Archive for January, 2010
Film Review: Timeliness of ‘Company Men’ terrifies audiences
By Robert Rossi, Editorial Assistant – For those who haven’t heard, the United States has been in a recession for a little while. Americans have been losing jobs at alarming rates, and John Wells took it upon himself to direct, co-produce, and write a film exploring the painful effects
‘Wall’ adds new outlet for artistic expression
O’Neill Library has undergone many changes this year. Not only was a new entrance added, but also a new way to express creativity in the form of the Living Wall. This public sketchbook, located in the bottom floor of O’Neill, consists of a significant display space where student artists can place drawings, paintings, poetry, or
Wichita abortion murder trial commences
By Michelle Martínez, Asst. News Editor – Coinciding with the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the trial of Scott Roeder began last Friday. Roeder is being charged with murdering George Tiller, one of the nation’s only late-term abortion doctors in Wichita, Kansas. On May 31, 2009, Roeder shot and killed Tiller in the foyer
Supreme court overturns campaign finance regulations
By Kevin Fagan, Associate News Editor – In a contentious 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided last week to overturn decades-old restrictions on the way campaigns are financed by allowing corporations, advocacy groups, and labor unions to donate an unlimited amount of money to candidates. This decision not only overturned the bipartisan McCain-Feingold Act, but
Pop&Circumstance Blog: Flavors of the Week
If pop culture were made of ice cream, here are the three flavors I’d be ordering this week: Favorite casting of a 90s has-been: Freddie Prinze, Jr. in
Union workers vote ‘no’
By Tue Tran, Editor-in-Chief – Boston College workers who are a part of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 615, have voted against the “last, best offer” that the administration presented them with last Thursday. Those who voted included custodial, grounds, building maintenance, and mailroom workers. While it is union policy to keep the tally of
BC’s ‘last, best offer’ to union put to vote
By Tue Tran & Andrew Schofield, Gavel Editors – (Photo: Sharon Costello / Gavel Editor) Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 615 will vote on what Boston College administration has titled the “Last, Best Offer for a New Collective Bargaining Agreement with SEIU Local 615.”
Getting smarter about intelligence
William Sloneker, Contributor Opinion – In the past month, the American intelligence and security community has seen its competence tested considerably in a number of different incidents: Northwest Flight 253 (the failed in-flight bombing on Christmas Day), the assassination of seven CIA operatives by the double agent Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, and the evacuation of
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