A fire broke out in the Boston College’s Yawkey Athletics Center on Friday night, according to Boston Fire Department (BFD) District Chief Mark Miller.
News
Cox Unpacks Southern Romanticism and Racism in American History
The belief that the South is the only region of the United States with racist ties creates a false narrative of American history, according to Karen Cox.
News, On Campus
McGillycuddy-Logue Fellows Program Talks Role of Media in World Conflicts
News outlets all around the world have a tendency to reduce tragedies to a “single story,” according to Lara Santos, a Portuguese exchange student studying at Boston College. “As I was getting on the plane, my mother called me and she started crying profusely, saying ‘Please do not get killed by a stray bullet,’” Santos…
News, Academics
“Stories of a Life in Music”: Remembering Irish Music Composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, late Professor of Irish Studies at Boston College, was a famed composer, pianist, and scholar of traditional Irish music.
Off Campus, Top Story, News
Amid Off-Campus Break-Ins, Boston Police Department Offers Tips to Prevent Burglary Over Winter Break
Maggie Holahan heard a noise coming from her living room. When she walked around the corner, she came face-to-face with a man climbing through her window. He ran away upon seeing her.
News, On Campus
Plane Pulling “Harvard Hates Jews” Banner Flies Over BC and Other Boston-Area College Campuses
Boston College students noticed a plane flying above campus at around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, pulling a banner with the Palestinian flag and the words “Harvard Hates Jews.”
Top Story, Off Campus, News
Water Main Break on Commonwealth Avenue Disrupts Businesses
A water main broke in front of the Boston College MBTA station on Commonwealth Avenue on Monday afternoon, temporarily suspending surrounding businesses.
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Chairman of Panera Brands Talks Green Initiatives, Community Impact
Business leaders should use their positions of power to enact positive change in the world, according to Niren Chaudhary, chairman of the board of Panera Brands.
News, On Campus
“Why Are We at Each Other’s Throats?”: Panel Unpacks the Role of Polarization in the Church
Conflict and argument are normal and conducive to growth, but polarization is not, according to Julie Hanlon Rubio. “In order to argue, you have to have some foundation in common, whereas when we’re polarized, we see ourselves as so far apart that it really is pointless to argue,” said Rubio, associate dean at the Jesuit…
News, On Campus
“It’s Kind of Like a Mattress Firm”: ResLife Holds Mattress Testing Event for Student Feedback
Aidan McGinty and Corrado Buzzerio sprawled themselves across each of the seven beds in Maloney Hall’s fourth floor lobby on Thursday, testing out mattress options as part of a new initiative by the Office of Residential Life (ResLife).
