To Speak Out or Stay Quiet - Gen Z’s Power to Mobilize
The sayings “they’re stuck in their ways,” and “they grew up in a different time” are common phrases heard on Sunday nights around my dining room table. Dinners full of ...Student Town Hall Calls for Activism Through Divestment
Five student organizations hosted a town hall calling for BC to divest from fossil fuels, private prisons, and other companies which allow human rights abuses to occur.University Does Not Respond to UGBC Call for Divestment
Climate Justice at BC continues to push for divestment of the university endowment from the fossil fuel industry, despite the administration's lack of a response.Students Organize Statewide Lobby Day for 100% Renewable Energy
Massachusetts students participated in a student lobby day in support of two bills that call for a state economy with 100% renewable energy by 2050.BC Students Join the March For Our Lives
Boston College students were among the 50,000 people who gathered in the Common to call for legislation to prevent future school shootings at the March For Our Lives.BC's Facade of Support for Activist Undergraduate Applicants
In light of the recent mass shooting in Parkland, FL, high school students across America are at the forefront of speaking out against injustice.BC Students Join National School Walkout for Gun Reform
BC students participated in the National School Walkout that called for gun control reform on the first-month anniversary of the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida.Do We Have a Voice? Free Speech at Boston College
Student activism is becoming increasingly common on college campuses, thus raising the question of whether or not student demands are being heard and addressed by administrators.