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BC joins ACC schools in candlelight vigil

By Pilar Landon / Editor-in-Chief
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Over 900 students, faculty, and staff gathered to hear these words of comfort Tuesday night at a vigil in St.

Administrators address security concerns

By Christopher Maroshegyi / Heights Senior Staff
In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, the academic institutions that generally pride themselves on providing all the answers to its students have been left in a cloud of ambiguity. Universities across the nation have been left looking for answers as to how a Virginia Tech student was able to shoot and kill 32 students and professors in the worst mass killing in U.

Keynote speaker selected for graduation

By Patrick Fouhy / Organizational Project Manager
Adman, philanthropist, and loyal alumnus of Boston College, John M. "Jack" Connors, Jr., BC '63 is slated to deliver the keynote address at Commencement. Connors, a founding partner and chairman emeritus of the national marketing firm Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc.

Russert to moderate C21 event

Catholic presidential candidates to debate

By Katie Julian
As the buzz surrounding the 2008 election heats up, Boston College's Church in the 21st Century Center has invited Catholic presidential candidates and current senators Sam Brownback (R-Kan) and Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) to discuss the challenges that intersection of faith and public policy brings to American life in a debate titled "Catholic Senators and Presidential Candidates: Their Faith and Public Policy" on Monday.

BC seniors go behind the scenes of Marathon

By Pilar Landon / Editor-in-Chief
By Pilar Landon News Editor For most students, watching the Boston Marathon means cheering from the sidelines of Commonwealth Ave., but three Boston College seniors got a much closer view. As interns at the sports and events management firm, TRACS, Kristin Rooney, A&S '07; Nicole Monnin, CSOM '07; and Lindsay Cowan, A&S '07, got to rub elbows with some of the elite athletes as they helped behind the scenes of the race.

Debate turns heated

9/11 debate escalates into shouting match

By Chris Bone
What was billed as a debate between an esteemed Boston College political science professor and a best-selling author over the role of American liberals in emboldening terrorism instead turned into what one student called a "third grade cat fight." More than 200 students packed into the Rat last night to hear Professor Alan Wolfe and Dinesh D'Souza, author of The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11, square off, but many left in disappointment while moderator Luke Russert, A&S '08, struggled to contain the question-and-answer session.

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GLC leadership changes hands

By Grant Hatchimonji / Managing Editor
By Grant Hatchimonji Asst. News Editor On Wednesday, April 11, four candidates ran against each other for the positions of president and vice president of the GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC). Emerging victorious were Celso Perez, A&S '09, and Lindsay Darras, A&S '08, as president and vice president, respectively.

BC finishes among top 20 in recycling

By Jamie Fleming
After 10 weeks of arduous can collecting, paper conserving, and waste reducing, RecycleMania finally came to a conclusion on April 7. In the three years since Boston College first participated in the competition, this is its best finish yet, placing 16th out of 201 colleges and universities nationwide.

Festival packs the Plex

By Christopher Maroshegyi / Heights Senior Staff
By Christopher Maroshegyi Assoc. News Editor The Boston Marathon wasn't the only event providing entertainment over the weekend. A record number of participants and volunteers packed the Plex Saturday for the 25th annual Festival of Friendship, providing entertainment and festivities for special-needs students across the Boston area.

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