Four speakers discussed expanding the role of marginalized groups and increasing accoutability in the Church at a Church in the 21st Century (C21) panel Tuesday.
Opinions, Column
Both Humanities and STEM Majors are Necessary and Valid
As an English major, I know I’m not the first to experience the stigma surrounding the humanities. The age-old judgment seems to be that the humanities are simply easier than STEM. There’s just less work—not every question has one right answer, so many answers can be perceived to be correct. Even now, as I attend…
Sports, Fall, Column, Men's Soccer
BC Needs Young Talent to Become Game-Changers to Break Tourney Drought
The past two years, the Eagles have lacked talent capable of completely taking over a game, like Alejandro Bedoya or Zeiko Lewis. They’ll need that to get back to the NCAA Tournament and break a postseason drought.
Opinions, Column
First, Be a Man or Woman for Yourself
What does it mean to be a Boston College student? This was the question that instructors posed to me my first week here at BC. This is the question that all new freshmen are asked when they come and sit down on the squeaky red chairs of McGuinn 121 during their orientation session. This is…
Opinions, Column, Featured Column
Students’ Healthy Diet Should Be BC Dining’s First Priority
Confession: I used to be 250 pounds. While a small fraction of this could be attributed to an Italian grandmother who had little to no regard for portion sizes, most of it could be attributed to late-night stress-eating coupled with the easy availability of junk food. As is the same with many college students across…
News, Opinions, Editorials
Mass. E-Cigarette Sale Ban Fails to Sufficiently Prepare Businesses
As of Sept. 24, Massachusetts temporarily banned sales of all electronic cigarette products, per a public health emergency declared by Governor Charlie Baker. The ban followed an outbreak of 805 vaping-related illnesses and 12 vaping-related deaths across the country. At the time of publication, Massachusetts accounted for 61 of those illnesses. The science on the…
News, On Campus
Young Talks Origins, Importance of AADS Program
Young also spoke about the administrative obstacles that she faced during the program’s expansion phase.
Metro, Food
Pouring a Pot of Coffee for Peace
“I believe, by the way, that peace will come only from gathering like this and not from our leaders,” said Nir Caspi, the founder of Cafe Landwer. “The idea is to create this environment in each state, in each city…”
News, Off Campus, Featured Story
NLRB Proposal Strips Graduate Students of Unionization Rights
The change would officially leave graduate worker unions such as the Boston College Graduate Employees Union without any legal recourse.
Featured Story, Academics, News, On Campus, Off Campus
Lynch School Offering Two New Online Master’s Programs
The Lynch School of Education and Human Development launched its first two online degree programs in January—a master’s program in educational leadership and policy and another in global perspectives: teaching, curriculum and learning environments.
