The Boston College English department opened a new writing center for undergraduate students on Oct. 1. The center, which is located in room 418 of Stokes Hall South, houses 10 peer mentors, who offer appointments for students hoping to improve the strength and quality of their general writing skills. The main coordinators of the writing…
BC Launches Prison Education Program
Boston College opened up its latest satellite campus this fall in a less-than-traditional location: the Massachusetts Correctional Institute, a men’s correctional institute in Shirley, Mass., (MCI-Shirley), where 16 men are currently taking classes through the University’s new Prison Education Program. The program is modeled on and supported by the Bard Prison Initiative, which has offered…
Increasing Diversity Remains Focus of Office of the Provost
Boston College, led by Vice Provost for Faculties Billy Soo, is working to continue to diversify its faculty population through a variety of programs and initiatives. Forty-two percent of the current faculty is female and 20.4 percent is AHANA+, according to Soo. As with racial diversity, an obstacle to increased gender diversification at BC is…
City Councilors Debate Face Mask Ban
City councilors debated banning face masks at protests in Boston on Monday. The proposal was submitted in response to the Straight Pride Parade in August, where protesters were arrested and four police officers were injured.
Cory Booker Holds Rally at Sports Bar in Fenway
“We’re not going to win this election by defining ourselves by what we’re against, we need to talk more and more about what we’re for and who we’re for,” Booker said.
Kyle Costa’s Linguistic Journey to Jordan and Lebanon
“I think that the more you travel the more you realize that people everywhere are pretty much the same,” Costa said. “Outside of, you know, basic cultural differences, most people care about family, people care about food, especially in Middle Eastern culture.”
Huntington Theatre Brings Back ‘Hamlet’ with a Twist in ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’
Originally performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966, the play opens with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Or is it Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?
ABLED@BC Brings Faculty With Disabilities Together
Boston College recently established a new affinity group for faculty and staff members with disabilities, Awareness Benefiting Leadership and Employees about Disabilities, or ABLED@BC. Affinity groups at BC serve as a way for staff and faculty members to promote education and awareness for a common interest in order to sustain an environment that celebrates inclusion. …
Gucci Mane Reflects on His Past on ‘Woptober II’
‘Woptober II’ turns away from Gucci Mane’s previous pop-heavy sound toward a darker ambience.
Cultural Clubs Model Global Style at Fashion Show
Gasson Hall was enlivened Thursday night by colorful traditional clothing during the Cultural Fashion Show.