News Articles

BC kicks off Black History Month

Author and activist addresses effects of the hip-hop generation

By Matthew DeLuca / Assistant News Editor
On Monday night, the Office of AHANA Student Programs and the Black History Month Planning Committee presented author and activist Bakari Kitwana in a ceremony opening Black History Month. Kitwana serves on the faculty at the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture at the University of Chicago. He has written a number of books, including The Rap on Gangsta Rap: Who Run It?, Gangsta Rap and Visions of Black Violence, and, most recently, Why White Kids Love Hip Hop: Wangstas, Wiggas, Wannabes, and the New Reality of Race in America.

Black History Month, established in 1976, grew out of a weeklong celebration that first took place in 1926.

Housing shortages increase

By Julia Toepfer
Early last week, many students in the class of 2009 were surprised to receive an e-mail from the Office of Residential Life stating that "current projections reveal that the number of students who have a guarantee of housing next year will prevent us from making an offer for housing to you at this time.

'Activating democracy' in today's youth

By Meghan Michael / Associate News Editor
Today's youth, and the American population in general, have been criticized for not being as politically active as those who notoriously and passionately demonstrated on college campuses 40 years ago. While the 1960s have historically been considered a period of increased grassroots movements, many claim the fervor of collegiate activism has waned through the years and has been replaced by general apathy.

UGBC looks forward

By Jennifer Roach / Special Projects Editor
Jenniffer Castillo, A&S '08, and Daniel Sievers, A&S '08, have served as president and vice president of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) since their winning campaign last spring. Though their term doesn't come to a close until April 30, the UGBC elections for next year are officially underway.

Task Force Convenes

Neighborhood task force addresses Master Plan in final meeting

By Patrick Fouhy / Organizational Project Manager
The Allston-Brighton Boston College Task Force met Tuesday night for the fourth and final time before the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) issues its scoping questions to BC. The discussion on open and academic space evoked a far more moderate response than past topics have.

Number of donors stagnant

By Kalyn Belsha
At a Jesuit institution that endorses a mantra like "Men and women for others," Boston College alumni must rank top in the nation for giving back to their alma mater, right? Wrong. Each semester, BC alumni from across the nation, both young and old, are asked if they would be willing to make a contribution to the BC Fund; last year a whopping 76 percent said that they were "not interested.

BC alum guides post-BC service

By David Kete
As attendees of a school committed to service, many Boston College students commit their time and energy to service trips. Similarly, many of these students are haunted by the question: "What can I do to help these people after my trip is over?" Those asking this question can look to Michelle Lyden, BC '92 and the founder of Global Action, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those suffering with HIV and malnutrition around the globe.

McKibben brings currents of change

By Andrew Orr
The environment is changing, and is doing so more rapidly than many scientists believed even a year ago. In his lecture "Building the Climate Movement," Bill McKibben stressed the massive warming effect that humans have had on the planet. "We didn't realize we were that big, we were casting that kind of shadow," McKibben said.

News and Notes: Kal Penn, actor, producer, and teacher, comes to BC

Voices from the Dustbowl

Police Blotter: 1/25/08 - 1/27/08