Aspiring lawyers of the Boston College Law School Class of 2022 will have their final academic year capped with a commencement speech on May 27 from Kimberly S. Budd, chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC).
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SA Votes No to Bill Proposing Speaker Position After Heated Debate
After heated debate and multiple members storming out, the Student Assembly (SA) voted no to a bill that would have created a speaker of the SA, eliminating the Undergraduate Government of Boston College vice president’s power over the legislative body.
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Diasti Highlights Her Sustainable Period Care Brand at Shea Center Talk
Katie Diasti started her environmentally friendly period care brand, Viv for your V, out of a desire to serve women by offering them better alternatives to traditional period products.
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Kapurura Wins Annual MLK Jr. Scholarship
Kudzai Kapurura—this year’s recipient of the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship—said she began to recognize the importance of the scholarship after being invited to be a student keynote speaker at its ceremony her freshman year.
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Toga-Themed Mod Party Halted by Flood
An unexpected flood crashed an Ancient Greece–themed party in the Mods, drenching furniture, clothing, food, and toga-sporting guests on Saturday night.
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Bloody Sunday 50th Anniversary Symposium Examines the Lasting Impact of the Massacre
Julieann Campbell, author of On Bloody Sunday, said her uncle Jackie Duddy was killed twice in the Bloody Sunday massacre.
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BC Ends Asymptomatic Surveillance Testing, Cites Community Vaccination Rates
Boston College ended its asymptomatic surveillance testing program for fully vaccinated individuals on Monday, according to an email sent to the BC community.
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Abigail Heringer Recounts Her Experience on ‘The Bachelor’
After appearing on The Bachelor, Abigail Heringer, the show’s first deaf contestant, said online search results for cochlear implants soared.
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BAIC Hosts Annual Men of Color Conference
Students and faculty gathered in Gasson Hall to build “bridges to success” for AHANA+ men at its annual Men of Color Conference hosted by the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center (BAIC).
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SA Passes Bills on Mental Health Survey and Virtual Participation in SA Meetings
The Student Assembly (SA) of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College passed two bills on Wednesday. The first initiated a student interest survey on mental health days at BC, and the second allowed virtual participation in SA meetings for members in quarantine.
