Every year, Boston College students are bombarded in the quad, in their rooms, and on their doors, with flyers and other forms of campaigning for UGBC president and vice-president, as well as class council persons. Though to the average BC student the constant badgering may become bothersome, it is indeed the most effective way to [...]

As everyone is quite well aware, the season of campaigning for both the President and Vice President positions in the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) has been in full swing for the last couple of weeks.  Furthermore, as everyone should be able to agree upon, this “campaigning” provides the students with much more of [...]

I must admit, as much as I am a proponent of the Republican Party and all things conservative, the College Republicans event with former Senator Fred Thompson held recently was not one of my favorite events. If you don’t know who Fred Thompson is, maybe those who are fans of the original Law & Order [...]

Of all the events on campus, none seems more divisive than The Vagina Monologues.  The poorly advertised play put on in a small venue serves more to polarize than critics or proponents would like.  Nonetheless, it has a presence on campus – one which cannot be avoided.  In response, this writer and editor offers some [...]

For students who want, or even need, a car on campus, the inconvenience of dealing with BC student parking can outweigh the convenience of having the accessibility of a car.
Amanda Terzian, a sophomore in the Connell School of Nursing, knew that she would need a car for her off-campus clinical placement at the Veterans Affairs [...]

Various members of the BC community expressed concern and even outrage over a recent Black History Month special, courtesy of BC Dining. Among the featured meal offerings included fried chicken, cornbread, as well as other traditional black foods from Africa.
The problem with serving fried chicken during Black History Month is clear. Offering fried chicken and [...]

Devoid of any strong storylines that fueled Beijing’s Summer Olympics, Vancouver 2010 has been a bit of a let down so far. We’ve seen controversy surrounding the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili but there hasn’t been much news about the games themselves. The question then presents itself: does anyone care about the Winter Olympics?
The [...]

I remember first hearing the term “politically correct” in seventh grade. My social studies teacher, Mrs. Horowicz, insisted that when we write historical dates, we use “BCE” and “CE” instead of “BC” and “AD.”
The logic behind this notation derives from the notion that BCE and CE are more “inclusive” to non-Christians because BC, which stands [...]

Living in an apartment with mostly Democrats, my Republican views are seldom given the last word. But on January 19th, I was finally awarded the last laugh and presented with a victory worth noting for the GOP.
The last Republican to hold a Senate seat in Massachusetts was Edward W. Brooke, who lost his bid for [...]