News Articles

Breaking the silence

BC community stands in solidarity to 'take back the night'

By Alexi Chi / Editor-In-Chief
Approximately 300 students huddled around a podium in O'Neill Plaza last night, listening in silence as three of their peers shared personal stories about rape and sexual assault. "Take Back the Night," co-coordinated by the Women's Resource Center (WRC), the Lynch School of Education, and the Alcohol and Drug Education Program, was the capstone event of the 2008 Concerned About Rape Education (CARE) campaign. Rape and sexual assault are not issues to be taken lightly at Boston College. From 2004-2006, there were a total of 22 reported forced-sex offenses. Of these, 17 were on campus, and 13 were in residence halls; the number of unreported rapes and assaults may have been much higher.

A story of rape

By A rape survivor and BC student as told to by Alexi Chi
All of my thoughts are meant to convey one solid message: I'm writing this as a victim of a horrible circumstance; a circumstance that, through therapy, I've realized is not my fault, but one to which I made myself vulnerable and one that I could have, in my opinion, potentially lessened the severity of if I had I taken certain precautions.

Wilson speaks on war

The rough-and-tumble congressman addressed falling in love with America, and the movie and book that made him a household name.

By Pilar Landon / Heights Senior Staff
It's going to take more than a heart transplant to take Charlie Wilson off his game. Tom Hanks's latest alter-ego - the real Wilson - found himself facing a packed Irish Room on Thursday night, with students perched on windowsills and lining the room's perimeter.

Palestine series launches

Students use lectures, film to raise awareness of refugees' situation

By Meghan Michael / Special Projects Editor
In 1948, the state of Israel was established, and since then, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been a prominent, volatile, and divisive issue in world affairs. The plight of the Palestinian refugees and their descendants who were and continue to be displaced, however, is a story some say often gets forgotten.

Code restricts student housing

By Pilar Landon / Heights Senior Staff
Since the March 12 passing of a new City of Boston zoning ordinance, students may need to rethink their off-campus living situations. The regulation, effective immediately, changes the definition of 'family' to exclude a group of five or more "full-time undergraduate students at a postsecondary educational institution" from being considered a family.

Grad schools jump in rank

By Steven Liu
Boston College just earned another honor for its excellence in academics. Actually, make that four. Four BC graduate programs improved their standings in US News & World Report's latest annual graduate school rankings. The Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW), the Lynch School of Education (LSOE), the Carroll School of Management (CSOM), and Boston College Law School all moved up in their respective categories.

Cardinal calls for hope

Annual Canisius lecture calls for moral participation in politics

By Matthew DeLuca / News Editor
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez spoke at this year's Canisius lecture sponsored by the Jesuit Institute. Rodriguez is the archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and the president of Caritas International, an organization that coordinates church outreach and relief programs.

11 Seconds: A story of hope

By Brynne Lee / Managing Editor
He lived his lifelong dream for only 11 seconds. Travis Roy, quadriplegic, motivational speaker, and former Boston University hockey player, spoke to hundreds of Boston College students on Tuesday. The event commenced with a video of Roy's childhood, his accident, and his life now.

Fliers stir University reaction

April Fools' 'joke' called racist by some

By Meghan Michael / Special Projects Editor
While April 1 is often known for its jokes and pranks, fliers posted in residence halls and around campus in the early hours of April Fools' Day drew varied responses from within the Boston College community that caused University officials to take action.

Use your 'spiritual shovel'

By Joseph Zaleski / Opinions Editor
Spiritual discernment is often a practice relegated to college students scouring their souls for information about a proper "vocation," a dense term applied to either a general "married life versus the religious orders" dialogue or to a very specific question of professional career. This, however, is a misguided approach, said Catherine Brunell, the head of Christian Life Communities in Campus Ministry, and Tuesday's speaker at Agape Latte.

Khrushcheva talks Russian lit

By Caitlin Arnould / Reporter
When Nina Khrushcheva was asked Monday evening if Russians view the requirements for happiness the same way as Americans view them, she responded that recently in Russia she was instead tellingly asked, "What is happiness?"; a similar question, only one inherently more Russian. Her answer is that "Happiness is not to ask what happiness is."

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