McElroy echoed with the sounds of Music for Mark, a 9.4- hour music marathon in honor of Mark Herzlich, the now famous BC linebacker diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma. The length of the marathon refers to Herzlich’s number on the team – 94. Eleven different BC performance groups and individual artists, including Ayla Brown, a BC [...]
In front of 6,000 hostile Boston University fans on Saturday night, the Boston College Men’s Hockey team put on an excellent performance at Agganis Arena, defeating the BU Terrier’s 4-1. After falling behind 1-0 in the second period, the Eagles responded with four unanswered goals in the second and third period to silence the BU [...]
Most know of the dispute between the family of the late William Cardinal O’Connell and the Archdiocese of Boston regarding the movement of his remains. When Boston College bought land formerly belonging to the Archdiocese in 2004, it agreed to move the Cardinal’s body in a respectful manner as a condition of the sale. While [...]
BC celebrated the start of the holidays with Holiday Week, sponsored by UGBC. Last week had its share of holiday fun, and students turned up in droves to bask in the Christmas spirit. Although the weather was a little warmer than usual, students delved into the traditional holiday spirit as if a White Christmas were [...]
By Athanasius of Boston One service that the BC Students for Sexual Health certainly do provide is getting people talking. One of the things we need to talk about desperately are false ethical systems permeating this campus. While the administration is standing strong on the issue of the distribution of condoms, the conventional wisdom of [...]
If SuperFans had been told before the season started that the Eagles would be playing USC in a bowl game, they would have probably thought that they were hallucinating. For the first time since 2001, the Trojans are not ranked, and the 8-4 BC squad will take on the 8-4 USC squad in the Emerald [...]
The threat of H1N1 influenza (Swine Flu) has put everyone on alert – including the Catholic Church. In a response to a suggestion by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, many dioceses around the country have begun to implement policies to prevent the spread of the flu during Mass. The Archdiocese of Boston issued [...]
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be” John 1:1—3. Language is critical in human relationships. Its precise function is to convey meaning. A successful [...]
In honor of the 12 Days of Christmas, we here at The Observer wanted to spread a little holiday cheer of our own by giving you, our stressed out, overworked and under- rested student readers, 12 reasons why we should all be thankful to be at Boston College during this wonderful time of year. [...]
The College Republicans are hosting Fred Thompson in Gasson 100 at 8pm on February 16th. Thompson is coming to speak on the merits of constitutional fed- eralism. The topic has been one of great importance for Thompson, as he made it one of his most important platform policies in his 2008 presidential campaign. Additionally, during [...]
