Instead, I offer this easy solution—a recognition, a final proposal for a revised motto: We must truly be “men and women for ourselves.”

Biology professor Philip J. Landrigan gave a talk on human health, climate change, and pollution Wednesday night based on a report he co-authored that was published in The Lancet medical journal.

“If you stay silent, over time, it’s easier and easier to stay silent. Or you [can] speak up. It gets easier and easier to speak,” said Greenfield.

Student government presidents at the United States’ 28 Jesuit colleges and universities, as well as St. John’s College in Belize and Campion College in Canada, announced the creation of the Jesuit Student Government Alliance (JSGA) on Oct. 5.

As Kate Canavan, newly appointed chair of the Undergraduate Government of Boston College’s environmental committee, is concentrating on leading her group to an increased presence on campus.

“This has to be resolved on the basis of political, legal, moral, human terms. There is no other solution," Palestinian legislator Hanan Ashrawi said.

"More nefarious, however, (and more controversial) are the ways in which our BC Exceptionalism blindly trains the next generation of American exceptionalists."

"While we in Climate Justice at BC (CJBC) support BC’s right to increase our university’s endowment, we fervently believe that investing in fossil fuels is in direct opposition to BC’s Jesuit Catholic values."

"For one of the first times in four years, I feel a semblance of a connection between the stated values of my institution and its actions."

"Because we as humans tend to be self-centered, many people’s immediate response to our changing climate is wondering how it will affect 'me.' I’ve got news."

The recommendations came out of a semester- long effort by the Environmental Committee of UGBC in conjunction with the Environmental Caucus.