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University Ranked No. 31 By ‘U.S. News & World Report’

Julie Orenstein • September 11, 2014

Boston College retained its place as the No. 31 university in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual listing of top national universities, released on Tuesday.

Gold Pass App Offers Students New Rewards

Connor Farley • September 11, 2014

Concurrent with the start of the football season, the Boston College athletic department implemented new features to the Gold Pass—an athletic event ticketing mechanism available to students via their Boston College student IDs and now through a smartphone app.

BC Addresses City-Wide Concerns Over Off-Campus Housing

Mary Rose Fissinger • September 11, 2014

BC students routinely disregard the city ordinance forbidding more than four undergraduate students to live together in one unit.

Thinking Beyond Borders Doesn’t Mean Forgetting Our Heroes

Alex Gaynor • September 11, 2014

Adopting a patriotic way of looking at tragedies that wrack the U.S. is integral in the healing process, but it could become detrimental if as a nation, we only choose to acknowledge the terrors that have been wrought on our own soil.

Boston College Leaders Meet At University Convocation Marked By Change, Momentum

Nathan McGuire • September 10, 2014

In a University Convocation marked by major changes at Boston College, University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., told faculty, staff, and administrators that BC will continue to meet challenges from outside and within.

Conversation Can Break Mental Health Stigma, Says Panel

Arielle Cedeno • September 10, 2014

Conversation about suicide and mental illness is especially necessary, although often lacking on college campuses, said Cassidy Gallegos, TWLOHA BC president.

Panel Rules In Favor Of BC In Lawsuit Over Website Name

Andrew Skaras • September 10, 2014

Over the summer, Boston College entered into arbitration over the use of the domain name bostoncollege.us. According to the decision issued by the National Arbitration Forum (NAF)—a body that resolves disputes over the use of top-level domains—BC claimed that the owner of the website violated BC’s trademark rights and used the name “Boston College” in bad faith.

BC Introduces ‘Superfan Zone’ In Anticipation Of Large USC Game Crowd

Connor Farley • September 10, 2014

Predicting that this Saturday’s football game against USC will draw prohibitively large crowds to Shea Field, BC has allocated 10 wristbands per tailgating spot to disperse at the holder’s discretion.

UGBC Senators Unanimously Approve $320K Budget For 2014-15

Nathan McGuire • September 8, 2014

At the first weekly meeting of the Student Assembly last night, senators unanimously approved a $320,000 budget to fund UGBC for the 2014-15 academic year. The budget, sent to the Student Assembly by Nanci Fiore-Chettiar, UGBC president and A&S ’15, is the first since programming split from the organization last spring.

To Write Love On Her Arms Raises Its Voice For Suicide Prevention

Nathan McGuire • September 8, 2014

BC’s chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) has put together a mix of panel discussions, activities, and visual demonstrations aimed at initiating a campus-wide discussion about mental illness during National Suicide Prevention Week, which begins today.

Campus Voice Uses Student-Submitted Ideas for UGBC Policy Reform

Carolyn Freeman • September 8, 2014

Boston College students seeking more control over and interaction with their campus have the option of communicating directly with UGBC’s Campus Voice website—an online idea-submission platform launched last spring.

James Burns Named Dean Of Woods College Of Advancing Studies

Julie Orenstein • September 8, 2014

After being named interim dean of the Woods College of Advancing Studies (WCAS) in 2012, Rev. James P. Burns, IVD has been appointed dean of the Woods College on a permanent basis, assuming the role on Sept. 1.