The nonprofit Make Fashion Clean helps marginalized artisans in Ghana turn secondhand materials shipped to their country into “upcycled” fashion products.
News, Top Story, Academics
Computer Science Pauses Entry for New Majors
As of this semester, the 10 most popular majors at Boston College are economics, finance, biology, political science, communication, psychology, nursing, applied psychology and human development, computer science, and English
News, Top Story, Academics
CSOM Minor Enrollment Exceeds Initial Predictions
Nine hundred fifteen students have declared new Carroll School of Management minors for non-CSOM students according to Ethan Sullivan, the senior associate dean in the school’s undergraduate program.
News, Metro
MWPC Takes Yearlong Activism to the Women’s March
The MWPC is a nonpartisan organization that seeks to increase the number of women elected to poltical office. Ninety-two percent of female legislators in Massachusetts are endorsed by MWPC.
News, Metro, Boston
Women’s Center and BC Dems Talk Women’s March
“The Women’s March is similar to the Women’s Center as a space where women can feel community, and feel that they are supported in their efforts for remedying gender and equity on campus, in Boston, and across the world,” said Julia Barrett, a Women’s Center employee and MCAS ’19.
News, Top Story
New Recreation Center to Be Named After Trustee Associate Margot Connell
BC trustee associate Margot Connell will be the namesake of BC’s new recreation center, originally to be named after the entire Connell family.
News, On Campus, Top Story
RL Grime, Audien to Headline the Final Plexapalooza
RL Grime and special guest Audien will headline the final Plexapalooza on Jan. 26. Tickets go on sale Jan. 21.
News, On Campus
CSON Hosts Mass for Global Service, Immersion Trips
The Connell School of Nursing hosted a commissioning mass in St. Mary’s Hall chapel on Dec. 5 for students and faculty who are embarking on global service and immersion trips to Haiti, Switzerland, Chile, Guatemala, Ecuador, France, and the Dominican Republic.
News, On Campus, Top Story
New Police, Court Docs Allege Sorkin Made Anti-Semitic Comments, Arraignment Delayed
BC Police Department reports reveal that Michael Sorkin—whose arraignment was delayed on Thursday—allegedly said he was a “Jew hater” while being arrested by BCPD officers on Dec. 9.
News, Featured Story, Administration
Armstrong Named President of Salve Regina University
Kelli Armstrong, Boston College’s vice president for planning and assessment, has been named president of Salve Regina University, according to a University release. Armstrong, who arrived at BC in 2004, will begin her tenure at her new home this June.
