The following op-ed was written by Professor Susan Michalczyk, Assistant Director of the College of Arts & Sciences Honors Program and President of the BC chapter of the American Association of University Professors (BCAAUP).  It was originally published in the Catholic Higher Education Advocate and is reprinted here with the author’s permission. Boston College, founded [...]

The Observer supports the administration’s recent effort to terminate the operation of dorm room Safe Sites organized by BC Students for Sexual Health for the distribution of condoms and other forms of contraception.  As a Catholic university, Boston College has the responsibility to uphold certain ethical standards regarding human sexuality, and the letter of warning [...]

by Michael Woodbury, CSOM ’14 & Co-President of Eagles for Israel The following is in direct response to claims made by the Boston College student organization, Students for Justice in Palestine during their current “Peace, Not Apartheid Week.”   Myth: The Green Line is an “internationally recognized boundary between Israel and the West Bank.” Fact: [...]

The decision of our beloved Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, to resign the papal office came as a great shock to those of us both inside and outside the Church.  Although sad to see the end of a papacy that was marked by true progress in ecumenism, bold restoration in worship, and strong leadership in [...]

The Observer and its entire staff hold Rev. William Leahy, SJ, President of Boston College, in high regard.  The open letter written by two editors of the paper to Fr. Leahy was simply meant to encourage a serious discussion and open dialogue about what methods are truly appropriate ones for exploring the topic of sexual [...]

The following persons support the discontinuation of the annual productions of The Vagina Monologues. (listed in alphabetical order) Faculty: Stephen Brown – Professor of Theology M.J. Connolly – Chairman of the Department of Slavic & Eastern Languages Jorge Garcia – Professor of Philosophy Peter Kreeft – Professor of Philosophy Paul Mariani – University Professor of [...]

The opinions expressed in the letter below are solely those of the two undersigned individuals. Dear Fr. Leahy, The Women’s and Gender Studies Program’s recent production of The Vagina Monologues– a play that has been widely performed on Catholic campuses despite its controversial exploitation of human sexuality – undermines the mission of this university as [...]

The Observer strongly condemns the egregious vandalism that was discovered in the office of the Lambda Law Student Association at Boston College Law School after the Martin Luther King Day weekend.  Such acts of hatred and malice are absolutely inexcusable in any context, and most especially on the campus of a leading Catholic university. In [...]

For nearly all Boston College undergraduates, this November will be the first presidential election in which they are eligible to vote.  Such a responsibility should be taken very seriously by the student body at large, and it is the hope of The Observer that students will think critically about the issues that are currently facing [...]

This past month, a group known as the Peer Health Exchange advertised positions for students at BC. Peer Health Exchange is a national group that recruits college students to teach health related courses to high school students. A large portion of the group’s curriculum involves sexual education that advocates for the use of contraception. The [...]