RL Grime and special guest Audien will headline the final Plexapalooza on Jan. 26. Tickets go on sale Jan. 21.
CSON Hosts Mass for Global Service, Immersion Trips
The Connell School of Nursing hosted a commissioning mass in St. Mary’s Hall chapel on Dec. 5 for students and faculty who are embarking on global service and immersion trips to Haiti, Switzerland, Chile, Guatemala, Ecuador, France, and the Dominican Republic.
New Police, Court Docs Allege Sorkin Made Anti-Semitic Comments, Arraignment Delayed
BC Police Department reports reveal that Michael Sorkin—whose arraignment was delayed on Thursday—allegedly said he was a “Jew hater” while being arrested by BCPD officers on Dec. 9.
At Community Gathering, Students Question Administrators About Leahy’s Stance, Institutional Racism
Students confronted a panel of administrators and students in the wake of Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, defacing walls, furniture, blinds, and a mirror in Welch Hall with racist epithets on Sunday.
BAIC to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Options Through Education
Come 2019, the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Options Through Education Transitional Summer Program, a six-week program that prepares first-year students for their transition to Boston College.
UGBC Passes Resolution in Response to Racist Vandalism
The Undergraduate Government of Boston College scheduled an emergency meeting Monday night, where it passed a resolution in response to a racist hate crime committed early Sunday morning by Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21.
Rigby Reflects on Time With Homeboy Industries
School of Social Work graduate Kathryn Rigby returned to BC on Wednesday to talk about her time as a Jesuit Volunteer with Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit that rehabilitates individuals who formerly were in gangs or have served time in prison.
False Fire Alarm Pulled, Property Damaged in Walsh Hall
Residents of Walsh Hall were evacuated twice on Sunday morning following alarms triggered by Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, who was arrested hours after damaging property in Walsh Hall, vandalizing Welch Hall with racial epithets, and assaulting a BCPD officer.
Students Embrace Holiday Spirit at Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
The Campus Activities Board hosted the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at O’Neill Plaza on Tuesday evening, bringing students together for an evening of hot chocolate, giveaways, games, prizes, and more.
Donoghue Discusses Writing Novels, Short Stories
The Irish Studies department invited Emma Donoghue, author of the acclaimed novel Room (2010), to speak with Burns Visiting Scholar Ciaran O’Neill about her writing on Saturday.