BY Ariana Caraffa The start of the spring semester marked the transition back to BC for students who travelled and studied abroad during the fall semester. Many students choose to study abroad during their time here at BC, as we have a very prominent international program with over fifty percent of students having an experience [...]

People face countless choices every day, ranging from the mundane (What should I wear?) to the significant (Which job offer will I accept?).  However, one may also consider the process entering into a decision that could cost a company millions of dollars.  For executive decision-makers, the future of a corporation, its employees, and its legacy [...]

Sophomore Brooks Dyroff was a recruited walk-on to the BC hockey team and has been working to improve his game on the ice, but it is his efforts off the ice that have earned him national recognition. Dyroff was named the 16th recipient of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award in a ceremony [...]

Last month, Pope Benedict XVI published the second volume of his work on the life of Jesus Christ, entitled Jesus of Nazareth – Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection. A follow-up to his 2007 publication which focused on the early days of Jesus’ public ministry, this new book concentrates on Jesus’ [...]

Unless you live under a rock or are in a coma, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the Charlie Sheen saga that is unfolding in front of our eyes. Currently in this media obsession that that is known as Charlie Sheen, we have seen him go from the highest paid actor on television, earning $2 million an [...]

If college basketball is played in mid-March but not in the NCAA Tournament, does it really make a sound? Such is life in the NIT (National Invitational Tournament, also known as “Not In Tournament”). Following an embarrassing 23-point defeat to fellow bubble team Clemson in the ACC Tournament, Boston College’s fate was sealed. They would [...]

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 [...]

“Do this in memory of me.” (Lk 22:19)  When Catholics looking to justify their choice not to attend Mass say, “Jesus said love your neighbor; he never said go to church,” all one needs to do is reply to the latter statement with the former quote spoken by our Lord in the Gospel of Luke [...]

So apparently in BC’s 10-year plan, they are trying to move all students on campus. To most, that might seem like a great idea. The prospect of having all BC students in the same place might seem to make the most sense, especially to kids on Newton. Imagine being able to go see your friend, [...]

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has been promoting research on retirement issues and providing valuable information to decision-makers in both the public and private sectors since its inception in 1998. The Center is led by director Alicia H. Munnell, who is the Peter F. Drucker Professor of Management Sciences in the Carroll [...]