A team of Boston College faculty members journeyed to Portugal over Spring Break in search of a 400-year-old song book created by an accomplished, yet silenced female composer, according to Michael Noone.
Opinions, Column
Spring Break: Stuck Choosing Between a Rock and a Warm Place 
On a cold December afternoon, one of my roommates walked into my room, gesturing at her phone and a GroupMe titled “BAHAMAS 2022” that included roughly 200 members of our class, and said, “So, are you going or not?” At that moment, sitting at my desk in my Walsh eight-man, I realized I needed to…
Opinions, TU/TD
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Jan. 24
Thumbs Up: New Mac, who dis? Pre-transformation, she scared away even the bravest of eaters. Now Carney’s, the primarily freshman dining hall, affectionately referred to as “Mac,” has upperclassmen making the lines in the once-barren dining hall look like the Lower lines that freshmen once clogged first semester. Everyone wants a piece of the newly…
Opinions, Column
The Break That Saved Us All
“I’m just so done, I want this semester to be over,” is a phrase that has been echoing across campus since March. It’s like it became the slogan of the first half of 2021 at Boston College—the constant cry for help that we are all “so done.” I think it’s safe to say that while…
TU/TD, Opinions
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week Of March 1
Thumbs Up: Nice weather This week, the Boston winter has gone on spring break, and it’s been great. The warm weather has melted away most of the snow and the winter blues. Even if it was just for this week, being able to go for a run, eat lunch outside with friends, or not wear…
Top Story, Academics, Administration, Coronavirus Updates, News
BC Delays Start of the Spring Semester, Cancels Spring Break
The University announced that it will delay the start of the spring semester by nine days and cancel Spring Break in an email sent to members of the Boston College community on Monday.
Opinions, Editorials
Editorial: Don’t Wait: Announce Spring Break Now
If BC’s Thanksgiving plan involves sending students home, students will have roughly five weeks to buy plane tickets. To avoid another late decision, the University should decide now about what it plans to do about Spring Break.
Features
Confronting Commonalities: Ten Students Take On Kuwait
Despite the cultural disharmony abound in the nation—as seen in the stark contrast between the conservative Kuwait University and the progressive American University of Kuwait—the students saw a country trying to embrace these differences and develop to its fullest potential.
Arts, Movies, Column
Spring Break Movie Lessons
Arts Editor Jacob Schick recounts a few lessons he learned from going to the movie theater nine times over spring break.
Features, Column
Living Large in Row 4: A Column for When You’re Flying High
Sometimes things get physical, freaky, and far-out during air travel. No punchline here, only punching in an airport line.
