Boston College students packed a lecture hall in the basement of the law school to hear Margaret Gallagher give a speech on why she disagrees with gay marriage. Gallagher was invited to speak at Boston College by the BC chapter of the Federalist Society, in keeping with the society’s mission to promote a sense that [...]
The Observer: You were named one of 16 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, given to the top linebacker in college football, despite not playing this season. What was your reaction to that? Were you at all surprised? Mark Herzlich: I was very surprised and honored. I didn’t play a down this year, but I guess [...]
Mary O’Hara, Singer and Harpist: A Retrospective is one of many fascinating exhibits in John J. Burns Library. This exhibit, which continues through April 30, features newly acquired materials from the collection of O’Hara’s body of work. O’Hara has achieved renown as a harpist and singer, and she has played a significant role in reviving [...]
The Observer at Boston College won Runner-Up for Paper of the Year at the Annual Editor’s Conference sponsored by the Collegiate Network (CN) in San Antonio, Texas. The award was the second CN award that The Observer has in addition to the 2006 award for Paper of the Year. The two day Editor’s Conference brought [...]
Six Jesuits, their housekeeper, and her daughter were murdered at the University of Central America in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 16, 1989. This year marks the 20th anniversary of their martyrdom and several events have been planned in remembrance of them. At Boston College, Fr. Monan, SJ, moderated a program titled “Living Legacies: [...]
Last Tuesday The School of Theology and Ministry, in company with The Church in the 21st Century Center, invited the Archbishop of Boston to deliver a speech on the importance of the Eucharist. The Archbishop, Seán Cardinal O’Malley, was invited to speak on the way in which the Eucharist participates in the lives of Christians. [...]
Frank Spaziani is probably grateful that viewers could only see the game on ESPN 360.com Saturday, as it was pretty tough to watch his boys improve to 7-3 in the fashion that they did. However, the final score was good enough as the Eagles picked up their first road win of the year. They held [...]
Tyler Roche and Reggie Jackson put on a show Friday night as the Eagles won their first game of the year in front of two shiny HD scoreboards and an enthusiastic crowd of 4,227. The Eagles were without three main contributors, two of whom are starters. Rakim Sanders, Corey Raji and Courtney Dunn were all [...]
The New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer visited Boston College’s Vanderslice Cabaret Room to read from, discuss and sign his newest book, Eating Animals, that was released just this year. Having won tremendous praise for his first novel, Everything Is Illuminated, which recounts a man’s effort to acquaint himself with his ancestry, and [...]
There is no system in greater need of reform than the academic advising system here at Boston College. Twice a year, students are plagued to visit their “advisors” to discuss their future classes and receive their access code to register for classes. Although academic advising was most likely a revolutionary idea at its conception, throughout [...]
