Students were given 30 seconds to close their eyes and think of their first memory of body shaming.
Erik Weihenmayer on How He Climbed Mt. Everest—While Blind
“Most people are just interested in my dog,” Weihenmayer said. “People come up to me like ‘I love your dog!’ and then I’m walking away and I hear them say, ‘Didn’t that guy climb Everest blind?’”
From Idea to Product: Pagan Kennedy Discusses Innovation
“You don’t create something for the world that is. You think about where the world is going to be,” Kennedy said.
Blind Ballot Resolution Falls One Vote Short in Student Assembly
Student Assembly members debated the blind ballot’s effect on its public image, the diversity of thought during meetings, and the organization’s transparency.
Panel Discusses How to Respond to Violence in Charlottesville
“Statues come down when the time is right,” said former Vice Provost for Faculties Pat DeLeeuw.
David McCullough Talks Confederate Statues, Obama, and New Book
“You will never, ever, not meet someone who knows something you don’t know,” McCullough said.
With Nuclear Threat Looming, Scholar Discusses Korean History
Hwang argued that the division of Korea began before 1945, in colonial times.
Seeking More Options, Students Launch BC Chapter of Turning Point USA
They hope BC’s chapter of Turning Point will move away from the social issues that often bitterly divide college campuses and steal headlines.
UGBC to Launch New PR Campaign, Postpones Vote on Blind Ballots
The Student Assembly of the Undergraduate Government at Boston College started the year by focusing on outreach and transparency to improve their relationship with the student body.
Philosophy Prof. Doesn’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
”If Jesus isn’t God, he’s either the most insane man who ever lived, or the biggest liar that ever lived,” Kreeft said.