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'The Gavel' Endorses Jonah Kotzen and Meghan Heckelman for UGBC President and Vice President
The Gavel has closely followed the two campaigns for President & Executive Vice President (EVP) in this year’s Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) election cycle. Both teams are prioritizing ... - View moreIt’s that time of the year: the NBA and NHL ...
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'The Gavel' Endorses Jonah Kotzen and Meghan Heckelman for UGBC President and Vice President
The Gavel has closely followed the two campaigns for President & Executive Vice President (EVP) in this year’s Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) election cycle. Both teams are prioritizing ...Get to Know Your UGBC Presidential Duos
2023’S UGBC presidential elections are well underway, and the two teams running are working hard to ensure their values and policies are known by all Boston College undergrads. As a ...
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Boston College prides itself on its status as a Jesuit institution, but is such a strong emphasis on this tradition compatible with contemporary student needs? BC’s religious denomination influences its ...Top 10 Flo Rida Songs We NEED to Hear on Marathon Monday
Does Flo Rida, like our friend Jason Derulo, want to run a marathon in us? We’re going to find out, because Boston College has officially announced that the rapper is ...
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Lovesick: I Will Not Find My Future Spouse at BC
The Gavel's Diatribe acts as the satirical medium for short rants over topics ranging from complete triviality to utmost importance. At the start of freshman year, I dreamed of a ...Climate Change is Hurting Boston
Cold snaps. Heat waves. Nor’Easters. And everything in between. So far, this Boston winter has been quite the anomaly. Boston winters are often characterized by storms and snowfall, but as ...
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There's Hope for Boston's Nightlife
It’s no secret that Boston lacks a robust nightlife. With no happy hour or late-night public transportation, and not much open past 1 a.m., the city offers little in terms ...“No Moral Certainty”: Lauded Author Colm Tóibín on Truth in Fiction
Speaking to a full house on February 22nd, Irish author Colm Tóibín discussed the challenges of juggling narratives with varying degrees of truth in his award-winning novel The Magician. The ...
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Boston Red Sox Season Preview: AL East Contenders?
It’s that time of the year: the NBA and NHL regular seasons are ending and going into the playoffs, and with no weekly NFL games, the great people of Boston ...NCAA March Madness: First Weekend Upsets
With the beginning of Spring comes the annual NCAA Men’s Division 1 Basketball Tournament, a competition famous for its dramatic upsets and Cinderella teams. As such, the nickname “March Madness” ...
- On Saturday, Feb. 4th, the McMullen Museum of art hosted the annual Lunar New Year Celebration, collaborating with the Asian Caucus (AC). The event was highly successful, lasting throughout the afternoon and featuring traditional food and exciting crafts such as button-making and coloring. Ethia Hu, a member of AC described ...
