“This past [Saturday], a few senators sent out a resolution to the Student Assembly that brought forward articles of impeachment against Former Senator Stephen DiPietro who was Former Director of the Mental Health Committee,” the statement read.
News, On Campus
Doyle and Roozeboom Explore Connections Between Theology and Psychology
“As we spend time loving and caring for ourselves, our brain responds and our capacity to love and connect with our neighbor increases,” Roozeboom said. “What happens is people lose a sense of separateness between the self and others, and we have this experience of being at one.”
News, Top Story, Academics
Students Propose Legal Studies Minor, Distribute Survey to Gauge Interest
“This minor would be the perfect way to get exposure, because you’re not committing yourself to anything, and you’re still learning about the law,” said Nishant Varma, MCAS ’21.
News, Off Campus, Top Story, Administration
BC Won’t Penalize Applicants for Protesting Parkland Shooting
“Applicants to Boston College who respectfully speak and act in support of these principles will not be penalized in the admission process,” said Director of Undergraduate Admissions John Mahoney.
News, On Campus, Featured Story
Climate Justice at BC and Investment Club Debate Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Members of Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC) debated members of the BC Investment Club (BCIC) Monday over divestment from fossil fuels. Matthew Barad, a member of CJBC and MCAS ’19, opened by explaining that, as the world is moving away from oil and gas drilling, staying invested in these industries would lead to short-term…
News, On Campus, Top Story, Administration
BC Will Not Change Policy on Contraceptives in Response to Sexual Health Referendum
“We take this position out of respect for our commitments as a Jesuit, Catholic university, and we ask our students to be respectful of these commitments and the code of conduct that governs all BC students,” said University Spokesman Jack Dunn in an email.
Administration, Top Story, On Campus, News
BC Says It Won’t Voluntarily Bargain With Grad Employees Union
“The United Auto Workers’ withdrawal of its petition to the [National Labor Relations Board] means that the UAW is no longer the exclusive bargaining agent for graduate students at Boston College and there is no action pending before the NLRB,” University Spokesman Jack Dunn said in an email.
News, On Campus
GlobeMed’s Event ‘Barriers to Healthcare’ to Occur Saturday
GlobeMed is a nonprofit organization with 60 chapters in universities across the country.
News, On Campus
Student Assembly Passes Resolution on Extending Meeting Time
This resolution would amend current UGBC standing rules by allowing senators to motion to extend meetings by however long they deem necessary to conclude a discussion on an issue at hand.
On Campus, News
Elections Data Shows Variation by School, Class
This year, 750 freshman, 988 sophomores, 665 juniors, and 515 seniors voted. That means that over 42 percent of the class of 2020 voted, followed by 31 percent of freshmen, 29 percent of juniors, and 22 percent of seniors.
