Senior Farewells: Chris Gouchoe

English and Creative Writing

An interview with Chris Gouchoe, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Senior Farewells: Terry Bustos

Nursing

An interview with Terry Bustos, a senior in the Connell School of Nursing.

Campus Quirks: Students Venture Out For Coffee Fix

The unfortunate, but inevitable crash- and-burn phase that plagues all students could be reversed with multiple catnaps or a much-needed eight hours of beauty rest. All this is well and good except that BC students don’t have all day to get everything they need to get done. When siestas are not an option and you can feel tiredness creeping in, there is one solution and one solution only: coffee.

Editor's Column: Running For Their Dreams

We stood in a giant mass of people decked out in American flag shorts, stretching as "Born to Run" blared from the stereo. Runners ranged from a 12-year-old kid to an 88-year-old man pushing his paraplegic daughter in a stroller. When the horn blew and the race started, the crowd slowly spread out. Ponytails flapping with yellow and blue ribbons danced through the air—a tribute to the 117th Boston Marathon.

Last weekend, my roommate Kelly and I traveled to Asbury Park, N.J. to run in the "RunAPalooza" half marathon, a fundraising event for Special Olympics and for Hurricane Sandy Relief. The race was Saturday morning, only five days after the tragic bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, and really only a matter of hours after the manhunt to find Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had finally ended, thanks to the incredible bravery of the Boston Police Department, the SWAT teams, and FBI agents.

He Said, She Said

I am a freshman who is considering graduating in three years, since I fulfilled most of my core through AP credit, and my major will not be too difficult to complete in three years. My parents really want me to do it because I’ll be saving a whole year of tuition, but I’m not sure if I want to sacrifice my last year, although I feel bad because they are paying all of my tuition. I have to make this decision soon so that I can plan my courses, but I’m not sure what I want to do. Is three years enough to get the most out of college?

Professor Profile: Emphasizing A Global Perspective Of Islamic Society

Natana DeLong-Bas, visiting assistant professor in the Theology Department, has made her mark not only as a teacher at BC, but also in the greater world as a specialist in Islam. She has gained international accolades for her work, which focuses on Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, Islamic thought and history, Islam and politics, and contemporary jihadism, including Al-Qaida.  

DeLong-Bas has written multiple books, including the 2008 Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad, which was named “1 of the 5 best books for understanding Islam” by The Wall Street Journal. She is also Editor-in-Chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women, and Deputy Editor for The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World and Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Her current research, which will be published in September in the Oxford Islamic Studies Online, focuses on major voices countering the jihadist message throughout the Arab world. The research that she is now wrapping up was a joint effort with 162 authors from around the world, with the goal of “providing the historical and contemporary coverage of the roles women have had and continue to play in Islamic tradition,” DeLong-Bas said.