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House Chaplain Speaks About Time on Capitol Hill

Scott Baker • March 25, 2019

The Ignatian Society invited Rev. Pat Conroy, S.J., to Boston College on Wednesday to talk about Jesuit spirituality and the role it plays in his life.

‘Solidarity at BC’ Panelists Define Service

Jack Miller • March 25, 2019

Sponsored by the Arrupe International Immersion Program, “Solidarity at BC: For and With Others” began by asking audience members to write down their definition of solidarity.

Former Prime Minister of Denmark Provides Foreign Policy Insight

Emily O’Neil • March 25, 2019

Former Prime Minister of Denmark and former Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen gave a lecture titled “American Foreign Policy: A Future of Risk and Opportunities” on Tuesday.

Judge Issues Order Barring Plaintiff from Seeking Emotional Damages

Jack Goldman • March 25, 2019

Massachusetts District Court Judge Denise Casper issued an order confirming her prior inclinations, preventing the plaintiff from admitting any evidence to the jury proving his innocence in an alleged sexual assault incident.

New Director of Diversity and Inclusion Discusses Hopes and Plans for Future

Abby Hunt • March 25, 2019

Amaka Nnaeto, MCAS ’20, was elected the new Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Undergraduate Government of Boston College on Monday night.

Boston College Submits Blueprints for Schiller Institute

Jack Goldman • March 25, 2019

Boston College submitted an Administrative Site Plan Review Application to the Newton City Council’s Land Use Committee on March 4 which contains detailed blueprints and renderings of the proposed Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society.

Muslim Student Association Hosts Vigil After Christchurch Attack

Celia Carbone • March 25, 2019

Hundreds of students and faculty gathered for a candlelit vigil on O’Neill Plaza in the wake of the terrorist attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand last week.

Garcia Discusses the Nature of Trade in a Globalized World

Scott Baker • March 24, 2019

BC Law professor Frank Garcia gave a talk titled “Consent, Coercion and Democracy: Trade & Foreign Relations in the Trump Era" on March 14.

Carolina Tiru, MCAS ’20, Awarded Romero Scholarship

Jack Goldman • March 24, 2019

Carolina Tiru, MCAS ’20, was awarded the 2019 Oscar A. Romero Scholarship at an awards ceremony Saturday night. Tiru was awarded the scholarship for academic excellence, as well as significant involvement within the greater Latinx and Hispanic communities.

Jay Tells Students How to Make the Most of Their 20s

Emily Browder • March 24, 2019

Best-selling author Meg Jay spoke on March 14 about how to take advantage of and plan through the transition after college and into one’s 20s.

Woodward Downplays Religion in American Politics

Celia Carbone • March 24, 2019

Former Newsweek religion editor Kenneth Woodward argued that religion is no longer a significant factor in presidential politics in a lecture titled “Religion in the White House."

BC Women’s Center Sponsors ‘Take Back the Night’ 2019

Isabella Cavazzoni • March 24, 2019

“Take Back the Night” is an annual, worldwide event in pursuit of diminishing the stigma and silence about instances of sexual violence. Every year, the BC Women’s Center sponsors the event, inviting students to listen to accounts of sexual violence survivors and songs from BC-based a cappella group.