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Thursday 26 November 2020

Seventy-Six BC Students in Isolation Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

Seventy-six undergraduates were in isolation housing as of Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19, the largest number since Sept. 17, when 85 stu...

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BC Reports 27 New Undergraduate Cases of COVID-19

The University reported 27 new undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of 4,734 undergraduate tests, a positivity rate of .57 percent.

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BC Experiences Delayed Test Results Day After COVID-19 Spike

After an issue with equipment at the Broad Institute, which processes some of Boston College’s COVID-19 tests, members of the BC community are experie...

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BC Sees Largest COVID-19 Case Spike Since Early September

The University reported 23 new undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of 2,400 undergraduate tests, according to a Wednesday update on its COVID-19 dashb...

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BC Testing Every Undergraduate This Week Prior to Thanksgiving

The University reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 out of 1,979 undergraduate tests in its Tuesday update of the COVID-19 dashboard, an undergraduate po...

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Undergraduate Positivity Rate Rises .12 Percent

20 undergraduates tested positive between November 8th and November 15th, an increase of 12 from the week prior.

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Seventy-Six BC Students in Isolation Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

Seventy-six undergraduates were in isolation housing as of Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19, the largest number since Sept. 17, when 85 students were in isolation.

This Week’s COVID-19 Numbers

11/23 to 11/29

Undergrads in Isolation

(as of Nov. 24)

Total Positives

(as of Nov. 24)

291

Individuals Recovered

(as of Nov. 24)

Editors' Picks

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International Students Confront Challenges of Virtual Learning

When the University suspended in-person classes in March, Jiayi Wang, MCAS ’22, returned home to Henan, China to finish out the semester in a different hemisphere, and because of U.S. travel restrictions barring entry to those coming from China, she was unable to return to campus for the fall semester.

Opinions

Editorial: Men and Women for Others? Or Men and Women Against One Another?

Boston College is sending conflicting messages about what it expects of its students. BC has...

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Seventy-Six BC Students in Isolation Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

Seventy-six undergraduates were in isolation housing as of Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19, the largest number since Sept. 17, when 85 stu...

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BC Professors Reflect on Teaching During a Pandemic

With approximately half of the University’s undergraduate students opting to complete the semester remotely, professors must continue to adapt to the ...

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BC Reports 27 New Undergraduate Cases of COVID-19

The University reported 27 new undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of 4,734 undergraduate tests, a positivity rate of .57 percent.

Magazine

Top Story

The Student Strikes of 1970

“[They were] wondering how long it was going to last, wondering what would come next. Students were wondering whether it would affect their job prospects and whether they're going to graduate on time and how they were going to be graded. All of that was up in the air, so long as the strike lasted.”

Multimedia

Sports

Sports

2020-21 Men’s Basketball Preview

Boston College men's basketball looks to improve upon last year's record with a team featuring returning talent and new faces eager to fill roster holes.

Arts

‘We Are the Champions’ Showcases Unique Global Contests

'We Are the Champions' shows off a variety of serious contestants and crazy competitions.

Metro

Metro

BC Professors Discuss the MFA’s Postponement of the Philip Guston Now Exhibit

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts released a statement in September explaining its reasons for delaying the Philip Guston Now exhibit until 2024. The MFA directors said that given the recent events in the racial justice movement and the coronavirus pandemic the exhibit will be delayed