Bishop of Hong Kong, Stephen Chow, S.J., urged the Class of 2024 to seek out inclusivity and meaningful dialogue amid an increasingly fractured world during his commencement address on Monday morning.
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Has the Ivy League Lost Its Luster? BC Makes the List of ‘New Ivies’ in Forbes Ranking
As employers’ eyes drift from the illustrious Ivy League, a mix of public and private universities, dubbed “New Ivies,” are rising in its place. Among them is Boston College.
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BC Community Members Gather on O’Neill Plaza for Pro-Palestine Protest
“I’m disappointed because I’m convinced too many of my peers at Boston College are living in a different world than I am,” Fairuz Saleh, LSEHD ’26, said to the crowd. “Because we’re a university that preaches men and women for others, I assume no students would turn a blind eye to the constant violence Palestinians are enduring.”
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UGBC Senate Passes Bill to Introduce Messina College Senator in the Fall, Discusses Mental Health Days
The UGBC Senate passed a bill to introduce a new senator from the inaugural Messina College class this fall during its meeting on Tuesday night.
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T-Pain Trouble? Ticketing Fiasco Caused by Glitch From Third-Party Vendor
Ticket sales to Boston College’s annual Mile 21 Concert, featuring T-Pain, were shut down after a glitch allowed students to purchase multiple tickets, according to Robsham Theater Arts Center Director Kier Byrnes.
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BC Removed a Lead Pipe From Beneath Greycliff Hall Earlier This Month. City Officials Say the University Was Informed About It Over a Decade Ago.
On March 6, Boston College removed a lead pipe from beneath the sidewalk on Commonwealth Avenue that serviced Greycliff Hall.
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Melanie Paredes Wins 2024 Oscar A. Romero Scholarship
Melanie Paredes’ mother embraced her as she stood to accept the 2024 Saint Oscar A. Romero Scholarship. Joyous cheers echoed throughout the room.
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BC To Offer New Psychological Humanities Minor This Fall
Coming this fall, the Lynch School of Education and Human Development (LSEHD) will offer a new minor in psychological humanities, open to all students.
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BC Biologist Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Further Study of Viral Insulins
Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis felt incredibly grateful for the members of his lab when he found out he had been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to study viral insulins and their cancer implications.
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“For My Celtic Blood”: Second Annual Ginger Run Draws Strong Turnout
Clad in four-leaf clover headbands and green attire, a throng of students crammed in between the Mods on Friday to watch Boston College’s second annual ginger run—a new but already cherished tradition.
