The Boston College men’s soccer team beat Virginia to claim its first road win of the season in ACC competition. This was an important victory for the Eagles, as they are fighting for home field advantage in the ACC Tournament, and a higher bracket seeding. The Eagles are gradually progressing in national rankings– Charlie Rugg [...]

The team is now ranked #1 in the nation with a record of 7-1. As the team to beat, so far the Eagles have registered wins over Michigan State, North Dakota, UNH, UMass Amherst, UMass Lowell, and Northeastern. This past weekend, BC completed a sweep of UMass-Lowell in one game away Friday and one game [...]

The Boston College men’s football team enjoyed their first ACC win of the season over an FBS opponent on Saturday, defeating the Maryland Terrapins by the score of 28-17 on a frigid afternoon in College Park. Rolandan “Deuce” Finch put the Eagles on his back, rushing for 243 yards and 2 touchdowns, solidifying the win [...]

All of the sacrifices the club synchronized figure skating team made paid off in a big way last year. Their 5:30 a.m. weekly practices, challenging routines requiring great precision and technical finesse, and dedication to their sport helped them to capture three gold medals. Winning the New England Challenge Cup, Connecticut Classic and the prestigious [...]

The 2010 overhaul to healthcare legislation simultaneously included massive changes to the federal student loan program.  The bill was intended to make a college education more accessible for the aspiring students across the nation; however, how effective has the legislation proven, now over a year since its passing?   Studies have shown that, despite the [...]

After eight months of fighting, Libyan rebel forces ended Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year reign. On October 20th, rebels reportedly pulled the 69-year old dictator out of a storm drain where he was hiding after a NATO airstrike in his hometown of Sirte. There are varying accounts of how Gaddafi specifically died.  However, numerous cell phone pictures [...]

Recently, Boston College Libraries held an Open Access Week Symposium in the newly refurbished O’Neill Reading Room. The symposium began with an introduction from Thomas B. Wall, the University Librarian, setting the context for Open Access as it comes to BC. Open Access Week at Boston College is part of a global event entering its [...]

“Movember” is a movement that raises funds for cancer research by collecting pledges for each day a man grows his mustache.  The movement can already be seen gaining traction as men, this early in the month, let their five o’clock shadows grow in and begin collecting pledges.  Men participating in the movement start November 1 [...]

Donald Trump.  Martha Stewart.  Kim Kardashian.  What do these people have in common?  Personal branding.  Everyone knows who they are because they have successfully marketed themselves to the public as unique in their person, product, or knowledge.  Marketing oneself or one’s career through a strong personal brand is essential to any aspiring entrepreneur. According to [...]

As Love Your Body Week came to a close last Friday, Boston College students gathered in Cushing to watch a theatrical reading of Eve Ensler’s The Good Body directed by Meghan Crosby A&S ’12 and Claire Mathiot A&S ’12. Four students sharing the role of “Eve” (played by Molly Holden, Dana Bogan, Tessa Donovan, Sarah [...]