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The Student Assembly (SA) voted to change its name to the “Senate” in a resolution passed at its final meeting for the 2022–23 academic year on Tuesday night. “Right now our body is known as the Student Assembly, which is a little bit of a misnomer since we’re not really like an assembly, we’re more like a senate,” said Community Relations Committee Chair Joshua Golden, MCAS … [Read more...] about SA Votes To Change Its Name to the “Senate” in Final Meeting of the 2022–23 Year

Boston University came into Tuesday’s matchup against Boston College softball with 22 straight wins—one more win than the Eagles have earned all season. The Terriers entered the game looking to earn one more victory to tie their program record of 43 wins.  And they did just that, shutting BC out 11–0 in the Battle of Comm Ave. Before the top of the fifth inning on … [Read more...] about BU’s Win Streak Continues as Eagles Fall 11–0 in Final Home Game of Season

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A typical day in my life consists of waking up at 6 a.m., going to the gym, and heading to the library for a productive start to the day. You might read this and think, “She must have her life together, or she must be very miserable.”  Both of these notions are wrong.  For one, I don’t ever feel like my life is together, regardless of if I’m turning in assignments on time, … [Read more...] about Routine: It’s Not As It Seems

American rapper Aminé will headline the 2023 Modstock concert on May 4, as announced by a video the Campus Activities Board posted on Monday morning.  Aminé is known for his alternative hip-hop music. He broke onto the music scene in 2016 with his self-released debut single “Caroline,” which now has over 700 million streams on Spotify.  He released his most recent … [Read more...] about CAB Announces Aminé Will Headline 2023 Modstock

Newton City Council approved funding for a feasibility study to renovate Franklin Elementary School during its meeting Tuesday night.  Ward 1 Councilor-at-Large Alison Leary reported the Public Facilities Committee’s allocation of $1.15 million to analyze the feasibility of a project to improve conditions at Franklin Elementary School. The project is currently inactive, and the … [Read more...] about Newton City Councilors Authorize Funding for Franklin Elementary School, Assign Hearing To Review Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan

Twenty-Two days ago, then-No. 14 Boston College baseball rolled into Storrs, Conn. and took down then-No. 20 UConn 6–3, asserting its dominance as New England’s top baseball program for the time being.  But on Wednesday, No. 15 UConn (27–10, 4–2 Big East) didn’t just return the favor against No. 20 BC (24–12, 9–9 Atlantic Coast)—the Huskies stomped all over the Eagles to the … [Read more...] about No. 20 Eagles Run-Ruled in 12–1 Blowout Loss Against No. 15 UConn

Boston College softball has only thrown one no-hitter this season—an Abby Dunning performance in the Eagles’ opening day 4–0 shutout against Illinois State.   But on Wednesday in Providence, R.I., BC starter Sussanah Anderson allowed just one hit and one walk against Providence—the Eagles’ least amount of hits they’ve allowed since Dunning’s no-hitter on Feb. 10.  But it … [Read more...] about Anderson Allows One Hit in BC’s 6–0 Victory Over Providence

The Student Assembly (SA) voted to pass a $377,500 UGBC budget for the 2023–24 academic year during its meeting on Tuesday night, increasing last year’s budget by $15,050. Jonah Kotzen, UGBC president-elect and MCAS ’24; Meghan Heckelman, UGBC vice president–elect and LSEHD ’25; and Sahithi Thumuluri, GLBTQ+ Leadership Council (GLC) financial coordinator and MCAS ’25, presented … [Read more...] about UGBC’s Proposed 2023–24 Budget Increases Spending by $15,050 to $377,500