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ORLANDO — The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Fiesta Bowl have announced Boston College as the winner of the 2025 Community Service Award today during the 2025 NACDA & Affiliates Convention.The Community Service Award will be presented by NACDA and the Fiesta Bowl this fall, at an on-campus event hosted by BC.”I would like to thank NACDA and the Fiesta Bowl for recognizing Boston College as the winner of this prestigious award,” said William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Blake James.  “This is a credit to the culture of service and a true point of pride within Boston…

Director David F. Sandberg is taking a swing at reviving The Amityville Horror franchise. The horror tale as old as time, or at least since the mid 1970’s, will be produced by Amazon MGM studios. Instead of a direct remake, the approach has been announced as more of a re-imagining. The original movie is based […]

Sighted people tend to fear blindness as much as or more than other disabling impairments (Enoch et al., 2019; Scott et al., 2016). They view blindness as tragic and assume that blind people are desperate for a cure (Nario-Redmond, 2020). At the onset of sight loss, people experience severe psychological distress (Boagy et al., 2022; Nyman et al., 2012). At that point, virtually all would welcome a treatment that would reverse their sight loss. But the collapse of their sighted identity eventually leads them to begin forming a new identity that includes blindness as a central feature. What Is Identity?…

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  – Four Boston College student-athletes will take part in the 2025 Unity Tour, presented by the Atlantic Coast Conference.Student-athletes Ty Clemons (Football), Athena Tomlinson (Women’s Basketball), Bryce Copeland-Del Toro (Men’s Soccer), Janis Espinoza (Softball) – along with athletics administrators Michael Harris and Josh Beekman – will represent the Eagles from June 19-22, with stops in Montgomery, Selma, and Tuskegee, Alabama. This is the fourth annual Unity Tour that includes student-athletes and administrators from each of the league’s 18 member institutions.Each ACC member institution is invited to send six representatives – four student-athletes and two coaches or staff members…

That’s right, Dropout’s Isabella Rolland is bringing her new film D(E)AD to limited theaters this fall! This new horror comedy focuses on Izzy’s personal struggles after her problematic father passes away. However, Izzy’s dad hasn’t quite left this plane of existence entirely. Instead, he has chosen to haunt everyone in the family. Well, except Izzy, that is. D(E)AD is a fantastic film that explores the different channels of grief in spectacular fashion. The film primarily focuses on how we often feel haunted by our loved ones’ memories. While this is a pretty common trope, Izzy does a fantastic job of…

What makes music unique, unlike other forms of expression or communication? I suspect most people could put together a personal list of several things. But among the most important have to be the ways music is wedded to time. Each note – even each rest – has a time value. Each measure has a time signature, the meter, and the repeating meter, measure after measure, contributes to the song’s beat. Also, while other activities (such as an athletic maneuver or telling a joke) may require timing for brief moments, a piece of music depends on timing for many consecutive minutes.…

COYOTES: “Aura Entertainment has announced the official release of Colin Minihan’s latest feature Coyotes. Trapped in their Hollywood Hills home, a family (Long, Bosworth, Harris) must fight for survival as a pack of savage coyotes closes in. Aura will bring the star-studded indie horror comedy to Fantastic Fest on September 20, followed by a national theatrical release on October 3. The cast is led by Justin Long (Barbarian) and Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns). The real life couple and creative partners are joined in the horror comedy by Katherine McNamara (Shadowhunters), Brittany Allen (What Keeps You Alive), Mila Harris (Mary), and…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Relations Jamie DiLoreto will be recognized as a Walter Camp Football Foundation Honorary Member at the organization’s Ring of Honor dinner on Sunday, July 13 in Orange, Conn.Honorary Member designation is bestowed to an individual who has been a supporter of the Walter Camp Foundation and its various activities, initiatives and pursuits.”On behalf of Boston College Athletics, I congratulate Jamie for being named an Honorary Member of the Walter Camp Foundation,” said William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Blake James.  “This is a well-earned and well-deserved recognition for his years…

The saucy silicone servo in a wig is back and this time she’s unrated. Peacock is exclusively premiering M3GAN 2.0 on its streaming service starting Sept. 26.  “From the original M3GAN creative team, including producer James Wan for Atomic Monster, Jason Blum for Blumhouse, and director Gerard Johnstone, the film stars Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna […]

Many people come to therapy wanting to work on a low self-concept or low self-esteem. There are certainly many side effects of not having a strong self-esteem. We may speak up less at work or in a relationship. We may too easily compromise on our values or authentic wants. We may default into people-pleasing modalities because we feel that we do not have much to offer or add to a thought or conversations. In short, we may suffer from a deflated ego or sense of self. From this level, building someone up, or reframing their sense of self, is crucially…