Last Thursday evening, Father Paul McNellis of the BC Philosophy Department addressed students in the Fulton Honors Library about the qualities of authentic leadership. Father McNellis teaches in the Perspectives program, and offers a Capstone seminar for seniors. He mentors both Gratia Plena and the Sons of St. Patrick, and won the 2008 Mary K. [...]
Times change. Companies evolve and grow. Markets shift. The changes that take place over the course of a company’s history are indicative not only of a natural developmental progression, but also of the cultural and technological factors shaping the company’s future. In anticipation of the upcoming April 26th lecture by Susan Gianinno, ’70, entitled “Mad [...]
Professor Maria Sannella’s Retail Marketing class and Wholesale Distribution class and its student run marketing group, the Commonwealth Group, recently hosted “Beyond Different,” an event for Chevrolet Campus Promotions. The event, which took place on the afternoon of April 6, was held in the Flynn Recreation Complex parking lot, across from the Hillside Plaza on [...]
On a recent afternoon in Robsham Theater, acclaimed actor James Franco screened his new film, The Broken Tower, based on Boston College Professor of English Paul Mariani’s biography of the American poet Hart Crane. Lead actor and director of the film, Franco is also known for his roles in Milk, Howl, Eat Pray Love, Pineapple [...]
Held in the Murray Function room, the 2011 Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival celebrated student poets and gathered a crowd of people who shared a passion for poetry. Beginning in 1987, the festival has been a way to honor student poetry by showcasing the individual work of students from twenty different schools in the [...]
“God is ‘that than which nothing greater can be thought.’” This is part of, perhaps, St. Anselm’s most famous contribution to philosophy—his argument for the existence of God in his “Proslogium.” Anselm was born in Aosta, a Burgundian town. His mother was the first cultivator of his piety. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Eadmer, Anselm’s [...]
![Once inside, after listening to an hour of prerecorded top-40 songs, mostly about fornication [...], the Spring Concert sponsored by that Catholic student organization finally began.](http://www.thebcobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/letter-quote-75x75.jpg "Once inside, after listening to an hour of prerecorded top-40 songs, mostly about fornication [...], the Spring Concert sponsored by that Catholic student organization finally began.")
The Friday before Good Friday, I dodged a line of free school-sponsored hotdogs and hamburgers (opting for the veggie-burgers myself) on the way to Conte. I then froze outside security for an hour, since the door time printed on the tickets was an hour early. Once inside, after listening to an hour of prerecorded top-40 [...]
For all of you music lovers out there who may have used Limewire, it was probably a time of sadness when Limewire shut down way back in October. The Recording Industry Association of America decided to sue Limewire to the tune of $75 trillion for losses in sales. Yes, you heard correctly, seventy-five trillion dollars. [...]
On a blustery day in Chestnut Hill, Frank Spaziani and crew hosted the annual Jay McGillis Spring Football Game which left fans with reasons for optimism when thinking about the Eagles September 3rd opener against Northwestern. Besides the fact that the team will rock its fourth different style of jerseys in the last half-decade and [...]
Even though school is not yet finished, many people have been thinking and planning for weeks, if not months, what they will do this summer. Some may have applied for internships in January, some may have applied for a new job in a different city, and some may be returning to past jobs. No matter [...]
