Archive for November 5th, 2009

How BCPD stole Halloween

By Caroline Merck – Police uniforms were by far the most fear-inspiring costumes that graced the Mods last Friday night on Halloween Eve. Surprisingly, these were donned by members of the Boston College Police Department rather than Boston College students. While ghouls, goblins and Lady Gagas roamed campus in search of treats, and otherwise enjoying

Affirmative Action necessary for now

By Laurel Manlow and Caroline Merck – Proponents of affirmative action tout racial preferences as a conciliatory gesture for past evils committed against minority groups as well as a progressive measure to hasten equality. Some find the idea of ending discrimination with discrimination in the form of affirmative action utterly counterintuitive. Clearly, the benefits diversity