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COLUMN: What Is Love?
By: Kimberly Crowley
With Valentine’s Day creeping up on us, my friends recently devised an interesting challenge-we each agreed to write speeches about what love means to us. I realized that there are plenty of people who are willing to try to explain love in definite terms. I’m not going to make overarching claims, however. Instead, I’m going to admit that I can only try to interpret what love means based on how I’ve experienced it.
COLUMN: A Case For Australia
By: Mary Kate Nolan
When I first told my brother I was going abroad to Australia, he looked at me and replied, “That won’t look good on a resume.” I received similar feedback from professors and faculty I had confided in last year.
COLUMN: In Defense Of Concrete
By: Nate Fisher
Our time at Boston College is defined by construction projects-Stokes Hall, St. Mary’s, Shea Field, and many others. This column is about design, in particular why the current designs of O’Neill Plaza and the Quad demand more scrutiny than they’ve had up to this point.
COLUMN: Authentic Lifestyle
By: Adriana Mariella
Boston College is a school that likes reflection and talking about reflection. Lately, our campus-wide reflection has been focused on authenticity.
Another Kind Of Drinking Problem
By: Joseph Castlen
It’s too easy to forget to drink water during busy days, but staying hydrated is more important than you think.
Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Drunkenness
Why is turning 21 such a big deal around here, anyways?
COLUMN: Being Our Authentic Selves
By: Adriana Mariella
Authenticity isn’t about how well you break the BC stereotype, and it isn’t about how well you fit it, either. Authenticity is the understanding that you need no apology or explanation of how you fit into an image of what we’re supposed to be.
COLUMN: Now Fear This!
By: Patrick Angiolillo
I have a policy about spiders. Some might disagree with me. PETA would probably be outraged-guessing by their reaction to the president killing a fly some time ago. Others, though, might concur. My policy runs thus: All spiders, by virtue of their being, ought not to be.