Election Season

Stow, MA

Hello again,

I hope you all enjoyed Columbus Day weekend and the opportunity to spend time with friends and family or to catch up on some work. I took advantage of the holiday and ventured to Stow, MA to pick apples with a couple of friends. It was the perfect weekend to check another item off of my senior bucket list. 

With just weeks left until the election, I can feel the energy building on and around campus. Both in class and in the dorms, people cannot stop chatting about the latest election updates. Just this month, former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, NBC newsman Tom Brokaw and correspondent Luke Russert ’08 spoke on campus in front of engaged audiences.

Two of my classes in particular, Rhetorical Criticism and Argumentation Theory, often cover the election because it fits so nicely with our course material. After the first debate, our Argumentation class broke down the candidates' different debate styles. It was definitely the most heated class discussion so far. No matter the setting, I just appreciate watching students debate and discuss certain issues because the election seems to bring out everyone's political side. A quick reminder: do not forget to register to vote or to sign up for your absentee ballot!

The election just adds to the number of things going on around the Heights these days. It seems as if everyone's schedules have filled up for the next month! With guest speakers, job interviews, internship interviews, athletic events, the ALC Boat Cruise, and Homecoming (not to mention classes, of course) on the horizon, students will soon look around and it will already be Thanksgiving. To avoid the craze of campus for a couple hours, this weekend a classmate and I will visit the J.F.K. Memorial Library for our American Architecture class. Before the weather gets wintry, I advise students to take a look at the variety of different exhibits they can see for free in Boston. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, one of my absolute favorites, is one of the many museums students can visit for free with their BC ID. Do not forget about the Paul Klee exhibit on campus in the McMullen Museum!

On a final note, congratulations to Brad Bates, the new Boston College Athletic Director. Many of my friends on several different athletic teams expressed enthusiasm over the newest BC Eagle.

I will keep you posted as the fall (and election season on campus) continues. Here are a couple of pictures from this week.

Emily

Passing period on Middle Campus

A beautiful walk despite the rain on Lower Campus

A view of BC from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir