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First Circuit Court Rules On Belfast Project

Eleanor Hildebrandt — Sat, 1 Jun 2013

By: Eleanor HildebrandtOnly 11 Of 85 Interviews Determined Relevant To McConville Killing

On Friday, May 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston issued a ruling with regard to interviews from the Belfast Project, Boston College’s oral history project on the Troubles in Northern Ireland. ...

LTE: I Am Graduating

Mon, 13 May 2013

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I am graduating. Luckily, and with some sweat, blood, and tears, I am graduating. Timid, happy, anxious, sober, drunk, I am graduating. Parents’ hotel booked, reservations made for the lunch after, I am graduating. I will walk across the stage, take my...

Quad To Undergo Renovations Over Summer

Eleanor Hildebrandt — Thu, 9 May 2013

By: Eleanor Hildebrandt

According to the Boston College Chronicle, the Academic Quad—located in the center of Devlin, Fulton, Lyons and Gasson Halls—will underg...

Garza Stepping Down From Position As BC Provost

Eleanor Hildebrandt — Tue, 7 May 2013

By: Eleanor Hildebrandt

Boston College's Provost and Dean of Faculties Cutberto Garza announced on May 6 that he will be stepping down from his position on June 30 of this year. He will take a yearlong leave o...

Macklemore Delivers A Salty and Satisfying Performance At Modstock

Sean Keeley — Fri, 3 May 2013

On Thursday, May 2, an annual Boston College tradition was taken to an unprecedented new scale, as the arrival of Macklemore transformed the typically small-scale

Alumna Raises Awareness For Education Through Ultramarathon

Gianni Matera — Thu, 2 May 2013

By: Gianni Matera

Liz Byron, BC ’06, spoke at Boston College on Tuesday about her recent experience running the Marathon des Sables, a 147-mile ultra-marathon in the Sahara desert. She ran to raise $50,000 to buy laptops for the Gardner Pilot Academy (GPA), a full-servi...

Cuban Writer Laments Repressive Practices

Jennifer Heine — Thu, 2 May 2013

Boston College’s Cuban-American Student Organization (CASA) hosted Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo for a presentation on Tuesday concerning the current s...

The Making Of Macklemore

Sean Keeley, Ariana Igneri, and John Wiley — Thu, 2 May 2013

After the surprise Modstock announcement, the endless anticipation, and the long wait for tickets, Macklemore finally arrives at Boston ...

Alonsozana And Pan Win Aquino Scholarships

John Wiley — Thu, 2 May 2013

On Tuesday, the Asian Caucus awarded Matt Alonzosana and Lucilla Pan, both A and 'S ’14, with its

Column: End Of A Journey

Matt Palazzolo — Thu, 2 May 2013

By: Matt Palazzolo

1,356 days separate the moment my parents dropped me off on Newton Campus from the rapidly approaching moment when I collect my diploma in Alumni Stadium. Day 1 feels like yesterday. In the pre-dawn hours of Sept. 2, 2009, I nervously paced around the ...

Chomsky, Activists Protest Base On Jeju Island

Gabby Tarini — Thu, 2 May 2013

Naom Chomsky and two South Korean activists spoke at the ‘Save Jeju Island” event.

On Tuesday, Boston College’s Korean Students Association hosted an event called “Save Jeju Island,” featuring two South Korean activists, Young-Hee<...

Momentum Award: Mary Joe Hughes

Eleanor Hildebrandt — Thu, 2 May 2013

Honors Professor Inspires Students Through Own Love Of Learning, Teaching

When Mary Joe Hughes was an undergraduate student at Radcliffe College, in the years before it merged completely with Harvard University, she sat in on an MIT class about existentialism and literature. The lecturer was philosopher Hubert

Person of the Year: Dick Kelley

Austin Tedesco — Thu, 2 May 2013

He Educated Student-Athletes For Two Decades. Now, His Fight With ALS Has Made Him An Inspiration.

A little girl runs into the room beaming with joy. She’s just seen a towering star. “We just saw Ryan Anderson,” she exclaims. “He’s so tall.” Dick Kelley turns his head, and as Anderson wa...

'Last Five Speech': Steps of Strength

Danielle Cole — Thu, 2 May 2013

By: Danielle Cole

“I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” These are the words from Isaiah 41:10 that spurred me through 26.1 miles of the Boston Marathon, the words ...

'Last Five' Speech: We Decide

Michael Padulsky — Thu, 2 May 2013

By: Michael Padulsky

We are Bostonians. Today, we are united. Every day from this point on, we will stand as one nation, one city and one people together for a common purpose – to be the most selfless, kindest, and bravest selves that we can be. Over the past few weeks, I,...

COLUMN: What Should Be Done?

Matt Auker — Wed, 1 May 2013

Yes, this is another Boston bombing column. I’m sorry, but it’s just still too relevant not to address it. Writing about anything else seems silly. I won’t go into an emotional recap or praise all the heroes that emerged out of one of the most memorabl...

COLUMN: So What Happens Now?

Saljooq Asif — Wed, 1 May 2013

To say that this academic year has been an emotional and mental rollercoaster for all would be an understatement. Hurricane Sandy and Winter Storm Nemo

COLUMN: Love Is Louder

Kristy Barnes — Wed, 1 May 2013

Two weeks ago the vibrant, bustling city of Boston came to a screeching halt. Not once, but twice. The T stopped, business stopped, even the people stopped—but I don’t need to re-tell the events. You were all here—you saw, you heard, you felt. ...

Bravery Must Be Legitimized

Marc Francis — Wed, 1 May 2013

By: Marc FrancisMind Yo' Business

The headline of the most recent New York Times article to flash across my computer screen read “With the Words ‘I’m Gay,’ an N.B.A. Center Breaks a

May 2 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

Wed, 1 May 2013

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Thumbs Up This Is It, Ladies And Gentlemen - Well, here we are folks. The last day of classes. Thumbs Up to all professors who realize that this should in fact be a party and act accordingly. If you don’t bring food and music, you’re doing it...