By Pilar Landon / Editor-in-ChiefThough the night was chilly, it was not the wind that left goose bumps on the skin of those who attended last night's "Take Back the Night."
It was the stories of three survivors of rape and sexual assault and their openness to convey the hurt, frustration, fear, and confusion that they felt.
Researchers earn a collective $2.5 million
By Meghan Michael
This year, five Boston College faculty members have received early-career awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) recognizing and supporting their commitment to scholarship and education.
Five assistant professors - Steve Bruner (chemistry), Vidya Madhavan (physics), David Martin (computer science), Noah Snyder (geology and geophysics) and Stella Yu, a Clare Booth Luce assistant professor of computer science - have been awarded this high distinction.
By Alexi Chi / News EditorParents across the country have finally figured out what students at Boston College have known all along: BC is great place to go to school.
In a recent nationwide survey released by The Princeton Review and published in the book The Best 361 Colleges by Robert Franek, BC ranked sixth as the university that parents considered a dream school for their children.
Program reaches out to two more local schools
By Jamie Fleming
Commonly referred to as "the leaky science pipeline," fewer and fewer women show interest in science as they make their way through their educations and into the working world. Although it is more of a trend than a steadfast rule, it is a nationwide issue that is present in Massachusetts and, at times on Boston College's campus.
By Kelly McKowen
As colleges continue to raise tuition prices, student loan companies around the nation have earned a special place in the education process. Though many of these companies do indeed help families to manage the exorbitant costs that universities now charge, there are some that seem to bend the rules in finding potential clients.
By Christopher Maroshegyi / Heights Senior StaffIn an ongoing effort to educate students about rape on campus during this year's CARE Week, the Women of Color Caucus and the Women's Resource Center hosted a lecture on Monday by professor Sean McGuffey of the sociology department, examining "Gender, Race and Rape.
By Alaric Dearment
(U-WIRE) MUNCIE, Ind.-Ball State University junior Paul Grant found something amiss last summer when he accessed Wikipedia.
"Somebody had erased everything under 'China' and put 'A bunch of chinks live there,'" he said.
That didn't deter him from using the popular online encyclopedia, however, and he still uses it two or three times a week, he said.
