WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts BC Expansion Plans By Bob Oakes William Leahy, SJ, 25th President of Boston College. (Photo by Sarah Bush) CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - December 05, 2007 - Today, Boston College is releasing a new strategy for expanding its campus and boosting its overall mission as a leading Catholic, and liberal arts, university. Its 10-year strategic plan outlines the school's plans to spend more than $1.5 billion dollars on new academic programs and faculty, and on new renovation and construction. Much of the expansion will be in Brighton, on land formerly owned by the Boston Archdiocese. For a preview, WBUR's Bob Oakes spoke with BC President, Reverend William Leahy at his office on campus. RELATED LINKS Boston College site on its institutional expansion plan. BC Strategic Plan Map BC Public Affairs news page Master Plan News Release (PDF) Strategic Plan News Release (PDF)    From The WBUR Newsroom Red Sox Sting Rays in Tampa; 1-0 in ALCS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (October 11, 2008) Unhittable most of the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox taught Tampa Bay all about dominant postseason pitching. Connecticut's High Court OKs Gay Marriage in Ruling BOSTON (October 10, 2008) Connecticut has become the third state where gay marriage is legal, following the lead of Massachusetts and California. Confident Rays Prepare to Take on Red Sox in ALCS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (October 10, 2008) The best-of-seven ALCS begins tonight. Sox v Rays: Florida POV BOSTON (October 10, 2008) We talk with a Florida sports columnist about the history of bad blood between the Red Sox and the Tampa Rays in advance of their first game for the American League pennant.				Sponsor