The finance department will be renamed the Seidner Department of Finance following a major donation—the largest in the Carroll School of Management’s 86-year history—from Boston College trustee Marc Seidner, according to a University release.
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UGBC Discusses Getting Students to Vote in the Presidential Election
Boston College students might not vote in the upcoming presidential election because they are apathetic or unsure of how to vote by mail, Mariame Diop, student senator and MCAS ’27, said at the first UGBC Senate meeting of the 2024–25 academic year on Tuesday night.
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‘We Can Become Winners in Our Own Right’: Bishop of Hong Kong Embraces Inclusivity as Class of 2024 Commencement Speaker
Bishop of Hong Kong, Stephen Chow, S.J., urged the Class of 2024 to seek out inclusivity and meaningful dialogue amid an increasingly fractured world during his commencement address on Monday morning.
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Breaking Down UGBC’s Spending in the 2023–24 Academic Year
UGBC had a $377,500 budget for the 2023–24 academic year. Here’s how it’s been spent.
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UGBC Senate Confirms Division Directors, Special Interest Representatives, Committee Chairs for 2024–25
The UGBC Senate confirmed a slew of nominees for executive positions and Senate roles during its meeting Tuesday night.
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Leahy Gave the CEO of CVS Health an Award Shortly After the Company Started Distributing Abortion Pills. Some Are Calling The Decision Hypocritical.
In March, CVS began distributing prescriptions of the abortion pill mifepristone. Just over a month later, on April 18, University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., awarded President and CEO of CVS Health Karen S. Lynch, BC ’84, the 2024 President’s Medal for Excellence. “Lynch will be presented with the President’s Medal for Excellence in…
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Penna Emphasizes Living Life to Its Fullest Potential at Agape Latte
Students in Hillside Cafe on Tuesday night grew quiet as Tony Penna, S.J., examined the crowd.
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BC Community Members Gather on O’Neill Plaza for Pro-Palestine Protest
“I’m disappointed because I’m convinced too many of my peers at Boston College are living in a different world than I am,” Fairuz Saleh, LSEHD ’26, said to the crowd. “Because we’re a university that preaches men and women for others, I assume no students would turn a blind eye to the constant violence Palestinians are enduring.”
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“We’re Being Criminalized”: Faculty Members Host Vigil for Gaza, BCPD Monitors
Boston College faculty held a vigil for victims of the war in Gaza with music, speeches, and student reflections on Wednesday. At the door to the event, two uniformed BCPD officers checked the backpacks and BC IDs of attendees while two more plainclothes officers monitored the room, according to M. Brinton Lykes, organizer of the event.
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Student Raises Concerns About Free Speech on Campus Amid Israel-Hamas War at UGBC Meeting
During the public comment portion of UGBC’s Senate meeting on Tuesday night, an undergraduate student, who did not identify themselves by name, raised concerns about a lack of free expression on campus amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
