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A Marathon before the Marathon

This past Sunday, 18 brave runners started the 26.2 mile trek from Hopkinton, MA to Copley Square in Boston. A week and a day before the oldest active marathon in the country — the Boston Marathon —...

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Opinion: Stop the Glorification of Busy—Or At Least Stop Complaining About It

You’re busy. I’m busy. We’re busy. Everyone at this school and in this world is busy. But it’s time to start questioning our approach to being busy and our motivations behind it. A few weeks ago, I was...

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Meet the Boston Athletic Association

Though the Boston Athletic Association is well known for hosting the Boston Marathon since its inception in 1897, it is a lot more than just a marathon to many runners. Established March 15, 1887 under...

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Six Things You Can Do for the Same Price of the Next Installment of The Holy War

In the 2015-2016 football season, Boston College and Notre Dame will be playing another installment of the Holy War at Fenway Park. The game–to be played November 21, 2015–will be a home game for Notre...

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A Marathon Monday Reflection

On April 8, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on all 30 charges he faced for the devastation he and his brother Tamerlan caused at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon nearly two years earlier....

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Runner’s High is Felt by All at Boston Marathon

Everyone is familiar with the Boston Marathon, arguably one of the world’s most famous races; but sadly, not everyone is lucky enough to experience or witness it. This year, I experienced my first...

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Boston RunBase a Hub Like No Other

Just because the marathon is over doesn’t mean that Boston will stop running. On Boylston Street at the 26th mile mark of the Boston Marathon course, Adidas has teamed up with BAA and Marathon Sports...

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Take Your Boston Summer Plans to New Heights

With the school year at a close and commencement already behind us, most Boston College Eagles have spread their wings and flown home. However, there are a lucky few who will spend their summer in the...

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Drop the Bass Without Dropping a Dime at Free Boston Concerts

As mid-June rapidly approaches, it’s safe to say that the summer of 2015 is in full throttle. At this point, most Boston College students have settled in to their hometowns for the summer. Some are...

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Opinion: Live Every Day Like A Clueless Tourist

Last summer I wrote a didactic open letter to the tourists of Martha’s Vineyard, wherein I scolded them for riding mopeds and being nauseatingly clueless. While I stand by my moped rant, I have since...

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One Piece of Advice, Spend A Summer on the Heights

My awkward freshman-self was sitting in Mac one day with a friend–all right, so she was an acquaintance–who happened to be meeting up with a senior. Enter senior. Now I’m sitting with a senior… am I...

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Ditch the T and Dare to Bike Boston

My first foray into urban biking was in New York City, under the constant threat of being plowed down by a taxicab, bouncing off a small herd of pedestrians or tumbling into a gaping grate (okay, so...

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Ice Bucket Challenge Round Two

Unless you have been living under a rock, or bucket for that matter, you have heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge—a challenge started by Pat Quinn and Pete Frates in order to raise awareness for Lou...

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Boston College—An Underdog in its Own City

This week, Boston College and Notre Dame’s football teams revealed their uniforms for this season’s installment of the Holy War, at Fenway. The Eagles’ uniform is simple and understated, a throwback...

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Boston Calling Review: Alabama Shakes, Avett Brothers Remind Us Why We Love...

FRIDAY (DAY ONE) By the time the gates opened at 6:00 p.m. Friday night in Boston, it appeared the sidewalks that lined the industrialist City Hall Plaza were about to burst and flood the streets of...

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Opinion: The Other Side of Uber

Most BC students don’t think twice when calling for an Uber. The process is simple enough: open your app, put in your destination, accept the surge price and click request. In a few minutes, your Uber...

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Getting Regatta Ready: Head of the Charles 2015

The Head of the Charles is an age-old tradition here in Bean Town. Every year since 1965, athletes and tourists alike flock to our city in the hundreds of thousands to participate in the regatta. The...

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The Mythical College Town of Boston

As a home to 80 colleges and universities, Boston has earned itself the nickname “America’s College Town.” With so many people engaged in higher education living in one area, one would think students...

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(Pumpkin) Spice up Your Life with Fall Fun

Do you smell that pumpkin spice in the air? Have you noticed the plethora of perfectly captured “#Gassongrams” featuring the breathtaking fall foliage on your Instagram feed? If you haven’t caught on...

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Dick Beardsley on Staying the Course

Thirty-four years ago next April, Dick Beardsley finished second to Alberto Salazar, breaking the Boston Marathon course record and American record in the 1982 Boston Marathon, arguably one of the most...

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