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Ferrell yucks it up with BC crowd

By Grant Hatchimonji / Managing Editor
For the first time in months, an event was held at Conte Forum that packed the stands. As part of the Funny or Die Comedy Tour and a promotion for his upcoming film, Semi-Pro, celebrity funnyman Will Ferrell and fellow comedians Demetri Martin, Nick Swardson, and Zach Galifianakis brought raucous laughter to a sold-out crowd at Boston College last night. The team of comics was also accompanied by Will Arnett, husband of BC grad Amy Poehler. The event was hosted by the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC), which got in an early bid for one of the tour's stops for the University's spring event.

Link found between friends, lbs.

Study reveals that social networks influence weight

By Alexi Chi / Editor-In-Chief
"Find yourself packing it on? Blame friends." "Obesity is contagious, study finds." "Are your friends making you fat?" So read headlines at the top of The New York Times, Time magazine, and NPR's Morning Edition after the release of a study titled "The spread of obesity in a large social network over 32 years" in The New England Medical Journal in July of last year.

Professors sound off on '08 primaries

By David Kete
For the majority of Boston College students, last week's "Super Tuesday" primary elections were an opportunity to see the country's reaction to several months of campaigning by the major party candidates. Most students also probably thought that both races would be long over by the time the last results came in Tuesday night, firmly entrenching the two major party candidates in their positions for the majority of the remainder of 2008.

Gender roles still evident in politics

By Molly Whiteman
A recent survey conducted by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions among students taking the Law School Admissions Test revealed interesting statistics about the number of law school students interested in pursuing political careers.

Asuo-Mante wins scholarship

By Joseph Zaleski / Opinions Editor
At 5:35 p.m. on Tuesday evening, a trickle became a deluge as students, faculty, and administrators entered the Rat to find their reserved tables among the many gathered to celebrate the 26th annual awards banquet for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship. This year's three finalists, out of the extensive applicant pool, included Kristi Scriven, A&S '09, Eric Asuo-Mante, A&S '09, and Shadiyah Curry, A&S '09. University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., presented each of the finalists with a $1,000 gift certificate to the Boston College Bookstore. "All three of you are winners," Leahy said. The 2008 MLK, Jr. Scholarship was awarded to Asuo-Mante.

UGBC hopefuls face off in primary debate

By Jennifer Roach / Special Projects Editor
Five teams running for president and vice president of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) participated in the first debate of the campaigning season last night, sponsored by the UGBC Elections Committee. Immediately following, the teams took part in a second debate sponsored by the AHANA Leadership Council (ALC) and the GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC), creating a one-night event that forced the candidates to cover a wide range of topics.

United Nations adapts for international challenges

By Marina Lopes
From a handful of students in a classroom at Brown University to over one thousand diplomats from around the globe at the 2005 World Summit, Thomas Weiss has spoken to all kinds of audiences about the international responsibility to uphold human rights. Yet when he came to Boston College on Wednesday night, he treated his audience exactly as he would have any diplomat.

iPod an essential Plex accessory

By Lauren Viola
It seems that one can hardly walk into a gym these days without seeing white iPod earphones dangling from the ears of everyone there, and Boston College's own frequenters of the William Flynn Recreational Complex confirm the fact: Music just keeps you going.

BC restricts off-campus housing

By Patrick Fouhy / Heights Senior Staff
As reported earlier this year by the Boston Herald, Boston College plans to restrict students from living in one- and two-family homes in Allston, Brighton, and Chestnut Hill as part of its future housing plans. The restrictions will go into effect once the construction of housing on the Brighton Campus is complete - a project that will add 500 beds to the former archdiocese property.

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