Archive for December 7th, 2009
Editorial: Local businesses need university support
To the chagrin of movie lovers all over campus, Circle Cinema closed last year, causing students to head to Fenway for their movie nights. Many were shocked to learn that both French Press and College Sub Shop also had closed their doors when they arrived on campus this past September. In order to support the
Editorial: Obama’s call to service must be answered
Shortly after his victory in the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, drawing on a common theme from his campaign, stated, “Loving your country must mean accepting your responsibility to do your part to change.” Supporters across the United States, young and old, planned to meet this call to service with excitement. It seems, however, that
Editorial: Contract compromise vital to community
Another month of intense negotiations between the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the administration brought much of the same, and yet another month-long contract extension. After over six months of deliberations, the two sides are no closer to resolving the campus labor dispute
FIRE gives ‘red light’ to BC speech code
By Andrew Slade, Editorial Assistant – As members of learning communities, many students at Boston College and other private universities assume a right to speak and express themselves as they choose. For the most part, these assumptions are accurate in their representation of the manner in which schools treat student speech, but private institutions reserve
BC shows no interest in new union proposal
By Tue Tran, Co-Editor-in-Chief – Union contract negotiations are still ongoing, as the Boston College administration extended the union’s contract one more month to Jan. 1. Discussions have intensified, according to John*, a grounds worker who wished to remain anonymous due to the possibility of disciplinary action. The latest development, according to the workers, was
Standardized stress: students test to determine future
By Laurel Manlow, Copy Editor – Whether it is memorization of vocabulary, honing of math skills or perfection of logic games that is taking up seniors’ time this semester, standardized tests are a lot to handle. Some students are taking the LSAT, GRE and GMAT with the worst-case scenario in mind — that they do
Local film industry optimistic for future
By Matthew Gavin, Culture Editor – In recent months, Massachusetts has been host to a slew of film production activity — Tom Cruise was in town shooting for his new thriller, Knight and Day, and Ben Affleck has been filming scenes for his second directorial endeavor, The Town. Since 2005, the state has been a
Terrorists’ trials cause debate over location
By Lake Coreth, News Editor Nationwide controversy has surrounded the news that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other men accused of conspiring in the Sept. 11 plots are to be tried in a Manhattan federal court. Both emotional and political tensions run high as the nation weighs in on whether or not terrorists should be
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