By: Brennan Carley
Nicki Minaj has had a rough year. Sure, her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded sold a boatload of copies and spawned several successful singles, but her place in rap’s hierarchy has taken a tumble.
News
VFA Matches College Grads With Start-ups
Venture for America connects future entrepreneurs with startup companies.
News
CSOM Classes Take Teecil To The Next Level
By: David Cote
In recent weeks, Boston College has been subject to an electronic marketing onslaught for the Teecil, a combination golf tee and pencil designed by Providence College alumnus Stephen Squillante. Students in Edward Gonsalves’ three sections of Marketing Principles were pitted against each other this semester in a marketing competition to obtain the most views on online uploads, including images of the Teecil in unique places and YouTube videos.
News
Belfast Project Researchers Appeal To Supreme Court
By: David Cote
Researchers for the Belfast Project have filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States, extending the stay on the Belfast Project materials granted by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer earlier this month until the petition is decided.
Sports, Football
FOOTBALL: Deuce Was Loose Against Virginia Tech
By: Ryan Dowd
After sitting out for the middle chunk of the season, Deuce Finch returned to the backfield in a big role on Saturday against Virginia Tech. Finch brings the speed and necessary thump to move the chains, and that’s what he did. He rushed for 138 yards on 26 carries for a 5.3 yards per carry average. Finch also led the Eagles with five receptions for 53 yards, all on swing passes or screens.
Opinions, Column
An Attempt to Humanize Feminists
In 10th grade, I had to film a documentary for my AP government class. A group of 30 students, 15- and 16-year-olds, were divided into groups of about five to six people, and each group could choose any topic on which to do their documentary.
Arts
Arabian Nights’ Beautifully Unfolds In Robsham
By: Brennan Carley
For a classical play, the Boston College Theatre Department’s production of The Arabian Nights certainly evoked modernity more than most pieces invoking Allah, the Quran, and the murder of an army of virgins do.
News
Community Reacts To Letter On Question 2
By: David Cote
On Nov. 1, five days before Election Day, University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. sent an email to Boston College alumni in Massachusetts concerning Question 2, a ballot measure that would have permitted physician-assisted suicide. The letter enclosed in the email, co-written by various educators in Catholic institutions of higher education throughout Massachusetts, posed arguments against Question 2.
Arts
Iconic Videos Live On
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, & Dan Siering
For our last scene as arts editors, we predict which videos from our generation will cement themselves as classics. The winner: “Yonkers”
