Features Articles

Sake It To Me

Sake bombing has become largely a phenomenon for young drinkers because many restaurants don't card minors

By Katie Thomas / Heights Senior Staff
Every semester during final exams, Damoah Grill on Chiswick Road receives an impressive influx of clientele.

Channel Surfing is secret treat

Walsh offers weekly themed cuisine based off TV shows

By Lisa Cook
Carney's is crowded, Stuart is serving chicken pot pie for the third day in a row, and you have already dined at Hillside Café today. When you are feeling tired of the bland dinner menu, you have another option - simply change the channel. An all-you-can-eat gourmet meal awaits you on lower campus.

BC students join Teach For America

Organization targets BC as hot spot for recruiting grads

By Ali Ashley
Some Boston College graduates are giving up office space on Wall Street for classrooms in the Bronx in hopes of effecting the systematic changes needed to eliminate educational inequity. An increasing number of BC students are matriculating in Teach For America (TFA), a movement of individuals committed to achieving educational excellence in the United States.

Changes to RA apps get student approval

Eliminating the one-on-one atmosphere makes process easier

By Karen Galvin
Every school year begins with students busy with the process of moving into residence halls. Some freshmen travel through the gates of Upper Campus, while others are directed a mile down the road to Newton. Some gloat about living on Lower Campus as sophomores.

Secret lives of professors: Brian Braman

By Vanessa Volitollina
Papers are scattered on a desk, almost, but not quite covering pictures of family, friends, and students. A book on the history and roots of jazz sits on an adjacent seat. Two framed Monet prints adorn the walls. On the edge of the desk is a framed photo of a group of Perspectives I students.

Compare & Contrast

BC reality TV stars: Raj vs. Hassleback

By Michelle Sanders / Heights Senior Staff
Boston College has a tradition of sending its students into the world of reality TV. Students and alumni have starred on Elimidate, The Real World, and most notoriously, Survivor and The Apprentice. Of these, which Eagle has the most reality star power?

Horoscopes

By Katie Thomas / Heights Senior Staff
Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 18): Pirates never get old. Practice your "arrrrrrr." We all remember how cute Johnny Depp was when he was a pirate.

Column: The Review: Is BC J. Crew U?

By Cristine Velocci
Every year the Princeton Review releases the highly anticipated rankings of the Best 357 Colleges according to academics, student life, extracurricular activities, and administration. Overall rankings are released alongside other unconventional categories selected by the board in conjunction with student feedback.

HOW TO: Write a perfect note

By Christina Bechhold / Heights Senior Staff
Writing a proper note can actually trigger a mini-anxiety attack, especially when your best friend and her mother assign letter grades to every note and card they receive. Even so, there is something incredibly satisfying about succinct, thoughtful prose, which so perfectly conveys emotions.

Toni Mardirossia reflects on Teach For America

After graduating from BC in 2002, Mardirossia entered the TFA corps, citing his experience at BC as a major influence on his life

By Ali Ashley
Q: Why did you join Teach For America? A: I had an amazing experience my sophomore year in the PULSE program volunteering at the Lee School located in Dorchester. I was disturbed by much of what I saw there, including minimal resources and burned out teachers.