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Crackdown On Occupancy

As the fall semester draws to a close, students are beginning to feel the repercussions of the Boston City Ordinance prohibiting more than four unrelated undergraduate students from living together in one house or apartment. The “no more than four” rule was unanimously enacted by the Boston Zoning Commission in March 2008.
While most students living off campus last year were exempt from compliance because they signed their lease agreements before the ordinance was passed, this term has witnessed numerous BC undergraduates cited by Boston’s Inspectional Services Division for disobeying it.

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Post Office Not Closing

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has removed the Boston College post office from a list of local post offices slated for closure, University officials reported.
Thomas Keady, vice president of the Office of Governmental and Community Affairs, said the news came in a phone conversation last week with Dennis Tarmey, discontinuance coordinator for the USPS’ Greater Boston region.

Faculty Out On Campus

Boston College faculty and staff who self-identify as GLBTQ said that, for the most part, they have encountered a comfortable environment on campus. However, they said, there athe campus more welcoming.

Core Requirement Encourages Diversity

In an age of globalization and diversified ideology, many colleges and universities around the United Sates are looking for ways to better integrate cultural diversity into their curriculums. Boston College is no exception. The cultural diversity core requirement at BC represents the administration’s desire to create a steppingstone for global discussion and diverse interaction, both academically and beyond the classroom.

Thanksgiving

Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebrated

In an open display of religious solidarity, Boston College students, administrators and faculty gathered yesterday at noon in Corcoran Commons’ Heights Room for a Multi-Faith Thanksgiving Celebration hosted by the Office of Campus Ministry.

Service

Service Marks Anniversary of Six Jesuits Murdered

Members of the Boston College community gathered in the quad Monday night to honor and remember several martyrs of the 1989 El Salvador conflict. The event marked the 20th anniversary of the brutal murder of six Jesuits, their housekeeper, and her daughter at the University of Central America (UCA) by members of a Salvadoran death squad.

DeLeeuw: Part-Time Faculty Crucial

While tenure track faculty may have employment security, adjunct professors are vital to the operation of all universities, including Boston College, both in the classroom and in regards to overall student life.

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Display Features Female Artists

The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) hosted A Room of Our Own (AROOO), an art show for female artists to display their works this Tuesday in the Cabaret Room.
“The idea of it is to provide a space for women artists to come together and showcase their talents,” said Helida Silva, point person for the project and A&S ’10.

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Pueblo Voices Resound at BC

The drumbeats echoed through Lyons Hall Monday night as Native American high school students performed traditional dances for their Boston College hosts. The event, billed “Voices of the Pueblos,” was part of the Jemez-to-BC immersion program, which brings students from the pueblos of Jemez and Zia, New Mexico, to stay with undergraduates for a four-day exchange.

Debate

Dems, Republicans Duke it Out in the Rat

While the Rat is typically known for its luncheon delicacies and Thursday night pub series, it may as well have been painted red and blue last night .

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Search for Summer Internships in Progress

The beginning of winter at Boston College also marks the commencement of the quest taken on by many CSOM students to find the perfect summer internship. Amy Donegan, CSOM liaison and associate director of the Career Center, said that students searching for internships for next summer are bombarding her office. “So many students going abroad in the spring have been scrambling to get internship plans for summer in place before they go overseas,” Donegan said.