A question on the Nov. 5 election ballot will ask voters whether or not they agree to change the name of Dudley Square to Nubian Square. The Boston City Council unanimously agreed to add the ballot question on Wednesday.
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Trial for 2012 Alumnus Lawsuit Begins with Conflict Over Scope
Judge Denise Casper told jurors to consider only whether administrators improperly interfered with the disciplinary hearing panel.
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BC EMS To Host ‘CPR Marathon’ on Friday
While the marathon is set to include fun activities and free prizes, its main event is the 12 hours of continuous CPR, which will be performed on dummies.
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Simutin Explains How CEOs’ Formative Experiences Affect the Gender Wage Gap
University of Toronto professor Mike Simutin spoke to CSOM faculty about his research, which shows that CEOs’ formative experiences can explain more than 70 percent of the gender wage gap.
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Public Health Observatory to Finish First Project
The project aims to draw resources to environmental issues by drawing media attention and equipping politicians and policymakers with a steady flow of background information.
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CSD Chairs Plan to Expand Campus Programming
Conor McCormick, MCAS ’22 and Nick Claudio, MCAS ’22, are planning to shake things up as the new co-directors for the Undergraduate Government of BC’s Council for Students with Disabilities.
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Judge Limits Alumnus Lawsuit Scope Ahead of Jury Trial
The ruling could prove to be an advantage for BC, though it potentially clashes with a decision made by the First Circuit Court of Appeals when it remanded the case back to district court.
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Students Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Originally scheduled to be held at O’Neill Plaza, the event was relocated inside Gasson because of rain—but nevertheless garnered a large student turnout.
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Liquor Law Violations Fall 13 Percent in 2018
There were 1,264 liquor law violations at Boston College in 2018, compared to 1,461 in 2017. The number of drug law violations also declined—from 177 violations to 139—from 2017 to 2018.
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AADS Plans 50th Anniversary Celebration
Created in 1969 in response to advocacy by the Boston College Black Student Forum, the initial African and African Diaspora Studies program—then “Black Studies”—offered only three classes: African Art, The History and Psychological Development of the Black Family, and African Nationalism Since World War II.
