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Learning With Empathy

Learning With Empathy

Kelly Christ April 8, 2018
"This kind of learning results in the knowledge of the material in isolation: Without the context, students are not able to uncover the meaning behind the event."
Satirizing Intellectual Conversation

Satirizing Intellectual Conversation

Matthew Kelly April 8, 2018
"I guess it must be I who is wrong in reasoning that every single student cannot be right."
Will I Finish My Thesis?

Will I Finish My Thesis?

Austin Bodetti April 8, 2018
"To answer the first, I’ve been busy working on my thesis about the War in Afghanistan, which is going about as well as the War in Afghanistan."
Escaping Comfort to Discuss Real Issues

Escaping Comfort to Discuss Real Issues

Robert Walmsley April 8, 2018
"They were each placed in a chair to represent parties of millions, but it came down to themselves."
Remembering the Past, Eyes Toward the Future

Remembering the Past, Eyes Toward the Future

Jack Nelson April 4, 2018
"The grounds crew also did a phenomenal job creating, in my opinion, the best infield and mound in the ACC."
Overcoming Material Envy

Overcoming Material Envy

Mahima Menghani April 4, 2018
"Until BC begins to accept incoming students from different socioeconomic backgrounds, the University will continue to foster the homogenous environment that marginalizes students who fail to fit a stereotype, rather than creating the culture of acceptance that BC desperately needs."
The Wizarding World of BC

The Wizarding World of BC

Josh Behrens April 4, 2018
"There are great students in every 'house,' but it is no coincidence that there tend to be more Malfoy-like bros in CSOM (rich, entitled, legacy students often riding the coattails of their success."
Marching for the Future

Marching for the Future

Madeleine Hughes April 4, 2018
"Eventually, the policies and politics you are currently ignorant of will truly have a direct impact on your life."
Understanding and Respecting Disabilities

Understanding and Respecting Disabilities

Marta Seitz April 4, 2018
"It can feel uncomfortable at some points, like the feeling of holding lingering eye contact with someone just beyond the comfortable amount of time."
Finding Kindness in a Big City

Finding Kindness in a Big City

Robert Walmsley March 26, 2018
"As I tapped the green Spotify icon, my phone slowed, froze, and—knowing the all-too-familiar next step before it occurred—my screen turned black."
Forging Meaningful Friendships

Forging Meaningful Friendships

Matthew Kelly March 25, 2018
"We would be fools to never attempt to garner wisdom from them, and at that even a friendship itself."
What Does UGBC Do?

What Does UGBC Do?

Austin Bodetti March 25, 2018
"His quotes were extremely long, but my word count is extremely high."
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