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…
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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…
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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.”
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‘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.”
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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?’”
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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.’”
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Meet the New Faces of MCAS
In the beginning of Boston College’s 2018-19 academic year, MCAS welcomed nine new professors—meet the new faces of Arts and Sciences and hear about their past year on the Heights.
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Kyle Costa’s Linguistic Journey to Jordan and Lebanon
“I think that the more you travel the more you realize that people everywhere are pretty much the same,” Costa said. “Outside of, you know, basic cultural differences, most people care about family, people care about food, especially in Middle Eastern culture.”
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Salmanowitz Projects Helps Students See Through New Lenses
“They use this experience as a springboard for something they became very interested in. My idea of the program is to get students to get out of our bubble, to travel, to see another culture with its social issues and get some personal insights into the issue and bring that in a powerful visual form back to BC.”
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Newton Mayor Seeks $15.7 Million to Take Land from BC Via Eminent Domain
Mayor Fuller filed an application for a funding request for Webster Woods with the Newton Community Preservation Committee on Tuesday. BC purchased the woods in 2016 for $20 million.
