BC Dining is considering removing bottled drinks like Core Power from dining halls next year due to high levels of theft by students, said Lindsay Meier, MCAS ’26, at the UGBC Senate meeting on Tuesday night.
Column, Opinions
Boston College: The School for Sisyphus
It’s that time of year again. No, it’s not time to go apple picking, carve a pumpkin, or even be thankful for our friends and family. In many ways, we’ve skipped past that. Instead, Boston College students went straight to spending our time talking about housing plans for next year.
Opinions, Column
In Sympathy of the Rats
If you have ever had the luxury of living in a questionably up-to-code off-campus house surrounding Boston College, you have probably experienced the joy of dealing with rats.
Opinions, Editorials
Boston College Should Partner with Local Governments to Install Off-Campus Emergency Blue Lights
Boston College should fulfill its responsibility to provide a safe living environment for its students by installing emergency blue lights around off-campus housing. Recent reports of attempted break-ins this year and increased reports of rape and stalking in 2021 demonstrate that BC must provide a security system for the hundreds of students that are not guaranteed four years of housing.
In compliance with the Clery Act, BC’s recently released crime statistics show that reports of both rape and stalking increased in 2021.
Top Story, Off Campus, News
Off-Campus Students Face Persistent Break-Ins
Hannah Freehill, MCAS ’22, first realized someone had broken into her off-campus house on Radnor St. when she noticed something was wrong with her jewelry.
News, Top Story, Off Campus
Students at Two Foster St. Homes Report Break-Ins
One student thought her roommate was taking a snapchat of her. Then another light flashed, staying on for several seconds, and Murphy believed she was being filmed
Off Campus, Featured Story, News
Lake St. House Robbed at Gunpoint
After 27 off-campus robberies during the fall and spring semesters and multiple break-ins throughout the summer, a house on Lake St. was robbed at gunpoint last week.
Top Story, Off Campus, News
House Hunters: Four Break-Ins This Week Are Latest in Off-Campus Incidents
After four reported break ins around the off-campus community within the past two weeks, Boston Police Department announced that there have been 27 reported break ins in the area since Dec. 15.
Metro, Business
BU Grads Venture Online To Ease Student Subletting Process
Sub-It aims to provide a portal for building a network of potential subletters.
Metro, Boston, Column, Featured Column
Boston’s Broken Student Housing Law
Someone needs to rewrite the ‘No More Than Four’ student housing law to give inspectors the access they need to punish lackluster landlords.
