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Student Group Fights Islamophobia

Student Group Fights Islamophobia

Between the comedy show fliers and a cappella banners, “Don’t Meet Hurt with Hate, Love Islam” might be missed by those passing through the Quad. The phrase, painted on a blue banner and hung earlier this week, is surrounded by signatures and kind words of Boston College students, faculty, and administrators in support of the cause. Full story

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FOOTBALL: Win At All Costs

FOOTBALL: Win At All Costs

There won’t be much use for a quarterback like Chase Rettig at Boston College in five years. Full story

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Welcome To Macklemore

The Making Of Macklemore

After the surprise Modstock announcement, the endless anticipation, and the long wait for tickets, Macklemore finally arrives at Boston College today. To celebrate, The Scene looks at the hip-hop sensation’s diverse influences, inspirations, and unique contributions to today’s music scene as we ask: what makes Macklemore, Macklemore? Full story

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  • Quad To Undergo Renovations Over Summer

    According to the Boston College Chronicle, the Academic Quad—located in the center of Devlin, Fulton, Lyons and Gasson Halls—will undergo landscaping changes this summer. The renovation will begin the day after Commencement, May 21, and is scheduled to finish before classes resume in the fall.

  • Garza Stepping Down From Position As BC Provost

    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 of absence from the University and will return to BC as a professor in the fall of 2014.

  • Student Group Fights Islamophobia

    Between the comedy show fliers and a cappella banners, “Don’t Meet Hurt with Hate, Love Islam” might be missed by those passing through the Quad. The phrase, painted on a blue banner and hung earlier this week, is surrounded by signatures and kind words of Boston College students, faculty, and administrators in support of the cause.

  • Chomsky, Activists Protest Base On Jeju Island

    Chomsky, Activists Protest Base On Jeju Island

    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 Jeong and Sukjong Hong, and popular public intellectual Noam Chomsky.

  • Person of the Year: Dick Kelley

    Person of the Year: Dick Kelley

    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 walks through the door followed by fellow Boston College basketball players Lonnie Jackson and John Cain Carney, Kelley lights up brighter than his starstruck niece.

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  • Momentum Award: Tim Koch

    Momentum Award: Tim Koch

    BC To Boston Pioneer, Student Mentor Connects Undergraduates With City

    Tim Koch, A&S ’14, knows the meaning of being a man for others. He has spent his now three years at Boston College helping to shape the BC community and the student experience through both his work as an Orientation Leader (OL) and his involvement in UGBC. 

  • Focus Groups Explore BC’s Diversity

    During the last academic year, the Office of AHANA Student Programs (OASP) and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs conducted a climate survey about diversity on campus. This past spring, smaller focus groups were convened in order to gather more information about questions that sprang up as a result of the original survey and could not be answered with any preexisting institutional data.

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    Momentum Award: Lizzie Jekanowski

    Activist Brings Reproductive Rights, Sexual Health At BC Into National Spotlight

    Lizzie Jekanowski, A&S ’13, doesn’t stop moving. She doesn’t just speak, she acts, using her hands just as much as her voice to tell her story. When she’s not answering a question, she’s grooving from her spot in O’Neill Plaza to the music coming from a nearby Arts Fest tent. 

    “I like the social parts of campus,” she said, occasionally pausing to wave hello to friends passing by. 

  • 'Last Five Speech': Steps of Strength

    “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 that comforted me as I was hunkered down with hundreds of others outside of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel seeking shelter from the explosions, and the words that represent the promise that our city has to hope in and run towards.

  • 'Last Five' Speech: We Decide

    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, along with many others, have been struck with such raw emotions of immense grief, anger, confusion, and numbness. These emotions we feel do not represent weakness. But instead, they show a pride for our school. They show a deep love for our city and they show a true respect for a tradition that will forever be the Boston Marathon.

  • Bravery Must Be Legitimized

    Mind 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 Barrier.” NBA player Jason Collins has, in fact, broken a barrier in the athletic industry through the announcement of his sexuality. It is important to recognize Collins for this achievement as he displays an unprecedented level of courage. His actions will hopefully not only encourage other professional athletes to express their sexuality comfortably, but also incite a trickledown effect and inspire athletes on the more local and university level. However, as I applaud Collins, I cannot help but be overcome with distress as I call to mind that such a successful individual took so long to muster up the courage to come out of hiding.

  • Students Meet with Senator to Push for Education Reform

    Editor’s Note: The following is an account of a trip two LSOE students took to the Massachusetts State House to examine bills supporting education for English Language Learners.

    In the state of Massachusetts, there is no bill mandating a system of education for English Language Learners. Right now, many bills are in question of being passed that will create a statewide English Language Learner education system that each district will follow. Two sophomores in the Lynch School of Education traveled to the Massachusetts State House on Apr. 9, 2013 to sit in on the public hearing of the Joint Committee on Education to hear testimonies from both representatives and families that are fighting for these bills to pass.

  • Bombing Investigation Continues

    Three Men Arrested in Connection with Marathon Bombing

    Three men were arrested and charged yesterday in relation to the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.


    Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both 19, were charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice, as they allegedly plotted to throw away a laptop and backpack filled with fireworks that belonged to the younger Tsarnaev brother. Robel Phillipos, also 19, was charged with making false statements to law enforcement in a terror investigation.

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  • Momentum Award: Larry Scott

    Momentum Award: Larry Scott

    Professor's Research And Guidance Has Helped Chemistry Department Flourish

    A lot  has changed in the chemistry department since Lawrence Scott first came to Boston College.

    The current Louise and Jim Vanderslice and Family professor in chemistry arrived on the Heights in 1993, just after the construction of Merkert Hall, still the only academic building on campus dedicated to a single department.

  • BU Mourns the Loss of Undergrad in Allston Fire

    While Boston slowly creeps back to normal, Boston University once again has started the grieving process as Binland Lee, an undergraduate of the university, lost her life early Sunday morning.
    The 22-year old native of Brooklyn, N.Y., was killed when a fire blazed through the top floor of a three-story home located at 87 Linden St. in Boston’s Allston neighborhood. The senior was expecting to graduate next month, according to a press release by Boston University president Robert Brown on Sunday afternoon. She was to obtain a degree in marine science with a minor in journalism.

  • BPS Official Resigns Before Contract Ends

    After six years as superintendent of the Boston Public School System, Carol R. Johnson announced last Monday that she would leave the position she has held since August of 2007, citing the death of her husband, Matthew Johnson, as the reason for her resignation. She added that while her decision to mourn her husband was the primary cause for her retirement, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s decision not to run contributed somewhat as well, as she had worked closely with him throughout her time as superintendent. Although her contract binds her to serve through June 2015, she will ask to resign in July 2013 and hopes that the school committee will appoint an interim superintendent in the meantime.

  • Markey to Face Gomez in Senate Race

    A Heavily Contested Primary Results in Decisive Victories for Candidates


    The general election field is set for the United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, as Democratic U.S. Representative Edward Markey, BC ’68 and BC Law ’72, and Republican private-equity investor Gabriel Gomez emerged victorious from Tuesday’s primary.


    In a race disrupted and overshadowed by the Marathon bombings—after which all candidates temporarily suspended their campaigns—both Markey and Gomez won handily over their opponents. Markey won 58 percent of the vote over his challenger, U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch, BC Law ’91, who won 42 percent of the vote, while Gomez’s 51 percent of the vote bested the 36 percent earned by former U.S. attorney Michael Sullivan, BC ’79, and the 13 percent earned by state Representative Daniel Winslow.

  • Rettig

    FOOTBALL: Win At All Costs

    There won’t be much use for a quarterback like Chase Rettig at Boston College in five years.

  • Base

    BASEBALL: Eagles Keep Streak Alive With Close Win Over URI

    In a road matchup with Rhode Island on Tuesday afternoon, the Boston College baseball team tried to complete a feat it hadn’t yet achieved in 2013—win three straight games.

  • BASEBALL: Green Leads Strong Performane At Fenway

      Coming off an emotional weekend against Miami that included its first ACC series win, the Boston College baseball team was destined for a letdown game on Monday. It was a 2 p.m. start against Harvard in the Beanpot consolation game, the Eagles fourth game in as many days, with another game looming on Tuesday.

  • SOFTBALL: BC Comeback Falls Shorts

      After what proved to be a long weekend for the Boston College softball team in which they dropped three games, two of which were decided by over 10 runs, to NC State, the Eagles were back in action on Tuesday hoping to shake off the weekend and get back on track against the UConn Huskies.

  • Roxy's to Open New Location

    Restaurant Review

    Grilled cheese fans, rejoice—the buzz around restaurant blogs and social media is that Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, a favorite food truck in the Boston area, will be opening a “brick and mortar” restaurant as early as the fall of 2013. The restaurant will serve the unique grilled cheeses that the people of Boston have wholeheartedly embraced.

Law professor supports Leahy initiative on Question 2

I write in support of Fr. Leahy’s letter opposing the Massachusetts physician-assisted suicide initiative, and in writing to Boston College alumni setting forth his objections and those of other University leaders.

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Nov. 19 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

 

Ancient axe-wielders- News outlets in rural Russia are reporting that a local shepherd killed a vicious wolf who tried to attack the flock with an axe. The axe-wielder also happened to be a grandma. So next time you get the jitters walking through the graveyard or the O’Neill second floor bathroom, remember that a lil’ ol’ lady in Russia decapitated a vicious, ravenous beast like it ain’t no thang.
 
Thanksgiving- Ah, November, a time to give thanks that there is only a week left until boys shave their pedophile moustaches. It’s also a time to remember it’s still not kosher to use “buuuuuuut I’m in college” as an excuse when your parents demand to know why you came home at 3 a.m. and woke everyone up when you tried to order Dominos. But here’s to home, parents, high school friends, and bellies full of turkey.
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Thrill of the chase

It’s exciting, it’s challenging, and it brings out a primal competitiveness about us. That’s why it’s called “The Chase.” The thrill of the chase has an edge of unpredictability and suspense about it—a sense of fun without commitment. But once the chasing part is over, the end of the road is no longer novel and exciting, but, to many, bland and monotonous.

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World Of Dance Stomps Through Boston For Annual Competition

The World of Dance (WOD) Tour is the largest international urban dance competition, focusing on the art of street dancing and today’s new age choreography. With emphasis on this form of dance expression, the Tour has claimed its global authority on “Urban Dance and the Youth Lifestyle.” The Tour draws thousands of spectators every year to witness the top street dancers from all over the world, as well as selected participants from the cities in which the Tour performs

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Newton South Under Scrutiny Due To Anti-Semitic Text

Last week, in a Newton Public School meeting, parents and community members readdressed concerns over how material regarding the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, and more generally the Middle East, has been used and taught within the classroom. There has been, over the past year, a maintained assault on school authorities for the use of texts that have been deemed anti-Jewish propaganda by many.

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Firehouse Converted To Artist Haven

“We want this space to be Boston’s underground destination,” said Katherine Bergeron of Engine 18, the decommissioned firehouse that she and her partner E. Stephen Frederick bought earlier this year. They plan for the old firehouse, located at 30 Harvard Street in Dorchester, Mass., to serve as their home and as a place to house artists that are sharing their art in the Boston region.

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So You Think You Can Dance?

The first thing one notices upon stepping into the Brighton Dance Studio one crisp November afternoon is the piercing focus of energy from the dancers in the room. The girls of Boston College Dance Ensemble (BCDE), who were about a half-hour into a four-hour long rehearsal for their upcoming semi-annual performance, were impeccably precise—nailing perfectly synchronized pirouettes and stick straight arabesques on pointe against a Britney Spears medley, all with the peaceful elegance typically embodied by seasoned ballerinas.

 

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Editor's Column

A Look Back at the End of an Incredible Journey

It was just about this time three years ago when it all began. I came home from school one day, and my mom told me Christmas had come early, and that I should go look under our Christmas tree. Under the tree, there it was. A big envelope from Boston College. The rest is history.

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Externships, the latest in career preparation for students

It’s a competitive world out there, but no one preparing to enter the job market needs to be told that. With an increasing amount of viable careers asking that students come out of college with working experience, students need to take advantage of every opportunity they can get. An externship, a one to two day alternative to a full-length internship, is a growing way to gain an edge in the job market and is a practice gaining increased popularity through the Boston College Career Center.

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