Craig Burns, director of University Counseling Services (UCS) at Boston College, said there has been a noticeable increase in students seeking help through UCS this academic year.
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‘It Was Good To Be Back’: Class of 2020 Enjoys Long-Awaited Commencement Weekend
Last weekend, BC invited the Class of 2020 back to campus for its Commencement Weekend—two days of in-person celebration alongside friends and family to make up for graduation ceremonies that were canceled nearly a year-and-a-half ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Annual Report Shows Decline in Reported Crime at BC in 2020
Boston College reported nine rape offenses in 2020, according to the University’s Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report on Sept. 30, marking a decrease from the 23 reported offenses in 2019 and 19 reported offenses in 2018.
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Irish Groups Criticize BC for Using ‘Misleading’ Title of Northern Irish Official
A civic society group in Ireland has criticized Boston College for how the University referred to the United Kingdom’s special envoy to the United States on Northern Ireland in an invitation to a luncheon hosted on Tuesday by the Irish Institute at the McMullen Museum of Art.
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Law Students for Reproductive Justice Host Panel on Texas Abortion Bill
Law Students for Reproductive Justice and the American Constitution Society of Boston College Law School hosted a panel on Thursday to discuss the recently passed Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), which prohibits the abortion of an unborn fetus with a detectable heartbeat.
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‘The Atmosphere Was Electric’: BC Students Celebrate the Return of Marathon Monday
The Boston Marathon returned in full force last Monday for the first time since April 2019, and along with it came a horde of Boston College students once again flooding off-campus streets and the Mods to celebrate one of BC’s most beloved traditions.
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Student Groups Host Town Hall, Urge BC to Divest
CJBC, alongside the Young Democratic Socialists (YDS) of BC, FACES, BC Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), EcoPledge of BC, and Real Food BC, hosted a town hall to explain fossil fuel divestment and why they’re fighting for it.
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‘Let Your Life Be A Lighthouse’: Pemberton Speaks at Class of 2020 Commencement
The BC community welcomed the Class of 2020 back to campus for a delayed Commencement on Sunday after the ceremony was canceled due to COVID-19 nearly a year-and-a-half ago.
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GLC Celebrates Pride Week With BC Community
Pride Week, held by UGBC’s GLBTQ+ Leadership Council (GLC), is a week-long series of events that celebrates queer joy on campus. The events were held from Oct. 11, which is National Coming Out Day, through Friday
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CAB Hosts Mocktail Mixology Course
Campus Activities Board (CAB) kicked off October with an inventive new activity—Boston College’s first mocktail mixology course.
