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Lost Cause...

A Lost Cause

Experienced Eagles End Year With First-Round Exit

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Seconds rapidly ticked away on the scoreboard in Greensboro Coliseum as the Boston College men’s basketball team huddled around head coach Al Skinner. The Eagles had no reason to accept Virginia’s seven-point lead. They could easily swing the game back in their favor, Skinner might have said. Instead, the Eagles took it.

Hustle...

Hustle Plays Drive BC Into Semifinals

Never give up on a play. Clearly, Boston College head coach Jerry York got this through to his No. 4 Eagles, who took care of Masschusetts, 5-2, Saturday night in game two of a best-of-three series, behind two plays created by the hustle and individual drive of three separate players.

Pitching Staff Shelled As BC Drops Two In Miami

Last season, the Boston College baseball team opened ACC play by stunning the No. 6 Florida State Seminoles down in Tallahassee, stealing two wins in the best-of-three weekend series. Looking to replicate a strong start in conference play, the Eagles traveled to Coral Gables where the No. 13 Miami Hurricanes (10-4, 2-1 ACC) hosted them in a three-game series. This year, however, the Eagles dropped two out of three games to the hosts, dropping their record to 6-8 overall and 1-2 in ACC play.

McLaughlin Shows Versatility

CAMBRIDGE — After being a standout linebacker for the Boston College Eagles over the past four years, two-time defensive captain Mike McLaughlin might have a promising future in the NFL. It just might not be at the same position.

Atkinson...

Atkinson Hat Trick Builds Insurmountable Lead

On a night when many of the skaters on the ice struggled, Boston College’s Cam Atkinson showed yet again why he is one of the Eagles’ best players.

Lacrosse Team Continues Best Start In History

Persistent rain could not stop the Boston College women’s lacrosse team from getting off to its best start in the history of the program. The Eagles are now 5-0 after beating Virginia Tech at Newton Campus Field, 14-9, on Saturday.

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Physical Play Pushes Hockey over UMass

For two periods in game two of Saturday night’s Hockey East quarterfinal match-up between No. 4 Boston College and the University of Massachusetts, the Minutemen countered every punch that the Eagles threw their way. So instead of trying to deliver the knock-out punch in one fell swoop, BC was content with delivering punishing body shots, in the form of tremendous defense, for the entire third period.

Column: The Best Waste Of My Time

Don’t tell me championship week is a waste, that it’s the blemish on the pristine face of college basketball. The difference is that championship week brings back one element to the end of the college basketball season that’s lost among the vast majority of teams when the final game or two arrives in early March: belief.

Stepping Out Of The Shadows

Dominant Club Team Makes A Name For Itself

Boston College is known across the country for its dominant hockey program. Consistently nationally ranked, BC is a powerhouse out of the Hockey East and has a long tradition of competing for a national title every year. But what some people on campus might not realize is that BC is actually home to two championship caliber men’s hockey teams

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Tennant Ready For Center Stage In The NFL

CAMBRIDGE — Young children often have farfetched ideas about their future occupation. Some want to be astronauts. Others are convinced they will be firefighters.
Ever since kindergarten, Boston College center Matt Tennant knew he wanted to play in the National Football League.

Column: The Best Reason To Care About Baseball

Spring training is fully underway, and that means that the start of the baseball season will soon be upon us. While you might expect me to express my joy and anticipation for the new season, I’m going to be honest: I really don’t care about the start of America’s pastime.

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The Scene Goes To Spain

In Roald Dahl's multigenerational favorite, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the eccentric chocolate magnate known as Willy Wonka leads a group of enviable children through his mystical fortress of sweet temptations, hoping to discover an heir to his enterprise. Full story

A Collision Of Sound Hits Plastic Beach

After a five-year break from music, the animated band Gorillaz seems dead-set on taking the world by storm, once again. Dreamt up by British pop star Damon Albarn, the British virtual rockers (2D, Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs, and Noodle) deliver a fresh, exciting sound on their new album, Plastic Beach.

Videos On The Verge

Is anyone else struggling to get back into hardcore work-mode after a week of no classes? This week is definitely a killer, especially since, for a lot of us, midterms are far from over and some of those big-deal papers and projects are looming on the horizon.

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Chile Suffers from Monstrous Quake

Many Americans view the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile on Feb. 27 as inconsequential following the catastrophic 7.0-magnitude disaster in Haiti. More than 800 people perished in mostly rural Chilean towns, while an incomparable 230,000 Haitians are estimated to have died in the vicinity of their rubble-strewn capital, Port-au-Prince. Full story

Disparity in Water Quality, Quanity throughout the World

Potable water, beyond any other resource, is the most precious commodity on earth. Without it we cannot physically survive. It quenches our thirst, feeds our crops, sanitizes our homes. As Americans, we blithely ignore the importance of this substance, because so easily does water come to us through a system of our pipes and taps. I am not exempt from this.

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Armenian Genocide Resolution in the House Draws Ire from Turkey

The U.S. House of Representatives resurrected a nearly 100-year-old genocide controversy with a vote on Thursday. The House Foreign Affairs committee passed, by a narrow 23-22 vote, a non-binding resolution recognizing the mass killings of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I as genocide.

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Raise the stakes

Oftentimes, when people imagine bookies taking bets or card players throwing in chips to increase their winnings, they picture dark, dismal basements with dim, fluorescent lighting. Movies depict betting circles as sketchy, disreputable places where someone always ends up getting hurt, but there is always, on the other hand, the thrill of gambling in places such as Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and other casino-oriented cities. These flashy cities, however, are not the only locations where high-stake bets are made. Online gambling is becoming increasingly more popular with every generation, as Internet encryptions make online funds nearly untraceable, allowing gamblers to oftentimes take greater risks. Full story

Editor's Column: Cure for the housing blues

Jacquelyn Herder

It's here again. And you know what I'm talking about. The once a year event that causes mass hysteria, girls (and some guys ... we know who you are) crying in the bathroom, freshmen struggling to understand that the glow of freshman year is coming to an end, and a whole new appreciation for the saying "every man for himself." It gets your heart racing, your palms sweating, and makes you as jumpy as a caffeinated pre-med before an orgo test. That's right - housing selection is here once again. Let the games begin. Full story

The absence of a meal plan yields desserts and disaster

Emily Maley

For juniors, adjusting to life off campus can be a major lifestyle change, but it can also prove to be a lot of fun. Finally being able to have a single bedroom, maybe a car, and a kitchen - but what to do with a kitchen? During freshman and sophomore year, walking to any of the dining halls on campus is a cinch, but it's not quite as convenient while living off campus. Enter the invention of the Flex Plan, less costly than the mandatory full meal plan, but still quite pricey. Seriously, are undergraduate college students miraculously expected to know how to cook? According to several students who have experienced off campus life, it's not the simplest task to learn. Many turn to the Flex Plan or Eagle Bucks, the latter of which can be used at any location on campus, including vending machines, printing stations, and dining halls. They are even accepted at some off campus attractions, such as Roggies and Campus Convenience. Full story

New security policy is questionable

The proposed pilot plan to implement a desk check-in system in the lobby of Walsh Hall will impede student socializing. Full story

Advising & formation

The changes in the Advising Center create an opportunity for updates in the system to focus more on freshman experience. Full story

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