News Articles

Affordable Travel in Europe

By Cleo Bertrand / Heights Senior Staff
With less than 50 days before the end of school, the final crunch for Boston College students has begun. It’s hard to think about what you have to do in the next few weeks, let alone the coming summer vacation.

The Battle of Bottled Water

By Lawrence Griffin / Heights Senior Staff
The concept of “choice” is not one usually associated with the food and beverages provided by Boston College Dining Services. However, for students whose beverage of choice (during the week) is bottled water, BC offers not one, not two, but three different choices, each coming in different sizes with different characteristics at different prices.

Survivors Take Back the Night

By Kelly McMahon / Heights Senior Staff
A crowd of students gathered in O’Neill Plaza to lend support to survivors of rape and sexual assault last Wednesday, in the annual Boston College “Take Back the Night.”

Eagles are Destined for a Classic

By Michael Teevan / Heights Senior Staff
As Intro to Philosophy proceeded last week, the word on everyone’s mind emerged from our discussion of Kierkegaard. Fitting as it was, we began to discuss the concept of Providence.

Eagles Won't Overlook Saints

By Dave LaMattina / Heights Senior Staff
While Jerry York and his Eagles headed home after Sunday’s West Regional, their next foe had yet to be determined. The team had secured a berth in their third consecutive Frozen Four, but it would take a four-overtime thriller to determine that the semi-finals in Providence would not be a Beanpot rematch.

An Affinity for Fashion

By Phil Darovic
The Asian Caucus fashion show, held Friday at the Karma Club, offered an excellent opportunity to the Boston College community to step outside themselves, snazz up and boogie down.

Flutie Gang Plays the Rat

By Paul Crocetti / Heights Senior Staff
Doug Flutie and his band, The Flutie Gang, played two shows at the Rat last Thursday night as part of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College’s Pub Series. The band played a mix of originals and covers by such artists as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Police Blotter

By Colin B. Galloway

Ealges Fall to Bay State Rival

By Dave LaMattina / Heights Senior Staff
Pit a team in the top 20 against a team whose future existence is shrouded in doubt and you don’t exactly need to phone the Psychic Friends Network to see the results: Goliath always wins.

Eagles dispatch Wildcats

By Jim O'Sullivan / Heights Senior Staff
A week of rest did a world of good for the Boston College Eagles this past week. After a frenetic schedule which saw Coach Hughes’ team play 18 games in 25 days, the squad earned a much-needed sabbatical from diamond competition.

Former Inmate Discusses Struggle

By Heights Staff
Childhood friends Sonia Jacobs and Micki Dickoff, who were reunited 15 years after Jacobs was falsely convicted of murder, spoke in Merkert Hall last Wednesday night.

Koestner Remembers College Rape Experience

By Sarah Towne / Heights Staff
Stop the Violence Against Women Week began on Monday, March 27, with a presentation entitled, “Date Rape: A College Experience,” given by Katie Koestner, a date rape survivor.

Networking Makes a Difference

By Antonina Guarino / Heights Staff
Discussing options and plans with your mentors, friends, family, professors and professional associates will allow you to narrow down your hopes and dreams to actual work descriptions.

BC tries to build on its history

By Mark Collins

Canny Discusses Ireland

By Kelly McMahon / Heights Senior Staff
Nicholas Canny, Professor of History at the National University of Ireland, spoke in the Thompson Room of Burns Library last Wednesday. Kevin O’Neill, history professor and Director of the Irish Studies Program at Boston College, stated that the lecture’s topic, “The Plantation of Ulster,” was “one of the most divisive issues in Irish history.”

GMA Sponsors 5K Run

By Chris Fagiani / Heights Senior Staff
This Saturday the Boston College Graduate Management Association (GMA) is holding the first annual BC MBA Challenge, a 5K-road race around the BC campus.

International Assistants East Students' Transition to BC

By Chris Fagiani / Heights Senior Staff
The International Assistant Program was established in 1980 in response to the needs of incoming international students at Boston College. The program matches each incoming undergraduate international student with an upperclass student who is an International Assistant.

BC COnsiders Joining the WRC

By Kelly Agoistina / 'Online Editor'
In order to increase the University’s involvement in the production of its logo-bearing products, Boston College is considering joining the Workers’ Rights Consortium (WRC). BC is currently a member of the Fair Labor Association. If the university does join the WRC, membership in the FLA will not be withdrawn.