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Jenna is a sophomore from Acton, Massachusetts. She is double majoring in English and Communication. She enjoys writing for the Features, Opinions, and Culture sections of the Gavel.

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Restaurant Week offers fine cuisines at college-friendly prices

Don’t insult your stomach by letting this week pass you by. Although the weather may beg to differ, this is Restaurant Week’s winter event, and it will not return until summer.

“Game Change” reveals hidden truths about 2008

HBO’s presidential election drama focuses on John McCain’s infamous selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate.

Major AIDS cure progress is overlooked

It is time to step up as a nation and take notice of illnesses besides cancer.

Opinion: Donation seekers in dining hall need to re-strategize

This particular arrangement does not seem at all appropriate or effective in earning money for such causes, and the system could use some reform.

Barstool Blackout tour protests lead to displaced aggression

Reading Barstool does not make followers proponents of rape, and protesting Barstool does not make petitioners self-righteous.

Junior year housing system needs revision

What BC can do to improve the on-campus/off-campus dilemmas that annually plague the junior class.

DOBC keeps audiences INTRIGUEd

The Dance Organization of Boston College took to the Robsham stage to perform their annual show, INTRIGUE.

Bruins player Tim Thomas declines invitation to the White House

On Monday, January 23rd, the Boston Bruins made their way over to the White House to be honored by President Obama for their victory in the 2011 Stanley Cup championship.  The team, however, was missing a crucial member: goaltender Tim Thomas, a fan favorite who was a vital asset in the Bruins’ attainment of the