Students confronted a panel of administrators and students in the wake of Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, defacing walls, furniture, blinds, and a mirror in Welch Hall with racist epithets on Sunday.
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BAIC to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Options Through Education
Come 2019, the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Options Through Education Transitional Summer Program, a six-week program that prepares first-year students for their transition to Boston College.
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UGBC Passes Resolution in Response to Racist Vandalism
The Undergraduate Government of Boston College scheduled an emergency meeting Monday night, where it passed a resolution in response to a racist hate crime committed early Sunday morning by Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21.
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Rigby Reflects on Time With Homeboy Industries
School of Social Work graduate Kathryn Rigby returned to BC on Wednesday to talk about her time as a Jesuit Volunteer with Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit that rehabilitates individuals who formerly were in gangs or have served time in prison.
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False Fire Alarm Pulled, Property Damaged in Walsh Hall
Residents of Walsh Hall were evacuated twice on Sunday morning following alarms triggered by Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, who was arrested hours after damaging property in Walsh Hall, vandalizing Welch Hall with racial epithets, and assaulting a BCPD officer.
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UPDATE: Michael Sorkin Named as Student Arrested for Sunday Damage, Racist Vandalism
BC student Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, was named as the student arrested for damaging property in Walsh Hall, racist vandalism in Welch Hall, and assaulting a BCPD officer earlier that morning.
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Student Issued Interim Suspension Over Racially Charged Vandalism, BCPD Assault, Walsh Hall Damage
A BC student was issued an interim suspension from the University on Sunday after writing racially explicit epithets in Welch Hall. In separate incidents, the student discharged a fire extinguisher and destroyed property in the Walsh Hall laundry room, and assaulted a BCPD officer.
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Students Embrace Holiday Spirit at Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
The Campus Activities Board hosted the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at O’Neill Plaza on Tuesday evening, bringing students together for an evening of hot chocolate, giveaways, games, prizes, and more.
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Donoghue Discusses Writing Novels, Short Stories
The Irish Studies department invited Emma Donoghue, author of the acclaimed novel Room (2010), to speak with Burns Visiting Scholar Ciaran O’Neill about her writing on Saturday.
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CSD Chair Dunphy Details Council’s Mission
Council for Students with Disabilities chair Sean Dunphy said he hopes to make campus more accessible and improve attendance at CSD events.
