The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee spoke in support of the Boston College Athletic Department’s reasoning behind voting down cost of attendance measure.
Opinions, Editorials
BC Should Cover The Incidentals For Full-Scholarship Athletes
With new autonomy from the NCAA, the ACC is likely to allow colleges to offer scholarships to athletes that cover the full cost of attendance. Should that be the case, BC should extend that to all full-scholarship athletes.
Blog
How To Spend Your Bye Week
Well, there’s no Boston College football this week. That’s a bummer. How are you going to get through your weekend? We’re glad you asked.
Athletics, News
City Of Boston Looks To Be A Leader In Reforming College Athletics
When Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, WCAS ’09, returns from a trip abroad, he’ll have an ordinance waiting for him that, if signed, would directly interject local government into the BC athletic department and every other athletic department in the city.
Editorials, Opinions
The City’s Unwelcome Incursion Into College Athletics
City Councilor Josh Zakim has taken it upon himself to push college athletic departments in the city to protect their athletes better. Although the NCAA has been slow to change policies for players’ health and safety, it is not the city’s place to step in and intervene.
Blog
Things BC Athletes Could Scream In Lower To Get Benched For One Half
Thanks to Famous Jameis, we compiled a list of phrases BC athletes could scream in Lower to receive a similar punishment.
Opinions, Editorials
Saturday Night Was A Gameday Experience For The Record Books
In both the new SuperFan Zone before the game and the football game itself, BC successfully created an atmosphere around the game that complimented the upset over the Trojans.
News, Athletics
Gold Pass App Offers Students New Rewards
Concurrent with the start of the football season, the Boston College athletic department implemented new features to the Gold Pass—an athletic event ticketing mechanism available to students via their Boston College student IDs and now through a smartphone app.
Editorials, Opinions
Athletics Enhances Gameday Experience, Improves Gold Pass
BC Athletics has improved the Gold Pass experience with a new app that tracks student attendance and offers bonus points. Their new “Superfan Zone” is a worthwhile attempt to enhance student spirit before games.
Athletics, News
BC Introduces ‘Superfan Zone’ In Anticipation Of Large USC Game Crowd
Predicting that this Saturday’s football game against USC will draw prohibitively large crowds to Shea Field, BC has allocated 10 wristbands per tailgating spot to disperse at the holder’s discretion.
