This past week, Boston College hosted several organizations looking for summer and fall interns at The 2012 Internship Fair. Held in the Heights room in Corcoran commons on BC’s lower campus, the fair was sponsored and organized by the Boston College Career Center and mostly featured organizations located in the Boston area. Spread out over [...]

Earlier this month the national organization TFP Student Action featured Boston College at the top of its protest against six Catholic universities that have pro-abortion student groups on campus. On their website, TFP highlighted the Boston College Law School group, “BC Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ),” which, according to Gabriella Agranat-Getz, Vice-President of BC [...]

Professor Profile: Father Jeremy Clarke, SJ. Father Clarke, SJ, is an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Science’s department of History, with a focus on Asian-Pacific history. Father Clarke is a Visiting Fellow from the School of Culture, Language and History at the Australian National University’s College of Asia and the Pacific.   [...]

Recently, Assistant Professor Eranthie Weerpana of the Boston College Chemistry department was awarded a pair of young investigator awards. According to Weerpana, “The new investigator awards that [she] received recognize young faculty that pursue innovative avenues of research in the biomedical sciences.” With the help of the funding from these awards, Professor Weerpana will, as [...]

Recently, The O’Connell House featured a film screening of Miss Representation, an award-winning documentary that premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and UGBC, the screening was followed by a Q and A panel that was enjoyed by a substantial audience of faculty and students alike. Featured [...]

This past weekend, The Dance Organization of Boston College (DOBC), held their annual dance showcase, entitled “Intrigue,” in Robsham Theater.  Dancers from all grades regaled audiences with a two and a half hour show, featuring ballet, lyrical, jazz, modern and tap styles.   This past Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, Robsham was nearly packed with [...]

This semester, the lobby of Edmond’s residence hall featured a large poster that proclaimed, “Edmonds [sic] Supports Love,” with symbols of same-sex couples and the signatures of over a hundred members of the Edmond’s and BC community. Director of the Office of Residential life, George Arey, and BC’s Director of News and Public Affairs, Jack [...]

On a recent weekend evening in Robsham Theater, Boston College’s male step team Sexual Chocolate held their 5th annual dance show. Entitled “A Christmas Story,” the show revolved around a Christmas theme, featuring bright lights, lit Christmas trees, and an extra special appearance by Santa Claus. In addition to Sexual Chocolate, the show featured performances [...]

Throughout the month of December, the Center for Irish Programs and Boston College Libraries are together sponsoring a series of exhibitions entitled “Burst the Heart Open.” Found in the Burns Library Fine Print and Irish rooms, these exhibitions hold a plethora of artistic expressions of Irish culture from illustrators, painters, designers, and writers. The exhibition [...]

UGBC’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting last Wednesday propelled BC students into the holiday spirit.  Students rushed into O’Neill plaza from 5 pm to 7 pm to partake in Christmas festivities, and anxiously await when the tree would be lit. Although the weather was a little warmer than usual, students delved into the Holiday spirit as [...]