Mobility is a keyword in African American studies, and was expressed through various forms, like dance and writing, in the post-World War II era, said Farah Griffin, a professor of English and comparative literature and African American studies at Columbia University.

The theme of love persists throughout Arabic poetry and literature. Professor Michael Sells discussed that theme on Tuesday, paying particular attention to the poetry of Ibn Zaydun and Ibn al-'Arabi. The religion of love, in different forms, is a common thread that links much of Arabic culture together, Sells said.

On Wednesday night, Matt Ryan and his wife Sarah, both BC '07, spoke to students at the Brennan Symposium in Leadership and Ethics, run through the Carroll School of Management.

Many students and faculty members sported buttons bearing both BC's colors and the words, "This is what a feminist looks like" on clothing and backpacks in honor of BC's second annual Feminist Coming Out Day. 

Boston College improv comedy group The Committee for Creative Enactments (CCE) recently won first place at the 2014 College Comedy Festival's Beanpot Championship.

Although the new commissioner of the National Basketball Association Adam Silver has loved the game for most of his life, basketball has not always loved him back. 

Tracy Kidder met Richard Todd in 1973, when Kidder was a 29-year-old writing his first article for The Atlantic. Forty years later, the two have partnered on several articles and books and fostered a strong literary friendship. At the Lowell Humanity Series-sponsored event on Wednesday evening, "Tracy Kidder: Another Set of Eyes," Kidder discussed the influence Todd had on him.

A cappella filled McGuinn on Thursday night as the Boston College AIDS Awareness Committee hosted its first annual Acapelooza. Featuring musical groups The Dynamics, The Heightsmen of Boston College, Jammin' Toast, The Sharps, and Against The Current, the event served as a fundraiser for Camp AmeriKids.

Tracy K. Smith, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, proved Thursday evening that science fiction doesn't just belong in the movies.

The Boston College Police Department (BCPD) has formally received accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, becoming the ninth college police department in the state to achieve this status.

Catholic Memorial School, an all-boys school in West Roxbury, Mass., announced on Friday, Feb. 14 that it has selected Peter Folan, BC '97, as the school's fourth president.