Meal plan changes, good or bad, are necessary

Dining Services' soon to be implemented changes may be unpopular, but were done with students mind

Next fall, Boston College Dining Services will be revamping the mandatory residential dining program in an effort to increase overall revenue and to address the everyday challenges of rising food prices and increasing operating costs. To do so, the current A La Carte system will be modified, adding the three new mini marts locations across campus, but also removing Hillside Cafe from the list of locations that accept mandatory residential plan funds.

The 116th Boston Marathon: Scorching Endurance

olive branches was given to the winner. In the 1980s, however, runners refused to run the race without a cash prize, thus the implementation of prize money in 1986. This year, the winners received a cash prize of $150,000 apiece.     Until 1972, women were not officially allowed to enter the race because it was believed that they were physiologically unable to run these distances. Full story

Senior Farewells Allison Russell

A senior looks back at her four years at Boston College.