On Jan. 25 Boston College alumnus Timothy P. Broglio, who received his B.A. in Classics in 1973, was named the fourth archbishop of the Archidocese for the Military Services of the United States. Broglio will be responsible for all the men and women in the U.S. Armed Services, those in Departments of Veterans Affairs, and all Catholic personnel of the U.S. Department of State serving across the globe, including all dependents and family members, a population which totals nearly two million. He joins more than a dozen priests of the Archdiocese of Boston who serve as chaplains in the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Veterans Administration.
LOCAL Former Patriots and BC football coach dies at age 88 Former Boston College football and New England Patriots head coach, Mike Holovak, BC '43, died Jan. 27 from complications of pneumonia at the age of 88. An All-American running back at BC, he entered the Navy after graduation to fight in World War II. After the war, Holovak played professional football for the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Rams. In 1949 he was named the BC freshman football coach, before becoming head coach in 1951. During his nine seasons there, he lead the Eagles to a 49-29-3 record. He was appointed assistant coach of the newly created Boston Patriots in 1960, and then served as its head coach from 1961 to 1968. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Feb. 9 in St. Ignatius Church for Holovak.
UNIVERSITIES Student piracy makes less of an impact than once thought The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) recently announced that the illegal downloading activities of college students were responsible for a smaller percent of lost movie revenue than previously thought. In 2005 the MPAA announced that college students caused 44 percent of revenue loss, but after reevaluation has determined that students are only responsible for 15 percent of its revenue loss. The MPAA attributed this discrepancy to "human error," according to The Stanford Daily. The former figure led to a campaign targeting student offenders and university file-sharing policies.
UNDER REPORTED One size-40 coat with an extra, extra-long collar, please Tiki the giraffe, current resident of the Oakland Zoo in California, has reached the respectable age of 18 and is susceptible to the wear-and-tear that often accompanies old age. Already regularly visited by a chiropractor, a masseuse, and an acupuncturist to help ease her ailments, Tiki will now expand her wardrobe in order to combat the winter chill. A custom-made coat will be made for the 13-foot mammal, who is too large to use traditional horse blankets. "Poor Tiki in her blanket looks like someone in her sister's hand-me-downs," zoo spokeswoman Nancy Filippi told reporters. The coat will be forest green and include a removable liner.
NATIONAL Mormon church leader Hinckley remembered The president of the Mormon Church, Gordon B. Hinckley, died Jan. 27 at age 97 after acting as leader of the worldwide church for nearly 13 years. Hinckley was remembered Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, where thousands of people gathered to pay their respects to the leader, including Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. Romney, a Mormon, took a break from the campaign trail to attend the funeral. Hinckley is remembered for establishing an education fund to help returned missionaries, increasing humanitarian work by the church, and for building temples around the world. Hinckley's successor is expected to be named next week.
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