Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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The aim of Jesuit higher education is the development of the well- rounded individual, physically as well as intellectually. In accordance with this goal, Boston College annually participates in numerous intercollegiate athletic activities and conducts a comprehensive intramural program. The schedules for both include all those sports normally classified as major and a large number of minor ones too. 25

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Greater efforts are required however, as each and every still frustrated student will vouch. As a result, a part of its gigantic development program will include the construc- tion of a new campus library to help solve the problem. The new library will be a consolidated library which will be completely accessible to all members of the University community and adequate to meet the needs of students on all levels. In addition, three new men ' s dormitories also contrib- ute to B.C. ' s new look. These dormitories provide in- creased recreational facilities which include pool tables. ping pong tables, T.V. sets and weightlifting equipment. The students ' rooms also have larger desk areas and bet- ter lighting and heating. This increase in on campus housing functions as a source of unity by allowing the male student to become a more involved member in the B.C. community. Similar accommodations are still merely a dream for B.C. ' s women students. While senior women students may now live in approved apartments, the rest of the women residents are forced to continue under less than ideal conditions. 24

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Of all the major sports, the one that has developed the most is, unques- tionably, basketball. Formerly ignored by the majority of the students and alumni, the roundball game is now one of the most popular on campus. Student support has been crystallized with the formation of the Courtside Club, and additional bleachers have had to be built to accommodate the many new fans. In four seasons under its dynamic Coach Cousy, the team has been invited to three successive post-season tournaments, culminat- ing in this year ' s very respectable showing in the N.C.C.A. eastern region- als. Once a mediocre quintet, the Boston College basketball team is now a national power. 26