Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova urged Boston College’s graduating Class of 2023 to ask, “What is it that gives us strength?” during her commencement address on Monday.
Long-form Features, Long-term Features, Features
Navigating a College Experience With an “Asterisk”: The Class of 2023 Reflects on Shifted BC Culture, Identity During COVID-19
Like many Boston College seniors hoping to take full advantage of their remaining days on the Heights, Kristen Donnelly said she and her friends have a bucket list to tackle before graduation. This bucket list, Donnelly explained, is particularly important to her because the COVID-19 pandemic prevented her from doing many of the activities and…
Column, Opinions
Seasons of Change
There are times when change is the best thing for you, whether you think it is or not. Change is life—just look at the trees.
Opinions, Op-Ed, Column
Goodbye and A Guy Named Steve
We’ve arrived, inevitably, at the end of things. Three years and thousands of words have all been building to this moment: my final column. There are a few dozen versions of this where I rehash the past, settling scores or changing endings or vying for redemption. I don’t want to do that, though. I want…
Top Story, News
University to Host Fall Celebration for Class of 2020
Boston College will host a celebration for the Class of 2020 from Oct. 15 to 17, according to the BC Alumni and Friends webpage.
Featured Story, News
BC Community Laments Loss of Guests at Commencement
Many seniors were left disappointed on Tuesday after University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., announced that guests will not be allowed at BC’s in-person Commencement for the Class of 2021.
Featured Column, Column, Opinions
How to Say Goodbye
“The scariest part is losing a collective identity.”
Column, Metro
Stealing the Show at Pre-K Graduation
How do a car stereo, pre-kindergarten graduation, and a Ben Roethlisberger Steelers jersey end up shaping one’s childhood? Alessandro Zenati ’21 knows how.
Opinions, Editorials
Senior Week Needs Funding for Students Struggling Financially
“The Committee could arrange with BC Dining, like organizations such as Arrupe and an annual class trip to Israel and Palestine do, to collect donations from students.”
Column, Features
A Columnist’s Last Goodbye
Goodbyes are always hard, and one never really gets used to saying them.
