Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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“Playing with a liberal arts curriculum is like experimenting with an artist’s pallet — mixing colors and enjoying the results as they occur. It provides the opportunity for you to grow intellectually; to evaluate your likes and dislikes, and to expand your interests and talents.” Janet Braccio, ’82 Boston College . . . not a college? This is much more than a college. It is a University comprised of five undergraduate divisions: Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the School of Management, the School of Nursing, and the Evening College. Academic programs offered at the university are numerous and diverse, and therefore appeal to all elements of the student body. Programs such as Irish Studies, Junior Year Abroad, Campus School, Scholar of the College and honors programs, involve thousands of students annually. As a moderately sized University, large impersonal lecture halls often prove to be to a student’s advantage for he is less likely to be called upon.’ But this University is not too large for one to make contact in a personal way. Professor’s doors are open for academic assistance and departments constantly host socials. As the years go by classes become smaller and class participation grows, with less and less encouragement. Academics bring the student to the University and yet many times the student wonders why he allows academics to interfere with the rest of his life. Friends are made. Memories are tucked away. Many a Friday night is spent finishing a computer program. Sophomores panic at the first departmental accounting exam. An all-nighter is spent writing a paper for a course you never wanted to take. Your first college “A” and your first college “F”. Labs and more labs. The University becomes an integral part of the student and the student becomes invaluable to the University. ' Dave Monahan, a freshman from Sudbury, MA, works on an animation project at the Newton Campus. 6

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Boston College . . . Not a college and not in Boston. Ask any student, freshman through senior, why he came to B.C. and the answer you’ll most likely hear is, “1 chose B.C. because of its nearness to Boston, its strong academic reputation and its Catholic affiliation . . . plus I fell in love with the campus.” These were our reasons for selecting B.C. in 1978. During our four years many qualifications were added and yet these four basic criteria have remained constant. Over the years, B.C. has also changed. One hundred years ago, Boston College was a college in Boston for the people of Boston. B.C. has since then accepted the challenge of a changing, dynamic and demanding world. The college is now a university, offering extensive programs in numerous areas of study. Yet it maintains the personal touch of a college and its commitment to a liberal arts education. To encourage a greater diversity, B.C. now even recruits from across the country and overseas. Boston College . . . not in Boston? Chestnut Hill offers respite from the fast pace of city life and yet Boston’s influ- ence is felt. What student hasn ' t been to Quincy Market or spent an evening at Top of the Hub? While offering an escape from campus life, Boston also presents every cultural, social and academic opportunity imagineable — theatre, res- taurants, internships, nightlife, marathons, parades . . . Bos- ton is truly a visible part of the university. Boston College has been a unique experience for each one of us. Our hope is to spark your memory through photo- graphs and essays in order to bring back the experiences, friends and growth that have occured while at Boston Col- lege. For although “Boston College ... is not a college and not in Boston” it is something special!

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Mike Bowery, a senior, and Debbie Bosco, a junior, both computer Jill Stewart, a sophomore speech communications major from Rockville Centre, science majors, work to perfect their programs. NY, adds to class discussion in the Options through Education Program. 7