By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
This year marks the second iteration of UGBC’s “Dress with Respect” campaign, intended to encourage BC students to be aware of the connotations of costumes that they don for Halloween.
News
Shikaki Offers Glimpse Into Palestinian Public Opinion, Political Differences
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
“Palestinian voices, I think, are often absent from the U.S. media, and when they are present, they are often presented as though they’re some type of unitary consensus,” said Peter Krause, an assistant professor in the political science department, as he introduced Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki to an audience in Devlin 008 on Wednesday evening.
Column, Opinions
COLUMN: Collegiate Nomads
By: Lucy Smukler
I’ll be honest, sometimes I dread coming back to school. It’s not that I hate Boston College or wish I was back in high school, but I always seem to struggle with the transition between school and home.
News
Calderon Reflects On Presidency
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
“In troubled times, you may ask yourself whether it is possible to change and to transform your country and do what is right to do for your people,” said Felipe Calderon, the former president of Mexico. “And I’m convinced that the answer is yes.”
Column, Opinions
Why Bartending Is The Best Job Ever
The soundtrack of the greatest summer of my life: pint glasses of Sam Adams Summer Ale clanging against wooden surfaces, Bruins hockey sticks scraping against the ice on flat screen TVs, guitar riffs of ’80s rock songs blasting from the jukebox, and the shake-shake-shaking and mix-mix-mixing of blueberry mojitos and a million rum-and-cokes.
News
BC Human Rights Project Wins Case, Returns Deportee
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
The Post-Deportation Human Rights Project (PDHRP), based at the Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice, successfully returned a deportee to the United States earlier this year.
Arts
Captain Phillips’ Navigates Wisely, Overcoming Early Troubles
By: David Cote
With Oscar-worthy work from Hanks, Captain Phillips finds humanity in Somali pirate attack.
Column, Metro
Public Places Made Private by Memories
It’s not that I can’t keep a secret. It’s just that I can’t keep a story. Once I’ve learned something new, it’s not long before I’ve told someone else all about it.
Sports
MEN’S HOCKEY: History In The Making
By: Austin Tedesco
Demko has a respect for history, and that’s not surprising. His wild history is what got him to Chestnut Hill fighting for a starting goalie spot months before his 18th birthday.
On Campus, News
NCOW Opens Doors To BC Community
GLC hosts National Coming Out Week to give members of the BC community an opportunity to express their sexuality in a supportive environment.
