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BC Republicans Faced “Ad Hominem Attacks” and “Vitriol” on Campus After Election, Massachusetts College Republicans President Says

Jack Beckman • November 14, 2024

Boston College Republicans faced hostile and unfair attacks from other students in the days after the election, Massachusetts College Republicans President James Markis said during an interview on 2WAY Tonight.

Tapping Into Gen Z: Inspecting Trump’s Outperformance of Expectations Among Young Voters

Erin Flaherty • November 13, 2024

Following an unpredictable and quickly determined presidential election, how do members of the BC community explain Trump’s exceedance of expectations?

Boston College Republicans’ Statement to the BC Community

BC Republicans Executive Board • November 10, 2024

The last few days have seen escalating attacks on conservative students at Boston College in the wake of President Donald Trump’s reelection. Conservative students have been targeted on social media and on campus, being told that they condone rape, sexism, racism, and every other “ism” in the English dictionary.

Angelo Discusses His Fight Against “Woke Culture” With New Tolerance Campaign

Lucy Freeman • October 29, 2023

Gregory Angelo, BC ’00, spoke at a Boston College Republicans event on Wednesday. He discussed his time as president of Log Cabin Republicans—a U.S. organization that represents gay Republicans and their allies—and his current role as president of the New Tolerance Campaign, which pushes against institutions that betray their own stated values, according to Angelo.

“We Can’t Spend Our Way to Prosperity”: McHugh Analyzes U.S. Economy at BC Republicans Event

Natalie Arndt and Isabel Sullivan • October 18, 2022

The American economy has come to a point of no return as a result of high government spending—and there is no way to fix it, according to Christopher McHugh.

“Only as Catholic as You Make It…”

Benjamin Burke • October 2, 2022

When my tour guide said that Boston College is “only as Catholic as you make it,” they may have been reflecting a true reality for many students. As a Jew and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, it has not always been true for me. When I first learned that BC refused the creation of a student funded LGBTQ+ resource center on the grounds that doing so would compromise the University’s “Catholic values,” I was astonished.

BC Republicans President Criticizes Protestors at CJBC Demonstration

Victor Stefanescu • May 27, 2021

The May 7 protest on the Quad centered around student speeches and came after an off-campus protest advertised—but not officially hosted, according to club leaders—by CJBC, was canceled on May 3.

Skerry Discusses The Effects of “Diversity Talk”

Brandon Kenney • April 11, 2021

Peter Skerry, a political science professor at Boston College, said last Monday evening that modern-day talk of diversity and inclusion has grown to an excess in recent years in a way that hurts African Americans.

Arkes Denounces Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion at BC Republicans Event

Victor Stefanescu • March 31, 2021

In a lecture that came just two weeks after the Vatican released a statement saying the church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions, Arkes—who said he has “friends who are gay who are reserved about same-sex marriage”—argued that natural law only permits marriages between men and women.

With One Month to Go, College Democrats and College Republicans Talk Upcoming Election

Anthony Rein • October 10, 2016

Students talked about the presidential nominees and a variety of other issues, including global warming, LGBTQ rights, and ISIS.

Upcoming: BC Republicans to Host Debate Exploring Free Speech and Self-Censorship

Heidi Dong • April 3, 2016

BC Republicans will host a debate about free speech and self-censorship on April 5 at 7 p.m. in Higgins 310.