“Whether you are a freshman who is still learning where all the dining halls are or a senior who lived off campus last year and is re-adjusting to on-campus dining, here are my tips to getting the most out of the BC Dining experience.”
Profiles, Features
Taylor Connects Public Health With Positive Parenting
“Generally speaking, being exposed to violence isn’t helpful for children and can raise risks for these issues—antisocial behavior, more mental health problems like depression and anxiety, seeing violence as normative, being more violent, or future victimization,” Taylor said. “Not all children will suffer these repercussions, but there are greater risks to suffer from them.”
Homemade On The Heights, Cooking Column
Quarantine Kitchen: Classic Chicken Parmesan
“Italian cuisine is perfect for fostering a glowing connection between those seated at your kitchen table.”
Tips, Tips and Trends
Sofia’s Guide to Thrifting in Boston
“An adventure to Thriftland—aka Cambridge—is incomplete without stopping at a few of my must-visit shops and experiencing all the different patterns, fabrics, and colors thrifting has to offer. Need some inspiration to embark on your journey? You’ve come to the right place!”
Profiles, Off-Campus Profiles
Meaningful Teens Connects BC Students With Nationwide Tutoring Opportunities
“This year, [Meaningful Teens] was the same opportunity to still try to be with kids in a classroom environment. … So, it was an opportunity to do that tutoring, mentorship role. And I think because we’re also working with low-income students from California, that was also a big, big draw for me.”
Profiles, Off-Campus Profiles
Wang Empowers Women in the Workforce Through Fashion
“It’s got to have some functionality to it, like it’s got to be more than an art form,” Wang said. “And I think that’s where the fashion industry is a bit lacking is understanding the utility side of things.”
Tips, Tips and Trends
How to Get Back Into the Groove of the “Normal” BC Experience
“For both those who have experienced it before and those who have not, here are some tricks and tips that I’ve found to be helpful in navigating typical life at BC.”
Long-form Features, Long-term Features
2021 Momentum Awards
“It was just kind of understood that this is what we needed to get our feet back under us and be successful. And it’s gonna require you rolling up your sleeves and doing… something a little different, so it was just kind of understood, like, ‘Here’s what we need.’”
Long-term Features
The Class of 2021: Making the Most Of an Unconventional Senior Year
“You never know when something can be taken away from you,” Rueve said. “I think that’s something that the pandemic really, really made me realize, and be thankful for every lacrosse game that I get to manage and every charity water meeting, and every opportunity to see family or call a friend.”
Long-term Features
The Faces Behind BC: Essential Employees’ Role in Keeping Campus Alive
“Checking in people and printing their label … it’s completely out of like the realm of my job responsibilities, but I think in a unique situation like COVID, everybody kind of has to roll up their sleeves and, and do whatever job needs to be done to make sure that we’re all here, safe, and can be at Boston College together,” Morris said.
