BC tips off the 2019-20 season against Wake Forest in November, hosts the defending champions Virginia and Northwestern in the ACC/B1G Challenge, and also play in the inaugural Al Attles Classic at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif.
Metro, Newton
Newton Drafts Climate Action Plan
Newton has set itself on a track to be carbon neutral by 2050. The city drafted a five-year Climate Action Plan in August with the motto, “use less, green the rest.” The residents of Newton feel that they are already experiencing the effects of climate change, such as frequent flooding and hot days. The City…
Sports, Fall, Women's Soccer
BC Frustrated by Friars, Settles for First Draw of the Season
With three minutes left to play in Boston College women’s soccer’s match against Providence, it looked like the Eagles had a win in the bag. BC led, 1-0, thanks to a goal from Gianna Mitchell, and hadn’t conceded a goal since Sept. 1 at Princeton. That shutout streak ended, though, at an incredibly inopportune time…
News, Top Story
Earth and Environmental Sciences Adds Doctoral Program
The doctoral program will join the master’s program, undergraduate major, and undergraduate minor currently offered by the department.
Off Campus, News
Evans Issues Advice After Off-Campus Break In
In response to the incident, BC Police Department Chief Bill Evans advised students new to off-campus living to be careful with home security, especially early in the semester.
Featured Story, On Campus, News
UGBC Restructures Student Senate
The Undergraduate Government of Boston College reformed its Senate ahead of the 2019-20 academic year, a change that included a redistribution of student representatives and a reorganization of committee structure.
Fall, Football, Sports
Previewing 2019 Football: vs. Kansas
As soon as Boston College football handed Richmond a 45-13 defeat on Saturday, Eagles head coach Steve Addazio turned to Kansas (1-1). For one, BC (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) had only six days to prepare. But Addazio was also quick to mention during Monday’s weekly press conference, that his team is up against a Power…
Boston, Metro
Petition to Prevent State Funding of Abortion Approved to Advance
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey passed a petition for a constitutional amendment, which calls to put a stop to the state-funding of abortion, on Sept. 4. The petition, filed for the third time in five years, is now one step closer to appearing on the 2022 midterm election ballot. “It’s the first step in trying…
Boston, Metro
Anti-Sanctuary State Ballot Measure Deemed Constitutional
A proposed question for the 2020 Massachusetts ballot that would allow police to work with federal immigration authorities and detain undocumented immigrants passed a major qualifying challenge on Wednesday after Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey deemed the proposal constitutional. The ballot question is an anti-“sanctuary state” proposal. In sanctuary cities and states, local law enforcement…
Politics, Boston, Metro
Rollins’ Petition Succeeds, Charges Dropped for Straight Pride Protester
A Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice ruled to vacate the charges against a man arrested at the Straight Pride Parade in response to a petition filed by District Attorney Rachael Rollins. She filed it last week to overturn Judge Richard Sinnot, who had insisted on upholding the charges despite the prosecution’s requests to have them…
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