This past Thursday, 102 student organizations and almost 900 students gathered in Lyons for the second semester Student Fair. Students at the fair were greeted with information about a wide variety of student-run organizations, including performance groups, pre-professional clubs, international clubs, service clubs, and more.
News, On Campus
UGBC 2014-15 Candidate Teams Announced By Elections Committee
By: Nathan McGuire
The Elections Committee (EC) released the names of the candidates running for UGBC president and vice-president on Sunday night, one week after the pool was reopened following the prospect of an uncontested election at the initial filing deadline.
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NRG Games Offer Competitive Forum For Energy Awareness
By: Jennifer Heine
The Boston College residence hall communities will soon go head to head as the annual NRG Games kick off this week. The event, coordinated by the Office of Sustainability, the EcoPledge student organization, and the BC Energy Department, pits the communities against one another for the next five weeks as they compete to reduce their energy usage.
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BC Swing Kids Promote Myriad Dancing Styles Through Weekly Student-Led Open Lessons
By: Corinne Duffy
BC Swing Kids mixes old-school steps with modern tunes to create a one-of-a-kind dance group.
News, Off Campus
American Studies Association Boycotts Israeli Colleges
By: Rebecca Moretti
On Dec. 4, 2013, the American Studies Association (ASA) issued a resolution calling for an academic boycott of Israeli universities, encouraging its member institutions, which include Boston College, to act in support of the boycott.
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Getting The Job Done
Many students might find it hard to balance their academic and social lives, but hundreds of others add one more element to the mix: an on-campus job.
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Campus School Parents Host Prayer Service
By: Mary Rose Fissinger
Handcrafted signs bearing messages such as, “Please Save Boston College Campus School” and “We work best when we work together, hand in hand, Campus School and Boston College” adorned the altar of St. Ignatius Church Thursday night at the prayer service organized by Campus School parents.
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New Clubs Enjoy Faster App Process
By: Kendra Kumor
Thanks to UGBC’s more streamlined process for approving campus organizations, students can spend less time waiting to get their clubs off the ground.
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Cultural Events Planned For Lunar New Year
By: Jennifer Heine
Although Jan. 1 has come and gone, the New Year’s celebrations will continue at Boston College as five of the culture clubs within the Asian Caucus will host a four-day series of events commemorating the Lunar New Year. The holiday, one of the most prominent in many Asian cultures, marks the beginning of a new zodiac calendar and falls on different days depending on lunar cycles, hence its name.
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Study Shows Nurse Visits Help New Mothers, Babies
By: Connor Farley
A leader in the field of research on postpartum depression and early mother-child interaction, professor emeritus of Boston College and former nursing research professor in the Connell School of Nursing June Andrews Horowitz has contributed two more significant studies on clinical depression following childbirth for women.
