BC students routinely disregard the city ordinance forbidding more than four undergraduate students to live together in one unit.
News, Column
Thinking Beyond Borders Doesn’t Mean Forgetting Our Heroes
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.
News, On Campus
Boston College Leaders Meet At University Convocation Marked By Change, Momentum
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.
News, On Campus
Conversation Can Break Mental Health Stigma, Says Panel
Conversation about suicide and mental illness is especially necessary, although often lacking on college campuses, said Cassidy Gallegos, TWLOHA BC president.
News, Administration
Panel Rules In Favor Of BC In Lawsuit Over Website Name
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.
News, Athletics
BC Introduces ‘Superfan Zone’ In Anticipation Of Large USC Game Crowd
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.
News, On Campus
UGBC Senators Unanimously Approve $320K Budget For 2014-15
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.
News, On Campus
To Write Love On Her Arms Raises Its Voice For Suicide Prevention
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.
News, On Campus
Campus Voice Uses Student-Submitted Ideas for UGBC Policy Reform
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.
News, Administration
James Burns Named Dean Of Woods College Of Advancing Studies
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.
