There is a reason the sappy, transformative college experience exists as a cliche. Not because it is easy to understand or wistfully desirable, but because it is very real.
On Campus, Arts
Dramatics Society’s Atlantean Adventure Allows Audience to Turn the Page
As the Dramatic’s Society puts on its ‘Choose Your Own Adventure,’ the level of engagement is unprecedented as the audience dictates where the story will go.
Arts, Music
Cage the Elephant is Freed as King of the Desert in “Trouble”
Cage the Elephant challenges viewers to read between the lines in their latest music video “Trouble,” exploring a metaphorical journey through past and present.
Arts, Music
Magnetic Zero’s ‘PersonA’ Gets Lost in Good Vibes, Makes For a Bad Trip
Though the artistic intents behind ‘PersonA’ admirably venture in new directions, the overall effect is not an inviting album to listeners, proving, in many cases, to be preachy and boring.
Arts, Music
Ariana Provocatively Proves She Is a “Dangerous Woman”
In a display of sex appeal and provocative sexuality, “Dangerous Woman” represents Ariana Grande’s attempt to break into the adult world.
Arts, Music
The Lumineers Traverse Different Musical Paths in ‘Cleopatra’
Through ‘Cleopatra’ may not garner the same level of acclaim as The Lumineers’ previous work, it is nonetheless a step in the right direction for the band.
News, Top Story
BC Faculty Donated Exclusively to Democratic Campaigns in 2014-15
FEC data from 2014-15 showed that BC faculty members donated exclusively to Democratic causes, with Hillary Clinton the overwhelming presidential option.
Arts, Music
Kygo is “Raging,” “Broods is ‘Free,” and More in Singles This Week
Kygo partners with Kodaline in a new single, the brother sister pair of Broods embrace tribal vocals, and Jason Derulo appeases fans in ‘It Ain’t No Love.’
News, On Campus, Top Story
A Motion for Administrative Change on Sexual Education
The undergraduate government’s Student Assembly held a meeting, spearheaded by Collin Pratt, MCAS ’17, and John Daniell, MCAS ’17, as an attempt to open a dialogue concerning UGBC and the official Boston College administration’s stance on conversations about sex on campus.
Arts, Featured Column, Television, Column
Death Trope Plagues LGBT Characters
LGBT characters are becoming more prevalent in entertainment and their sexuality just one facet of their person. When they are killed off by stray bullets, however, many fans wonder how random such an event is?
