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News, Column
COLUMN: Consider The Kitsch
By: Alex Gaynor
Blame it on the advertising industry, the American Dream, or even human nature, but our society has a tendency to resort to looking at the world through an overtly positive and kitschy frame of mind.
Column, Opinions
COLUMN: What Is Love?
By: Kimberly Crowley
With Valentine’s Day creeping up on us, my friends recently devised an interesting challenge-we each agreed to write speeches about what love means to us. I realized that there are plenty of people who are willing to try to explain love in definite terms. I’m not going to make overarching claims, however. Instead, I’m going to admit that I can only try to interpret what love means based on how I’ve experienced it.
Column, Opinions
COLUMN: A Case For Australia
By: Mary Kate Nolan
When I first told my brother I was going abroad to Australia, he looked at me and replied, “That won’t look good on a resume.” I received similar feedback from professors and faculty I had confided in last year.
Opinions, Column
COLUMN: In Defense Of Concrete
By: Nate Fisher
Our time at Boston College is defined by construction projects-Stokes Hall, St. Mary’s, Shea Field, and many others. This column is about design, in particular why the current designs of O’Neill Plaza and the Quad demand more scrutiny than they’ve had up to this point.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: Criticism Of Leahy Is Unwarranted
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I read Adam DeMuro’s letter [Heights, Jan. 30] with a combination of surprise and disappointment. Some of his barbs, especially those directed at the way Jack Dunn has publicly expressed himself concerning the future of the Campus School, seem (to me, anyway) to have found their target with devastating accuracy. But I also know Fr. Bill Leahy. To borrow Adam’s use of caps: Fr. Leahy is NOT the sort of person who would lie about something like that.
Editorials, Opinions
Chebator’s Retirement Caps Impressive Career
By: The Heights Editorial Board
Dean of Students Paul Chebator has recently made it public knowledge that he plans to retire at the end of this semester. This marks the conclusion of a 34-year career working in the Dean of Students’ office. During his time at the University, he has consistently striven to make life at BC better for students, often going above and beyond the call of duty.
Editorials, Opinions
Growth Of International Scholars Benefits BC
By: The Heights Editorial Board
Boston College’s international student and faculty population has reached its highest point yet. The growing number of international students at BC is encouraging for a number of reasons.
News, Column
COLUMN: Authentic Lifestyle
By: Adriana Mariella
Boston College is a school that likes reflection and talking about reflection. Lately, our campus-wide reflection has been focused on authenticity.
