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Boat Cruise sets sail

Sellout crowd of 600 boards annual ALC Boat Cruise Saturday

By Pilar Landon / Heights Senior Staff
From the glamorous ladies to the dapper fellows, the annual AHANA Leadership Council (ALC) Boat Cruise started the year off right. A sellout crowd of 600 boarded the Spirit of Boston to cruise around the harbor for two hours, complete with food, friends, and dancing.

Students displaced following fire

Strathmore apartment fire leaves at least nine BC students homeless

By Pilar Landon / Heights Senior Staff


At least nine Boston College students were displaced following a fire in their apartment at 11 Strathmore Road early Friday morning. Firefighters believe that the fire, deemed accidental, stemmed from a smoldering charcoal grill located on a rooftop deck. No serious injuries were reported, and no criminal charges will be filed against residents or their visitors.

Nate Mellor, A&S '11, was asleep when he said he heard a faint call from someone yelling fire. "I looked out and saw fire reflected in the windows of the house across the street," he said.

Candidates push for ROTC

By David Kete
In the wake of Columbia University's recent decision to allow its Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program back on campus, both presidential nominees publicly stated that they favor the reinstatement of ROTC programs at all American colleges and universities.

Green jobs draw grads

Undergrads choose green jobs in effort to sustain communities

By Sebastian Sarmiento-Saher
The environment has gotten much attention from both presidential campaigns of late, but the issue is nothing new for students on college campuses. Undergraduates attentive to the need for increased environmental awareness have helped raise the issue to prominence and make it a talking point on the campaign trail.

"A Deeper Calling": Convocation

By Pilar Landon / Heights Senior Staff
Convocation activities of Thursday marked the start of four years at Boston College for members of the class of 2012. Coming together for the first of two ceremonial "bookend" parades through campus, freshmen were encouraged to make the most of the liberal education lying before them and build a community of their peers.

Allies rally seeks to encourage dialogue

By Alexi Chi / Editor-In-Chief
Last Friday, a sea of students wearing red flooded the O'Neill Plaza for the Support Love Rally. The event, co-sponsored by Allies and the GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC), attracted a crowd over 100 strong. Standing on a platform in the plaza, Diana Nearhos, president of Allies and A&S '11, explained the purpose of the event: "Allies is a GLBT straight alliance.

Faiths find common ground in dialogue

By Daniel Monan
Friday marked the inaugural meeting of the Boston College Symposia on Interreligious Dialogue, sponsored by the BC theology department, the Church in the 21st Century Center, and the newly created School of Theology and Ministry. It was the first in a series of lectures scheduled to take place over the next five years that will focus on the commonalities between different religious traditions and promote the open exchange of ideas between peoples of varying faiths.

BC Democrats rally as elections draw closer

By Patrick Gallagher
While the masses were preparing to see the Boston College Eagles take on Central Florida on Saturday, a handful of students representing BC Democrats were in attendance at the Students for Change rally at Boston University. Featuring Governor Deval Patrick, Congressman Michael Capuano (D-Mass.

Voices from the Dustbowl

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