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As the year comes to a close, graduation hangs in the minds of this year’s graduating seniors. Senior Week and other annual events are undoubtedly topics of conversation in the last few weeks of school. But lately, news of the 2010 Commencement speakers has also created headlines. As most of the students are already aware, [...]

It is rather hard to do anything in the world today without encountering some form of eco-friendly, sustainable, “let’s all be green,” “recycle this” rhetoric that ten years ago may have been swept to the side as tree-hugger nonsense.  At Boston College, the dining halls post elaborate signs telling students how to recycle, what trash [...]

We all know of the incident that occurred last year on campus by the stairs next to Ignacio. For those of you who don’t remember or weren’t here, a girl was walking down the stairs and was approached by a non-BC male. Luckily, she lived in Ignacio and was able to swipe into the building [...]

“Marathon Monday.” These two words ring a bell in every BC kid’s head when they are said. The wheels begin to churn and the adrenaline accumulates. Memories are nudged out of storage, and finally, after the thought process has awakened, out filters the smoke of realization and conclusion. “Marathon Monday. Best day of the academic [...]

The House of Representatives recently decided not to consider H.R. 157 during the current Congress, a bill that would have provided the District of Columbia with an official voting member in the House of Representatives. The Senate passed the bill by a 61-37 margin, but only after approving an amendment that would have scrapped D.C.’s [...]

Marathon Monday is a Boston tradition, one that we as students get to experience first hand for four years. The marathon itself and the festivities that surround the day are much more important to BC students than the single day of school that we miss. Even though exams are near, Marathon Monday is a necessary [...]

As I sit pleasantly in my kitchen, I can look around and see all of the various meal options I am able to make because I am not on the Boston College meal plan. After arriving on campus as a freshman and realizing that I had to pay $1 for an apple, which I can [...]