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Wrongly Deported Immigrant Discusses How BC Law Alum Helped Bring Him Home

Wrongly Deported Immigrant Discusses How BC Law Alum Helped Bring Him Home

Isabella Cavazzoni • February 25, 2019
Wilmer García and the lawyers who helped bring him back to the U.S. discussed his deportation and the legal process involved in his return on Wednesday.
Asare Closes Out AADS Lecture Series

Asare Closes Out AADS Lecture Series

Emily Browder • February 25, 2019
Abena Ampofoa Asare lectured on African institutions’ use of victims’ voices as an attempt to heal past injustices on Tuesday.
Pinderhughes Exposes Students, Faculty to Implicit Bias

Pinderhughes Exposes Students, Faculty to Implicit Bias

Jack Miller • February 25, 2019
In honor of Black History Month, Rick Pinderhughes addressed an audience of faculty, staff, and students on how to recognize prejudices through his workshop, “Interrupting Barriers to Being Culturally Responsive."
Professors Debate Over Immigration, Border Wall

Professors Debate Over Immigration, Border Wall

Scott Baker • February 25, 2019
Kari Hong, assistant professor at Boston College Law School, and Peter Skerry, a political science professor at BC, sat down on Thursday for a debate on whether a wall should be constructed along the United States-Mexico border.
Student Organizations Partake in #TheRaceAgainstRacism

Student Organizations Partake in #TheRaceAgainstRacism

Jack Miller • February 25, 2019
In FACES' #TheRaceAgainstRacism challenge, nominees have 72 hours to publish their goals toward fighting anti-blackness on campus.
UGBC Hosts First Student Resource Fair

UGBC Hosts First Student Resource Fair

Danny Flynn • February 25, 2019
The Student Resource Fair on Wednesday offered students the opportunity to interact with the various resource offices on campus.
Students Explore Startup Opportunities at Annual Fair

Students Explore Startup Opportunities at Annual Fair

Nestoras Apodiakos • February 25, 2019
More than 280 students attended the Shea Center for Entrepreneurship's annual Startup & Entrepreneurship Fair on Tuesday.
Administrators Detail Hiring Process at Student Forum

Administrators Detail Hiring Process at Student Forum

Abby Hunt • February 25, 2019
Students and administrators discussed faculty and academic affairs at the second Student-Administrator Forum of the semester on Wednesday. The focus of the evening was the faculty hiring process.

Court Docs Confirm Sorkin Charged With ‘Civil Rights Violation,’ Detail Additional Alleged Racist Remarks

Jack Goldman • February 21, 2019
New public records obtained by The Heights confirm that Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, is being charged with a civil rights violation, also known as a hate crime, in Middlesex County. This charge comes after a Boston College Police Department investigation led to Sorkin’s arrest last December after he allegedly vandalized Welch Hall with racist epithets.

Thair Brown, MCAS ’20, Winner of MLK Scholarship

Tonie Chase • February 21, 2019
Thair Brown, MCAS ’20, was announced as the winner of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship on Tuesday night. The dinner included remarks from University President William P. Leahy, S.J., and a keynote from BC Law Dean Vincent Rogeau.

BC Scholars Call for Reforms to Priesthood

Timmy Facciola • February 19, 2019
A document by BC scholars examines the relationship between the laity and clergy, the traits of an ideal priest, and the isolation of seminary life.
UPDATE: Students Did Have Norovirus According to New UHS Email to Community

UPDATE: Students Did Have Norovirus According to New UHS Email to Community

Jack Miller • February 19, 2019
Tom Nary, director of University Health Services (UHS), sent an email on Tuesday informing the Boston College community that three recent patients had been diagnosed with norovirus, a highly contagious gastrointestinal virus.
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