“This is one of those areas actually where my interest in corporate law and constitutional law have really come together,” Greenfield said. “Because now, you can’t talk about first amendment stuff without also talking about corporations.”
Top Story, Features, Long-term Features, Long-form Features
Tragedy, Recovery, and Community: Recounting and Reflecting 10 Years After the Boston Marathon Bombing
“In this weird twist of fate, out of something that was so evil and destructive, I got this glimpse into the really compassionate depths of humans,” Downes said. “It has supercharged me at times when I would otherwise have been really quite down and out. So I would love to find a way to bottle that all up and be able to give it to other people in their times of need as well.”
Profiles, Features
Kotzen and Heckelman: Acceptance, Academics, Activity, and Adjustment
When he came to Boston College, Kotzen quickly became involved with UGBC. Currently, he serves as the Council for Students with Disabilities policy coordinator and the Student Assembly (SA) Intersectionality Committee chairperson. Now, Kotzen is running to be the next UGBC president.
Features, On-Campus Profiles, Profiles, Celebrating Black Voices
Frederick Rethinks Conversation Around Blackness, Historicizes BC’s Black History
“This is BC, not necessarily in the Black version, or the brown version, or the white version,” Frederick said. “It is part of the BC experience, so I wanted to raise that to, I guess, the general consciousness of the University.”
Long-term Features, Features, Top Story
The Absence of Abstinence: Students Reflect on Sex Culture and Policy at BC
“At the end of the day, they’re just turning a blind eye to something that’s obviously happening on campus,” Parra said. “So I think that that is a very ignorant way of treating a student body.”
Profiles, On-Campus Profiles, Features
Campi App Inspires Moments of Connection and Community
“We just don’t want anyone to feel left out or disconnected,” Faris said. “Especially new people, like freshmen, that are coming into BC who might not know where to look for everything.”
Tips, Tips and Trends, Features
Commuting and Community: How to Optimize Your Newton Campus Experience
After almost three months of adjustment, however, Newton has not been the agonizing inconvenience that I had expected. In fact, I prefer to view Newton as my comforting freshman enclave, which holds a special place in my heart that I don’t think Upper Campus would have been able to, and I am determined to make the most of it as we get closer to the spring semester. Whether you loathe Newton Campus or you just want to appreciate it more, I have a few suggestions on how to carve optimism out of the typically dreaded experience.
Metro, Newton
Day Two of Newton Harvest Fair Highlights Local Businesses and Sustainability Efforts
The City of Newton looked to promote local businesses and sustainability efforts during day two of the 40th annual Harvest Fair on Oct. 16.
On Campus, News
Panel Discusses Serious Mental Illness and Community-Based Solutions
People with serious mental illness (SMI) die up to 32 years earlier than the general population, Karen Fortuna, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth College, said.
