At Convocation, Senator challenges class to serve others
By Pilar Landon / Heights Senior StaffAs McCain arrived on campus Monday evening, he faced the challenge of not only addressing some 5,000 students and faculty in the third annual Freshman Convocation address, but of once again publicly holding steadfast to his own ideals.
Campus' marquee building set for renovation in 2007
By Pilar Landon / Heights Senior StaffIn anticipation of Boston College's 150-year anniversary, Gasson Tower is set to undergo restorations that would replace much of the exterior stone and windows. Although the construction would not begin until after commencement in 2007, pending approval, architects and structural engineers are currently assessing the building in preparation for the project.
Attempt at Dunkin' Donuts franchise in Lyons fell through
By Tracie SwartzbaughWith sales steadily declining in the dining hall over the past several years, Boston College Dining Services (BCDS) officials made several changes to the Lyons dining hall, including possibly turning it into a Dunkin' Donuts franchise. Though "The Rat" has undergone major, and somewhat controversial changes, the DD franchise was not one of them.
By Andres Navas / ReporterIn difficult conflicts, such as the one being waged in Israel and Palestine, it is easy to hear the voices of each side faulting one another. Sometimes though, it is the combined voice of both sides wishing to find resolution to the conflict that needs to be heard the most.
ALC leaders, students hold dialogue on summer hate crimes
By Chris Bone
The AHANA Leadership Council (ALC) held a town meeting last night to discuss the swastika drawn on its office whiteboard over the summer and how the group will react to what it sees as widespread, unconscious racism here at Boston College. The swastika represented "the racism I always knew existed among the student body and administration," said Seye Akinbulumo, ALC vice president and A&S '07.
Struggle between Hezbollah, Israel studied under academic lens
By Joe Tauke / ReporterThe recent surge in violence between Israel and Hezbollah has once again brought the tiny Jewish state to the forefront of regional politics, with members of both sides calling for changes that rarely share common ground. The continued effort to solve the Israeli puzzle prompted Donald Hafner, a professor in the political science department, to bring two of his colleagues, Timothy Crawford and Rev.
By Shelly Brown
Think back to fifth grade; to the desertion of dodgeball, the sweeping surge of preteen angst, and of course, the official "sex talk." Chances are, day-to-day scholarly tasks don't dominate your recollections. Chances are, these responsibilities posed no unattainable hurdles to you.
By Jenna Johnson, Daily Nebraskan (U. Nebraska)
(U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb.-The question "Do you believe in God?" just doesn't cut it for America's complex religious scene, a group of Baylor University researchers decided after conducting a massive religious survey.
Such a question doesn't factor in newly-born religions, moral issues, heaven and hell, The Da Vinci Code, the war on terror, UFO sightings and politics - all things these researchers say contribute to one's definition of "God.
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