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      January 24, 2021
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      January 18, 2021
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      January 14, 2021
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      January 11, 2021
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      January 11, 2021
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      January 10, 2021
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      January 9, 2021
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      January 21, 2021
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      January 19, 2021
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      January 10, 2021
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      January 21, 2021
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      January 16, 2021
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      Poor Shooting Hurts Women's Basketball in Loss to Wake Forest

      January 13, 2021
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      December 29, 2020
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      May 9, 2019
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  • How the Chinese Government Failed its Citizens

    Beyond Campus, Opinions
    February 12, 2020
    by Thomas Ronan
    The Chinese government grossly mismanaged the coronavirus epidemic, leading to its rapid spread.
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  • Diatribe: Lower’s New “Market" Proves that Newer is not Always Better

    Campus POV, Opinions
    January 27, 2020
    by Thomas Ronan
    BC's new Market in Lower was not worth the wait.
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  • Twitter vs Facebook: How to Deal with Politicians the Right Way

    Beyond Campus, Opinions
    November 18, 2019
    by Thomas Ronan
    As of late, it has been impossible to ignore the constant stream of Facebook scandals and privacy violations. From the Cambridge Analytica breach— where the company harvested data from 89 ...
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  • Chicken Tenders—Another Thing Ruined by BC Dining

    Campus POV, Opinions
    October 8, 2019
    by Thomas Ronan
    Despite the revival of Late Night's chicken tenders, the new, flavorless tenders have disgruntled many BC students.
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  • Choose Your Fighter: Newton vs. Upper

    Campus POV, Opinions
    September 12, 2019
    by Thomas Ronan
    The debate over which freshmen campus is better ensues, but we're here to set the record straight.
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  • Abolish 6.8: The Cohabitation Clause is Heteronormative and Illogical

    Campus POV, Opinions
    August 22, 2019
    by Thomas Ronan
    Boston College has no right to dictate its students’ sex lives, especially under the guise of Church teachings they cherry-pick to justify their policies.
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  • Apple, It's Time to Repair Faulty Macbook Pros

    Beyond Campus, Opinions
    April 17, 2019
    by Thomas Ronan
    Apple's refusal to compensate customers for defective keyboards and displays on the new MacBook Pros damages the brand's image as a champion of customer service.
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  • Theologian Elizabeth Johnson Calls on the Church to Address a Planet in Peril

    BC News, News
    March 16, 2019
    by Thomas Ronan
    Johnson's lecture called on the church to embrace a perspective which celebrates the connection between people, all other living things, and Earth itself.
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