Thumbs Up Brighton Campus – Sometimes, we think that this part of Boston College’s campus does not get the love it deserves. On this past beautiful, sunny Saturday, we took a brief foray onto those wonderfully green grounds, and the campus was mostly deserted. Sure, there were a few groups of students here and there,…
Opinions, Column
The Art Of Etiquette Today
By: Patrick Angiolillo
The problem of etiquette today is a trite topic in some sense. The older generations chide the younger, and the younger rebel against the older. It’s cliche.
Opinions, Column
A Tale Of Two Immigrants
By: Jovani Hernandez
In the time it took to write this paragraph, three people have been detained for illegal entry on the border between Mexico and the U.S. Once, two of these people were my parents.
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Congress And ‘Cards’
By: Emma Vitale
Frank Underwood, of the Netflix hit-series House of Cards, is the kind of politician you hope doesn’t actually exist in the reality. He is ruthless, stopping at nothing-bribery, intimidation tactics, deception, and even murder-to get where he wants and what he wants.
News, Column
Be Human, Be Alive
By: Alex Gaynor
We are often so hesitant to admit our weaknesses. But, a part of being human is the struggle to make sense of ourselves, our role in our society and environment, and life itself.
Column
Comfort In Community
By: Cathryn Woodruff
When we look up more, and think outside of ourselves more, there is so much we can give, and from that, so much we will receive.
News, Column
More Than A Paycheck
By: Adriana Mariella
My major is useless. Or at least that’s what I’m told-“An English major isn’t practical,” or “There’s no money in journalism.” I’ve heard it a thousand times. And yet it hasn’t made me question my choice to study the thing that excites me and what I knew would make me happy, even if that meant I might end up making less money.
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Rethinking Mental Health In The Armed Forces
By: Jaclyn Susskind
For the third time since 2009, the U.S. has witnessed yet another horrific shooting at a military base. The media is swarming with reports addressing the unfortunately familiar, yet sensitive, topic of gun control in the U.S. At the same time, many target and blame the influence Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may have had in Lopez’s rampage, and, therefore, they simultaneously question the role PTSD plays in the lives of other war veterans.
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Reaching For A Higher Education
By: Tiffany Ashtoncourt
The alarmingly un-alarming truth is that the U.S. still has some of the highest high school dropout rates among OECD countries despite being one of the most democratic and economically developed, according to The New York Times, which makes the accomplishment of completing an education in the “Land of Opportunity” all the more a testament to personal responsibility.
