By: Jovani Hernandez
Chestnut Hill, Mass. is 195 miles away from the Bronx, N.Y., but every time I return home for a break, the two locations seem to get farther apart from one another.
News
Boston-Area Fraternity Chapters Seek to Expand Greek Life To BC
By: Mary Rose Fissinger
Boston College brochures, tour guides, and admissions officers boast of the endless extracurricular opportunities for undergraduates at BC, citing the various a cappella groups, volunteer organizations, and clubs, from the social justice-oriented to the recreational to the eccentric. When compared with similar lists at many other American universities, however, BC’s is conspicuously missing one element: Greek life.
News
BC Grads Raise $15 Million For WePay
By: Andrew Skaras
Before he had even matriculated at Boston College, Bill Clerico, CEO of WePay and BC ’07, met his future roommate, business partner, and friend Rich Aberman, vice president of Product of WePay and BC ’07, at Boston Logan International Airport while waiting for a bus to pick them up to take them to BC.
Opinions, Editorials
Development Discussion Should Be More Inclusive
By: The Heights Editorial Board
At a recent public hearing, members of the Boston arts community cited real estate as one of their most prominent concerns, and some expressed the opinion that the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) has made decisions in the past that were contrary to their interests. The issues of planning, zoning, and city development-and how they affect the arts community-are not as far removed from the everyday life of the average Boston College student as they might initially appear.
Sports, Basketball
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Starting From The Bottom
By: Alex Fairchild
Rahon and the Eagles step up effort and hustle to trample Hokies 76-52 at home Wednesday night.
Sports
COLUMN: Union Talks Bring Up Bigger Issues
By: Marly Morgus
The purity of college football is threatened by the possibility of paying student athletes.
Sports, Column
COLUMN: There’s Nothing Wrong With Showing Some Personality
By: Austin Tedesco
As seen through Richard Sherman, quiet and humble doesn’t have to define all athletes.
Metro
Collegiate Round-up
By: Maggie Maretz
Highlights and news stories from other colleges in the Boston area, including BU, Harvard, MIT, and Northeastern.
Metro
COLUMN: Boston’s Winter Tradition
By: Bennet Johnson
As a Minnesotan, I believe that the greatest amateur hockey tournament in the U.S. is the Minnesota State High School Championship. But I’ve found that others are just as passionate about the Beanpot Tournament – the championship of Boston.
