The O’Connell House grew silent as members of the Queer Leadership Council (QLC) read aloud the names of transgender people killed this year in the United States, placing flowers in front of their photos.
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BC Republicans Faced “Ad Hominem Attacks” and “Vitriol” on Campus After Election, Massachusetts College Republicans President Says
Boston College Republicans faced hostile and unfair attacks from other students in the days after the election, Massachusetts College Republicans President James Markis said during an interview on 2WAY Tonight.
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BC Dining Considering Switching to Swipe Meal Plan System, UGBC Senator Shares
Boston College Dining is considering switching to an all-you-can-eat, swipe-in meal plan system, Student Senator Addie Weiss shared at the UGBC Senate meeting Tuesday night.
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UGBC Condemns Racist Text Messages Targeting Black Students
Following reports of racist, anonymous texts targeting Black students, UGBC President Meghan Heckelman said student government has a responsibility to take a stand. “Different opinions are accepted, but what’s not accepted is when it turns racist, sexist, xenophobic,” Heckelman, LSEHD ’25 said. “It’s time for student government to take a stand against some of this.”…
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Registering For Classes Can Be Overwhelming. A New AI Chatbot Hopes to Help.
The Center for Digital Innovation in Learning (CDIL) is developing an AI chatbot to answer students’ questions about course registration and their degree audit.
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BC Settles Mismanaged Retirement Funds Lawsuit With $330,000 Payout, Denies Wrongdoing
A federal judge approved a $330,000 settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that Boston College mismanaged employee retirement funds.
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UGBC Talks Transgender Housing Policies, Updating Eagle IDs
QLC and Trans* Collective are working to provide greater transparency surrounding housing policies for transgender students on Boston College’s website this year, said Maeve Yurcisin, QLC policy coordinator, at the UGBC Senate meeting on Tuesday night. “I think communication is going to be the main thing we’re going to work on this year, so figuring…
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UGBC Talks Emergency Blue Lights, Expanding American Sign Language Courses
For many students, it may seem like emergency blue lights on campus are perpetually broken or even obsolete now that almost everyone has a cellphone.
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Office of the Dean of Students Discusses Off-Campus Break-Ins at UGBC Senate
When asked about recent off-campus break-ins and suspicious activity incidents, assistant dean for off-campus student life and community engagement Peter Kwiatek stressed that Brighton is among the safest neighborhoods in Boston, with low violent crime rates.
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BC Rises 2 Spots to No. 37 in Latest ‘U.S. News and World Report’ Ranking
Boston College jumped two spots to No. 37 in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 rankings of the best national universities in a tie with Tufts University.
