Thumbs Up Brighton Campus - Sometimes, we think that this part of Boston College's campus does not get the love it deserves. On this past beautiful, sunny Saturday, we took a brief foray onto those wonderfully...

During this year's marathons, everyone will be thinking of a different version of Boston.

The problem of etiquette today is a trite topic in some sense. The older generations chide the younger, and the younger rebel against the older. It's cliche.

In the time it took to write this paragraph, three people have been detained for illegal entry on the border between Mexico and the U.S. Once, two of these people were my parents.

Frank Underwood, of the Netflix hit-series House of Cards, is the kind of politician you hope doesn't actually exist in the reality. He is ruthless, stopping at nothing-bribery, intimidation tactics, deception, and even murder-to get where he wants and what he wants.

We are often so hesitant to admit our weaknesses. But, a part of being human is the struggle to make sense of ourselves, our role in our society and environment, and life itself.

For the third time since 2009, the U.S. has witnessed yet another horrific shooting at a military base. The media is swarming with reports addressing the unfortunately familiar, yet sensitive, topic of gun control in the U.S. At the same time, many target and blame the influence Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may have had in Lopez's rampage, and, therefore, they simultaneously question the role PTSD plays in the lives of other war veterans.

The alarmingly un-alarming truth is that the U.S. still has some of the highest high school dropout rates among OECD countries despite being one of the most democratic and economically developed, according to The New York Times, which makes the accomplishment of completing an education in the "Land of Opportunity" all the more a testament to personal responsibility.

Who needs the drama of a human relationship when you know your dog will always love you?

When we look up more, and think outside of ourselves more, there is so much we can give, and from that, so much we will receive.