The UNC Tar Heels knocked the BC women’s lacrosse team out of the first round of the ACC Tournament.
Column, Off Campus, Arts
Surprising Sights Of The Marathon
By: Michelle Tomassi
From taking a selfie with a runner to seeing Team Hoyt in person, the unexpected experiences of the Boston Marathon will remain engrained in my memory. They will be a reminder of how Bostonians were able to push past any fear, and cross the finish line with strength and gratitude.
Opinions, Column
Living Out Gratitude
By: Patrick Angiolillo
There is an old collegiate tradition of applauding a professor after his or her last lecture. Today, this tradition is often forgotten. Sometimes, however, the professor receives applause at the conclusion of every lecture. It appears that this tradition, in whatever form, stems from the students’ gratitude for the professor’s willingness and ability to share knowledge of all things historical, philosophical, mathematical, scientific, and whatnot.
Opinions, Column
White Privilege In Education
By: Jovani Hernandez
The U.S. bleeds the idea that one gets out what one puts into any endeavor, but this idea is only a myth-for non-whites at least.
Opinions, Editorials
Festival Showcases Best Of BC Student Arts Scene
By: The Heights Editorial Board
The Boston College Arts Council will host its 16th Annual Arts Festival this weekend. The three-day event will bring a collection of BC acts to various locations around campus, with the festival’s happenings centered in a tent set up on the O’Neill Plaza.
Opinions, Column
What’s In The Phrase?
By: Emma Vitale
St. Louis Park, Minn., is a pretty normal town. Affectionately called “SLP” or “Park” by its residents, it is a suburb of Minneapolis-about 10 to 20 minutes from downtown-but not the typical homogeneous “suburbia” often associated with suburbs.
News, Column
Giving Our Hearts Away
By: Alex Gaynor
Responsibilities and obligations may be more significant duties than we often imagine. There are the typical responsibilities such as washing dishes after a meal and simple obligations like showing up for class on time-but there are also responsibilities toward one another and the crazy, giant world that we all inhabit.
News
Walsh Visits WCAS Grads To Talk Impact Of Education
By: Mujtaba Syed
On Tuesday night in the Heights Room of Corcoran Commons, the Woods College of Advancing Studies hosted its 2014 graduation dinner for students nearing the completion of their final semesters, alongside Mayor of Boston Martin J. Walsh.
News
John Kerry to Deliver 138th University Commencement Address
By: Connor Farley
On Monday, May 19, U.S. Secretary of State and former Senator from Massachusetts John F. Kerry, BC Law ’76, will deliver the address at the University’s 138th Commencement Exercises.
News
Hoodie Allen To Headline 2014 Modstock Concert
By: Connor Farley
On April 14, the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) confirmed that indie rapper Hoodie Allen will headline Boston College’s 2014 Modstock concert, playing a free show on Thursday, May 1, with opener San Francisco-based artist DJ Earworm beginning at 3:30 p.m.
