To the Editor: I was deeply disappointed to read that the political science department (of which I am a graduate) is considering a proposal to take funding from the Koch Foundation. I treasure the time I spent at Boston College and the intellectual development fostered by the professors of that department. They have had a…
LTE: In Response to “Leahy Addresses Faculty at Convocation”
We, the members of Climate Justice at Boston College, read the August 29 article about Fr. Leahy’s convocation address with hope. We applaud Fr. Leahy’s stated commitment to BC’s “long-standing Jesuit Catholic heritage” and to meeting global challenges that Catholic universities, as Fr. Leahy notes, are uniquely positioned to help confront. Yet we also recognize…
Letter to the Editor: In Response to “The New England Classic Calls for Abolition of UGBC”
“The vast majority of UGBC’s advocacy work, however, is done by ALC, GLC, and CSD, which is often forgotten in the midst of Senate elections and debates that do nothing for the student body.”
Letter to the Editor: In Response to “A Fifty Year Love Story: Jeff and Margaret Flagg”
“You’ve meant so much to me and to all of us who have been in your classes.”
Letter to the Editor In Response to: “Upcoming ‘Lies Feminists Tell’ Event Sparks Controversy on Campus”
“The reality is that the title “Lies Feminist Tell” propagates this idea of women lying.”
Letter to the Editor: In Response to “LTE: Professors Debate Over Immigration, Border Wall”
“We can do better, and we can start by respecting the facts—and the intelligence of our fellow citizens.”
In Response to: “Reactions to ‘Lies Feminists Tell’ Counter Free Speech”
“In my opinion, the event did not promote “respect and empathy” for middle-class, abled, and heterosexual Catholic white women, let alone those of different(/no) genders, races, ethnicities, sexualities, religions, abilities, and socioeconomic backgrounds.”
In Response to: “Professors Debate over Immigration, Border Wall”
“In the present world, though, a 1986 Federal law mandated that the border be secured, an achievable goal with present technical and financial resources. “
In Response to: “BC Hesitant About Fossil Fuel Divestment”
“We hope that our administration will soon regard timidity not as a virtue but as an injustice, and we hope that the fire of discontent within BC’s students will not flicker but set our campus aflame.”
LTE In Response to “CSOM Establishes Guidelines to Combat Grade Inconsistency”
I regret that I must write another letter to the editor, but my last one was insufficient or too late. I still have hope that Boston College can continue to be a place where learning is fostered and prioritized over grades and all students have the opportunity to do well based on their own abilities….