Ten Boston College students have self-reported cases of COVID-19, according to an update on the University’s coronavirus website on Saturday.
News, On Campus, Top Story, Coronavirus Updates
‘It’s Really a Question of Survival’: Low-Income Students React to BC’s Closure
Some low-income students have expressed dissatisfaction with BC’s move out exemption process and the way it has communicated with students.
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As Campus Closes, Students React
Sophie Oliver, MCAS ’22, was running around the Reservoir when she got the news: the Boston College community would be transitioning to online classes.
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Boston College Moves All Classes Online, Requires Students to Leave Campus
On-campus classes and all University courses are canceled beginning Thursday and are set to resume online starting March 19 as a result of the novel coronavirus, according to a letter University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. sent to the Boston College community Wednesday afternoon. Students will be required to move out of University residence…
News, Off Campus, Featured Story, Administration, Coronavirus Updates
University Discontinues Study Abroad Programs in Madrid
Boston College students studying abroad at two programs in Madrid were instructed to return to the United States after their study abroad programs were discontinued for the remainder of the semester. The Office of International Programs advised students to not return to campus, and said that on-campus housing will not be made available. The programs…
Opinions, Column, Featured Column
How to Meet Your Neighbors (The College Edition)
Imagine opening the door of your home to a horde of small, female strangers exuding awkwardness, shoving a dozen donuts in your face and yelling, “These are for you!” Nightmare? Dream come true? Who’s to say? Either way, my neighbors don’t have to imagine—they lived this predicament last Tuesday when they met me and my…
Features
DiBello Studies Gender in Ecuador’s Public Health Sphere
“During the quiet moments where I would get to hold the fact that my experience was so unique—like a bus ride back that I’d have by myself—I’d just think about how I had been so wonderfully welcomed into the lives of people who didn’t necessarily have to welcome me.”
Features
‘BC’s New Mascot’ Takes Social Media by Storm
“Just seeing another puppy, and seeing another dog, and being able to hug her is really nice.”
Features
Niu Receives Prestigious New Innovator Award From NIH
“When I’m trying to decide which direction of research we should go to as a lab, I always ask myself, ‘What are the most important problems that humankind are facing?’”
Features
Gary Gulman’s Humble Humor
“In 2017, I thought about transitioning out of comedy, but then I started to feel a bit better and do some comedy. I wrote new jokes and they were different, and I was encouraged by a quote of Samuel Beckett’s: ‘Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better.’”
