By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
“What’s your favorite scary movie?” It’s a question that never gets old during the Halloween season, and everyone has their answer.
Arts
Independent Frame of Mind
By: Brennan Carley
On Monday morning, the venerable New York Times food critic Sam Sifton, an elegant and gripping writer whose reviews quickly became a staple of my Wednesday mornings, traded his position for the more prestigious national editor.
Arts
Gallagher Sticks To His Guns On Solo Debut ‘High Flying Birds’
By: Brennan Carley
To the casual music listener, the name Noel Gallagher most likely elicits warm memories of the Oasis hit “Wonderwall.” The band, formed in 1991 in rainy Manchester, England, has become more commonly known for the bickering between the two front-men, Gallagher and his brother Liam. After several shutdowns and brawls, Oasis finally split for good in 2009. All of the band members except for Noel regrouped as Beady Eye and released their debut album earlier this year.
News
Senator Brown Under Fire
By: David Cote
Junior Senator Scott Brown (R-Mass.) has come under fire from college students at both of his alma maters regarding his recent comments on federal student aid.
Earlier in 2011, Brown voted with his party in support of the Republican budget plan. Among numerous other proposals, the plan would have cut average Pell Grant funding to college students by $700.
However, on multiple occasions, Brown has commented on his struggles in paying for college and the opportunities afforded him by federal aid when he attended two private institutions: Tufts for his undergraduate degree, and Boston College Law School.
News
State of the Heights Addresses Fall Concert
Administrators and UGBC joined forces to review the rising trends of alcohol-related health dangers associated with campus concerts, and students responded with outrage.
News
Despite Losing Season, Gameday Traditions Strong
By: David Cote
Although the Boston College football team has struggled with a 1-4 record this season, the gameday experience remains an integral part of many students’ typical fall weekend. The traditions and celebrations associated with gameday continue to fill the stands of Alumni Stadium with hundreds of Superfans each Saturday afternoon.
News
Nights on the Heights to Make Programming Changes
Nights on the Heights, a student-led programming body that plans late night activities for students on weekends, is undergoing changes this year.
On Campus, News
National Coming Out Week Gives A Voice To The GLBTQ Community
This week, GLC has been holding events every day as a part of National Coming Out Week, a week set aside to raise awareness about GLBTQ issues.
Arts
Finding A New ‘Friday Night Lights’
By: Brennan Carley
“Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose,” Jason Katim shouted with tears in his eyes from the stage of the Emmy’s last month. It was moments after accepting the award for Best Writing in a Drama Series for Friday Night Lights, his tearjerker of a drama that for five rewarding seasons maintained a small but devoted audience who knew the show as the best of the bunch. It was wildly entertaining and packed pointed writing into a show that was never really about football.
Arts
A Donald In The Rough
By: Brennan Carley
Although actors who rap are not an anomaly in today’s multifaceted world of entertainment, Donald Glover has, in a seemingly swift amount of time, amassed both critical and mass adulation behind both of his careers.
