By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
Visible alterations to campus-the new academic Quad, the lounge area in McElroy-were not the only renovations that took place over the summer.
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Band, Audio System Clash At Wake Game
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
The Boston College and Wake Forest football teams were not the only ones battling in Alumni Stadium last Friday night. The BC “Screaming Eagles” marching band and the athletic department’s audio system were also struggling-over airtime.
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Barbara Jones Begins Work As University’s New VPSA
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
After seven months without a vice president for student affairs (VPSA) on Boston College’s campus, Barbara Jones arrived on July 1 to begin work in her new position.
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Case Around Belfast Tapes Continues
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
On Friday, May 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston issued a ruling with regard to interviews from the Belfast Project, Boston College’s oral history project on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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As Far As They’ll Take Him
During his last year as a BC quarterback, Chase Rettig will go as far as the rest of his team takes him.
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The Deception Of Depth, And A Wide Gap Between ‘Ones’ & ‘Twos’
The success of the Eagles in 2013 will come down to how much the second and third string players are needed and how they perform more than anything else.
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First Circuit Court Rules On Belfast Project
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
On Friday, May 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston issued a ruling with regard to interviews from the Belfast Project, Boston College’s oral history project on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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Quad To Undergo Renovations Over Summer
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
According to the Boston College Chronicle, the Academic Quad-located in the center of Devlin, Fulton, Lyons and Gasson Halls-will undergo landscaping changes this summer. The renovation will begin the day after Commencement, May 21, and is scheduled to finish before classes resume in the fall.
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Garza Stepping Down From Position As BC Provost
By: Eleanor Hildebrandt
Boston College’s Provost and Dean of Faculties Cutberto Garza announced on May 6 that he will be stepping down from his position on June 30 of this year. He will take a yearlong leave of absence from the University and will return to BC as a professor in the fall of 2014.
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Administrators Take Steps To Deal With Grade Inflation At BC
By: David Cote and Andrew Skaras
Starting during the Vietnam War, average grades at universities nationwide began to climb steadily, a trend that has not stopped since. At the time, professors were unwilling to give students low grades, as a poor GPA could jeopardize their military exemption status and result in their being sent to fight and possibly die overseas.
