An invisible struggle that has been raging since May could find a resolution today as the University and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) meet at the negotiating table. Attempts to renew the contracts of approximately 270 members of the SEIU at BC have been deadlocked over a University effort to cut overtime costs. “We’ve [...]
United States Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) is a long-term fixture in Washington D.C., having served in the U.S. Senate since 1980. As he has become increasingly unpopular after receiving both favorable mortgage loans and donations from former mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, five Connecticut Republicans have lined up to challenge the embattled incumbent. [...]
From Monday, October 19 through Thursday, October 22, the Boston College pro-life club sponsored Respect Life Week, a series of events aimed at increasing awareness of abortion on campus and raising money for various causes in order to assist pregnant women. The club hosted a variety of speakers throughout the week, including the head of [...]
BC’s sophomore running back talks about the 2009 season so far and predicts how it will end up
As the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall approaches, commemoration has already begun at Boston College with the establishment of a life size replica of the wall and a month of activities planned. Boston College is one of twenty-five universities selected by the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the twentieth [...]
It has been a common occurrence this season to see Mark Herzlich standing at midfield receiving a giant check from the schools of opposing teams. SuperFans who have been to any of BC’s home football games should be able to recall seeing him, with the yellow towel around his neck, shaking hands with the presenter [...]
To the Editor: I was quite disappointed with your article of 6 October “ ‘Coming Out Week’ Celebrated”. While it is true that this article served as a fairly objective portrayal of the event, it does not provide the whole story. As the only newspaper on campus that respects traditional (one hesitates in the post-Bush [...]
Given the global economic state of affairs, the majority of students are questioning their ability to find a job after graduation. Most major companies have scaled back their open positions; many students are turning to post-grad positions with organizations such as Teach for America or deferring the job search for several more years while in [...]
If you’re reading this newspaper, congratulations. You’re one step ahead of the Theology Department. A Chicago meter reader won a $1.5 million lawsuit against the city after police arrested her for ticketing a cop car. BC students quickly attempted to capitalize on the precedent by reporting Steve Montgomerey to the police for standing on his [...]
Even though Boston College is already on its second head coach since the departure of Tom O’Brien, one can only help but think that BC got the better of this divorce as O’Brien is now the head man of the ACC cellar-dwellers, North Carolina State. It was a sweet scene seeing Tom O’Brien’s surly face [...]
