A Minnesota man was indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury for sending threatening emails to a Boston College student in 2016 after creating fake pornographic images of her, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office said on Wednesday.
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Admin. Address Student Expectations in Light of Bias-Motivated Incidents on Campus
Boston College concluded its series of mandatory student behavioral expectation webinars on Tuesday. The webinars follow several bias-motivated incidents from earlier this semester, including the vandalism on the women’s Multicultural Learning Experience (MLE) floor of Xavier Hall.
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BC Reports 72 Undergraduate Cases of COVID-19
Boston College reported its third-highest number of undergraduate cases of COVID-19 of the semester last week, with 72 undergrads testing positive out of 9,641 tests, a positivity rate of 0.75 percent, according to the University’s COVID-19 dashboard.
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Investigation Finds Allegations Against Theology Chair False and Not Credible
An independent investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Boston College theology department chair Richard Gaillardetz has concluded that the allegations “are not only not credible but are also false,” according to a University release.
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BC Admits 18.9 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2025
This reflects a significant increase in the University’s admission selectivity from last year’s 24 percent acceptance rate.
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Marty Walsh Signs Petition Calling for LGBTQ Resource Center at BC
The petition has garnered high-profile support in the past, including a retweet from Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, and an endorsement from former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, both last March.
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SA Confirms Directors to Financial Affairs, Environmental Sustainability
The Student Assembly (SA) of UGBC confirmed Robert Finn, CSOM ’22, and Ryan Bates, MCAS ’22, to the 2021-22 Executive Council on Tuesday night.
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Every Bite Counts Returns With a Sustainable and Altruistic Goal
Boston College students have relaunched Every Bite Counts (eBC), a student-led initiative that aims to reduce the environmental impact of BC’s dining halls and feed families in need, this spring.
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Arkes Denounces Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion at BC Republicans Event
In a lecture that came just two weeks after the Vatican released a statement saying the church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions, Arkes—who said he has “friends who are gay who are reserved about same-sex marriage”—argued that natural law only permits marriages between men and women.
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“A Pyrrhic Victory”: BC Alum Presents on The Battle of Bunker Hill
Brian Cummins, BC ’82, provided an expansive description of the Battle of Bunker Hill in a virtual presentation on March 18.
