Happiness is not only a feeling, but also a skill that can be cultivated, according to Harvard Business School Professor Arthur Brooks.
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UGBC Discusses Improving Study Abroad Application Process
The study abroad application process at Boston College is overly complicated and should be streamlined, student senator Alessandra Veveiros said at the UGBC Senate meeting Tuesday night.
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BC Kicks Off Holiday Season With Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
With Gasson Hall glowing in green and red, Christmas carols filling O’Neill Plaza, and students braving the cold with hot cocoa in hand, the Boston College community kicked off the holiday season at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
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“What Just Happened?”: Pindell Discusses Election Outcome
The 2024 presidential election focused more on issues of identity and demographics more than substantive policy issues, said James Pindell, a political reporter for the Boston Globe.
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Tom Holland Visits Campus School After Family Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant
Tom Holland swapped slinging webs for swinging the tambourine in the classroom on Thursday, bringing star power—and a $25,000 grant from his family’s nonprofit—to the Campus School at Boston College.
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QLC Honors Trans Lives Lost on Transgender Day of Remembrance
The O’Connell House grew silent as members of the Queer Leadership Council (QLC) read aloud the names of transgender people killed this year in the United States, placing flowers in front of their photos.
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Mail-In Ballot Blunders Left Some BC Students Out of the Electorate
The Boston College mailroom buzzed with an anxious energy as Elizabeth Healy, MCAS ’25, checked her mailbox during the days leading up to the presidential election. Many students amid the whir were expressing worries and concerns about the status of their absentee ballots, she said. Healy was concerned about her ballot as well. “It’s not…
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“A Series of Crises”: Miller Dissects the Impact of Mass Incarceration
By making laws that restrict the rights of formerly incarcerated individuals, their sense of belonging and value in society is diminished, according to Reuben Jonathan Miller. “[Citizenship] is not just legal status,” Miller said. “It’s about belonging. It’s about community and being recognized, being a part of a human community. It’s having a role in…
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No. 12 BC Earns 3–2 Overtime Win Over No. 13 BU
BOSTON, MASS. – A scoring frenzy within the first four minutes of the second period of No. 12 Boston College women’s hockey’s matchup against cross-town rival No. 13 Boston University established high tensions between the familiar foes for the remaining frames of the Battle of Comm. Ave.
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BC Republicans Faced “Ad Hominem Attacks” and “Vitriol” on Campus After Election, Massachusetts College Republicans President Says
Boston College Republicans faced hostile and unfair attacks from other students in the days after the election, Massachusetts College Republicans President James Markis said during an interview on 2WAY Tonight.
