This year’s focus was on issues of racial justice, mass incarceration, and immigration.
Opinions, Column
The Real Meaning of Sanctuary
Joseph Staruski discusses “sanctuary cities” and suggests these metropolitan areas revise their mission statements.
Top Story, News
Muslim Students Association Plans Friday Protest of Trump Executive Order
“My mom was kind of stuck in Egypt for a whole year last year, and I know that feeling of having a family member removed, in a different country.”
News, On Campus
With Projections, Artist Gives Immigrants a Voice
Wodiczko’s work involves using a projector to display images on buildings.
News, On Campus
Students Celebrate Diverse Heritages at ‘Tales From the Trails’
“Tales From the Trails” was the first event of AHANA Acronym Week.
News, On Campus
Gamboa on Immigration: ‘Walls Are Meant to be Torn Down’
Emilio Rabasa Gamboa, general consul of Mexico in Boston, spoke to students on Monday in the Fulton Honors Library about the election and how it will affect Mexico.
News, On Campus
Guevara Explores the Effects of Border Militarization on Immigration
After returning from a trip to El Salvador, Martha Guevara discussed the effects of U.S. immigration policy on migration in and out of the country.
Features
‘Now I’m Here, Where Everything Is Green’
“When you’re not used to the noises and how loud they are, it’s kind of terrifying, but then you really get used to it,” Aboukhater said. A recent transfer student to Boston College, Layla Aboukhater escaped Syria’s escalating violence in Nov. 2014 alongside her father.
On Campus, News
Undocumented Immigrant and Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas to Promote Discussion on Immigration
In an effort to shift the focus to people who have overcome adversity, the Winston Center will host journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, a Filipino gay undocumented immigrant, on March 1.
Column, Opinions
The Space in Between: Food’s Effect on Identity
Although food can in some ways draw lines of distinction, it also bridges gaps. When we eat, we experience the culture from which that food came.
