News Articles

White Out

As winter blizzard hits campus, grounds crew clears roads, walkways

By Carolyn Mattus / Height Senior Staff
Walking in a winter wonderland was barely possible during the blizzard conditions that hit Boston College and the rest of the Northeast on Saturday afternoon. Snow fell continuously through the night and didn't stop until Sunday afternoon. Twenty-five inches of snow blanketed the campus, spurring the engines of snow plows and the sounds of shovels through the winter air.

Student punished for DUI charge

Summer accident lands sophomore a 2 ½ year sentence

By Carolyn Mattus / Height Senior Staff
William P. Senne, identified as a Boston College student by the The Boston Globe, pled guilty to charges of driving under the influence and slamming into former state trooper Ellen E. Engelhardt's parked cruiser at nearly 100 miles per hour in July 2003.

IT erases Eagle ID search capability

By Carolyn Mattus / Height Senior Staff
Information Technology (IT) will remove the ability to search the University's directory using Ealge ID numbers this week, following a Heights investigation. Currently, any person accessing the directory from Agora or the Boston College Web site can insert a person's first and/or last name, username, or Eagle ID number into the search field to find personal information on any person involved with the University, including students, administrators, faculty, and staff.

Alumnus murdered in Africa

By Alexis Mark / Columnist
Boston College alumnus Rev. Thomas Richard Heath, O.P., BC '43, was murdered on Jan. 13, during an armed robbery of his religious house in Kisumu, Kenya. Heath, who embodied the University's mission of "ever to excel," is best known for writing the legendary BC poem, "Proud Refrain.

Robberies at local ski resorts increase

Ski, snowboard equipment stolen from lodge racks

By Joanne Hallare
With snow in abundance this winter season, skiers and snowboarders should exercise caution when visiting their favorite haunts. Robberies of local ski resorts around the area are on the rise, according to local police departments. Chris Barnett, a concerned parent, contacted to The Heights last week about the theft of his son's snowboard at Nashoba Valley Ski Resort and what he had heard of the current robberies around the area.

Councilor criticizes University land deal

By Alexis Mark / Columnist
Boston City Councilor Jerry McDermott had some harsh words for the Boston College community this week - saying that the University should be "ashamed" for purchasing Archdiocese land in Brighton. McDermott's comments came after Boston Archdiocese officials announced it would close the Our Lady of Presentation School (OLP) and move the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese to the property this summer.

MBTA eyes Night Owl service in cuts

Authority considers reduction in bus services, T conductors

By Kyle Smealie
As a result of a $16 million budget deficit, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is considering eliminating programs popular among the late night college crowd. Among the possible cuts are the Night Owl bus services, the late hours for the 86 Buses that run from the Reservoir T-Stop to Harvard, and the number of drivers on Green Line Trolleys.

Chief prosecutor discusses human rights

International court lawyer shows need for global justice system

By Kyle Smealie
Luis Moreno Ocampo, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), shared shared many anecdotes of his long career in human rights. He discussed his views on genocide, global human rights violations, and the ICC as a visionary legal organization in a lecture on Thursday.

Police Blotter: 1/14/05 - 1/20/05

Calif. schools implement new system to fight cadaver theft

By Marla Jo Fisher and Ronald Campbell
SANTA ANA, Calif. - After five scandals in 10 years, University of California officials are creating a new "inventory control system" to keep track of cadavers donated to their medical schools that includes video cameras, barcodes, and computers. The new system is designed to keep bodies and body parts from being stolen, in the wake of theft scandals at three of the university's five medical schools that have body-donation programs.

News & Notes

Column: Waiting for weight loss at the Plex

By Julia Green / Heights Staff
This year I will not skip class. This year I will stop procrastinating. This year I will find a successful relationship. This year I will be healthier and exercise more. Even though everybody makes New Year's resolutions, most people abandon them shortly after the clock strikes twelve ... or do they? One of the most popular ways to ring in the New Year is to resolve to hit the gym more often.