Opinions Articles

BC's investments must reflect mission

By Nick Salter
For a University that proclaims to be a leading institution of higher education, a grade of C minus is utterly unacceptable. That is, however, the overall mark Boston College recently received on the report card from the Sustainable Endowment Institute (SEI).

An Oxford lecture on the Super Bowl

By Kathryn Dill / Reporter
Call me un-American, but I've never been that into the Super Bowl. Sure, I've been to Super Bowl parties; I've watched pre-game coverage, and post-game coverage, and post-post game commentary the next morning. I've watched the halftime show and closely followed the public relations storm following Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction.

A ministry of social justice

By Colm Willis / Reporter
The cold wind whipped through our coats as we walked past Copley Square through downtown Boston. It was around 5 p.m., and the city was just getting dark. The Rev. Tony Corcoran, S.J., who had just received his doctorate that morning, had left his congratulatory party early to come with us to visit some of our homeless friends in the city.

'America's mayor' in strong position for '08

By Andrew Buttaro / Heights Senior Staff
With the 2008 race off to a fast start, there have already been some big surprises (Obama, anyone?). But the biggest shocker so far has to be how strong "America's mayor" is running in the polls. The conventional wisdom on Rudy Giuliani is that while he's popular among the general electorate, he's too liberal to win a Republican primary.