By: David Cote

The O’Connell House played host to the Joker, Superman, Batman, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and many other superheroes Thursday night for the annual Middlemarch Dance.  Over 100 students attended the dance in full costume, according to Denny Carr, late night graduate programming assistant for the Student Programs Office (SPO) and LGSOE ’13.

By: David Cote

Devika Patel and Jorge Miranda, both A&S ’13, will serve as president and vice president, respectively, of the AHANA Leadership Council (ALC) for the 2012-2013 academic year. The two will replace current ALC president Gururaj Shan and current ALC vice president Alicia Martinez, both A&S ’12.

By: David Cote

Just weeks after the announcement of Boston College’s first top-10 graduate school, the Graduate School of Social Work, a second BC school made a similar list.

By: David Cote

The inside of Stokes Hall is beginning to take shape and the project remains on schedule, according to Project Manager Ed Stokes. Construction will be completed in October, the building will be ready for occupants in December, and it will open for classes at the beginning of the spring semester in January 2013.

By: David Cote

The Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics has announced a new program to encourage student participation in the center’s activities. The new Winston Center Ambassador program will begin in the fall semester, and will give interested students the opportunity to work closely with the program’s administrators in planning and publicizing the center’s events.

By: David Cote

Franco Garcia, WCAS ’12, is still missing, more than three weeks since he disappeared after a night out with friends.

By: David Cote

The Boston College Board of Trustees has approved the budget for the 2012-2013 academic year, including a 3.6 percent increase in tuition, fees, and room and board. The increase brings the tuition total to $43,140.

By: David Cote

Not all Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) can say they registered a “save” in the first year of their certification. Nick Cochran-Caggiano, Eagle EMS EMT and A&S ’14, is one of the few who can.

By: David Cote, Taylour Kumpf, Lindsay Grossman

More than a week after the disappearance of Franco Garcia, police officers continue to search throughout the Boston College area for any clues about his location. Since his disappearance last Tuesday, the BC community and four separate police departments have searched tirelessly for any sign of the Woods School senior. No evidence relating to his disappearance has been found, police say.