When you’re a freshman, everything is new, everything is exciting, and everything is a little bit scary. The laundry room is overwhelming. Canvas is confusing. Distractions (and emails) are everywhere. Just ask freshman year me.
Opinions, Column
Roncalli: A New Newton or a Strategic Getaway?
As we venture further through December, we not only find the holiday season (and finals) sneaking up on us but also witness the start of the dreaded housing selection process.
Blog, TU/TD
When Eagles Come Together: TU/TD
But, in reality, Lower is a jungle. If you want to eat dinner at a regular time, sorry, you’re out of luck, the lines are already extending out to Comm. Ave.
Opinions, Column
The Beauty of Beginning
“Perhaps we could all benefit from seeing the world, and more specifically, the BC community, through the unique scope of a beginner’s eyes, while continuing to recognize it as a familiar place in which each of us belong.”
TU/TD, Blog
Freshmen and the Mouse: TU/TD
It’s these trials and tribulations that shape us into who we are. College just makes this process all the more emphatic.
TU/TD
The First Last: TU/TD
Thumbs Up Something I’m Not – Before writing this, I looked back at the first ever Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down that I wrote back in December. I was new, and the glorious legacy of the previous thumbs made me feel as if I had to replicate their style. As I reflect on this semester, I’m coming to…
Features
ULA Offers Freshman Class a Look at Leadership
ULA aims to form the next student leaders of BC by supporting freshmen as they transition to college.
Metro, Column
From Chowder To Cheese: Returning To The Past
After an extended absence, my upcoming return home to Wisconsin brings an onrush of feelings.
News, On Campus
Freshman Class Welcomed With Annual ‘First Flight’
Dave Eggers challenged the crowd of students to resist all of the test cores and rankings their high school careers are often distilled down to.
News
First Year Service Program Prepares For Its Fourth Year
First Year Service Program provides 13 service placements exclusively for freshmen along with a weekly reflection with sophomore mentors.
