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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of March 1

Thumbs Up: Nice weather This week, the Boston winter has gone on spring break, and it’s been great. The warm weather has melted away most of the snow and the winter blues. Even if it was just for this week, being able to go for a run, eat lunch outside with friends, or not wear…

Academics, Coronavirus Updates, Administration, Top Story, News

BC Delays Start of the Spring Semester, Cancels Spring Break

The University announced that it will delay the start of the spring semester by nine days and cancel Spring Break in an email sent to members of the Boston College community on Monday.

Editorials, Opinions

Editorial: Don’t Wait: Announce Spring Break Now

If BC’s Thanksgiving plan involves sending students home, students will have roughly five weeks to buy plane tickets. To avoid another late decision, the University should decide now about what it plans to do about Spring Break.

Features

Confronting Commonalities: Ten Students Take On Kuwait

Despite the cultural disharmony abound in the nation—as seen in the stark contrast between the conservative Kuwait University and the progressive American University of Kuwait—the students saw a country trying to embrace these differences and develop to its fullest potential.

Arts, Column, Movies

Spring Break Movie Lessons

Arts Editor Jacob Schick recounts a few lessons he learned from going to the movie theater nine times over spring break.

Column, Features

Living Large in Row 4: A Column for When You’re Flying High

Sometimes things get physical, freaky, and far-out during air travel. No punchline here, only punching in an airport line.

Column, Featured Column, Metro

Getting Cold Feet

Assistant metro editor William Batchelor looks back on his first spring break as a college student and how returning to Boston reinforced his love for the city.