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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of Oct. 25

Opinions October 24, 2021

Thumbs Up Commencement Weekend: Last weekend, campus was brimming with the same excitement that floated in the air on Family Weekend. Reunion Weekend tapped into the unity and camaraderie that...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Oct. 18

Opinions October 17, 2021

Thumbs Up  Marathon Monday:What’s better than a long weekend? A long weekend with a marathon hitched on the end! Maramon, as it’s affectionately referred to on Herrd, is the only day Boston College...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of Oct. 12

Opinions October 8, 2021

Thumbs Up  Air Frying Cinnamon Apples:As the trees slowly change color on Boston College’s campus, it is clear that fall is dawning. One way to celebrate is to dice up some apples, sprinkle them...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of Oct. 4

Opinions October 3, 2021

Thumbs Up Family Weekend:  Family Weekend was a wholesome display of just how much energy Boston College students, parents, and alumni bring to campus on game day. Family Weekend felt like a warm...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of Sept. 27

Opinions September 26, 2021

Thumbs Up  BENCHAmazon Hub Lockers are yet another begrudging testament to Amazon’s genius, and will most likely be featured as the next case study in the Digital Technologies: Strategies and...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Sept. 20

Opinions September 17, 2021

Thumbs Up The birds outside LowerThe discarded food crumbs cluttering the tables outside of Lower attract a wholesome crowd of birds who also visit Lower to dine. Most of the time they keep their distance...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Sept. 13

Opinions September 12, 2021

Thumbs Up Game Day!! Sept. 4 was like Christmas morning. The sun was shining, birds were chirping, and the Sausage Guy was setting up shop outside Alumni Stadium. For freshmen (and sophomores) it...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of May 3

Opinions May 2, 2021

Thumbs Up  Comfort Water BottleYoung children often have a special stuffed animal or blanket that they take with them everywhere they go. College students also have a comfort item: a reusable...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of April 26

Opinions April 25, 2021

Thumbs Up:  Earth Day Thursday was the 51st annual Earth Day since 1970. President Joe Biden hosted the Leaders Summit on Climate on Thursday and Friday in order to discuss the urgency and benefits...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of April 19

Opinions April 18, 2021

Thumbs Up:  Erasable Highlighters Pilot makes erasable writing tools, including the god-tier of erasable highlighters. They don’t smudge, they don’t bleed through textbook pages, and they’re...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of April 12

Opinions April 11, 2021

Thumbs Up:  Families on campus Seeing families on campus together is a wholesome reminder of home. Seeing high school students awkwardly take photos in front of Gasson is a throwback to college-visiting...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of April 5

Opinions April 5, 2021

Thumbs Up:  Reese’s Easter Peanut Butter Eggs Chocolate is always a thumbs up, and Reese’s Easter eggs are no exception. While year-round regular Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups suffice, they simply...

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