By Blair Thill
The American Idol juggernaut boasts the ability to find the best untapped talent in the nation, yet year after year we meet the same contestants over and over again. There are the resident rockers and country singers, the black female powerhouses, and the excruciatingly boring power-ballad singers.
By Matthew DeLuca
President George W. Bush, when asked about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's September visit to Columbia University, was quoted by Fox News Channel as having said, "I mean, when you really think about it, he's the head of a state sponsor of terror, he's .
By Pilar Landon / Heights Senior StaffFor students, having Steve Montgomery come to the door is probably not the highlight of a weekend evening. But for Allston-Brighton residents looking for a good night's sleep, he may be the most welcome sight they see.
As part of an exclusive look into the off-campus policing situation, Heights editors accompanied Montgomery on one of his nightly routes from 10 p.
By Julia Wilson
There is no such thing as merely 'undergraduate' research.
"Research is research," said Amir Hoveyda, professor in the chemistry department, in an e-mail. "When an undergraduate scholar joins one of the research groups in the chemistry department at Boston College, they are treated as a respected member of that group.
By Jennifer Roach
For eons, it seems, the university-ranking systems in the United States have been dominated by the popular U.S. News & World Report's annual list of the top schools ranked by department in the country. A new for-profit company, however, has emerged, and is ready to challenge the snobbery of reputation-based rankings that has been a component of U.
By Shaelyn Dolen
Appalachia, Pulse, Campus School: These are only a few of the many volunteer opportunities at Boston College. As a Jesuit university that places great importance on service to others, volunteering has worked its way into almost every student's undergraduate career.
By Tue Tran / Features EditorAlthough the majority of students dread a lengthy senior thesis, perhaps they would view the project more favorably if it involved a subject as intriguing as sex, politics, religion and the life of Henry Ward Beecher. They might even be able to use it as the foundation for a nationally acclaimed book, as in the case of Debby Applegate, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography The Most Famous Man in America.
By Catherine Cloutier
In a New York Times article, Kofi A. Annan, the secretary general of the United Nations, said, "Every day lost is a day when 10,000 more people become infected with HIV. We can beat this disease, and we must."
Shelley White, a Teaching assistant in the sociology department, repeated these poignant lines last Tuesday night at the panel discussion "AIDS Today," sponsored by the AIDS Awareness Committee (ACC).
By Julia Wilson
With alumni from the past 40 years represented, the Undergraduate Government of Boston College's first-ever Presidents and Vice Presidents Reunion on Friday and Saturday was a time for those alumni to return to BC to share their experiences with other former UGBC officials and the current president and vice president, Jenniffer Castillo, A&S '08, and Dan Sievers, A&S '08.
By Pat Gallagher
Amid all the hype surrounding Jacksonville, Fla., this weekend, the Hoops for Hope three-on-three basketball tournament nonetheless drew a great turnout as it tipped off early Saturday morning.
Founded in 2002 and run through the Volunteer Service and Learning Center (VSLC), the tournament directly benefits the Jimmy V.
By Christine Zosche
What were your classes like in first grade? If they were like mine in my little public school in New Jersey, you did a lot of hands-on learning, including art projects, story time, dioramas, and the like. I remember a project that was assigned to my little sister's class - it involved each student taking home a teddy bear and photographing it, while making a diary recounting what adventures the students embarked on with the bear in tow.
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