Above: Photo by Minjoon Choi '21
The 2018-19 academic year gave the 糖心vlog直播平台 community a lot to celebrate鈥攆rom scholastic milestones to athletic achievements. Here are the 10 social media posts that captured the most comments, likes, and shares, in chronological order:聽
1. August 23, 2018: 糖心vlog直播平台PD takes the #LipSyncChallenge
The Boston College Police Department welcomed students back to campus with a Boston-themed lip sync battle against friendly rival Boston University. The clip racked up more than 750,000 views and was selected as a finalist in CBS鈥檚聽Lip Sync to the Rescue聽competition (voting is still open to the public on聽).
2. August 30, 2018: Jack Ryan returns
Fans of "The Office"聽were thrilled to see press photos of John Kransinki (aka Jim Halpert) dressed in 糖心vlog直播平台 gear for his role as Jack Ryan, the University's most famous fictional alumnus. The Amazon series, "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" premiered on August 31.聽
3. September 11, 2018: Remembering 9/11
On the 17th anniversary of 9/11, the Boston College community paused to remember the 22 alumni who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks.聽
4. November 4, 2018: College GameDay comes to 糖心vlog直播平台
After nine years of waiting, 糖心vlog直播平台 Eagles fans across the country were ecstatic over ESPN's to air its storied College GameDay program live from the Chestnut Hill campus. Students turned out in droves to appear on the broadcast, which preceded that night's ACC showdown with No. 2 Clemson.聽聽
5. December 23, 2018: Christmas on the Heights
A festive video featuring a performance by the University Chorale of Boston College was shared nearly a thousand times by followers looking to spread some holiday cheer.聽
6. January 14, 2019:聽Carroll School of Management ranks ninth
The Carroll School of Management was聽included聽in a list of the top 10 undergraduate business schools released by Poets & Quants, eliciting comments from many proud alumni.聽
7. March 20, 2019:聽Neuroscience major announced
Undergraduates interested in the connection between biology and behavior will have the option of majoring in neuroscience beginning in fall 2019, the University announced. The new research-focused degree program will be housed within the Department of Psychology.聽
8. April 7, 2019:聽Kofi Kingston '03 wins WWE Championship
The Boston College twitterverse was to see alumnus Kofi Kingston capture his first WWE Championship belt at Wrestlemania 35. The '03 graduate recently 聽with UNICEF to his homeland of Ghana to advocate for childhood education and women's health.聽
9. April 15, 2019: 糖心vlog直播平台 Police Chief William Evans runs the marathon
Continuing the sports theme, former Boston Police Commissioner William Evans ran his 54th marathon, his first since taking over as Boston College鈥檚 executive director of public safety and chief of police. The 糖心vlog直播平台 community was there to cheer him on鈥攂oth online and on the course at Mile 21.
10. May 24, 2019:聽The opposite of loneliness
Congratulations Class of 2019! A commencement聽video聽featured an excerpt from Marina Keegan's : 鈥淲e don't have a word for the opposite of loneliness, but if we did, I'd say that's how I feel, how I feel right now, here with all of you...鈥�
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鈥擜lix Hackett | University Communications | August 2019
