“We are going to go somewhere next,” Wind said. “I absolutely love this. There’s been nothing more fulfilling I’ve ever done in my life.”
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A Love for Community: How this BC Graduate Became a Small-Town Mayor
“I like to tell everyone, even as I’m mayor, that I generally hate politics, and I generally hate meetings, so I decided to run for mayor,” Errico said. “But I love my community, and although I might not be the person that everyone thinks has the answer, I generally thought I could do a better job and leave Telluride a better place than when I found it, and so I ran.”
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How to Make the Most of Your Fall Break
Crisp air, cascading leaves, and sweaters galore mean autumn has finally arrived in Chestnut Hill. While midterm season looms over the heads of Boston College students, the brief respite of fall break also pokes its head out to provide relief amid the stress.
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Homemade on the Heights: Rustic Sage & Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Though making gnocchi from scratch certainly sounded daunting to me at first as well, trust me, this recipe is so simple and so worth it. I hope you enjoy!
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Choosing the Right Bunk: A Guide to Maximizing Your Space in a Lofted Triple
Lofted triple housing is back at BC. Though I was initially frustrated to discover that I was one of the “unlucky few,” I have learned that being in a lofted triple is nothing to be annoyed about if you use your space wisely. With that said, here are my tips for making the most out of your lofted triple!
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Scholarship, Collaboration, and Interdisciplinary Education: The Schiller Institute Opportunities for Boston College
“It’s really interesting to be able to talk to people from so many different backgrounds and understand those nuances better,” Sehdev said. “And I think a lot of Schiller’s programs tend to be like that, because there are so many people from fields like economics, political science, law, and other different fields in the humanities, and then obviously a lot of STEM.”
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Don’t Want To Walk to the Dining Hall? GrubSwap Will Do It For You.
“The biggest issue that we’re solving is on-campus delivery sucks,” Harrington said. “It’s time-consuming, it’s expensive, and it’s not optimized for college campuses. We’re solving the dining dollars crisis as well. We’re able to give students cash back for dining dollars that are soon to expire.”
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Homemade on the Heights: Pumpkin-Perfection Cookies
Moving to Massachusetts from the seasonless, 75-degree weather of San Diego certainly posed its fair share of trials and tribulations to my naive freshman self. I still remember the first snowfall of freshman year (you Massachusetts locals probably wouldn’t even consider it a snowfall—a half inch of snow, if that). Yet somehow my mischievous New…
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What Your Game Day Outfit Says About You
No matter the particular goal your outfit serves, your choice can tell a lot about you and your approach to BC’s best day of the week: gameday.
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The Cost of Success: Over-Achievement, High Pressure, and the Future of Grading at BC
“I don’t think it’s our job to produce workers for the economy,” said Sellers-Garcia. “I think my job as a teacher is to teach. It’s about learning. The economy can figure itself out later.”
