Following an unpredictable and quickly determined presidential election, how do members of the BC community explain Trump’s exceedance of expectations?
News, On Campus, Top Story
In the Wake of Trump’s Election, Many Students Are Stunned but Not Surprised
Many students were shocked but not surprised by former President Trump’s election sweep on Tuesday.
Op-Ed, Opinions
Confounded: What Was Liz Cheney Supposed to Teach BC?
On Tuesday night, I sat on the floor of the overflow room at Walsh Hall to hear Liz Cheney speak. I had been confounded for weeks: What had The Council for Women of Boston College chosen to celebrate? The fliers were maddeningly vague—and one week before the election, too! Wouldn’t she be campaigning with Kamala Harris? I was fascinated.
Arts, Movies
‘The Apprentice’ is a Political Thriller With a Message
The Apprentice, a docudrama from director Ali Abbasi, is a cutting, yet often comedic, look into Donald Trump’s rise to notoriety.
Featured Story, Top Story, Off Campus, News
“It was a sacred place, and it was being desecrated”: BC Reacts to Mob at U.S. Capitol
On the afternoon of Jan. 6, Rev. Michael Davidson, S.J. turned on CNN in his residence at Boston College and watched with fear and embarrassment as a mob of rioters objecting to the certification of the Electoral College stormed the U.S. Capitol Building.
News
Leftist, Communists Debate Supporting Biden
With Joe Biden, a member of the Democratic party’s moderate wing, representing Democrats in the upcoming presidential election, leftist thinkers disagreed on whether communist voters should vote for Biden at an event hosted by Platypus BC, a socialist organization, on Oct. 29.
News, Top Story, Off Campus
“Only Things I Want Are a Haircut And an Education”: Travel Restrictions Threaten International Students, Faculties’ Arrival
A combination of travel bans and immigration restrictions imposed by the Trump administration in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic is making it unlikely that international faculty and students will be able travel to the United States in time for the start of the fall semester.
News, On Campus
Garcia Discusses the Nature of Trade in a Globalized World
BC Law professor Frank Garcia gave a talk titled “Consent, Coercion and Democracy: Trade & Foreign Relations in the Trump Era” on March 14.
News, On Campus
Professors Debate Over Immigration, Border Wall
Kari Hong, assistant professor at Boston College Law School, and Peter Skerry, a political science professor at BC, sat down on Thursday for a debate on whether a wall should be constructed along the United States-Mexico border.
Arts, Music, Column
Spaced Out: The Arctic Monkeys, The Iran Deal, and Finals
Associate arts editor Kaylie Ramirez avoids studying for finals by thinking about the upcoming Arctic Monkeys album and the impending fate of the Iran Deal.
