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Task Force Restructures BC Programs

By: Connor Farley

Since December, a task force designed to restructure the current system of programming and campus activities at Boston College has been working toward the finalization of a new programming organization.

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Historic Chinese Pagodas Hosted In O’Neill Library

By: Samantha Costanzo

One hundred years ago, the three intricately carved pagodas currently standing in O’Neill Library were in the Tou Se We orphanage in Shanghai, where orphans carved them to represent China’s art in the San Francisco World’s Fair. After the fair, the pagodas were transferred to the Chicago Field Museum. Three remain there today, but up until this December, the other 83 pagodas in the collection appeared to have vanished.

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Junior Matthew Evans Awarded Goldwater Scholarship For Bio Research

By: Carolyn Freeman

Matthew Evans, A&S ’15, was recently awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships in the country given to an undergraduate student studying science and mathematics. The scholarship is named after Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater and is intended to encourage students to pursue graduate work and research in these areas.

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Investors, Students Gather For Final Round Of BCVC

By: Scott Bailey

Investors from venture capital firms like Highland Capital and .406 Ventures are about to change the way high school students will apply to college. Disruption is the name of the game, and Nxt4 is looking to flip the college application process on its head.

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Words Not Required

By: Alex Gaynor

In an ever-globalizing world, non-verbal and technological communication has become the norm, making antiquated ways of communicating obsolete in many situations.

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