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Rombalski named VP student affairs

By Alexi Chi / Editor-In-Chief
Patrick H. Rombalski, current vice president for student affairs at John Carroll University, has been named vice president of student affairs at Boston College. In his new role, Rombalski will manage nine departments at BC, including the Office for the Dean for Student Development, the Office of Residential Life, and the Office of AHANA Student Programs.

'Heights' elects new board

New and returning editors have enthusiasm and talent

By Heights Staff Report
Seventeen new board members and 19 returning editors join the 2008 editorial board of The Heights, which is responsible for the production and operation of Boston College's independent student newspaper. Members were elected by editors from the 2007 board as well as staff members last November.

After lull, rise in early applicants

By Meghan Michael / Special Projects Editor
As Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Virginia await the results of their first year without an early admissions program, other universities, including Boston College, already appear to be reaping the benefits. Many universities that kept their early admissions programs noted a significant increase in the number of early applications they've received this year, which some attribute to the loss of the programs at Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Virginia.

Academics expand on an international scale

By Briana Fasone
Considered one of the driving forces of the general globalization phenomenon, the internationalization of academic institutions has become a point of interest over the past decade. As the demand for globally proficient employees increases, Boston College, like the vast majority of universities across the United States, has repeatedly emphasized its commitment to international education.

BC professors maintain tenure despite national trend

By Jennifer Roach / Special Projects Editor
A petition to grant tenure to Boston College's Ralf Gawlick, a professor in the music department, is just one of the many recent attempts by BC's students to voice their opinions about the growing tenure crisis facing colleges nationwide. The much-loved professor has developed a sort of cult following, and when students learned he was hoping to attain a full-time tenure-track position, they banded together to help convince the administration that Gawlick was more than deserving.

Psych project earns more than class credit

By Joseph Zaleski / Opinions Editor
It is not often that university term projects cross the line that divides intellectual exercise from "practical" action. This was the intent, however, for Kevin McIntyre, a professor in the psychology department, when he allowed students in his Social Psychology class to choose "Persuasion Techniques and Charitable Giving" as a topic for their final project of the fall semester.

Panel explores immigration

By Kelly McCartney
Impassioned debate on the controversial, but extremely relevant, issue of immigration characterized the Organization of Latin American Affairs' (OLAA) first-ever Immigration Panel. The event, which was co-sponsored by the College Republicans, was held on Thursday, Dec.

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