her “affordably and attractively bound book.” A first-generation Turkish-American, Elif Batuman [...]
Boston College rugby deserves recognition as one of the most competitive club sports of this fall season. The Eagles have celebrated three wins since their loss in their first game of the season against Northeastern University on September 18th, including victories over University of Massachusetts on September 25th and University of Connecticut on October 2nd. [...]
Father Michael Himes was in the Heights Room at Corcoran Commons this past Thursday to speak on the topic of “Hope in a Wintery Season”. The room was packed with students, professors, and others, all eager to hear Father Himes’ thoughts. Father Himes began by pointing out the difference between the virtue Hope and the [...]
To work as a service employee at Boston College, one is required to pay dues to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), an organization that openly supports Democratic and pro-abortion candidates. Because Massachusetts is not a “right to work” state, unions and employers are allowed to sign a work contract that requires workers to pay [...]
