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Tyler Kingkade

College Students Run To Help After Boston Marathon Explosions

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.17.2013 | Impact
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Monday was the first time Boston College sophomore Corey Leonardi ever participated in a marathon. In previous years, Leonardi, who grew up about 50 m...

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The Colleges With The Most Athletic Dudes

Posted 04.01.2013 | College
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In the spirit of March Madness, we wanted to find out which college has the most athletic student body. More specifically, male student bodies. Th...

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Disciplinary Action for Condom Distribution: BC Puts Catholic Values Above Students' Needs

Daniela Ramirez | Posted 03.28.2013 | College
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Daniela Ramirez

BC has threatened to take disciplinary action against a student group for establishing "Safe Sites" that provide condoms, lubricant, and information on sexual health and consent to students. There seem to be three counter-arguments to the sites that are popularly cited and continue to halt progress.

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Students Giving Away Condoms May Be Punished

AP | Posted 03.27.2013 | College
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NEWTON, Mass. -- Boston College is threatening disciplinary action against a group of students who distribute condoms out of their dorm rooms. Univer...

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WATCH: Freshman Sets ACC Record With HUGE Game

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.15.2013 | Sports
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Olivier Hanlan's one shining moment came earlier in March than he may have liked but it was still quite dazzling. The Boston College freshman exploded...

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Searching for Stability in Changing Times

Brad Harrington | Posted 05.04.2013 | Business
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Brad Harrington

2013 is just two months old and already headlines from the national and international stage leave us wondering, "Does anything endure? When we wake u...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 04.14.2013 | New York
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Len Berman

Power shift. Boston College now rules the hockey roost in Beantown, not Boston University. B.C. won the Beanpot Tournament for the fourth straight year.

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BC Wins 4th Straight Beanpot

AP | JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 04.13.2013 | Sports
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BOSTON -- When goalie Parker Milner arrived at Boston College, crosstown rival Boston University was the defending NCAA and Beanpot champion and had e...

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Front-lines and Sidelines: Time to Let Go of Gender Stereotypes

Brad Harrington | Posted 03.30.2013 | Business
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Brad Harrington

Last week, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced their intention to lift the ...

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'Cowardly Act Of Vandalism'

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.23.2013 | College
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Over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, the vandals attacked an LGBT center at the Boston College Law School with hateful and "offensive ter...

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Most. Wins. Ever.

AP | Posted 12.31.2012 | Sports
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Boston College coach Jerry York became the NCAA hockey career victory leader Saturday, directing the top-ranked Eagles to a 5-2 win ove...

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Dickens' Enduring Lessons

Brad Harrington | Posted 01.30.2013 | Business
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Brad Harrington

Reflection, small acts of kindness, and ultimately, transformation are just three of the lessons offered in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. On my own reflection, I'm convinced it was that transformed character of Scrooge that my old friend was thinking of when she gave me that tiny statue of Scrooge so many Christmases ago.

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A Catholic War On Primetime

Matt Weber | Posted 01.12.2013 | Religion
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Matt Weber

I'm quite certain both teams were included in the intentions of countless rosaries during morning Mass. Prayers not specifically for a win, but as a diplomatic priest would say from the pulpit, "Blessings for our boys to play their best."

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11 Ideal Inns For A Northeast College Tour

Malerie Yolen-Cohen | Posted 10.23.2012 | Travel
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Malerie Yolen-Cohen

Your kid's future alma mater isn't cookie-cutter, so why should your college tour accommodations be?

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The Masculine Critique

Brad Harrington | Posted 12.08.2012 | Business
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Brad Harrington

Difficult economic circumstances, less-than-stellar academic performance, and growing equality for women may have all conspired to lessen men's advantage at work, but "success" in the workplace is not the only or ultimate measure of a life well-lived.

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For John

Ryan F. McCarthy | Posted 11.17.2012 | Home
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Ryan F. McCarthy

I got a phone call today from a classmate that stopped me in my tracks. My friend and mentor, John Cawthorne, passed away earlier this morning. As I hung up the phone, I started to think about something that doesn't usually cross my mind on a typical Tuesday: the profound impact that one teacher has had on my life.

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Chris Gentilviso

Northwestern Rides 5 Field Goals, Late Score To 3-0 Start

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 09.15.2012 | Sports
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- When 2012's NCAA football schedules were unveiled, seven teams in the nation opened with three Bowl Championship Series automatic-qu...

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Boston College Looks For Redemption Against Northwestern

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 09.14.2012 | Sports
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Boston College (1-1, 0-1 ACC) at Northwestern (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Date: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 Time: 3:30 p.m. ET Place: Ryan Field (Evansto...

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Top 10 New Ivies 2013

Unigo | Posted 10.30.2012 | College
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Unigo

In one of our favorite categories in the 2013 Unigo College Rankings, today's list features colleges whose students couldn't be more proud of their al...

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Having It All: The Last Word

Brad Harrington | Posted 10.17.2012 | Business
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Brad Harrington

In reflecting on this summer, the two stories that will stick with me most clearly are the London Summer Olympics and the "having it all" debate that has stimulated so much conversation.

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That Law Degree Just May Not Be Worth It

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 06.25.2012 | Business
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Planned your entire life around nabbing that law degree and pulling in automatic dough? Too bad. Within nine months of graduating, only 55 percent...

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Boston University Student Wins Gig at 'TBS Just For Laughs'

Cody Brotter | Posted 08.19.2012 | College
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Cody Brotter

BU is on a roll this summer. First a sophomore gets named the prettiest girl in America and now a rising senior gets named the funniest college kid in the country.

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The 12 Least LGBT-Friendly Colleges

Posted 06.08.2012 | College
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The United States has made a lot of progress towards equality for the LGBT community, but there are some colleges that still aren't very welcoming to ...

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

AP | Posted 07.12.2012 | College
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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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David Lohr

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

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.11.2012 | Crime
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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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