Archive for November, 2009
‘Good’ reading marks end of week
By Tue Tran, Editor-in-Chief – The final celebration of this year’s Love Your Body Week occurred on Friday, Nov. 5, with a performatory reading of “The Good Body” by Eve Ensler. The event has become an annual tradition – the culmination of the week’s panels, film, and lectures
Kris Krossed: One Step Closer
By Kristoffer Munden – Late Saturday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009, which brings our country one step closer to achieving quality, affordable health coverage for every American. Like millions thousands hundreds tens several others across the country, I stayed in to watch the momentous voting
U.S. House passes health care bill
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a health care bill. The final results are 220 yeas to 215 nays, with one Republican, Joseph Cao (R-LA), voting in favor of the bill. 39 Democrats voted against the bill. The bill passed with an amendment sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), banning the use of federal
Musical spells endearing success
By Sue Byun, For the Gavel – Charming, quirky, hilarious, and E-N-D-E-A-R-I-N-G are just a few words to describe The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, performed this past weekend in Robsham’s Bonn Theater. The one-act musical comedy, with music and lyrics by William Finn and a book by Rachel Sheinkin, was directed by Juergen Kloo A&S
Five dates?
It was late on that first Saturday, after hanging out with some friends, while walking on our way to another dorm, that I had one of the guys I had barely met an hour before, drag me aside from the group, right in front of lower and asked me to kiss him. It had barely
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
BC talks about sex and spirit
By Emma Staffaroni, For the Gavel – Boston College students and faculty piled into McGuinn 121 Tuesday night for a panel consisting of Jesuits, a campus minister, the coordinator of the Women’s Resource Center, and a theology professor. With every seat filled, the audience even spilled into the aisles. “I know why you’re all here,”
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