“That’s the whole aspect of these blind double dates,” he said. “It’s supposed to take the pressure off a little bit. If you and a friend are going together, then it’s a little bit easier than a one-on-one experience.”
Profiles, Off-Campus Profiles
Coburn Converts BC Entrepreneurship Into ‘Golden Data’ With Jebbit
“Jebbit is a platform that lets big brands create interactive experiences without needing to have any coding knowledge or design experience,” Coburn said. “You might go to L’Oréal’s website and see a quiz to find the right product for you … all of these quizzes and other interactive experiences are built on [Jebbit], and you can put them anywhere you want.”
Homemade On The Heights, Cooking Column
Homemade on the Heights: Dorm Living Recipes
With only a microwave, I’ve tested and compiled these recipes using simple ingredients easily found on or near campus or already in your fridge. Each recipe is highly customizable and easy to make in a larger batch. So, let’s get cooking!
Profiles
A Source of Light and Humility: Pemberton Embodies ‘The Lighthouse Effect’
“I never could feel sorry for myself as a result, because it was not really about what I had lost as much as it was about what I had the responsibility to give,” he said.
Trends, Tips and Trends
BC-Employed Students’ Spending Trends
To see where Boston College–employed students spend their money, I reached out to 14 different students who are actively working on campus to hear the ways in which they spend their cash. The question I asked my participants was simple: “Where does the money from your paycheck go?”
Tips and Trends, Tips
Perfecting the Art of Grocery Shopping: How to Make the Most of Your Trip
It would be difficult to find a Boston College student who, by the end of their four years, has never taken a trip to one of Chestnut Hill’s local grocery stores. For the majority of these students, the art of grocery shopping is one that is tough to master and sometimes takes years to perfect.
Long-form Features, Long-term Features, Top Story
One Year Later, MLE Residents Are Still Left in the Dark
“It makes me really uncomfortable because it doesn’t seem right for people like that to be here and around us when they directly are trying to make other people’s lives uncomfortable or unbearable,” Gonzalez said.
Homemade On The Heights, Cooking Column
Homemade on the Heights: Raspberry Swirl Scones
I, like many college-aged women, have not purchased a bottle of dairy milk in my entire adult life. My cups of coffee are topped off solely with almond milk, oat milk, or on the rare occasion, soy milk. But, I have one exception to this rule: my raspberry scones.
Profiles, On-Campus Profiles
Lykes Links Research and Storytelling in New Book
“There’s a tendency in feminist circles to say all women are victims of violence,” Lykes said. “And we were saying that actually, violence is different as it impacts different contexts, different communities, and it’s expressed in different ways.”
On-Campus Profiles, Profiles
Braun Named Recipient of Educational Research Award
“One of the initiatives in our department … is rethinking how we teach in light of the spotlight that we have on systemic structural racism,” Braun said. “However beneath the surface it might be, to what extent is that part of the way in which we teach quantitative methods when we think that well, quantitative methods are racist? … And so, [we’re] rethinking in a rigorous way our assumptions about what’s worth studying, how we study it, how we interact with different communities, and how we interpret and communicate those results.”
