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Stokes Hall Atrium Named Demoulas Commons Following Gift From Family Foundation

Molly Funk April 6, 2025
Boston College named the atrium in Stokes Hall, home to the Chocolate Bar, Demoulas Commons, following a gift from the Telemachus and Irene Demoulas Family Foundation.
Grammy Winner Daya to Headline Stokes Set

Grammy Winner Daya to Headline Stokes Set

Jack Goldman September 8, 2018
The Campus Activities Board (CAB) announced at halftime of today’s BC football game versus Holy Cross that Grammy Award Winning Artist Daya will headline Stokes Set on Sept. 15. Now in its third year, the fall concert will be held on the Stokes Lawn, and doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
Coming Full Circle on Campus

Coming Full Circle on Campus

Joanna Yuelys November 5, 2017
"I’m back to living on main again, but now I have found myself going back to these old spots in a way that I never did sophomore year."
study spots

Back to School Guide: Top Study Spots on Campus

Archer Parquette August 30, 2017
When midterms and finals start to pile on, you have to figure out the best places to hit the books.
bathrooms

Back to School Guide: Golden Thrones

Archer Parquette August 30, 2017
Maloney Hall is home to one of BC's many hidden bathrooms.

‘Feminists Coming Out Day’ Promotes Dialogue on Gender Equality

Sophie Reardon April 27, 2016
The Women's Center, along with UGBC and other campus groups, hosted 'Feminists Coming Out Day' on Stokes Lawn on Monday. This is a part of numerous on campus initiatives to encourage dialogue on feminism.

LTE: A Response to “Sixteen Minutes at Stokes”

Letters April 20, 2016
"If this were a flash mob, if we decided to lie in the snow for the Vine, no one would care. But if we do it because we’re passionate about a civil rights issue, because we care about social justice … suddenly it’s against University policy?"
The Stokes Arsonist Chronicles Part III

The Stokes Arsonist Chronicles Part III

Nate Fisher April 9, 2015
The third part in a three-part satirical epic, the hunt for the infamous arsonist comes to a startlingly close.
Stokes Arsonist Chronicles Vol. 2

Stokes Arsonist Chronicles Vol. 2

Nate Fisher February 22, 2015
The case, all disappearances and dead ends, was a source of eternal frustration, but it had produced a mess of what Joey called “incidentals,” investigative addenda about the Big Crackdown and the shadowy BC powers that be.
The Power Of Campus Aesthetics

The Power Of Campus Aesthetics

Hagop Toghramadjian February 12, 2015
The importance of symbolism doesn’t stop with churches. The places where we live, work, and study convey a message, both to us and to the world, about who we are and how we view ourselves.
The Stokes Arsonist Chronicles (Vol. 1)

The Stokes Arsonist Chronicles (Vol. 1)

Nate Fisher January 25, 2015
The first part of a three-part satire piece, we find members of the Student Investigative Liaison hunt for suspects connected to the madness brewing at Stokes Hall.

TU / TD: Goodbye, For Now

TU/TD December 10, 2014
We just got here, but now we have to take a month break. Do not worry, though. We will be back.
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