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Panel looks at election

BC Republicans, other groups bring panel to discuss the election

By Andrew Buttaro / Heights Senior Staff
Students looking for insight into the upcoming presidential election attended a panel discussion in Higgins last Monday night. The event, hosted by the Boston College Republicans and co-sponsored by the Political Science Association (PSA)

Zipcar comes to campus

Company offers students alternative for transportation needs

By Daniel Elliott / Heights Senior Staff
With parking availability tight on campuses, college students often find themselves without cars as a means of transportation. With this in mind, Zipcar, a car rental service founded in 1999, has brought its service to Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.

PSA talk attracts students, faculty

Faculty offer insight into electoral contest

By Andrew Buttaro / Heights Senior Staff
Civic-minded students filled the Higgins auditorium to discuss the upcoming election with faculty members as part of an event put on by the Political Science Association (PSA). The event, which was called "New Hampshire to November: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the 2004 Presidential Campaigns," featured professors Dennis Hale, Marc Landy, and Kay Schlozman of the political science department.

Sinclair caves on Kerry film

By Nikhil Chugani / Heights Staff
The two-week uproar surrounding an anti-Kerry documentary - billed by Kerry supporters as pro-Bush advertising - came to an end last Friday when plans to broadcast the film two weeks before the election were scrapped. Facing pressure from federal agencies, investors, and advertisers, Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the nation's largest TV station owners,

Politically Speaking

9/11 was an act of war, not a crime

By Andrew Buttaro / Heights Senior Staff
I think John Kerry finally gets it. In an interview with the New York Times Magazine a couple weeks ago, the Democratic hopeful laid out his thoughts on how best to combat terrorism and offered illuminating insight into what the national security strategy of a Kerry presidency might be.

The Bottom Line: Sell yourself, and then the product

By John Murray / Heights Senior Staff / Columnist
Sell the person and then the product. Sell yourself, the relationship, and then the product. Sell yourself to your customer, and the product will follow. Say "yes" to people, and they'll say "yes" to you. The sale is the means to an end. Marketing and sales is one of the oldest professions in the world.

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