Christmas has officially arrived on the Heights. In a night full of hot cocoa, carols, giveaways, and photo opportunities, Boston College’s annual Christmas tree lighting brought the holiday spirit to campus.
News, On Campus
O’Connor Talks Benefits of the Four-Day Work Week
Instead of protecting what has been established a century ago, businesses need to look to the future of time spent working, according to Joe O’Connor.
News, Administration
University Heightens Penalties for Testing Noncompliance
Boston College students will now face possible sanctions and “privilege restrictions” for noncompliance with University COVID-19 surveillance testing, according to a Tuesday email from Vice President for Student Affairs Shawna Cooper-Gibson.
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BC Ranks No. 53 for Distance Students Travel To Attend
On April 5, 2021, social media users across the country opened the Boston College Facebook page to find it showing off its latest achievement. BC had chosen its Class of 2025—easily one of the most competitive and diverse classes in the school’s history.
News, On Campus
REACT Hosts Founder of Dressember
Blythe Hill, founder of the anti-human trafficking organization Dressember, challenged herself to wear a dress every day in December of 2009. What started as a personal goal would later become a global anti-human trafficking movement.
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Panels, Global Foods Headline International Education Week
Boston College celebrated International Education Week—spanning from Nov. 15 to 19—with 41 campus-wide events throughout the month of November.
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Latinx Leadership Initiative Partners with Mass General Brigham
The Latinx Leadership Initiative (LLI), an initiative within Boston College’s School of Social Work, has partnered up with Mass General Brigham, the commonwealth’s largest healthcare provider, to improve healthcare for Latinx communities across the state, the University announced this month.
News, Off Campus, Top Story
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court To Review Inyoung You Case
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will review the criminal charges brought against former Boston College student Inyoung You in February of next year in connection with the suicide of her longtime boyfriend Alexander Urtula in 2019.
On Campus, News
BC Law School Receives $10 Million from Trustee Marianne Short
The Boston College Law School received a $10 million donation from Marianne Short, BC Law ’76, according to an Oct. 28 press release.
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Isidori Discusses the Indipetea and the Significance of Historical Letter Writing
Sonia Isidori, a research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies of Boston College, discussed the Indipetea in a lecture entitled “Longing for the Indies: The Jesuits and their missionary vocation” on Tuesday. The Indipetea were letters written by the Jesuits asking for missionary assignments in the 17th century that transformed society’s history, she said.
