A friend of mine, on his first visit to Boston College, said that the place resembled a kind of academic “eugenics camp”-filled with healthy, eager, gifted, energetic, well-scrubbed, “beautiful” people. And my friend had a point; there is a lot of obvious beauty, health, and energy on display here. But when I think about what’s…
Letters To The Editor
LTE: Campus School Should Not Be Dissolved
The wonderful entity that is Campus School should not be dissolved by Administrative intentions, (however guided), to force the program off-campus.
Column, Opinions
COLUMN: Student In College?
By: Lucy Smukler
You roll over in bed, and look at the clock. In the warmth and darkness of your double, you read the numbers 1-0-3-0. It’s 10:30 a.m. on a Saturday, and you have to start drinking in an hour.
Opinions, Column
COLUMN: Collegiate Nomads
By: Lucy Smukler
I’ll be honest, sometimes I dread coming back to school. It’s not that I hate Boston College or wish I was back in high school, but I always seem to struggle with the transition between school and home.
Opinions, Column
Why Bartending Is The Best Job Ever
The soundtrack of the greatest summer of my life: pint glasses of Sam Adams Summer Ale clanging against wooden surfaces, Bruins hockey sticks scraping against the ice on flat screen TVs, guitar riffs of ’80s rock songs blasting from the jukebox, and the shake-shake-shaking and mix-mix-mixing of blueberry mojitos and a million rum-and-cokes.
Opinions, Column
COLUMN: The Elephant In The Room
By: Lucy Smukler
I’m psyched to see that BC and OHP are taking steps to draw attention to such prevalent health issues as eating disorders, but I’ve noticed a substantial gap. What about counseling services?
Opinions, Column
Not What You Know, But How You Show
I’m a communication major.” It elicits a blank reaction.
Opinions, Column
COLUMN: Waiting For An Email…
By: Lucy Smukler
For Americans across the nation, Sept. 11, 2001 will be forever engrained in our memories. Flash forward to Sept. 11, 2013, just a few short days ago. I flipped on the news and watched President Obama partaking in a moment of silence. That’s when it hit me-I hadn’t gotten an email.
Opinions, Column
I’d Rather Be A Spaniard
They say to write about what you know. Unfortunately, for the next three and a half months, this will be almost impossible.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
BC Should Respond To Attacks With ‘Renewed Community Spirit’
We still do not know who carried out the cowardly bombings at the Boston Marathon today. As a professor who studies the impact of terrorism, I don’t have any inside information about who the attackers are. But I can say with confidence that they made a huge mistake.
