Sofia Megale jolted awake in her dorm room in Walsh Hall to something repeatedly brushing against her shoulder.
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‘All the Drama’: BC Marriage Pact Returns
Many Eagles flocked to the Boston College Marriage Pact looking for a match with the approach of Valentine’s Day.
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BC Center Renamed Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children With $10 Million Donation
An anonymous donor gifted $10 million to Boston College’s Center for Optimized Student Support, renaming it the Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children after its founder and executive director, according to a University release.
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STM Professor, ‘Tenacious Advocate’ Francine Cardman Dies at Age 74
Francine Cardman, an associate professor at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (STM) and scholar of early Christianity and feminist theology, died on Jan. 21 at the age of 74.
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University Reports Second Highest Number of Undergrad COVID-19 Cases, Decrease from Previous Week
Boston College reported its second highest number of COVID-19 cases ever last week, with 210 undergraduate students testing positive out of 7,526 undergraduate tests—a positivity rate of 2.79 percent—according to the BC Forward website.
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$150 Million Integrated Science Building Opens On Campus
The arrival of the highly anticipated Integrated Science Building at Boston College has attracted visitors from all over campus, which is exactly what it was made to do.
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Parent-Created Petition Proposes Additional Exemptions to BC’s Booster Mandate
A petition urging Boston College to allow four exemptions to its vaccination booster mandate claims there are “very serious safety concerns” with the University policy. The petition has garnered 830 signatures as of Sunday.
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BC Professor Provides Inside Look at Criminal Profiling in New Book
Ann Wolbert Burgess explores these notorious serial killers, various other cases, and her career as a forensic psychiatric nurse with the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) in her new book, A Killer By Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind.
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University Announces Updated COVID-19 Testing Noncompliance Penalties for Spring Semester
The University announced updated penalties for noncompliance with COVID-19 surveillance testing for the spring semester, including multiple account holds, a required education module, and summary suspensions, in an email sent to students on Tuesday.
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BC Law First-Year Enrollment Increases Significantly During COVID-19
First-year enrollment at Boston College Law School increased by 40 percent this past year due to a heightened interest in law careers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Boston Business Journal.
