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Zoning codes target Boston students

A new city ordinance could keep students out of Brighton homes

By Richard Patterson
Living in a house with 12 other people may not be the norm, but at Boston College, the practice has become commonplace.

Many of the homes in the areas surrounding BC's campus are constructed with the goal of housing as many students as possible.

A Boston zoning code, however, disallows more than four unrelated persons living together in a single family dwelling. The zoning code has a strict definition of family; only direct relatives within the second degree of kinship count, and those fitting into these restraints are allowed to live together.

Because of a court case settled in 2003, however, a precedent for laxity regarding housing restriction in the Boston area has been set.

Bostonians join in worldwide protest

By Matthew DeLuca / News Editor
"No more kidnapping. No more lies. No more murders. No more FARC." Hundreds of Colombian supporters gathered in Government Center on Monday to join in an international protest against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), calling for peace and an end to the guerrilla group with a 44-year history of violence in Colombia.

Applicants hit all-time high at 31k

By John Conor Michalek
Admissions season - every college student remembers it with varying degrees of fondness. This year, high school students from across the nation applied to Boston College in unprecedented numbers. This new record trumps that of last year, when applicants vied for positions in the class of 2011.

Bringing back the Dream

As times change, students reevaluate the American dream

By Jennifer Roach / Special Projects Editor
The American Dream was a concept first realized by the forefathers of this country. The men and women who anchored on the sandy shores of Plymouth, Mass. 388 years ago envisioned this as a land of plenty, of freedom, and of hope. Today, Boston College is less than 50 miles away from that first landing, from the first steps those dreaming men and women took on American soil.

Faculty donations lean left

By Casey Guerin
College faculties and administrations have continually ranked among the top contributors to presidential campaigns in the nation, and this year their presence is stronger than ever. The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that educators donated $6.2 million to the presidential campaigns of the 2008 election season as of Dec.

Kumar goes to the White House

By Matthew DeLuca / News Editor
Kal Penn holds degrees in film and sociology from the University of California - Los Angeles, and has starred in television shows 24 and House, M.D., as well as movies such as Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and The Namesake. Over the last couple of months, he has taken on a new role as a volunteer for Sen.

Role of homosexuality in church questioned

By Kelly McCartney
Natural law suggests that there are a set of rules that are determined by the very nature of humanity, creating laws that are universally true and not bound by any creed. Professor Stephen Pope of the theology department discussed natural law and how it relates to both Catholicism and homosexuality as part of the GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC) and the theology department's series on Catholicism and Sexual Ethics.

Students skip Tijuana for Google

By Amy Chow
The TechTrek program provides Boston College undergraduate students with the opportunity to interact with top executives from Apple, Google, and eBay. During spring break, students interested in business will take part in a field study in Silicon Valley and San Francisco.

BC students dance to support hospital

By Brynne Lee / Managing Editor
This spring, the sixth annual Dance Marathon will take place at the William Flynn Recreational Complex to raise money to benefit the children of the Franciscan Hospital for Children (FHC). Last year, the event raised over $50,000 for the hospital. Dance Marathon is scheduled to take place on March 29 beginning at noon and concluding at midnight.

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