“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it’” Matthew 16:24—25. At first glance, this statement is hard to understand. How [...]

Is the stock market’s spectacular recovery reflective of real economic improvement?

Recession causes more young Americans to pursue a college degree than ever before.

The saying never gets old:  desperate times call for desper-  ate measures. However, some  measures might be too desper-  ate, regardless of the times. As  CitiGroup and Bank of America  previously teetered on the brink  of bankruptcy, Uncle Sam has  stepped in with an extreme so-  lution: Nationalization, or the  control of an institution by [...]

The Boston College community has received nationwide attention recently for its united effort to raise money for cancer in support of linebacker Mark Herzlich. Equally deserving of attention is the BC’s women’s lacrosse team and the Friends of Jaclyn organization. The Friends of Jaclyn foundation (FOJ) is a nonprofit organization that improves the quality of [...]

Dubai’s debt raises concern about other nations defaulting on their own debt.

To the Editor, As a dues paying member of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), your coverage and subsequent editorial regarding the ongoing negotiations between our union and the University was most interesting and appreciated. Forget about any other demands or issues the union may have. The entire discussion is about overtime, and Article 18, [...]

Lately, we have all been getting plenty of e-mails from UGBC regarding what’s going on around campus for “Holiday Week.” Christmas tree lightings, ice skating, and sleigh rides are just a few of the activities that UGBC offered to students. While these may seem like fun activities, it is sad to see the term “Holiday [...]

Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs  blood, which means that more  than 38,000 blood donations are  needed every day.  In order to address this significant problem, the  American Red Cross Club of Boston College held a blood drive on  campus.   The blood drive ran for three  days straight, and students and  faculty [...]

Waking up in the morning, looking out my fourth story apartment,  my eyes are normally disappointed  – only greeted by the bland architecture, poorly kept fields, and industrial construction sites of the  northwest corner of Heidelberg,  all dimly illuminated by the morning still breaking.  When the fog is  not too thick as I cross the [...]