By: Julie Orenstein
News, Academics
CSOM Professors Publish Study On Online Consumerism
By: Mujtaba Syed
Carroll School of Management professors James Gips and Stevan Adam Brasel have found that the use of touchscreen interfaces makes consumers subconsciously feel as if they own products, thereby making them more likely to purchase items.
News, Off Campus, Column
Happy Accidents
By: Alex Gaynor
As a child, I always resisted situations that I didn’t have a plan for. I knew what I wanted, I planned out how circumstances would resolve themselves, and I would be intolerant of a situation happening any other way.
News, On Campus
Community Gathers For MLK Memorial
By: Daniel Perea-Kane
Although many now consider Martin Luther King, Jr. a political figure, a civil rights leader, and non-violent activist, he was originally and foremost a preacher and minister-a sentiment reflected by The Office of Campus Ministry during its Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gathering, whose central question of the night asked “Has the Dream Been Realized?”
News, On Campus
Krause Discusses Syrian Civil War
By: Soo Jung Rhee
Acknowledging the confusion behind the frustratingly intertwined relations and conflicts among Arab countries, professor of political science Peter Krause introduced five key questions regarding the civil war in Syria before he presented an extensive outlook on the ongoing issue of the Syrian crisis.
News, Off Campus
Panelists Honor Poe With Discussion Of Life, Legacy
By: Jennifer Suh
English professor Paul Lewis, the chairman of the Edgar Allan Poe Foundation, led a panel discussion about the writer’s life and legacy on Sunday afternoon.
News, Off Campus
BC Students Interact With Pope Francis In Rome
By: Kayla Famolare
When Katie Rich and Ethan Mack, both A&S ’15, chose to study abroad in Rome, the two considered their future proximity to the Vatican, the governing body of the Catholic Church and residence of Pope Francis.
News, Administration
Leo Sullivan To Step Down From Human Resources
By: Connor Farley
After decades serving in the human resources department at Boston College, Leo Sullivan, vice president for human resources, will be stepping down this spring to assume his new position as senior advisor to the president.
News, Athletics
BC Athletics Financial Data Released From 2012-13 Season
Profits for Boston College men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and men’s hockey increased drastically from the 2011-12 season to the 2012-13 season while football profits decreased slightly, according to the University’s Equity in Athletics Data Report.
News
Law Program Continues BC Partnership
Next semester’s environmental law and policy course will mark the 23rd year of a unique partnership program between local law schools and Boston College’s undergraduate community.
