Sobrino event demands more discussion, coverage
I enjoyed your editorial "Catholic Identity in the new century." The fact that the Provost's Planning Committee on Catholic Intellectual Traditions has made a commitment to engage faculty in the discussion of the Catholic Intellectual Traditions at Boston College does not mean that students should be excluded. On the contrary, precisely to energize the discussion, we invited the entire BC community to the Father Sobrino lecture. We were happy that roughly 600 BC community members attended and gave Sobrino a standing ovation at the end of his presentation.
But why, if you think these conversations are so important for students, was there no coverage by The Heights of the event except a one paragraph "on campus" report?
So to continue the conversation, we are sponsoring two other events for the entire University, including students. On Wednesday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m. in the Heights Room, professor Richard Kearney will moderate a panel titled "Interreligious Dialogue and the Catholic Intellectual Traditions." On Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. in Higgins 300, we are co-sponsoring with the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life professor John DiIulio from the University of Pennsylvania, who will give a talk titled, "Yes, God is Real: A Born-Again Public Intellectual Reflects on Catholic Faith in Reason and Community."
Rev. James F. Keenan, S.J.
Chair, Provost Planning Committee on Catholic Intellectual Traditions
Infirmaries offer an important resource for students
I had no idea that infirmaries were becoming rare at universities. I must say, I am grateful for ours.
I was extremely ill for a few days my freshman year and it was nice to have somewhere to go that was quiet, clean, and unlikely that I would pass my germs on to my two roommates.
Another visit to the infirmary my freshman year resulted in getting medicine that had to be taken with food. When the nurse learned that I hadn't eaten yet that day, she went and got me toast and a cup of tea, even though I wasn't an in-patient. I've always remembered this because she didn't just send me off and tell me to eat when I could and take my medicine. For all I know, this is the policy, but it made me feel like someone actually cared that I was sick.
I'm sure the Health Center has made its fair share of mistakes, but I wanted to share my experience so that students would not be reluctant to take advantage of the Health Center.
Cornelia Condon
BC '06
2008 Woodie Awards
