A Project of Boston College Magazine

Archive for 2009

Message board

Message board

A Boston College Minute

Berlin Wall installation, the Dustbowl, November 9, 2009

Portfolio

Portfolio

Slideshow from @BC

From a professor’s homecoming to new literary quarters, images from the past month.

Act four

Act four

Slideshow from @BC

The arts took center stage at the close of Hispanic Heritage Month, October 16.

Honor role

Honor role

Slideshow from @BC

Scenes from the dedication of the campus’s new Veterans Memorial Wall, November 11.

The lot of the Civil War sketch artist

The lot of the Civil War sketch artist

Interactive Feature from @BC

On assignment, these artists sent scenes of war to their newspaper editors, who sometimes saw—and printed—things differently.

Portfolio

Portfolio

Slideshow from @BC

October 2009 | From the arrival of the Class of 2013 to construction of a new memorial on campus, images from the fall semester’s first weeks.

Project Greenway

Project Greenway

A Boston College Minute

Design workshop, Vanderslice Cabaret Room, October 3, 2009

Welcome Wagon

Welcome Wagon

Slideshow from @BC

With handcarts, humor, and heavy lifting, 250 student volunteers move in 2,000 freshmen.

First Flight

First Flight

A Boston College Minute

Freshman Procession, Linden Lane, September 17, 2009

Special friend

Special friend

Slideshow from @BC

Images from 1966 to 2008 recall the long and wide-ranging relationship between Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Boston College.

Googled: Laura Sen ’78

Googled: Laura Sen ’78

Research from @BC

The new CEO guides BJ’s Wholesale Club through a challenging economy.

Milton marathon

Milton marathon

A Boston College Minute

Paradise Lost reading, Hovey House library, May 6, 2009.

Commencement POV

Commencement POV

Video from @BC

Commencement Day, from sunrise over the reservoir to the awarding of degrees, as captured by four graduating seniors.

Visionary

Visionary

Video from @BC

Blind runner Joseph Quintanilla ’98 raises awareness of obstacles and opportunities for the visually impaired.

Googled: David Lynch '89

Googled: David Lynch ‘89

Research from @BC

In magazines, books, and fine restaurants across the country, he chooses the wine.

Portfolio

Portfolio

Slideshow from @BC

June 2009 | Performances, ceremonies, and other memorable moments from the last month.

AHANA Reconnect 2009

AHANA Reconnect 2009

a web site from @bc

View photos from the reunion and read stories and historical documents about the AHANA experience.

Supporting evidence

Supporting evidence

Video from @BC

Biology Professor Thomas Seyfried and a team of scientists take a fresh look at an 80-year-old theory on cancer.

Portfolio

Portfolio

Slideshow from @BC

May 2009 | From the Jesuit Olympics to spring planting along Linden Lane, images from the last month at Boston College

Here's looking at me

Here’s looking at me

Slideshow from @BC

Self-portraits from the students of introductory Painting and Drawing.

Googled: Julie Anne Kelly '01, pugilist

Googled: Julie Anne Kelly ’01, pugilist

Research from @BC

Following a bout with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, this former art history major took up boxing “for fitness.” She is now a New York State Golden Gloves champ

Student Bards

Student Bards

Video from @BC

Undergraduates from 25 Boston-area colleges and universities participated in this year’s Intercollegiate Poetry Festival at Boston College.

Rite of spring

Rite of spring

Video from @BC

Heading for a vacation week of service in needy communities, undergraduates talk about the challenges and why they go.

Portfolio

Portfolio

Slideshow from @BC

April 2009 | From marathon hopefuls to a lesson in television forensics, images from the past month.

Performance peek

Performance peek

A Boston College Minute

BC bOp! rehearsal, Conte Forum, February 25, 2009.

Googled: James Balog ’74

Googled: James Balog ’74

Research from @BC

A nature photographer documents the changing arctic scene.

Inquiring minds

Inquiring minds

Slideshow from @BC

Award-winning undergraduate researchers reflect on what their projects taught them about their fields and about themselves.

Portfolio

Portfolio

Slideshow from @BC

March 2009 | From a recital of classical compositions written by students and faculty, to the annual Appalachia volunteer trip, images from the last month’s events and activities.

Googled: Jeremy Zipple, SJ, '00

Googled: Jeremy Zipple, SJ, ‘00

Research from @BC

Filmmaker documents a modern-day plague of rats.

Panned in Boston

Panned in Boston

Video from @BC

So what if Edgar Allan Poe hated Boston? Students and faculty celebrate the native-born master of the macabre’s 200th birthday with lectures, readings, skits, and coffin cake.

Portfolio

Portfolio

Slideshow from @BC

February 2009 | Recent photos of campus life, from sorting fruit flies to watching the Obama Inauguration on library computers

Freshmen faculty

Freshmen faculty

Slideshow from @BC

Two historians, an information systems specialist, and the new director of graduate programs in Hispanic Ministry are among newcomers who discuss their interests.

Googled: Harry Markopolos, MS'97

Googled: Harry Markopolos, MS’97

Research from @BC

The “Madoff whistleblower” testifies before Congress.