Hoping to spark romantic connections through humor, Boston College alum Melissa Mullen designed the interactive dating app Smile to match users based on a shared sense of humor.
Column, Opinions
College Dating: Should We Lower Our Expectations?
A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through TikTok—as I do far too often—and came across an old Bo Burnham skit. In the video, accurately titled “Lower Your Expectations,” Burnham mischievously serenades the audience from behind a keyboard, opening with the lines “You want a guy that’s sweet, a guy that’s tough / A feminist…
Opinions, Column
The Importance of Potato Skins
“Our memories of food move us, transport us, and allow us to relive the past.”
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: Another Response to “The Outdated ‘Dating Assignment'”
“In the end, the cardinal sin of the hookup culture is not sexual promiscuity; it’s aiming too low.”
Features
Ask the Editors: What is Your Perfect First Date?
From ice cream and movies to late-night puffs of cigars, our editors have special ideas for the perfect first date.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: A Response to “The Outdated ‘Dating Assignment'”
“BC students are smarter, more compassionate, and more selfless than Loos thinks. People here want to participate in relationships that allow for spiritual and intellectual growth.”
Opinions, Column
The Outdated “Dating Assignment”
“But to me, the ‘dating assignment’ reveals professors’ genuine misunderstanding of their students, and constitutes an overreach of the Jesuit style of education that emphasizes emotional growth along with intellectual.”
Top Story, Features
Catching Cronin’s Perspective Beyond Annual ‘Dating Talk’
Professor Kerry Cronin’s role extends outside the classroom into the love lives of her students.
Top Story, On Campus, News
The Kerry Cronin Guide to Dating: ‘Awkward People Suck’
At her infamous talk, Kerry Cronin doled out dating advice to the BC community in an attempt to move away from the hookup culture.
Opinions, Column, Featured Column, Features
This Is Not a Valentine’s Day Column
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, features columnist Madeleine Loosbrock offers a perspective on romance at BC.
