News Articles

Officer recounts ethics in battle

By Michael Madormo
"Nothing pleases me more than to walk out of a room and have people wondering what my politics are. Whether you're for or against American policy, the one thing we can agree on is that tonight, as we're here, there are 140,000 of our Americans there serving our country.

Obama takes center stage

BC chapter of Students for Barack Obama among largest in nation

By Christopher Maroshegyi / Heights Senior Staff
By Christopher Maroshegyi Assoc. News Editor As the crowd exploded into applause and students crowded the floor in Agganis Arena at Boston University on Friday night, one was reminded of the countless contentious games between BU and Boston College hockey battling for bragging rights of the Comm.

Torture survivor inspires

By Soren Lagaard / Heights Senior Staff
By Soren Lagaard Heights Senior Staff They came for him while he was instructing a college sciences class. One man politely interrupted class to ask Carlos Mauricio to move his car, which he said was blocking his way. "When I saw that my car was blocking no one, I knew something was wrong.

UGBC fills new cabinet positions

By Pilar Landon / Editor-in-Chief
Whittling down over 130 applications to fill the 78-person Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) cabinet was not easy, said Dan Sievers, vice president-elect and A&S '08. "But I am confident that we have found a motivated and creative group of students to lead the UGBC next year.

Relay for Life draws huge BC crowd

450 members earn over $56,000 for Boston College Relay team

By Casey Guerin
Although Friday's All-University Relay for Life included various Boston-area colleges, Boston College's participation far surpassed that of all other schools, with the Gordon Track at Harvard University awash in the bright gold of Superfan shirts. BC typically sends the most students to event, and this year was no different.

Students honored with national awards

By Kevin Quigley / Reporter
By Kevin Quigley Heights Staff Kuong Ly, A&S '08, and Ryan Heney, A&S '08, have been honored with two of the most prestigious fellowships in the nation. Ly, a philosophy and studio art major and resident of Woburn, Mass., was named one of only 65 Truman Scholarship winners nationally on April 4.

BC hires new summer storage company for '07

By Caitlin Watras
After a comprehensive six-month search, Boston College Storage, a division of BC Student Agencies (BCSA) officially announced its partnership with Collegeboxes. The BCSA is an independently funded business entity within the Carroll School of Management that provides students with real-life business experience.

College students aim to serve others

By Casey Guerin
It should come as no surprise to the Boston College population that in a recent survey of college students by Experience Inc., students rated global issues high on their list of priorities. In the survey, students expressed interest and concern for human health and rights, environmental issues, economic development and poverty, education rights, international security, and technology developments.

Activism in the Dustbowl

By Christine Choe
The Dustbowl turned into a venue for activism and justice Saturday as students gathered in an effort to aid victims of human trafficking. The event, Race for Rights, raised money for victims as participants walked and even ran around the perimeter of the famous route throughout the day.

Students learn Latin American history at Cafe event

By Pat Irish / Outreach Coordinator
By Pat Irish Heights Editor Friday, in conjunction with the release of its art and literary magazine Sabor, the Organization of Latin American Affairs (OLAA) held an event titled "Night at the Revolutionary Café II." The evening featured music, poetry, and education, all of which culminated with an open mic session that allowed students to express themselves to a supportive crowd.

Students race for others

By Grant Hatchimonji / Managing Editor
Yesterday's pleasant weather played host to the Resident Hall Association's (RHA) fourth annual "Stride For Others" - a five-kilometer run that started at 10 a.m. in front of Gasson Hall to raise money for the Boston Rescue Mission. The runners' route, which was blocked off by police, ran along Commonwealth Avenue, turned onto Irving Road, went down Ward Street, and then turned onto Algonquin Road before bringing the runners back to Commonwealth Ave.

BC hosts annual poetry festival

By Heather McIlvaine
By Heather McIlvaine Heights Staff As the host of the 2007 Greater Boston Intercollegiate Poetry Festival, Boston College gathered an eclectic group of students, faculty, and supporters in the Murray Function Room in Yawkey Athletic Center on April 18.

Column: Unite, not divide, over V-Tech

By Carolyn Mattus / Height Senior Staff
The massacre at Virginia Tech hit too close to home for many college students, especially for me. My entire family - my father, my mother, and my brother - was at Virginia Tech the day before the shooting. My brother had just been accepted to Virginia Tech, and my family drove to Blacksburg to check it out.

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Voices from the Dustbowl

Police Blotter: 4/17/07 - 4/18/07