By Patrick Fouhy / Heights Senior StaffBoston College's Emergency Management Team will conduct the first test of its emergency notification system today. At approximately 2 p.m., text messages will be sent to the cell phones of more than 14,000 students, faculty, and staff who submitted their numbers through Agora over the past year.
ODSD's new e-mail offers an outlet for off-campus complaints
By Julia Wilson / Business AssistantA headline from the March 1966 issue of The Heights read "Local paper cites wild off-campus BC parties." Some might say things haven't changed. Others, especially those working to improve off-campus life and increase communication among neighbors, students, and Boston College administration, might disagree.
Students, Haley House cooperate for charity
By Matthew DeLuca / News EditorHaley House, a nonprofit organization in Boston's South End, has undertaken a new initiative in cooperation with Boston College students. Their product, the BC Cookie, has just arrived in dining halls across campus through the combined efforts of BC students, dining administrators, and Haley House.
Student body president Eve Carson slain in seemingly random crime
By Marina Lopes
The first week of March at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has always been one filled with excitement. With spring break just one week away, students take a break from their studies and focus on preparing for anticipated good times. On Wed. March 5, however, turmoil and grief infected what was supposed to be one of the more carefree weeks in the academic calendar, when a member of the student body was found shot just half a mile away from the campus.
By Soren Lagaard / Heights Senior StaffMonday will bring big changes in the Boston College online community. Agora, the 5-year-old Web interface used to access many University services, is getting a major overhaul. BC Information Technology Services (ITS) is preparing to launch a new version of Agora that promises to be a first step toward providing a one-stop shop of features found on major commercial Web sites like Google.
By Brynne Lee / Managing EditorThanks to a recent initiative of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC), the task of grocery shopping as a BC student just got easier. Undergraduates no longer have to carry their grocery sacks down Hammond Street, or dig through their pockets to find fare for the T.
By Julia Wilson / Business AssistantThe penultimate Agape Latte of the year, sponsored by the Church in the 21st Century and Campus Ministry, was held on Tuesday. Students gathered in Hillside Cafe to hear Dr. Lisa Sowle Cahill of the theology department, a J. Donald Monan professor, speak on the topic of "Sexuality, the Church, Mom & Dad.
By Dave Kete
On Tuesday, Richard Pineda, a professor at the University of Texas-El Paso, spoke about immigration and the often controversial and heated debates associated with it, particularly regarding border patrol. Focusing on the rhetorical framework that opposing sides use to argue their positions, he discussed how language affects the very nature of the debate.
By Meghan Michael / Special Projects EditorIn an increasingly globalized world of big businesses, multinational corporations, and scandal, some have argued that there is a need to reassess the function of ethical principles within the corporate culture. Rev. William J. Byron, S.J., addressed this issue in his book, The Power of Principles: Ethics for the New Corporate Culture, which he discussed in a lecture on Monday night.
Spring Break
