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.
News, On Campus
UGBC Calls For Divestment From Fossil Fuels
The resolution was sponsored by Ellen O’Brien, MCAS ’20; and co-sponsored by Nicholas Stubblefield, MCAS ’20; Kate Canavan, MCAS ’21; Ignacio Fletcher, MCAS ’20; and Samuel Szemerenyi, MCAS ’20.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: CJBC Responds to “With Investment Returns of 13.4 Percent, BC’s Endowment Hits $2.4 Billion”
“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.”
Opinions, Column
A Path Forward for Activism at BC
“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.”
News, On Campus, Top Story, Administration
Without Naming BC, O’Malley Calls for Broad Divestment at Tuesday Rally
“Maybe next year at BC we can give up fossil fuels for lent,” O’Malley said.
Administration, On Campus, News
O’Malley Will Headline Divestment Rally on Tuesday
It’s unclear if O’Malley will call for BC to divest its endowment from fossil fuels.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: A Response to “Former President of Ireland Talks Climate Justice and Human Rights”
“Put simply: We are faced with a crisis, and on March 13th, a former president told us exactly what to do about it.”
On Campus, News
CJBC Talks Trump, Encourages BC to Divest at Post-Inauguration Walkout
The event, CJBC’s first of the semester, was at times highly critical of the administration’s position on divestment.
News, On Campus
BC Groups Hold Rally with Mattakeeset Leader to Support Standing Rock
Sachem Wampatuck Wompimeequin talked about Massachusetts’s history with indigenous populations.
News, Top Story
CJBC To Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock Today at Rally
Alyssa Florack, a member of CJBC and MCAS ’17, believes that social justice and climate change are deeply intertwined.
