In her talk “Why Civil Resistance Works: Unarmed Struggle in the Arab Spring and Beyond,” Erica Chenoweth described her research on unarmed struggle and its applications in today’s world.
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Momentum Award: Chris Faherty
By: David Cote
Christopher Faherty, president of Eagle EMS and A&S ’13, has been riding ambulances for almost a third of his life. Growing up in Little Silver, New Jersey, he began volunteering in the local fire department at the age of 14 to fulfill his Confirmation class community service requirement, transitioned to Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and hasn’t looked back since.
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Reel Big Fish Headlines Modstock
By: David Cote
Ska band Reel Big Fish will headline the UGBC’s annual outdoor Modstock concert this afternoon, May 3, beginning at 3:15 p.m. Opening acts will include Guy Dupont, LSOE ’13, aka ILO Productions, and The Dean’s List. The concert will also feature the winner of Boston College’s Battle of the Bands competition.
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MCF Honors Seniors, President, And Bell
On Friday evening, members of the Multi-Cultural Christian Fellowship (MCF) and their guests filled the Walsh Function Room for their end-of-the-year awards ceremony. After a year of 5 a.m. Friday prayer sessions, retreats, and a large-scale concert, among other things, MCF came together to celebrate their graduating seniors, their outgoing president, Kadeem Massiah, LSOE ’12,…
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Sophomore Found Dead in Walsh
By: David Cote
Michael Gannon, a sophomore in the Carroll School of Management (CSOM) from Lake Forest, Ill., was found dead in his Walsh Hall dorm room on Saturday, April 28. The cause of death has not yet been determined, but police have ruled out foul play. Gannon was a member of both the Boston College swim team and the water polo team.
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Social Media’s Impact On College Students Explored
In UGBC’s final “Real World BC” lecture last Thursday, Joanna Pabst, a graduate assistant in the sociology department, discussed social media and how it affects social change.
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O’Neill Plaza Going Green For The Fall
By: David Cote
When students return for classes next fall, one of the most traversed spaces on campus will have a brand new look. Starting the day after Commencement, May 22, the University will begin renovating O’Neill Plaza to transform the area into a green space, with trees and grass replacing the existing concrete.
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Schaeffer Resigns From Board Of Trustees
By: David Cote
Rev. Bradley M. Schaeffer, S.J. resigned from his post on the Boston College Board of Trustees on Thursday following public criticism of the role he played in supervising a former Jesuit priest who allegedly molested multiple young boys over several decades. He had served on the University’s Board of Trustees since 2004.
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Alleged Attack Not Confirmed By PD Reports
By: David Cote
Last weekend, Paige Rojas, A&S ’15, was allegedly assaulted on consecutive nights by a white male in a grey hooded sweatshirt. According to Rojas’ reports to the BCPD, the alleged attacks occurred near the Ignacio stairs early Saturday morning, and then again early Sunday morning outside Corcoran Commons.
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Unique Program Teaches Ethics Through Tragedy
If those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it, the graduate students participating in the 2012 Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics seminars are better off than most.
