News Articles

Tuition rises 6 percent

The price tag on a BC education nears the $50k mark at $49,560

By Pilar Landon / Editor-in-Chief
While many private universities across the nation have surpassed the $50,000 mark for a year of tuition, Boston College remains just beneath this threshold at $49,560. The raise marks a 6 percent increase from last year's cost of $46,743, keeping BC closely in line with the national average of 5.

McCullough headlines graduation

Pulitzer Prize-winning author slated to speak

By Pilar Landon / Editor-in-Chief
Renowned historian and author David McCullough will headline this year's commencement exercises on May 19, as Boston College graduates approximately 2,250 seniors. McCullough, whose best-selling books focus on U.S. history and presidents, has been called a "master of the art of narrative history" and a "matchless writer.

Spike Lee storms Conte

Director shared stories of life before Hollywood

By Caitlin Arnould / Reporter
Wiry and casually dressed in a Yankees branded baseball hat, Spike Lee did not resemble Boston College's typical guest lecturer, nor did his lecture fall into the parameters of a conventional speech. Last night in Conte Forum, he shared his sentiments on a diverse range of issues with a particularly excited gathering of students.

De Klerk turns talk to 'War on Terror'

By Marina Lopes
Frederik Willem de Klerk exudes the confidence and wisdom attained only from years of experience. Indeed, after serving as South Africa's president during its tumultuous apartheid era, de Klerk is anything but inexperienced. On Monday afternoon, he was greeted with an enthusiastic welcome from students and faculty who packed into Robsham Theater, eagerly waiting to hear his views on leadership, politics, and the role of the United States in an increasingly globalized world.

Reporter talks energy

Times journalist Wald spoke on the feasibility of renewable energy

By Jennifer Roach / Special Projects Editor
The Quality of Student Life Committee (QSLC), in conjunction with the Office of the Dean for Student Development (ODSD) and The New York Times, continued its Be Current campaign with a presentation by Times reporter Matthew Wald on the economic feasibility of renewable energy in the near future.

Sderot: A people in turmoil

A father spoke on a community seized by fear on the Gaza border

By Meghan Michael / Associate News Editor
Fifteen seconds. That's how long Jeremy Maissel's four children have to jump out of their beds in the middle of the night and race to the protected room in their home; the length of time between the sounded alarm and when a kassam missile finds its target in communities along the Gaza border.

'Real food' focuses on the ethics of your meal

By Julia Wilson / Business Assistant
While Spike Lee attracted a large audience last night in Conte Forum, a smaller group gathered in Devlin Hall for a "Real Food Panel," the last event of Real Food Week. The panel included Director of Boston College Dining Services Helen Wechsler, Anim Steel from the Food Project and co-coordinator of the national Real Food Challenge, Dawn Olcott of the Massachusetts Farm to School Initiative and Cambridge Health Alliance, and Sarah King, member of Real Food BC, Ecopledge, and A&S '10.

Filmmakers compete in Movie Fest

By David Kete
This is quite an opportune time for student filmmakers at Boston College. With the Baldwin Awards still fresh in the memory of many, yet another opportunity for students to create and showcase their own films has made its way to BC. The Campus Movie Fest, an organization started by four students at Emory University in 2001, gives students the opportunity to make their five-minute films about the subject of their choice, and showcase them before a panel of judges with the possibility of winning numerous prizes, worth thousands of dollars.

Evangelists call for revitalized church

By Meghan Michael / Associate News Editor
Americans change their favorite television shows, their hairstyle, their spouses - and recently, their religion. According to a study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 44 percent of American adults have left the religious denomination in which they were raised in favor of another denomination, another faith, or no faith, and 10 percent of Catholics have left the church.

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