Linda Hou

Forum addresses textbook issues

When last year’s Student Council decided to designate $10,000 of the rollover funds for reducing textbook costs, they didn’t realize how little an impact that would have.

“Not much research was do…

Sri Lankan novelist tells a story of the civil war

Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan never intended to become the spokesperson for 20 million Sri Lankans, not counting the millions who left the country as part of the Sri Lankan diaspora. Yet with the publicati…

BCC: 40 years supporting diversity on campus

For over 20 years after graduating, Maurice Eldridge ’61 was unable to cope with his alma mater. As one of the few black students in what was then a predominantly white college, his experience left hi…

Student financial panel established by college

In an effort to represent student opinion in these next months’ budgeting plans, the college has established the Student Financial Advisory Panel. Made up of students, the panel will assist the Ad Hoc…

Chopp hosts first collection for the sophomore class

“Fall in love! Not with that attractive person sitting three rows in front of you in calculus class, but with an intellectual vision of the future you probably can’t even imagine at the moment,” Presi…

Bike-sharing program under consideration

Since their start in Amsterdam during the 1970s, bike-sharing programs have spread to cities and colleges worldwide. In last week’s Student Council meeting, Student Council President Rachel Bell ’09 p…

Alum demystifies finances in the collegiate sphere

“A Blast from the Past” was the subject line of an e-mail that 2012 Class Dean Myrt Westphal received earlier this semester.

The e-mail was from Matt Wallaert ’04. As a part of his fairly new job,…

StuCo highlights

Donation to library

The council discussed ways to spend the $10,000 gift to the library for the purchase of textbooks. Since textbooks quickly become obsolete as new editions are produced, the library…