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Admissions In For The Class Of 2018

Connor Farley April 10, 2014
By: Connor Farley

This year, Boston College received approximately 23,200 applications from prospective undergraduates, 7,800 of whom were offered admission.


Students ‘Take Back the Night’ For C.A.R.E. Week

Arielle Cedeno April 10, 2014
By: Arielle Cedeno

On Wednesday evening, hundreds of students, survivors, and supporters gathered on O'Neill Plaza for "Take Back the Night"-a night of awareness, support, and solidarity for those affected by rape and sexual assault.


BCAAUP Petitions For Faculty Senate

Connor Farley April 10, 2014
By: Connor Farley

For members of BCAAUP, an increased role in shared governance has led to a petition for two main initiatives: forming a standing committee for the faculty handbook, and reinvigorating a faculty senate.


Chebator, Zovko Talk Relationships at Agape

Nathan McGuire April 10, 2014
By: Nathan McGuire

Dean of Students Paul Chebator and his wife Mer Zovko, an assistant director of the Students Programs Office (SPO), concluded this year's Agape Latte series on Tuesday evening with a discussion about relationships, trust, and faith.


BC Students Stand Against Sweatshops

Julie Orenstein April 10, 2014
By: Julie Orenstein

Although thousands of miles and drastically different lifestyles separate them, college students across the U.S. are pledging to stand in solidarity with factory workers in Bangladesh, where poor working conditions threaten their lives daily.


Revamped 5K Race Will Benefit Jimmy Fund

Carolyn Freeman April 9, 2014
By: Carolyn Freeman

This weekend, droves of students listening to '80s hits will descend upon the Heights-but this time, they won't be in the Mods. Instead, they will be participating in the Eagles For a Cause 5K Run/Walk. For the first time in its 15-year history, the 5K this Saturday will have a theme: the 1980s.


Alumna And Writer Wigfield Talks ’30 Rock’

Carolyn Freeman April 9, 2014
By: Carolyn Freeman

Like everything, the path to a comedy-writing career is tricky starting out, said Boston College alum Tracey Wigfield, a writer for 30 Rock and The Mindy Project and BC '05. Wigfield spoke April 7 to a packed Devlin 008. Wigfield won an Emmy in 2013 for her work on 30 Rock.


Be Human, Be Alive

Alex Gaynor April 9, 2014
By: Alex Gaynor

We are often so hesitant to admit our weaknesses. But, a part of being human is the struggle to make sense of ourselves, our role in our society and environment, and life itself.


BC Model United Nations Hosts Annual Conference

Nathan McGuire April 7, 2014
By: Nathan McGuire

Boston College Model United Nations (BC MUN) welcomed over 500 delegates from around the world to its second annual Eagle Model United Nations Conference (MUNC) at the Westin Copley Plaza hotel in downtown Boston last weekend.


Semester Online To End In 2014

Carolyn Freeman April 7, 2014
By: Carolyn Freeman

After the spring 2014 semester, Boston College will no longer offer online classes as a part of Semester Online. The Online Consortium hosted by online provider 2U has dissolved its Semester Online program following a vote of the Arts & Sciences Faculty at Washington University in St. Louis. 


CSOM Ranked No. 4 By ‘Bloomberg’

Connor Farley April 7, 2014
By: Connor Farley

After having risen in rank from No. 16 to No. 9 in 2012 and again to No. 6 in 2013, the Carroll School of Management (CSOM) has been ranked the fourth best undergraduate business school in the U.S. by Bloomberg Businessweek.


Arrest Made In McConville Murder Case Links To BC Belfast Project

Connor Farley April 7, 2014
A man was arrested in Northern Ireland in conjunction with the case investigating the murder of Jean McConville.
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