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Garvin Talks Italian Fascism and Women’s Food Work

Alyssa Anderson • October 23, 2022

Italian chocolates were one of the products of fascist rule in the interwar period and beyond, according to Diana Garvin, an assistant professor of Italian at the University of Oregon.

Student Assembly Endorses Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Youth Voting Rights Act

Beth Verghese • October 21, 2022

The Student Assembly (SA) passed an act endorsing U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Nikema Williams’ Youth Voting Rights Act in its Tuesday night meeting.

Rent The Runway Co-Founder Jenny Fleiss Shares Business Advice

Kaitlyn Garrett and Claire Ehrig • October 21, 2022

Jenny Fleiss, co-founder of Rent the Runway, explained what she calls the “high heel principle,” arguing that young women should take risks and pitch their billion dollar ideas.

UHS Adds Pharmacy Option With Delivery Service

Amy Palmer • October 20, 2022

Boston College students can now get medication delivered to their doors with Capsule—a pharmacy that provides delivery service.

Masked Individual Spotted Again on Kirkwood Rd.

Erin Shannon • October 20, 2022

A masked individual was spotted lurking on Kirkwood Rd. this Wednesday following a reported break-in attempt on Oct. 13.

Gordon Wood Talks Examining the U.S. Constitution Through a Historical Lens

Elizabeth Dodman and Mary Kozeny • October 20, 2022

We should evaluate history with the same mindset we have when traveling to a new country— by being willing to acknowledge differences—according to Gordon Wood, a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and professor at Brown University.

“We Can’t Spend Our Way to Prosperity”: McHugh Analyzes U.S. Economy at BC Republicans Event

Natalie Arndt and Isabel Sullivan • October 18, 2022

The American economy has come to a point of no return as a result of high government spending—and there is no way to fix it, according to Christopher McHugh.

BC’s Endowment Slightly Dips from $3.8 to $3.7 Billion

Erin Shannon • October 16, 2022

Boston College’s endowment slightly dipped from around $3.8 billion to $3.7 billion—an approximate $60 million drop—in the past fiscal year, according to the University’s financial statements.

The BC Innocence Program: a Mission To Represent the Wrongly Convicted

Beth Verghese • October 16, 2022

David Grimaldi and members of the Boston College Innocence Program (BCIP) stood outside the Massachusetts Correctional Institute at Norfolk on Aug. 11, waiting to see Bill Cascone walk out of the prison after 35 years.

‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’: GLC Celebrates Pride Week, Emphasizes Visibility at BC

Amy Palmer and Sarah Bianchi • October 16, 2022

Many of last year’s events for Pride Week focused on advocacy, according to Wells Arkins, but after listening to feedback from the queer community, GLC decided to shift gears this year.

The Interconnectedness of the Dobbs Decision and Substantive Due Process: A Discussion with Professor James Fleming

Callie Oxford and Lucy Freeman • October 16, 2022

The Center for Human Rights and International Justice hosted the Wednesday panel at Boston College Law School, which focused on Fleming’s most recent book, Constructing Basic Liberties: A Defense of Substantive Due Process, as well as the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.

CSON and Xavier University in the Philippines to Collaborate in Research and Teaching

Ella Song • October 16, 2022

Boston College’s Connell School of Nursing (CSON) and Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan College of Nursing in the Philippines formalized a partnership aimed to expand academic and research engagement at both schools.