@BC Bulletin - March 2005

"Killing Silence" Film from Boston College faculty John Michalczyk's documentary on how the Sicilian people and government reclaimed their island from the Mafia.
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	Examined lives Story from Boston College Chronicle University sees an upsurge in philosophy majors.
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	February madness Slideshow from @BC Some fans are more than super.
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	Declamations Audio from @BC Classic readings of classic poems from John Mahoney and Robert Barth, SJ.
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	Teaching aid Story from Boston College Chronicle Sharp Foundation's $2.2 million grant to the Lynch School funds special training for urban educators.
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	"Accommodations of Desire" Slideshow from @BC Images from the McMullen Museum's exhibit of surrealist art from the remarkable collection of Julien Levy.
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PRIMARY SOURCES

Googled: David Plante '61, memoirist

Research from @BC

A prolific novelist turns inward for American Ghosts: A Memoir.

We hardly knew ye

Website from the Irish Studies Program

A new database of the Boston Pilot's "Missing Friends" column from 1831 to 1921 includes 31,438 records of searches for "lost" relatives who emigrated from Ireland to the U.S.
"The stories of 'Missing Friends,'" from Chronicle

Discovering America

Story from Boston College Magazine

The Holy See's view of the United States incorporates respect, indifference, fear, and gratitude. All are reasonable responses, says noted Vatican analyst, John L. Allen, Jr.

Perspectives on the stem cell debate

Video from Front Row

Specialists in bioethics and theology discuss stem cell research and the direction it should take.

MORE NEWS

From Public Affairs

Understanding Social Security. NBC Today Show video

Dean Boynton on teaching business ethics. Boston Globe

Psychology professor evaluates a child prodigy. 60 Minutes

Fostering foreign language learning. Boston Globe

Richard Kearney on why religions view desire as evil. WBUR

Students build homes during spring break. Index Journal

Cardinal speaks at BC about denying honors to politicians. Boston Globe

A BC junior comments on a new bill that would grade elementary students on weight. CBSNews.com

More news from BC Chronicle

More news from BCInfo

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