In the groove. Students from 11 different dance groups joined forces for a night of celebration and competition at the AHANA Leadership Council Showdown last weekend. Read more
Jeff Jagodzinski
2007 Laetare Sunday Speaker Named. New football head coach Jeff Jagodzinski will give the keynote address at this year's Laetare Sunday Mass and brunch, to be held on March 18. The brunch will also serve as the Alumni Association's annual meeting. Read more
Florida Swing Planned for March. BC President William P. Leahy, SJ, will celebrate Mass for alumni in Naples and the Eagles will take on the Red Sox in an exhibition game as part of the Alumni Association's annual pilgrimage to the Sunshine State. Read more
Paul Hamill '64
Paul Hamill '64, a former physics major, is the new poet laureate for Tompkins County, New York. More
Hugo Kamya, PhD �89 counts on his faith to help counsel African refugees. More
Sean Mills �97, president of the Onion, is mulling a Boston office for the satirical newspaper. More
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Bob Hope signs the guest book during his visit to BC in 1978.
Photo courtesy of Boston College Archives, John J. Burns Library, Boston College
By Denis Campbell '79
It was a warm spring day with temps in the low 90s. OK, it was hot! And we spent most of it inside the stifling Roberts Center basketball arena constructing a makeshift stage and lighting grid above the center court circle where later that evening Bob Hope would entertain alumni at an exclusive dinner. Where we normally watched Bobby "Smooth" Carrington glide to the basket, the arena was magically transformed into a five-star restaurant and dinner theater where the king of all live headliners would regale one and all.
The occasion would raise in excess of $300,000 for the Robsham Theater complex. Until that opened, we staged plays and musicals on the smaller-than-tiny stage in the School of Education�s Campion Hall under the direction of Fr. Larkin and Dr. Marcoux. The stage sat at the far end of a very small gymnasium and limited what one could do. But it was all we knew. Read more
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The Connors Family Retreat and Conference Center in Dover is the home for BC's Lifelong Learning Institute
February marks the beginning of the term for another crop of BC students: the members of the Boston College Lifelong Learning Institute.
For 15 years, several hundred alumni and friends have been gathering two days a week in the spring and fall for noncredit courses covering topics in art history, current events, economics, history, literature, music, and theology. Classes are taught by institute members as well as Boston College faculty.
One longtime participant notes: "There is so much to learn, and a million lifetimes will not exhaust the knowledge to be gained."
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Let C21 Online courses companion you through Lent. "Encountering Mark, Matthew & Luke: The Synoptic Gospels" begins February 19 for 6 weeks, and "Spirituality Matters" begins March 5 for 4 weeks. Both courses feature videos with Professor Michael J. Himes. Read more
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The Urban Ecology Institute helps improve civic and science education for middle- and high-school students in urban areas.
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Alumni Skating Party, Sunday, February 4, 2 - 4 p.m., Conte Forum, RSVP to alumni.comments@bc.edu.
Sunday River Ski Trip, Friday, March 9, to Sunday, March 11. From $300 per person, depending on lodging. Proceeds go towards the BC Alumni Legacy Scholarship Fund.
A New Key: Modern Belgian Art from the Simon Collection, opening celebration featuring dessert reception, music, and exhibition viewing. Tuesday, February 13, 7 p.m., McMullen Museum, Devlin Hall.
A Nuclear Iran? Energy, Weapons and the Future of the Middle East by James Walsh, of MIT's Security Studies Program. Thursday, February 8, 5 p.m., Devlin 008.
The Significance of Jerusalem in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Raphael Jospe, of Bar Ilan University. Monday, February 19, 7:30 p.m., Higgins 300.
The Theocons in American Public Life, a panel discussion with professors Alan Wolfe and Jorge Garcia, and Damon Linker, author of The Theocons: Secular America Under Siege. Wednesday, February 28, 4:30 p.m., Gasson 305.
30th Annual Bioethics Conference, featuring presentations by Boston-area students and faculty on biopolitics and health law. Saturday, February 10, 9 a.m., Higgins Hall.
Suspension, a program of dance presented by the Dance Organization of Boston College. Thursday, February 8, 8 p.m. and Friday, February 9, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., Robsham Theater. Tickets: $5.
Dance, a concert of dance-inspired music, performed by the University Wind Ensemble. Saturday, February 17, 8 p.m., Gasson 100.
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