Atkinson Hat Trick Builds Insurmountable Lead

On a night when many of the skaters on the ice struggled, Boston College’s Cam Atkinson showed yet again why he is one of the Eagles’ best players.

Tennant Ready For Center Stage In The NFL

CAMBRIDGE — Young children often have farfetched ideas about their future occupation. Some want to be astronauts. Others are convinced they will be firefighters.
Ever since kindergarten, Boston College center Matt Tennant knew he wanted to play in the National Football League.

Lacrosse Team Continues Best Start In History

Persistent rain could not stop the Boston College women’s lacrosse team from getting off to its best start in the history of the program. The Eagles are now 5-0 after beating Virginia Tech at Newton Campus Field, 14-9, on Saturday.

Physical Play Pushes Hockey over UMass

For two periods in game two of Saturday night’s Hockey East quarterfinal match-up between No. 4 Boston College and the University of Massachusetts, the Minutemen countered every punch that the Eagles threw their way. So instead of trying to deliver the knock-out punch in one fell swoop, BC was content with delivering punishing body shots, in the form of tremendous defense, for the entire third period.

How to: Have a pen pal

Ana Lopez

I realize that the notion of the “pen pal” is just about as outdated as the notion of taking a converted VW bus cross-country – it works for decidedly indie people and your dad, but, let’s be real, it could never fit into your smartphone, 50-e-mails-a-minute lifestyle. You are so far beyond the act of putting pen to paper, you forgot what it feels like to form your fingers around a writing utensil. And why should you? With the glory that is modern technology, we have been enabled to avoid that tiresome, pointless task that is writing at basically every turn – even our signatures, the most personal of expressions in handwriting, are increasingly electronic. So why in your wildest dreams would you purposely invest in something ridiculous like stationary, stamps, and a (gasp!) pen, not with the intention of giving them as a safe birthday gift to your great-aunt Susan (the only person you know who still remembers how to write), but actually using them yourself? Why, to secure what you will find to be one of the most rewarding and delightful relationships in your life: a pen pal. Now, you must be aware that pen pal friendship (“penpalship,” if you will) is not something that can just be jumped into like a tub of Jell-O. It takes time to perfect this art and to establish these bonds. Here’s some tips to get you started on your way.

 

Romantics Converge In Robsham

Most Boston College students are going to have to face reality, eventually. The idyllic days of pacing the Dustbowl and holing up in Eagle’s Nest cannot last forever, and one day, all of us will have some decisions to make.

We’ll Remember You For All The Wrong Reasons

Sometimes a movie come along that hit you right in the heart, serving up the perfect blend of great acting, directing, and screenwriting. Other times, movies like Remember Me come along and punch you in the face, simultaneously wasting your time and insulting your intelligence.