Taraun Frontis stepped into his new position at UGBC following a term as the chair of the AHANA+ Leadership Council. Throughout his time in UGBC, he’s helped to push two major initiatives: DiversityEdu and the recently-released Student Experience Survey.
Jean-Charles Encourages Continued Student Activism
One year ago, romance languages and literatures and African and African Diaspora Studies professor Régine Jean-Charles told students at the Silence is Still Violence march to take the emotions they were feeling and channel them into activism.
Student Assembly Adds Representation for International, Transfer Students
UGBC unanimously voted to pass a resolution to its constitution that converts two of its pre-existing seats into seats for international and transfer students.
Conduct and Student Rights Chair Looks to Increase Accountability
While this may be the first year Kalkidan Tadesse, the chair of the UGBC’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and MCAS ’21, is a part of UGBC, it is far from her first time getting campus-wide change initiated.
Eishingdrelo Eyes Minor Improvements to Campus Life
Alex Eishingdrelo, the new chair of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College’s Campus Improvements Committee and MCAS ’20, wants to focus on small, tangible refinements that students at BC can really experience.
Political Affiliation Protections Fail in Student Assembly Vote
A motion to add “political affiliation” as an identity protected under Section 5 of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College Constitution failed to pass in the Student Assembly (SA) last Tuesday.
Obama EPA Head Talks Trump Environmental Policy
Gina McCarthy, former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the Obama administration, came to speak at Boston College on Tuesday in the wake of recent rollbacks by the Trump Administration of many Obama-era EPA policies.
Simmons Reflects on #LoveWITHAccountability Movement
Aishah Shahidah Simmons, a black lesbian feminist and award-winning producer, writer, and director of NO! The Rape Documentary, spoke about her personal experience of childhood sexual violence and its impact on her life and professional career.
Solnit Speaks on the Violence Behind Voicelessness
Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit spoke on the silencing of women and altering of reality in the context of today’s political climate on Wednesday evening.
McGuffey Discusses Administration Transparency, Student Needs
Student activists took to the Quad to draw attention to injustice and issues they saw with inequality at BC on Oct. 18. This was different from 2017, which was in response to a string of racist incidents on campus.