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Candidates go head-to-head

By Christopher Maroshegyi / Heights Senior Staff
The Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) elections committee on Saturday hosted its second presidential debate, as presidential and vice presidential candidates polished their platforms and geared up for the primary election on Thursday. Candidates discussed their goals if elected, fielded questions from representatives for The Heights, The Observer, and The Patriot, and addressed questions and concerns from audience members.

MLK, Jr., Scholarship presented to Grant

Speakers make pleas for universal diversity

By Grant Hatchimonji / Managing Editor
"Boston College's creation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship was not just historic, but visionary," said Darcel D. Clark - a New York Supreme Court Justice, a BC Trustee, and the first recipient of the scholarship in 1982 - on the night of the 25th Anniversary Martin Luther King, Jr.

McMullen opens doors to Belgian modernist art

By Chris Bone
Devlin Hall felt more like a cocktail party than an admissions building Tuesday night. There was mood lighting, live music, scattered conversation, desserts, and, oh yes, art - Belgian modernist art, to be exact. All the pomp was for the McMullen Museum's new exhibit: A New Key: Modern Belgian Art from the Simon Collection.

Catholicism plays variety of roles in classroom

By Meghan Michael
Since its founding in 1863, Boston College has had its identity rooted in the fact that it is a Catholic, Jesuit university. This identity has propagated questions concerning how its Catholic foundation plays a role in the classroom, including questions of what effect Catholic professors have on education and how the Catholic nature of BC ultimately impacts the students' education.

Islamic studies might go major

By Emily Bowen
Five years after the first students registered for a Middle Eastern and Islamic studies (MEIS) minor, Boston College may approve an Islamic civilizations and cultures major this spring, which would be a huge step for a university often questioned for its consideration of cultural diversity.

Dating 'dated' at college

By Jamie Fleming
Since the 1950s, the youth of the United States has moved steadily away from the practice of courtship to the now-prevalent "hook-up" culture. Nowhere is this trend more evident than on college campuses today. But why is it that the practice of formal dinner-and-a-movie dating has become so … out-dated? According to a 2001 report by the Institute for American Values (IAV), titled "Hooking Up, Hanging Out, and Hoping for Mr.

Speaker goes back to basics with Islam

By Emily Koruda
Following the Sept. 11 attacks, many Americans used the Islamic religion as a convenient scapegoat for the political and religious turmoil that was occurring throughout the world. Since then, religious intolerance, often born from American ignorance, has escalated.

TWIN Awards honor technology-savvy professors

By Katie Julian
Throughout the month of February, Instructional Design and eTeaching Services at Boston College is asking students to nominate distinguished faculty for a Teaching with New Media (TWIN) Award in recognition of their use of innovative technology in the classroom.

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Voices from the Dustbowl

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