I had always grown up hating Notre Dame from afar, and that certainly did not change this past weekend when I traveled to South Bend to watch the Eagles lose a heartbreaker. To say Notre Dame is a different place from BC is a vast understatement. After waiting in Logan Airport for several hours due [...]

“A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains and crushing rocks before the Lord—but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake—but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was fire—but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire there was a [...]

The numbers are in and communications, mathematics, science, languages and finance are the hot majors on campus. A few musings on the results: First, to the College of Arts & Sciences: Congratulations to communications for once again being the popular major on campus (a position it has held since 2003.) However, this does not come [...]

When I heard recently from a friend that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize, I thought that it was a joke. I know that millions, including some of our media friends, have fawned over the man, but for him to win this honor of such regard, just seems completely ridiculous to me. Look, [...]

The Boston College Athletics Department hosted the annual Boston College-Notre Dame pep rally this past Tuesday, October 20th in O’Neil Plaza to boost morale for the football game this Saturday against the Fighting Irish. The Screaming Eagles Marching Band and Irish Dancers kicked off the night with some dance and music to the rhythms of [...]

Religion has come under attack in recent years from atheists and agnostics who believe that its practice causes more harm than good. Wars, atrocities, and human rights violations have been committed over the past few centuries in the name of religion, lending enough credence to the atheistic argument that it must be taken seriously. To [...]

The Student Programs Office hosted the panel “Can I, As a Caucasian, Be a Part of Your Group?” in the Murray Room of Yawkey Center.  The panel was a direct result of a controversial Observer article dealing with race relations at Boston College. Michael Reer, Editor-in-Chief of The Observer at Boston College, stressed the mission [...]

Dean Cycon, author of “Java Trekker” and founder of Dean’s Beans came to Boston College this week to talk about fair trade. The audience he found was comprised of the sort of demographic one has come to expect at a discussion about social change or social equity. Amongst the BC Green shirts and Philosophy majors, [...]

After nearly two years of meetings and debates, Boston College’s $1.6 billion Institutional Master Plan, which will take ten years to complete, was approved by the city council on May 8, 2009. The goals of the expansion include to “commit Boston College to becoming the leader in liberal arts education among American universities” and to [...]

Pope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints in a liturgical celebration at St. Peter’s square on October 11. The canonized are Bishop Zygmunt Szsczęsny Felińsk, Dominican Father Francisco Coll, Father Jozef Damiaan de Veuster, Father Rafael Arnáiz Barón, and Sister Marie de la Croix (Jeanne) Jugan. Bishop Zygmunt Szsczęsny Felińsk (1822-1895) was the founder of [...]