By: Brennan Carley
If there’s one thing I took away from this pop culture-clogged summer, it’s that there exist increasingly more and more places to turn when in need of a distraction.
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Campus Takes On A New Look
By: David Cote
The University’s central plaza has a new, green look this fall, following construction over the summer months. The area in front of O’Neill Library has been regraded, and grass and trees have been planted to give campus additional green space in light of construction on the site of the former Dustbowl.
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Oprah Surprises BC With Visit
Noted philanthropist Oprah Winfrey visited Boston College on Aug. 2 to meet seven graduates of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG) who recently studied at BC as part of a summer enrichment program. Oprah’s visit, a surprise for the students from South Africa, involved a personal meet-and-greet with the world-famous author and talk…
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Beloved Lynch School Dean Passes
John Cawthorne, former associate dean of the Lynch School of Education (LSOE), passed away from cancer at the age of 70 in August. Cawthorne, an expert in urban education and a popular faculty member and administrator, retired from Boston College in the spring of 2012 after serving for 13 years as associate dean for students…
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BC Will Start Sesquicentennial Celebration With Mass At Fenway
By: David Cote
Boston College will begin its Sesquicentennial celebration this month with a mass at Fenway Park on Sept. 15 at 4 p.m. The event will be open to BC students, faculty, alumni, and other guests who have preregistered online. The mass is the first in a series of events that will highlight various aspects of BC’s history and dedication to education in the 150 years since its founding in 1863.
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Armstrong promoted to VP for planning, assessment
Boston College students and faculty often remark that the University provides an academic and social atmosphere unlike any other college or university, and Kelli Armstrong, the newly appointed vice president for planning and assessment, is no exception. Armstrong, who was recently promoted to this role after serving as the associate vice president for institutional research,…
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Donkor Recognized For Service In Her Native Africa
By: David Cote
Angela Donkor, BC ’12, was recognized recently by the Magic Johnson Foundation for her service and leadership in Africa.
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Hip-Hop Heroes
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, & Dan Siering
The front runners of rap are ever changing. The Scene takes a look at six super groups that currently reign supreme.
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Belfast Project Case May Go To Supreme Court
By: David Cote
Irish journalist and Belfast Project researcher Ed Moloney, together with Belfast Project researcher and former IRA member Anthony McIntyre, recently announced their intention to bring the case of the Belfast Project to the United States Supreme Court. The pair, appealing a decision by the United States First Circuit Court of Appeal that rejected their right to intervene in the Boston College archive case, have repeatedly emphasized the case’s vast constitutional importance and potentially harmful ramifications on the fragile peace process in Northern Ireland and the enterprise of oral history.
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2012 Alumna Recognized For Service In Africa
By: David Cote
Recent Boston College alumna Angela Donkor, BC ’12, was recognized recently by the Magic Johnson Foundation for her service and leadership in Africa.
