There are more than 35 million people in the United States with diabetes, according to Boston College Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis. While genetics contribute to the disease, Altindis said they alone cannot explain the increasing diabetes rates in the country.
One of the first tests of the Baker-Polito administration was finding a solution to the public safety and economic crisis that arose in January 2015 due to the North American blizzard, according to Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Karyn Polito.
“We’ve always taught that there are just two ways to teach a religion,” he said. “One is to teach it objectively, … not attempting in any way to influence people’s lives or their values. The other is to teach it in such a way that people embrace it and become it. But there’s a middle ground between the objective teaching and the catechizing.”
Boston College students flooded the backyards of Mods 27A and 27B on Saturday night to witness the comeback of Strip Mod—a night of choreographed dances and tear-away pants—after COVID-19 put a year-long stop to the tradition.
