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UGBC Redesigns Website, Expands Transparency

UGBC Redesigns Website, Expands Transparency

Nathan McGuire September 3, 2014
UGBC's new administration revamped its main website over the summer to give students a one-stop shop for UGBC services and campus resources.

Students Cycle To Fundraise For Cancer Research

Connor Farley May 1, 2014
More than 460 Boston College student athletes gathered in the Flynn Recreation Complex to participate in the second annual Cycle for Survival at BC in memory of Lisa Gallup.

BC Dining Services Brings ‘Meatball Obsession’ To Corcoran Commons

Jennifer Suh May 1, 2014
The small, shack-like structure in front of Corcoran Commons has a new look-Beans, Creams, and Dreams has been replaced with Meatball Obsession, which opened on April 21 with success, according to Megan O'Neill, associate director of restaurant operations for Boston College Dining Services (BCDS).

Clarke Delivers His ‘Last Lecture’

Julie Orenstein May 1, 2014
The latest installment of the Americans for Informed Democracy's (AID) "Last Lecture" series provided the setting for Rev. Jeremy Clarke, S.J.'s final curtain call at Boston College.

2014-15 UGBC Board Inaugurated

Julie Orenstein May 1, 2014
The Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) inauguration marked the end of an administration that has faced the challenge of a shifting structure and ushered in a new group of leaders who will be tasked with implementing the organization's transformed role.

Former BC Athletes Among Runners Reported For Fraudulent Bibs

Austin Tedesco April 28, 2014
By: Austin Tedesco

Two former runners from the Boston College men's cross country team created fake bibs using a registered runner's number and participated in the 2014 Boston Marathon, assistant BC cross country coach Tim Ritchie confirmed to the running blog Fittish.


UGBC, RHA Host Annual BC Boardwalk Carnival In Mod Lot

Nathan McGuire April 28, 2014
By: Nathan McGuire

The Mod Lot was transformed into a carnival-like atmosphere on Sunday afternoon, as the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and UGBC hosted their annual BC Boardwalk. Until last year, the event had been held in O'Neill Plaza.


BC Ignites Postponed To Fall 2014 Semester

Julie Orenstein April 28, 2014
By: Julie Orenstein

The fourth edition of BC Ignites will not take place this semester, straying from the initial plan set out by the event's creator, Conor Sullivan, GLSOE '14, who hoped to hold one forum each semester.


Sturken Explains Power Of Photography

Carolyn Freeman April 27, 2014
By: Carolyn Freeman

Photography, which once centered on capturing a single unique moment, has since become a medium to curate life as it is lived, said Marita Sturken at her lecture, entitled "Kodak, Polaroid, and Facebook: The Shaping of Memory, Family Pictures, and Photography of the Self," in Cushing 001 last Thursday.


Ally Training To Support GLBTQ Community

Carolyn Freeman April 27, 2014
By: Carolyn Freeman

The interactive workshop is meant to help the BC community learn base-level skills to help the GLBTQ community feel supported and to establish goals going forward, like the creation of an GLBTQ resource center.


Career Center Settles On New Director

Mary Rose Fissinger April 24, 2014
By: Mary Rose Fissinger

Nearly two years after the departure of the last Career Center director, career services at Boston College can claim a new commander. Joseph Du Pont, Esq. joins BC from Brandeis University, where he worked since 2007 to expand the reach and capabilities of their Hiatt Career Center. 


Healthcare App Wins SEED Competition

Nathan McGuire April 14, 2014
By: Nathan McGuire

Loic Assombo, A&S '15, was awarded first place in the Social Entrepreneurs Envisioning Development (SEED) competition last Tuesday for his plan to develop a smartphone app to spread awareness about life-threatening diseases to countries in Africa.


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