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Registering For Classes Can Be Overwhelming. A New AI Chatbot Hopes to Help.

The Center for Digital Innovation in Learning (CDIL) is developing an AI chatbot to answer students’ questions about course registration and their degree audit.

News, On Campus

UGBC Talks Transgender Housing Policies, Updating Eagle IDs

QLC and Trans* Collective are working to provide greater transparency surrounding housing policies for transgender students on Boston College’s website this year, said Maeve Yurcisin, QLC policy coordinator, at the UGBC Senate meeting on Tuesday night. “I think communication is going to be the main thing we’re going to work on this year, so figuring…

News, On Campus

UGBC Talks Emergency Blue Lights, Expanding American Sign Language Courses

For many students, it may seem like emergency blue lights on campus are perpetually broken or even obsolete now that almost everyone has a cellphone.

News, On Campus

Office of the Dean of Students Discusses Off-Campus Break-Ins at UGBC Senate

When asked about recent off-campus break-ins and suspicious activity incidents, assistant dean for off-campus student life and community engagement Peter Kwiatek stressed that Brighton is among the safest neighborhoods in Boston, with low violent crime rates.

News, On Campus, Academics

UGBC Senate Weighs in on CSOM Curve

Student senators discussed potential downsides to the grading guidelines adapted by the Carroll School of Management (CSOM) at the UGBC Senate meeting on Tuesday night.

News, On Campus

UGBC Discusses Ways to Honor Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau

At Tuesday night’s UGBC meeting, KiKi Stoker, student-athlete representative, encouraged the BC community to do more to honor former BC hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were killed by a suspected drunk driver last month.

Opinions, Op-Ed

The Search for Leahy’s Successor

The resignation of Boston College President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., tasks the University with finding a new leader for the first time in almost 30 years. However, the Board of Trustees made sure to swiftly indicate that it is likely to select another Jesuit to fill the role.

News, On Campus

UGBC Discusses Getting Students to Vote in the Presidential Election

Boston College students might not vote in the upcoming presidential election because they are apathetic or unsure of how to vote by mail, Mariame Diop, student senator and MCAS ’27, said at the first UGBC Senate meeting of the 2024–25 academic year on Tuesday night.