By Charles A. Grandson, IV
For the past 31 years, Boston College students of many different backgrounds have petitioned the administration for the improvement of particular academic disciplines concerning persons of color. This began in 1969, with the emergence of the Black Studies Program, which came about as a result of what some would say was; (1) related to Father General Pedro Arrupe's letter to Jesuit colleges and universities on the "Inter-Racial Apostolate," or (2) a result of negotiations between students and the administration after students shut down and took control of Gasson Hall.
By Ryan Rutzke
I have been disturbed by a number of letters and columns that have shown up in The Heights recently concerning the UGBC UNITY Initiative, the AHANA program, and the AHANA Leadership Council of UGBC. These pieces by Ryan Brown, Nathaniel Campbell, and John Kanca downplay the importance of using proactive programs to compensate for the effects of our national history of human rights abuses.
By Allie Weiskopf / Heights Senior StaffWatching the end of the HBO miniseries Sex and the City is a lot like facing your final semester at Boston College. When you think of the future you become teary-eyed and scared; and when you think of the present, you want to stay in the moment, even though every moment might become a memory that causes heartache down the road.
By Donna Perry
Editor's Note: The following is a letter mailed to the Archbishop of Boston, and copied to The Heights.
Dear Archbishop O'Malley:
I am writing out of concern regarding the most recent actions of the Catholic Bishops on the issue of gay marriage.
By Kevin Hoskins
Rev. J. Donald Monan, SJ recently took time out from his busy schedule of being chancellor at Boston College to weigh in on the debate over same-sex marriages. Upholding the company argument, Monan feels that the Supreme Judicial Court was misguided when it concluded that measures excluding same-sex marriages were unconstitutional.
By Brian Zaccheo
It has been announced that effective today, the Boston College shuttle will no longer stop opposite South Street, as a result of students "stickering" the lobby of a nearby building. If the incident involved only 1992 Commonwealth Ave., there are several obvious options, all of them preferable to cutting out the stop.
By Bill Potter
Watching Wake Forest play Maryland Jan. 29, it was tough not to be caught up when ESPN's cameras panned the rafters of Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. High above the court hung the jerseys of Tim Duncan and other Demon Deacon stars of past years.
By Nathaniel Campbell
On Feb. 8, I attended a rally on Boston Common in support of an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution defining marriage as a heterosexual union only. Why? Because I was and still am a conservative Catholic who believes that homosexual acts are sinful and wrong, and that gay couples should not defile the sacred institution of marriage.
By John McDargh
The liturgy of an early morning school day in my home is not different from similar celebrations of life in families across the state, at least those who are raising a son who has just crossed the wavering threshold into sixth grade. There is the familiar ritual of call and response:
Sasha, don't dawdle in the bathroom please, you're going to be late for school!
Pop, where are my sneakers?
Look under the sofa by the Nintendo!
Then there is the parallel ritual of recollection and repentance between parents:
Hon, don't forget to pick up a quart of milk on your way home from work!
I just remembered, I have a meeting over at church after supper, can you do homework duty tonight?
Okay, but you need to take Sasha to the orthodontist tomorrow morning I have an early meeting.
By Ryan Connors
Every now and again in the course of human history there are moments when the division between advancement and decline is monumental. For some these divisions are clear, and it is easy to discern the path of cultural progress; while for others, the paths seem all too blurred.
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