News Articles

Nursing students make inaugural service trip to Nicaragua over break

By Katie Julian
"I've seen what it is like for people to be vulnerable in every sense - financially, mentally, and physically," said Courtney Pladsen, CSON '07. Reflecting on her recent medical service/immersion trip to Managua, Nicaragua, with nine fellow nursing students and three professors, Pladsen noted that after encountering the dire health conditions of the impoverished, she better understands the need for nurses to treat the patient as a whole person as opposed to focusing on the dealing with a localized injury.

CSOM soars to 14th best business program in nation

New ranking marks jump from last year's position as 23rd-best undergrad program, citing 'invaluable' networking and faculty

By Christopher Maroshegyi / Heights Senior Staff
From Wall Street to boardrooms all across the country, Boston College's Carroll School of Management is becoming a household name. In recent years, CSOM has flown up the charts of business school rankings, and in a recent poll released by BusinessWeek magazine, CSOM has been ranked as the 14th best undergraduate business program in the nation.

Student assaulted at popular local nightclub

By Pilar Landon / Heights Senior Staff
A female Boston College student was assaulted March 1 at the popular local bar and nightclub An Tua Nua. The student has given the Boston Police Department a description of the assailant, but an investigation is still ongoing. The student, a senior, said she was on the dance floor when she experienced unwanted physical contact from a man she did not know or recognize.

Almost 100 dead in campus related fires since 2000

By Alexi Chi / Editor-In-Chief
It's the blaring siren that sounds in the middle of a lazy Sunday afternoon and forces you into the bitter Boston winter. It's the resident director declaring that decorative lighting can only be displayed from October to December. With a strict fire safety policy come these small inconveniences that make many students grumble.

Student reporters partner with CNN

Web site offers practice, exposure to grassroots reporting

By Chris Bone
In a race to stay fresh and preempt amateur competition on the Internet, CNN has recently acquired ThePalestra.com, a young media outlet staffed by college students all over the country who cover everything from world news to residence halls in an MTV-inspired bit called "College Town Cribs.

Bush's budget proposal could help students

By Molly McCabe / The BG News
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- President George W. Bush's recent budget proposal for 2008 could help more needy college students than ever before. Included in President Bush's $2.9 trillion budget proposal is an increase in the Pell Grant, according to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

News and Notes

Study shows women prefer clothing over sex

By Janice McDuffee / Daily Illini
(UWIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A closet filled with a brand new wardrobe, or spending over a year without sex: would the average woman actually choose fashion over a man? According to a pre-Valentine Day poll taken by consumer products company Unilever, the average woman would prefer to abstain from sex for up to 15 months in exchange for a closet full of new clothes.

20-year-old CEO gives live lessons to students

By Grant Hatchimonji / Managing Editor
"If you want to make change, you have to help the people who can't help themselves or don't have the option to. That's what I live by," said Benoit Brookens at last night's presentation on his entrepreneurial career.

Speaker addresses rift between Judiasm and Christianity

By Thomas Keane
"I go around trying to talk up Israel and Jewish-Christian understanding," said JoAnn Magnuson, the guest speaker at "Understanding Christian Support for Israel." The event was organized by the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning. The Center's executive director, Philip Cunningham, spoke after Magnuson, and he joined her after the presentation to answer questions from the audience.

Gonzales scolded over recent firings

By Merrill Hartson / AP Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Wednesday he was troubled by the Justice Department's misleading explanations to Congress of why it fired eight U.S. attorneys, and said he expected his attorney general to fix the problem. Bush said he stood by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales amid calls for Gonzales' ouster.

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