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Going Big: What the Patriots’ Loss Can Teach Us About Risk Management

This past Sunday the Patriots suffered a painful loss to the Giants in what was easily one of the most exciting Super Bowls of late. Boston wept, New York rejoiced, but the most incredible part…

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Nominate Faculty for a Teaching With New Media Award!

As a way to better understand how technology in the classroom affects the student learning experience, Instructional Design and eTeaching Services wants to hear from  the students. This May, based on your responses to an…

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How good are the Patriots? They might be good enough.

The New England Patriots won 13 games, clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs, and are now headed to the Super Bowl.

That may look like the resume of a great team, but…

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Starbucks, I’ve Missed You So

Ladies and gentlemen, fellow law students, welcome to another semester at Boston College Law School.

I’ll admit, as a first year law student, last semester was a little rough. Legal writing took getting used to.…

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As Finals Commence, Life Continues Elsewhere

In the midst of finals it’s easy to stop following the news, let alone writing it. Here are ten stories that you may have missed- but shouldn’t:

1. Newt Gingrich surged ahead in the…

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Congress, the Taxing Power and Health Insurance

The most controversial provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the individual mandate (requiring non-exempt individuals to purchase health insurance or otherwise pay a penalty when they file their federal taxes), has…

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