I felt it only prudent to conclude my features editor, column-writing journey the way I began it: with talk of Christmas tidings and the eagerness that surrounds them.
News, Off Campus, Top Story, Features
Venture For America Recruits BC Grads For City Revitalization
Eight BC alums discuss their respective experiences with Venture for America, a two-year fellowship program looking to revitalize U.S. cities through entrepreneurship.
News, On Campus, Top Story, Features
BC Students Give Their ‘Two Cents’ In Coke’s ‘Project Ripple’
BC is only the second institution to participate in Coca-Cola’s international empowerment initiative, “Project Ripple.”
News, On Campus, Top Story, Features
A Look At BC Master Planning: Past, Present, And Future
When Boston College first opened its doors on Sept. 5, 1864 to its initial three professors and 22 male students, the Jesuit campus was comprised of only two buildings and 115,000 square feet—essentially one city block on the South End’s Harrison Ave. Since its 19th-century inauguration, BC has accrued 147 buildings within 362 acres and…
News, Featured Column, Features
‘Cheese And Crackers, Beer And Packers’: The Dangers Of Regional Stereotyping
A midwesterner’s take on regional prejudice and its place at Boston College.
Person Of The Year
Momentum Award: Emergency Staff
The Heights has awarded emergency staff, as organized by the Office of Emergency Management, with an award for its tenacious contributions to an unrelenting winter season.
News, Column, Features
Power And Imperfection: Setting Standards For Our Leaders And Ourselves
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” (Include the necessary, regional Arkansas inflections for full effect.) C’mon, even non-history buffs should know this one—it’s a classic. Washington, D.C., 1998: former President Bill Clinton, in the White House, with the 22-year-old intern. Shocking the American public from sea to sea as the nation collectively…
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A Look At The Big Student Ideas Behind BCTalks 2015
Seven student speakers presented at this year’s BC Talks, discussing a myriad of academic research topics.
News, Featured Story, Features
CEO Carrie Rich On Pursuing The ‘Global Good’
Keynote speaker Carrie Rich addressed Own It on March 29, emphasizing the need for leadership growth and cracking the glass ceiling along the way.
On Campus, Featured Story, Features, News
Kate White Moves Beyond ‘Cosmo’ Headlines To Pen Own Writing Path
Own It keynote speaker Kate White spoke on March 29 about the need to make one’s brand bigger, better, bolder, and more “badass.”
