Features Articles

A Harmony of Eccentricities

By Larry Corio
Let me tell you: It is with honor and anxiousness that I speak with you today. If I were forced to consider my tenure at Boston College, to analyze my life in a before-and-after context, you would grow tired of hearing about this character, Andrew C.

'Just give me moments'

By Jen Schiffner / Columnist
I am currently having one of those out-of-body experiences. Sitting atop my uncomfortable wooden chair provided by Residential Life and crouched over my laptop with my failing vision, the tears are streaming out of my eyes almost to the point of breathless heaving.

Discovering Appa Love

By Christy Dunn / Heights Senior Staff
I'm going to be honest - for most of my college career, I have made fun of Appalachia Volunteers. For the past three years now, I've seen all the away messages once they get back from break exclaiming "Appa Love! [Place Name] 2004/5/6! [Insert inside joke here]!" A roommate and I would always roll our eyes and make fun of people for saying "Appa Love," commenting how in a month or two these people wouldn't be all about the love anymore and life would go back to normal, the only difference is having a few new people to say hi to on campus.

Column: He Said / She Said

By Caitlin White and Ryan Lopez
"I'm a senior and there's this guy I've had my eye on for awhile, but my roommates are discouraging me from doing anything because they tell me there is no point - we're graduating in less than a month. Should I tell him how I feel or just finish my senior year having fun with my friends?" -Senior Regrets Caitlin says: Until now, I have refused to answer any question mentioning the dreaded "g-word," but since it's my last column, I'll finally open those floodgates.

How BC helped shape me

By Scott Utterson
I remember lying in bed on a Sunday night, thinking to myself: What will college be like? The next day, I made the long awaited journey from California to Boston. It is difficult to put into words what my experience at Boston College has really meant to me.

BC student winner of CosmoGirl 2024 internship

Program gives student opportunity to spend summer with the NBA

By Marie Crousillat
"In the year 2024, I truly envision myself pacing up and down the sidelines of an NBA arena, as the head coach of a National Basketball Association franchise. I will be one of several female coaches to revolutionize the representation of women in a male-dominated sports league.

College Life: Jake pulls an R. Kelly and gets trapped in the closet

By Jake Bertanza
On an almost daily basis, I find myself genuinely upset and disappointed that certain artists are no longer with us, creating the consistent brilliance they once shared with the world. In order, these artists are Tupac Shakur, Kurt Cobain, and Mitch Hedberg.

Behind the Scenes

Hillside Workers: True New England Classics

By Neil Johnson / Heights Senior Staff
Hillside is certainly the trendiest, if not the most spacious, eatery on campus - a chic little alcove at the bottom of the 21 Campanella Way. Its small size can make for either a hectic dining experience (as anyone searching for a table on a weekday lunch time can attest) or a comfortable one (if you choose your mealtime wisely).

World Record-Namibia, South Africa

By Reeves Wiedeman / Heights Senior Staff
Though I had dreamt it would happen some day, I never imagined sharing a bedroom with Angelina Jolie would require breaking my leg. And doing so in Namibia, at that. OK, perhaps some explanation is in order.