LGBTQ+ Student Outreach and Support has reached out to LGBTQ+ students to offer support as the University requires students to move out.
2018 Momentum Awards, Features
The Frisson in the Air
“I didn’t see, during that period of time, a real push for considerations of equality from the Catholic Church,” Copeland said. “And sadly, I still don’t see that today … We don’t have any substantive response from our bishops about the deleterious racial situation we’re living in.”
News, On Campus, Featured Story
NYU Tisch Professor Performs Excerpts from Recent Play
At one point, Smith suggested that children should be encouraged to look inward and find the power that resides within themselves.
Arts, Movies, Column
Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Declaws Original Lesbian Narrative
Arts editor Kaylie Ramirez breaks down the intersectional implications of Marvel’s decision to alter the sexuality of two lesbian characters for the silver screen adaptation of ‘Black Panther.’
News, On Campus, Top Story
Student Assembly Passes Resolution for Full-Time Staff Member for LGBTQ+ Students
“Boston College has a socially conservative and Roman Catholic identity, which only contributes to a culture of anti-queerness, which can exacerbate this problem,” said Hugh McMahon, UGBC Senator and MCAS ’20.
News, On Campus, Top Story
UGBC Teams Discuss Goals, Qualifications at Final Debate
The candidates were asked to respond to a variety of questions, ranging from issues of diversity and inclusion to discussing the challenges they would face in office if elected.
Top Story, On Campus, News
In Pictures: Thousands Attend ‘Silence is Still Violence’ March Through Campus
Featured Images by Julia Hopkins, Lizzy Barrett / Heights Editors
News, On Campus, Top Story
Emotions Run High at Rally as Students Plan ‘Silence is Still Violence’ March
“We’re not all going to be free until the most marginalized person is free: black, queer, woman, not able-bodied,” said UGBC President Akosua Achampong, MCAS ’18.
News, Off Campus, Top Story
BC Theology Prof. Did Not Speak at Madonna University After Conservative Criticism
The planned lecture was titled “A New Vision for the Church: Pope Francis’ Agenda for Social Justice.”
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: GLBTQ+ Leadership Council Responds to “LTE: A Response to ‘Looking Forward to a Progressive Future'”
“If we want to continue to grow as a Boston College community it is important that we do not hide behind what is perceived as Jesuit ideals and other kinds of groupthink and think for ourselves.”
