It has recently come to our attention that residents of the Mods are not permitted to hang United States flags from the outside of their Mods.  Over the course of the past two weeks, several members of the community have received directions from the Office of Residential Life instructing them to remove their patriotic displays [...]

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 [...]

On behalf of The Observer at Boston College, I would like to thank you, the greater Boston College community, for your support, your input, and your opinions about our publication.  I believe that we have succeeded together in building a dialogue on campus about many important issues affecting our student body. I would also like [...]

Tim Wise is an anti-racist. Most people are. Wise informed students that all events in US history were oppressive to black Americans.  The Observer therefore condemns BC for celebrating Marathon Monday (Patriots Day). Thanks to Wise’s lecture, The Observer hasagreed to donate its entire budget to the ALC. Jesse Naiman has chosen not to go [...]

The new Dean of the Boston College Law School is from Notre Dame. “Why is it acceptable to assume the worst of Barack Obama when he has only just begun to govern? Where is the Christian charity in that?” “[Obama's] political appointments thus far have demonstrated a remarkable sense of balance, pragmatism and concern for the [...]

Vincent Rougeau, Professor at Notre Dame Law, will be the next dean of Boston College Law School.  His areas of expertise include contract, real-estate, banking, and public international law.  However, it is some of his work in Catholic Social Thought that makes his appointment more controversial. In a 2009 America article, Rougeau writes about race [...]

Everyday, students in the Boston College Phone Center call alumni, parents, and friends to invite them to make a contribution to the Boston College Fund. The exhortations for donations have recently been extended to a new demographic: members of the Class of 2011. Many current seniors balk at the prospect of giving money to BC [...]

In response to the recent rapid changes in weather, one student remarked, “It’s crazier than CharlieSheen.” Dave Shinskie believes he has the experience and skill to be a stater forthe Men’s Basketball team. BU made March Madness, proving the validity of the term “madness” in the name. Hippies wanted the Church to refrainfrom serving the [...]

While students were celebrating Spring Break, the Boston College community experienced a tragic loss. A search crew from the Saratoga Springs City Firefighters and New York State Forest Rangers found the body of BC sophomore Alexander Grant. Grant, from Briarcliff, NY, was visiting friends at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs when he went missing. He [...]

In the midst of political upheaval around the world and with the impending UGBC elections upon us, I believe the time has come to bring true change and unity to this campus. It is time for a Revolution. It does not matter how long you have been a student at BC or how much you [...]