Remembering John Mahoney (1928–2015)
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The University’s inaugural Rattigan Professor of English shared his love of Romantic poetry, written and spoken.
Note worthy
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T.J. Hurley, Class of 1885, gave the University “For Boston.” He also wrote songs about the baseball team, the local trolley, and spiritual succor. Music department students, faculty, and staff performed a selection.
Grand opening
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On November 9, the University Chorale premiered “God’s Grandeur,” five poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ, set to music by Professor Thomas Oboe Lee.
Word wise
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Novelist Gish Jen discusses the writing life during her stay as University writer in residence.
Yuletide carols
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Ring in the holiday season with a sampling of Christmas music performed by Boston College ensembles.
Small world
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Physicist Michael Naughton describes Boston College scientists’ breakthroughs in nanotechnology research.
Untold stories
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Tales Thomas O’Connor didn’t include in his new book, a concise history of Boston College
Partial recall
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Psychologist Elizabeth Kensinger explores how age and emotion affect what we remember.
Beyond “For Boston”
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@BC presents a print and audio edition of Boston College school songs from a book published to commemorate the University’s diamond jubilee in 1938.
Learned behavior
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At annual symposium, undergraduates present their original research, from reintroducing endangered species to creating imagination in computers.
The Interview: Clare Dunsford
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Associate dean of A&S discusses her book about raising a child with fragile X syndrome.
Seasonal notes
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University choral and instrumental ensembles celebrate the Christmas season.
The Interview: Mozart for optimists
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There’s no proof that exposure to arts raises kids’ test scores, says psychology professor Ellen Winner.
Blasts from the past
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Vintage recordings of the 1960s field and dance bands and a bonus track from today’s Marching Band
The Interview: Kent Greenfield
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Corporate law presumes the supremacy of shareholder interests. Here’s another idea.
On Topic: Checks and balances
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Money’s not everything in electoral politics, just the important thing
The Interview: But seriously
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English Professor Paul Lewis discusses his new book, which examines the functions and ethics of humor.
Merrily on High
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Music of the season from the University Chorale, Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble.
On Topic: Drug dependent
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It’s been nearly 20 years since Prozac was introduced. Are we happy yet? A roundtable on psychotropic drugs—the good they do, and the concerns they raise—with psychiatrists Christopher Doran ’68 and Kenneth Duckworth, and Boston College sociologist David Karp.
On Topic: Decline and fall?
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A roundtable on the troubles facing Catholic elementary and secondary schools.
High notes
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Four songs from the award-winning Antiqued, the Bostonians’ seventh a cappella recording.
A woman’s place
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Members of the Golden Eagle Class of 1956 remember Boston College’s first year of coeducation.
Rites of spring
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End-of-year performances by the University Chorale, the Symphonic Band, and the University Wind Ensemble.
Native sound
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On his new CD, John Mahoney, long celebrated for his classroom recitations, reads American poetry and prose on the theme of freedom.
Gabrielli to Grainger
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The University Wind Ensemble performs a concert of chamber music.
Songs of the season
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The University Chorale and Symphony Orchestra’s 2005 Christmas concert.
Declamations
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Classic readings of classic poems from John Mahoney and Robert Barth, SJ.