Rev. Joseph M. O’Keefe, S.J., was named the first provincial of the new USA East Province of the Jesuits just a week after the province was created.
News, On Campus, Off Campus
PILF Brings BC Law Community Together for Days of Service
Sixty-five volunteers took part in the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF)’s Day of Service on Sept. 7. The next Days of Service will be on Nov. 8 and 9.
ACC Power Rankings, Sports, Football
ACC Power Rankings: Parity Still Defines the Conference
Aside from No. 4 Clemson, it’s clear that every team in the ACC is capable of beating every other, after a week that saw Pittsburgh lose to Miami and Wake Forest barely escape an upset at home against Florida State.
News, On Campus
Coleman Center Director Talks Community Improvement Through Art
Jackie Clay, executive director of the Coleman Center for the Arts, spoke about her artistic journey and the Coleman Center’s evolution on Wednesday as part of the “Currents Presents” series.
News, On Campus
Marsh Explains the Science Behind Donating Kidneys to Strangers
Georgetown professor Abigail Marsh spoke on Thursday . about extraordinary altruism as understood through her research on kidney donors.
News, On Campus, Off Campus, Academics
Philosophy Course Takes Students on 150-mile Pilgrimage Through Europe
While everyone else sorts out plans for summer jobs, classes, or internships, a group of 10 students is being selected to start their summer off on a different path—literally.
Arts, Metro
Jamila Woods Takes the Stage for ISG’s Soul Music Series
Most people have unknowingly heard Jamila Woods on some of Chance the Rapper’s hit songs, such as “Blessings” and “Sunday Candy.” The sold-out crowd at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISG), however, was treated to tracks from her own 2017 debut album HEAVN and latest release, LEGACY! LEGACY!. Hailing from Chicago, Woods’ work emphasizes themes…
Opinions, Column
The Truth Still Matters in Journalism
In the first week of this semester, I had a perplexing conversation with one of my suitemates, in which she shared her belief that “the truth does not matter.” This seemed like a rather shocking claim to me, especially given the prolific amount of fake news in the United States right now, so I decided…
Opinions, Editorials
To Compete with Top-Ranking Institutions, BC Should Take Koch Foundation’s Funding
The Boston College political science department is in ongoing deliberations about potentially establishing a new program that would focus on U.S. foreign policy research. The proposed program is one of many that have been supported by the Charles Koch Foundation at universities in the last few years, most recently at the University of Notre Dame,…
Newton, Metro
‘Know Your Rights’ Training to be Held in Newton
The Massachusetts Commission of Discrimination (MCAD) will hold its workshop entitled “Know Your Civil Rights: Massachusetts Anti-Discrimination Law” on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the Newton Free Library in the Druker Auditorium from 6 to 8 p.m.
