Archive for March, 2010
The House passes health care reform bill
By a vote of 219 to 212, the House passed the Senate’s health care reform bill Sunday night. All votes in favor of the bill came from Democrats. The House also passed its reconciliation bill, which has modifications to the Senate’s bill. That legislation will go to the Senate for a vote. [poll id=”3″
Column: A guide to the men’s basketball team
By Michael Mullin, Gavel Writer – In light of the season-ending loss to Virginia in the opening round of the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament, it is almost completely inappropriate to profile a squad that mustered enough ineptitude to defy even the lowest of expectations
Chris Dodd strikes out alone for financial reform
By Kevin Fagan, Asst. News Editor – Senator Christopher Dodd, D-Connecticut and Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, put forward a proposal last week, calling for the most sweeping changes to financial rules since the Great Depression
Cuban-American student group: ‘Enough!’ with human rights violations
By Sue Byun, Assoc. News Editor – On Tuesday, students from the Cuban-American Student Association (CASA) put on a demonstration in the academic quad to raise awareness about the human rights violations occurring in Cuba
Editorial: Drinking age should be reevaluated
For much of the United States’ history, the government has struggled with how to legislate the use of alcohol. From Prohibition to the call to lower the drinking age during the Vietnam War as part of “redefining adulthood” to the current controversy over the drinking age, the United States, unlike other Western countries, is unsure
Presenters link climate change to population
By Kevin Fagan, Asst. News Editor – In an event sponsored by the College Democrats of Boston College, BC Students for Sexual Health, and the Americans for Informed Democracy, two representatives from the Sierra Club and the Population Justice Project gave presentations on Tuesday on how family planning and global warming are linked, as well
Pop&Circumstance: Covering our bases
By Blair Thill, Gavel Blogger – Whenever American Idol season roles around, I find myself anxiously awaiting new interpretations of classic tunes, new and old. David Cook was the first contestant to truly revolutionize this contestant mentality, giving us lite-rock versions of pop confections such as Mariah’s “Always Be My Baby” and MJ’s “Billie Jean.”
Speakers debate drinking age issues
By Andrew Slade, News Editor – Among college students nationwide, the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) of 21 is perhaps the law most frequently broken. According to internal studies at Boston College, just 25 percent of incoming freshmen describe themselves as non-drinkers. While some point to numbers like these as evidence that current drinking laws
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