“Moreover, it is a pragmatic solution to students’ interest in receiving contraceptives and the University’s Jesuit Catholic values.”
Column, Opinions
Discussing Diversity On Campus
“It is all too easy to fall into the comfortable pattern of spending time with people who are similar to you. I struggle with it every day.”
Editorials, Opinions
Letter to Protesting Students Marks Positive Sign for Socially Aware Students
“Even an act as simple as an affirmation of students’ acceptance is a positive mark that shows BC’s dedication to recruiting socially conscious students and people for others.”
Administration, Top Story, On Campus, News
BC Will Not Change Policy on Contraceptives in Response to Sexual Health Referendum
“We take this position out of respect for our commitments as a Jesuit, Catholic university, and we ask our students to be respectful of these commitments and the code of conduct that governs all BC students,” said University Spokesman Jack Dunn in an email.
Administration, Top Story, On Campus, News
BC Says It Won’t Voluntarily Bargain With Grad Employees Union
“The United Auto Workers’ withdrawal of its petition to the [National Labor Relations Board] means that the UAW is no longer the exclusive bargaining agent for graduate students at Boston College and there is no action pending before the NLRB,” University Spokesman Jack Dunn said in an email.
Featured Column, Column, Opinions
On Union, BC Sides With Trump
“While many undergraduate students may have simply archived the seemingly monotonous email, the six paragraph-long message is an elaborate attempt to cover up one simple fact: BC is siding with Trump.”
News, On Campus, Top Story
Union Stages ‘Work-In’ at O’Neill, Responds to Criticism from Admin
Members of the union are holding work-ins to attract attention to its cause, with the goal of showing that they are working employees rather than just students.
On Campus, News, Administration, Top Story
Dan Bunch Supports AHANA Students as New Special Assistant to Barb Jones
“Dan has always had great relationships with a lot of the students, and we thought it would be a good idea to bring him back, so that we have another person involved in those conversations and to consult with as we look at [what] we’re doing,” Jones said.
Top Story, On Campus, News
Achampong, King Discuss “Silence is Still Violence,” Student Center in Second Meeting With Trustees
The proposal for a new student center has been introduced by the Student Life Committee to the entire Board of Trustees, and the center has been put on BC’s building plan, King said.
Editorials, Opinions
Admin’s Response is Necessary Acknowledgement of Student Demands
” It is certainly difficult to guarantee that a diverse group of candidates will be available and suitable to hire, and BC has made progress in the past couple of years in hiring a high proportion of AHANA faculty.”
