David Miele was recently named as the first Sesquicentennial Challenge chair, the first of up to 10 chairs that the University is planning to establish for assistant professors. The establishment of such chairs is a rarity, as most universities reserve endowed chairs for senior, tenured faculty, and BC should continue to recognize junior faculty.

During BC football's annual NFL Pro Day, every BC player competing wore a maroon shirt emblazoned with "EXCELLED." The message that these shirts conveyed-that these players have already fulfilled the University's motto, "Ever to Excel"-is worthy of note and concern.

As an alumnus of Boston College, this is the time of year which I am again reminded of BC's fundraising efforts in the form of the twice weekly calls from well-meaning undergraduates who solicit donations. Again, I am reminded that since I graduated in the early '80s I have not given one nickel to BC.

Players on BC's men's hockey team are familiar to Superfans, but a few members of the team are deserving of the badge of honor that is a nickname.

Steve McQueen leapt up and down like a punk rocker when he won Best Picture. "I hate that guy," I said. And so another awards season came and went. It was a foregone conclusion, really. Prettified movies about "important" subjects are eternal shoo-ins for Academy Awards.

While most BC students already know exactly where they want to live, few have probably considered the health outlook of their chosen living space.

While most Boston College students choose to take internships in Boston, many want a change of scenery and move to America's most famous metropolis, just four hours south. Although New York City may be intimidating, it is my belief that every American should live in the city for some portion of his or her life.

City Year gives recent grads the chance to volunteer in low-income schools for one year before they begin their careers.

Boston has long been known as an Irish city. But, however much we identify it as such, we know that Boston is not really the homogenous place it's marketed as-it's home to an ever-changing, ethnically diverse population of non-Irish, but nonetheless true and proud Bostonians.