Man Trespassed After Shouting Racial Slur Near Black Students Outside St. Mary’s Hall

Nikita Osadchiy • October 26, 2025

The Boston College Police Department (BCPD) issued a trespass Thursday to a man who shouted the n-word and string of expletives at a group of Black students outside St. Mary’s Hall.

Newton Reviews Reports of Recent Hate Crimes and Bias-Related Incidents

Elizabeth Gray • February 17, 2021

Reports of hate crimes and bias-related incidents in Newton in the past month have been higher than normal, according a Newton Police Department officer.

In Response To: “‘Why Is It Only Our Floor?…Why Us?:’ Multicultural Learning Floor Vandalized Saturday Morning”

Letters • February 4, 2021

On February 2, The Heights reported on an incident of vandalism in the Boston College residence hall of CLXF on the third floor of Xavier. According to Heights reporting, door decorations were torn off,...

Sorkin Accepts Plea Deals, Avoids Hate Crime Charge

Jack Miller • October 10, 2019

The judge ordered him to pen a letter of apology to the BC community, stay away from all BC campuses, and complete two classes at UNLV related to diversity or racially sensitive issues.

Hate Crime Charge Sought Against Sorkin

Jack Goldman • January 22, 2019

Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, the student who allegedly defaced Welch Hall with racist epithets last December, will be arraigned in Middlesex County court on Feb. 13.