Charles Baker, Jr., the leading Republican gubernatorial candidate and former CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, delivered the keynote address on Monday at a health care forum sponsored by the Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW).

At Tuesday's UGBC Student Assembly (SA) meeting, the proposed agenda was centered on bringing to the floor and carrying out two primary functions: approving legislature on proposed amendments to the UGBC constitution and the first reading of two bills. The first bill aimed to reform SA Standing Rules, and the other addressed handicap access and disability awareness on campus.

Assistant professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences Maksym Fedorchuk was recently awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship for his work in the field of algebraic geometry from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, named after the former president and CEO of General Motors.

Eileen Searle, CGSON '15, was given a grant by the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and named a Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar.

By not worrying as much about the future with a schedule of events and timetables, I've noticed that the Filipino culture is substantially more relaxed than American society.

Tracy K. Smith, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, proved Thursday evening that science fiction doesn't just belong in the movies.

The Boston College Police Department (BCPD) has formally received accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, becoming the ninth college police department in the state to achieve this status.

For over half a century, the Lowell Humanities Series has brought famous writers from myriad backgrounds to Boston College. As one of the most successful lecture series on campus, the events have brought BC international attention.

Catholic Memorial School, an all-boys school in West Roxbury, Mass., announced on Friday, Feb. 14 that it has selected Peter Folan, BC '97, as the school's fourth president.

A cappella filled McGuinn on Thursday night as the Boston College AIDS Awareness Committee hosted its first annual Acapelooza. Featuring musical groups The Dynamics, The Heightsmen of Boston College, Jammin' Toast, The Sharps, and Against The Current, the event served as a fundraiser for Camp AmeriKids.

The Coral Gardens Incident, the Green Bay Massacre, and the extradition of Christopher Coke are just some of the violent political incidents that have occurred in Jamaica over the last half-century.