Students who look up local pro-bono organizations on the Boston College Law School website may be surprised to find the contact information listed for Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. The web page, included under the academic programs category at bc.edu/law, is a list of organizations that students are encouraged to contact should they “line up [...]
We’ve all heard of it. Most of us have seen it. The Green Monster. The iconic green wall surrounding the outfield at Fenway Park. But that’s not exactly the wall I’m talking about. Unlike the friendly, heartwarming fence that represents Fenway, this particular one currently shrouds one of the most beautiful buildings on campus. The [...]
A heavy mist hovers ominously above the New York skyline, thick smoke billowing uncontrollably from a crippled mass of instantaneous rubble. Below the murky canopy, chaos and frenzied panic spread rapidly alongside roaring pockets of unrestrained fire. The shrill pitch of sirens echo dully throughout the city, each signal of aid slowly smothered beneath an [...]
President and NFL analyst of www.draftcountdown.com, Scott Wright spends his time evaluating the nation’s top senior prospects. He watches college game after college game, taking notes, and compiling a list of the top 332 draft prospects. He’s been doing this since 1997 and is relatively accurate. His long-term record is just as good as anyone’s [...]
After welcoming back nine starters with an addition of six freshmen, the Boston College women’s soccer team has been unstoppable. The Eagles have enjoyed six well-deserved wins over some of their toughest competitors thus far. In the Eagles first game of the regular season, BC tied Stanford 1-1 after an intense double-overtime. Their season has [...]
Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, visited Boston College on Friday as part of The Church in the 21st Century Center’s 2010-2011 Lecture Series entitled “Grace & Commitment: The Vocations of Laity, Religious, and Ordained.” Sister Helen came to discuss her famous book Dead Man Walking and her continued crusade against capital punishment. The event was originally [...]
By Jenn Howard Dr. Mark Warren, Associate Professor of Education at Harvard University, spoke in the Lynch School of Education recently about his new book Fire in the Heart: How White Activists Embrace Racial Justice. Having earned much praise and respect for his first book, Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy, Warren [...]
The Boston College campus woke up early on Monday morning, September 13th. However, the early risers weren’t headed to class, to the library, or even to the dining hall for some early-morning breakfast; they were headed to Robsham Theater to wait in line for tickets to the upcoming LMFAO and Kid Cudi concert sponsored by [...]
On Thursday, September 17th, the class of 2014 met for the annual “conversation in the first year” with author Daniel Wolff. This year’s required reading for all freshmen, or “fresh-people” as Wolff suggested, was How Lincoln Learned to Read, a tale featuring the impact of vastly different educations on twelve “great” Americans. After a short [...]
Last week, the Boston College Career Center hosted the 2010 Career Fair in Conte Forum. Preceded by an AHANA reception in the Yawkey Athletic Center, the Career Fair welcomed BC students from all majors to explore the wide variety of career options available for them to pursue. Sponsored by ICAP and Liberty Mutual, the Boston [...]
