Until December 2017, Google Groups containing hundreds of University communications and associated documents with restricted, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information had misconfigured permission settings such that anyone who could access the Boston College G Suite—known formally as Google Apps—could view them, a Heights investigation found. The Heights notified the University on Dec. 18 of this…
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Students Feel Senior Week Costs Add Up
“The fact that we come from different backgrounds both socially and financially makes this campus unique, so it’s hard to see how this portion of the BC community’s needs are being overlooked at one of the most memorable portions of their undergraduate experience,” said Lauren Kaufman, CSOM ’18.
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Two Students Accused of Property Damage For Chalking
When asked if he knew that chalking was in violation of University policy, Matthew Barad, MCAS ’19, said, “I did not. And I am still not convinced it is.”
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Georgetown Graduate Student Union Reaches Voluntary Election Agreement
“It’s given us a really big lift to know that there is so much support, and it’s just another indication of how much of a growing movement graduate worker unionization is across the country—it’s not just something that’s happening on this campus,” said Gage Martin, a union member and Ph.D. student at BC.
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On-Campus Food Delivery Service BC GET Experiences Success After Launch
“I think that students have responded really well to the fact that they don’t have a Domino’s pizza man calling them and telling them they’re at Walsh—when they’re not at Walsh, they’re at Welch,” founder JB Bruggemen said. “Because we use students we’re able to do these deliveries to exactly where they’re supposed to go.
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Quinones Outlines Effects of Increased Heroin Usage on Modern Society
“It’s time we stop believing that there’s an easy way out,” said former Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Quinones.
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Copeland Reflects On 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Assassination
“Throughout the nearly 13 years of his public, Christian social ministry, King so attuned himself to the word of God, as to recover and to exercise the biblical vocation of prophecy for his country, our country, indeed, for the world.” Theology professor M. Shawn Copeland said.
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Fiscal Year 2019 Federal Budget Exceeds Expectations
Various aspects of President Donald Trump’s federal budget mimic the budget requests of his Democratic predecessor.
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Mahoney Named Dean of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid
In this new role, Director of Undergraduate Admission John Mahoney will manage the offices of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid, “aligning their functions to achieve Boston College’s enrollment objectives,” as reported by BC News.
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UGBC Calls For Divestment From Fossil Fuels
The resolution was sponsored by Ellen O’Brien, MCAS ’20; and co-sponsored by Nicholas Stubblefield, MCAS ’20; Kate Canavan, MCAS ’21; Ignacio Fletcher, MCAS ’20; and Samuel Szemerenyi, MCAS ’20.
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