U.S. News & World Report named Boston College the No. 35 best national college in its 2021 college rankings, a two-spot jump from last year’s ranking.
On Campus, Top Story, Administration, Coronavirus Updates, News
Last Week’s Positivity Rate Jumps as BC Fixes Reporting Error
Boston College conducted 596 fewer undergraduate tests last week than it initially reported it had done on Saturday. BC changed the number of undergraduate tests conducted last week from 2,647 to 2,051 on Tuesday afternoon “to correct a data error,” the University’s COVID-19 dashboard said.
Opinions, Featured Column, Op-Ed
BC’s Laundry List of Problems
When it comes to doing laundry at Boston College, the one perennial stain that no one’s been able to get out is the administration’s negligence of its students’ wants and needs. The topic of laundry sounds quite myopic in a time when the CDC projects that over 200,000 people in this country are slated to...
Opinions, Editorials
Boston College Must Increase COVID-19 Testing
Colleges and universities across the country spent months forming plans to bring students back to campus. Testing measures, social distancing guidelines, and plans for housing students testing positive were just some of the factors administrations considered. One of the most important measures to take when striving to keep a large community of people safe, however,...
News, On Campus, Top Story, Coronavirus Updates
As Number of Positive Cases Climbs, BC Reminds Students of ‘No Party’ Policy
Boston College has reported 21 additional cases of COVID-19 among undergraduates since Thursday. The positivity rate for undergraduates tested last week dropped from 3.75 percent on Thursday to 2.5 percent on Saturday, according to BC’s COVID-19 dashboard.
On Campus, News
BC Students Establish Conservative Newspaper ‘The Maverick’
Two Boston College students recently established The Maverick, an independently run conservative newspaper, in an effort to give conservative students at BC an outlet to voice their political beliefs, according to a post by co-editor-in-chief Taylor Morales in The Official Boston College Class of 2023 Facebook Group.
News, On Campus, Featured Story
Faculty Strike for Racial Justice
University professors and scholars from across the country engaged in a 48-hour Scholar Strike in response to racism, police brutality, and mass incarceration.
News
BC Alumni Band Together to Help Students and Fellow Alumni
The alumni-led Back to BC programs aims to help students search for jobs, acquire career skills, and connect with other BC alumni.
News, Featured Story
From the Mailroom to the Front Page: Haberman Discusses her Award-Winning Career
New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman told BC students during a Zoom lecture on Wednesday that she has spent much of her life far from the front page.
News, Top Story, On Campus
Springsteen Speaks at First-Year Convocation
The annual freshmen parade down Linden Lane to Alumni Stadium for freshman convocation was missing this year, as members of the Class of 2024 remained in their dorm rooms and were addressed by keynote speaker Bruce Springsteen over Zoom. The award-winning musician spoke to Boston College freshmen remotely from a music studio, and encouraged the…
