A petition urging Boston College to allow four exemptions to its vaccination booster mandate claims there are “very serious safety concerns” with the University policy. The petition has garnered 830 signatures as of Sunday.
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University Announces Updated COVID-19 Testing Noncompliance Penalties for Spring Semester
The University announced updated penalties for noncompliance with COVID-19 surveillance testing for the spring semester, including multiple account holds, a required education module, and summary suspensions, in an email sent to students on Tuesday.
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BC Law First-Year Enrollment Increases Significantly During COVID-19
First-year enrollment at Boston College Law School increased by 40 percent this past year due to a heightened interest in law careers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Boston Business Journal.
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BC Implements New COVID-19 Protocols for Spring Semester
Boston College implemented new COVID-19 protocols for the spring semester, including a pre-second semester COVID-19 testing requirement, a temporary masking period, and changes to isolation and quarantine protocols, according to an email sent to students on Wednesday.
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BC Athletics Announces Vaccine Mandate in Conte Forum
Boston College Athletics announced on Tuesday that it will require COVID-19 vaccines for all fans ages 12 and over in Conte Forum.
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Former BC Student Inyoung You Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter
Inyoung You, the former Boston College student charged in connection with the suicide of her boyfriend, Alexander Urtula, pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Thursday, according to The Boston Globe.
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Man Charged in Death of Former CSOM Professor Kent Wosepka
On Dec. 15, Texas state troopers filed charges against the driver who struck and killed former Boston College adjunct professor Kent Wosepka while he was riding with a group of five other cyclists in East Texas, according to Chron.
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Senate Confirms BC Alum, Trustee as United States Ambassador to China
On Dec. 16, the United States Senate voted 75–18 to confirm Nicholas Burns, a member of the Boston College Board of Trustees and BC ’78, as the new United States ambassador to China, according to Reuters.
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BC Surpasses 100 Undergrad Cases of COVID-19
Boston College exceeded 100 undergraduate cases of COVID-19 for the first time this semester, according to an update to the BC Forward website.
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University Cancels Arrupe Trips Scheduled for Winter Break, Cites COVID-19 Concerns
Boston College has canceled Campus Ministry’s Arrupe International Immersion service trips that were scheduled for Winter Break due to concerns about COVID-19, according to an email sent to participants on Wednesday.
