Boston College will now require on-campus students who test positive for COVID-19 to isolate in their residence halls or at their permanent residence, according to an email sent to the BC community.
News, Top Story
‘Her Loss Will Be Felt Worldwide’: Friends and Colleagues Remember Patricia Doherty
For many, Patricia Doherty was much more than the director of Boston College’s Institute for Scientific Research (ISR). For Associate Director Keith Groves, she made the ISR a family.
Top Story, Features, Long-term Features, Long-form Features
From 1973 to 2022: The Abortion Debate at BC
Across the country and at BC, both abortion-rights and anti-abortion advocates are processing the Dobbs decision, which overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, establishing that the U.S. Constitution does not recognize a federal right to an abortion. Although not physically together on campus, students, alumni, and professors are grappling with what this decision means for the future of abortion in the United States.
Men's Hockey, Sports, Top Story, Winter, Hockey
Philadelphia Flyers Select Cutter Gauthier With No. 5 Overall Pick in NHL Draft
Incoming freshman Cutter Gauthier’s No. 5 selection in the NHL Draft on Thursday is tied for the highest NHL draft pick in school history
Top Story, Features, Long-form Features, Title IX
“Frustrating, draining, and frankly horrible”: How Title IX Policy in the White House Shaped Universities’ Reponses to Sexual Assault
“The process is so frustrating, it’s so draining and frankly it’s horrible,” they said. “…it’s so overwhelming because you have some people tell you, ‘yes, report, speak up’… and then other people telling you, ‘yeah, this is gonna take like months or years potentially to get anywhere with it.’”
News, Top Story, Administration
Theologian and Former BC Professor Michael Himes Dies at 75
Rev. Michael Himes, a former professor of theology at Boston College and a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., died on Thursday at the age of 75.
Top Story, News, On Campus
FBI Director Discusses Preventing Chinese, Russian, and Foreign Cyberattacks
FBI Director Christopher Wray explained how the agency thwarted a cyberattack last year on the Boston Children’s Hospital by the Iranian government during the sixth annual Boston Conference on Cyber Security in Gasson Hall on Wednesday.
Spring, Lacrosse, Sports, Top Story
BC Falls Short of Repeat Title in 12–11 National Championship Loss to North Carolina 
A lights-out performance by all-time NCAA goal leader Charlotte North wasn’t enough for Boston College lacrosse in the National Championship on Sunday, as BC fell to rival North Carolina 12–11, coming up just short of a repeat title.
Lacrosse, Sports, Top Story, Spring
Late-Game Heroics Send BC to Fifth National Championship Game
Cassidy Weeks scored with 18 seconds left to play in Friday’s NCAA Tournament semifinals to hand BC a 17–16 win over Maryland for its fifth straight National Championship appearance.
News, On Campus, Top Story
‘Set Sail for Far Horizons’: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Addresses BC Graduates at Commencement
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged Boston College’s Class of 2022 not to follow the words of a famous Greek song that translates to “I’m afraid of the things that will happen to me, without me” during his commencement address on Monday.
