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Confronting Your True Self

Confronting Your True Self

MG Wilson • January 21, 2016
Like so many other well-meaning BC students, I had become over-involved, trapped in that room of mirrors in an effort to play every role.

Why Bernie Sanders’ Policies Make Sense

Josh Behrens • January 21, 2016
The ‘socialist’ policies of Bernie Sanders make economic sense. His proposals will save money, increase the freedom of businesses, and encourage entrepreneurship.

The Case For A BCEMS Ambulance

Nicholas Miller • December 11, 2015
It’s only going to be a matter of time before our EMS system comes under scrutiny because of its inability to get emergency transport help to a student in a timely manner. Is it really going to take a serious injury, or even a death, for changes to be made?
Safe Space And Making the Rules

Safe Space And Making the Rules

Sean Sudol • December 11, 2015
Safe spaces and protests demanding racial justice are the only options for students of color who have been offered no other means of effectively having their voices heard and impacting university policies.
The Christmas Crisis

The Christmas Crisis

Matthew BeDugnis • December 9, 2015
There needs to be a distinction between Christmas as a commercial holiday and Christmas as a religious holiday. The religious holiday should be celebrated by Christians at Mass and in their homes, but by no means on the side of a Starbucks cup.
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Making the Most of Finals

Katherine Belsito • December 9, 2015
The science is undeniable: testing promotes learning. Frequent quizzes and exams are our best aids to enhance our memory, and once we, as students, understand and accept this, we can approach them with a deeper intrinsic motivation.
The World is Still Good

The World is Still Good

Catherine Duffy • December 9, 2015
When unbelievable evils such as these plague our societies, how, then, are we supposed to move on? How do we let these events affect us? These are questions that plague my mind when I stay up at night, and accompany each tear I shed at random moments throughout the day.

Distancing Yourself From Your Tribe: A Study In BC Anthropology

Emily Sadeghian • December 7, 2015
Learning from the Selgae—or, Eagles—I live around.

Orgo (Not) Made Simple: Learning About Ourselves By Studying The Sciences

Kayla Fernando • December 7, 2015
Life, studying, and organic chemistry.
Housing and Finding Friendship

Housing and Finding Friendship

Dan Gazzola • December 6, 2015
Starting freshman year, friends are segmented by living arrangements. If we want to find the people we get along with the best, we have to actively seek them out.
Finding Leverage: The State of Protest at BC

Finding Leverage: The State of Protest at BC

Pamela Taylor • December 6, 2015
In recent years, student activists have experienced difficulty engaging wide participation from students on issues regarding race, and therefore their requests for greater faculty diversity have lacked clout.

Kobe Bryant: Hero or Villain?

Eric Zhang • December 6, 2015
Kobe Bryant: the most polarizing athlete of our generation, you either love him or you hate him.
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