TED Talks has popularized the slogan “ideas worth spreading” for the past 24 years, bringing notable speakers to an annual conference to present on topics ranging from science to technology to culture. BCTalks has adopted the same principles, bringing students from a diverse educational background to present to their peers on their research and experiences.
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Krause Critiques U.S. Response To ISIS
As part of International Education Week, assistant professor of political science Peter Krause discussed the problem of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Monday evening. Much of this problem is in the fact that everyone wants ISIS gone, but no one wants to do it, Krause said.
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University Names Michael Lochhead Executive Vice President
On Monday, the University announced that Michael J. Lochhead, BC ’93 and CSOM ’99, will succeed Patrick J. Keating as executive vice president (EVP).
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SOFC To Push Up Deadlines For RSO Budget Proposals
With more than 200 registered student organizations on campus, funding clubs is no small task. The responsibility of allocating that funding, though, is the responsibility of a comparatively small group.
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Campus Ministry Commemorates 25th Anniversary Of El Salvadoran Jesuit Murders
It has been 25 years since the massacre in El Salvador of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper, and her daughter—an event that left the entire world reeling. At the time, El Salvador was in the midst of a bloody civil war that left more than 70,000 people dead at the hands of Salvadoran government forces and death squads.
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BC Excels in Fulbrights, Lags Behind In Other Major Fellowships
For students looking for an international experience doing either research or English teaching after completing their undergrad degrees, the word “Fulbright” may spell out an answer.
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O’Neill Library Gallery Exhibits Global Perspective In Photos
Members of the BC community submitted photos for the O’Neill first floor gallery exhibition, put on for International Education Week.
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UGBC Executive Vice President Chris Marchese Steps Down
UGBC Executive Vice President Chris Marchese, A&S ’15 confirmed tonight that he has stepped down from his role for “personal reasons.”
On Campus, News
Students Discuss Culture And Identity Through Slam Poetry
Lily Myers’s poem “Shrinking Women” went viral on YouTube and won the “Best Love Poem” award at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.
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Founder Of ‘I Am That Girl’ Reflects On Empowerment During Love Your Body Week
Alexis Jones is the founder of I Am That Girl—a non-profit whose goal is to promote wellness and self-love for girls across the world—and spoke to students as a part of Love Your Body Week, co-sponsored by UGBC, I Am That Girl (IATG) at BC, and Women in Business (WIB).
