There were 23 reports of on-campus rape and seven reports of fondling at Boston College in 2019, according to the University’s Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report which was released last December. There were five more reported incidences of rape in 2019 than in 2018, but reports of fondling declined, down from 21 in 2018.
A group of Boston College students found an unidentified man hiding in a bedroom closet in their off-campus house in the early morning hours of Feb. 3.
The Undergraduate Government of Boston College scheduled an emergency meeting Monday night, where it passed a resolution in response to a racist hate crime committed early Sunday morning by Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21.
In the wake of the Boston College’s Clery Act Crime statistics being released on Sept. 28, the administration has reiterated its support for students reporting any concerning incident to the BC Police Department, student affairs administrators, or the Dean of Students’ office.
In compliance with the Clery Act, the University’s report cites 39 instances of rape, with 34 of those crimes occurring in on-campus student housing.
Strong acting performances from Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini still can’t redeem the conclusion of Roskam’s crime drama ‘The Drop.’
Pengliang Yue, A&S ’15, has been arraigned in the Newton District Court on counts of arson, attempted arson, destruction of property, and destruction of property in conjunction with the fires set in Gasson Hall and Stokes Hall in November.
Pengliang Yue, A&S ’15, has been arrested after confessing to lighting the fires in Gasson and Stokes Hall, according to the University. He has been arraigned in Newton District Court.
BCPD continues to investigate the causes of the fires in Gasson and Stokes Halls. The damage in Gasson was minimal, but that in Stokes was more extensive.
On Saturday night, fires were reportedly set in Stokes Hall and Gasson Hall. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
