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 testing, namely the SAT, has led to more equity. Because ...Crossword—How Well Do You Know BC?
Across: 4. Campus home to a secret tunnel 6. Years ago was the best bar on campus 9. This band performed in the Rat when it served beer rather than mac & ...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 and other anti-vaxxers disagree. Duffy, who finished last in the ...Boston Ballet Sexual Assault Shows Struggles of Women Athletes
The Boston Ballet company provides a remarkable art education and “brings new levels of excellence to ballet both on and off the stage," however, beneath the pink tutu and ballet ...OCD is More than Having an Organized Desk
What do Monica Geller, Sheldon Cooper, and Spencer Reid have in common? Each of these television characters are openly diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD is characterized by intrusive, ...Ask the Gav': How do You De-stress?
As we have officially moved through midterm season and into the thick of fall semester, we at The Gavel share: what activity, project, or technique is most beneficial for personally ...Ask the Gav': What does it feel like returning to campus as a sophomore after ...
A month into the semester, one cannot help but notice the difference from last year. In what feels like a brand new campus, sophomores have had to adjust to more ...A Review of BC's COVID-19 Policies
As mask use in classrooms decreases and lecture halls increase to full capacity, determining how to safely adjust to campus life that is more “normal” than last year is on ...