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About a boy

Son of BC alum wages battle against leukemia

By Alexis Mark / Columnist
In kindergarten, children learn how to share their snacks, build imaginary cities with blocks, and color inside of the lines. For Elijah Norbert, the year of kindergarten was marked by the discovery of a new word: leukemia. His parents, Stephen Norbert, BC '84, and Kim Norbert, noticed their son suffering from pain in his legs and swollen glands.

Breaking News: Howe/Nauman win UGBC seats

By Ryan Heffernan / Heights Senior Staff
Luke Howe, CSOM '06, and Ben Nauman, A&S '06, were elected the next president and vice president of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College today.

Groups come out for 'Nights'

By Kyle Smeallie / Heights Senior Staff
By the end of Saturday's Late Night in Corcoran Commons, the chairs were all turned toward the stage, where The Bostonians, a folk-rock guitarist, and numerous other campus groups had performed.

Black studies director search to be concluded

Faculty, students express concern over search process

By Michael Kelley / Heights Staff
The nationwide search for a new director of black studies has raised concerns from faculty members within the program and students on campus, as the composition of the search committee and the effectiveness of an evaluation form used in the search are being questioned.

Faculty supports student petition

Nearly 200 faculty and staff members back amendment

By Lai-Yan Tang / Heights Senior Staff
The grassroots movement to include sexual orientation in Boston College's nondiscrimination clause has earned the support of almost 200 faculty and staff members in the last week. Today and tomorrow, students will have the chance to vote on this clause in a referendum on the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) ballot.

Students seek to refocus UGBC Senate

By Kyle Smeallie / Heights Senior Staff
As the candidates for the president and vice president of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) vied for student support, UGBC Senate hopefuls also tried to garner backing to spend the next year representing their respective classes. Though the candidates had different platforms, the legislative campaigns centered on constitutional reform and engaging the average student in UGBC affairs.

Sullivan focuses on employee development

Knowledge of BC's identity, attention to employees mark leadership style

By Carolyn Mattus / Height Senior Staff
Employee development and quiet leadership style marks Leo V. Sullivan's tenure as vice president for Human Resources. As one of the top decision makers at the University, Sullivan plays a hand in nearly every hire made from the cooks in dining services to top-level administrators in the Office of the Academic Vice President.

BC hiring process requires time

By Carolyn Mattus / Height Senior Staff
Boston College, like many other national colleges and universities, seeks to attract and retain the best scholars and administrators to bolster its programs for the benefit of its students. This desire to improve the quality and atmosphere of the University, however, requires more than the typical job interview and résumé.

Texas enrollment analyzed

By Melissa Mixon of the Daily Texan
AUSTIN, Texas - An unpublished study, reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education, said black and Hispanic students from predominately minority schools are less likely to enroll in selective colleges such as the University of Texas at Austin. The report, which examines Texas' top 10 percent law, was conducted by Marta Tienda, a professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University, and Sunny Niu, a research associate at Princeton's Office of Population Research.

Asian-Pacific War recalled by lecture series

By Joanne Hallare
The Boston College history and sociology departments, as well as a few other organizations, are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Asian-Pacific War through a comprehensive lecture series that will illustrate the war's importance, especially its aftereffects on the Asian world.

Joanne Hallare

By Jennifer Peltz of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - In the minds of many Americans, college students are having the time of their lives. So how come Congress is starting to channel money to psychological counseling on college campuses? Colleges across and country say more students - and more troubled ones - are seeking help.

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Can I not hear you now?

By Julia Green / Heights Staff
With the availability and accessibility of technology today, it is virtually impossible to be disconnected from the outside world. Wireless Internet, digital cable, and cell phones seem to tune people more into technology than into each other. They are always in contact, always available, and always in the know.