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Dance Teams Compete At Showdown

By: Kayla Famolare

The noise emanating from Conte Forum could be heard throughout campus on Saturday night as over 3,500 people attended the sold-out Annual Showdown featuring various dance troupes of Boston College. Presented by UGBC’s heritage programming department, the Annual Showdown featured 12 of BC’s dance groups, displaying a variety of dance styles.

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New Student Programming Board To Finalize Restructuring

By: Connor Farley

Within two weeks, the structure of a new programming board independent of UGBC is slated for completion. In December, the UGBC Student Assembly (SA) passed an amendment to its constitution that would detach two of its three programming branches-on-campus programming and BC2Boston-to a separated board.

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Franco Wins Romero Scholarship

By: Carolyn Freeman

Jessica Franco, A&S ’15, who is studying economics, theology and international studies and is a mentor through the Learning To Serve program, won the 22nd Annual Archbishop Oscar A. Romero Scholarship Award on March 29. Franco, who was one of three finalists, won a scholarship of up to $25,000.

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LABC Hosts Inagural Leadership Conference

By: Connor Farley

Last Saturday while most students were eating lunch, just a few yards away from Corcoran Commons in the Heights Room, CEO of Citigroup Latin America Francisco Aristeguieta was delivering a keynote speech to the Latin American Business Club (LABC) of Boston College.

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BC Fossil Free, UGBC Members Debate Divestment

By: Nathan McGuire

The issue of fossil fuel divestment has been heavily contested in recent years. Growing concerns about the causes and effects of climate change have inspired movements that advocate for public pushback against fossil fuel industries to spring up around the country.

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