“It was then that I decided I must do history because I wanted to discover the truth.”
Features
A Language Worth Speaking: Bodetti and Politics of the Middle East
Though he never planned on working in journalism, that’s where Bodetti’s interest in the Middle East led him. Where that interest will take him next is unknown, but soon to be revealed come graduation in May.
Opinions, Column
A New Approach in Syria
“Many instantly connect the strike with a policy of regime change, and I don’t see why this should be the case.”
News, On Campus
Student Tells Experience of Escaping War-Torn Syria
Aboukhater was in math class when she heard the first bombs go off in Aleppo and realized the city would never be the same.
Opinions, Column, Featured Column
A Seat at Our Table
“As we discuss these complicated political situations, let’s not forget the simple humanity that lies beneath them.”
News, On Campus
BC Start-Up Purple Parachute Sends Toys to Syrian Refugees
The idea won the Social Enterprise Track in this fall’s Shea Venture Competition.
News, On Campus, Top Story
Executive Order Could Affect BC Students, Faculty Traveling to Middle East
Layla Aboukhater, MCAS ’18, a student from Syria, said the situation was bad for Syrian refugees even before Trump’s order.
Top Story, Administration
Leahy, Senior Admin Issue Statement on Trump’s Executive Order
In tandem with Executive Vice President Michael Lochhead and Provost David Quigley, Boston College president Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. issued a statement late Sunday night condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the entry of refugees from seven Muslim-majority nations.
News, Features
Professor and Student Explore Political and Personal Sides of Syrian Crisis
With over 400,000 deaths in Syria, many of them civilians, political science professor Peter Krause discusses the role of the U.S. in the crisis.
On Campus, News
‘We Have a Lot at Stake:’ Hersman on Use of Chemical Weapons
Rebecca Hersman gave a talk titled “Toxic War: Syria, ISIS, and the Use of Chemical Weapons” on Friday.
