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Housing Humanity

By Emily Koruda
Habitat for Humanity has been praised through the years as an active force and leader in international volunteer organizations, with Boston College groups frequently joining its efforts. As a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry, Habitat seeks to eliminate poverty worldwide and prides itself on providing housing for families in need.

Film shares Dorothy Day's life of service

By Jamie Fleming
"A saint is someone who does ordinary things in an extraordinary way." Those famous words by Dorothy Day resounded last night as an eclectic audience of students, professors, Jesuits, nuns, devout Catholics, and curious spectators gathered together to watch a screening of the documentary Dorothy Day: Don't Call Me A Saint.

Appalachia spends spring break in service

By Tim Mooney / Opinions Editor
It is 6 p.m. on Sunday and there is an exodus across campus. Duke is just beginning to pick apart the Boston College defense in Durham, N.C., but still they come. Music, singing, and clapping pour out of the Eagle's Nest. Trip leaders form a tunnel to welcome participants into the crowded room.

Meehan talks Iraq, policy

By Michael Madormo
Congressman Marty Meehan - Massachusetts Fifth District and Chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - spoke on Monday at Boston College Law School about his recent trip to Iraq, the country's military readiness, and his effort to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

Women reflect on Catholicism

By Casey Guerin
"When I woke up this morning and saw the snow, I thought to myself, 'If you're going to have a series on women, of course Mother Nature would want to show up,'" said Dawn Overstreet, assistant director of the Church in the 21st Century (C21). Braving the snow, nearly 100 audience members filled the Heights Room for the second installment of the C21's series on women in the church, "Called to Be Catholic: Practices that Nourish Women's Spirituality.

Speaker explores Chiapas' struggle

By Amanda Del Balso / Reporter
On Tuesday evening, a representative from the Red de Defensores spoke to Boston College students about the large-scale threats that globalization poses for the indigenous people in Chiapas, Mexico. Manuel Mendez Guzman titled his lecture "Communities Confronting Globalization.

Panel: 'theocons' in secular U.S.

By Joseph Zaleski
With the election of George W. Bush in 2000, America has witnessed a surge in religious discussion within the political sphere. Discussion has come from the "religious right," a term that is primarily applied to Christian sects that influence or seek to influence law and politics.

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Voices from the Dustbowl

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