“Now, with the enactment of the new 10-year plan, the establishment of an LGBTQ+ resource center should be one of the BC’s primary directives in addressing the aforementioned challenges.”
Opinions, Column
How to Change BC for the Better
“The truth is, campus activism works. It may seem like those pesky protests on O’Neill Plaza are just photo-ops for #woke students’ Instagrams, but they can be truly transformative events that change the campus culture.”
Featured Column, Column
In Wake of HB2.0, NCAA Should Keep Boycott of North Carolina
North Carolina repealed the controversial HB2 legislation, but replaced it with a bill that still allows for discrimination of the state’s LGBTQ+ community.
News, On Campus, Top Story
Posters Call for Gender-Neutral Bathrooms on Campus
The posters included a link to a new bias incident reporting form run by Eradicate BC Racism.
News, On Campus
Seeking Bigger Turnout, UCS Will Hold Bias and Isms Panel Tuesday
UCS’s panel before Winter Break had to compete with the Christmas Tree Lighting for attendees.
Top Story, News, On Campus, Special Projects
Walk the Line: A History of the LGBTQ Community at Boston College
This is a story about an evolving LGBTQ community at an evolving Boston College. It’s a story about what changes and what stays the same, and how, and why. It won’t always fit into neat narratives and assumptions—there are memories here of unthinkable bullying and broad acceptance, of frustrations with administrators and expanding institutional support,…
Opinions, Editorials
For Progress With LGBTQ Community, BC Must Look to History Rather Than PR
“Over the past 30 years, progress has come in fits and starts. At times, the University has listened to student concerns, and at times, has valued its image rather than immediate problems on campus. Progress should not be contingent on external reactions, but rather should come from the internal need for change.”
News, Top Story, On Campus
First GLC Pride Week to Take Place Next Week
Events for the week will include panels, a game night, and a community breakfast.
Opinions, Editorials, Featured Column
After ‘Silence is Violence’ March, BC Must Make a Choice
“Balancing these pressures, the administration has a moral imperative to condemn these hateful actions and not allow the issue to fester.”
News, On Campus, Top Story
Students, Faculty March to Call Attention to University Silence
A few hundred people marched an accessible route from Carney to Corcoran Commons to bring awareness to problems of racism and LGBTQ and disability rights on campus.
