It would take immense public action, like the storming of protesters at the Harvard–Yale football game, to give divestment the publicity it needs at Boston College, according to Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC) president Audrey Kang.
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Climate Change Front and Center at Green Week 2021
EcoPledge celebrated Green Week Monday through Friday last week with various events that encouraged sustainability and green practices.
News, On Campus, Top Story
Students Protest Koch Foundation Funding Proposal
Climate Justice at Boston College organized and led the protest, which featured students, faculty, and outside speakers.
News, On Campus
Earle Counsels Care for Marine Life
Renowned marine biologist Sylvia Earle spoke at Boston College on April 8 about the problems facing the world’s oceans and marine life.
Arts, On Campus
EcoPledge Ignites Awareness of Wildfires with A Cappella
EcoPledge raised over $400 for wildlife relief in California from an a cappella benefit concert.
Features
The Girl With the Green Thumb
Grace Broderick, MCAS ’20, started her own miniature greenhouse in the unlikeliest of places—Walsh Hall.
News, On Campus
EcoPledge Hunts for 2,000 Plates Missing From Dining Services
Since the inventory of plates has decreased so drastically, BC Dining has been forced to use more single-use to-go containers.
News, On Campus
BC Dining and Student Groups Partner to Compost in Mac
Carolyn Townsend, the director of environment and sustainability programming in Student Initiatives, hopes to permanently implement composting at every dining hall on campus in the future.
News, On Campus
Tenth Harvest Fest Introduces Students to Environmentally-Friendly Options
EcoPledge members will be distributing homemade, organic spa products and local vendors will offer environmentally-friendly samples.
News, On Campus
‘A Sleeping Dragon:’ Professors Talk Climate Change
Three professors spoke about climate change and politics at a Greenweek event on Tuesday evening in Devlin 010.
