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The ladies of Ecopledge
By Jennifer Roach / Special Projects Editor
"Going Green" may be the popular catch phrase of '08, but environmentalism is nothing new. People have been fighting to save our planet in peril for decades. In '88, TIME magazine dubbed "The Endangered Earth" the Person, or Planet rather, of the Year. While these five Boston College seniors were mere toddlers when this issue landed in newsstands across the globe, it would eventually evolve into the defining issue of their generation.

Twenty years later, Katherine Walsh, Peggy Fox, Jessica Young, Katie Cava, and Merrill Putnam, all A&S '08, have already done more than most care to do in a lifetime to stop the looming threat of global warming and to protect the environment. Here at BC, their efforts have been seen and felt by everyone from the students living in the residence halls to the upper administrators perched in their offices at the top of campus.
Current Dean of School of Nursing Barbara Hazard to retire in July
By David Kete
The search for the new dean of the Connell School of Nursing (CSON) ended last Friday when it was announced that Susan Gennaro would be the next to head the school. Genarro currently serves as a professor of nursing at New York University and will assume her post at Boston College on July 1.
By Reeves Wiedeman / Heights Senior Staff
Long lines, expensive tickets, and paltry offerings: Those complaints, rather than excitement, have dominated the response from seniors to the Senior Week events that lead up to their impending graduation. Most confusing for students has been the seemingly exorbitant and unexplained ticket prices.
By Julia Wilson / Business Assistant
Boston College plans to create approximately 20 new faculty positions as part of its search to fill as many as 44 faculty positions, announced Provost and Dean of Faculties Cutberto Garza recently. The majority of the newly created positions will be classified as tenure or tenure track.
Student-selected Mary Kaye Waldron Award given to McNellis, S.J.
By Matthew DeLuca / News Editor
The Mary Kaye Waldron Award, given each year to a faculty member selected by members of the student body, was presented to Rev. Paul McNellis, S.J., at a banquet on Monday. Given by the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC), the Mary Kaye Waldron Award is selected entirely by students.
By Patrick Fouhy / Heights Senior Staff
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has begun a three-phase restoration of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. A fence dating back to 1929 around sections of the reservoir has already been removed. The first phase aims to rehabilitate the pathways, and the subsequent phases will include vegetation management and the installation of signs and map boards throughout the park.
By Grant Hatchimonji / Managing Editor
For some students, their college experience would not have been the same without their experience studying abroad. For others, studying abroad was not an option due to financial constraints. Thanks to a $10 million gift from University Trustee Kathleen McGillycuddy and her husband Ronald Logue, chairman and CEO of State Street Corporation, this will no longer be the case.
By Kalyn Belsha
When students at Boston College register for a course, they know there will be required readings, papers, and a final exam, but hardly anyone would expect "social change" to appear on the syllabus. But for the 20 students that enrolled this semester in the newly offered course, Social Change in Action, this is exactly what they wanted.
By Patrick Fouhy / Heights Senior Staff
The Boston College Police Department (BCPD) has replaced part of its cruiser fleet with two new Dodge Chargers, and it plans to add two more by next fall. Ford, which manufactured many of BCPD's current cruisers, planned to stop producing the Crown Victoria in '08.
By Brynne Lee / Managing Editor
The dread students feel as they hand their credit cards to the cashier to purchase textbooks may be slowly beginning to subside. As technology continues to advance, the popularity of electronic textbooks has risen and publishers have begun to create options for students to access textbooks online or through a PDF.
By Matthew DeLuca / News Editor
The Senate Finance Committee launched an effort to probe the endowments of 136 of the wealthiest colleges and universities. Faced with rising college tuition costs and a crunch in student loans, many have raised questions about the financial aid responsibilities of universities with large and growing endowments.
By Marina Lopes
In recent years, the Middle East has seized the spotlight in world affairs. In the past decade, the region has dominated the covers of newspapers, political debates, and American foreign policy. The Middle East's increasingly present role in our daily lives is reflected by the growing popularity of the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS) program at Boston College.
BC senior takes first place in beer brewing competition

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