The Boston College Students for Sexual Health (BCSSH) have become more noticeable on campus lately. The group’s recent actions, such as distributing condoms, protesting the Pro-Life Club, and hosting “Sex Toy Bingo,” all force Boston College to assess its mission as a Catholic school. To aid in that project, The Observer set out to find [...]
Recently, PhD student of the College of Arts and Sciences Rebecca Clark accused sociology professor Eve Spangler of perpetuating anti-Israeli ideas and hosting anti-Israeli events, one of which took place on campus on November 14th. Spangler, who is an active member of the American Jews for a Just Peace (AJJP), actively invited members of the [...]
Damon Linker, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, visited Boston College to discuss his latest book, The Religious Test: Why We Must Question the Beliefs of Our Leaders. Joining him were Patrick Deneen of Georgetown University and Mark Silk of Trinity College, two commentators who offered critiques of Mr. Linker’s theories as laid out [...]
Boston College is home to many professors with profiles of intrigue. Professor Marilynn Johnson of the history department is one such instructor, offering a range of interesting perspectives to students. Her work focuses primarily on urban social relations in 19th and 20th century America. She is the author of countless books and articles, including Street [...]
The Observer has been named the Collegiate Network’s Newspaper of the Year for the 2009 – 2010 academic year. Members of the executive staff flew to Dallas, Texas on November 5th to attend the Collegiate Network’s annual editor’s conference and accept the award on behalf of The Observer. The Collegiate Network is a organization that [...]
After its dismal 2-5 start, we wondered, whither BC football? The team that captured the imaginations of the current seniors, alumni, and BC fans across the globe thanks to current NFL star Matt Ryan’s theatrics has become a shadow of its former self. This became clear after the team lost five consecutive games after starting [...]
It is only November 16 and one game into a long season, but it’s hard not to smile a little more when thinking about BC basketball than we did a year ago. Gene DeFilippo decided to do away with the old. He was sick of the lack of recruiting and losing local recruits. He was [...]
For a long time, the business workplace was considered to be a man’s world. Recently, however, there have been significant changes in the number of women hired to business companies, as well as in the attitudes of people in the business world toward female employees. Women are valued workers in their companies, and even while [...]
The Church in the 21st Century Center recently welcomed Barbara Shine and Sr. Dorothea Masuret to the Heights Room to discuss their work as directors of the Lay Ecclesial Ministry for the Archdiocese of Boston. Karen Kiefer, Assistant Director of the C21 Center, introduced the speakers and the topic for the discussion. C21 events this [...]
On select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the school year, a group of students meets at the Piazza di San Giuseppe outside of the Saint Joseph Chapel on Upper Campus to choose a MBTA stop in Boston where they will find a place to have dinner that evening. According to sophomore Ben Martin, president of [...]
