During my six years at Boston College, a lot has changed. The student body has continuously grown in diversity, BC began participating in Questbridge, and LGBTQ+ students now have their own dedicated staff member integrated into the Bowman AHANA Intercultural Center (BAIC).
CJBC, UGBC Call for BC to Divest From Fossil Fuels at Global Divestment Day Event
Climate Justice at BC (CJBC) and UGBC co-hosted an event on Wednesday in honor of Global Divestment Day, calling for the University to divest from fossil fuels.
BC’s Divestment Scandal: A Rejection of the Catholic Faith
Yet, while BC seems so publicly driven by the Catholic faith, it is clear that the University’s administration does not place the faith first when it comes to fossil fuel divestment.
2023 Year in Review
Letter to the Editor In Response To: “CEO of ExxonMobil Talks Sustainability, Oil and Gas Industry”
I was horrified but not shocked to learn that the CEO of ExxonMobil recently spoke at the Boston College Chief Executives Club.
CJBC Holds Protest Encouraging BC to Divest From Fossil Fuels
Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC) spearheaded a protest on the Quad this Wednesday, calling for the University to divest from fossil fuels and arguing that BC’s continued investment in fossil fuels contradicts its Jesuit values.
Maroon, Gold, and Green: The Divestment Debate at BC
“Keep talking,” Landrigan said. “Keep impressing on the elders the importance of the issue. The fact that your generation is going to have to live with [climate change] for a lot longer than we do. And keep making the argument that climate change has to be taken seriously, especially in a Jesuit Catholic University.”
CJBC Holds Laudate Deum Vigil Outside Leahy’s Office
CJBC held a Laudate Deum vigil on Friday morning to share the pope’s call for environmental stewardship and divestment from fossil fuels with BC’s administration, according to a post on its Instagram account.
Angelo Discusses His Fight Against “Woke Culture” With New Tolerance Campaign
Gregory Angelo, BC ’00, spoke at a Boston College Republicans event on Wednesday. He discussed his time as president of Log Cabin Republicans—a U.S. organization that represents gay Republicans and their allies—and his current role as president of the New Tolerance Campaign, which pushes against institutions that betray their own stated values, according to Angelo.
CJBC Urges BC to Uphold Jesuit Values, Divest From Fossil Fuels During Protest
Members of CJBC and a crowd of students gathered at the entrance of O’Neill Library for the protest on Tuesday night.