An inspiration, a role model, a star student, an activist, a loving brother, son, grandchild, and best friend of many. The friends, family, advisers, and professors of Tim Padulsky, CSOM ’09, all remember the enormous smile, warm heart, and unrelenting positive spirit that the 20-year-old boy had before his life was cut short on Sunday.
Student Delivers Keynote Speech
By: Lisa De Gray
“Nature fits all of her children with something to do.” The words of James Russell Lowell lingered on the screen for just a few moments before they were replaced by images of nature and smiling individuals embracing the great outdoors. As the video continued, the audience heard stories from different participants in Outdoor Explorations (OE).
UGBC Looks To Revive Disability Council
By: Katie Julian
As part of her effort to raise disability awareness both on campus and in the community as well as to assert the voices of the disabled population at Boston College, Samara Meyers, director of disability issues within the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) and A&S ’07, has taken the initial steps to revive a disability council at BC.
Pell Grant Changes May Decrease Available Aid
The U.S. Department of Education has revamped the formula it uses to calculate financial aid for college students, potentially disenfranchising about 90,000 students from receiving Pell Grants and other forms of federal and state tuition aid.