By Kelly McCartney
The Rev. Ken Himes, O.F.M., chair of the theology department, braved a cold night and a recently diagnosed case of Walking Pneumonia to speak to a packed house at Boston College on "Learning to Teach: The Challenge of Catholic Sexual Ethics." The event, co-sponsored by the GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC) and the theology department, was held in the Honors Library this past Wednesday night.
By Tue Tran / Features EditorIn these times of religious tension, people are becoming more aware of the need to look at the similarities of the world's religions rather than the differences. The aim of the nationally recognized group Daughters of Abraham is to do just that, broadening the knowledge of its group members with regard to the religions that have branched from Abraham, namely Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
By Kalyn BelshaNot many students worry about the "Hawks." After all, Boston College doesn't play the University of Iowa or the University of Hartford all that often in athletics. But for Dominic Kim, an Environmental Scholar (ES) and A&S '08, the arrival of the hawks on the BC campus is a constant and ever-present preoccupation.
By Shaelyn Dolen
For the past couple of weeks, the discussion of casinos in Massachusetts has been a hot topic in the news on campus. On Thursday night, the two sides of the issue met head to head in a student debate held in Higgins 300. As a culmination of the events held by the Boisi Center on gambling in Massachusetts, Tim Mooney, A&S '09, and Josh Darr, A&S '09, argued their cases for and against gambling.
By Jennifer Roach
Tradition never graduates. This may be a favorite saying commonly linked to college athletic teams, but here at Boston College, this may apply more appropriately to the 112-year-old endowed scholarship program that has been a component of the BC community since 1895.
Facebook more popular than porn sites
By Meghan Michael
Your class ended early, and you arrive back to your room sooner than expected. You see your roommate sitting at his computer, but when he sees you, he quickly closes his screen with a guilty expression on his face. You can't help but wonder what he had been doing, but you may not need to worry.
By Steven Liu
If there was any silver lining to last weekend, it was that students were able to get an extra hour of sleep thanks to the change back to Eastern Standard Time on Sunday at 2 a.m. Thus, the first year of an extended daylight savings time (DST) period came to an end.
By Julia Wilson
It's an unfortunate common theme among college students today: mounting credit card debt preventing them from financial independence or potential jobs. But are Boston College students guilty of this irresponsible spending?
A recent article in The Daily Titan, the student newspaper at California State University, Fullerton) cited a 2004 survey that found that 91 percent of students had credit cards by their final year in college.
By Katie Cloutier
As medical schools become more selective, many Boston College pre-med students look for ways to become even more "competitive." According to an article published in the Brown Daily Herald, the number of applicants to medical school increased by 8.2 percent this year.
By Amy Chow
Just a cotton swab of a few cells from inside the mouth and a nonsurgical procedure is all it takes today to donate bone marrow. That one swab can help save someone's life. Apparently, not everything you see on Grey's Anatomy is frightening.
Two years ago, Erin Corsini, A&S '09, participated in the Bone Marrow Drive held in honor of a young Boston College alum who lost his life to leukemia.
By Christine Zosche
Everywhere we turn, we are bombarded with messages. Television shows, commercials, newspapers, ads, broadcast news, even the words you are reading right now all aim to make you think a certain way. Blame these observations on my communication major, but I am constantly amazed that in this digital age, we really are not given much chance to think for ourselves.
By Eric Procopio / Heights Contributor"What do you think of Facebook's method of using your photo to advertise products and services?" "I don't see how it can be a problem, as long as people consent." Mandy McNaryGA&S '12 "I think this encourages people to go on Facebook more often, and that decreases time that could be spent creating a genuine community.
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