The University reported two additional undergraduates cases and 2,058 undergraduate tests in its first dashboard update of the week on Tuesday.
News, On Campus, Featured Story
Upper Campus Accessibility Referendum Passes with 93 Percent Vote in UGBC Election
Students voted to fill 20 out of the 21 open seats in the Undergraduate Government of Boston College Student Assembly and passed a non-binding referendum to create an accessible pathway to Upper Campus by a wide majority on Tuesday.
News, Off Campus, Coronavirus Updates
BC Admission to Provide Prospective Students with Virtual Visit Experience
Although prospective students and families have been unable to traditionally preview Boston College’s campus due to the suspension of all on-campus visits in March, the Office of Undergraduate Admission has worked to provide students with a school visit experience in a new virtual landscape.
News, Academics, Featured Story, Coronavirus Updates
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Professors Adapt to Pandemic Instruction
Education at Boston College looks a little different this year, as the University pursues a hybrid model of course delivery with a variety of online classes, in-person instruction, and some classes striking a middle ground with a mix of both online and in-person instruction.
News, Featured Story
‘U.S. News’ Ranks Boston College No. 35
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.
News, On Campus, Top Story, Administration, Coronavirus Updates
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, Op-Ed, Featured Column
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.
News, On Campus
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.
