Arts Council gives out student, faculty awards

April 30th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Culture, Front Page No Responses

By Kevin Fagan, Assoc. News Editor -

As part of the 12th Annual Arts Fest, the Arts Council held its annual awards ceremony in O’Neill Plaza on Friday. Continue Reading

BCSSH brings safe sex to the party

April 29th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Features, Front Page No Responses

By Sue Byun, News Editor -

BC Students for Sexual Health (BCSSH) have been offering  “Responsible Party Kits,” comprised of a bundle of solo cups with a condom taped to the bottom of each and flyers that provide safer sex information on a range of topics, from condom use, STIs, and consent. Continue Reading

Opinion: How Senate Republicans are seeking credit for financial reform

April 29th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Front Page, Opinions No Responses

Dylan Roberts -

Why is there a different standard of debate for financial regulatory reform?

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Speakers discuss responsibilities to genocide victims

April 29th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Front Page, News No Responses

By Michelle Martinez, News Editor -

Boston College’s Genocide Awareness Group, a committee of Americans for Informed Democracy (AID), sponsored an event in which speakers shared the stories of survivors of genocide. Continue Reading

Pop&Circumstance: Will they or won’t they, should we or shouldn’t we

April 28th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Front Page, Pop&Circumstance No Responses

By Blair Thill, Gavel Blogger -

Answer: A TV series everyone should know yet few college students recognize aside, perhaps, from the fact that it launched Bruce Willis’s career before uttering the words, “Yippee kay yay mother…” – well, you know the ending. Question: What is the one-time 80s hit, Moonlighting? Continue Reading

Smulowitz runs for Brown’s old seat

April 28th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Features, Front Page No Responses

By Andrew Schofield, Features Editor -

Vacated by current US Senator Scott Brown, the open state senate representing the towns of Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex attracted several experienced lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.

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Paper Cuts Blog: Lincoln as vampire slayer makes for good read

April 28th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Front Page, Paper Cuts No Responses

By Dan Monan, Culture Editor -

Yes, the “blog” is not dead! Although air-quotes may be necessary until some sort of regular schedule is worked out.

This time I’ve decided to go the route of historical fiction with Seth Grahame-Smith’s Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, the same guy who gave us Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, the gleefully irreverent corruptions of Jane Austen’s classic novels. Continue Reading

THE LINK: SUV crashes into B-Line

April 25th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Front Page, The Link No Responses

THE LINK: WBZ-TV

A B-Line train and a Jeep crashed in Brighton Sunday morning. Courtesy of WBZ-TV. The seven people in the car have been identified and all face charges of minors in possession, according to WBZ.

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Health care bill affects students’ lives

April 20th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Front Page, News No Responses

By Michelle Martinez, News Editor -

With the pivotal passage of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” the United States saw the culmination of decades’ worth of debate on health care reform. Continue Reading

Murray, Warren receive awards from CDBC

April 16th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Front Page, News No Responses

By Tue Tran, Editor-in-Chief -

Thursday, the 3rd recipient of the annual Father Robert Drian Award was Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray. The award was given by the College Democrats of Boston College (CDBC), and the event was held in Burns Library. Continue Reading