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Ted Kennedy's Widow Will Speak At BC Over Bishop's Objections

AP | Posted 05.12.2012

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BOSTON -- The widow of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy will be giving a spring commencement speech at a Roman Catholic college in Massachusetts after all. B...

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Missing Boston College Student's Body Found In Reservoir, Family Friend Says

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.11.2012

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Authorities in Boston have recovered the body of missing Boston College student Franco Garcia from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, a family friend told T...

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BC Wins National Title

AP | Posted 04.07.2012

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TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Whitney scored twice and Boston College beat Ferris State 4-1 on Saturday night for its fifth NCAA hockey title and third i...

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Barstool Sports Backlash: Students Protest Blackout Parties For Rape 'Joke'

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.28.2012

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Dave Portnoy doesn't think the college students protesting his website, Barstool Sports, misinterpreted his joke about a rape victim -- they just don'...

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Gay Leadership Council Document a Positive Step for BC

The Heights | Posted 05.26.2012

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As a Jesuit-Catholic University, we are in the unique position to be able to effect real change on the social landscape and give GLBTQ students the resources and recognition they deserve.

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Boston College, the Belfast Project and the Academy of Betrayal: Protection of Academic Freedom Until It Becomes Inconvenient

Harvey A. Silverglate | Posted 05.23.2012

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Over the course of the last year, Boston College has shown immense institutional cowardice and abrogated its responsibility as a protector of academic freedom.

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No Clues In Search For Missing Boston College Student

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.20.2012

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A Boston College student is still missing after a three-week search and there are no clues to his whereabouts. Franco Garcia, a 21-year-old senior ...

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VOTE: Which Team Will Win The ACC Tournament

The Huffington Post | Michael Klopman | Posted 03.08.2012

If you been paying even passing attention to the ACC during the last decade and change then you likely know which team is often the one celebrating at...

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Boston College Student's Disappearance Baffles Family, Police

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 03.01.2012

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A search for a Boston College student who disappeared eight days ago has failed to turn up any clues to his whereabouts, despite extensive searches by...

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Friends And Police Search For Missing College Student

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.29.2012

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Police are looking high and low for a missing Boston College student. Massachusetts state police will conduct an underwater search of Chestnut Hill...

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Looking For Sweet Whistleblower Cash? Don't Go To The FBI

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.29.2012

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Getting ready to blow the whistle? Be careful who you hand the information to. Whistleblowers who go to the FBI to tip them off about financial fra...

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From Chapel to Chestnut Hill

Rob Taub | Posted 04.22.2012

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College basketball represents everything that Knicks fans suddenly find so magical about their team, now that Jeremy Lin is at the helm. Unselfish play, great passing, and unending hustle -- college basketball is about hope.

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No. 5 Duke Ships Up To Boston

AP | By HOWARD ULMAN | Posted 02.20.2012

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BOSTON -- Some day Boston College's very young team may become a contender in the Atlantic Coast Conference. For now, though, it's learning how to pla...

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Beanpot Thriller Ends In Final Seconds Of OT

AP | JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 04.14.2012

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BOSTON — Bill Arnold scored with 6.4 seconds left in the first overtime to lead No. 3 Boston College to a 3-2 victory over No. 2 Boston Universi...

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The Catholic Church's Game With Women's Health

Madeline Walsh | Posted 04.11.2012

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In my 15th year of Catholic education, I am very familiar with the Catholic Church's opposition to birth control despite the fact that 98 percent of Catholic women have used contraception. This underscores the huge gap between the views of the Church and practicing Catholics.

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The 7 Preppiest Colleges

Posted 02.10.2012

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Being a preppy person isn't all about knowing how to sail and wearing sailing clothes. Anyone in the world can be preppy, if they just want to try it!...

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BC Knocks Off No. 15 Florida State

AP | Posted 02.09.2012

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BOSTON -- All the frustrating late-game losses finally were worth it for Boston College. The young Eagles looked as if they've grown up a lot with the...

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Will Gerry Adams Face Trial Over IRA Past?

AP | By SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 03.18.2012

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DUBLIN -- A trans-Atlantic legal showdown could determine whether Gerry Adams, the Irish republican chieftain long at the center of Belfast war and pe...

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Christmas Presence Trumps Christmas Presents Every Time

Brad Harrington | Posted 02.19.2012

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My own family is certainly not exempt from the syndrome of rushing around to buy presents this time of year. But there are three things we do annually that are far more meaningful and memorable to all of us than a material gift could ever be.

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Boston College Lacrosse Player Found Dead

AP | Posted 01.15.2012

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BOSTON — A Boston College lacrosse player from Brightwaters, N.Y., has been found dead in his apartment in the Boston suburb of Brighton. Unive...

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Seminoles On Warpath In Boston

AP | By JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 01.03.2012

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BOSTON -- For three decades, there's been nothing so certain in college football as Florida State playing in a bowl game. The Seminoles qualified for...

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Work and Family Month: Large Policies, Small Moments

Brad Harrington | Posted 01.01.2012

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On those all-too-rare instances when you have the awareness to seize the moment, you realize that no policy in the world is needed to be mindful of those you hold most dear. Happy National Work and Family Month!

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From Bone Cancer To The NFL, Mark Herzlich's Story

Posted 12.30.2011

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Mark Herzlich wouldn't let bone cancer dash his dreams of playing pro football. "60 Minutes" shows how this New York Giants linebacker made it from th...

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Top Harvard Official Rakes In $6.4 Million A Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 11.29.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Top-level college executives are enjoying rising pay packages, often exceeding $1 million annually, even as students are facing ever-hig...

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Two Charities Benefit From 'View' Co-Host Sherri Shepherd's Aug. 13 Wedding

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 10.17.2011

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When Sherri Shepherd, a co-host on the ABC daytime talk show "The View," decided to marry TV writer Lamar Sally earlier this year, they were on the sa...

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