BC’s Shuttle Doesn’t Help with the ‘Strandedness,’ and Here’s What Could Change
For my nearly year-long stint as a resident of CoRo, leaving campus on public transit has been an ordeal. Whatever…
Boston Fall Break on a Budget
Billy Herman, famous Bostonian baseball player and manager of the Red Sox in the ‘60’s once claimed “Boston has two…
In Defense of Newton Campus
To many of the 40 percent of first-year students placed on Boston College’s Newton Campus, the housing…
Newton School District Strike Comes to an End
On Feb. 2, the teachers’ strike that closed Newton Public Schools for eleven school days ended as the Newton Teachers…
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.…
CoRo Is a Dumpster Fire
Boston College’s College Road housing consists of three buildings: Williams, Welch (no, not Walsh), and Roncalli. The buildings themselves are…
BIG Hosts Newton City Council Special Election Debate
The Boston Intercollegiate Government (BIG) hosted four candidates for the Newton special election on March 16.
BC Walks Back COVID-19 Plan, Announces Stricter Protocols and Increased Testing
By Patrick Carpenter and Dorothy Cucci Boston College has updated its COVID-19 residential guidelines to further limit the number of…
“Gravely Concerned” – Newton Mayor Comments on Boston College COVID-19 Response
Newton Mayor, Ruthanne Fuller, released a statement criticizing the BC’s handling of COVID on campus, and outlined guidelines for how…
LTE: Save and Conserve Webster Woods
I ask you to further cover this story, and make the students of Boston College aware of this crime against…
Late Push Not Enough as Women’s Soccer Falls to Louisville
Boston College women’s soccer fell to No. 22 Louisville on Sunday afternoon despite a late-game push to take the game…
Choose Your Fighter: Newton vs. Upper
The debate over which freshmen campus is better ensues, but we’re here to set the record straight.