Art Should Be Imperfect

Makayla Hickey • March 29, 2026

There is nothing more human than art. Art is, and has always been, inextricably intertwined with emotion. Themes of love and lust, longing and belonging, or peace and conflict are at the heart of nearly all great works of art.

It’s Time To Think

Jonathan De Caro • March 26, 2026

If a machine can think for you, should it? It may sound abstract, but in reality, you make this decision every day. Every Instagram post you swipe by is decided by a computer algorithm, every email you write finishes your sentences before you do, and every Google search summarizes what it thinks you should know.

We Must Treat Artificial Intelligence as a Justice Issue First

Jisu Yee • February 15, 2026

In The Challenge of Justice, my professor asked how we felt about AI before asking our names. We concluded by discussing how AI impacts community and its potential to be weaponized against migrants.

As Students Rely More on AI, Humanities Professors Are Pushing Back

Geo Elasmar • November 12, 2025

Since OpenAI released ChatGPT, humanities departments across BC have engaged in conversations, implemented new policies, and reoriented their perspectives to assess how AI affects learning and how to mitigate its misuse.

UGBC Discusses ChatGPT, Responsible Usage of Generative AI Tools

Reetu Agnihotri • April 9, 2025

During the UGBC Senate meeting Tuesday night, student senators discussed whether Boston College should continue investing in the generative AI tools it provides—such as Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, and NotebookLM—because students tend to prefer ChatGPT.

Senator Discusses Potential New AI Detection Tool at UGBC Meeting

Reetu Agnihotri • March 12, 2025

Student senator Cristina Gregory is working with Scott Cann, associate vice president for systems and services in Boston College Information Technology Services (ITS) to find a tool to detect generative AI tools like ChatGPT in assignments, she said at the UGBC Senate meeting Tuesday night.

UGBC Responds to Federal Policy Changes, Reaffirms Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Carina Murphy • February 19, 2025

Despite recent changes in federal policy, UGBC is still committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity, said Katie Garrigan, UGBC vice president and MCAS ’25.

Registering For Classes Can Be Overwhelming. A New AI Chatbot Hopes to Help. 

Jack Beckman • October 30, 2024

The Center for Digital Innovation in Learning (CDIL) is developing an AI chatbot to answer students’ questions about course registration and their degree audit.

Is The Fear of AI in Academia Justified?

Katie Spillane • March 18, 2024

The technology to accurately determine whether AI has been used simply doesn’t exist yet, but is it even necessary in most cases? More often than not, students aren’t using this technology in the way teachers fear.

The Independency of Dependency

Pat Connell • February 4, 2024

We are living in “a system of cells interlinked within cells interlinked within cells interlinked within one stem.” So maybe I just rewatched Blade Runner 2049, but that does not mean it isn’t true.

Control Over Chaos: Why AI Needs to be Implemented Inside the Classroom

Jose Garcia • January 30, 2024

AI is part of a broader goal to expand the limits of the world we live in, not contract them. The AI question is centered around control of reality, because this new program isn’t leaving this world anytime soon.

Women’s Network Hosts Women in AI Discussion on Tuesday

Ava Sjursen • November 12, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) cannot threaten its human creators because it does not have mental capacity, according to Dona Sarkar, the director of technology for Microsoft Accessibility.