With Gasson Hall glowing in green and red, Christmas carols filling O’Neill Plaza, and students braving the cold with hot cocoa in hand, the Boston College community kicked off the holiday season at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
Metro, Newton
Newton Community Leaders Honor Veterans at Ceremony
At a Veterans Day Observance at the American Legion Nonantum Post 440, veterans and government leaders advocated for supporting veterans.
Newton, Metro
Superintendent Asks for More Funding for Newton Schools
Newton Public Schools Superintendent Anna Nolin asked for more NPS funding at a Programs and Services Committee meeting on Wednesday.
News, On Campus
Metzl Talks Gun Violence and American Identity
Jonathan Metzl argued that the topic of mass shootings in the United States is incredibly complex and rooted in the nation’s identity. “This is a story not only of guns but of Americanness,” he said. The Boston College Park Street Corporation Speaker Series featured Metzl, a professor of sociology and psychiatry and director of the…
News, On Campus, Academics
Bogan Inspires The Next Generation at Women in Leadership Forum
Zoe Bogan, founder and CEO of the female-focused investment firm, ZB Agency, advised college students eager to engage with the business world to surround themselves with the right people throughout their work. “What I always say to college students is to just keep going,” Bogan said. “But you have to put the work in. You…
News, On Campus
Rana Evaluates the Future of American Democracy in New Book
Aziz Rana sparked conversation about the potential flaws of the U.S. Constitution in a lecture on Thursday, introducing his newest book, The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document that Fails Them.
