We believe the message of the recent editorial, entitled “Reslife Poster Does Not Support ‘Love,’” has been misconstrued by an irate student body. The Observer has no issue with homosexuality or homosexual persons who live according to the faith. We take issue with a Catholic university’s implied endorsement of homosexual relationships through a supportive poster. [...]
The “Support Love” campaign at Boston College has, for years now, been a movement by the GLC advocating for the acceptance and support of gay and lesbian persons and relationships on campus. The popular t-shirts with symbols of three couples – two men, two women, and a man and a woman – do not merely [...]
The Observer has learned that tonight, at 8 o’clock, Professor Charles Derber and the Boston College Occupies Boston club will be hosting an event discussing the Occupy Boston movement. Dr. Derber will speak on the movement’s roots, its direct causes, and its effects on the rest of the country and the world. Dr. Derber will [...]
Yesterday, the GLBTQ featured the first installment of its regular “True Life” series, entitled “True Life: I’m Gay and Religious.” Participants in the panel made it clear that they did not agree with Church teaching on matters of homos ex ua l i t y; however, three of the four panelists still considered themselves to [...]
A recent article on campus has outraged many within the nursing community. The writer aims to combat the growing trend in nurses who have received a Ph.D. referring to themselves as “doctor,” arguing that the title is misleading and inaccurate within the medical environment. The article minimizes the importance of a nurse’s role within the [...]
In our first issue, The Observer reported that the Student Activity fee had still risen even with the cancellation of the fall concert. At the time, Student Programs Office Director Dr. R. Darrell Peterson, Ph.D., told The Observer that a working group has been charged with examining the issue and will soon make a recommendation to the Vice President of [...]
There seems to be a lot of animosity running around about the new HHS insurance reform stating that prescription contraceptives must be covered by employers. An article recently published in The Observer highlights the conflict many Catholics feel over their tax dollars funding contraception: “C.J. Doyle, Executive Director of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, [...]
This week, BC’s Pro Life Club will be hosting its annual Respect Life Week on campus. T he w eek i s i ntended to bring the issue of life to college campuses, providing facts and support to students in order for them to make informed decisions in matters of life. Included in the week [...]
I have read this fine editorial of yours and I have shared it with several others. Congratulations! Oremus pro invicem. (Let’s pray for one another.) Richard A. Watson, M.D. Past President, Catholic Medical Asso (USA)
I would like to wholeheartedly thank you for choosing to publish Mr. Linder’s article on “Voluntary Segregation” at Boston College. He bravely shines a light on an issue too often swept under the rug. He speaks the truth of the situation, even if the truth is not what people want to hear. His tone is [...]
