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Anderson Delivers ‘A Case Against Gay Marriage’

Eleanor Hildebrandt September 27, 2013
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt

Brightly colored "Support Love" t-shirts were sprinkled liberally throughout the audience in Cushing 001 on Thursday night, as students gathered to hear-and question-Ryan T. Anderson, the William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and a Free Society at the Heritage Foundation.


Stories from the Finish Line

Eleanor Hildebrandt April 18, 2013
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt

The undergraduate students profiled above were primarily located between  Mile 25 and the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Meanwhile, Alex Trautwig, BC '12, was in Kenmore Square. Of those interviewed, four were runners for the BC Campus School Marathon Team and two were spectators.


Admins Warn BCSSH About ‘Safe Sites’

David Cote March 25, 2013
By: David Cote

On Friday, Mar. 15, the University administration sent an email to the residents of all rooms identified as Boston College Students for Sexual Health (BCSSH) "Safe Sites," indicating that students in those rooms could be in violation of University policy if they were found to be distributing condoms to the general student body. The letter, signed by Paul Chebator, dean of students, and George Arey, director of the Office of Residential Life, further indicated that residents of these rooms could be subject to disciplinary action.


BC Alum Nominated For Next Secretary Of Energy

Eleanor Hildebrandt March 18, 2013
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt

If the Senate confirms Ernest Moniz, BC '66, as the next U.S. Secretary of Energy, two of the 15 members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet will be Boston College alumni. Secretary of State John Kerry, BC Law '76, assumed office on Feb. 1 this year-the date of Moniz's confirmation hearing is as of yet undecided. He is poised to inherit the position from current Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, who served during Obama's first term.


Light The World Campaign Hits $1 Billion

Samantha Costanzo January 31, 2013
Boston College announced today that it has raised $1 billion for its Light the World campaign, which aims to raise $1.5 billion for University development by 2015.

Extras: Luke Kuechly Feature

Greg Joyce January 25, 2013
Luke Kuechly is back at Boston College to work on finishing his degree, fulfilling a promise he made to his parents and Director of Football Operations Barry Gallup.

Weiler Explores Religious Conflicts

Eleanor Hildebrandt November 18, 2012
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt

Pop Culture Presidents

Brennan Carley October 24, 2012
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, Dan Siering & Sean Keeley

Tom Hanks is far from being the youngest, sexiest, or most alluring movie star. He's not the kind of celebrity whose every move and relationship is carefully scrutinized by the media. But those things have never been what makes Hanks special.


Editor’s Diary

The Heights October 10, 2012
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, & Dan Siering

With our time as arts editors rapidly coming to its conclusion, we decided to do a little experiment and track our interactions with pop culture over the course of a week. Below are the results, which include a fair share of Rick Ross, some Teen Mom, and a whole lot of indulgent food.


The Future Of Nostalgia

The Heights October 3, 2012
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, and Dan Siering

WITH HALLOWEEN APPROACHING, SO TOO DO VIEWINGS OF 'THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW,' WHICH GOT US THINKING: WHAT, FROM OUR GENERATION, WILL BE THE CULT CLASSICS OF THE FUTURE?


Jean Sheds New Light On ‘The Score’

Brennan Carley September 19, 2012
By: Brennan Carley

In the case of 13-year-old Zion, son of Lauryn Hill whose paternity has been publically questioned since his birth-Wyclef Jean: you are NOT the father.


Belfast Project Case May Go To Supreme Court

David Cote September 5, 2012
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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