Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness: Spotlighting “If You’re Reading This BC”
In August of 2021, Boston College launched its chapter of the mental health-focused organization, If You’re Reading This, in an…
Boston Ballet’s ChoreograpHER Series Celebrates Women’s History Month
When you think about ballet, your first thought is probably women leaping and turning across the stage. Women are, oftentimes,…
Anti-Vax Pro Athletes Promote COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
As the world almost begins its third year of the pandemic, people are thankful for the ability to get vaccinated.…
Reflections on National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
[CW: Eating disorders] February 21st through 27th, 2022, was National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. This annual campaign aims to educate…
Roe v. Wade: So Much More than Abortion
As the famous case of Roe v. Wade is currently being reevaluated in the Supreme Court, women around the country…
How the Term “Simp” Exacerbates Toxic Masculinity
“He’s such a simp.” An increasingly popular phrase in our media, especially among Gen-Z, a simp can be defined as…
BC Student Engagement in COP26 Sparks Further Discussion
All it took was an application on Google Forms and a blitzkrieg of emails about funding to the Environmental Studies…
Profiling the Red Rebel Brigade
What is the Red Rebel Brigade? On Friday, November 19, Boston College students observed a group of five individuals silently…
The Racist History of the SAT
COVID disproportionately affects people of color through infection rates, housing loss, and access to healthcare. However, the pause on standardized…
Examining the Cases SCOTUS is Set to Decide This Term
Since Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation last year, the Supreme Court has handed down many impactful decisions on issues, from vaccines…
Phone COVID Tracing Provides Possible Solution for Recent Spread
Within the past month, the Omicron variant of the COVID virus has ravaged through the United States. The daily average…
The Anti-Semitism Behind Comparing Vaccine Requirements to the Holocaust
While the majority of Americans agree that comparing COVID mandates and a genocide is both illogical and dehumanizing, Daran Duffy…