http://at.bc.edu Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:34:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A panel of journalists, including the editors of Boston College's independent student print newspapers, the Heights and the Observer, and the student programming director of WZBC, discussed the rights, responsibilities, and power of campus media, November 5 in Devlin 008. The conversation focused on what all agreed were the most ... http://at.bc.edu/2009-11-05/ Some 250 juniors and seniors came to the Heights Room in Corcoran Commons on October 27 for the annual Post-Graduate Volunteer Fair, a chance to talk with representatives of 50 nonprofit organizations about volunteer opportunities after graduation. The event was sponsored jointly by the University's Career Center and the Volunteer ... http://at.bc.edu/2009-10-28/ Joseph Becker began working for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in New York City as an errand boy shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1863, the paper sent him to follow the Union Army as a sketch artist. His assignment, and that of dozens of artists like him, ... http://at.bc.edu/beckercollection/ http://at.bc.edu/portfoliooctober2009/ The German Embassy chose Boston College earlier this year as one of 30 colleges and universities (and the only one in Boston) with which to co-celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The embassy approached the University, says Michael Resler, chair of the German studies department, ... http://at.bc.edu/2009-10-21/ A Boston College Minute: Design workshop, Vanderslice Cabaret Room, October 3, 2009 Using recycled clothes and other materials, students scissored, glued, stitched, pinned, and painted in preparation for Re-Sewn, an eco-friendly fashion show sponsored by Undergraduate Government of Boston College, Ecopledge, and the Art Club. http://at.bc.edu/greenway/ The 209 Boston College alumni who died in the line of duty during U.S. military conflicts—15 in World War I, 158 in World War II, 6 in the Korean War, 29 in the Vietnam War, and 1 in Afghanistan—will be commemorated on a new memorial wall bearing their names. Situated ... http://at.bc.edu/2009-10-13/ Based on the aerial sport played by witches and wizards in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, the quidditch tournament sponsored by Undergraduate Government of Boston College on October 4 drew 16 teams, including Dumbledore's Army, The First Years, and Hermione's Broomstick, the ultimate winner. Collegiate quidditch, which first appeared ... http://at.bc.edu/2009-10-04/ An October 1 celebration in Gasson Hall's Irish Room marked the creation of the Accenture Professorship in the Carroll School of Management and honored the chair's first holder, professor Katherine Lemon. In his welcome, University Provost Cutberto Garza thanked the 16 Accenture partners—all Boston College alumni, parents, or both—who established ... http://at.bc.edu/2009-10-01/ The Robsham Theater Arts Center's performance season opens October 7 with the premier of Code Monkey, a musical comedy written and directed by adjunct associate theater professor Luke Jorgensen '91. Set in a pharmaceutical company, the play is based on songs by Jonathan Coulton, a former "code monkey" (computer programmer) ... http://at.bc.edu/2009-09-25/