“People are saying ‘I just don’t know where to go for help’ … so we thought, why don’t we build some infrastructure behind 311 through the Boston health commission to support these people,” Little said.
Top Story, On Campus, News
Grad Employees Organize at ‘March Against Injustice’
Friday’s march occurred in the midst of a number of notable events for other unions across the country, including Harvard University voting to form a union.
News, Top Story, Administration
Update: In Light of Conviction, BC Rescinds Cosby’s Honorary Degree
Cosby was given the degree in 1996 to honor his work as an actor and comedian, as well as his contributions to education.
News, Off Campus
Report: BC Says It Won’t Rescind Cosby’s Honorary Degree
“As a matter of policy, we do not rescind honorary degrees, which are given to individuals based on their accomplishments at the time of the award,” Dunn told The Boston Globe.
News, On Campus
Santiago Siri Speaks About Future of Cryptocurrency and Democracy
Siri explained that today, we have a perfect way of measuring the United States economy on not only political or financial terms, but also a scientific one: the use of energy.
News, Off Campus, Top Story
Following Red Sox Petition, City of Boston to Change Name of Yawkey Way
A number of Boston power brokers were against the decision to change the name of Yawkey, some of whom are closely associated with Boston College.
News, Top Story, On Campus
B.o.B to Headline This Year’s Modstock Festival
The rapper’s January 2016 song “Flatline” suggested anti-Semitic views, which gained the attention of the Anti-Defamation League.
News, On Campus, Top Story, Administration
BCPD Chief John King to Retire in August
“I am looking forward to the future, though I know I will miss coming to this beautiful campus every day,” King said.
News, On Campus
Hack the Heights Puts Students to the Test
“It’s a great opportunity to see the innovation that’s happening on campus,” said organizer Bill Nyarko, MCAS ’20.
News, Top Story, Academics
Political Science Majors Outgrow Faculty Numbers
“We certainly think it is a problem, but not a problem that is insuperable,” said Susan Shell, chair of the political science department.
