This week, The Heights covered freshmen attending Convocation, BC football improving to 2-0 against Richmond, and a vibrant art scene. Here’s the week summed up in photos.
News, Featured Story, Administration
Study Abroad Application Process Adjusted Based on Student Feedback
After making adjustments to the study abroad application process last year, the Office of International Programs (OIP) will no longer require students to list a fall program on their study abroad applications and will now ask students to list six programs, instead of three, when they apply.
Metro, Featured Story, Boston
Newton Judge Files to Drop Her Obstruction Charge
Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, a judge in Newton District Court who has been indicted on an obstruction of justice charge for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant escape from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), filed a motion to have the charges against her dropped on Friday. The filing calls the charges “unprecedented,” and referenced a 2017…
News, Off Campus, Featured Story
BC Requests Two Witnesses Be Barred From Testifying in Alumnus Lawsuit
Boston College has asked for two witnesses to be barred from testifying in a lawsuit brought against the University by an alumnus over 2012 disciplinary proceedings related to sexual assault allegations.
Boston, Featured Story, Politics, Metro
Petition Filed to Overturn Straight Pride Parade Charges
A petition to overrule Richard J. Sinnot, a judge who upheld the charges against more than three dozen people arrested during the Straight Pride Parade, was filed by Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins on Wednesday night. “The judge ignored the clear and unambiguous constraints placed on the judiciary by the separation of powers,” Rollins wrote….
News, On Campus, Featured Story
UCS to Host ‘Coping With Collective Loss’ Sessions Following Multiple Student Deaths
The meetings are designed to provide people with a place to talk about their feelings in response to the deaths of multiple BC students that have occurred over the past six months.
News, Administration, Featured Story
Lynch Teaching Fellows to Maintain Full Health Care Coverage
A previous policy change, made in early August, announced that fourth- and fifth-year teaching fellows would not be eligible for coverage in the upcoming academic year.
On Campus, Featured Story, News
BC Dining Unveils Updates for New School Year
Several changes are coming to Boston College Dining this fall—including the creation of a new Eagle Mart on the first floor of Corcoran Commons.
Metro, Featured Story, Newton
Newton Teachers Protest at City Hall
People in bright red shirts made their way down Commonwealth Avenue Wednesday morning, ending at Newton’s City Hall. Holding “Support Newton Educators” signs and chanting “This is what a union looks like,” the 1,000 teachers and support staff gathered on the Hall’s lawn to protest working for a second year without a contract. “Going back…
Metro, Featured Story, Newton
Update: Lightning the Burmese Python Found
Lightning the Burmese Python has been found and returned to his family, according to a Newton Police Department tweet at 7:36 p.m.
