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After Weeks of Complaints, Parents Grill BC Dining About Poor Service and Food Quality

Scott Baker and Ada Anderson • October 4, 2020

After weeks of complaints about both the quality and price of the food in Boston College’s dining halls, Dining Services held a Zoom meeting on Wednesday night with a group of parents to address their concerns.

Infection Data Forces BC to Restrict Guest Policy, Administration Says

Isabella Ranieri and Maddie Deye • October 2, 2020

Boston College is restricting its guest policy in University residence halls beginning Friday, according to a Wednesday email from Executive Vice President Michael Lochhead and Doug Comeau, director of University Health Services (UHS).

BC Adds 15 New Cases Out of 264 Tests to Last Week’s COVID-19 Report

Scott Baker • September 30, 2020

Boston College reported an additional 15 cases of COVID-19 out of 264 undergraduate tests from last week, a 5.68 percent positivity rate, in its Tuesday update of the COVID-19 dashboard.

Galindez Talks Motherhood and Migration

Erin Shannon • September 28, 2020

In a lecture on Friday, María Bianco Galindez, a part-time faculty member in the School of Social Work and BCSSW ’20, drew from her research surrounding the challenges of migration to the United States and discussed the nature of being a mother while migrating and seeking refuge in today’s world.

Panelists Address Catholicism, Politics, and the 2020 Election

Victor Stefanescu • September 28, 2020

Panelists at a Zoom event on Sept. 24 addressed issues surrounding the intersection of Catholic identity and political affiliation in light of the upcoming presidential election.

“At a Time When Journalism is Sorely Needed,” Minor Becomes an Official Program

Brandon Kenney • September 28, 2020

After a two-year pilot phase, BC's six-course journalism minor became an official program this academic year.

BC Reports 25 Undergrad Cases of COVID-19 From 6,500 Tests

Megan Kelly • September 28, 2020

Boston College reported 25 undergraduate cases of COVID-19 this past week out of 6,547 undergraduate tests on its COVID-19 dashboard, placing BC’s undergraduate positivity rate at .38 percent for the week.

Power Outage Temporarily Affects Some BC Buildings

Julia Kiersznowski • September 27, 2020

Rubenstein Hall and Ignacio Hall temporarily lost power on Sunday night, from shortly before 6 p.m. to just after 8:30 p.m. Both residence halls also temporarily lost WiFi.

Foursquare Co-Founder Dennis Crowley Discusses Entrepreneurship and Transparency

Annie Ladd Reid • September 27, 2020

Executive Chairman and co-founder of Foursquare Dennis Crowley drew from his career as a tech entrepreneur and encouraged Boston College students he spoke with over Zoom on Wednesday to transform their visions into something tangible.