Many students in the Boston College class of 2023 did not receive their requested roommates and dorms on Friday.
News, Featured Story, On Campus
Construction on Pine Tree Preserve Concludes
Renovation on the Pine Tree Preserve, located at the corner of Campanella Way and St. Thomas More Road, will come to a conclusion at the end of July. The Preserve will provide four acres of green space to Boston College students and faculty. The University has agreed to manage the land, despite it being owned…
Top Story, Off Campus, News
Class of 2023 GroupMe Vacated Due to Racist Messages
Incoming Boston College students vacated a private GroupMe after one member’s account spammed racist epithets.
News, Metro, Politics, Featured Story
Pemberton, BC ’89, Launches Senate Primary Against Markey, BC ’68
Steve Pemberton, BC ’89, announced his challenge against sitting Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, BC ’68 and BC Law ’72, in a launch video Tuesday.
Administration, Top Story, News
Mara Hemano Appointed New VP for Institutional Research and Planning
Mara Hermano takes over for Kelli Armstrong, who left BC this month to serve as president at Salve Regina University.
News, On Campus
Rebecca Cegledy Named Associate Athletics Director for Campus Recreation
Former associate director of facilities and operations Rebecca Cegledy will now serve as the associate athletics director for campus recreation.
Top Story, On Campus, News
BC Names Joy Moore VP for Student Affairs
After leading the division of Student Affairs on an interim basis since last August, Joy Moore, BC ’81, has been named the vice president for Student Affairs.
News, Featured Story, Academics, On Campus
Computer Science Department Gains New Chairman, Hires
Professor Howard Straubing took the reigns of Boston College’s computer science department earlier this summer. Straubing, a 35-year veteran of the department, will serve as chairman for the next three years, succeeding Professor Sergio Alvarez.
News, On Campus, Top Story
Margot Connell Recreation Center Opens Its Doors
In a July 2 email outlining the timeline for the structure’s soft opening, the University said that not all of the four-story facility’s spaces will be available right away.
News, Top Story
Sorkin Receives $1,000 for Further Psychological Evaluation, Next Hearing Delayed Until August
New documents in the pending criminal case against Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, revealed that Sorkin was granted $1,000 by the Newton District Court on June 21 to cover expenditures related to generating further psychological reports. Sorkin continues to pursue a defense strategy that suggests he had a lack of criminal responsibility—more commonly known as an insanity plea—at the time of his alleged crimes last December.
