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Officials set Super Bowl safety rules

Boston Police crack down on Super Bowl celebrations

By Kyle Smeallie / Heights Senior Staff
In an effort to foster better relations with area colleges, the Boston Police Department (BPD) hosted a meeting Jan. 31 at BPD headquarters with university leaders to discuss the security issues facing students following the Super Bowl on Sunday. "We have to send a message, loud and clear, to the few people bent on causing problems, that we are not going to tolerate it," said Katherine O'Toole, police commissioner and BC '76.

Dyson analyzes 'black identity'

Perceptoins of hip-hop, black youth scrutinized

By Alexis Mark / Columnist
With the "rawness of gangsta rap" making a comeback, Michael Eric Dyson visited Boston College Monday to probe the deeper meanings underlying the thuggish portrayals of blacks in hip-hop culture.

University served with RIAA

By Carolyn Mattus / Height Senior Staff
Boston College was served a subpoena last week by the Recording Industry Association of American (RIAA) that requires the University to disclose the name of a student who shared files illegally on the Internet. The RIAA put out a press release regarding a series of lawsuits in the process of being filed in November, one of which was to BC.

Future of Circle Cinemas unclear

By Kyle Smeallie / Heights Senior Staff
A local developer has made a proposal to purchase the land on which Circle Cinemas is located and make it into a housing complex. The possible shutdown has Cleveland Circle business owners, residents, and students sharing mixed reactions and nostalgic memories of the theater.

Initiative enters final phase

Over 200 proposals to be compiled for Board of Trustees

By Carolyn Mattus / Height Senior Staff
The Assessment and Planning Initiative will enter its final phase this semester, producing some 200 proposals that will effectively shape the future of the University for the next 10 years. The committee, chaired by Academic Vice President John J. Neuhauser and Executive Vice President Patrick Keating, will review the proposals and organize them for a presentation to the Board of Trustees in June.

Scholars explore stem cell research

By Chris Laws / Heights Staff
Is stem cell research ethical? Should it even be pursued? Dozens packed the Fulton Debate room Wednesday to hear four different perspectives on the future of stem cell research, a topic heavily laden with issues of morality and feasibility. The panelists included Lisa Cahill, Monan professor of theology, Hille Haker, associate professor of Christian ethics at Harvard Divinity School, Rev.

Campus increases recycling facilities

Additional bins bring recycling closer to students

By Carolyn Mattus / Height Senior Staff
Boston College officials are urging students to "save that stuff" when it comes to paper and plastic goods. The University has added more recycling bins throughout Middle Campus, put decal stickers on the side of recycling containers, and subcontracted its recycling agreements to "Save That Stuff," a company that gets its jobs from Browning Ferris Industries.

Faculty debates Chechen crisis

By Brady Smith / Heights Staff
The ongoing conflict between the Russian government and Chechen separatists is brutal, growing, and unlikely to end any time soon, said professors Paul Christensen of the political science department and Cynthia Simmons of the Slavic and Eastern languages department last night.

Author criticizes U.S. suburbanization

Urbanist foresees energy dependence as downfall of neighborhoods

By Megan Holmberg
Writer James Howard Kuntsler discussed the impact of the "American Dream" on the urban sprawl and suburbanization of the United States on Tuesday. Kunstler is the author of nine novels and three books on urban and suburban issues. He spends time journeying to different cities around the world in order to gain insight into the issues surrounding urban development.

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GWU senior arrested for protesting workers' rights

By Elizabeth Chernow of the DC Bureau
(UWIRE) WASHINGTON - Imagine spending nine hours in a room the size of a walk-in closet. That was exactly what George Washington University senior Beth Pellettieri faced after being arrested in her student center for protesting the treatment of university workers last spring.

University center primary concern of Planning Initiative

By Joanne Hallare
At the forefront of the Assessment Planning Initiative are plans to construct a student center. Advocates say the campus lacks a central hub where students, faculty, staff, and administrators can congregate, as well as space to hold meetings and functions.

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